The Olympics are a little more than a week away. I leave for Beijing August 6th and return August 27th. It’s doubtful I’ll have a whole lot of time to dedicate to this blog but I will be updating my Olympic blog – http://myfirstolympics.wordpress.com. I’m really looking forward to the trip to China, and to covering the Olympics. It’s the biggest event I’ve ever covered and as one experienced photographer stated, “Shooting the games is like shooting three Super Bowls every day fifteen days.” I’m sure it’s going to be alot of work, but like I said, I’m looking forward to it. I’m especially looking forward to seeing how the boxing unfolds; who wins, who loses, who becomes a star.
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In all my trips to Indonesia to cover boxing, I’ve come to learn that anytime there’s a world title fight in the country, there’s bound to be problems. Namely, the problem of promoters not paying when and how much they’re contractually obligated to pay. This is boxing but…
Apparently the WBA has stripped Chris John of his title. I find this extremely hard to believe. I’m waiting for official confirmation of this.
What makes it so hard to believe is that the promoter apparently did not meet the financial obligation, Jackson Asiku was not in Indonesia for the weigh-in because of this, and there was never a weigh-in because all monies were not paid. More to come as the entire story unfolds.
Until later…
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