07-01-2015, 12:00 PM
No amateur background that I've heard of. Look, he's not going to contend for the world cruiser title. His goal was to win the NZ title, which he did. A dream for him. Monty was a pick'em fight, and he definitely got the measure of Monty. Dominated him? No. But it was an exciting fight, James not backing down, and gave Monty more than he can handle. James said he had gotten some offers before the Monty fight, and he was second up after Chauncey for the SBW fight.