Zachary Wohlman was prepared to face Shawn Wate last Friday at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California. He had made the necessary preparations to make weight for the welterweight bout. There was one problem at the weigh in.
"The doctor said my opponent was sick at the weigh in," Zac told The Jewish Boxing Blog, "Never seen something like that happen."
Wohlman (4-1-1, 1 KO) is now scheduled to fight on March 14 at the Florentine Gardens in Hollywood, California. His opponent in the four rounder is slated to be Lavelle Nichols (2-7-1, 1 KO). This bout will mark the first time Wohlman enters the ring after suffering his first career loss in November.
The man they call "Kid Yamaka" has assured his fans that he has learned from the loss and is prepared to get his boxing career back on its previous trajectory. He noted, "I'm fully focused and dedicated." In fact, he's in such good shape, Wohlman believes, "I think I may be able to make 140 in the near future."
Here's a video featuring Zac.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Salita-Camacho Fight Cancelled
Seemingly against the will of both fighters, the scheduled April 27 clash at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York between Dmitriy Salita and Hector Camacho Jr. has been cancelled. The two pugilists released a letter together:
BROOKLYN, NY (February 25, 2013) - Dear Friends, Fans and Boxing Community,
As all of you know, we were scheduled to fight each other February 9th, 2013, part of World Championship Boxing broadcast on Showtime from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Both of us were, and still very motivated to prepare ourselves for victory and give fans what they want. We worked hard in our respective training camps, did the miles on the road and put in countless rounds of sparring getting ready for this crossroads fight.
Due to circumstances beyond our control the show got postponed because of an injury sustained by main event fighter Danny Garcia. Golden Boy made a public statement that the whole card will get rescheduled to April 27th. While both of us were extremely disappointed we saw the light at the end of a three-month tunnel.
Sometimes in life, and too often in boxing, things do not hold true and the wrong thing can happen. This is one such moment. Either by mistake, or by design, contradictory stories have emerged to cancel our fight.
On Thursday, February 21st, Dan Rafael published a story on ESPN.COM stating that Camacho Jr pulled out of the fight. After hearing the news Mr. Camacho contacted Dan Rafael to let him know that no such withdrawal was ever made. He stated that the promoter told him that Dmitriy Salita pulled out due to the Jewish holiday of Passover, which was also false. Both fighters signed the contract and both still very much want the fight yet the fight is still canceled.
This is hurtful to the sport and unfair to the athletes. We put in the hard work and made a commitment to the promoter to put our life on hold to prepare and put on a show. As professional athletes we dedicate our lives and sacrificed many things including family to get us in the optimum condition to be at our best for the fans. Now we come to find out that the fight is cancelled and our dedication has gone to waste.
Our fight was to be the first New York City rivalry set to take place at the new Barclays Center. We are ready to put on a great fight for the fans on April 27th and ask them to continue to support us and for the promoter to honor our contract and our hard work.
Sincerely,
Dmitriy Salita and Hector Camacho Jr.
BROOKLYN, NY (February 25, 2013) - Dear Friends, Fans and Boxing Community,
As all of you know, we were scheduled to fight each other February 9th, 2013, part of World Championship Boxing broadcast on Showtime from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Both of us were, and still very motivated to prepare ourselves for victory and give fans what they want. We worked hard in our respective training camps, did the miles on the road and put in countless rounds of sparring getting ready for this crossroads fight.
Due to circumstances beyond our control the show got postponed because of an injury sustained by main event fighter Danny Garcia. Golden Boy made a public statement that the whole card will get rescheduled to April 27th. While both of us were extremely disappointed we saw the light at the end of a three-month tunnel.
Sometimes in life, and too often in boxing, things do not hold true and the wrong thing can happen. This is one such moment. Either by mistake, or by design, contradictory stories have emerged to cancel our fight.
On Thursday, February 21st, Dan Rafael published a story on ESPN.COM stating that Camacho Jr pulled out of the fight. After hearing the news Mr. Camacho contacted Dan Rafael to let him know that no such withdrawal was ever made. He stated that the promoter told him that Dmitriy Salita pulled out due to the Jewish holiday of Passover, which was also false. Both fighters signed the contract and both still very much want the fight yet the fight is still canceled.
This is hurtful to the sport and unfair to the athletes. We put in the hard work and made a commitment to the promoter to put our life on hold to prepare and put on a show. As professional athletes we dedicate our lives and sacrificed many things including family to get us in the optimum condition to be at our best for the fans. Now we come to find out that the fight is cancelled and our dedication has gone to waste.
Our fight was to be the first New York City rivalry set to take place at the new Barclays Center. We are ready to put on a great fight for the fans on April 27th and ask them to continue to support us and for the promoter to honor our contract and our hard work.
Sincerely,
Dmitriy Salita and Hector Camacho Jr.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Seldin Blasts Cuba
Welterweight Cletus "Da Hamma" Seldin kept his impressive knockout streak alive last night with a win over Jonathan Cuba at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York. Seldin stopped his opponent in the third round moving his record to 11-0 and earning his ninth knockout. Cuba falls to 6-5-1 with 4 knockouts.
Seldin, who weighed 142.5 pounds for this fight, had the crowd behind him as he marched to the ring in his customary purple trunks. Cuba, who was 141 pounds, was valiant during the contest as blood began to trickle from above his left eye. But an overhand right, Da Hamma's signature punch, ended the night for Cuba in the third round.
Seldin now has stopped his last eight opponents. Five of them had a winning record going into their clash with Cletus. Six of the contests took place at the Paramount Theatre.
In other news, welterweight Zachary Wohlman (4-1-1, 1 KO) had a fight scheduled in California for Friday night, but the bout did not come to pass for unspecified reasons.
Seldin, who weighed 142.5 pounds for this fight, had the crowd behind him as he marched to the ring in his customary purple trunks. Cuba, who was 141 pounds, was valiant during the contest as blood began to trickle from above his left eye. But an overhand right, Da Hamma's signature punch, ended the night for Cuba in the third round.
Seldin now has stopped his last eight opponents. Five of them had a winning record going into their clash with Cletus. Six of the contests took place at the Paramount Theatre.
In other news, welterweight Zachary Wohlman (4-1-1, 1 KO) had a fight scheduled in California for Friday night, but the bout did not come to pass for unspecified reasons.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Wohlman and Seldin Back in Action
Welterweights Zachary Wohlman and Cletus Seldin will be in the ring in separate bouts this weekend. Wohlman fights on Friday night while Seldin's scrap is on Saturday night.
Wohlman (4-1-1, 1 KO) is scheduled to face Shawn Wate (1-5-1) at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California. This will be on the pre-televised undercard of the Showtime program ShoBox. This marks Wohlman's first fight since he suffered his lone career defeat in November to journeyman Alonso Loeza. This fight with Wate is scheduled for four rounds.
Seldin (10-0, 8 KOs) is in against Jonathan Cuba (6-4-1, 4 KOs) at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York on Long Island. This is part of the pre-televised undercard of an event shown on NBC Sports. Cuba is perhaps best known for making a lewd self-pleasuring gesture after being knocked down in the third round of his fight against Christian Martinez on the undercard of Yuri Foreman-Miguel Cotto at Yankee Stadium in 2010. Seldin has won his last seven fights by way of knockout. This bout is scheduled for eight rounds.
Seldin (10-0, 8 KOs) is in against Jonathan Cuba (6-4-1, 4 KOs) at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York on Long Island. This is part of the pre-televised undercard of an event shown on NBC Sports. Cuba is perhaps best known for making a lewd self-pleasuring gesture after being knocked down in the third round of his fight against Christian Martinez on the undercard of Yuri Foreman-Miguel Cotto at Yankee Stadium in 2010. Seldin has won his last seven fights by way of knockout. This bout is scheduled for eight rounds.
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