Sutan warns WBA about Chrisjon bout<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The war of words between world featherweight champion Chrisjon
\nand his former trainer Sutan Rambing is intensifying, with the
\nlatter warning the World Boxing Association against sanctioning a
\nscheduled fight of the boxer.<\/p>\n
Sutan's Jan. 11 letter to the WBA, a copy of which was made
\navailable to The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, demands the boxing body
\ndesist from authorizing any bout until the two parties have
\nresolved their contract dispute.<\/p>\n
\"Chrisjon as the boxer and myself as the manager have a valid
\ncontract until 2007,\" he said in the letter, addressed to Renzo
\nBagnariol, the WBA's World Championship committee chairman.<\/p>\n
After retaining his title against Jose Rojas of Venezuela in a
\nDec. 3 bout in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan, Chrisjon was required
\nto face Derrick Gainer of the United States in a mandatory
\ndefense.<\/p>\n
The WBA, according to Sutan, wants the fight to be held on
\nMarch 3, with the venue still to be decided. Gainer was to have
\nfought Chrisjon on Dec. 3, but withdrew after his demand for the
\nbout to be held indoors was rejected.<\/p>\n
Chrisjohn resigned from Sutan's Bank Buana Semarang training
\ncamp in late December, stating that he wished to become his own
\nmanager and choose his own trainer.<\/p>\n
With the two parties now in dispute, Sutan said any fight
\ncould not go ahead.<\/p>\n
\"I will try to finish my matter with him (Chrisjon),\" Sutan
\nwrote in English. \"If we couldn't settle we will bring this
\nmatter to court.<\/p>\n
\"I wish WBA (sic) will not issue any sanction for
\nfeatherweight mandatory title fight without my knowledge as
\nmanager.\"<\/p>\n
Sutan also sent an Indonesian-language version of the letter
\nto Tourino Tidar, the WBA representative in Indonesia. In the
\nletter, he threatened to sue any party which organized a Chrisjon
\nbout.<\/p>\n
The boxer, who refused comment on the dispute last week, had
\npreviously complained about his purse for the Rojas fight, which
\nhe said was too small at Rp 400 million. Sutan rejected the
\nboxer's complaint and showed a bank transfer slip in the amount
\nof Rp 496,612,125, dated Dec. 13, 2004.<\/p>\n
Sutan said the 50-50 split of the purse -- following
\ndeductions for required payments to the WBA, its representative
\nin Asia and to the previous titleholder -- was standard for
\nnational or world champions.<\/p>",
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