MOSCOW, December 17 (R-Sport) - Colombian boxer Santander "Cha Cha" Silgado is dead calm ahead of his shot at Denis Lebedev's WBA cruiserweight title in Moscow on Monday.
The 27-year-old Silgado replaced ex-champion Guillermo Jones, who lost his title to Lebedev by default after pulling out of the fight against the Russian, for the fight in the Russian capital.
The undefeated Silgado comes up against the toughest challenge of his career in world No. 1 Lebedev, but insists he is cool and composed.
"Thank God, I don't feel any nerves ahead of the fight, so, I can say that I go into the fight confident," Silgado said at Sunday's weigh-in.
"I have 23 victories, a 100 percent record."
Silgado, who gives away just under two kilograms (4.4 pounds) to Lebedev, also says he has acclimatized for the bout, which has coincided with the onset of winter and daytime temperatures of minus 18 degrees Celsius.
"In the first few days it was strange, the weather is totally different, but now I have completely adapted," Silgado said.
Silgado started his career in 2004 and became Colombian national champion four years later. He holds the regional WBA and WBC titles.
Lebedev, the Russian “Vityaz,” has a record of 24 wins and one defeat, suffered to Marco Huck in 2010.
