Frank Warren’s letter to WBC’s Jose Sulaiman about Chisora Ban

1st March 2012

Frank Warren and Dereck Chisora – www.frankwarren.tv

Dereck Chisora’s British boxing promoter Frank Warren has reacted angrily to the news that his fighter has been banned indefinitely by WBC President Jose Sulaiman.

The ban which Warren heard as secondhand news through the media, is for
the events leading up to his fight with their recognised world champion
Vitali Klitschko, in Munich last month, and the brawl at the Munich post
fight press conference. watch here.

Warren, today penned an open
letter to Jose Sulaiman, outlining his disgust at the body’s decision to
ban his fighter without having a fair hearing and knowing the full
facts surrounding the event.

Here is Mr Frank Warren’s letter to Jose Sulaiman, courtesy of www.frankwarren.tv

Mr. Sulaiman,

I wish I could accuse you of having double standards. But I can’t, because I question whether you have any standards at all.

The way you have banned Dereck Chisora indefinitely, without even
having the decency to call a hearing to establish the facts surrounding
his recent bout against Vitali Klitschko, in my opinion shows you as a
posturing, self-righteous egotist.

I learned of your decision through the media. You didn’t even let
the British Boxing Board of Control, myself or Dereck know before you
spoke to the world’s Press.

In any democracy, any man is innocent until proven guilty. But
you appear to have set yourself up as judge, jury and executioner as far
as Dereck is concerned.

You have announced an indefinite WBC ban on Dereck without a
hearing and you have also said you will impose a ‘serious’ fine after
you eventually do hold a hearing.

Again, you have found Chisora guilty without establishing any fact about what truly went on that night in Munich.

Not for one minute am I condoning what happened before the fight
or with David Haye at the Press conference after the bout. I also
believe boxing needs to discipline boxers who step out of line.

But I am staggered by how you have treated Dereck before you have
heard any evidence from his side. It seems to me this is just a matter
of convenience for your organisation.

Let me remind you how your organisation has dealt with other instances of indiscipline by boxers who wave the WBC flag.

Antonio Margarito was banned for a year by the California State
Athletic Commission following the controversy over his hand wraps in the
fight against Shane Mosley. He was accused of using some kind of
plaster to make the bandages harder.

Without any WBC hearing, Margarito was then allowed to fight for a
minor title in Mexico and made top contender to fight Manny Pacquiao.

Take Floyd Mayweather Jnr’s case, after he was found guilty of physically abusing a girlfriend.

You said the WBC should not touch Mayweather’s career or title as you wanted him to fight Manny Pacquiao.

I would like to remind you of the time you were injured in the
brawl that took place between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson, when Tyson
disgustingly bit Lewis during the Press conference prior to their fight.

You didn’t call for a ban and rang me asking if you should sue
those who hosted the conference and broadcast the fight because of the
lack of security.

That is one of my issues with the events in Munich. But you don’t seem interested in what actually happened.

If Dereck Chisora was a world champion, would you be taking this stance?

Frank Warren

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