(OCT 29) WBAN received a letter from
Demi “Hard 2 Handle” Nguyen in regards to her disappointment that
she will not be fighting Dakota Stone on November 3, 2007, in
Oregon.
Demi told WBAN, “I regret to inform you that Dakota Stone and Team
Stone refused to follow through with their signed contract to fight
me, Demi "Hard 2 Handle" Nguyen, on November 3, 2007. Team Nguyen
and I understood that this highly anticipated fight was going to
showcase an explosive middleweight bout that featured talent, skill,
experience, will, athleticism, and power. It definitely would have
answered the requests of boxing fans and silenced the critics. I am
shocked at the unprofessionalism from Team Stone especially given
her respected reputation and career in the sport. Instead of
focusing on the negative side of this kind of unprofessionalism, in
which Ms. Stone has openly spoken out against throughout her career,
I will take this opportunity to uplift the sport by highlighting the
middleweight and super middleweight divisions.”
Demi told WBAN that her next fight date with her promoter, Patrick
Ortiz is going to take place on November 29, 2007, in Iowa.
“I have not been briefed about the opponent for this date but I hope
it is someone who is ready to fight me. If someone is ready or will
be ready in the future please don't hesitate to get in contact with
Mr. Ortiz”, added Demi.
Demi said that whether it is an international boxer or in the USA,
if they are interested in fighting her, they can contact her
promoter, or have their manager contact him.
Email to Promoter: Psoringside
Demi told WBAN, “my team and I are excited about my career and are
moving forward to the future of the middleweight and super
middleweight divisions and all new and veteran talent being unveiled
and supported.”
WBAN contacted Dakota Stone to get her feedback about this upcoming
fight and she said, “ As far as I know it is still on, but may be in
Washington the following week. I need to get an EEG for the medicals
and will be getting it this week. It is tough to get an appointment
for that sort of test and I couldn't get it done in time for the
fight to be in Oregon. Believe me, I want the fight with Demi.”
WBAN then gave that info to Demi, and she said, “regarding Dakota
and the EEG... she had more than enough time to secure taking that
test and finding out the result. As for a future fight in
Washington, I don't know. It takes a lot of time, physical hard
work, and mental preparation to go into any fight. I certainly don't
want to waste that on an opponent who is just going to carelessly
break the contract at the last minute. I think it is unprofessional
and disrespectful to the promoter, our teams, sponsorship, and
especially the fans who buy tickets to see us fight. With everything
in life, accountability is FIRST. For the record, I don't run from
any fighter who wants to be in the ring with me and that is not just
lip service. Having said that, I will see what Mr. Ortiz and the
rest on my team has to say about possibly rescheduling this fight. “
This upcoming card will be held in Oregon on November 3, 2007, and
will have three women's bouts on the card. Ortiz confirmed
that
Dakota was unable to line up her medical tests in time, and that he
may be able to put this fight together on a future show.
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