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Ringside Toe2Toe Boxing Podcast

Will 2025 be the year of Adam Azim? | George Groves protégé Lucas Roehrig’s INTENSE Jai Opetaia sparring story!

Ringside Toe2Toe Boxing Podcast

Sky Sports

Sports News, News, Sports

4.3913 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Andy Scott and Barry Jones are joined by super lightweight contender Adam Azim ahead of his big Wembley showdown against Sergey Lipinets.

‘The Assassin’ sets out his goals for 2025 and believes he’s not far away from being in the mix at the very top of the division.

Lucas Roehrig plus trainer and manager George Groves also join the podcast. 

They discuss Roehrig’s explosive pro debut last month and Groves reveals what it’s like being on the other side of the ropes as a trainer.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Well, hello to champion's back.

0:03.0

This is how to let you get made.

0:05.0

Well, hello and a warm, welcome toide toe to toe to boxing podcast exclusive to Sky Sports.

0:26.2

I'm Andy Scott. I'm joined by Barry Jones for yet another edition of Toe Toe Toe on the Road.

0:31.1

I'm delighted to say that we're being hosted today in the Sky VIP Customer Lounge at Saturday Night's venue, the Ovo Arena, Wembley.

0:40.3

And it's a lovely setting for today's podcast where, I'm delighted to say, the man of the

0:45.5

moment joins us for part one.

0:47.6

Adam Azim, good to see you, defending, sorry, hoping to capture the IBO world super lightweight

0:53.4

title against former world champion Sergey Lippenetz this Saturday.

0:57.9

So I should just say we were hoping to see Mr Lippinetz today,

1:02.9

but he has been delayed in transit due to some visa issues which have been ironed out when you apply for your visa.

1:11.1

There's lots of things that you have to do, including biometrics.

1:14.3

I mean, I'm boring everyone already.

1:15.9

They were all done before when the fight was announced.

1:19.1

It's just these visa cues.

1:20.6

They take time.

1:21.4

He has his visa and he's on the way now.

1:23.1

So we're looking forward to seeing him tomorrow, but he's not here today.

1:27.3

But that doesn't matter to you, presumably, although maybe a little disappointment that you're not going to go face-to-face with him and get a chance to stare him down.

1:34.1

It's all right. I'm going to be face-to-face him in the way in the press conference and obviously most definitely the fight.

1:40.2

So it doesn't really faze me if he's not here or not.

1:43.6

You're looking good, looking sharp again.

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