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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Ibragimov’s KO Makes MSG History
HOLLYWOOD, FL – On March 10th, if you sneezed or bent down to tie your shoe lace after the opening bell of the main event at Madison Square Garden, you were simply out of luck – the show was over. Sultan Ibragimov stunned the spectators, who had barely settled into their seats, with the suddenness and ferocity of his attack, capped with a thunderous left uppercut that sent his opponent, Javier Mora, sprawling. It was all over in 46 seconds of the first round – a record for the quickest knockout in a main event bout in Madison Square Garden history!
Prior to this stunning performance the record was 54 seconds, shared by Gerry Cooney and Lee Savold. In 1981, Cooney pounded Ken Norton into retirement at the current Garden, tying the record set back in 1948 when Lee Savold bombed out Bari, Italy’s Gino Bonvino at the old Madison Square Garden on Eighth Avenue and 49th Street.. Prior to that, the record was 63 seconds, when Al “Bummy” Davis upset former and future lightweight champion Bob Montgomery in 1944.
Mora came into the fight with impressive credentials, never having been stopped in 26 prior bouts of which he had lost only 3. Fortunately for Shannon Briggs, who was Ibragimov’s originally scheduled opponent, the bout was not televised. Watching such a performance certainly could have brought about a relapse for a guy on the mend from “walking pneumonia.”
Sultan, a seemingly introspective, sometimes sullen but not unfriendly scrapper from Rostov-Na Donu, Russia, has paid his dues and earned the respect of the boxing establishment. Now undefeated in 21 professional bouts – and a sparkling new record to go with it - there is no question that he is prepared for a crack at the heavyweight crown.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Ibragimov and Briggs Try Again on June 2
Fresh off a 46 second annihilation of Javier Mora on Saturday night at The Theater in Madison Square Garden, number one WBO Heavyweight contender Sultan Ibragimov is looking forward to getting his shot at champion Shannon Briggs on June 2, in his home country of Russia.
“I’ve been ready for Briggs for a long time and I’m just waiting to win the belt officially back home in Russia,” said Ibragimov. “June 2nd will be a big night for me and my fans.”
The unbeaten Ibragimov’s promoters, Seminole Warriors Boxing, Golden Boy Promotions, and Golden Grain Promotions, have finalized plans to bring the WBO Heavyweight Championship bout to Moscow, Russia on June 2.
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Thursday, March 08, 2007
Ibragimov, Mora, Greenberg Quotes
NEW YORK - Gallagher’s Steak House in midtown was the packed venue to get fight week underway, as the Russian heavyweights head to Madison Square Garden’s Theater this Saturday night, March 10. Sultan Ibragimov (19-0-1, 16 KO’s) will be in the main event against Mexican star Javier Mora (21-3-1, 17 KO’s), while Roman Greenberg (24-0, 17 KO’s) takes on Michael Simms (19-6-1, 13 KO’s) in the co-feature, as both stars put their unbeaten streaks on the line on the fight card spectacular presented by Seminole Warriors Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Golden Grain Promotions, Nafta Moskva, Gotham Boxing, Goossen Tutor and Global Advertising Strategies.
Seminole Warriors Boxing executive director Leon Margules hosted the proceeding for the media and fight camps, also attended by undercard fighters Edgar Santana, Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin and others.
Ibragimov hails from Rostov-na-Donu, while Greenberg is from Odessa.
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Mora to Replace Briggs and Face Ibragimov
Heavyweight contender Sultan Ibragimov’s bout against WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs will have to wait a little longer, as a case of pneumonia has forced Briggs to withdraw from his March 10th title defense. But Ibragimov’s opportunity to fight in front of his legion of New York City fans remains on schedule, as rugged prospect Javier Mora has been tabbed to face the unbeaten Russian at The Theater of Madison Square Garden.
“I’m very disappointed I’m not fighting Briggs, but these things happen,” said the unbeaten Ibragimov. “I am happy that Mora has the courage to step up and face me on March 10th, and I assure my fans that I will be getting my championship belt very soon.”
One of the few heavyweights to carry on the storied boxing tradition of legendary Mexican warriors such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Salvador Sanchez, and Ruben Olivares, La Chona born Javier Mora (21-3-1, 17 KOs) is on a quest to become his home country’s first world heavyweight champion. He’s got a good start so far, as the 24-year old pressure fighter is adding to his resume every day with quality wins and experience-building bouts against the elite of the division. In his last bout, on January 6th, Mora scored a unanimous decision win over Earl Ladson.
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