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Heavyweight Beast Magomed
Abdusalamov
To Appear On Friday Night Fights Next Week
"My fighter will beat everybody in the heavyweight division;
it's only a matter of time," says Boris Grinberg of AB
Boxing, manager and father figure of undefeated Russian
heavyweight Magomed "Mago" Abdusalamov (12-0, 12 KOs).
To say Team Abdusalamov is confident their fighter is the
next big thing in the heavyweight division is an
understatement. They are certain of it. "This guy beats
everybody, including the Klitschkos. He's too big and
strong. Nobody can even go more than a few rounds with him
in sparring."
Abdusalamov will face Cuba's Pedro Rodriguez (8-0, 6 KOs) in
one of the televised bouts of the Friday, February 3, ESPN
Friday Night Fights broadcast presented by Warriors Boxing
and Sampson Boxing at the Texas Station Gambling Hall &
Hotel in Las Vegas.
The event, entitled "Superbrawls", will be topped by a
10-round light heavyweight main event between Colombian
powerhouse Edison "Pantera" Miranda and South Africa's WBC
#6, WBA #13, and WBO #14-rated Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba,
and also feature Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) of Las
Vegas and Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy (14-0, 11 KOs) in
the eight-round lightweight co-main event
30-year-old "Mago" Abdusalamov is a crunching southpaw
powerhouse who moves forward constantly and imposes his
brute strength on his unfortunate foes.
Blessed with amazing patience for such a heavy-handed boxer,
when faced with a challenging style, the big Russian also
has the ability to study his opponent before pulverizing
them, probably due to his extensive amateur career where he
was the 2005 and 2006 Russian amateur champion at super
heavyweight.
"They're calling him the Russian Tyson and a lot of people
are anxious to get a look at this guy," said his promoter
Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing. "The opponent he's
fighting was on the Cuban national team as an amateur and is
also undefeated, but our guy is unstoppable. He never stops
training; he's strong as an ox, has all kinds of
international experience and he listens well and learns a
lot."
Abdusalamov currently lives in Oxnard, California, training
under the watchful eye of trainer Pablo Sarmiento. Sarmiento
has tremendous experience in guiding southpaw fighters to
glory, as he is also the trainer of WBC emeritus
middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.
"By the end of this year, he'll start beating top contenders
like Chris Arreola and guys like that," continued Grinberg.
"He wants to fight them now, but nobody wants to fight him.
We tried to make this fight against Travis Walker, but he
ran away. Two or three fighters refused to fight him for
this event. Nobody wants to be knocked out."
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Topping the all-action undercard will be "can't miss" Puerto
Rican super middleweight prospect Roberto Jose Acevedo (2-0,
1 KO) in a four-round showcase fight against Las Vegas
resident Velvet Malone (0-3).
Other bouts scheduled include a noteworthy six-round super
featherweight tussle between Igrim, Russia's undefeated
Eveny Gradovich (11-0, 6 KOs) and Las Vegas' Robert Osiobe
(11-3-4, 6 KOs); a four-round junior welterweight match-up
between Vegas residents Cameron Kreal (0-0-2) and Jesus
Gutierrez (1-0, 1 KO); and Puerto Rico's Juan Carlos
Velasquez (10-1, 5 KOs) in a six-round super featherweight
bout against TBA.
Tickets for "Super Brawls" are priced at $25 and $50 and are
available at Ticketmaster, any Texas Station rewards center
or at Stationcasinos.com/concerts. A few VIP seats are
available at a price of $100. Please call (954) 985-1155.
On fight night, doors open at 5:30 and the action starts at
6:00 pm.
Station Bucks may be used to purchase tickets. All ages
welcome. Under 21 must be accompanied by an adult 21 or
over. Show subject to change without notice. Management
reserves all rights. Digital Photography and video
prohibited. Tickets can be purchased at any Station Casinos
Boarding Pass Rewards Center, The Fiesta's, by logging onto
stationcasinos.com/concerts or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel is located at 2101 Texas
Star Ln in North Las Vegas. Telephone: (702) 631-1000 or
(800)654-8888.
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