
By Ruslan Chikov
It has been revealed that WBA mandatory cruiserweight title challenger Valery Brudov (38-2, 27KOs) has signed a promotional contract with Don King. Brudov challenges champion Guillermo Jones (36-3, 28KOs) on October 2 Panama City. King has been signing a lot of Eastern European talent. He is co-promoter to Nikolai Valuev and recently signed Andreas Kotelnik.
"Until the last minute, this sensational news was kept secret, but then today at three o'clock the formalities were settled," said Brudov's manager Volodymyr Kushnir.