LEON `Hurry Up’ Moore’s career has been given a jump start after he signed to fight Frenchman Karim Guerfi in St Maarten on April 4. Moore’s manager Seon Bristol said that a contract was signed on Saturday to fight Guerfi for the International Boxing Organisation super bantamweight title. 

“I see this as a very bright opportunity for Leon. His career has been stagnant for some time and a victory here would be a very big plus for us. This has put us back into the big time,” Bristol said yesterday.

Moore fought three times in 2013 but only once last year. He has racked up a record of 31 victories and three defeats and over the past three years has been campaigning in the USA. Bristol disclosed that Guerfi would be moving up from the bantamweight division to tackle the Guyanese.
“Leon is a natural super bantamweight. His opponent will be coming up to meet him. All of this will work in our favour as I know that Leon has enough skills to be an outright winner. We have waited a long time for this and wouldn’t allow this opportunity to go to waste,” Bristol added.
Guerfi is 27 and nine years younger. He has been defeated three times in 25 fights and was the former European bantamweight champion and the flyweight champion of France.