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Ra'eese Aleem Embracing Tough Challenge To Fight Sam
Goodman In His Native Land Of Australia
Undefeated Jr. Featherweight, Ra’eese Aleem (20-0, 12 KOs),
ranked IBF #5, gears up to face his toughest challenge yet,
a 12-round title elimination bout against IBF #4 rated
contender, Sam Goodman (14-0, 7 KOs).
Aleem, hailing from the United States, is embracing stepping
out of his comfort zone to fight Goodman in his home country
of Australia. This will be the first time in his challenging
career that Aleem will fight out of the USA. For years,
Aleem has been ducked by all the top fighters in the
division. He explains why he is willing to travel outside of
the country for a fight.
"I am thrilled to be back in the ring and eager to showcase
my skills on Australian soil,” said Aleem, from his training
camp in Las Vegas. “Stepping out of the USA for the first
time in my career is my way of letting everyone in boxing
know that I’m ready to do whatever it takes to get a title
shot. I am fully prepared to leave everything in the ring
and make a decisive statement by getting the knockout. I
don’t want to let any decision be in the hands of the
judges. I feel winning this fight outside of the USA, will
show how serious I am about becoming world champion.”
"Aleem has proven that he's one of the best fightiers in the
122-pound division and its no secret why he's also the most
avoided fighter at super bantamweight," said Greg Hannley,
Aleem's manager and CEO of Prince Ranch Boxing. "Aleem
should be applauded for fighting overseas against a guy
fighting in his own country. He's hungry and he's ready to
come out victorious."
Aleem vs. Goodman will air live on SHOWTIME on Saturday,
June 17 (Sunday, June 18 in Australia) from the Gold Coast
Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland,
Australia in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The main
event featuring Tim Tszyu defending his Interim WBO
154-pound title against the tough Mexican contender Carlos
Ocampo. The SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL telecast begins at
10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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