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05/27/2008 Archived Entry: "News Brief: A-Team & 8 Count Win Bid for Cloud vs. Gonzalez Light Heavy Eliminator!"
News Brief: A-Team & 8 Count Win Bid for Cloud vs. Gonzalez Light Heavy Eliminator!
Press Release
Photo by Juan C. Ayllon
Tavoris Cloud stands over conquered Michael Wood as referee Pete Podgorski waves him off this last March
Today, at the IBF convention in Hamburg, Germany, A-Team and 8 Count Productions won the purse bid to promote the eliminator between #3 Tavoris Cloud and #10 Julio Gonzalez for the #1 light heavyweight position.
A-Team and 8 Count's winning bid of $188,000 beat the $135,000 bid made by British promoter Dennis Hobson. Cloud is entitled to 60% of the purse.
According to Cloud's manager, Jerry Attardi, Chicago is the front-runner to host the bout sometime in late July or early August.
