Boxing body challenges Tourino in court hearing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A dispute between two promoters over who has the
\nright to stage an international boxing bout intensified when one
\ninsisted he would still take the matter to court.<\/p>\n
An Indonesian Boxing Committee (KTI) official said he was not
\nfrightened by promoter Tourino Tidar's threat that the
\norganization would be sued in court.<\/p>\n
\"We are not scared that we (KTI) will be sued by Tourino. We
\nhave all the necessary backups to defend ourselves,\" Willy Lasut,
\nthe committee's coordinator told The Jakarta Post yesterday.<\/p>\n
Willy made the statement following Tourino's dissatisfaction
\nover two KTI officials' bad attitude. Tourino said they had
\ntarnished his name.<\/p>\n
The two officials are Willy and Chandru Lalwani, the
\ncommittee's vice chairman. Tourino believes Willy and Chandru
\npoached his boxer Nico Thomas.<\/p>\n
Tourino then wrote a letter to the KTI's caretaker chairman,
\nTri Tamtomo. Tourino stated that he no longer trusted the
\ncommittee and was withdrawing from KTI.<\/p>\n
Tourino told the Post late Thursday that he had even signed a
\nletter authorizing his lawyer Otto Cornelis Kaligis to handle the
\nlawsuit against Willy and Chandru.<\/p>\n
\"Kaligis is willing to defend me in court. I will prove to the
\ncourt that I am in the right and want both Willy and Chandru to
\nclear my bad name publicly,\" Tourino said.<\/p>\n
Tourino further said that it was he who had elevated Nico to
\nthe Orient Pacific Boxing Federation title. \"He became champion
\nbecause of me. I have never betrayed Nico and even paid higher
\npayments then other promoters.\"<\/p>\n
As to Nico's defense against Japanese challenger Uruf
\nTukimatshu, Tourino said that he had all the rights to have the
\nbout held in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"Without my agreement, Willy and Chandru took Nico to have the
\nfight in Japan. They even made contacts with Japanese promoter
\nSukhi Murayama and agreed Nico would be paid US$8,000 and
\nTukimatshu $6,000,\" Tourino said.<\/p>\n
Tourino said Willy and Chandru acted individually on the
\ncontract which was still being negotiated. \"I was in the midst of
\nbargaining with Murayama when suddenly, a contract was signed on
\nDec. 12 last year between KTI and Murayama.\"<\/p>\n
Based on this contract, which Tourino considered illegal,
\nTourino demanded that the fight in Japan be canceled.<\/p>\n
\"I have already paid $14,000 to KTI so I should actually have
\nthe right to have the fight in Jakarta. How come it was Murayama
\nwho got the contract? I believe all this is a setup by Willy and
\nChandru,\" Tourino said.<\/p>\n
Referring to the contract between Nico and Tukimatshu, Willy
\nsaid that it was legal and was made in accordance with all the
\nproper procedures.<\/p>\n
\"I don't understand why Tourino said it was illegal. We
\ncontacted Nico and he agreed that the fight be arranged by KTI,\"
\nWilly said.<\/p>\n
Frustrated<\/p>\n
Nico acknowledged Willy's statement by saying that he was
\ncontacted by Willy and not Tourino. Nico said that he went to KTI
\nbecause he was frustrated by Tourino.<\/p>\n
\"For the past two years, Tourino had cheated me. His promises
\nare never kept. One example was when I was to meet Mohammad Sidik
\n(an Indonesian) in August last year, I asked for Rp 20 million.
\nTourino only wanted to pay Rp 12.5 million,\" Nico said.<\/p>\n
Since Nico did not agree to the Rp 12.5 million, Tourino had
\nno choice to agree to the Rp 20 million. \"What happened was that
\nthe payment was made in installments and took some time.\"<\/p>\n
Nico, like Willy and Chandru, said that he would challenge all
\nTourino's statements in court. \"I don't trust Tourino anymore so
\nI will certainly fight against him.\"<\/p>\n
Willy said his court defense would come from him and Chandru.
\n\"We will not hire a lawyer but we will defend ourselves.\" (lnt)<\/p>",
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