Warriors Boxing won the purse bid to promote the IBF Jr. Lightweight title bout between Argenis Mendez and Rances Barthelemy according to Dan Rafael of espn.com
Leon Margules, who promotes Barthelemy, was the lone bidder at the IBF offices in Springfield, N.J., offering $51,000. The minimum bid was $50,000. Mike Tyson’s Iron Mike Productions, which promotes Mendez, surprisingly was a no-show and did not offer a bid.
“I got a call from them a while back about making a deal with me before there was going to be a purse bid,” Margules said. “They made me an offer and it was a good offer. I said the number [of dollars] was fine but I needed to know when and where the fight would be and I needed a certain amount of [plane tickets for] travel and then I never heard back from them.
“But I like my guy’s chances. Barthelemy can win. I think it’s a good fight, two top 130 pounders.”
