Following a unanimous decision victory on Saturday night, Elton Dharry is eager to get back in the gym and back in the ring.
After a 13-month ring hiatus prior to Saturday, Dharry, 37, showed some ring rust against game Colombian journeyman, Ronald Ramos who took him the distance in the headline bout of the card dubbed the ‘Return of the Scorpion’
The USA based fighter would like another boxing fix sooner rather than later after lapping up the limelight at the tastefully decorated National Gymnasium.
His eagerness stems from the fact that there is not much time left on his career and he still has dreams of winning an elusive world title.
“I am eager to get back in the ring” Dharry told this publication yesterday. “I know I don’t have a whole lot of years left in me.”
Dharry whose record improved to to 27-6-1, is perhaps one fight away from a world title shot.
According to reports, Dharry is scheduled to face Mexican, Hugo Hernandez in the not too distant future for the WBC Silver Belt. Winning that super flyweight encounter, will make Dharry the mandatory challenger for the WBC World title.
Dharry is well aware that Father Time is ticking on his career and will no doubt pull out all the stops to get the ‘W’ whenever he steps into the ring against Hernandez.
What is certain however, is that he has to improve by leaps and bounds if he is to win his impending WBC Silver Belt title fight after a pedestrian, often dull performance on Saturday night against Ramos, 46, who had lost six of his last seven fights.
“I am gunning for the Hernandez fight and I know I will put on a better performance. I had some minor neck and ankle issues but I do not want to make any excuses, I will be much sharper next time, I have to be” Dharry concluded.
