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PURSE BID FOR TWO ASIAN BOXERS!

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THE WBA HAS ANNOUNCED THE PURSE BIDDING FOR TWO ASIAN WBA MANDATORY CONTENDERS IN THE UMBRELLA OF GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS. THE BIDDING WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007, AT THE SHERATON PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.

IN AN INTERVIEW TODAY WITH KOKIET PANICHAYAROM, ONE OF THE LEADING PROMOTERS IN THAILAND, HE SAID HE IS VERY PLEASED ABOUT THIS WBA BIDDING ANNOUNCEMENT, AND HE THANKED THE WBA PRESIDENT GILBERTO MENDOZA AND HIS INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKER MR. SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ ALONG WITH HIS ARGENTINA BUSINESS ASSOCIATE ARANO BOX PROMOTION FOR HAVING TO INITIATE A PURSE BIDDING FOR THE VACANT WBA 108LB TITLE.

THE MATCH-UP BETWEEN UNDEFEATED NETHRA SASIPRAPA OF THAILAND VS. JUAN CARLOS REVECO OF ARGENTINA RAN INTO A SNAG AFTER NUMEROUS UNSUCCESSFUL PROPOSED PURSE NEGOTIATION.

"WE ARE READY FOR THIS PURSE BID, WE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR APPOINTED INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKER MR. SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ BECAUSE HE IS UNDEFEATED AND POUND-FOR-POUND CHAMPION WHEN IT COMES TO PURSE BIDDING". MR. KOKIET SAID TO THIS WRITER.

ALSO, ANOTHER NEWLY GBP SIGNED ASIAN BOXER WBA #1 PRAWET SINGWANGCHA IS SLATED FOR A MANDATORY CHALLENGE AGAINST DEFENDING WBA WORLD CHAMPION JUAN DIAZ FOR THE WBA LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE, THE PURSE BID WAS REQUESTED BY GBP DUE TO NON-COMPLIANCE BY DON KING FOR NOT RESPONDING TO AGREE ON PAYING A STEP ASIDE FEE DURING A PROPOSED SUPER FIGHT BETWEEN JOEL CASAMAYOR AGAINST JUAN DIAZ, WHICH DID NOT MATERIALIZE.

NO FIGHT WAS MENTIONED LATTER TO HAVE JUAN DIAZ DEFEND HIS TITLE, RECENTLY ANOTHER SUPER FIGHT DEAL PROPOSED TO MATCH-UP JUAN DIAZ WITH ACELINO FRIETES THAT WAS ANNOUNCED RECENTLY ON SOME OF THE WEBSITES THAT THE FIGHT WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 28 AT FOXWOOD RESORT CASINO ON A HBO-TELEVISED FIGHT. JUAN DIAZ AND HIS PROMOTER MUST NOW COMPLY WITH THIS PURSE BID. MANAGER OF PRAWET SINGWANGCHA MR. ATTHAPORN TANGNUSAT WAS ASSURED BY GBP AND INTERNATIONAL MATCHMAKER MR. SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ THAT THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, PRAWET WILL EITHER FIGHT FOR THE TITLE AGAINST JUAN DIAZ OR A VACANT WBA TITLE IF THAT WILL BE THE CASE.

MANAGER ATTHAPORN THANKED GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS ALONG WITH WELL RESPECTED "PICASO MAN HIMSELF" MATCHMAKER MR. SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ FOR TAKING CARE OF THE INTEREST OF HIS BOXER.

"IT IS THE REASON WHY WE SIGNED WITH GBP BECAUSE THEY CAN PRODUCE RESULTS FOR MY BOXERS" MR. ATTHAPORN SAID IN AN INTERVIEW.




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