DECISIVE 3RD ROUND KNOCKOUT PROMPTS DECUBAS PRESENTS CAMP TO START
ASKING WHO’S NEXT?

Coral Gables , Florida . March 5, 2007 – Alejandro Berrio (26-4, 25 KOs) vowed he’d pack light for last weekend’s title bout trip to Rostock, Germany. And it’s a good thing he did, because last Saturday Berrio decisively won the IBF Super Middleweight championship when he knocked out previously unbeaten Sergi Stieglitz (29-1-0), to earn the vacant title. The victory was sweet revenge for Berrio, who had lost to Stieglitz in a controversial ring ruling in 2005. “I’m thrilled to win this title this way,” said the newly crowned IBF champ during a news conference in South Florida today. “I was not going to be denied.”

Berrio won decisively after landing a barrage of punches early in the fight. Then, the hard-hitting Colombian finished off the native of Ejsk, Russia, when he abruptly knocked him to the canvas in the third round. “I was not going to let Sergi get that second wind. When I had my chance to put him away, I did,” added Berrio.

These two international Super Middleweight Stars have gone to battle in a ring in Germany before: December 3, 2005, or 16 months ago to be exact. Berrio lost by TKO when the bout was suddenly stopped in Stieglitz’s training residence of Magdeburg, Germany, in the 11th round.

DRL’s director of boxing, Luis De Cubas, has been predicting Berrio is on the verge of breaking through, and this victory validates his fighter’s determination and hard work. ”It was just a matter of time for Berrio to land the type of punch that got his peers to sit up and take notice – this victory over an undefeated fighter like Sergi in his own backyard does that. It’s left us asking, ‘who’s next?’” stated De Cubas.

DeCubas Presents , LLC is a nationally known boxing promotional company that stages major professional boxing events throughout the U.S. and around the world. DeCubas Presents , LLC was founded by its Managing Director, Partner & CPA, Dan Wise, the legendary and former World Champion Roberto Duran and DeCubas Presents Director of Boxing & Partner Luis De Cubas.