{"id":962,"date":"2021-08-12T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T07:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=962"},"modified":"2021-08-12T07:31:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T07:31:00","slug":"ive-got-to-be-dealing-with-people-like-runowski-in-style-says-mckinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosportsandentertainment.co.uk\/?p=962","title":{"rendered":"I’VE GOT TO BE DEALING WITH PEOPLE LIKE RUNOWSKI IN STYLE SAYS MCKINSON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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‘The Problem’ eyes statement win at Fight Camp<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Michael McKinson<\/strong> says he is aiming to steal the show by “dealing” with Przemyslaw Runowski <\/strong>“in style” when he puts his WBO Global Welterweight Title on the line against the Pole on the final weekend of Matchroom Fight Camp this Saturday August 14, live worldwide on DAZN<\/strong>. 

‘The Problem’ claimed a breakout victory over Chris Kongo as he floored his British Welterweight rival to seal a unanimous decision and move to 20-0 (2 KOs) on the undercard of Dillian Whyte’s huge rematch with Alexander Povetkin in Gibraltar back in March. 

The Portsmouth southpaw, who is trained by his father Michael Ballingall and managed by MTK Global\u2019s Lee Eaton, inked promotional terms with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing the following month and believes he finally has the platform he needs to prove that he is the number one 147lbs fighter in Britain. 

Ranked at No.4 in the world with the WBO, 27-year-old McKinson says it’s his dream to fight at Fratton Park – the home of his beloved Portsmouth FC – in a World Title fight one day, and the undefeated contender can take a step closer to making that dream become a reality by defeating former Josh Kelly foe Runowski this weekend. 

\u201cBefore the Kongo fight, I was saying that my career would start on March 27th<\/sup>, and I really did believe that,” said McKinson<\/strong>. “It was my first fight on the big stage, and I was an underdog. A lot of people picked Chris over me. I was seeing all of the polls on Twitter and stuff like that. Nobody backed me to win. I beat him fair and square. Chris is a good fighter, but I proved I\u2019m a better fighter. My career has only just started. I\u2019m on the big stage finally \u2013 it took me 20 fights to get here. I plan on staying here. 

\u201cIf you look at my record, I\u2019ve dropped my last three opponents in the first round \u2013 they\u2019ve all been unbeaten. I think I\u2019ve dropped six of my last seven, or five of my last six. People do underestimate my power. I can dig, I know I can dig. I will prove that to people in the future. That doesn\u2019t matter though, I\u2019m beating these opponents with relative ease. The knockouts will come, and I reckon when they do come, I\u2019ll get a lot more respect on my name.

\u201cIn the UK especially there\u2019s nobody like me. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anybody on my level. I\u2019m still learning a lot and I\u2019m still developing. Each fight I have I\u2019m just getting better and better. Who knows where I can be in a year or two? At the moment I\u2019m happy with my development and I\u2019m excited for my future. 
 
\u201cI watched Fight Camp last year and at the time I hadn\u2019t caught my break yet and I was frustrated. I was just thinking, \u2018I wish I could get on shows like that\u2019. I\u2019m finally here now. It\u2019s great to be a part of Fight Camp but I\u2019m not here to be a part of it, I\u2019m here to really shine and standout on Fight Camp 3 and that\u2019s what I plan on doing. 

\u201cPeople look at his only defeat to Josh Kelly but since then he\u2019s bounced back very well. He\u2019s coming off a couple of very good knockout wins so he\u2019s going to be confident. He\u2019s going to be game, and he\u2019s going to try and knock me out. They all do. They\u2019re all confident and game and they all try and knock me out. It\u2019s a fight, as long as I\u2019m prepared to the best I can, it\u2019s a fight I can definitely win. It\u2019s a fight I can definitely look very good in winning too. 

\u201cPeople that know me know that I don\u2019t like sitting at the same level. I\u2019m constantly trying to challenge myself and get harder fights. This fight is a step up. If I want to be pushing on to these world level fighters, then I\u2019ve got to be dealing with people like Runowski in style.\u201d

McKinson vs. Runowski is part of a huge night of action, Light-Heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi <\/strong>(14-0, 12 KOs) steps up against Ricards Bolotniks<\/strong> (18-5-1, 8 KOs) in a WBA World Title Eliminator, Joe Cordina<\/strong> (12-0, 7 KOs) returns in a ten round Lightweight clash with Joshuah Hernandez <\/strong>(10-3, 8 KOs), Hopey Price<\/strong> (4-0, 1 KO) meets Claudio Grande<\/strong>(5-0, 3 KOs) in a six round Super-Bantamweight contest, Glasgow’s Kash Farooq<\/strong> (15-1, 6 KOs) clashes with Luis Gerardo Castillo <\/strong>(28-2, 18 KOs) for the WBC International Bantamweight Title, the USA’s Raymond Ford<\/strong> (8-0-1, 4 KOs) meets Watford’s Reece Bellotti <\/strong>(14-4, 12 KOs) for the vacant WBA Continental Featherweight Title and Manchester Super-Featherweight Zelfa Barrett <\/strong>(25-1, 15 KOs) joins the card as a late addition. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

‘The Problem’ eyes statement win at Fight Camp Michael McKinson says he is aiming to steal the show by “dealing” with Przemyslaw<\/p>\n

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