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Prospects

Wadi Camacho was building a big reputation before suffering a surprise defeat to China Clarke earlier this year. However, he bounced back in style by lifting the Prizefighter trophy and is now looking forward to a British title eliminator.

Image: Prizefighter champion looking to move on to bigger and better things (Pic Lawrence Lustig)

It seems impossible to wipe the smile from Wadi Camacho's face nowadays.

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"I just had too much energy and I had to find a way to release it," he recalled. "I loved boxing when I was younger but my Mum wouldn't let me do it. At a certain age I started doing it and then I got 100% support from my Mum, she knows now that I'm going all the way to the top. "I came over to the UK when I was six years old from Spain so I see myself as both Spanish and British. My family are the most important thing to me. I have all my big sisters at ringside and they get a bit nervous when they see all the cameras but they're getting used to it more. "I've got their support, they know how hard I train. I see my sisters and my Mum every single day. The most important thing is having my loved ones around me."
Changes
After the Clarke loss, Camacho left the tutelage of Brian Lawrence to begin working with Dereck Chisora's trainer, Don Charles. Camacho hasn't looked back and with Charles in his corner he is confident of cleaning up the cruiserweight scene before joining ranks with 'Del Boy' at heavyweight. "Moving over to work with Don Charles has been fantastic", said Camacho. "Sparring with Dereck Chisora, you don't get better than that. What other cruiserweight spars with [David] Price, Chisora and do rounds and rounds with them? "No other cruiserweight can do that and the guys know I can handle them so can you imagine what I'm going to do to normal cruiserweights? And when they're in the ring with me I'll show them the full power and full force from me. "Once I've conquered the cruiserweight division I will be making the same move that David Haye did and move up to heavyweight. I'm 6ft 4ins, I'm taller than him and got power just like him. The more experience I get the more dangerous I'm going to be. I feel sorry for all those cruiserweights out there." The uber-confident Camacho then told Sky Sports that there would be a gift for all the 'ladies' who buy a ticket to his fight. "For everyone that's coming down to the O2 on October 5, all the ladies that purchase a ticket will get a small present from me so you can look amazing on the night. I've got all the time in the world for my fans. It doesn't matter what I do or what I've got, I'm Wadi and I won't ever change."

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