This is really starting to get ridiculous. First off, Valuev, aka Frankenstein has no business with the WBA title in the first place. He’s never beaten anyone in the top 10. Since winning the title, he’s defended it against John Ruiz, Monte Barrett, and Evander Holyfield. I mean, this is becoming a joke. And Chagaev, he’s never beaten anyone either other than Valuev, who as I pointed out earlier, should have never had the title in the first place.

Both of these circus rejects, along with Ruiz and Holyfield are clogging up the WBA heavyweight division and keeping the real challengers like myself and Chris Arreola from getting our day. Somebody has got to put a stop to this shit now before the WBA title becomes as worthless.

Valuev won’t fight anyone with a pulse, and Chagaev keeps faking injuries so that he can hide the fact that he is juiced like most Russian fighters. Like I’ve said in the past, I will fight Chagaev and Valuev on the same night for free, with no title on the line, just so that I can show how much of a joke they both are. I hope they both get this message and stop hiding behind their promoters and these silly mandatory defenses. Step up to the table fellas.

It’s time to fight somebody or hand the title off to a real champion. Remember, I’m WBA #5, I will be your mandatory soon. And when I do get your asses in the ring, I’m going to wear you the hell out.

LATIN FURY 8

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, JR. vs. LUCIANO CUELLO

March 28, 2009 in Tijuana, Mexico

LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW

INSTANT REPLAY!…REPLAY!…REPLAY!

DIGITAL REPLAY OF CONFERENCE CALL

FEATURING BOB ARUM, FERNANDO BELTRAN

JORGE RAMOS, MAYOR of TIJUANA and

OSCAR ESCOBEDO, SECRETARY OF TOURISM

Available Today! Monday, March 9

Beginning at 5 P.M. ET / 2 P.M. PT

Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM; chairman of Top Rank, FERNANDO BELTRAN, Mexico’s top promoter; The Honorable JORGE RAMOS, Mayor of Tijuana; and OSCAR ESCOBEDO, Secretary of Tourism, hosted a media conference call today to address U.S. media reports and stories on the crime and safety in Tijuana. The no-holds-barred call lasted nearly one hour and the digital replay will be available for media access 5 p.m. EDT / 2 p.m. PDT. The replay will be available through March 16.

Top Rank is promoting Latin Fury 8, featuring four of Mexico’s biggest names in boxing — undefeated Top-Five super welterweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.; WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto, WBO junior bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel and two-time WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo. Top Rank will produce and distribute the event live on pay-per-view from the 21,000-seat Plaza de Toros Monumental bullring in Tijuana, Mexico.

8 COUNT PRODUCTIONS HOSTS FAN’S OPEN HOUSE/ AT UIC PAVILION ON THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH

MIGUEL HERNANDEZ VS. LUCIANO PEREZ HEADLINES WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT PREMIERE ON FRIDAY MARCH 27TH

Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, will host a fan’s open house at the UIC Pavilion on Thursday, March 12th at 7pm in advance of their upcoming WINDY CITY NIGHT FIGHT premiere on Friday, March 27th featuring a ten round junior middleweight showdown between Chicago favorite “MACHO” Miguel Hernandez and Luciano “EL MICHOACANO” Perez.

“With our new downtown home at the UIC Pavilion we wanted to give the fans a chance to see how it will look on fight night, check out their seats, meet the fighters and it gives them a chance to attend the press conference where we’ll be announcing further details of our first WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT event on March 27th” said Pesoli.

In keeping with the tradition started last year, each yearly anniversary of 8 Count Productions promoting world class professional boxing in Chicago will bring another class of inductees into their Hall of Fame.

Continued Pesoli, “The March show starts our 12th year and we’re truly honored that Chicago boxing fans have shown tremendous support to us throughout the years. Last year we inducted Mike Garcia and Rocky Martinez into our Hall of Fame and we’ll be announcing three new members at the open house.”

Free parking for the open house is available in Parking Lot 07, immediately East of the venue on the North Side of Harrison St. (Please mention the event to the attendant.)

Two of Chicago’s proudest warriors, “MACHO” Miguel Hernandez and Luciano “EL GALLO MICHOACANO” Perez will battle in the main event at the inaugural “WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT” on Friday, March 27th at the UIC Pavilion, presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING.

Hernandez brings a record of 20-8-0 (10KO’s) into the bout with Perez who sports a record of 16-9-1 (14KO’s). The scheduled ten round battle will be contested for the World Boxing Foundation Americas Middleweight Title.

Advance tickets, starting at $30, for “WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT” are now on sale through the UIC Pavilion Box Office (312-413-5740) and through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com). A full undercard will be announced shortly. Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm.

Further details, including directions to the UIC Pavilion, can be obtained through their website at www.uicpavilion.com

8 Count Productions was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 and has consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland. In 2003, Pesoli along with former featherweight contender Mike Garcia opened JABB Boxing Gym, a 6,000 square foot venue dedicated to the finest Chicagoland boxers of all talent levels.

For more information on 8 Count Productions and JABB Boxing Gym, please visit www.8countproductions.com and www.jabbboxing.com