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Ibragimov’s Manager Pulls a Yoel Judah
Hollywood, FL, June 1 - Taking a page from Yoel Judah’s public relations
guidebook, heavyweight title challenger Sultan Ibragimov’s manager Boris
Grinberg, tried to impersonate his fighter on nationally syndicated
radio show “Through the Ropes”, hosted by Marc Lichtenfeld.
After Grinberg answered a few questions, the eagle-eared Lichtenfeld
remarked, “Sultan, you sound just like your manager Boris Grinberg.” The
guest replied, “Well, maybe because I was running today.” Lichtenfeld
playfully put Sultan/Boris on the hot seat, trying to get him to admit
his identity. After the host cut the interview short moments later, he
laughed as he told his listeners about the ruse.
“I’ve known Boris for a few years and spoke to him three times this
week, including twice today,” Lichtenfeld said, “I knew it was him right
away.”
Ibragimov, apparently worn out from a day of meeting with the press,
went to bed before the scheduled interview. Grinberg, not wanting to
disappoint the show’s listeners attempted to fill in for the boxer,
hoping no one would be able to distinguish their accents from one
another.
Last week, on a national media conference call, Yoel Judah impersonated
his son, former welterweight champion Zab Judah.
Ibragimov is fighting Shannon Briggs on Saturday, June 2 in Atlantic
City for Briggs’ WBO heavyweight championship. The bout will be
broadcast live on pay per view starting at 9:00.
At the conclusion of the show, host Lichtenfeld picked Ibragimov to win
by knockout in the sixth round. “I’ve been excited about this fight
since it was announced last year,” he stated. “Both fighters have power
and it should be explosive, however long it lasts.”
Through the Ropes airs live on Thursday nights at 9:00 ET on 75
affiliates of the Sports Byline USA Broadcast Network, 500 outlets of
the American Forces Network, ATA Airlines in-flight audio entertainment,
Sportsbyline.com and Fightnews.com. A podcast of the show can be
downloaded at www.sportsbyline.com
This match-up between two of the premier heavyweights in the world and
fierce rivals, Shannon Briggs and Sultan Ibragimov, will finally take
place when they square off for Briggs’ WBO Heavyweight Championship on
Saturday, June 2nd at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Briggs vs.
Ibragimov, a 12 round WBO Heavyweight Championship bout, that is
presented by Seminole Warriors Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions in
association with Caesars Atlantic City, Golden Grain, Nafta Moskva, CSI
Sports, Global Advertising Strategies and Main Events.
Tickets are priced at $300, $200, $150, $100 and $50, and can be
purchased at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, by calling Ticketmaster at
1-800-736-1420 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
This event will be televised live on Pay-Per-View through CSI Sports,
Domestically on DirecTV, In Demand, Dish Network, TVN, in Canada on
Viewers Choice and Bell Express Vu. In addition, Briggs vs. Ibragimov
will be available commercially at bars and taverns Nationwide and
Internationally in over 100 countries worldwide. |
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