Above: Ethiopian-born Sammy Retta is readying for his
upcoming match against Evander Holyfield.
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff
Published: Thursday, July 23, 2009
New York (Tadias) – Ethiopian American boxer Sammy Retta is preparing for his highly anticipated fight against former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield later this month.
The July 26 exhibition match in Addis Ababa will mark Holyfield’s first boxing gig since his controversial loss to Nikolai Valuev.
The event, billed as a fund raiser for AIDS victims, has been described by by the press “as one of the highest-profile all-American boxing bouts on African soil since the legendary 1974 ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ that pitted Muhammad Ali against Joe Frazier in the former Zaire.”
The 35-year-old Ethiopian has a record of 18 wins and three losses in super-middleweight fights.
Watch Sammy’s recent interview with addisallaround.com
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Good luck Sammy!
I hope this is not fake like the previous one.
Sammy, as Ethiopian I am proud of you and our country needs not corrupted and hater government officials. But we want one strong Ethiopia and you are keeping that.
Thankyou
GOD BLESS ETHIOPIA….THAT`S MY AIM ONLY……