A short, but murderous puncher, fighting behind a squat, peekaboo style, light heavyweight Alvin “Iron Majik” Varmall Jr. enjoys the comparisons people make between himself and former heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson.

 

 

 

“I always appreciate the comparison,” said Varmall, “I added ‘Iron’ to my old nickname ‘Majik’ because Mike Tyson is one of my favorite fighters and, by the grace of God, I ended up training at Cus D’Amato’s KO Boxing Gym in Catskill, New York, the same gym that Tyson did, and learning his style in its purest form.”

 

 

 

Currently the only pro fighter training out of the famed gym, Varmall (15-0-1, 12 KOs), originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, will take on New Haven, Connecticut’s Charles Foster (15-0, 8 KOs) an diesem Freitag, Mai 11 in an eight-round featured attraction of a ShoBox: Die neue Generation quadrupleheader, leben auf Showtime um 10 p.m. ET / PT von 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

 

 

 

In the 10-round main event Louisiana’s Mason Menard (33-2, 24 KOs) takes on undefeated Devin “The Dream” Haney (18-0, 12 KOs) of Las Vegas for the USBA Lightweight Championship. In dem 10-Runden-Ko-Funktion, super bantamweight prospects Josh “Don’t Blink” Greer (16-1-1, 8 KOs) and Glenn Dezurn (9-1-1, 6 KOs) will meet and in the opening televised fight, super bantamweight Arnold Khegai (11-0-1, 8 KOs) will face Adam Lopez (16-2-2, 8 KOs) in einem Acht-Runden-Kampf.

 

Tickets für die Veranstaltung, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, Knallharten Promotions & Devin Haney Promotions, sind zum Preis von $125 VIP, $70 zum Ring und $50 for general admission and are available at the 2300 Arena Box office or online at www.HardHittingPromotions.com.

 

 

 

The 26-year-old Varmall says he’s been emulating the all-time-great Tyson from his earliest days in boxing.

 

 

 

“The Cus D’Amato style, I guess you could say, is my foundation. From the beginning of my career as an amateur, my first trainer, Rodney Jenkins, he started me out with the peekaboo style and it works the best for me. I ended up having 21 fights with 19 KOs and won the USA Nationals at heavyweight.”

 

 

 

Varmall says he’s in perfect shape and ready to begin carving out his own prize fighting legacy.

 

 

 

“I’m absolutely ready for this opportunity. I’ve waited a long time for it and it’s finally here. I trained the hardest I’ve ever trained and did a lot of things different for this camp. I’m definitely ready to showcase my talents and abilities. To say I’m not nervous, I’d be lying, but it’s about controlling that feeling. That’s what we learn at the Cus D’Amato Gym, how to control our feelings and use that as something to catapult us, instead of hindering us. After it’s all said and done, everyone can say what they want about my performance because I always come to bring my very best.”

 

 

 

Varmall says he realized early in his career that his punching power was well above average by sparring with a full-size heavyweight veteran in Louisiana.

 

 

 

“I was sparring with this guy, “Big” Fred Kassi. He’s from New Orleans. You know how big Fred is. One time, before sparring, he came to the corner and he said, ‘Majik, let me check your gloves. I just want to make sure we’re playing fair.’ After that, my trainer said, ‘see? Ich habe dir gesagt, you punch hard!"

 

 

 

Am Ende des Tages, Varmall says, he’s not out to match the great Tyson in achievement or legend. He’d rather carve out his own place.

 

 

 

“At the end of the day Mike Tyson was Mike yson and Alvin Varmall Jr. is Alvin Varmall Jr. Even though we both have the foundation of the same style, I do it in the way that is most comfortable for me. That’s what Mike did too. That’s what’s going to help me reach my full potential.”

 

Über Greg Cohen Promotions

 

 

 

Einer der führenden Werbe-Outfits Boxen, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) ist ein angesehener Name für Inszenierung der Weltklasse Profiboxen Ereignisse und die Förderung der Elite professionelle Kämpfer in der ganzen Welt.

 

 

 

Gründer und CEO Greg Cohen hat mit Profiboxen in verschiedenen Funktionen seit den späten 1980er Jahren beteiligt, Honen sein Handwerk und etablierte sich als eine kluge internationalen Box Geschäftsmann.

 

 

 

Durch seine Fähigkeit, zu erkennen und Talent zu entwickeln unterscheiden, Cohen ersten gemacht Werbeschriften für seine fachkundiger Anleitung von, uva, der ehemalige WBA-Junior Champion im Mittelgewicht Austin “Kein Zweifel” Forelle, Cohen, der half Führung von unbekannten New Mexico Aussicht auf Elite Pay-per-View-Ebene Superstar.

 

 

 

Neben Trout, Greg Cohen Promotions hat mit etablierten Namen wie der frühere einheitliche und zwei Mal Schwergewichts-Champion Hasim gearbeitet “Der Rock” Rahman und All-Time-große Mehrgewichtsklasse Weltmeister James “Lights Out” Toney.

 

 

 

Cohen currently promotes undefeated WBO NABO Heavyweight Champion a top contender Jarrell Miller, top-rated middleweight contender Robert Brant, and former WBO NABO Lightweight Champion and world-rated contender Mason Menard, uva.

 

 

 

Greg Cohen Promotions hat Weltklasse-Box-Veranstaltungen in den schönsten Orten in den Vereinigten Staaten und der Welt gehostet und auch stolz Talente und / oder Inhalte für mehrere TV-Netze einschließlich CBS Sports Network bereitgestellt, HBO, Show Time, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG und FOX Sports Net.

 

 

 

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