Dzinziruk Wants Paul Williams Bout, Without Universum
By Andrey Krikunov
WBО light middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk is going to Germany to terminate his contract with Universum Box Promotion. Sergiy hopes to end his relations with the company by mutual consent and to find a new promoter in the USA as soon as possible so that he could have a fight by the end of the year.
“We’ll conduct negotiations with Universum. I want to terminate the contract in such a way so that there won’t be misunderstandings between us and to part on good terms, if possible, - told the Ukrainian fight to BoxingScene.com. "If it’s not possible and there are problems…well, we will fight for our existence. Of course, it’s safe to assume that they will react negatively to my desire to leave."
"I’ve already tried to quit at the beginning of the year when my bout with [James] Kirkland had fallen through. I said that I was not happy about this situation and proposed to put an end to our relations. But they didn’t let me go and promised that everything would be all right. The situation didn’t change though. Time passed and I sat without fights, besides the financial conditions became worse and worse”.
After the fallout of Williams-Pavlik fight boxing insiders began to talk again about the possibility of a bout between interim and reigning WBO light middleweight champions.
“I’m interested in the bout with Williams, but not under Universum, - explained Dzinziruk. – I’d like to sign a contract for this fight with another promoter. I’m closely following the situation and I know that now Williams camp is looking for an opponent. But I’m not sure that Universum can offer me something decent even in the aspect financial terms. I don’t think they will make an interesting offer”.
Also Sergiy complained that this situation is bad for his fitness. “I need at least 2 month, or 8-10 weeks for a good training camp. If we manage to leave Universum now and to find other promotional company and then opponent in September, October and November will be enough for my preparation. Thus, if we break up with Universum fast, we still can manage to do everything this year”.
