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After his recent win against Chaz Witherspoon, heavyweight Chris Arreola boasted that he was willing to fight anyone at anytime. NABF Champion Travis Walker, ranked WBC #12 and WBO #6, has accepted Arreola’s challenge and has upped the ante by stating he will fight Arreola on a “winner-take-all” basis.
“First of all, I congratulate Chris Arreola on a fine performance destroying Chaz Witherspoon,” said Walker. “He has certainly shown that he is one of the top contenders in the division having now beaten an undefeated fellow prospect.
“I am the only other upcoming heavyweight contender that has also beaten two undefeated prospects when I beat Jason Estrada, the former #1 rated amateur in the United States and George Garcia, the former #2 rated amateur in the United States, both of whom were undefeated when I fought them.
“I also have a win over another top prospect, TJ Wilson who was the #1 rated amateur in the United States for two years. I believe both of us have established ourselves as the two top young United States heavyweight contenders. The time is right for the two of us to meet and to establish once and for all who is the best young heavyweight in the world.
“I believe not only I am the best young heavyweight in the world but that I will knock Arreola out. I am 100% convinced that I will win and I am willing to back up my talk with action by stating publicly that I would be willing to enter into a “winner-take-all” contract where the winner gets both purses and the loser gets nothing.
“Arreola and I both have the same promoter, Goossen Tutor, so the fight shouldn’t be hard to make. I have a lot of respect for Chris and the way he fights. He showed great heart, determination and throws a lot of punches. But I believe I am bigger, stronger, and hit harder. Let’s get together and let the best man win. It will be a great fight for the fans.”
Steve Munisteri, manager for Travis Walker, noted that Chris Arreola is the #1 contender for Walker’s NABF Heavyweight title and that the two of them could get together for an NABF title fight, or perhaps a WBC Eliminator?
“Both Chris Arreola and Travis Walker are rated in the top 12 of the WBC and both hold WBC affiliated belts,” said Munisteri. “Walker holds the NABF, and Arreola, the WBC International title. With such high rankings in the WBC and both being title holders, I think this would be an excellent candidate for a WBC Eliminator with the winner to fight the winner of Sam Peter and Vitali Klitschko.
“The public is hungry for a new young heavyweight star and these are clearly the two best young heavyweights in the United States. It would be fun for the fans and good for boxing to establish once and for all who is the better of the two.
“Chris said he is willing to fight anybody anytime so he should back it up by informing our joint promoter, Dan Goosen, that he is ready, willing and able to fight my fighter, Travis Walker.”
