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Ibragimov arrives in Moscow
-Photo Credit:
Sergey Sinyakin (PBFR)-
SULTAN IBRAGIMOV DEFEATS HOLYFIELD BY WAY OF UNANIMOUS DECISION...
In a one-sided affair, Sultan gets the unanimous nod, 118-110, 117-111
twice, and remains the WBO heavyweight champion of the world.
Congratulations are in order for Team Ibragimov, but in particular to chief
trainer Jeff Mayweather and Sultan Ibragimov himself who executed the
Mayweather plan well.
As for Holyfield, retirement seems to be the way to go. He was sluggish and
slow in this fight, and he should quit before he gets really hurt in the
ring. Nevertheless, Holyfield clamors for a rematch, and claims he is not
going to retire yet.
IBRAGIMOV vs. HOLYFIELD
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World Heavyweight Championship,
Saturday, October 13, 1:00 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT -
Live on Pay-Per-View
The October 13 broadcast is live on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m.
PT and carries a suggested retail price of $34.95. The pre-show will begin
at 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 p.m. PT.
The fight card will be available in over 45 million homes. Due to the
abnormal starting time – Saturday afternoon – for a pay-per-view boxing
event, distributors will run replays through the night and into Sunday
morning.
iN DEMAND will broadcast live at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday and follow with
replays at 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. (Sunday). Direct TV will carry the event live
beginning at 1 p.m. ET then run replays at 7 p.m., 10 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.
(Sunday). All times ET.
IBRAGIMOV vs HOLYFIELD: MUSINGS FROM THE LAND OF THE TSARS
Moscow
traffic makes the LA Freeway at rush hour look like the Indy
500. There are between 10-12 million Muscovites—and 4 million
cars. Drivers park everywhere and anywhere, including on the
sidewalk. One individual parked in the right lane of a
three-lane highway. . . . Amazingly enough horn blowing is
rarely heard . . .
SEMINOLE TRIBE CHAIRMAN
MITCHELL CYPRESS TO HOST PRE-FIGHT DINNER FOR
HOLYFIELD-IBRAGIMOV AT THE HARD ROCK IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA
The Champion is in Moscow, so is
his challenger, preparing for the highly anticipated
WBO Heavyweight World Title bout featuring, Sultan
Ibragimov and Evander Holyfield. In support of this
event, Mitchell Cypress, Chairman of the Seminole
Tribe of Florida, is traveling to Russia. Ibragimov,
the current WBO Heavyweight Champion, is one of the
featured fighters on the Tribe’s very own Seminole
Warriors Boxing Promotions Team. Chairman Cypress and
the Seminole Tribe of Florida are pleased to be
hosting a special pre-fight dinner for these two
warriors at one of their newly acquired properties
known as Hard Rock Café Moscow on Thursday, October
11th at 7:30pm.
A CONVERSATION WITH EVANDER
HOLYFIELD
What about Ibragimov?
He’s quick. What he brings to the game, he is
probably going to throw more punches than any of the
heavyweights that I fought. The difference between he and
Michael Moorer, is Moorer is going to throw three punches.
When I see this guy, he throws four or five punches. He does
awkward stuff that I’ve never seen a heavyweight fighter do.
IBRAGIMOV VS HOLYFIELD TO AIR ON
ESPN CLASSIC TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12!
To tell the story of this
hard-hitting bout, ESPN Classic will present an advanced
showing of the preview show to this historic event,
entitled LAST STAND, this week to get fight fans ready
for Saturday night. Premiering tonight at 8pm ET, and
then airing a second time on Friday, October 12th at
10pm ET, LAST STAND will feature exclusive interviews,
analysis and fight footage as Ibragimov and Holyfield
prepare for the fight of their lives.
WBO HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION SULTAN IBRAGIMOV ARRIVES IN MOSCOW READY TO PROVE HE IS
THE 'REAL DEAL'
Undefeated WBO world champion Sultan Ibragimov (21-0-1, 17 KOs), one of the
four heavyweight titlists, with all the other belts also belonging to the
fighters from the former Soviet Union, is already in the Russian capital.
Team Ibragimov has successfully arrived at Sheremetievo-2 International
Airport this morning after a long transcontinental journey from America to
Moscow. Accompanying Sultan were among others: his chief coach Jeff
Mayweather, assistant trainer Gary Larson, conditioning trainer Jeremy
Fedoruk and Ibragimov's Russian co-promoter Ramazan Abacharaev, the
president of the Golden Grain Promotions. Greeting the VIP guests was the
local promoter of the upcoming show Yuri Fedorov, not to mention a huge
crowd of local media and eventual fans.
TONY THOMPSON READY TO TAKE
ON WINNER OF IBRAGIMOV-HOLYFIELD
“I'm looking
forward to the winner of (Sultan) Ibragimov and (Evander) Holyfield taking
on his mandatory fight with me," said Thompson, who gives the undefeated Russian
(21-0-1, 17 KO) a slight edge to retain his WBO World Heavyweight Title against
the former undisputed champion in Moscow on October 13.
IBRAGIMOV -
HOLYFIELD A HOT TICKET... IN THE UNITED STATES
Despite taking place halfway
around the world at the Khodynka Arena in Moscow,
Russia, October 13th’s highly-anticipated showdown
between WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov and
challenger Evander Holyfield has become one of the
sport’s hottest tickets - not only in Russia, but here
in the United States, where fans have been clamoring
for the opportunity to witness history in the making.
TEAM IBRAGIMOV: BRITTLE BELT HOLDERS BELITTLE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION!
Heavyweight legend Mike Tyson said it best when he
called boxing a “hurt business”. But unfortunately for fight fans who
once considered the heavyweight division to be the sport’s glamour
division, the boxers who are supposed to represent the best of the class
are too busy nursing various aches and pains to actually get into the ring
and fight.
IBRAGIMOV, HOLYFIELD BREAK CAMP TO MEET THE
UNITED STATES MEDIA ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 IN NEW YORK CITY
Ibragimov vs. Holyfield, which is presented by Seminole
Warriors Boxing, Golden Boy, Golden Grain Promotions, Main Events,
Yuri Federov Sports Lab, Real Deal Promotions and Sampson Lewkowicz in
association with Nafta Moskva and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will
be televised from Moscow, Russia via PAY-PER-VIEW, check your
subscriber for local listings.
IBRAGIMOV vs HOLYFIELD TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Tyson, and Bernard Hopkins already have their
seats. Now fight fans around the world can buy their tickets for the
biggest heavyweight event of 2007, as unbeaten WBO Heavyweight Champion
Sultan Ibragimov defends his crown for the first time against the
legendary "Real Deal", Evander Holyfield, on Saturday, October 13th, at
the beautiful brand new Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia.
Tickets, priced from just over $10.00 (300 rubles) to $3,000.00
(75,000 rubles). There are also a limited number of VIP tickets
available. Tickets may be ordered by calling +7 (495) 228-0418 or +7
(495) 643-1825, or by visiting
www.ring-side.ru or
www.hockey-palace.ru.
CHAGAEV WITHDRAWS FROM UNIFICATION BOUT;
HOLYFIELD GOES AGAINST IBRAGIMOV ON OCTOBER 13TH
After the sudden withdrawal of WBA Heavyweight Champion
Ruslan Chagaev from his October 13th unification bout with WBO
Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov due to a reported case of
hepatitis B, a serious and perhaps career-threatening illness.
Seminole Warriors Boxing,
Golden Boy Promotions, Main Events and Golden Grain Promotions, in
association with Sampson Lewkowicz and Yuri Federov’s Sports Lab, are
pleased to announce that stepping up to the plate in an attempt to win
the heavyweight championship of the world for a fifth time is Evander
“The Real Deal” Holyfield.
Tickets are now on sale!
9-04-2007
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