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By Mitch Abramson - Golden Boy Promotions is revving up its efforts to stage a monthly boxing series at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn next year with a significant hiring this week and change of address for another key mover- and-shaker.
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told BoxingScene.com that fight agent Don Majeski will be the matchmaker for the Big Apple boxing series, while Golden Boy COO David Itskowitch has already moved back to the city he grew up in and will be heavily involved in the show’s promotion, Schaefer said.
A number of New York-based promoters were initially upset that an L.A. based company such as Golden Boy swooped in and struck a significant deal in July of last year. The furor has died down, but the activity by Golden Boy has not. While Itskowitch acknowledged his move back east was “personal” and was unrelated to Golden Boy’s venture in Brooklyn, it does place him a stone’s throw away from the boxing arena and future home of the Nets. [Click Here To Read More]
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told BoxingScene.com that fight agent Don Majeski will be the matchmaker for the Big Apple boxing series, while Golden Boy COO David Itskowitch has already moved back to the city he grew up in and will be heavily involved in the show’s promotion, Schaefer said.
A number of New York-based promoters were initially upset that an L.A. based company such as Golden Boy swooped in and struck a significant deal in July of last year. The furor has died down, but the activity by Golden Boy has not. While Itskowitch acknowledged his move back east was “personal” and was unrelated to Golden Boy’s venture in Brooklyn, it does place him a stone’s throw away from the boxing arena and future home of the Nets. [Click Here To Read More]
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