Gary Shaw may have had some setbacks over the years but he is working as hard as ever and he currently has a number of fighters who are in significant bouts over the next couple of months. In addition, Shaw promotes some young talent who may not be far off challenging for big honours themselves.
The New Jersey based promoter took some time to speak to BoxingScene about the likes of Bryant Jennings and Daniel Geale who face Mike Pérez and Gennady Golovin respectively on July 26. He also discusses future plans for Thomas Dulorme and José Pedraza, among others.
BoxingScene.com: How pleased are you with Thomas Dulorme's progress since he lost to Luis Carlos Abregú?
Obviously in the fight that he lost I would have wished that the trainer had not stopped the fight, I think it would have brought out a lot more in Dulorme. Since then he's recovered, he had a great win over [Karim] Mayfield on HBO and I'm looking to get him into another big fight.
BoxingScene.com: Is it true that Ruslan Provodnikov's team turned down a fight with Dulorme?
Yes, it is true. Rather than fight Chris Algieri, HBO said they'd like to see Dulorme and Provodnikov, and they turned down the fight, they said no. They chose Algieri which in retrospect was not a good choice. I don't think Dulorme will fight for world title this year but I'd like to get him another big fight and fight for a world title in 2015.
BoxingScene.com: You also promote his countryman, José Pedraza, could you talk about his progression.
I believe José Pedraza, I'm not comparing him with Trinidad and Cotto, they're at this point in a different class, but of the young guys I believe he's the best on the island. They're making a big deal out of [Felix] Verdejo, believe me, Verdejo will never fight Pedraza. Pedraza's a much better fighter, he's had better fights under his belt. Verdejo is still fighting stiffs. Pedraza is very good. He holds the IBO title, he's moving up in the rankings and you'll see a lot more of him in 2015.
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