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\n <\/div>\n Highlights of Florian Marku’s win over Mexico\u2019s Miguel Parra Ramirez by unanimous decision at the Air Albania Stadium in Tirana.<\/span>“He wanted to get the eyes of people looking at him. I knew that he wanted that fight,” Marku told Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n“I said to him ‘first of all go beat the guys that beat you’,” Marku explained. “Then come and speak to me.<\/p>\n
“He was not going and I pushed him.”<\/p>\n
Kongo said: “Him being a hothead how he is, he ended up pushing me. It could have been an altercation but security’s there.<\/p>\n
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\n Image:<\/span>Chris Kongo catches Ekow Essuman with a right“I’m excited now. The fight is here. This is what we want, this is what the supporters are asking and we’re going to give it to them. It’s a good one.<\/p>\n
“Now I believe he’s been backed into a corner, he can’t go nowhere now. He’s got to fight the likes of me or any of the top 10 in the UK now.<\/p>\n
“It’s only right for him to fight me because we’ve built up a rapport now.”<\/p>\n
But Marku warned him: “He’s going to regret it. He’s going to regret it for sure that he chose to fight me.<\/p>\n
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\n <\/div>\n Highlights of the British and Commonwealth title fight between Ekow Essuman and Chris Kongo<\/span>“His wish came true. I know that he will be training too much for this fight because that is his most important fight of his life till now.<\/p>\n
“But I have always been training as if it is the most important fight of my life and when we’re in the ring he will understand that.”<\/p>\n
After knocking out Dylan Moran in just one round, Marku has been pressing for a major fight. Kongo suffered a narrow loss last time out in a quality British title fight with Ekow Essuman and is now working his way back into contention.<\/p>\n
It’s a contest that promoter Ben Shalom relishes. “It’s got so personal and in that division it makes a lot of sense. I think with Florian, with the work that he’s done with Grant Smith, I want him to show that he’s more than just a cult figure. He’s a very, very talented fighter,” he said.<\/p>\n
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\n Image:<\/span>Florian Marku has warned Chris Kongo to be careful what he wishes for“Now we’ve got a mature Florian Marku with a great trainer, this is the time to prove that he’s serious in the division and Chris Kongo will show that. That’s where Florian needs to prove himself but in a grudge match where they don’t like each other, there is history. It’s a great fight.<\/p>\n
“This is a chance that Florian Marku’s handed to Chris Kongo and Chris has to really focus,” Shalom continued. “A chance to really bounce back in a big way, especially after what happened with Ekow Essuman. He should have won that fight, I think.<\/p>\n
“It’s a must-win for both.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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