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01/09/2009 Archived Entry: "Elvin Ayala Signs with TKO Boxing Promotions"
Elvin Ayala Signs with TKO Boxing Promotions
Press Release
Photo of Elvin Ayala/Courtesy Team Ayala
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Former world title challenger Elvin Ayala has joined forces with Las Vegas based TKO BOXING Promotions in an exclusive promotional agreement, it was announced today by Chet Koerner, its President.
The 27 year old Ayala, carrying a record of 18-3-1 (8KO’s), will return to the ring at the inaugural “FIGHT NIGHT AT THE PLAZA” on Friday January 23rd at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
In Ayala’s last bout on March 29, 2008, he battled IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham over twelve hard fought rounds before being stopped in the final stanza in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
“Elvin has all the tools to be a world champion and our goal is to get him another shot at the title this year. Prior to the fight with Abraham he had the draw with Sergio Mora who went on to beat Vernon Forrest, so there’s no question in our mind that he can compete at a world class level. We’re proud to add him to our team at TKO Boxing” said Koerner.
Ayala fought to a draw with Sergio Mora on October 16, 2007 in a bout broadcast on ESPN from the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA.
Details of Ayala’s upcoming bout on January 23rd will be announced shortly. He is managed by Alan Haddleman.
Formed in early 2008, Chet Koerner’s Las Vegas based TKO BOXING Promotions stable also includes: super middleweight Joey Gilbert, middleweights Bastie "THE BEAST" Samir and James Countryman, junior middleweight Anthony Thompson, lightweights Rolando Reyes, Raul Tovar and Terrance Crawford, the sister team of Katy and Emily Klinefelter, featherweight Carney Bowman and super bantamweight Rafael Valenzuela.
Further information on TKO Boxing Promotions can be viewed at www.tkoboxingpromotions.com
