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, Nueva 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, Luisiana, will take on New Haven, Connecticut’s Charles Foster (15-0, 8 KOs) este viernes, Mayo 11 in an eight-round featured attraction of a ShoBox: La Nueva Generación quadrupleheader, en vivo por SHOWTIME a 10 p.m. ET / PT desde 2300 Arena en Filadelfia.

 

 

 

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. En la pelea co-estelar de 10 asaltos, super bantamweight prospects Josh “Don’t Blink” Greer (16-1-1, 8 KOs) y 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) en una pelea de ocho asaltos.

 

Las entradas para el evento, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, Promociones contundente & Promociones Devin Haney, tienen un precio de $125 para usuarios VIP, $70 para ringside y $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? Te lo dije, you punch hard!"

 

 

 

Al final de la día, 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.”

 

Acerca Promociones Greg Cohen

 

 

 

Uno de los equipos más importantes de promoción de boxeo, Promociones Greg Cohen (GCP) es un nombre muy respetado por la organización de eventos de boxeo profesional de clase mundial y la promoción de luchadores profesionales de élite de todo el mundo.

 

 

 

Fundador y CEO Greg Cohen ha estado involucrado en el boxeo profesional en varias capacidades desde finales de 1980, perfeccionar su arte y de establecerse como un sagaz hombre de negocios internacional de boxeo.

 

 

 

Se distingue por su capacidad de detectar y desarrollar talento en bruto, Cohen primero llegó a los titulares de promoción por su experta dirección de, entre muchos otros, ex AMB superwelter campeón Austin “No Hay Duda” Trucha, que Cohen ayudó guía de unknown perspectiva Nuevo México a la élite superestrella nivel de pay-per-view.

 

 

 

Además de la trucha, Promociones Greg Cohen ha trabajado con nombres establecidos como el ex campeón unificado y dos veces el peso pesado Hasim “The Rock” Rahman y todo-grande-tiempo-peso múltiple campeón del mundo de clase 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, entre muchos otros.

 

 

 

Promociones Greg Cohen ha acogido eventos de clase mundial de boxeo en los mejores lugares en todo Estados Unidos y en el mundo y también ha proporcionado con orgullo el talento y / o contenidos para varias cadenas de televisión como CBS Sports Network, HBO, Tiempo De La Funcion, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG y FOX Sports Net.

 

 

 

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