Vanes Martirosyan now Sergei Dzinzurik's mandatory

Over the past two years undefeated junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KOs) has called out some of boxing's biggest names to no avail. While those efforts have been unsuccessful, his efforts in the ring have earned him the #1 spot in the latest rankings put out by the WBO.

It appears that WBO junior middleweight champion Sergei Dzinzurik will move up to middleweight in March to face Sergio Martinez. Team Martirosyan hopes the Ukrainian fighter will honor the WBO's rankings and grant Martirosyan a fight immediately after the Martinez bout.

Martirosyan who is based out of Glendale, Calfornia, is looking to return to the ring next month and is patiently waiting for the title shot he has been craving.

"I'm ranked #1 in the world by the WBO, #6 by the WBC, and #4 by the IBF and WBA. After my next fight I am confident my title shot will come soon," he said. "Dzinzurik is a great champion. I am sure he will honor his mandatory and give me a crack at his belt."

An announcement on Martirosyan's next fight will come shortly.

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This is the perfect showcase fight for Sergei D.

If HBO wasn't run by morons, they'd have this as the undercard for Martinez vs Zbik, and then have the winners fight each other.

GrantZilla wrote:This is the perfect showcase fight for Sergei D.

If HBO wasn't run by morons, they'd have this as the undercard for Martinez vs Zbik, and then have the winners fight each other.

+1

GrantZilla wrote:This is the perfect showcase fight for Sergei D.

If HBO wasn't run by morons, they'd have this as the undercard for Martinez vs Zbik, and then have the winners fight each other.

I want to know why this concept is so hard to grasp. Are we as fans missing something vital in the business of boxing? We all seem to be on the same page as to what would make the sport entertaining yet we've had to dedicate message boards to air our frustrations about the boxing business and its dubious matchmaking.

HBO Sports is run by morons that don't understand the sport.

You got promoters that will always be self serving. With no network to keep them in check, they will continue to take advantage of the sitatuion.

Showtime boxing is as run as well as you can with the limited budget they got. It's a shame they do not have HBO's kind of budget.

Just imagine if HBO Sports was run by someone that understood boxing.

Like ESPN, they only recognize The Ring rankings and belts. Do not advertise and confuse viewers with ABC belts. By doing this, people will recognize who the real Champs are. Thus increasing interest in real Championship fights.

Instead blowing 2 million on Martinez vs a nobody. You spend that on double-header as suggestion. And use a porption of that money to actualy advertise the fight so people know when it's on.

Doing this, and I can promise HBO ratings for boxing would improve dramaticaly.

hardcorebee24 wrote:

GrantZilla wrote:This is the perfect showcase fight for Sergei D.

If HBO wasn't run by morons, they'd have this as the undercard for Martinez vs Zbik, and then have the winners fight each other.

I want to know why this concept is so hard to grasp. Are we as fans missing something vital in the business of boxing? We all seem to be on the same page as to what would make the sport entertaining yet we've had to dedicate message boards to air our frustrations about the boxing business and its dubious matchmaking.

It's the suits, those ties cut off the flow of blood to their heads.

Kery Davis and Ross Greenburg

GrantZilla wrote:This is the perfect showcase fight for Sergei D.

If HBO wasn't run by morons, they'd have this as the undercard for Martinez vs Zbik, and then have the winners fight each other.

you got it. Make this fight now!

GrantZilla wrote:HBO Sports is run by morons that don't understand the sport.

You got promoters that will always be self serving. With no network to keep them in check, they will continue to take advantage of the sitatuion.

Showtime boxing is as run as well as you can with the limited budget they got. It's a shame they do not have HBO's kind of budget.

Just imagine if HBO Sports was run by someone that understood boxing.

Like ESPN, they only recognize The Ring rankings and belts. Do not advertise and confuse viewers with ABC belts. By doing this, people will recognize who the real Champs are. Thus increasing interest in real Championship fights.

Instead blowing 2 million on Martinez vs a nobody. You spend that on double-header as suggestion. And use a porption of that money to actualy advertise the fight so people know when it's on.

Doing this, and I can promise HBO ratings for boxing would improve dramaticaly.

HBO needs to hire ESPN's guy Doug something, he'd be best thing to happen to HBO boxing

GrantZilla wrote:This is the perfect showcase fight for Sergei D.

If HBO wasn't run by morons, they'd have this as the undercard for Martinez vs Zbik, and then have the winners fight each other.

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GrantZilla wrote:This is the perfect showcase fight for Sergei D.

If HBO wasn't run by morons, they'd have this as the undercard for Martinez vs Zbik, and then have the winners fight each other.

I sort of disagree. Let Vanes and Zbik fight eash other. Both havent proved shit to belong on any network. Im so unimpressed with Vanes everytime hes fought and Zbik, fuck just by his last name, he seems like a total bum.