Sergiy Dzinziruk blasts Universum, refuses to fight for them again

by Scott Christ on Aug 13, 2009 11:13 PM EDT in Boxing News Analysis

Sergiy Dzinziruk, the undefeated 154-pound titlist, refuses to ever fight for Universum Promotions again. (Photo via www.boxnews.com.ua)

Undefeated 154-pound titleholder Sergiy Dzinziruk is the latest fighter to rip Universum Promotions, and claims he'll never fight for the company again. He blames the promotional company for blowing the negotiations for two major fights this year and is threatening to sue them over his contract if he needs to.

Dzinziruk was supposed to fight James Kirkland, and even before Kirkland blew his own career to pieces with a gun charge, that promising fight had fallen apart. He was then in talks to face Paul Williams on October 3, and Williams will now face middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik.

"When I asked Universum executives whether the fight would take place on October 3 for sure, they just nodded. 'Don't worry, everything is settled down. Just do your training,' they told me. So I started my training camp. Worked two weeks in my hometown, Brovary, and then moved to Hamburg. I'd been training for a week in the Universum gym and then this news came. I'm still shocked."

Regarding his contract:

"I consulted my lawyers and they explained that the unilateral prolongation of contract is against the law. It's violation of human rights. If Universum doesn't let me go, I'll sue them. ... I'd rather hang my self than work with the Germans again."

Dzinziruk also claims that "two well-known American companies" are interested in signing him. If I were a betting man, I'd bet one is Don King, but that's total speculation.

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so i’m assuming this dude is good. what are his most entertaining bouts?

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by battle axe of doom on Aug 13, 2009 11:43 PM EDT reply actions

His win over Joel Julio was pretty solid. He’s a good boxer. I thought he might’ve given PW a few problems if that had come off.

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by Scott Christ on Aug 14, 2009 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn't call him entertaining

But it’s pretty evident that he’s really good if you watch his fight with Daniel Santos.

This makes two guys dropping Universum in about a week. Felix Sturm dumped them very recently as well. They’re not in good shape. Their TV contract runs out at the end of the year, they’ve lost two of their biggest fighters, and a lot of the better fighters they still have (Chagaev, Dimitrenko, Garay, Kotelnik, Alexeev, etc.) have lost recently.

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by Brickhaus on Aug 14, 2009 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Really?

Sucks for this guy, I mean he is 36-0 with 22 KO’s and has the WBO belt. Get him a good fight. I think right now he should try to go for someone high profile in the division like Cory Spinks, Cintron, or possibly Mora (battle for fighter most screwed by Pavlik…).

by Waldo Rastel on Aug 14, 2009 4:48 AM EDT reply actions