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, 纽约, 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 科斯), originally from New Orleans, 路易斯安那州, will take on New Haven, Connecticut’s Charles Foster (15-0, 8 科斯) 这个星期五, 五月 11 in an eight-round featured attraction of a 的ShoBox: 新一代 quadrupleheader, 住在Showtime在 10 P.M. ET/PT from 2300 竞技场在费城.

 

 

 

In the 10-round main event Louisiana’s Mason Menard (33-2, 24 科斯) takes on undefeated Devin “The Dream” Haney (18-0, 12 科斯) of Las Vegas for the USBA Lightweight Championship. 在10轮的共同特征, super bantamweight prospects Josh “Don’t Blink” Greer (16-1-1, 8 科斯) and Glenn Dezurn (9-1-1, 6 科斯) will meet and in the opening televised fight, super bantamweight Arnold Khegai (11-0-1, 8 科斯) will face Adam Lopez (16-2-2, 8 科斯) 在八轮较量.

 

门票活动, which is promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions, 强力促销 & 德文 - 哈尼促销, 售价为 $125 对于VIP, $70 用于马戏团和 $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!”

 

 

 

在一天结束时, 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.”

 

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一个拳击首屈一指的促销服装, 格雷格·科恩促销 (GCP) 是在世界各地举办的世界级职业拳击赛事，促进专业精英战士一个受人尊敬的名字.

 

 

 

创始人兼首席执行官格雷格·科恩曾参与职业拳击在各种能力自上世纪80年代末, 磨练自己的手艺，并建立了自己作为一个精明的国际拳击商人.

 

 

 

他发现和培养人才的原料区分能力, 科恩首次提出促销标题为他的专业指导, 在许多其他, 前WBA超次中量级冠军奥斯汀 “毫无疑问” 鳟鱼, 谁科恩帮助指导来自未知新墨西哥州前景精英按次视图级巨星.

 

 

 

除了鳟鱼, 格雷格·科恩促销已经既定的名字，如前统一和两次重量级冠军Hasim工作 “摇滚” 拉赫曼和全时大的多重量级的世界冠军詹姆斯 “熄灯” 托尼.

 

 

 

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, 在许多其他.

 

 

 

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