THEY call him ‘Candyman’ but there is nothing sweet about Simeon Hardy; at least his opponents don’t think so. 

The Guyanese who now resides in the USA, certainly made a name for himself as a ‘chin checker’ and, only being in the professional arena for just four years, it’s clear that the ‘Candyman’ is unquestionably on his way to building more than just a candy factory.
Hardy last Sunday wowed thousands at the Barclay Centre and possibly millions watching on HBO when he stopped American Malcolm Terry in the second round of their six-round encounter.
The fight was broadcast on HBO Boxing After Dark fights and was an undercard for the WBO Junior World title clash between Chris Algieri and Russia’s Ruslan Provodnikov, which Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs), won via a split decision, 109-117, 114-112, 114-112, over Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KOs).
Reports reaching Chronicle Sport from New York states that Hardy literally bombed away at Terry, dropping him in the first round and finishing him with a flush right hand in the second. As a result Terry hit the canvas hard, forcing referee Steve Willis to call off the fight without a count at 1:02secs.
Hardy, speaking to this newspaper yesterday said that he credits his win to the hard work he’s been putting in since turning pro and most importantly making his fights look easy by implying the tactics taught him by world class trainer Collin Morgan.
“I put on a show HBO saw and made four different fight dates offers,” Hardy said when asked about his future plans.
Before migrating, Hardy had kayoed Iwan Azore to win the vacant WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) welterweight title at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. However, Hardy said that he had since moved up in weight class (no middle weight) “so that title could be vacated again since I was stripped of it last year”.
The Sophia resident is tipped to be Guyana’s next world champion and his constant improvement in the ring since moving to the U.S. sees him travelling the path to live up to those expectations.
Hardy’s ring record remains unblemished and improved to 13 wins from as many fights, ten of which came from his notorious right hand.
Written By Rawle Toney