‘Candy Man’ to seek overseas exposure before WBC Cup box-off

Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy proudly poses with his WBC CABOFE welterweight title belt.

By Emmerson Campbell

Newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) welterweight champion, Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy said that he is planning to  campaign overseas in preparation for the WBC Cup that boxes off in May. The WBC Cup is a 40-week tournament to celebrate the WBC’s 50th anniversary, and it will allow boxers in the tournament from all around the world to receive lucrative pay days as well as international exposure.

The 24-year-old Hardy, who won the vacant title by knocking out Iwan ‘Pure Gold’ Azore in the ninth round of their bout