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Eddie Chambers Takes On
Galen Brown
This Friday At The Claridge In Atlantic City
This Friday night at the Claridge in Atlantic City, former
world Heavyweight title challenger, Eddie Chambers will be
fighting as a Heavyweight in the United States for the first
time in over three years when he takes on Galen Brown in the
8-round co-feature on a card promoted by King's Promotions.
The show will be headlined by another 8-round Heavyweight
bout that will pit Travis Kauffman (29-1, 21 KO's) taking on
Epifanio Mendoza (41-21-1, 35 KO's).
Chambers of Philadelphia, challenged for the Heavyweight
championship of the world in 2010 when he was topped by
Wladimr Klitschko in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Since then, Chambers has been trying to get back to that
lofty perch but a disputed loss to Tomasz Adamek and a loss
to Thabiso Mchunu in Chambers' one appearance at
Cruiserweight seemed to impede his rise back to the top.
Chambers gathered himself and spent ample time in England to
train in the camp of mandatory title challenger Tyson Fury
and was able to win five straight (4 by knockout) in the
United Kingdom.
Now he is back and focusing on once again being a top
Heavyweight contender and earning another chance at
Heavyweight glory.
"Everything is going pretty good. It has been a smooth
transition coming back here," said Chambers.
"When I went to England, I went with the intention of
campaigning there and getting big fights over there. I
learned a great deal of boxing, life and about myself from
Peter Fury and the rest of the guys. I was creating a life
there. I just want to come back here now but I do plan to
fight in England again. They have knowledgeable fight fans
and they really embraced me."
Now back in the States, Chambers has inked up with Al Haymon
and he feels that this is the right time to make another
move in the Heavyweight division.
"Fighting close to home is a good situation to come back to.
I have been able to train in familiar surroundings and I am
just going to do my thing."
In Brown, he is fighting a grizzled veteran who has fought
75 times and has taken on many former champions, title
challengers and top contenders.
"He is a journeyman, but I respect all fighters. Anyone who
gets in the ring, you must respect. He has fought 75 times
and knows a lot of tricks and is awkward and
unconventional."
Chambers believes that he is close to getting back in
position and it won't be long that he is back fighting for
the title.
"I am staying at Heavyweight. I want the bigger fights as
soon as I can. I think because of my name, experience and
ability, that opportunity will come sooner rather than later
and I look forward to that. I want to thank my team and fans
for the continued support and look for me to get back into a
big fight real shortly."
Also appearing in an 8-round bout will be Cruiserweight
Keith Tapia (15-0, 10 KO's) of Santurce, Puerto Rico taking
on Anthony Caputo Smith (15-5, 10 KO's) of Kennett Square,
PA
Ivan Golub (8-0, 6 KO's) of Brooklyn, NY will fight Pavel
Miranda (19-10-1, 9 KO's) of Tijuana, Mexico in a Super
Welterweight bout.
In 6-round bouts:
Dauren Yuleussinov (3-0, 2 KO's) of Brooklyn, NY fighting
Justin Williams (4-10-2, 2 KO's) of Beaumont, Texas in a
Super Middleweight fight.
Danny Kelly (8-1-1, 7 KO's) of Washington, DC will battle
Jimmy Suarez (3-6, 3 KO's) of Aguada, PR in a Heavyweight
bout.
In 4-round Bouts:
Alex Barbosa (4-2-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia, PA will fight
Jose Garcia (0-4) of San Juan, Puerto Rico in a
Featherweight contest
Pavlo Ishchenko of Brooklyn, NY will make his pro debut
against Nicholas Rodriguez (0-2-1) of Somerset, KY in a
Featherweight contest.
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