Sergio Martinez Dedicates Fight to Monique McClain

March 11, 2011

Photos/Story by WBCPhoto

[En Espanol] (MAR 11) No words could express the passion and joy experienced today with Monique McClain and Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez’s visit to the WBCares program. Bullying (Teasing a classmate or work for absurd reasons to a dangerous extent) has become a growing epidemic in modern society, becoming one of the main causes of depression and suicide for many young people today. Monique McClain, the beautiful African American girl is just one of thousands of young people tormented by gangs that bother them for being smart, handsome or any difference they see that serves as a pretext to take out their frustrations on someone. Usually originating in their own home. Monique, who they started harassing simply because of a different hairstyle and the color of her skin was about to take the back door out due to the constant harassment from peers and friends around her, even with knowledge of their own parents.



Luckily, a WBC ring official: Johnny Callas, invited her to box in amateur level to release all the tension, this being the sport that literally saved her life. And in the world of boxing Monique began to have a dream: to meet the champion who has inspired her to go ahead because of his skill and charisma: Sergio Martinez. Who, as a good ambassador for the WBC gladly accepted the invitation.



The appointment took place in a restaurant at the MGM Grand Hotel, which will host the fight for the WBC diamond title on Saturday, March 12.



Monique gave excitedly handed over a piece of work she did by hand for the champion, while he signed and gave WBCares patches from the champion and photographs he dedicated and he also cleared up everything about the fight. But the interesting thing was the conversation we held, where, with his representative, Mr Sampson Lewkowicz served as a translator ... Monique told them how it all started, the damage done and how school and the authorities were indifferent to this process. Martinez told her that he suffered harassment from his peers in childhood seeing that he was thin and white skinned (He started his training at the age of 11 years ). He talked about all the bad things the gangs brought about, how they even started a fire in a classroom with a teacher and all the student inside. Comments by Sergio: Sergio went on to say that currently half of them are dead now, while the rest are dangerous criminals for society. "The problem is bigger than it looks, and always begins at home" commented the WBC emeritus champion. "It's hard but you have to find your way out in order to succeed, and more in boxing which is very nice, it can seem upside down because of the nature of sport but there are a lot of noble people around," he added. After the chat, they went to the press conference where mention of her was made and Sergio Martinez dedicated the fight to her. Some words from the press conference:



Lou Dibella: Sergyi: Sergio Martinez is not just another boxer; this will be a good fight. "



Gary Shaw: Who always has a great sense of humor, he started talking very seriously when he mentioned being a survivor of cancer and predicted that "no matter what Martinez is... he won’t knock out Dzinziruk."



Art Pelullo: "They know that this fight is going to go even further than this, they will simply say that the loser gave "a good fight."



Sampson Lewcowicz: "Despite what Gary Shaw says, Sergio will either knock him out or at least knock down his opponent, Sergio is the champion.”

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