Stuart Hall Talks SMACK about Randy Caballero – Boxing News
Older by 10 years and with three world title fights under his belt, former IBF bantamweight champion Stuart Hall is unequivocal about his clash with unbeaten American Randy Caballero (21-0, 13 KOs) for the vacant title in Monte Carlo next weekend. “I’m a man, he’s a boy. A man beats a boy every time,” proclaimed Hall, who has been away from home for eight weeks making his young daughter cry. “I blame Caballero – and he’s going to pay,” said Hall.
He respects what Caballero (24) has to offer, but says that he doesn’t see anything to really concern him. As for being a betting underdog, he laughs it off: “That’s been the case most of my career, it means nothing. When I fought Vusi Malinga for the title he was also the favorite. It’s fair play . . . more money for me to win.”
Despite his age (34), Hall only turned to professional boxing at 28 after quitting a wild five-year lifestyle of drink and drugs on the party island of Ibiza.
“I’m in my prime, I got all the badness out of my system back in the Ibiza days,” he says. “I don’t miss it. Boxing has made me live, made me a better person. I got up to loads of madness but boxing saved my life. If it wasn’t for boxing I’d either be in jail or I would be dead through madness. That’s what motivates me. It’s why I’m still hungry for success. Watch me. Caballero has a padded record . . . he hasn’t been in wars like I have. It’s gonna be a great fight.”
The “Title Tornado” card also includes WBA/IBO strawweight champion Hekkie Budler’s title defense against Xiong Zhao Zhong of China, the WBC Silver middleweight title fight between Martin Murray and Domenico Spada and the WBC Silver light-heavyweight title bout between unbeaten prospects Ryno Liebenberg of South Africa and Eleider Alvarez of Colombia.