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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Jean vs. Peterson In Negotiations
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The IBF championship committee has confirmed its
decision to sanction a super lightweight world title fight
between the Montrealer Dierry Jean and the American Lamont
Peterson. The promoters of the two fighters, the Montrealer
Camille Estephan, from Eye Of The Tiger Management Group,
and Golden Boy Promotions, will receive a letter from the
IBF in the last week of September, indicating they have one
month a free negotiation. If no agreement is possible to
decide the site and the date of the fight, the IBF will
ordered a purse bid at the beginning of October.
Peterson (31-2-1), a fighter of 29 years old coming from
Memphis, Tennessee, is the IBF champion. Jean (25-0-0)
became the IBF mandatory challenger May 10th in Oklahoma, in
beating the Californian Cleotis Pendarvis (17-4-2) by TKO in
less than four rounds in decisive elimination bout.
“It is my dream to be involved in a world championship
bout,” said Jean. “I know I will be the next IBF champion.”
Guy Jutras, the Canadian director of the WBA and a member of
the officials of the WBA believes Jean is actually the best
natural talent of the Canadian pro boxing.
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