"In fact, when I received Zhuang's call, I was excited and didn't sleep all night, and our cooperation will definitely become an epoch-making cooperation in professional boxing, and we will create a new history. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" After chatting a few polite words, Arum went straight to the point and said.

"I'm also honored to be able to work with you and your team, but I think Zhuang should have told you what I need, right?" Tang Hao didn't beat around the bush.

"Yes, speed, I know, you want to be a boxing champion in the shortest possible time. Arum nodded.

"But as a partner, I don't recommend that. Arum followed with a sudden change of words.

"You don't believe in my strength, why do you choose to cooperate with me?" Tang Hao said a little unhappily.

"No, I believe in your strength, but there is still a big difference between professional boxing and amateur boxing, you need a process of adaptation, you have a saying in China, isn't it said that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it? I can arrange some new stars first, and when you get used to it, I will try to arrange a higher level fighter for you." ”

"Don't worry, I believe that with your ability, you can become a welterweight champion without using the market. Arum added.

It seems that Zhuang did not seem to make his words clear. Tang Hao frowned and said, "I don't need to adapt. ”

Arum was stunned for a moment, he obviously didn't expect Tang Hao to have such an attitude, but after all, he was a veteran promoter who had seen strong winds and waves, he only hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If you insist, I will arrange it for you, if you can defeat your opponent, I can make you a professional boxing champion in 2 fights at the earliest." ”

Hearing what Arum said, Tang Hao smiled at the corner of his mouth, this was the answer he wanted.

"But first, you have to gain weight. Arum followed.

Tang Hao nodded, before and after the Olympics, his height skyrocketed, but because he had to participate in the 60 kg competition, he had been controlling his weight, and now if he wants to enter the professional boxing world, gaining weight is inevitable.

"The weight you need to gain to the welterweight category, although your height is a little high, but if you gain too much weight at one time, the body will be very taxing. Arum followed.

"That's fine. Tang Hao nodded and said.

Arum took a puff of his cigar, snuffed it out, then got up and stretched out his hand and said, "Then you just wait for my good news." ”

Tang Hao also reached out and shook Arum's hand.

The day after meeting with Arum, after communicating with Qin Hailong and the leaders of the national team, and obtaining their consent, Tang Hao held a press conference on boxing retirement in Shanghai.

Retirement is a sad thing for a boxer, but this time it is the opposite, because at the retirement press conference, Tang Hao announced that he will enter the professional boxing world next, and it is a welterweight!

The division of professional boxing and amateur boxing is not the same, not according to the kilogram class, but divided into 7 major classes including heavyweight, heavyweight, middleweight, lightweight, etc., and then according to the difference in weight, it is divided into 15 small items, welterweight, which is infinitely close to the middleweight competition, and its weight requirement is 67 kg.

When such news comes out, it is undoubtedly earthquake-level for Chinese fans.

Boxing has a huge influence in the world, which has also allowed China to accumulate a large number of fans, but there are too few people in China who can play professional boxing, and they can be counted on their fingers, and most of them are concentrated in the low level of featherweight or below, and at most they are the intercontinental boxing champion, and no one has won the boxing championship.

And now, Tang Hao, who is known as an all-round athlete, is going to enter this field, and he is still in the welterweight division, what else can make fans more excited!

Tang Hao's announcement of his foray into professional boxing is definitely exciting news, and at the same time, Arum's work is progressing quite well.

In the world of boxing, it is generally recognized that there are four major professional leagues, namely WBA (World Boxing Association), WBC (World Boxing Council), IBF (International Boxing Federation) and WBO (World Boxing Organization).

Each of these four major leagues has a corresponding world boxing champion, which is known as the boxing champion belt holder, and under the gold belt, there is also the silver belt, the intercontinental gold belt holder.

The average boxer, if he wants to become a world-class boxing champion, the ultimate goal of the first step is the intercontinental boxing champion, and if he wants to get the right to challenge the intercontinental boxing champion, he must obtain a certain number of points.

Of course, this is not for all fighters.

Because the popularity of boxers has a high ground, and popularity, which represents ticket revenue, broadcast income, sponsorship contracts, etc., is often directly linked to boxing matches.

For example, if it is a match between a newcomer and a newcomer, there must be very few people who are willing to go to the scene to watch the match, but if it is Mayweather and Pacquiao, it will definitely be full and the ratings will be overwhelming, which is not only a difference in strength, but also a difference in popularity, because the ultimate purpose of boxing is to make money.

Tang Hao is not well-known in the professional boxing world, but it is not an exaggeration to say that his popularity is higher than that of all professional boxers.

To put it bluntly, Tang Hao's professional boxing opener, there are definitely many people who are willing to go to the scene to watch, or who are willing to pay to watch, not only boxing fans, but also fans accumulated by Tang Hao in various sports.

And the reason why Arum asked Tang Hao to define his weight first in the welterweight division is that in addition to controlling his weight as mentioned before, there is also a very important point that in this kilogram class, there are actually two most well-known boxing champions, Mayweather and Pacquiao.

Of course, Tang Hao has just set foot in the professional boxing world now, and he has little chance of facing them in the first fight, but Mayweather is the WBC and WBA boxing champion in this division, and Pacquiao is the WBO world boxing champion.

After weighing it up, Arum chose the opener against Kazakhstan's Bhaktia Ebov.

Kazakhstan is a world boxing powerhouse, and there are countless boxers who have competed professionally, and it is the country with the most professional fighters in Asia, the most famous of which is Gennady Golovkin, the current world middleweight champion nicknamed "GGG", WBA and IBO.

Although his fame and strength are not far from Golovkin's, Ebov's strength should not be underestimated, he is only 24 years old, but he is already the welterweight pan-Asian continental champion of the WBA and WBO.

After deciding on his opponent, Arum personally went to Kazakhstan.

"Sorry, Mr. Bob, my team and I don't want to play with a newcomer. After listening to Arum's invitation, Ebotf couldn't help but smile and said.

"What are you talking about?" said Nopal Ivanov, Ebof's boxing promoter, with a smile.

"Tang Hao, don't you know him?" Arum was slightly surprised.

"Why do we need to meet a rookie fighter?" Ivanov smiled and looked at Arum, who was also a promoter, and he suddenly felt that Arum was a little confused.

"He's not a rookie fighter, he won the 60kg Olympic title at the recently concluded London Olympics. Arum was unhurried and took a puff on his cigar and said.

"Haha, Bob, are you really old and confused? An Olympic champion, and it's still in the 60kg class, shouldn't he be going to play in the lightweight division, or the junior lightweight division?" Ivanov said with a laugh at this time, he felt that Arum was really old and confused, if it weren't for Arum's status, he would have been driven out a long time ago.

"He's going to gain weight. ”

Arum's next words stunned Ivanov and Ebov, and then they couldn't help but laugh one after another.

Arum wasn't angry, he was smiling, smoking his cigar slowly.

"Hey, Bob, that's all for today's conversation, we don't have to waste any more time on this, really. Ebotf put away his smile and sat up straight.

Obviously, this is going to be an eviction order.

"Gentlemen, I think it's necessary for me to introduce Tang Hao to you, to be honest, it really surprised me that you didn't know him. Arum put down his cigar and said with a smile.

"Last chance, I don't want to give the challenge to a newcomer, it would be a big financial loss for me. Ebotf followed.

"Tang Hao, nicknamed Jesus, a boxing killer, like I said before, he was the Olympic champion in the 60kg category, but at the same time, he was also the champion of archery and swimming at the London Olympics, in fact, he won 14 fast gold medals in London. Arum said unhurriedly.

"What?!" said Ebov and Ivanov almost in unison.

Although Tang Hao's popularity is very high, it is in the field of swimming, in the boxing world, especially in the professional boxing world, he is not well-known, and a fighter like Ebov who is not the top will not deliberately and do not have time to understand well-known figures in other fields.

However, popularity is popularity, and as long as it exists, it is linked to money.

"What you said is true?" Ivanov's eyes lit up at this time.

"If you don't believe me, you can check it out for yourself. Arum said as he picked up his cigar and took another puff.

Over there, Ivanov didn't hesitate to take out the tablet and search, and when he looked at the news related to Tang Hao one by one, his expression became more and more excited.

"This man, he just went to the Amazon with Bell, killed two caimans, an eight-meter-long python, shot a bull shark, caught a jaguar as a pet, and he and Bell's trip to the Amazon created more than $200 million in revenue. The more Ivanov spoke, the more agitated he became.

Ebov was also shocked when he heard what Ivanov said.

Arum looked at the reaction of the two and shook his head slightly, it seems that these two people really haven't watched the news for a while, this Ivanov, this promoter is also third-rate.

"He hasn't boxed professionally before?" Ebotf asked.

"Yes, this is the opening bout of his professional boxing, and I don't think he can bring in any less income than a boxing champion like Pacquiao. Arum followed.

"But why did you choose me?" asked Ebot, apparently in agreement.

Arum smiled, he couldn't say because he needed a stepping stone, and you happen to be the intercontinental champion, right? ”

Ebov was smiling, and it was clear that Arum had put him to good use with his words.

"Is it 55 or 46 points, as is customary?" Ivanov saw that Ebov had agreed, and then said, before signing a formal agreement, they needed to reach a verbal agreement.

"28 points. Arum said, shaking the ash off his cigar.

"28?" said Ivanov, who looked a little surprised, "Although Don is a newcomer, I don't think we want to take advantage of such a bargain, and if it gets out, it will be said that we are bullying newcomers." ”

"Nopal is right, although Don is a newcomer, I am willing to score 55 points with him. Ebotf followed.

Arum smiled at this time, took a puff of his cigar, and said, "You are the B corner." ”

As soon as these words came out, Ebov and Ivanov were stunned.

In professional boxing, there are A corners and B corners, and A corners are obviously the heavier ones in the fight, and they are also the ones who are considered more likely to win, and similarly, he will also take the lion's share of revenue.

The so-called 55 points, 46 points, in fact, represents the weight between the two fighters, Ivanov proposed the ratio, is based on Tang Hao's popularity, otherwise even if they accept this kind of newcomer challenge, they will be expelled from a higher proportion.

But they never expected that Arum would let them be the B corner, and it was 28 points!

It's nothing short of humiliating!

"Of course, if you don't want to, I can find someone else, you know, there are so many intercontinental boxing champions, and you are not the only one. Arum said seriously at this time.

Ebov was out of breath, and he really felt humiliated.

But at this time, Ivanov was silent and did not speak, and then he suddenly said to Arum: "We need time to think about it." ”

"15 minutes. Arum said and got up and walked out of the room.

"Bastard, this guy is humiliating me!" said Ebotf angrily as Arum came out of the room.

"Bob, this old fox is so hateful, I still underestimate him. Ivanov followed Ebov's words.

"I'm never going to fight like this!" Ebotf was furious.

"Buck, I think it's an opportunity for us. Ivanov said suddenly.

"Opportunity?!" Ebotf was furious, he didn't expect his boxing promoter to think like this.

"This Tang Hao, he has never played professional boxing before, he thinks that professional boxing and amateur boxing are like that, just a child, but in fact, if he plays against you, he will quickly feel that this is a completely two-level match, and he will be knocked down by you very quickly. Ivanov followed.

"Of course, I don't even need a round with such a newcomer. Ebov said disdainfully.

"So I said, this is an opportunity for us. Ivanov immediately followed.

"What do you mean?" Ebotf slowly retracted his anger, as if he understood.