RSSBoxing’s Newest Promoter: Kostya Tszyu
Former undisputed light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu is planning to start a boxing promotion that will help Russian boxers who are unable to get big-time contracts from American promoters.
“I believe the Soviet boxing school to be the strongest in the world,” said Tszyu. “All recent successes of the school representatives does not surprise me. Moreover, victories should have been achieved much earlier. The reason is this: We do not yet have a sound organization that would exclusively be occupied with and protect the rights of our Russian boxers.”
“They are unprotected; western promoters do to them as they please. I will establish such a union. I am sure the guys will join me. Consider, for example, Roman Karmazin; he is an excellent boxer, the current world champion. But he received next to nothing for his championship fight. Then he was toyed around by his promoter Don King, expecting to fight an opponent. I will not allow this kind of stuff happen.”
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