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TAYLOR-LACY IS A GO !!
JT'S FIRST FIGHT AT 168 IS SET FOR NOVEMBER 15TH , SITE TBD ...
BY CHRIS GIVENS
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
It was one of the shortest retirements in a sport known for short retirements.The Jermain Taylor-Jeff Lacy fight scheduled for Nov. 15 is back on after Lacy agreed to a new contract Monday, thus ending the "retirement" that Lacy declared he was beginning on Friday.
Lacy had backed out of the fight when he was told on Friday he was to earn $550,000, a figure Lacy said insulted him. Terms of the new deal were not disclosed, but a source indicated it was only a slight increase in Lacy's compensation. What Taylor will make has not been released, but it has been reported that he turned down a $1.25 million payday to fight English super middleweight contender Carl Froch.
Lou DiBella, Taylor's promoter, and Dave Itskowitch, chief operating officer of Golden Boy Promotions, Lacy's promoter, both confirmed that the fight is once again taking place on HBO's World Championship Boxing on Nov. 15.
Lacy also said he is ready to get in the ring with his former Olympic teammate.
"I'm happier with the situation," Lacy said. "There will be a fight with me and Jermain. This is a fight me and Jermain have talked about for a long time. Now we're going to square off in the ring on Nov. 15. I'm not only excited about this fight going off, I'm excited because this is something Jermain and I have been dreaming about for a long time."
Few people with knowledge of the situation truly believed Lacy would stay firm with his desire to retire.
Taylor, who is back in Arkansas after a vacation to Cancun, Mexico, said he was monitoring the situation, but wasn't worried.
"I knew he was just playing; he just wanted some more money," Taylor said. "I'm just glad he came to his senses. I had a great little vacation. I took some time off, and now, I'm ready to get to boxing. It looks like Jeff is, too."
Ozell Nelson, Taylor's trainer, was likewise pleased this minidrama was over.
"I figured this fight was going to come back," Nelson said. "This is what we wanted. This is the one fight that we wanted."
Taylor's side didn't have to give up anything to convince Lacy to come back to the ring. The dispute was between Lacy and the amount Golden Boy was offering to pay him out of its cut of the purse.
DiBella and Golden Boy reached a deal in April for the terms of the fight.
"It was an issue that had to be worked out between Lacy and Golden Boy," DiBella said. "I give Golden Boy credit for getting it done. We had negotiated this a while back. They made a deal [with DiBella] and honored the deal."
Nelson said with the business side of this fight complete, it is time to start focusing on boxing. Taylor and Nelson will likely train in Miami for eight weeks prior to the fight, which does not have a site yet.
However, before leaving for Miami, Taylor will begin training in Little Rock, doing some conditioning and running, as well as dieting, to prepare for training camp.
One person training with Taylor will likely be Jonathan Nelson, a rising Little Rock middleweight who also works with Ozell Nelson, his uncle. Jonathan Nelson is 3-0, with his next fight, a six-rounder, scheduled for Aug. 6 in New York on ESPN2's Wednesday Night Fights.
"A MESSAGE FOR MY FANS"
"I wanted to reach out to my fans, and keep you posted as to what's going on. I have been chilling out with my family and friends for the past few months. The re-match with Kelly was soon after the first fight and I am taking some time off. Kelly will represent well in the Middleweight Division. I am excited about moving up to the Super-Middleweight Division and looking to start my campaign there this fall. I am also excited about my first business venture, investing in D1 SPORTS TRAINING opening in Little Rock, Arkansas this August. Go to www.d1sportstraining.com for more info.My heart also goes out to Arkansans and people in nearby states that have been hit by the bad storms this spring. My thoughts are with you. Have a great summer - You'll be hearing more from me soon...
I love my fans and thank you for everything...
~Jermain Taylor
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