Sulaiman: The Next Generation.

Mauricio: I SEE MORE TITLE FIGHTS OF THE NABF TO TAKE PLACE IN MEXICO AND EVEN OTHER COUNTRIES DUE TO THE GREAT

CURRENT SUPPORT THAT NETWORK TELEVISION ( FREE TV ) HAS STABLISHED BOXING AS THE HIGHEST RATING PROGRAM OF THE WEEK , MEXICO , CANADA AND EVEN GERMANY ( NABF TITLE FIGHTS IN THE UNDERCARD OF KLISHTKOS).IT WOULD BE GREAT IF NETWORK TV IN THE USA STARTED A BOXING PROGRAM , THE AUDIENCE IS THERE AND I GUARANTEE THEY WOULD HAVE VERY

GOOD RATINGS AND SPONSORS, IT TAKES A LEADER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Mauricio: THE ACTIVITY IS LIKE NEVER BEFORE, EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT 4 (YES FOUR) TV NETWORKS SHOW LIVE BOXING ...TV AZTECA, TELEVISA, CADENA 3 AND MULTIVISAION, THEY ARE ALL FIGHTING TO GET THE HIGHEST RATINGS OF THE WEEK. BOXING SHOWS ARE TAKING PLACE ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE SUPPORT OF DIFFERENT STATE GOVERNMENTS WHO SUPPORT THOSE SHOWS AS BOXING BRINGS TOURISM , MEDIA , COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND

ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE TOWN

Jill: Has being the son of a great man a help or hindrance?

Mauricio: MY FATHER IS MY HERO , I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE LIKE HIM , I WILL ALWAYS BE BY HIS SIDE AND EVERYDAY I GO TO BED THANKING GOD FOR GIVING HIM AS FATHER AND MY MOM AS WELL.WE HAVE A GREAT FAMILY AND I HAVE A ROLE MODEL IN MY DAD THAT MAKES ME PROUD EVERY SINGLE DAY. BEING HIS SON IS ALL POSITIVE AND IT OPENS THE DOORS TO ALL IN THE SULAIMAN FAMILY.

Mauricio: WE NEED UNITY AND RESPECT. IF PROMOTERS RESPECTED OTHER PROMOTERS, MANAGERS OTHER MANAGERS, ORGANISATIONS OTHER ORGANISATIONS, AND SO ON, THEN BOXING WOULD BE EASIER TO GROW IN ALL ASPECTS. BOXING NEEDS IDENTITY, WE NEED MORE EXPOSURE THROUGH THE MEDIA CHANNELS (TV, NEWSPAPER, RADIO AND INTERNET), THERE ARE SO MANY

GREAT CHAMPIONS THAT ARE ONLY KNOWN IN THEIR LOCALITIES AND ONLY A VERY FEW FIGHTERS GET THE ATTENTION THEY ALL DESERVE.

Jill: What is the importance of regional belts in relationship to World Titles?

Mauricio: WITHOUT A DOUBT THE REGIONAL TITLES ARE STEPPING STONES FOR ALL WORLD CHAMPIONS. IT IS A NATURAL PROCESS AND IT IS THE REGIONAL AFFILIATED TITLES WHICH GIVE BOXERS OPPORTUNITIES TO MATURE IN BOXING, TO GO FROM 10 TO 12 ROUNDS, TO ACQUIRE EXPERIENCE AND TO GET READY TO GET TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL.

Jill: What is your life, or should I say, do you have a life outside of boxing?

Mauricio: IT IS HARD TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE WHEN YOU ARE SO INVOLVED IN BOXING. BOXING SHOWS ARE HELD MOSTLY ON SATURDAY, THAT MAKES US TRAVEL ON WEEKENDS, AND IT IS HARD TO STABLISH REGULAR LIFE CYCLES. WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, VACATIONS AND EVERY MINUTE IN OUR LIFE IS DIFFERENT, BUT IS GREAT.

I AM THE CEO OF A FACTORY OWNED BY MY FAMILY IN MEXICO, WE MANUFACTURE PAPER CHARTS FOR RECORDING INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1963 AND WE HAVE 4 OTHER DIFFERENT COMPANIES IN WHICH ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE INPUT.

I AM MARRIED TO A WONDERFUL WIFE AND LOVE MY 3 KIDS. I LOVE MUSIC, MY SECOND PASSION, I PLAY THE DRUMS AND LOVE PLAYING BASEBALL AND SOCCER.

LASTLY I # 1 DALLAS COWBOYS FAN

Jill: If you could change one thing about the sport, what would it be?

(photo: Carlos Baeza)

Mauricio: TO ALLOW OXYGEN TO BE ADMINISTERED TO FIGHTERS DURING THE RESTING PERIOD.

Jill: Years after winning the Title, what characteristics make a sustainable champion?

Mauricio: THE ONE WHO HOLDS ON TO THE BASICS. IT IS SO DIFFICULT FOR HUMAN BEING , NOT ONLY BOXERS BUT ANY ATHLETE , MOVIE STAR , ROCK STAR , TO ADJUST TO A NEW LIFE AFTER FAME , GLORY AND SPECIALLY MONEY ARRIVES.......ITS HARDER TO GET UP AT 5 AM TO RUN WHEN YOU ARE SLEEPING IN SILK PIJAMAS , IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY NO TO THE SO MANY TEMPATATIONS THAT FALSE FRIENDS OFFER TO THE STARS , LIKE FOOD , ALCOHOL , DRUGS , SEX .......IT IS HARD TO SAY NO TO THE SO MANY FRIENDS , COUSINS , UNCLES THAT SHOW UP ASKING FOR HELP OR OFFERING BAD IDEAS FOR BUSINESS OR SIMPLY TO ROB ANYTHING THEY CAN GET .

SUCCESS EQUALS HARD TRAINING, NO ABUSES, MENTAL CLARITY WITH LITTLE STRESS, KEEP DREAMING, SAVE MONEY, ENERGY, SAVE, SAVE, SAVE..............

Jill: Please share some of your favorite and most inspiring people?

Mauricio: ROGER WATERS THE MASTER MIND OF PINK FLOYD AND CREATOR OF SOME OF THE GREATESTS SONGS--NELSON MANDELA A MAN WHO OVERCAME ALL TYPES OF BARRIERS TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY-JOHNY BENCH MY FIRST BASEBALL HERO AS CATCHER OF THE CINCINATTI REDS-SUGAR RAY LEONARD , I STILL WATCH THE TAPES AND KEEP ADMIRING HIS SKILLS , POWER AND STYLE. -ROGER STAUBACH AND TROY AIKMAN, 2 GREAT COWBOYS!!!!

Jill: Any short anecdote for publication?

Mauricio: I WAS ABOUT 10, WE WERE AT HOME. MY FATHER ASKED ME TO TAKE MUHAMAD ALI TO HIS STUDY AS THE GREATEST NEEDED TO PRAY. ONCE WE WENT UPSTAIRS HE ASKED ME TO GET HIM A TOWEL, I GOT HIM A HAND TOWEL AND HE LAUGHED AND ASKED FOR A BODY TOWEL, THEN HE ASKED ME TO SHOW HIM WHICH WAY WAS THE EAST AS HE NEEDED TO DIRECT HIS BODY IN THAT POSITION, I STARTED SWEATING, I HAD NO IDEA WHICH WAY WAS THE EAST, I JUST POINTED SOMEWHERE AND THATS WHERE ALI PRAYED.

Jill: A national commission? What are your thoughts?

Mauricio: GOOD INTENTIONS, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WOULD BE.   I’M NOT FAMILIAR WITH ITS PROCEDURES OR INTENTIONS. BOXING IS A WORLD SPORT, THE USA HOLDS FIGHTS WITH FIGHTERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THERE ARE COMMUNICATIONS WITH SO MANY COMMISSIONS AROUN D THE WORLD. THERE NEEDS TO BE

RECIPROCITY WITH THE WORLD COMMISSIONS AND WORLD ORGANISATIONS. I GUESS A COMMISSION WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY, MONEY THAT COULD BE USED FOR MANY GOOD CAUSES OF FORMER CHAMPIONS IN NEED. I DONT SEE A NATIONAL COMMISSION IN BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, SOCCER, HOCKEY OR ANY SPORT.

Jill: Outside of the ring, my passion is..?

Mauricio: BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, NFL AND OF COURSE THE COWBOYS!!!! MUSIC, PINK FLOYD AND AC-DC

Jill: Make a wish.

Mauricio: I ALREADY DID........
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