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PUGILIST'S DIGEST
IBA COMMISIONER SPEAKS!

PD: Thanks for taking the time to talk with us today Mr. Fehner.

JF: It's my pleasure. I've enjoyed reading your publication for several years now. In my eyes, your publication's right up there with The Ring when it comes to unbiased reporting of the boxing scene.

PD: We appreciate that! Ok, our first question.... What makes you think that the IBA will be successful where the rest of the alphabet soup has failed?

JF: It all has to do with our charter. We, unlike the "competition" are dedicated not only to our fans, but first and foremost the safety and care of our fighters. After all, without the fighters, there is no sport of boxing. The other organizations seem to put the profits ahead of the product, which in our opinion is totally backwards.

PD: How can you be sure that the fighters are going to buy into this, with the money that the promoters and the other organizations have to throw at them?

JF: The major thing is to educate the fighters about our program. I'm confident that once they see the total package, many of them will gladly join with us. Also, in many of the countries where boxing is popular, there's been talk about govermental regulations of the sport due to the greed of certain promoters and the corruption that has pervaded our sport. We are working with those goverments, in hopes that rather than having them take over the sport, they will help us realise the goals that we share with those goverments. Namely a safer sport, that takes better care of the atheletes from the beginnings of their journey, to the end and beyond into retirement.

PD: Now that's interesting. Have any of these goverments actually bought into your plans yet?

JF: That's something that's still in the works, but you can expect some major announcements on that front in the next few weeks.

PD: It was mentioned that there will be a major PR Czar announced soon, has there been any progress there?

JF: Actually yes, and you'll have the exclusive first look at it. We have signed a contract with Rupee Murdock, the man that created the FOXY News and Entertainment Empire. He will be handling all of our PR, in return, we have a 5 year contract with his vast empire for television rights, PPV, some weekly boxing reality show ideas etc. The TV aspect of things is NOT exclusive, as we also are working with WESPN on some concepts as well. Sorry to have to cut this short, but I have an appointment with the WESPN president Chris Ermine in a few minutes/

PD: That's quite a bombshell you dropped on us, I appreciate you're sharing it with our readers first! Thanks for taking the time, and we hope to meet with you again sometime in the future!

JF: Tis my pleasure. Keep up the good work keeping our shared public in the loop!