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Statement On Glazkov vs.
Martin
IBF Heavyweight Title Fight
Today the IBF held a purse bid for the upcoming battle
between Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov (21-0-1, 13 KOs) and
Charles Martin (22-0-1, 20 KOs) for the vacant IBF
Heavyweight World Title at their offices in Springfield, NJ,
which Warriors Boxing won. The much-anticipated fight will
take place on January 16, 2016 at the Barclays Center in
Brooklyn, New York. The winning bid was $1,238,000 and the
IBF has ordered that the split will be 65-35 in favor of
Glazkov.
Glazkov won the #1 position in the IBF when he defeated
Steve Cunningham back in March so the 31-year old from
Lugansk, Ukraine is excited to finally get his shot at the
IBF belt in his first world title fight. He said, "I am
looking forward to getting back in the ring and finally
getting my opportunity to fight for a world title. I want to
thank everyone who helped me get to this place in my
career."
Main Events' CEO Kathy Duva added, "We are thrilled that
Czar is getting his world title fight right away and in our
own backyard! The turn around is quick, but both fighters
will have the same amount of time to prepare so it's fair.
On top of fighting for his first world title,Glazkov is
going to get more money for this fight than we were offered
for any other fight and we won't be tied to any future
options. This is a great deal for everyone involved."
Duva co-promotes Glazkov with Kirill Pchelnikov of Pushka
Promotions. Pushka and Main Events put in a bid today but
Pchelnikov remarked, "It does not matter we didn't win the
purse bid and it doesn't matter where the fight will be.
Maybe next time we will be able to take Glazkov to fight in
Russia when he is champion!"
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