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| Collision course: David Haye and Dereck Chisora are due to fight at Upton Park in July |
The German Board said the contest "should not take place and cannot be
tolerated or even supported by the EBU or any of their affiliated
commissions or federations" adding that the sanctioning bodies should
keep to their "ideals and values and are not the promoters, fighters or
anybody’s puppets".
The BDB president Thomas Pütz has joined his WBC counterpart José Sulaimán
over the controversial contest and in his letter he has urged the EBU to
expel the LBF and for the sport to stand firm in condemning the July 14 show.
“Like most of the boxing world I was surprised, disappointed, upset and
shocked when I heard that not only is Frank Warren planning to promote a
fight between Dereck Chisora and David Haye in London on July 14, but that
the LBF is willing to approve and sanction this fight,” wrote Pütz.
“For obvious and good reasons Dereck Chisora has lost his license with the
BBBoC, is under suspension from the BDB and has been suspended indefinitely
by the WBC.
“Neither Chisora nor David Haye hold a valid license with the BBBoC; still
they are planning to fight each other in Great Britain.
"This fact alone justifies Wladimir Klitschko’s comment that we should
not talk about a boxing fight but about a ‘freak show’.
"I have to say that even though I would choose a different wording I totally agree with our World heavyweight champion in this point.
“I think most of my colleagues from the boxing commissions and federations all over the world and the world sanctioning bodies agree that the fight between Haye and Chisora on July 14 should not take place and cannot be tolerated or even supported by the EBU or any of their affiliated commissions or federations.
“As a Union we have to respect each other and support each other for the sake of the EBU and the sport in general.
"Therefore I cannot understand the decision of the Luxembourg Boxing Federation (LBF) to support the ‘freak show’ against the explicit will and decision of the BBBoC, the BDB and the WBC.
“As you may have heard even big TV stations like ARD here in Germany has come to its senses after all the public outcry and criticism over the last few days.
"I believe that other institutions will follow ARD’s example and withdraw from their decisions to support this event in any way.
“However, if the LBF sticks to its decision and plans to actually sanction the ‘freak show’ I hereby officially request to expel the LBF from the EBU for not respecting the authority and decisions of other affiliated members of the EBU.
“In my opinion, especially in difficult times like these where promoters try all different kinds of moves to undermine the decisions made by commissions and sanctioning bodies and new unreliable and suspicious federations are founded every day, the EBU has to make a clear statement, show strength and unity and let the world know that we stay true to our ideals and values and are not the promoters, fighters or anybody’s puppets.”
"I have to say that even though I would choose a different wording I totally agree with our World heavyweight champion in this point.
“I think most of my colleagues from the boxing commissions and federations all over the world and the world sanctioning bodies agree that the fight between Haye and Chisora on July 14 should not take place and cannot be tolerated or even supported by the EBU or any of their affiliated commissions or federations.
“As a Union we have to respect each other and support each other for the sake of the EBU and the sport in general.
"Therefore I cannot understand the decision of the Luxembourg Boxing Federation (LBF) to support the ‘freak show’ against the explicit will and decision of the BBBoC, the BDB and the WBC.
“As you may have heard even big TV stations like ARD here in Germany has come to its senses after all the public outcry and criticism over the last few days.
"I believe that other institutions will follow ARD’s example and withdraw from their decisions to support this event in any way.
“However, if the LBF sticks to its decision and plans to actually sanction the ‘freak show’ I hereby officially request to expel the LBF from the EBU for not respecting the authority and decisions of other affiliated members of the EBU.
“In my opinion, especially in difficult times like these where promoters try all different kinds of moves to undermine the decisions made by commissions and sanctioning bodies and new unreliable and suspicious federations are founded every day, the EBU has to make a clear statement, show strength and unity and let the world know that we stay true to our ideals and values and are not the promoters, fighters or anybody’s puppets.”
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