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World amateur champion Mohammad Rabii Wins pro debut & becomes first-time father within hours

Welterweight prospect Mohammad Rabii ended his pro debut in grand fashion (photo by Martina Houdek)
CASABLANCA, Мароко (Март 14, 2017) – Last Saturday night in the Czech Republic, 2016 освајач бронзане олимпијске медаље Mohammad Rabii experienced a raredoubleas he successfully turned pro and a few hours later became a father for the first time.
The 23-year-old Rabii, fighting out of Morocco, turned in a sensational professional debut, заустављање Lazlow Kovacs II (11-6) у 2:35 mark of the opening round at Sportovni Hala Kralovka in Prague.
Rabii entered the ring knowing his wife, Imane Imari, was in labor. “On the way to the arena,” Rabii explained, “I received a call that my wife was in labor and my son was coming soon. The fight couldn’t come quick enough for me. I was very excited but I had to concentrate on my first fight as a pro because it was such a big moment for me. The news later that my son had arrived was reason for a double celebration.
Every time I connected on Kovacs, I could see that it was affecting him. I knew it was all over because I hit him with a big punch that me and my coach, Donald Leary, had worked on in training camp. I cannot wait for my next fight in April.
Rabii’s son (unnamed at this writing) врхом скале на 10 фунти, 3 ounces. He and his mother are both in good health.
Rabii was one of the leading pro prospects coming of the Olympic Games in Brazil. He had dropped a highly-disputed decision (0-3) in the semifinals to Uzbekistan boxer Shakhram Giyasov, the eventual silver medalist. Rabii captured a coveted gold medal at the 2015 AIBA World Amateur Championships, иронично, победивши 2016 Олимпијске златне медаље Daniyar Yeleussinov in the welterweight division championship final.
Rabbi had planned to make his pro debut prior to the arrival of his baby, who was due February 18, training in Cork, Ireland for his originally scheduled pro debut February 28 in Casablanca. Међутим, due to reasons beyond the event organizerscontrol, that show was unfortunately cancelled.
I had to reschedule his pro debut for March 11тх against the same opponent, Kovacs,” said Rabii’s manager Гари Хајд, president of Nowwhere2Hyde Management. “Kovacs fights between 154 и 168 фунти, which is much heavier than the 147-pound welterweight division in which Rabii fights.
Mohammad learned during his warm-up for the fight that his wife was in labor and close to delivering his first child. He had other things to take care of before concentrating on his family affairs, wasting no time as he annihilated Kovacs until dropping his Hungarian opponent hard near the end of the opening round. Czech spectators gasped as Rabii’s thunderous punches connected. Kovacs somehow got to his feet to beat the count but he was visibly shaken and the referee wisely stopped the fight. Rabii had no time to celebrate, мада, as he rushed to contact his family back in Morocco, happily learning his wife had given birth to the couple’s baby boy at 7 а.м. Недеља morning.
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RTS BOXING OF HOUSTON PRESENTS The RUMBLE IN HUMBLE on March 24th

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Humble, ТКС (Март 14, 2017) У петак ноћ Март 24, 2017 at the Humble Civic Center,

RTS Boxing Will present a great night of boxing.

The main event features former WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Champion Alfonso “Ел Тигре” Лопез (25-3, 20 КО је).

The 34 Year-old Lopez, of Cut and Shoot, Texas will take part in a six-round bout against an opponent to be named.

Lopez is a 10 year-professional, who was undefeated his first 21 крајеви.

He has wins over former world title challenger Rubin Williams and Romaro Johnson (11-2-1)

In his highest profile bout, Lopez came up just short as he dropped a majority decision to former middleweight champion on May 7, 2011 у Лас Вегасу,

Lopez’s wife a nutritionist and personal trainer looks forward to seeing her husband in the ring and says he will be fighting this fight at 175 and will gradually come down to contend at the super middleweight division.

Lopez has won three straight bout, which includes his last outing when he stopped Lester Gonzalez in two rounds on May 9, 2015 у Хјустону.

The undercard will showcase Houston’s own sensational amateur fighter Luis Acosta, who will be making his pro debut as well as undefeated middleweight brothers Jonathan (9-0) and super featherweight Cristobal Morales (5-0).

Also appearing on the card will be middleweight Cameron Burroughs (2-1, 2 КОс) and pro debuting Robert Edmonds.

RTS BOXING is owned by Courtney Glaspie, who has served as a manager and fitness trainer for fighters. “Boxing has been a long love for me and I am looking forward to this challenge of continuing to make HOUSTON a big stage for BOXING,” said Glaspie.

The show will feature a loaded fight card with fun filled action and entertainment. The show is produced by RoRo Productions and matchmaker Lynn Collins

Tickets are priced $20 Опште пријем, $35.00 reserved $50 ВИП,100 и 150.00 table and ringside VIP

Контакт:
RTS Boxing-832-496-2047

RoRo Productions-609-226-7406

RAHMAN JR. READY TO BEGIN HIS OWN HEAVYWEIGHT LEGACY AT SKYLANDS ECC ON THURSDAY, МАРТ 23

Having grown up the son of a former undisputed and two-time World Heavyweight Champion, Hasim Rahman Jr., doesn’t mind that the world will be watching from the beginning of his professional boxing career.
This isn’t new,” explained Rahman. “I’m so used to being who I am and having eyes on me that it would be awkward to not have them. It hasn’t mattered who I was my whole life, or what I did. The world was watching because of who my father is.
Rahman Jr., чији је отац, Hasim “Рок” Rahman famously knocked out Lennox Lewis in April 2001 to win the WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships, will make his professional debut against Kansas City’s Brian Imes (1-4, 1 КО) о Четвртак, Март 23, 2017, at Greg Cohen PromotionsSUPER BRAWL® III, boxing event at the Skylands Event & Conference Center (ECC) in Randolph, Њу Џерзи.
Presented in association with Rising Promotions and GH3 Promotions (sponsored by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions), SUPER BRAWL® III will also feature the Bronx, New York’s Halili brothers: power-punching super-welterweight action hero Skender Halili (13-1, 13 КОс) taking on Ecuadorian veteran EduardoEl Cheíto” Цвеће (25-25-3, 15 КОс) in the eight-round main event, and undefeated Enver Halili (8-0, 2 КОс) facing Nicaragua’s Ariel Vasquez (13-16-2, 9 КОс) in the six-round welterweight co-main.
Tickets for SUPER BRAWL® III are priced at Golden Ringside $150, Рингсиде $100 и генерални Улаз $50 and can be purchased by calling the GCP office: 212.851.6425 или онлајн на гцпбокинг.цом.
My dad is like an advisor,” he continued. “My dad is the only person I know that truly has my best interests at heart. Anybody else I ever dealt with, it always came down to money at the end of the day. My dad never asks me for anything. I know he knows the game and I know that with him on my team, the sky is the limit.
25-year-old Rahman is getting a later-than-expected start at his highly-anticipated boxing career. Coming off his successful 100-fight run as an amateur, the buzz was all around the 6′ 3″ 250-лб. fighter, but a fatal car accident in 2012 saw him serving a 2- to 5-year sentence with the Department of Corrections.
Recently released and now ready to go on with life, Rahman says the entire experience changed him for the good. “It was an eye-opener for me. Going through that really changed my career and how I felt as a person, and a son, отац, and a husband. It changed me. I am grateful god blessed me to be in this position today.
Rahman says he doesn’t know much about first opponent Imes, but he and trainer Kenny Ellis are hard at work at Upton Boxing Center in Baltimore.
“Одлично се осећам. I’m really anxious, but the nervousness hasn’t kicked in. It will around fight time. My team says it’s a good fight for me. Being off for two and a half years, I’m looking to get in some rounds.
Despite the delayed start, Team Rahman has no plan on rushing things.
I just want to stay busy as I can and learn as much as I can and fight for a world title when I’m ready. I’m not going to rush. There’s no rush. It’s not like I’m going to wait forever. I will fight for the title when I’m ready and I know if it put in the work, I’ll be ready in a about two years. That’s the goal for me. If it takes three or four years, it does. Whatever the case may be. I’ll keep racking up the knockouts until it happens.
For Rahman, the decision to follow in his famous father’s footsteps was a rational one.
I’ve always been taught to plan ahead. When I was in middle school, I was really into football. I played tight end, running back and wide receiver. I had dreams. But it dawned on me how many people have the same dream that I do. For instance, there are a million young African American men wanting to go to the NBA every year. 400,000 of them will play high school basketball. 4000 of those will play college. 35 will be drafted. Out of the that 35, само 7 will start. That means there are a million people trying to get 7 послови. And the average career in the NBA is four years. That’s a problem. People have to look at their odds. I did. Тако, I said ‘know what? Instead of being in this giant pool of people trying to be the next Ray Lewis. I rarely run across someone who wants to be heavyweight champion of the world,’ so that’s what I decided to do. No father and son duo have ever become heavyweight champions. It’s never been done. For me to be in the position to cement our family name in heavyweight championship history is very motivating and I’m ready to take full advantage of it.
Signing with Greg Cohen Promotions was an easy decision, according to Rahman, who has known the Jersey-based promoter for most of his life.

I really want to thank Greg Cohen for the chance he’s given me,” рекао је. “I’ve known Greg since I was a kid and he has always believed in me. He has always supported me and kept in contact and followed me. He has a real genuine interest in me. Greg already knows he has the best new heavyweight in the world. I’m really dedicated to making him and my father and the City of Baltimore proud.
SUPER BRAWL® III will be broadcast, tape-delayed, on Sportsnet New York (SNY). На фигхт нигхт, Врата се отварају у 6:00 ам и акција почиње у 7:00 ам. The Skylands ECC is located at 792 Рута 10 West in Randolph, Њ. Телефон: 973.328.8600.
Twitter @Skylandsecc @gcpboxing

Антоније “Сок” Young decisions Samuel Amoako in main event at The Claridge in Atlantic City

Gabriel Pham & Brendan Barrett score stoppage victories

Pasciolla, Вилсон, Romain and Francis all post wins on Rising Promotions card
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Атлантиц Цити, Њ (Март 13, 2017)–Прошлог Субота ноћ, welterweight Anthony “Сок” Young registered his 5th consecutive victory as he won an 8-round unanimous decision that highlighted a 7- bout card at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.
The card was promoted by Rising promotions, which staged it’s 7th consecutive card in front of a capacity crowd at The Claridge.
It’s bitter sweet knowing this was my last event. This show was a great way to end the #ACFightNight series. Awesome crowd, great fights and dramatic endings. It’s now time for me to focus on my fighting career and continue my path to become a world champion,” said Thomas LaManna of Rising Promotions.
Young controlled action against the tough veteran, and Young was able to win in shutout fashion by scores of 80-72 на свим картицама.
Young of Atlantic City raised his mark to 16-2. Amoako of Silver Spring, Maryland via Accra, Ghana is now 21-14.
У сарадњи функцију, Gabriel Pham scored his 2nd consecutive stoppage, as he took out Chauncey Fields at 1:29 of round four of their scheduled 6-round super middleweight bout.
Са победом, Pham of Atlantic City improves to 8-1 са 4 нокаута. Fields of Lynchburg, Virginia falls to 4-2.
Heavyweight Brendan Barrett remained undefeated as he stopped Philly tough guy Brian Donahue at 2:33 of round two of their scheduled 4-round bout.
Barrett hurt Donahue on the ropes and stopped him after a hard flurry. Barrett is now 5-0-2 with all his wins coming via the stoppage variety.
Донахју је сада 3-14-3.
In another heavyweight tussle, Dan Pasciolla won a 6-round split decision over LeMarcus Tucker.
It was a close fight with the each man having moments throughout the contest.
Pasciolla of Brick, NJ won two cards via 58-56 Сцорес, while Tucker took a card 58-56.
Pasciolla is now 9-2-1. Tucker of Forest City, Arkansas is 4-2.
Adrian Wilson of Atlantic City got his first professional win by winning a 4-round unanimous decision over Henry Tyrone Paige,
Wilson won on all cards 40-36 је сада 1-3. Paige of Batesville, Arkansas is 0-4.
Thomas Romain of Brooklyn, New York won a 4-round unanimous decision over Sidell Blocker.
Romain won all cards by 40-36 scores and is now 2-1. Blocker of Pleasantville, Њ је 1-7-1.
In a battle of pro debuters, Cesar Francis defeated Steve Moore by scores of 40-36 двапут и 39-37.

World Ranked Middleweight Antoine Douglas returns with a 5th round stoppage over Pablo Munguia in Charenton, Луизијана

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Нутлеи, Њ (Март 14, 2017)World ranked middleweight Antoine Douglas returned to action after a year layoff by stopping Pablo Munguia in the 5th round in a scheduled six-round bout in Charenton, Луизијана.

Douglas of Washington, Д.Ц.. was making his first start since March 5, 2016 got back in the win column.
The 24 year-old raised his mark to 20-1-1 са 14 нокаута, and is ranked number-12 by the WBC,
Douglas is promoted by GH3 Promotions.
This was a good way to comeback for Antoine,” said GH3 Promotions promoter Vito Mielnicki.
We wanted to bring him back in March. Antoine has been fighting regularly since he was 11 година стар, so the layoff was needed and good. We moved him fast as he fought 21 пута у 4 године. It was the first time that he was able to take a step back. Despite what happened in his fight with Khurtzsidze, we still believe is a future world champion. The fight with Khurtsidze was a learning experience for all of us, from he fighter to the trainers to me the promoter. This whole thing should be about Antoine Douglas and no one else. He is still just 24 years old and his best boxing is ahead of him. We will have him in a few more of these learning fights, and then look for him to be back knocking on a big fight by August.
We have a good team around him with his trainers Dennis Porter, Kevin Smalls and Kay Koroma. We just added Joseph Karoma as the strength and conditioning coach.
I want to thank Greg Cohen for help getting us on the card in Louisiana.
Douglas will be back in on action on March 27th, у Доминиканској Републици, when he takes on Eduardo Mercedes (32-16, 27 КО је) for the WBC Fecarbox title.

Yohan Vasquez positioning himself for world featherweight title shot; Dominican featherweight takes on unbeaten Maikol Beaumont

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Март 27 in Santiago, Доминиканска Република
НЕВ ИОРК ЦИТИ (Март 13, 2017) – World-class featherweight Yohan “Сајам” Васкуез (18-1, 16 КОс) will put his world ratings on the line, Март 27 at home in an eight-round bout against undefeated Venezuelan prospect MaikolLa PerlaMaikin Beaumont (12-0-1, 7 КОс), at New Monte Bar in Santiago, Доминиканска Република.
The 22-year-old Vasquez is a former Interim World Boxing Council (ВБЦ) super featherweight champion. A dangerous puncher who also boxes effectively, he is currently world rated by the World Boxing Association (ВБА) at No. 13, као ни. 15 по ВБЦ.
У свом најновијем борбе, Vasquez knocked out former world champion Richard Carrillo (24-6) у другом кругу, last November in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican knockout artist is riding a 13-fight win streak, dating back to 2014, into his risky confrontation with Beaumont later this month.
Беаумонт, 22, is the reigning Venezuelan featherweight champion who will be fighting outside of his native country for the first time against Vasquez.
Yohan is like a Tazmanian Devil,” Havoc Boxing CEO Rob Diaz рекао. “He just goes into the ring and starts attacking his opponent. We’ve told him to take his time but he likes to crack. He’s a young fighter on the rise but still green. He has the skill, heart and determination to make it to the top.
Our plan is to keep him banging out opponents, rising in the rankings, and eventually proving to all the fighters in his division that he belongs with the best. We’re taking it one fight at a time, мада. Havoc Boxing will keep pushing Yohan until he gets in position for a world title shot. We’re very excited about his potential and development.
Havoc Boxing Promotions is a division of Havoc Boxing, which is known throughout boxing for its flashy, totally unique looking boxinguniforms” – trunks and jacketsand other clothing merchandise and accessories.
In addition to Vasquez, Havoc also promotes Nicaraguan lightweight OliverTrombita” Цвеће (27-3-2, 17 КОс), бивши светски наслов изазивач, in addition to a pair of Colombian fighters, Супер Бантамвеигхт Wilner Soto (16-1, 8 КОс) and former world cruiserweight title challenger SantanderCha ChaSilgado (27-4, 21 КОс).
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New WBA Junior Middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade shows championship work rate in title winning effort against Jack Culcay

Филаделфија, PA/Bronx, NY/Providence, РИ (Март 13, 2017)–Newly crowned WBA Junior Middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade threw a staggering 953 punches according to Compubox, in his title win over Jack Culcay this past Субота in Ludwigshafen, Немачка.
Андраде, who many regard as the most talented fighter in the 154 подела фунти, showed his versatility as divvied up his punch output nicely between jabs and power punches by throwing 519 power punches and 434 Јабс.
The junior middleweight average is 684 punches per 12 метака.
Andrade saved his best work for the home stretch when he threw 91 и 92 punches respectively in the Championship (11th and 12th) метака. In round 11, he connected on a fight best 40 ударци. Andrade outlanded Culcay in 11 од 12 метака.
Andrade of Providence, Rhode Island became a two-time champion with a split decision over Culcay be scores of 116-112 двапут и 115-114 for Culcay.
Demetrius showed what a true world champion is supposed to do. He traveled to Germany and took the title from the champion. Now we will look towards the future, and there are many desirable fights out there. There are the champions like Erislandy Lara, Jarrett Hurd and the Charlo /Hatley winner. Of course the big names in the room are Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Those are fights that we would love to make and Demetrius wants them as well. Demetrius will defend his title with pride, and we will look to get him in the most meaningful fights,” рекао је председник Банер Промоције, Артие Пелулло.

Ahmed Elbiali Pre-Fight Quotes & Training Camp Photos


Unbeaten Prospect Battles Jackson Junior Уторак, Март 14on Premier Boxing Champions ТОЕ до пете УТОРАК on FS1 & Бокс шампиона на ФОКС Депортес
From the Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Мисисипи
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TUNICA, МС (Март 13, 2017) – Пораза Лигхт Хеавивеигхт перспектива Ахмед Елбиали is prepared for another opportunity to keep his perfect record intact as he faces Brazil’s Jackson Junior in an eight-round fight featured on Премиер Бокс шампиона TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 & Бокс шампиона на ФОКС Депортес Уторак, Март 14.
Телевизијски покривеност почиње у 9 п.м. И/6 п.м. PT from the Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi and is headlined by rising middleweight contender Сергеј Деревианцхенко battling unbeaten Kemahl Russell у 10-колу меча.
Улазнице за догађају уживо, која промовише ТГБ Промоције, крећу од $20, и сада су у продаји. Tickets can be purchased at the Fitz Gift Shop, у ввв.тицкетмастер.цом или позивом на Тицкетмастер 800-745-3000.
Here is what Elbiali had to say ahead of the showdown:
On fighting on FS1
It’s a great situation to be fighting on national television, especially FS1. ТОЕ до пете УТОРАК has been great for all boxers who are fortunate enough to be showcased. I’m just grateful for the opportunity and everyone tuning in will see me throwing a lot of big shots.
On his current training camp
It’s been a real smooth camp going into this fight. I’m back training in Miami with my coach Carlos Albuerae. When I moved to Las Vegas, we had temporally split up, but now we are back together, stronger than ever.
On facing opponent Jackson Junior
Jackson Junior is a big puncher, as am I, so expect to see some hard blows being traded. Although he’s had more fights then me, I feel I’m on another level. I know he’s coming to knock me out, but I have other plans. He will not be taken lightly.
On continuing his run to a world title
If I want to continue marching up the rankings, coming out victorious against Junior is crucial. The ultimate goal is to win a world title, and I’m going to do everything in my power to get there. This fight is the next step toward achieving that goal. I’m not leaving any stone unturned.
On bouncing back from an injured hand
It was a difficult time for me being out of the ring for over a year with my hand injury. The good news is I’m 100% healthy and my hand feels great. I had a lot of time to reflect on what I need to improve on so that’s what I focused on while I was out. I stayed in great shape the whole time. I just want to get in the ring and shake off the rust.
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Fans can live stream the fights on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The fights are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. Додатно, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
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Special AdditionGolden Glove Quarter Finals Show added Tuesday March 21st at Gleason’s Gym

Gleason’s Gym will host the quarter finals of the Daily News Golden Gloves on Tuesday, Март 21ул.
The doors will open at 6:30 АМ.
Прва боут ће бити у 7:30 АМ.
All tickets are $25
(amateur boxers with book in hand $15)
This show is sanctioned by USABoxing.
Come support the gym.

 

Промотер Ивон Мицхел поставља рекорд директно у вези са Отказаним елиминатором титуле Бетербиев-Баррера ИБФ

Нико не жели да се бори против непораженог противника у полутешкој категорији Артура Бетербијева (Р)
(Фото Винцент Етхиер)
МОНТРЕАЛ (Март 13, 2017 – Група Ивон Мишел (ТЕРЕТАНА) председник Ивон Мишел је у складу с тим одговорио на неутемељене наводе које је недавно у медијима изнео сулливан Баррера о теретани и њеном непораженом светском противнику у полутешкој категорији, Артур Бетербиев, да постави рекорд у вези са недавно најављеном отказаном међународном боксерском федерацијом Бетербиев-Баррера (ИБФ) елиминатор наслова у полутешкој категорији.
“Упркос Барериним тврдњама,” Мишел је инсистирао, “није потписао уговор јер никада није намеравао да се бори са Артуром. У писму тима Баррера, лагао је и показивао своје незнање покушавајући да одврати пажњу од чињеница.
“За закључак ове несрећне саге, ИБФ ме је обавестио да је донео одлуку о забрани Баррери са светске ранг листе, или од учешћа у некој од његових санкционисаних борби, у наредних шест месеци. Такође сам обавештен о томе, ако нико у врху ИБФ-а 10 је доступан и пристаје да се бори против Артура, ИБФ ће га прогласити својим бр. 1 обавезни изазивач за победника реванша Вард-Ковалев. Артур ће се вратити у ринг крајем априла, почетком маја. Обавезна одбрана победника Вард-Ковалев ИИ, или Вард ако се та борба не догоди, треба да буде у септембру.”
ЈаОцене БФ полутешке категорије: Шампион – Андре Вард, 1. Неоцењено, 2. Артур Бетербиев, 3. Сергеј Ковалев, 4. Ерик Скоглунд, 5. Енрицо Коллинг, 6. ОБУСТАВЉЕНО, 7. Олександар Гвоздик, 8. Доминиц Босел , 9. Роберт Голдфинцх, 10. Трент Броадхурст.
Испод, Мицхел поставља рекорд право, тачку по тачку, у смислу отвореног писма које је тим Баррера послао медијима.
Мицхел није преговарао са Баррериним промотором, Кети Дува, и затражио је да одмах иде на ташну.
“Кети Дува (Генерални директор / Главни догађаји) дошао у моју канцеларију дан пре истека крајњег рока одређеног за прихватање Баррере да учествује у ИБФ елиминатору наслова да бих разговарао о ситуацији. Надали смо се да ћемо се борити против Баррере, али зато што му је забрањено путовање у Канаду, Потврдио сам нашу намеру са гђом. Дува да смести Барреру и напусти Канаду и води борбу у Сједињеним Државама. У истој смо позицији били и пре годину дана, када се Баррера повукао из истог елиминатора наслова јер није могао да добије визу за борбу у Канади. Артур је тада требало да се бори против Каро Мурата, али је задобио повреду и није могао да се бори. Баррера је касније поразио Мурата да би прешао на обавезну позицију ИБФ-а у којој је потом изгубио од Андреа Варда.
“Кети ми је рекла број који је имала на уму да се бори. Рекао сам да ћу видети има ли довољно средстава за тај износ и обећао сам да ћу је назвати следећег дана. Направио сам и објаснио да нема довољно ресурса да би се испунила та структура ташне. Ипак, недуго након што сам добио потврду, Баррера је званично прихватио изазов, Тада сам одлучио да кренем напред и одмах затражио датум понуде за ташну, што је прерогатив било ког промотора, знајући шта су главни догађаји’ очекивања у погледу ташне њиховог борца. У овом послу, сви знају да је најбољи начин да се утврди права тржишна вредност борбе ташна, где промотери процењују своје ресурсе и у складу с тим дају своје понуде. Имали смо још седам дана да понудимо понуду, једно и друго, и склопите уговор до пет минута пре него што је понуда доспела. Главни догађаји нам никада нису дали понуду, као ни ми.”
ГИМ-ова победничка понуда за торбицу је била $251,000, знатно више од главних догађаја’ понуда од $182,000, од којих би Бетербијев добио 75 одсто победничке понуде. Баррера би примио $62,750, у поређењу са $45,500 зарадио би да је његов властити промотер победио у понуди.
Бетербиев је на друштвеним мрежама известио да ће његова борба против Баррере бити одржана у марту 4тх у Бруклину, Њујорк и Мишел известили су да ће борба бити одржана крајем марта, почетком априла, у Њујорку. Баррера је тренирао за те датуме, али није добио уговор.
“ГИМ је освојио торбицу и у складу са ИБФ правилима и прописима, борба се морала одржати у року 30 на 90 дани,” Мицхел је наставио. “Депоновали смо $50,000, према правилима ИБФ-а, и добио потврдно писмо од ИБФ-а да је све у складу. Према ИБФ прописима, у склопу 15 дани након понуде за ташну, поднели смо уговоре за два борца. Артур је потписао својих пет минута након што је примио уговор, а затим је послат ИБФ-у. Извршили смо Баррерин уговор, шаљући га на Маин Евентс за Баррера са копијом послатом на ИБФ. Убрзо након што сам добио обавештење од ИБФ-а да је све у реду и да смо испоштовали захтеве ИБФ-а.”
Мицхел је послао неправилан договор на Маин Евент наводећи различите датуме.
“Знали смо да имамо датум ПБЦ-а, или Април 14, 21 или 29. Уобичајено је да се датуми борбе уписани у почетни борбени уговор разликују недељу дана пре или после наведеног датума. Контактирао сам председника ИБФ-а Дарил Пеоплес-а и рекао Април 21ул је био највероватнији датум, али да би то могло завршити недељу дана раније или касније. Препоручио је да буду транспарентни и да у уговор упишу сва три потенцијална датума. Јесмо и послали смо је на Главне догађаје да је Баррера потпише. Главни догађаји приметили су да правила ИБФ-а кажу да у уговору могу бити написани само један датум и локација. Дарил је удовољио приговору па смо тада званично потврдили април 21ул би био датум борбе, а Флорида место. Затим смо послали исправљени ИБФ уговор о борби за извршење теретане натраг на Главне догађаје, а потписао га је Баррера и поднео ИБФ-у фебруара 16тх.
“У међувремену, ГИМ је добио захтев, са Главног догађаја за израду споразума о пружању услуга за Баррерино учешће. ГИМ није био дужан да позитивно испуни тај захтев, али, као показивање добре вере, учинили смо то у уверењу да ће уговор потписати Баррера и Главни догађаји ће га поднети у канцеларији ИБФ-а, тог дана, према њеним правилима. Убрзо након, ГИМ је добио писмо од председавајућег ИБФ шампионата, Мр. Линдсеи Туцкер, да су испуњени сви услови за званично санкционисање сукоба.”
Место за борбу на Флориди одабрао је ГИМ из три разлога. 1. Премлаћивање Баррере у његовом дворишту послало би Бетербијеву снажну поруку унутар дивизије; 2. ГИМ је добио понуду председника компаније СМИ Спортс анд Ентертаинмент из Миамија М.. Ериц Сенецал, који су желели да купе права за продукцију догађаја; 3. ГИМ-ов дугогодишњи и веома близак однос са промоцијама Варриорс са седиштем на Флориди, Мр. Леон Маргулес.
У име теретане, Маргулес је резервисао 21. априла датум са Флоридском атлетском комисијом. СМИ Спортс & Забава је склопила договор са ГИМ-ом који је имао рок да положи уговорену новчану гаранцију. Резервисали су Семиноле Хард Роцк арену у Форт Лаудердале-у. Ако СМИ није могао да испоручи новац и локацију, ГИМ је имао резервни план, предложио Маргулес, који је имао договор и сајт на чекању, Тркалиште Хиалеах у оближњем Холивуду (Флорида). Без обзира шта би се десило, борба је била загарантована на локацији на Флориди, Април 21ул за ПБЦ догађај који ће се преносити на ФС1.
Менаџера Баррере контактирао је један од промотора како би помогао да се плати Ивон Мицхел и финансира борба.
“Ово је мучна тврдња и страшна лаж,” Мицхел је рекао. “Нико који заступа теретану никада није поднео такав захтев. Истина је локални промотер, М. Мицхаел Лузбет, које никада раније нисам срео и никада нисам склапао било какве договоре, желео да буде партнер СМИ Спортс анд Ентертаинмент. Покушао је да сакупи свој део новца за учешће, али СМИ се брзо одвојио од Мицхаел Лузбета.
“Како група (СМИ) прикупљање новца заправо није била моја брига, али нашли су спонзоре и рачунали су на важну заједницу Куебеца која је у то доба године боравила на Флориди, као и важно кубанско становништво и њихови контакти са руском заједницом, да прода ВИП столове и карте. Желело је права за приказивање емисије на Флориди, али били су забринути јер су чули гласину да Баррера није потписао уговор и да ће се повући из борбе.
Затим су затражили гаранцију да је Баррера (који живи у Мајамију) су се борили пре него што су потврдили њихов новчани депозит. У то време сам био у граду Куебец на борби Алварез-Буте. Мр. Линдсеи Туцкер је била тамо и заступала ИБФ и разговарао сам с њим. Рекао је да вјерује да је ИБФ добио потписани уговор од Баррере. I contacted SYM to say everything was fine and that I had requested a copy (of the Barrera-signed contract) from Lindsey. Daryl People then informed me that there was a misunderstanding and they did not have a signed contract from Barrera. It is only then I realized Main Events had pressured Barrera to sign the agreement without success. We asked the IBF president to pressure Main Events to have Barrera sign the contract because, without it, we were jammed in the promotion of the event. This is exactly what happened.
Team Barrera implied that Yvon Michel couldn’t promote a show of this magnitude in the U.S.
I’ve promoted more than 200 shows, never defaulting or cancelling a single show, including involvement in more than 50 world championship fights and many multi-million dollars events, much bigger than this title eliminator. This statement just shows his ignorance about what we’re all about and who we are and was just smoke screen to his behavior. I’ve promoted shows with the majority of the major promoters in the world; ДиБелла Забава, Warriors Promotions, Don King Promotions, Голден Бои, Main Eventsjust about everybody. It was unbelievable for them to write such an impertinent line.
Team Barrera unjustly belittled the quality of Beterbiev’s last two opponents, calling them cow farmers from Argentina.
This is terrible to be so insolent to fellow world contenders. Both fighters were world ranked in the top 15 у то време. (Ezequiel Osvaldo) Мадерна (23-2, 16 КОс) had never been knocked out and (Исидро) Прието (26-1-3, 22 КОс) had suffered only one loss, a decision to the WBC #1 contender Eleider Alvarez. Beterbiev knocked them both out (Maderna in the fourth round, Прието у првом), па спуштајући квалитет Артура 2016 противника је било потпуно неоправдано. Ако је Баррера икада заиста ушао у ринг са Бетербијевом, пао би у исту категорију као Мадерна и Прието, који су обојица били жестоки конкуренти, али нису били у истој лиги Бетербијева.”
Мишел је чврсто уверен да Баррера никада није намеравао да се бори против Бетербијева за његов део понуде, да заташкају, покушао је кривицу свалити на друге. Његов промотер је потрошио време и новац за понуду на захтев свог борца, Баррера, верујући да има легитимне шансе да победи у борби. Очигледно је да Баррера није делио осећање, чак и ако би борба требало да се одржи у његовом дворишту на Флориди.
The truth of this matter is that Barrera lied to distract media attention from the fact he didn’t sign a contract and clearly wanted no part of Beterbiev,” Michel concluded. “We don’t disrespect any contender who prefers not to challenge Artur Beterbiev for the mandatory position. We also believed that Main Events did everything in its power to convince their fighter to keep his words and to go forward with the fight. Main Events is not at blame. We also have respect for Barrera’s fighting abilities but we have no respect for the person Barrera is with his despicable, unprofessional, shameful and disgraceful attitude in handling the present situation.
On a personal note, I have never met Sullivan Barrera. I never had to directly communicate with him, I never had to do business with him, everything went through his promoter, Main Events, and I really don’t envy them! Ускоро, GYM will have two light heavyweight world champions and I can guarantee Barrera will never be in their plans.
We’ve moved on from Sullivan Barrera to find an opponent who has the desire to step into the ring to fight Artur Beterbiev. While Barrera will still be suspended by the IBF, Beterbiev will be World Champion!”
Бетербиев, a two-time Russian Olympian, holds two amateur victories over his fellow countryman, Ковалев, the former world light heavyweight champion. Whether it’s Kovalev or Ward, Artur Beterbiev will be more than ready for the challenge to fight for the world light heavyweight championship this September.
ИНФОРМАЦИЈЕ:
Твиттер: ивонмицхелгим, @ABeterbiev
Инстаграм: @YvonMichelGYM, @Groupeyvonmichel, @ArturBetebiev
О ИВОН МИЦХЕЛ ГРОУП (ТЕРЕТАНА): Група Ивон Мишел (ТЕРЕТАНА) је основан 2004 од Ивона Мишела и његових сарадника. Мисија организације је развој боксера на високом нивоу кроз тренерску подршку и посебно путем такмичарског менаџмента. Да би постигла своје циљеве, ГИМ активно регрутује таленте и организује догађаје и повезан је са популарном серијом, “Премиер Бокс шампиона (ПБЦ),” и развио је главна Видеотрон партнерства са Лото Куебец, ТВА Спортс, Центер Видеотрон, Цасино де Монтреал и Лац Леами, Тоник ГроупИмаге и Лапоинте Дентал Центер, поред блиске сарадње са Риком.