"Irish" Micky Ward to train hot boxing prospect
By Special Report on Doghouse Boxing (Jan 6, 2012)
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CORK, Ireland - Irish boxing manager Gary Hyde announced today that he has come to an agreement with "Irish" Micky Ward to train his hot prospect, light welterweight sensation Levan "The Wolf" Ghvamichava.
Ghvamichava
(6-0, 5 KOs), who is a native of Georgia living in Belfast, will
relocate in February to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he will train under
the guidance of three-time Fight of the Year participant, Ward, whose
life was portrayed in the Academy Award winning movie, The Fighter.
"I
am delighted we have Micky Ward on board," Hyde said. "He has a lot of
valuable experience to share with Levan, whose style of fighting is very
similar to Micky's. 'The Wolf' is a throwback fighter who loves nothing
more than going into the trenches, just like his new coach, and
fighting toe-to-toe. Micky has been approached by a lot of fighters who
wanted the benefit of his coaching and experience, so I am very happy
that Micky has chosen to work with us.
"Levan
is a six-time Georgian Senior champion, European silver medalist, and
one of the leading 140-pound division amateur fighters in the world the
past few years. I have been in talks with some of the leading promoters
in the United States who are very keen on signing Levan. When he makes
his US debut, sometime fairly soon, he could be fighting on a major
undercard."
In
2011, Ghvamichava won all six of his pro fights and he is already
fighting in scheduled eight-round bouts. Levan is one of the highest
ranking fighters in the world for a fighter with relatively so little
pro fights. In his last fight this past October in Scotland, he knocked
out former European and Italian champion Guiuseppe Lauri (51-8, 32 KOs) in the second round.
"I'm
looking forward to working with Levan and Gary," the popular Ward
commented. "Levan looks like a talented fighter with a very, very bright
future. We'll get him good sparring at my gym (Chelmsford, MA), as well
as the West End Gym in Lowell, and also take him to some gyms in
Boston. There are a lot of young fighters around here who will be good
sparring partners for Levan. I can't wait to get started."
Hyde,
president of Nowhere To Hyde, also manages a stable of other undefeated
fighters such as WBA Interim Super Bantamweight Champion Guillermo "The
Jackal" Rigondeaux (8-0, 6 KOs), undefeated British welterweight
prospect Mark Heffron (5-0, 4 KOs) and light middleweight Dee "Wealthy"
Walsh (1-0). Hyde plans to sign more fighters in 2012 and make Lowell
his U.S. base.
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