(SEPT 16) Former IBF and WBC
World Female Bantamweight Champion Susie Q' Ramadan of
Melbourne, Australia visited the Big Apple last week with Lynden
Hosking (HP), Bess Slater (Operations Manager, HP), Luke Meldon
(Trainer, HP), Pat Connelly (Trainer, HP) and stablemate Shannon
O'Connell, and trained at the infamous Gleason's Gym and met
3-time World Boxing Champion and former WBC World Super
Bantamweight Champion Alicia Ashley; current WBC International
Super Bantamweight Champion Heather Hardy; former IWBF
World champion Super Featherweight and WBC Silver Super
Featherweight Champion Ronica Jeffrey; Melissa St. Vil;
and WIBA World Flyweight champion Keisher "Fire" McLeod; Bruce
Silverglade; and Malissa Smith (GirlBoxing). Susie "Q" had
an opportunity to spar with Heather Hardy.
Susie, who is working towards
another title shot, signed with Hosking Promotions of Bendigo,
Victoria, Australia in hopes, to do just that.
Susie's last bout was on October 24, 2014, in Durango, Mexico,
where she lost her WBC World Bantamweight Crown to Mexico's
Yazmin Rivas (30-8-0) in a 10-round decision. After that loss
Ramadan took some time to reflect and decided to join Lynden
Hosking of Bendigo, Victoria in search of another go at the
prestigious Green and Gold.
Susie says that her visit to the Big Apple and to Las Vegas to
attend the Mayweather-Berto fight was a humbling experience.
Upon Susie's return to Melbourne she was asked about her trip
and here's what she had to say;
"I can't begin to find the words to say how grateful I am to
Lynden Hosking my promoter-manager, Bess Slater, Hosking
Promotions Operations Manager, my trainer Pat Connelly and of
course my sister Jules for their support. I also can't express
how grateful I am that Eddie is part of our team and that we got
to meet all the girls at Gleason's accept for Sonya Lamonakis. I
even sparred with Heather Hardy which was way cool."
"I didn't know what to expect once I got to New York. All I know
is that I'm a fighter and the opportunity to accompany Lynden
and the rest to what was once the Mecca of Boxing and train at
its world renown Gleason's Gym gave me hope. All I want to do is
fight. And if I get a call for bigger fights then I'll be
ready," Susie said.
"Going to Las Vegas to the Mayweather-Berto fight, meeting
Roberto Duran and others was unreal. I also went to a local
boxing gym where I met a young boxer named Marina Ramirez who
has a future in the sport," Susie said.
Susie Ramadan is scheduled to fight in early December in
Melbourne. Once those details are confirmed Hoskings Promotions
will announce.
