Spacie’s Pumpt to dethrone the king

STEPHEN Legierski is Knees of Fury king, but in Trent Spacie’s mind crowns only exist so they can be taken.And when that bell sounds at the Dom Polski Centre on Saturday night, Pumpt Gym fighter Spacie will call on every weapon in his arsenal hoping it will be enough to finally dethrone the super-middleweight champion.“I’m looking to win, Stephen’s a good fighter and I’ve been watching him for a while, I’m looking forward to seeing how I go against him,” Spacie said ahead of the show’s main event showdown.“I’m going to try hit him hard and hit him more than he hits me, we’ll just go at it.”Spacie, 26, will put a three-fight win streak on the line in the IKBF Australian super-middleweight (76kg) title bout, while Legierski will make his 13th professional appearance, which includes just one loss.“I’ve completely changed my game plan all around so I’m hoping to come out a bit different,” said 26-year-old Legierski, who trains out of Universal Fight Club.“Trent has high skills, he’s well built and is a solid unit. This could be the brawl of brawls or it could be a very technical fight … to be honest it’s really a flip of a coin how this one goes down.“I think it could come down to experience and skill in the ring but again we won’t know until the night. “Either way I’m looking forward to another challenge as always.”While Spacie is reluctant to make predictions, he guarantees there will be a lot of “respect” in the ring when both men finally come face-to-face.“It’s definitely a big thing for me to have respect for my opponent because they’ve done the same thing as me and trained hard like me too,” Spacie said.“Stephen’s a good guy, we’ll definitely be having a beer or two after the fight.”Beforehand Spacie’s talented brother, Jack, will clash with NSW fighter Tammam Abbas. Nick Keros and Daniel Schultz will fight for the 60kg IKBF state title. Doors open 6pm. Show starts 7pm. Tickets available here.