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) denne fredagen, Mai 11 in an eight-round featured attraction of a ShoBox: Den nye generasjonen quadrupleheader, leve på SHOWTIME på 10 pm. ET/PT from 2300 Arena i 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. I 10-runde co-feature, 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) i en åtte-round bout.

 

Billetter til dette arrangementet, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, Hard Hitting Promotions & Devin Haney Promotions, er priset til $125 for VIP, $70 for ringside og $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? Jeg fortalte deg, you punch hard!"

 

 

 

På slutten av dagen, 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.”

 

Om Greg Cohen Kampanjer

 

 

 

En av boksing fremste salgsfremmende antrekk, Greg Cohen Kampanjer (GCP) er et godt respektert navn for staging verdensklasse profesjonell boksing hendelser og fremme elite profesjonelle krigere over hele verden.

 

 

 

Grunnlegger og administrerende direktør Greg Cohen har vært involvert med profesjonell boksing i ulike kapasiteter siden slutten av 1980-tallet, finslipe sitt håndverk og etablere seg som en skarp internasjonal boksing forretningsmann.

 

 

 

Kjennetegnes av hans evne til å oppdage og utvikle rå talent, Cohen først gjort fremmende overskrifter for sin kyndig veiledning av, blant mange andre, tidligere WBA Junior mellomvekt mester Austin “No Doubt” Ørret, som Cohen bidratt guide fra ukjent New Mexico prospektet til elite pay-per-view-nivå superstjerne.

 

 

 

I tillegg til ørret, Greg Cohen Kampanjer har jobbet med etablerte navn som tidligere enhetlig og to-tiden tungvekt Hasim “The Rock” Rahman og all-time-stor fler vektklasse verdensmester 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, blant mange andre.

 

 

 

Greg Cohen Kampanjer har vert verdensklasse boksing hendelser i de fineste stedene i hele USA og verden og har også stolt gitt talent og / eller innhold i flere TV-nettverk, inkludert CBS Sports Network, HBO, Showtime, ESPN, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports Network, MSG og FOX Sports Net.

 

 

 

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