Susie Ramandan - now being trained by ROBBIE PEDEN

Though of Erin & The Wild Thing (Sharon) straight away myself guys.

 

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Susie with that nice new belt of hers.


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Suzie Ramadan continues on her winning way:

Ramadan defeats George

by Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing - May 2nd 2011

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Photo: Werner Kalin


Unbeaten IBF female bantamweight champion Susie Ramadan (21-0, 8 KOs) scored a decision over Sarah George (1-3,1KO) in a ten round non title bout at the Calabria Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on Sunday.

Ramadan captured the IBF world crown in February 2011 when she scored a shutout ten round decision over Terri Lynn Cruz of the USA.

In main supporting bout classy lightweight Diana Prazak (6-1, 5 KOs) stopped Eilleen Forest in round one.

Promoter Sam Brizzi.

 

Susie Q Ramadan's ready to rumble in new stable

by Cody Winnell - Northcote Leader newspaper - 2nd June 2011


PRESTON’S Susie “Q” Ramadan and her trainer Ben Brizzi went into the post-fight debrief like they had 20 times before.

Ramadan had just notched her 21st successive professional win in a unanimous decision over Sarah George at the Reggio Calabria Club earlier this month.

The IBF world bantamweight women’s champion was on top of the world and eager to continue her ascent up the boxing ladder.

Despite the win, Ramadan would come out of this get-together with her long-time mentor shattered.

Brizzi felt Ramadan and the Kingsbury-based training partnership that had steered her along her journey were drifting apart. He suggested it was time for both parties to explore new beginnings. Ramadan reluctantly agreed.

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...Suzie with new trainer Robbie Peden.


For the next two weeks the boxing star, whose popularity continues to skyrocket, was as flat as a tack. She refused to talk to anybody and was questioning her boxing future.

“I was in a really bad place for two weeks,” she said. “I was crying and I was all over the place.”

Tension had been mounting between the boxer and her trainers of four years in the lead-up to the George bout.

Ramadan was determined to expand her horizons. She wanted to go overseas, fight the best of the best, promote women’s boxing and her own brand through her new website, and she wanted her bouts pushed on to pay-TV.

The Brizzi Bros, who had guided Ramadan to her IBF world belt, were managing Ramadan’s sponsorship.

Ben Brizzi said he could not make his star student understand the numerous areas the sponsorship dollar needed to cover. “We have to use the sponsorship money to pay for the whole program, the hall, renting tables, airfares, the other fighter’s purse,” he said. “And I unfortunately couldn’t make Susie understand.”

Brizzi and Ramadan had a special bond. Ramadan said their relationship was like that of a father and a daughter.

But, as painful as the split was, Ramadan said she soon realised she had to plough on. “Things happen for a reason ... you can’t dwell, the challenge is you have to keep going,” she said.

After putting out the feelers for a new trainer Ramadan realised there was no shortage of suitors. But who fit the bill? This was a big decision, she said. She wanted to find somebody who would improve her and take her to the next level. Vast experience was a must.

Eventually Ramadan turned to Robbie Peden, himself a former IBF champion, two-time Olympic Games quarter-finalist and Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

Peden, who works out of the Fitzroy Stars Boxing Gym in Gertrude St, had an instant rapport with Ramadan.

“We were like magnets. We both think alike and he’s a really good trainer,” Ramadan said. “I can already see improvement and it’s only the second week.”

Peden is working Ramadan tirelessly, with daily sessions preparing the pupil for her IBF title defence, which, under the rules, has to come before August 20.

After that, her dream of heading to the US could become a reality.

“Once we get this one (the title fight) out of the way we’re definitely looking at going overseas and seeing if I can build my profile over there,” Ramadan said.

A key component of Ramadan boosting her profile is getting her fights televised on pay-TV.

Last December, on the Anthony Mundine/Garth Wood undercard, Ramadan sent Kiwi Michelle Preston packing for the third time in her professional career.

This fight was beamed into boxing fans’ living rooms nationwide.

Now she wants more of the limelight and says women’s boxing has the potential to grow.

But it must grow the right way. She does not want women’s boxing to be a tokenistic, sexed-up alternative to its male counterpart.

Her fists generally hit the mark, but last week Ramadan took a verbal swing at fellow women’s boxer Lauryn Eagle.

“She’s a water ski champ and a swim suit model and I don’t think she’s giving women’s boxing a good look,” Ramadan said. “Fighters like me are trying to show everyone that women’s boxing is a serious sport.”

Ramadan says women’s boxing is growing in popularity, and she’s more than happy to play her part.

When she is not chasing title belts, Ramadan spends her time training other women. “Women take up boxing for a lot of reasons, to lose weight or because of domestic problems, we also get lots of kids,” she said. “A girl I train says 50 per cent of the reason she took up boxing was because of me.”

Ramadan is also a football fan - she admits to being a mad-keen Collingwood supporter - and says she enjoys dancing and socialising when not in the ring.

She is making more and more guest appearances at events, which she loves. “It’s a real privilege to be a special guest at events. It’s a lot of fun to meet new people and promote the sport.

“Boxing was pretty dead in Australia before (Anthony) Mundine and (Danny) Green came along, so I’m trying to do the same thing for women’s boxing. I’m trying to break down the wall, because somebody’s got to do it.”

 

Unfortunately there's very little money in women's boxing Ced.

Personally I think there's plenty of room for glamorous female fighters as well as warriors like Suzie, and I can see where's she's coming from when she says:

“Fighters like me are trying to show everyone that women’s boxing is a serious sport.”