Andre Berto, Sergei Dzinziruk, Celestino Caballero in Tripleheader?
http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/08/...-dzinziruk-celestino-caballero-triple-header/
FanHouse has learned that plans for an Oct. 2, HBO-televised triple-header are being explored involving WBO junior middleweight (154 pounds) king Sergei Dzinziruk, WBC welterweight (147 pounds) titlist Andre Berto and former WBA super bantamweight (122 pounds) king Celestino Caballero.
BoxingScene.com reported that a clash between Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 knockouts) and former welterweight champion Luis Collazo (30-4-1, 15 KOs ) is being considered for the card.
According to BoxingScene.com, the possible venue for the triple-header is MCU Park, which is located in Brooklyn, N.Y. The stadium is used by the Brooklyn Cyclones, who are the Class A affiliate of Major League Baseball's New York Mets.
Dzinziruk is coming off of May's 10th-round knockout of Daniel Dawson of Australia.
A man who would be rising in weight, Collazo (30-4, 1, 15 KOs) has lost decisions to former world champs Berto, Shane Mosley and Ricky Hatton, with an April, 2002, third-round knockout loss to Edwin Cassiani. Collazo is coming off of June's sixth-round knockout victory over David Gogichaishvili.
Berto (26-0, 20 KOs) is coming off of April's eighth-round stoppage of ex-world champion Carlos Quintana, and Caballero (34-2, 23 KOs) is coming off of April's unanimous decision over featherweight (126 pounds) Daud Yordan.
Former WBA junior welterweight (140 pounds) champion, Andriy Kotelnik (31-4-1, 13 KOs) is being considered as a possible opponent for Berto, meaning that Kotelnik would join Dzinziruk as the other Ukrainian-born fighter on the card.
MCU Park is is situated in close proximity to Brighton Beach, home to one of the largest Eastern European communities in America. The stadium can hold as many as 6500 fans.
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Thank God if this happens.... I need a lot more boxing in my life.
Angulo Fires Back on Turning Down $750K For Martinez
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=30012
BoxingScene.com spoke to Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo about the recent buzz created by his allegedly turning down a fight with WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. Angulo's manager Mike Criscio told BoxingScene's Lem Saterfield that he thought Angulo should have accepted the offer of $750,000 for the fight.
Angulo told BoxingScene - "There has been a lot of talk that I don't want to fight Martinez and that I am ducking him. That is absolutely not the truth. I think a fight between myself and Sergio would be a great fight. He is a great fighter and a champion. I felt that he beat Paul Williams when they foughtt year."
El Perro says that he just wants to be treated fairly. He said he didn't ask for more money than Martinez even though he heard that Martinez was going to make substantially more money for the proposed fight. When I told him that it had been reported that he asked for $1 million dollars Angulo had this to say - "Look they offered me $750,000 for the fight and I told them to give me a little more. I told them I would take the fight for $900,000. It was basically take it or leave it. They didn't negotiate or anything. I heard from my managers one time and that was it."
Angulo went further into the discussions by saying - "Here is the thing people need to know. Martinez not only was going to make a lot more than me, they were also going to give him a percentage of the gate. They were talking about doing this fight at Staples Center (Los Angeles) and they were going to give him a percentage of the gate."
"Let me ask you a question Ryan. What kind of people are going to come to a fight in Staples Center?" I told him that it would be mostly Mexican people. He responded by saying, "Exactly. I am bringing the fans and he is getting a percentage of the gate but not me? I was at the Paul Williams-Kermit Cintron fight here in the LA area and there was way less than 1000 people there. Williams versus Martinez in Atlantic City wasn't exactly full either. They really wanted to make a rematch between Williams and Martinez and when that didn't happen they asked me to fill in. I would love the fight but treat me fair."
I told Angulo that other websites have reported that when he fought Joachim Alcine as the co-feature to the Tim Bradley versus Luis Abregu fight there were only about 2000 fans in attendance. The Mexican replied:
"That was Bradley's fight. I wasn't even on the billboard. He was the main event. My name was hardly on any of the fight cards and the few posters that my name was on it was written very small. That arena in Palm Springs barely holds over 2000 people anyway. This would be a fight where I am the main event. Lets see how many fans come out."
The arena at Palm Springs holds about 2200 people and even though there were a few empty seats the box office did turn away some people because the fight was sold out. (I attended the fight and heard from some fans after the fight that they were unable to purchase tickets)
Angulo ended the conversation by saying that if he was presented with a fair offer that he would be more than happy to fight Martinez.
"I think a fight between Martinez and myself is a big fight. Not just a regular fight but a very big fight that the fans would want to see. All they have to do is make a fair offer and we can do this."
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I get Angulo's position, but he has to know Martinez is the bigger name in boxing. Either way, I won't say he is ducking Martinez cause his point is valid but he should not make this fight cause he isn't ready for it yet. Then again will he ever be ready for it? probably not, but right now the ass whooping might be completely embarrassing. If he could get a few more fights under his belt and work on some things in the gym... he might be able to put in a good effort. Right now I say take out some tough guys and then next year come to the table with more to bargain with.
By the way, why isn't Williams stepping up for the rematch? It seems like he's trying to make adjustments to his style in reaction to their last fight, but at some point he needs to bite he bullet again and clear up the doubts in people's minds...
http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/08/...-dzinziruk-celestino-caballero-triple-header/
FanHouse has learned that plans for an Oct. 2, HBO-televised triple-header are being explored involving WBO junior middleweight (154 pounds) king Sergei Dzinziruk, WBC welterweight (147 pounds) titlist Andre Berto and former WBA super bantamweight (122 pounds) king Celestino Caballero.
BoxingScene.com reported that a clash between Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 knockouts) and former welterweight champion Luis Collazo (30-4-1, 15 KOs ) is being considered for the card.
According to BoxingScene.com, the possible venue for the triple-header is MCU Park, which is located in Brooklyn, N.Y. The stadium is used by the Brooklyn Cyclones, who are the Class A affiliate of Major League Baseball's New York Mets.
Dzinziruk is coming off of May's 10th-round knockout of Daniel Dawson of Australia.
A man who would be rising in weight, Collazo (30-4, 1, 15 KOs) has lost decisions to former world champs Berto, Shane Mosley and Ricky Hatton, with an April, 2002, third-round knockout loss to Edwin Cassiani. Collazo is coming off of June's sixth-round knockout victory over David Gogichaishvili.
Berto (26-0, 20 KOs) is coming off of April's eighth-round stoppage of ex-world champion Carlos Quintana, and Caballero (34-2, 23 KOs) is coming off of April's unanimous decision over featherweight (126 pounds) Daud Yordan.
Former WBA junior welterweight (140 pounds) champion, Andriy Kotelnik (31-4-1, 13 KOs) is being considered as a possible opponent for Berto, meaning that Kotelnik would join Dzinziruk as the other Ukrainian-born fighter on the card.
MCU Park is is situated in close proximity to Brighton Beach, home to one of the largest Eastern European communities in America. The stadium can hold as many as 6500 fans.
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Thank God if this happens.... I need a lot more boxing in my life.
Angulo Fires Back on Turning Down $750K For Martinez
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=30012
BoxingScene.com spoke to Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo about the recent buzz created by his allegedly turning down a fight with WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. Angulo's manager Mike Criscio told BoxingScene's Lem Saterfield that he thought Angulo should have accepted the offer of $750,000 for the fight.
Angulo told BoxingScene - "There has been a lot of talk that I don't want to fight Martinez and that I am ducking him. That is absolutely not the truth. I think a fight between myself and Sergio would be a great fight. He is a great fighter and a champion. I felt that he beat Paul Williams when they foughtt year."
El Perro says that he just wants to be treated fairly. He said he didn't ask for more money than Martinez even though he heard that Martinez was going to make substantially more money for the proposed fight. When I told him that it had been reported that he asked for $1 million dollars Angulo had this to say - "Look they offered me $750,000 for the fight and I told them to give me a little more. I told them I would take the fight for $900,000. It was basically take it or leave it. They didn't negotiate or anything. I heard from my managers one time and that was it."
Angulo went further into the discussions by saying - "Here is the thing people need to know. Martinez not only was going to make a lot more than me, they were also going to give him a percentage of the gate. They were talking about doing this fight at Staples Center (Los Angeles) and they were going to give him a percentage of the gate."
"Let me ask you a question Ryan. What kind of people are going to come to a fight in Staples Center?" I told him that it would be mostly Mexican people. He responded by saying, "Exactly. I am bringing the fans and he is getting a percentage of the gate but not me? I was at the Paul Williams-Kermit Cintron fight here in the LA area and there was way less than 1000 people there. Williams versus Martinez in Atlantic City wasn't exactly full either. They really wanted to make a rematch between Williams and Martinez and when that didn't happen they asked me to fill in. I would love the fight but treat me fair."
I told Angulo that other websites have reported that when he fought Joachim Alcine as the co-feature to the Tim Bradley versus Luis Abregu fight there were only about 2000 fans in attendance. The Mexican replied:
"That was Bradley's fight. I wasn't even on the billboard. He was the main event. My name was hardly on any of the fight cards and the few posters that my name was on it was written very small. That arena in Palm Springs barely holds over 2000 people anyway. This would be a fight where I am the main event. Lets see how many fans come out."
The arena at Palm Springs holds about 2200 people and even though there were a few empty seats the box office did turn away some people because the fight was sold out. (I attended the fight and heard from some fans after the fight that they were unable to purchase tickets)
Angulo ended the conversation by saying that if he was presented with a fair offer that he would be more than happy to fight Martinez.
"I think a fight between Martinez and myself is a big fight. Not just a regular fight but a very big fight that the fans would want to see. All they have to do is make a fair offer and we can do this."
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I get Angulo's position, but he has to know Martinez is the bigger name in boxing. Either way, I won't say he is ducking Martinez cause his point is valid but he should not make this fight cause he isn't ready for it yet. Then again will he ever be ready for it? probably not, but right now the ass whooping might be completely embarrassing. If he could get a few more fights under his belt and work on some things in the gym... he might be able to put in a good effort. Right now I say take out some tough guys and then next year come to the table with more to bargain with.
By the way, why isn't Williams stepping up for the rematch? It seems like he's trying to make adjustments to his style in reaction to their last fight, but at some point he needs to bite he bullet again and clear up the doubts in people's minds...
. Then Collazo moved up.
Angulo's a good fighter but I've already seen Williams take out Margarito and Angulo's not as good now as Margarito was then.
. You know sarcasm doesn't always translate well on here.
