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, Nova 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) este venres, Maio 11 in an eight-round featured attraction of a ShoBox: A Nova Xeración quadrupleheader, vivir na canle Showtime en 10 p.m. ET/PT from 2300 Área 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. Na co-metragem 10 rolda, 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) nun ataque de oito rolda.

 

Os ingresos para o evento, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, Hard Hitting Promotions & Devin Haney Promotions, custa $125 para VIP, $70 para arena e $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? I told you, you punch hard!"

 

 

 

Ao final do 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.”

 

Sobre Greg Cohen Promotions

 

 

 

Un dos principais equipos de promoción do boxeo, Greg Cohen Promotions (GCP) é un nome moi respectado por realizar eventos de clase mundial de boxeo profesional e promovendo loitadores profesionais de elite en todo o mundo.

 

 

 

Fundador e CEO Greg Cohen estivo implicado co boxeo profesional en diversos cargos desde finais de 1980, mellorar a súa arte e establecer-se como un astuto home de negocios internacional de boxeo.

 

 

 

Distínguese pola súa capacidade de detectar e desenvolver talentos en bruto, Cohen primeira fixo titulares de promoción para a súa orientación especializada de, entre moitos outros, ex WBA júnior campión dos medios Austin “Sen dúbida” Troita, Cohen, que axudou a guía de descoñecido New Mexico perspectiva de elite nivel astro pay-per-view.

 

 

 

Ademais troita, Greg Cohen Promotions traballou con nomes consagrados como o ex-campión unificado e dúas veces pesado Hasim “The Rock” Rahman e todo-tempo grande de varios campión mundial de peso 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 moitos outros.

 

 

 

Greg Cohen Promocións acolleu eventos de clase mundial de boxeo dos mellores locais en todo os Estados Unidos eo mundo e tamén ten o orgullo desde talento e / ou o contido de varias cadeas de televisión, incluíndo CBS Sports Network, HBO, Altura De Comezar, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG e FOX Sports Net.

 

 

 

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