WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
January 24, 2012 – Mexico City.
From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:
The following is one of the weekly “Hook to the Body” columns by WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán that are published in El Universal every Sunday. From January 22, translated from Spanish:
HOOK TO THE BODY
By José Sulaimán
I feel the need today of talking briefly about me. Every human being, as modest or powerful as he might be, has his natural reactions of happiness or sadness, of tranquility or depression. The problems of a dignitary are felt the same as those of lower levels of life. I have felt them all in boxing, feeling just the same nervousness of a six-round boxer or a champion when going into the ring. Raton Macías used to tell me of the feeling in his stomach when walking into the ring until the time that the bell rang, in fear of not responding to the fans.
With most of my friends knowing my hyperactivity and practically never being subdued by bad feelings ever before, I fell during my recent solitude into a state of mind of disillusionment and disappointment to see how those who had been good friends in the past have turned with ingratitude and disloyalty, as there is nothing worse in life that seeing those that you have always liked and supported, champions and friends, to forget the past and shoot only for their vested interests. Also my concern and worry to see some of those who want to become the dictators of boxing by taking the sport abusively with their hatchets with the only interest of money, without scruples, ethics, or respect for others, which provokes us to continue struggling to keep the sport with opportunities for all within the principles of rule and order, and respect for the WBC that has been always in the first line to support and cooperate with all.
One of the several feelings of sadness that kept me low for a few days was the reaction of a boxer, Sergio Martínez, who blasted the WBC and me with his uncontrollable mouth, when I had always thought of him as a gentleman, after WBC was the one and only that gave to him ALL the opportunities to become what he is.
On the other side, news coming from Julio César’s promoters, without Julio’s published support, of having him fight against other boxers as an act of threat to the WBC and purely for money, against accepting the ruling of a mandatory challenger; promoters who have no idea of the spirit of Mexicans and Latin-Americans for whom honor, pride, and glory cannot be changed for money. Julio César Chávez Jr. is not a coward, as boxers are not cowards, and I am sure that he will respond to the spirit of Mexicans to prove with his valiant heart to fight to show that he is the real middleweight champion of the world, even when mercenaries try to tarnish his credibility.
It comes to my mind that sad night in 1982 when the WBC felt committed to make its rules be respected to withdraw recognition to my greatest boxing hero and dearest friend, Muhammad Ali, exactly for the same reason that appears to be the case of the people saying that Julito will fight some other boxers. Julio César Jr. is a proud son of the greatest fighter that Mexico has ever had, and for me one of the greatest 15 of all-time, and I know that he has the same dignity and sense of honor and that the news expressed by others will not touch him to fail. I sincerely hope that the WBC will not be forced to prove the vested interests that the ruling body is the WBC in our titles and will not accept impositions.
There is not even the slightest doubt that I am heading to the end of the road, and there would be no better reason for me than mounting on my horse and devote the whole rest of my life to take Don Quixote’s spearhead and ride to destroy evil – and stop him from continuing hurting the sport of my life.
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(10 Rds. NABF Welter Weight Title)
THOMAS DULORME VS. JOSE REYNOSO
Carolina, Puerto Rico Riverside, California
(13-0-0, 10 KOs) (15-3-1, 2 KOs)
(10 Rds. Junior Middle Weight)
JONATHAN GONZALEZ VS. BILLY LYELL
Puerto Rico Youngstown, Ohio
(14-0-0, 13 KOs) (24-10-0, 5KOs)
(8 Rds. Middle Weight)
MICHAEL OLIVEIRA VS. MILTON NUNEZ
Miami, Florida Barranquilla, Colombia
(16-0-0, 12 KOs) (23-3-1, 21 KOs)
(6 Rds. Feather Weight)
RUFINO SERRANO VS. JOSE MORALES
Santa Maria, California Denver, Colorado
(11-3-0, 0 KOs) (6-3-0, 1 KOs)
(6/8 Rds. Feather Weight)
ROMAN MORALES VS. JONATHAN ALCANTARA
San Ardo, California Novato, California
(8-0-0, 5 KOs) (5-6-2., 1 KOs)
(4 Rds. Feather Weight)
ROY TAPIA VS. HUGO RAMOS California, USA Palm Springs, California
(2-0-0, 1KOs) (3-11-2, 1 KOs)
(4 Rds. Light Weight)
CESAR TORRES VS. CESAR GARCIA
Los Angeles, California Bell Gardens, California
(4-0-0, 4 KOs) (2-6-2, 1 KOs)
(4/6 Rds. Super Bantamweight)
AZAT HOVHANNESYAN VS. TBA
California, USA
(1-1-0, 1 KOs)
MSG TO RE-BROADCAST ALGIERI–JARGAL CLASH AT 10 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (January 24, 2012) Just days ahead of his upcoming return this Saturday, January 28th at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, Long Island, undefeated junior welterweight Chris Algieri will be featured on the MSG network with a replay of his clash with Bayan Jargal from this past November 19th.
The re-broadcast will air on Wednesday, January 25th at 10 p.m. and on Thursday, January 26th at 1 p.m. on MSG +.
Additional Comcast networks across the country will also be re-airing the fight this week.
In front of a sold out hometown crowd, Algieri looked sensational, skillfully boxing his way to a dominant ten round decision against the heavy handed Jargal as he raised his record to 12-0 with six knockouts.
Presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, this Saturday night, Algieri will face off against rugged Atlanta, Georgia based veteran Curtis Smith in the main event of the ROCKIN’ FIGHTS professional boxing card.
“This is a great opportunity for fans who weren’t at Chris’ terrific win over Bayan Jargal in November to view the fight and catch a glimpse of what they’ll see this Saturday night at the Paramount Theater” said DeGuardia. “Chris is a rising star in the sport of boxing and Saturday night kicks off off his 2012 campaign.”
Advance tickets for ROCKIN’ FIGHTS, priced at $35, $50 and $100 can be purchased in advance by calling Star Boxing at (718) 823-2000, or visiting the Star Boxing website, www.StarBoxing.com. Tickets may also be purchased through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com) or at The Paramount Box Office, 631 673-7300.
The Paramount Theater is located at 370 New York Avenue, Huntington, New York, 11743. For directions and more information, please visit their website at www.paramountny.com