Daniel regains option over Chrisjon bout

Daniel regains option over Chrisjon bout

Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

After splitting for about three months, boxing promoter Daniel
Bahari and WBA featherweight champion Chrisjon will be back
together for the Indonesian's title defense against American
Derrick Gainer in November.

After helping guide Chrisjon to a victory in his first title
defense over Japan's Osamu Sato in Tokyo in June, Daniel and
Chrisjon parted over a disagreement on the payment for the
boxer's next planned bout.

But on Thursday, Daniel announced he would be in charge of the
boxer's bout against Gainer, to be held in Tenggarong, East
Kalimantan, in November.

Daniel confirmed his return after settling with little-known
promoter M. Arsyad of East Kalimantan over who held the rights to
promote the bout.

Arsyad offered US$70,000 to Gainer to promote the bout, but
Daniel countered with an offer $5,000 higher.

At the urging of the WBA's coordinator for Indonesia, Tourino,
the two sides met on Thursday. The meeting was also attended by
Chrisjon's coach Sutan Rambing and representatives of the bout's
official TV station, Indosiar.

"Everything is clear. I will deal with Gainer for his payment.
Now, the bout will definitely be held in Tenggarong in November,"
Daniel said.

Daniel said Arsyad would not be completely left out of the
deal. Both Arsyad and the Kutai Tourism Agency have been given a
role in financially supporting the negotiations with Gainer.

In a fax to Tourino, Gainer said he was in favor of accepting
the offer.

While Daniel has yet to confirm a deal with Gainer's camp,
Chrisjon trainer Sutan Rambing has reportedly secured Rp 2.25
billion from a sponsor, including Rp 1.5 billion (some
US$160,000) for his boxer.