WBO ?CHAMPION OF THE DECADE? BELT TO WINNER OF PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ IV
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
There may be no recognized world titles on the line when ?Fightrer of the Decade? Manny Pacquiao battles Juan Manuel Marquez for a fourth time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on December 9, Manila Time.
But the World Boxing Organization headed by its president Francisco ?Paco? Valcarcel has decided to create a unique belt for the winner who will be crowned the WBO ?Champioin of the Decade.?
Sartonk Designs which claims to be the premier designer and fabricator of championship boxing belts in the world, was commissioned to create a belt for this one and only title.
WBO President Valcarcel said he is ?looking forward with great expectations to the extraordinary design created by the WBO?s Master Craftsmen, Ardash Sahaghian and Edward Majian, for the ?WBO Champion of the Decade? belt?.
He foresees that it ?will be an outstanding work of art?.
The WBO says ?The Champion of the Decade Belt? is slated to be ?a luxurious rendition of the now classic world title belt. While true to the iconic WBO motif, some of its features include over 170 hand-set Swarovski crystals imported from Austria. The eagle that sits atop the center plate has been overhauled and made richer, with crisp detail and an assortment of jewels. A mirror-finished and crystal studded parameter elegantly completes the composition.?
Edward S. Majian, President of Sartonk Designs said ?We have surprises on the belt which we won?t unveil just yet.. The opportunity to create a belt at the level of fine art is a privilege. Every crevice, curve, and corner has been detailed, and the belt shines brilliantly, symbolizing two men that have given our sport many brilliant moments.?
Majian?s grandfather, Ardash Sahaghian, the 91-year New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee added, ?We?re proud of everything that leaves SARTONK, but this is not just a championship belt. Is a piece that will be awarded once every ten years, this project is of a different character.?
The Champion of the Decade belt is set to be revealed in Las Vegas by the WBO before the Pacquiao-Marquez match.
Pacquiao has the distinction of winning the very first coveted World Boxing Council Diamond Belt when he scored a 12th round TKO over Miguel Cotto.
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