by Geoffrey Ciani (Interviewed by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) – This week’s 113th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with the number one middleweight in the world Sergio Martinez (46-2-2. 25 KOs) who is scheduled to face Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KOs) on March 12 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Martinez spoke about his upcoming fight and also reflected on his career and provided opinions on the current boxing landscape. Here is what he had to say:

His views on his March 12 opponent Serhiy Dzinziruk:

“I feel very good right now. Training camp is going very well. Dzinziruk is a very tough opponent and I am training very hard for this fight.”

On whether he feels Dzinziruk has a good chance against him:

“I feel he’s a great fighter. He’s a very smart fighter. He’s been a great champion but there is no way on March 12 that he is going to be able to beat me.”

His views on being stripped of the WBC middleweight title:

“I understand the situation and the situation is very tough to answer, but the thing is I want to fight the best and I just know that that’s going to put me in a better position to fight for the title again. So it’s just a very complicated question.”