Boxing: Nelson belittles Macca

WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson has fuelled an expected meeting with WBU king Enzo Maccarinelli by saying his rival is 'not world class'.

At the weekend, Maccarinelli beat Jesper Kristiansen and Nelson stopped Rudiger May to clear the way for a proposed bout in Cardiff in December.

"If you associate Enzo with me, people would respect him as world class and in reality he isn't," said Nelson.

"As a businessman I wouldn't put him in with me. He's decent European level."