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Oscar
De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer To Attend Historic Heavyweight
Unification Bout
LOS ANGELES (July 11, 2007) - Golden Boy Promotions’ President Oscar De
La Hoya and CEO Richard Schaefer will be in attendance when Golden Boy
co-promoted WBO World Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov and WBA
Heavyweight Champion Ruslan Chagaev square off to unify their titles on
October 13th in Moscow.
De La Hoya and Schaefer are extremely excited about the opportunity to
witness what looks to be the beginning of a resurgence of the
heavyweight division first hand, as both Heavyweight Champions seek to
become the first Unified Heavyweight Champion of the 21st century.
Ibragimov and Chagaev will battle to become the first heavyweight to
unify the title since November of 1999, when Lennox Lewis defeated
Evander Holyfield by unanimous decision. The fight also marks the first
time in boxing history that two champions will be attempting to unify in
the first defenses of their titles.
“This is going to be a big night for the entire sport of boxing and I am
thrilled to travel to Moscow to be a part of it,” said ten-time World
Champion and President of Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya. “For the first
time in nearly a decade, we are finally getting closer to seeing who the
true king of the heavyweight division is.”
De La Hoya continued, “I would like to thank Sultan Ibragimov’s sponsor,
Nafta Moskva, for their commitment to Sultan and for making this
historic event possible.”
Making the trip with De La Hoya will be Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer
who noted “Never before has a fighter attempted to unify belts in his
first title defense, and in this case both fighters are trying to earn
that honor,” noted Schaefer. “This is a monumental event that Oscar and
I can’t wait to witness first hand.”
The Ibragimov-Chagaev World Heavyweight Championship Unification is
presented by Nafta Moskva and is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions,
Seminole Warriors Boxing, Golden Grain Promotions and Sampson Lewkowicz
in association with Universum Box-Promotion. |
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