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Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 14:16
by Ruthless-RKO
Murat Gassiev has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing USA, Ural Boxing Promotion and Warriors Boxing – and will move up to Heavyweight in June as he prepares to fight on DAZN.
“I am very happy to announce the beginning of cooperation between my promoters, URAL and Warriors with Matchroom Boxing USA and DAZN,” said Gassiev. “I am confident that this cooperation will bring great results. I want to make all my fans around the world happy and realize my full potential in the exciting Heavyweight division.”
“I’m delighted to welcome Murat to the team,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “Having unified the division at Cruiserweight, I feel Murat is a very exciting addition to the Heavyweight division and what a fantastic time to join it. We have lots of fights ready made for him and I can’t wait to see him fighting at Heavyweight very soon.”
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 14:17
by Ruthless-RKO
All these guys Hearn is signing now, are just USA/DAZN based.
Doubt they will fight in the UK often.
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 18 Apr 2019, 14:17
by ValMar
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑18 Apr 2019, 14:16
Murat Gassiev has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing USA, Ural Boxing Promotion and Warriors Boxing – and will move up to Heavyweight in June as he prepares to fight on DAZN.
“I am very happy to announce the beginning of cooperation between my promoters, URAL and Warriors with Matchroom Boxing USA and DAZN,” said Gassiev.
“I am confident that this cooperation will bring great results. I want to make all my fans around the world happy and realize my full potential in the exciting Heavyweight division.”
“I’m delighted to welcome Murat to the team,” said promoter Eddie Hearn.
“Having unified the division at Cruiserweight, I feel Murat is a very exciting addition to the Heavyweight division and what a fantastic time to join it. We have lots of fights ready made for him and I can’t wait to see him fighting at Heavyweight very soon.”
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 15 May 2019, 14:47
by Ruthless-RKO
Former unified cruiserweight world titlist Murat Gassiev, who recently signed a co-promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, likely will make his heavyweight debut on July 27 at a site to be determined, Hearn told ESPN on Tuesday. The fight would take place on a card headlined by junior welterweight titleholder Maurice Hooker, Hearn said. Gassiev, 25, of Russia, has not been in the ring since a one-sided decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed cruiserweight championship last July in the final of the World Boxing Super Series in Moscow.
Dan Rafael, ESPN Senior Writer
1d ago
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 15 May 2019, 14:48
by Ilya Muromets
Good! The more the merrier!
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 15 May 2019, 15:00
by greg
...the move was largely expected..it's still unusual to move up to HW after such a bad loss, isn't it..
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 15 May 2019, 16:32
by lillywhite14
I reckon he’ll do some damage
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 14:34
by boxing_rocks
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 17:43
by chinarich
Great fight for him if true, he said on another thread that he had a big fight soon to be announced so this certainly fits the bill...
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 17:50
by jamamb
joeys resume is stacked with good opposition
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 17:54
by oogiebe
jamamb wrote: ↑06 Jun 2019, 17:50
joeys resume is stacked with good opposition
He (Joey Dawejko) said on another thread that BIG news for him signing to fight someone was going to come out soon. I hope Gassiev knows what he's up against. GO JOEY D!!!!
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 18:11
by Joel2
Joshua
Whyte
Parker
Hunter
Gassiev
Usyk
Hrgovic
Allen/Price
Chisora
Some brilliant fights to be made in Matchroom stable alone. I’d like to see :
Chisora-Gassiev
Hunter-Parker
Hrgovic - usyk (can’t see it)
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 19:00
by boxing_rocks
oogiebe wrote: ↑06 Jun 2019, 17:54
He (Joey Dawejko) said on another thread that BIG news for him signing to fight someone was going to come out soon. I hope Gassiev knows what he's up against. GO JOEY D!!!!
I think Gassiev won't have serious problems against Joey.
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 19:02
by oogiebe
boxing_rocks wrote: ↑06 Jun 2019, 19:00
I think Gassiev won't have serious problems against Joey.
Serious problems? Maybe not, but he'll know he was in a fight. It won't be any walkover. I wouldn't have picked Dawejko as a first fight at HW. He got accolades from AJ during and right after training camp.
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 19:12
by boxing_rocks
oogiebe wrote: ↑06 Jun 2019, 19:02
Serious problems? Maybe not, but he'll know he was in a fight. It won't be any walkover. I wouldn't have picked Dawejko as a first fight at HW. He got accolades from AJ during and right after training camp.
Gassiev doesn't have a recent history of picking easy opponents. He spars HWs. Arreola in particular, tries to avoid sparring Gassiev after a few encounters. Dawejko is just a right opponent for the first official HW fight if Gassiev wants to gain anything.
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 19:15
by oogiebe
boxing_rocks wrote: ↑06 Jun 2019, 19:12
Gassiev doesn't have a recent history of picking easy opponents. He spars HWs. Arreola in particular, tries to avoid sparring Gassiev after a few encounters. Dawejko is just a right opponent for the first official HW fight if Gassiev wants to gain anything.
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk wasn't exactly a world beater, but anyhow, I might put a fin on Joey D for the hell of it.
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 06 Jun 2019, 20:44
by jamamb
tbf he didnt pick wlod and wlod was a 2x world champ and longtime top 10
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 10 Jun 2019, 22:09
by boxing_rocks
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 11 Jun 2019, 01:28
by jamamb
joey d gonna make a philly cheese steak out of gassiev
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 11 Jun 2019, 01:58
by KiwiRider
jamamb wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 01:28
joey d gonna make a philly cheese steak out of gassiev
Yeah Gassy is gonna know all about it.
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 11 Jun 2019, 02:34
by candyslim
Kudos to Gassiev for taking on a meaningful opponent in his hwt debut. Joey is nobody's pushover.
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 11 Jun 2019, 15:04
by boxing_rocks
KiwiRider wrote: ↑11 Jun 2019, 01:58
Yeah Gassy is gonna know all about it.
Nah, it will be no drama fight for Gassiev.
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 11 Jun 2019, 21:43
by SportsRatings
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑18 Apr 2019, 14:16“Having unified the division at Cruiserweight
unified the division at Cruiserweight? How, by losing to Usyk?
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 11 Jun 2019, 22:11
by HomicideHenry
Eddie might just have another heartbreak on his hands. Dawjecko is nobody to take lightly.
Re: Murat Gassiev Inks Pact With Hearn, Heading To Heavyweight
Posted: 12 Jun 2019, 05:27
by Ruthless-RKO
He did unify, IN the CW division..
They just worded it wrong. I think.