By Robert Morales
The whole Banks story that saw him finish training Wladimir Klitschko for his win over Mariusz Wach on Nov. 10 after their trainer, Emanuel Steward, died Oct. 25, then shocking the boxing community with that second-round TKO of Mitchell a week later, is indeed a fine one. Unforgettable even.
What's next? Well, Banks is promoted by K-2 Promotions. Its general manager, Tom Loeffler, said Monday there was a rematch clause in the contract signed with Golden Boy. Gomez on Wednesday told krikya360.com that Mitchell wants to take exercise it.
"I have just been informed Seth wants the rematch," Gomez said about 5:30 p.m. West Coast time.
Gomez said he was going to check again with Mitchell on Monday to make sure that is still what he wants. If Mitchell changes his mind and decides to take a tune-up fight to get back on the winning track, Loeffler said there are several possibilities for Banks that include a rematch with Tomasz Adamek, who handed Banks his only loss in 2009 when they were cruiserweights.
"With that win it puts him right in line with some big fights," Loeffler said.
Loeffler said he wouldn't mind seeing Banks take on the winner of the Jan. 26 Chris Arreola-Bermane Stiverne fight, but the winner of that fight is presumably going to earn a shot at WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, if he continues to fight; Loeffler said Klitschko, 41, has yet to make that decision.
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The whole Banks story that saw him finish training Wladimir Klitschko for his win over Mariusz Wach on Nov. 10 after their trainer, Emanuel Steward, died Oct. 25, then shocking the boxing community with that second-round TKO of Mitchell a week later, is indeed a fine one. Unforgettable even.
What's next? Well, Banks is promoted by K-2 Promotions. Its general manager, Tom Loeffler, said Monday there was a rematch clause in the contract signed with Golden Boy. Gomez on Wednesday told krikya360.com that Mitchell wants to take exercise it.
"I have just been informed Seth wants the rematch," Gomez said about 5:30 p.m. West Coast time.
Gomez said he was going to check again with Mitchell on Monday to make sure that is still what he wants. If Mitchell changes his mind and decides to take a tune-up fight to get back on the winning track, Loeffler said there are several possibilities for Banks that include a rematch with Tomasz Adamek, who handed Banks his only loss in 2009 when they were cruiserweights.
"With that win it puts him right in line with some big fights," Loeffler said.
Loeffler said he wouldn't mind seeing Banks take on the winner of the Jan. 26 Chris Arreola-Bermane Stiverne fight, but the winner of that fight is presumably going to earn a shot at WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, if he continues to fight; Loeffler said Klitschko, 41, has yet to make that decision.
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