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MIRANDA
SPEAKS ON HIS TITLE FIGHT IN GERMANY!
Hollywood, FL, September 27 - After a disappointing outcome to his World
Title fight versus Arthur Abraham in Wetzlar, Germany Edison Miranda
speaks out.
“I first want to say that I enjoyed my time in Germany. The people were
very nice to me,” said Miranda. “The day after the fight the people in
Germany recognized me. They came up to me and said that I deserved to
win that fight. They felt bad that I came to Germany and was treated
like that and I should be the Champion.”
In a battle that has raised some eyebrows and definitely left the Team
Miranda scratching their heads, one question has been answered that
Seminole Warriors Boxing and Team Pantera have a true boxing star on
their hands.
Miranda stated, “Abraham has the belt but I know in my heart and my fans
know that I won that fight and I am the true Champion.”
When asked about the events that took place in the fifth round Miranda
responded, “I saw Abraham say that he did not want to continue. Then, I
heard the doctor and the referee say that the fight was stopped and the
ref said it’s a TKO. I knew he was in danger, when all of the sudden
someone yelled from his corner that he better fight. He shrugged his
shoulders and turned around to fight. I thought the fight was over cause
they were talking and working on his face for at least five minutes. I
didn’t think that you could stop a fight for that long without ending
it. So I thought that it was over!”
“I know for a fact that he did not want to continue to fight. He was
commanded by his corner to turn around and keep fighting,” said Miranda.
While there are comments being made that Miranda is a dirty fighter, he
defends himself as he believes that he is a true student of the game and
respects the sport of boxing to the fullest. Miranda exclaimed, “I did
everything within the rules and regulations of the IBF. The punches that
were ruled as lows blows were not low blows. They were right on the
belt. With his waistline at his belly button as anyone who saw the fight
could see, I am within my rights to hit that waistline. He just couldn’t
handle that shot to the stomach as you could see by his reaction when I
connected. Not because it was a low blow, ‘cause it wasn’t!” Miranda
went on to say, “I asked my management to show me the fouls and I know
that they are gathering information to prove that the shots were not too
low. I don’t believe that those were low blows. I should have not had
any point deductions.”
There have been several reports as to the status of Arthur Abraham’s
condition. Some stating that he would never return to the sport of
boxing again, others being that he may not be able to return for 9 to 12
months. “One thing is for certain that I respect him as a warrior and
coming to fight that night. Especially after what happened with me
breaking his jaw in the fourth round,” says Miranda. It later became
known that Miranda broke Abraham’s jaw in two separate locations, once
with and uppercut and the other with a straight right. “I tried to go
visit him in the hospital before we left Germany and I tried several
times to locate what hospital he was at, but we were unable to find
him,” states Miranda.
“I was told by my doctors in Puerto Rico that his injuries are very
difficult to recover from for a boxer and serious enough that he may
never return to the sport again,” said Miranda. “I hope that he takes
the necessary time to recover. I feel somewhat responsible for the
damage that was caused during the fight. As a fellow human being it was
difficult for me to punish him with him being in the shape he was in. I
hope one day that he is able to fight again.”
After leaving German, Miranda returned to Puerto Rico. “I am glad to be
home,” expressed Miranda. “I have been enjoying the past few days with
friends, swimming at the beach and enjoying the beautiful scenery of
Puerto Rico. But through it all, I can’t help thinking about that poor
guy, ‘cause he did not want to continue and now supposedly he is in the
hospital in pain needing to have his jaw wired shut for four weeks after
they made him keep fighting.” Miranda continued, “I heard a report that
he has two titanium plates in his jaw and that he had to have a three
hour emergency surgery in Intensive Care.”
When asked how he felt about the corner of Abraham making him continue,
Miranda stated, “I was surprised. I saw the condition that he was in
loosing a lot of blood and he couldn’t even close his mouth and they
wanted him to keep going after the doctor and the ref said it was over.
I was confused and couldn’t believe it.” Miranda paused and said, “I
asked my trainer, Jose Bonilla what would he have done if that was me
and he assured me that if I was taking that kind of punishment that he
would stop the fight, without a doubt. One fight is not as important as
my future and my health.”
“That made me full good knowing that I have a trainer that really cares
about me as a person and not just worried about the business,” said
Miranda.
“I respect him as a warrior. He really showed his guts!” said Miranda on
the determination of Abraham. “I don’t know if he can remember this or
not but I held his hand up at the end of the fight out of respect for
him finishing the fight. I give him a lot of credit for continuing after
I know he did not want to.”
“I also heard that he made statements or someone from his camp said that
Abraham doesn’t respect me, that I am a dirty fighter and they made
comments about the supposed low blows. But the so-called low blows
didn’t break his jaw and cause that damage to his face, my punches did.
In fact my trainer told me to stop going to the body because he was
afraid that they were going to try to disqualify me so that I didn’t win
the belt,” said the disappointed Colombian.
“I will be Champion. This is just what God has planned for me now. But
as I have throughout my life, I will overcome these adversities and
return with a vengeance. I just want to thank all of my fans and my team
for the constant support and I will continue to pray for the healing of
Abraham and I ask them to do the same,” said Miranda. |
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