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NORTHEAST PROMOTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRENDON SMITH MANAGEMENT AND SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF EXCITING WORLD RATED AUSTRALIAN LIGHTWEIGHT MICHEAL “ROCKY” KATSIDIS TO A LONG TERM AGREEMENT.
KATSIDIS, WHO HAS WON ALL 18 OF HIS BOUTS, 16 BY KNOCKOUT, IS RANKED #4 WBO, #15 WBA, #15 IBF, AND CURRENTLY HOLDS THE WBO PAN ASIA PACIFIC TITLE AS WELL AS THE IBF PAN PACIFIC TITLE. MICHAEL IS 5’7 AND 25 YEARS OLD AND HAILS FROM TOOWOOMBA, QLD, AUSTRALIA.
KATSIDIS REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA IN THE 2000 SUMMER OLYMPICS REACHING THE QUARTERFINALS AND THEN TURNED PRO SOON AFTER. HE HAS BECOME ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S TOP ATTRACTIONS BECAUSE OF HIS NON STOP, POWER PUNCHING STYLE OF FIGHTING.
NORTHEAST PRESIDENT WALT LAMBERT IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS SIGNING. SAID WALT, “THIS SIGNING IS THE FIRST OF MANY BY NORTHEAST THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE BOXING INDUSTRY. MICHAEL KATSIDIS IS A SENSATIONAL YOUNG FIGHTER WHO WITHOUT QUESTION WILL BECOME ONE OF BOXINGS’ MUST SEE ATTRACTIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND I AM HONORED AND DELIGHTED TO HAVE SUCH A FINE YOUNG MAN UNDER OUR PROMOTIONAL BANNER.
NORTHEAST MATCHMAKER RON KATZ HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT MICHAEL, “I’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND I HAVEN’T GOTTEN THIS EXCITED ABOUT A YOUNG BOXER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THIS KID IS SPECTACULAR AND THE AMERICAN FANS AS WELL AS FANS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD ARE GOING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH MICHAEL”.
MICHAEL WILL BE MAKING HIS AMERICAN DEBUT SOMETIME IN FEBUARY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SENT OUT WHEN CONFIRMED.
