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By Jake Donovan - It’s literally been years since Ajose Olusegun has been promised a shot at the title. He has seen his ranking change back and forth. He has seen several fighters jump the line and get their crack before him. He has heard countless promises that would never come to fruition.
On Saturday night, his voice finally gets to be heard. Even that moment required some momentary heartache before breathing a sigh of relief.
An interim title fight with Lucas Matthysse was scheduled as the co-feature bout to a planned welterweight showdown between Randall Bailey and Devon Alexander. Up until a month ago, the show didn’t have a home before finally landing at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
A back injury suffered by Bailey last week put the show in jeopardy, but an immediate decision was made to upgrade Olusegun-Matthysse to the main event. Rather than a co-feature slot on Showtime Championship Boxing, the bout now headlines a special Saturday night edition of Shobox.
Olusegun is fine with the upgrade. But given that he hasn’t fought in nearly a year, all he really cares about in the end is that he’s finally fighting for something long ago promised to him.
“It doesn’t change anything to me. At the end of the day, I’m still fighting the same guy,” Olusegun (30-0, 14KO) says of his name now appearing at the top of the marquee. “It’s good in a way that we’re the main event. But it’s still the same fight.” [Click Here To Read More]
On Saturday night, his voice finally gets to be heard. Even that moment required some momentary heartache before breathing a sigh of relief.
An interim title fight with Lucas Matthysse was scheduled as the co-feature bout to a planned welterweight showdown between Randall Bailey and Devon Alexander. Up until a month ago, the show didn’t have a home before finally landing at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
A back injury suffered by Bailey last week put the show in jeopardy, but an immediate decision was made to upgrade Olusegun-Matthysse to the main event. Rather than a co-feature slot on Showtime Championship Boxing, the bout now headlines a special Saturday night edition of Shobox.
Olusegun is fine with the upgrade. But given that he hasn’t fought in nearly a year, all he really cares about in the end is that he’s finally fighting for something long ago promised to him.
“It doesn’t change anything to me. At the end of the day, I’m still fighting the same guy,” Olusegun (30-0, 14KO) says of his name now appearing at the top of the marquee. “It’s good in a way that we’re the main event. But it’s still the same fight.” [Click Here To Read More]
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