Post by B. Singh on Nov 10, 2006 6:44:38 GMT -5
Trinidad Express
Salandy goes after six titles
Ramnarine offered US$5,000 purse
Ian Prescott
Friday, November 10th 2006
TRINIDAD and Tobago's world champion boxer Jizelle Salandy will go after a record of sorts when she contests six titles in her next fight against American Lisa Holewyne on December 9 at the Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain.
Making the announcement yesterday was promoter Buxo Potts, who declared that 19-year-old Salandy will defend both her World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight world titles, and also fight for the WIBA, NABC, IWBF and IBC junior middleweight titles against Holewyne.
"We intend to wipe out the junior middleweight division," declared Potts, who further announced that Salandy will seek a place in the Guinness Book of Records if she can accomplish the feat.
Potts said Bermuda's Teressa Perozzi; local welterweight world champion Iva Weston; and American Laila Ali were also being looked at as opponents for Salandy in 2007.
Yesterday, the outspoken promoter also offered boxer Ria Ramnarine a place on his December card, offering her a guaranteed US$5,000 purse for a rematch with Americans Yvonne Caples or Diedra Hamaguchi.
On Tuesday, Ramnarine said she had given up her Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) mini flyweight world title, which she controversially won against Caples, stating that she was frustrated by not being given enough support by Government, the media and the Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Board.
Potts offered gifts all around, promising Caribbean heavyweight champion Kertson Manswell a shot at the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title and US$1 million in three fights, if he join forces with Potts' organisation.
He advised both Ramnarine and Manswell to "Call me."
But yesterday's press conference was not all about upcoming fights.
Salandy denied allegations she ever took performance-enchancing drugs and accused Ramnarine of pointing a finger at her.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ramnarine accused an unnamed local boxer of taking steroids.
"It confuses me that the Boxing Board, the Ministry of Sport and media houses are all well aware, but silent on the issue of one of our prominent boxers who was hospitalised because of a steroids overdose. How come it is that the Boxing Board has not penalised this boxer?
"Is it that they are encouraging cheating to win? Had it been me, I would have been tarred, feathered and paraded for the whole of Trinidad and Tobago and the world, by extension, to see, especially by certain journalists, who take (pride) in dipping their pens in poison and using it to assassinate my character both locally and internationally," Ramnarine said
In response, Salandy stated: "I have never used any performance-enhancing drugs, nor have I ever been tested positive in anyway for any illegal substance. There is no legal laboratory test to give credence to any of these allegations.
"Anyone having such information, I urge them to bring it forward and make it public to the world. I urge Ria to desist from going down this path. Our main focus should be to ensure that there is growth and development in the sport of boxing so we and those to come can benefit from our achievement."
Salandy goes after six titles
Ramnarine offered US$5,000 purse
Ian Prescott
Friday, November 10th 2006
TRINIDAD and Tobago's world champion boxer Jizelle Salandy will go after a record of sorts when she contests six titles in her next fight against American Lisa Holewyne on December 9 at the Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain.
Making the announcement yesterday was promoter Buxo Potts, who declared that 19-year-old Salandy will defend both her World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight world titles, and also fight for the WIBA, NABC, IWBF and IBC junior middleweight titles against Holewyne.
"We intend to wipe out the junior middleweight division," declared Potts, who further announced that Salandy will seek a place in the Guinness Book of Records if she can accomplish the feat.
Potts said Bermuda's Teressa Perozzi; local welterweight world champion Iva Weston; and American Laila Ali were also being looked at as opponents for Salandy in 2007.
Yesterday, the outspoken promoter also offered boxer Ria Ramnarine a place on his December card, offering her a guaranteed US$5,000 purse for a rematch with Americans Yvonne Caples or Diedra Hamaguchi.
On Tuesday, Ramnarine said she had given up her Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) mini flyweight world title, which she controversially won against Caples, stating that she was frustrated by not being given enough support by Government, the media and the Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Board.
Potts offered gifts all around, promising Caribbean heavyweight champion Kertson Manswell a shot at the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title and US$1 million in three fights, if he join forces with Potts' organisation.
He advised both Ramnarine and Manswell to "Call me."
But yesterday's press conference was not all about upcoming fights.
Salandy denied allegations she ever took performance-enchancing drugs and accused Ramnarine of pointing a finger at her.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ramnarine accused an unnamed local boxer of taking steroids.
"It confuses me that the Boxing Board, the Ministry of Sport and media houses are all well aware, but silent on the issue of one of our prominent boxers who was hospitalised because of a steroids overdose. How come it is that the Boxing Board has not penalised this boxer?
"Is it that they are encouraging cheating to win? Had it been me, I would have been tarred, feathered and paraded for the whole of Trinidad and Tobago and the world, by extension, to see, especially by certain journalists, who take (pride) in dipping their pens in poison and using it to assassinate my character both locally and internationally," Ramnarine said
In response, Salandy stated: "I have never used any performance-enhancing drugs, nor have I ever been tested positive in anyway for any illegal substance. There is no legal laboratory test to give credence to any of these allegations.
"Anyone having such information, I urge them to bring it forward and make it public to the world. I urge Ria to desist from going down this path. Our main focus should be to ensure that there is growth and development in the sport of boxing so we and those to come can benefit from our achievement."
