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March 21 2014
Vanes Martirosyan: The Comeback Kid returns on Friday Night Fights
Written by Joseph Herron at Mar 21, 2014 - 11:33AM ET in News
After waiting over eight years for a major world title opportunity,
Junior Middleweight contender and former 2004 Olympian Vanes
Martirosyan finally received the chance to compete for the coveted WBO
154 pound championship in Corpus Christi, Texas, on November 9th,
2013, against 2008 Olympic combatant Demetrius Andrade.
Despite flooring his opponent in the opening round of the highly
anticipated bout, the Armenian born boxer/puncher uncharacteristically
froze in the back half of the contest, allowing his tall, rangy
opponent to take control of the twelve round fight.
While the 27 year old competitor was never severely hurt or floored
throughout the tactical chess match that took place last year, Andrade
eventually won the fight by way of split decision and took home the
WBO Junior Middleweight belt.
Just like that, Martrosyan's window of opportunity had come and gone.
"The Nightmare" reflects on what transpired that fateful evening in Texas.
"I froze...I really don't know what happened that night," admits Vanes
Martirosyan. "I didn't have Freddie throughout the entire training
camp because he left for the Philippines to train Manny Pacquiao, and
I did everything on my own. We had someone in the corner who Freddie
had just hired and he didn't know much."
"The first round was beautiful, and after that, I really don't know
what happened. I wasn't getting the right instruction in the corner to
make adjustments throughout the fight, so I genuinely felt lost in
there throughout the majority of the fight."
"It was a nightmare. I didn't have the proper training, I didn't have
the right cornerman during the fight, but I felt that I had to take
that fight because I had been waiting such a long time for my title
opportunity."
After experiencing that devastating personal disappointment in
November of 2013, Vanes felt the necessity to make major changes in
order to move forward within the talented Junior Middleweight
division.
"I changed my entire team after that," states the Los Angeles based
fighter. "I left my promoter Top Rank, and also left the Wildcard Gym
and trainer Freddie Roach as well."
After interviewing with several promotional groups, including Golden
Boy Promotions, the perennial contender eventually signed with
California based promoter Dan Goossen of Goossen Tutor Promotions, and
began training at the Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, California,
with heralded boxing mentor Joe Goossen.
"I spoke to several different promoters before I finally made my
decision to work with Dan Goossen. I spoke with Golden Boy Promotions,
but ultimately decided on Goossen Tutor because I was tired of dealing
with a promotional group that had a lot of politics attached to it. I
have a lot of respect for Top Rank, but I wanted to work with someone
who has a great relationship with everyone in the industry so it
didn't limit my options at 154 pounds."
"I really like Dan's energy and enthusiasm, and really like the plan
he has for my career. But I especially appreciate the fact that he has
a great working relationship with everyone in the industry."
After years of being contractually obligated to a promotional group
who didn't have a working relationship with a rival entity that
strategically possessed the majority of the top fighters at Junior
Middleweight, Vanes finally feels optimistic about his potential in
landing the big fights at 154 pounds.
Vanes earned a technical draw with Erislandy Lara, one of the most
avoided fighters in boxing, in 2012
"I really wanted the rematch with Erislandy Lara, but was talked out
of it by Top Rank because of the promotional conflict.
Now that I'm with Dan Goossen, we can finally go after all of the best
fighters in the division. I was tired of all of the politics between
Golden Boy and Top Rank. Now I can focus on the things that a fighter
should be focused on."
With his promotional situation secured, it was time to find a trainer
who could not only fine tune his craft, but add new wrinkles to his
exceptional existing talents.
Enter veteran trainer Joe Goossen. The experienced boxing mentor has a
long history of teaching new aspects of the fight game to veteran
fighters who are seemingly set in their ways. The colorful LA based
trainer has worked with Joel Casamayor, James Toney, Michael Nunn,
"Sugar" Shane Mosley, and the late Diego Corrales.
Despite being a proficient sniper and matador in the ring, the
prolific counterpuncher has run into problems in the past when faced
with opponents who have tactically forced Martirosyan to take the
lead. Vanes claims that he's already noticed a drastic difference
working with his new trainer, and insists that the fight fans will see
a noticeable difference tonight on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights".
"We're currently working on increasing my punch output and being more
aggressive in the ring," claims the 27 year old fighter. "We really
want to make a statement on Friday Night Fights. The fans are going to
see a new and improved Vanes Martirosyan.
"It's no mystery that the Armenian born "Nightmare" is strategically
targeting several renowned counterpunchers within the packed 154 pound
weight class.
"I want Andrade, then I want Lara, and ultimately I want Canelo,"
claims Vanes Martirosyan. "I want to face the best at Junior
Middleweight, but I especially want the rematch with Lara really bad.
I know that working with Dan Goossen is going to open a lot of doors
that were slammed shut before."
"I know this is finally going to be my year in 2014. Watch and see...I'm
going to be the comeback fighter of the year!"
Tonight on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights", former Junior Middleweight
title challenger Vanes Martirosyan (33-1-1, 21 KOs) will compete for
the WBO Intercontinental title against hard punching Mexican, Mario
Alberto Lozano (28-4, 22 KOs) in his Goossen Tutor Promotional debut.
The ESPN 2 coverage begins at 9PM EST.
http://www.fightsaga.com/news/item/4283-Vanes-Martirosyan-Friday-Night-Fights
March 21 2014
Vanes Martirosyan: The Comeback Kid returns on Friday Night Fights
Written by Joseph Herron at Mar 21, 2014 - 11:33AM ET in News
After waiting over eight years for a major world title opportunity,
Junior Middleweight contender and former 2004 Olympian Vanes
Martirosyan finally received the chance to compete for the coveted WBO
154 pound championship in Corpus Christi, Texas, on November 9th,
2013, against 2008 Olympic combatant Demetrius Andrade.
Despite flooring his opponent in the opening round of the highly
anticipated bout, the Armenian born boxer/puncher uncharacteristically
froze in the back half of the contest, allowing his tall, rangy
opponent to take control of the twelve round fight.
While the 27 year old competitor was never severely hurt or floored
throughout the tactical chess match that took place last year, Andrade
eventually won the fight by way of split decision and took home the
WBO Junior Middleweight belt.
Just like that, Martrosyan's window of opportunity had come and gone.
"The Nightmare" reflects on what transpired that fateful evening in Texas.
"I froze...I really don't know what happened that night," admits Vanes
Martirosyan. "I didn't have Freddie throughout the entire training
camp because he left for the Philippines to train Manny Pacquiao, and
I did everything on my own. We had someone in the corner who Freddie
had just hired and he didn't know much."
"The first round was beautiful, and after that, I really don't know
what happened. I wasn't getting the right instruction in the corner to
make adjustments throughout the fight, so I genuinely felt lost in
there throughout the majority of the fight."
"It was a nightmare. I didn't have the proper training, I didn't have
the right cornerman during the fight, but I felt that I had to take
that fight because I had been waiting such a long time for my title
opportunity."
After experiencing that devastating personal disappointment in
November of 2013, Vanes felt the necessity to make major changes in
order to move forward within the talented Junior Middleweight
division.
"I changed my entire team after that," states the Los Angeles based
fighter. "I left my promoter Top Rank, and also left the Wildcard Gym
and trainer Freddie Roach as well."
After interviewing with several promotional groups, including Golden
Boy Promotions, the perennial contender eventually signed with
California based promoter Dan Goossen of Goossen Tutor Promotions, and
began training at the Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, California,
with heralded boxing mentor Joe Goossen.
"I spoke to several different promoters before I finally made my
decision to work with Dan Goossen. I spoke with Golden Boy Promotions,
but ultimately decided on Goossen Tutor because I was tired of dealing
with a promotional group that had a lot of politics attached to it. I
have a lot of respect for Top Rank, but I wanted to work with someone
who has a great relationship with everyone in the industry so it
didn't limit my options at 154 pounds."
"I really like Dan's energy and enthusiasm, and really like the plan
he has for my career. But I especially appreciate the fact that he has
a great working relationship with everyone in the industry."
After years of being contractually obligated to a promotional group
who didn't have a working relationship with a rival entity that
strategically possessed the majority of the top fighters at Junior
Middleweight, Vanes finally feels optimistic about his potential in
landing the big fights at 154 pounds.
Vanes earned a technical draw with Erislandy Lara, one of the most
avoided fighters in boxing, in 2012
"I really wanted the rematch with Erislandy Lara, but was talked out
of it by Top Rank because of the promotional conflict.
Now that I'm with Dan Goossen, we can finally go after all of the best
fighters in the division. I was tired of all of the politics between
Golden Boy and Top Rank. Now I can focus on the things that a fighter
should be focused on."
With his promotional situation secured, it was time to find a trainer
who could not only fine tune his craft, but add new wrinkles to his
exceptional existing talents.
Enter veteran trainer Joe Goossen. The experienced boxing mentor has a
long history of teaching new aspects of the fight game to veteran
fighters who are seemingly set in their ways. The colorful LA based
trainer has worked with Joel Casamayor, James Toney, Michael Nunn,
"Sugar" Shane Mosley, and the late Diego Corrales.
Despite being a proficient sniper and matador in the ring, the
prolific counterpuncher has run into problems in the past when faced
with opponents who have tactically forced Martirosyan to take the
lead. Vanes claims that he's already noticed a drastic difference
working with his new trainer, and insists that the fight fans will see
a noticeable difference tonight on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights".
"We're currently working on increasing my punch output and being more
aggressive in the ring," claims the 27 year old fighter. "We really
want to make a statement on Friday Night Fights. The fans are going to
see a new and improved Vanes Martirosyan.
"It's no mystery that the Armenian born "Nightmare" is strategically
targeting several renowned counterpunchers within the packed 154 pound
weight class.
"I want Andrade, then I want Lara, and ultimately I want Canelo,"
claims Vanes Martirosyan. "I want to face the best at Junior
Middleweight, but I especially want the rematch with Lara really bad.
I know that working with Dan Goossen is going to open a lot of doors
that were slammed shut before."
"I know this is finally going to be my year in 2014. Watch and see...I'm
going to be the comeback fighter of the year!"
Tonight on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights", former Junior Middleweight
title challenger Vanes Martirosyan (33-1-1, 21 KOs) will compete for
the WBO Intercontinental title against hard punching Mexican, Mario
Alberto Lozano (28-4, 22 KOs) in his Goossen Tutor Promotional debut.
The ESPN 2 coverage begins at 9PM EST.
http://www.fightsaga.com/news/item/4283-Vanes-Martirosyan-Friday-Night-Fights