the undercard of Mayweather\u2019s rematch with Manny Pacquiao<\/a>, which takes place on September 19, could offer the best solution, with Moton reportedly fighting on that card either way.<\/p>\n\u201cThey definitely found out I was training [at the Top Rank Gym], but he just said a few words and did some sparring.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he got out the ring, he was very pumped and just stuck it on me, giving it all this and that. I just kept my cool, giving it back to him, and I loved every moment of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had the chats with my manager \u2013 Eddie Hearn [Visioli\u2019s promoter] wants the fight; [Matchroom CEO] Frank Smith wants the fight \u2013 so it\u2019s just on their side, really, if they want to do it on that Manny Pacquiao undercard.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it would build our profiles massively. All the eyes would be on it, especially on a card like that, and I think it\u2019s big enough to be on [the Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard].\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding Moton\u2019s skills in the ring, it is fair to say that Visioli was not exactly blown away.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s way too much hype, because he hasn\u2019t really proven himself in the ring yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s just stuck some footage up online of him beating up novices, and that\u2019s how he\u2019s built his name \u2013 through viral videos like that.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I don\u2019t care if I leak [their sparring] footage, because he\u2019s been doing it for years.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a good fighter, but there\u2019s levels.\u201d<\/p>\n
While a clash with Moton makes plenty of sense, and may develop into a compelling rivalry, Visioli could equally see himself challenging for British honours later this year.<\/p>\n
The Lonsdale Belt at 135lbs is currently held by Louie O\u2019Doherty, another unbeaten operator, and regardless of whether the title remains in his possession or becomes vacant, Visioli believes this to be a natural next step.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the plan, definitely. I\u2019ve had that chat with my team and we want the British title at the end of the year. That could be against Louie, or he might decide to vacate and push on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clearly, Visioli is not short of options as he continues to progress in the professional game, with many already tipping the promising stylist for world title success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Giorgio Visioli looks to carve out a major opportunity for himself, but must first defend his English lightweight…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-487022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}