By Miguel Rivera, photo by Ryan Greene/Premier Boxing Champions
Former world champion Miguel Vazquez (36-5, 13KOs) of Mexico is latest fighter to complain about manager/adviser Al Haymon.
Vazquez signed on with Haymon two years ago, but has only seen action three times since 2015. He's 2-2 in his last four fights.
He hasn't been in the ring since May of this year, when he won a ten round unanimous decision over Erick Bone. Prior to that, more than a year ago, he lost a debated unanimous decision to another former world champion, Argenis Mendez.
Vazquez took to the social networks to voice his frustrations. He claims that Haymon's people are not answering his calls or providing him with fights. According to Vazquez, he's ready to get in there with anyone.
"I have too much bad news, I'm not fighting. The truth is, this year has been the worst year of my life. I've been thinking about a retirement from boxing. And that's too bad because it is all that I know how to do in my life. The company of Mr. Al Haymon is apparently no longer interested in giving me fights," Vazquez stated.
A few weeks ago, junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan took to social media with near identical complaints. Vanes has been out of the ring since losing a twelve round decision to Erislandy Lara in May. He also stated that Haymon's people were not taking his calls or providing him with any opportunities to fight.
There has been a big criticism on Haymon and his company, Premier Boxing Champions, as a good portion of the PBC fighters have only seen action 1 to 2 times this year. Part of that issue is the size of PBC's vast stable, which could be around 150 to 200 fighters, and the limited amount of television dates in 2016.
