Dzinziruk To Pay Universum Off; Targets Alfredo Angulo
By Andrey Krikunov
WBO light middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk continues to sort out the issues with his ex-promotional company Universum. The Ukrainian was surprised to hear the claims of the German side, claiming they had won the trial with him. At the same time Sergiy has already realized that the only way to resolve the situation is to pay the Germans a certain amount of money.
“The latest claims of Universum were a complete surprise for me”, – told Dzinziruk to BoxingScene.com. – “We’ve only recently talked to them and they haven’t said a word about the trial. My lawyer is also surprised that there was some court ruling, though I haven’t even been informed about that. Probably they are afraid of something, if they make such claims. Now we continue negotiations. What is the way out of this situation? Before the New Year we decided that I would pay to Universum a certain amount of money and buy out my contract. Though I’m told that I have to go to the court and win the trial, I just don’t have time for that. I want to box, not to go through legal proceedings. If the trial drags on, there will be unnecessary headache, nerves and uncertainty with my bouts."
Meanwhile, Dzinziruk continues his negotiations with American promoters. Sergiy plans to continue working with his trainer Alexander Polischuk, while living and training in Los Angeles. The Ukrainian has already started the preparation for his next fight, possibly against WBO temporary champion Alfredo Angulo, which may take place in March. At that time the gap between Dzinziruk’s bouts would be 16 months.
“Such a long recess in boxing is always difficult”, - tells Dzinziruk. - “But maybe there is something positive about that. I miss boxing and now I have extra motivation, I really want to show myself to the world and to prove my worth. I think that everything is for the best. I’ll step into the ring and will defend my title. Angulo is a tough boxer, he’s rather short and has aggressive powerful style. I’ve fought such boxers many times; the most important here is to be well prepared and to have solid training camp. I don’t see any problems in this fight for me."
