UPDATE ON EMBARRASING SITUATION OF SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ ON WBA CONVENTION IN FLORIDA
By Gabriel F. Cordero
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 16 Dec 2023
Sampson Lewkowicz.
What happened at the WBA convention in Florida this week has been one of the most embarrassing situations seen in the recent history of world boxing and even more so among renowned members of the boxing family.
It is intolerable that those who are responsible for boxing and the boxers have carried out an incident of such despicable behavior and even worse that the participants of the convention, including authorities, judges, referees and others who were around, did not serve as mediators, allowing the world of boxing to be outraged, disrespected and even despised.
These images have stained boxing and it is time for all parties to at least have dignity and apologize for what happened just as their fingers have served to point at boxers when they fall into the abyss of personal situations, so today they sent boxing to an abyss of rudeness, disrespect and lack of tolerance.
Regarding an incident on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at the WBA Convention in Orlando that is virally making the rounds on social media, promoter Sampson Lewkowicz wishes to clarify that Australian WBA #1 middleweight Michael Zerafa was in no way involved in the violent altercation captured on video.
After a disagreement over mandatory bouts and interim titles at the convention, Lewkowicz was attacked and humiliatingly spit on by the son of Zerafa’s manager, CEO and Founder of Grant Gloves, Elvis Grant Phillips.
However, recent news reports could be interpreted as linking Zerafa to the melee that ensued and Lewkowicz wants it known that the fighter was not involved in the attack. In fact, Zerafa and his fiancée have since contacted Lewkowicz to offer their concerns for the 72-year-old veteran promoter’s wellbeing.
Lewkowicz has filed battery charges with the Orange County Sherrif’s Office over the cowardly attack.
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