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Providing Jason “Badman” Bedeman wins his vacant WBA Pan African lightweight shootout with Ghana’s Bilal Mohammed on the PRELUDE championship bill at Emperors Palace on February 27, he’ll most likely feature on a Ricky Hatton Promotions/Golden Gloves Promotions bill in England in April. In confirming the news, Golden Gloves Promoter Rodney Berman said; “Jason has shown exceptional growth under the auspices of Manny Fernandes and I’m quietly confident that he can become one of SA boxing’s showstopper performers over the next twelve months”. Qualifying his forthcoming plans for Bedeman, the CEO of GGP also announced; “Naturally I’ll be speaking more to Gareth Williams (Ricky Hatton’s manager & business strategist) over the next week or two but i feel confident that the Brits would love to have Bedeman fight in their country”.
However, Bedeman himself still fosters the hope of challenging unbeaten IBO world lightweight champion Mlungisi “The Shark” Dlamini (19-0) for the transplanted KwaZulu/Natal boxer’s title sometime in 2010, and according to Berman, the practicality of that bout -which could prove to be a thunderous encounter – will be discussed with Dlamini’s respective braintrust after April.
“Bedeman has had 12 fights as a professional (10-0-2) and is still undefeated but his trainer Manny Fernandes would like another two contests at least before taking on Dlamini” concluded Berman.
A warrior in the true traditions of the prize ring, Bedeman has extraordinary durability and the heart of a bull terrier, and he wages war with uncommon enjoyment. “Jason simply loves to fight” said Fernandes “and he’s certainly one of the hardest shot-for-shot hitters in the lightweight ranks. Personally I think he’ll take out Dlamini inside eight or nine rounds and if they (Dlamini’s backers) are willing to talk turkey after April, we’ll be only too glad to get it on!”
The “Badman” has thus far stopped eight of his victims and Fernandes has undoubtedly fashioned a formidable young fighter, who as it happens, only turns 21 this year. “Jason is already an IBO Africa champion (per courtesy of his exciting stoppage of Grant “The Fireball” Fourie) and he’s hungry for even greater and more lucrative honours as the year progresses” added Fernandes.
As things stand the flaxen-haired Bedeman has already built up a cult following in the Southern Suburbs of Johannesburg, and his stocks are likely to soar the more he fights, and need I say…. wins!
January 12, 2010 at 10:49 am, britt said:
I say leaf the boy in S.A for the world cup coming up so the world can see what talent South-Africa has. And with that breath put the Bad man against the shark.
January 12, 2010 at 11:11 am, Jonathan said:
Hi from Dubai, thank you for the update in regards with the boxing in SA.
I think Jason is by fare the most hungry boxer in SA and just his sure will to fight, is so great to see from such a young guy.he is so motivated to win the WBA Pan African title and the IBO world light weight title, it is just going to happen, if you belive it you will have it.
I think this year is going to be the year for the “Badman” he always knows how to put on a great show.
January 12, 2010 at 1:55 pm, fight fan said:
jason has to work on his work rate for a light weight he throws to little punches,no discredit to the boy…….that weight division is hard.But give him a chance.
January 12, 2010 at 2:24 pm, Terry Pettifer said:
Thanks for the comments guys, we at GGP believe that Jason is a trememdous young prospect and he’ll undoubtedly be one of the fighters who pull in the fans during 2010!
January 13, 2010 at 10:37 am, Emmanuel said:
Bilal is going to knock Jason down………everything is going to be fire works……..the young boxer has work so hard to fight……27 is going to be showdown in SA…..
January 13, 2010 at 2:08 pm, Jonathan said:
The “Badman” has one of the best training camps in SA and if any one knows how hard thoughes boys train. You know that Jason is going to be ready for Bilal! Get ready for big punches from the “Badman”
January 13, 2010 at 3:23 pm, emmanuel said:
i tell you bilal is like fire……..he is going to burning the punches of sick badman……watch out for the fire works….i don’t know you know the pace of Boxing….Bukom……where we eat boxing…….
January 14, 2010 at 1:16 pm, Fan of THE BADMAN said:
You know regarding the last comment I Have to say that , you may be confident in your fighter or should I say your boxer,however I do not think you are aware of the Badman’s committment to the sport of boxing. The Badman has more heart,courage, strength, duration and focus than any other boxer in his weight that I have seen, and when he enters that ring it best be known that he is there because he has one goal and that is to win, he will not get into the ring if it is his belief that he will lose and actions speak louder than words the BADMAN is not a talker he uses his fists to prove a point.
January 14, 2010 at 1:33 pm, Lauren said:
Boxing was never anything more to me than a useless excuse for a sport…having said that, I would like to thank the Badman for proving me wrong. I have never seen any boxer ,or sportsman for that matter, with more heart and dedication than he has shown. He has inspired me to look at life from a entirely different and enlightening perspective. I often see him running in the streets of the South of Jozi come rain or shine…now here’s a personality we can admire.
January 15, 2010 at 10:12 am, britt said:
This is to Emmanuel.
If you say your fighter is so call fire why did he get tko by Godfriend Sowah a man with 13 bouts and lost three times, wait and if your fighter is so called fire why has he lost 3 times wait, wait who has beaten the bad man? No one, wait wait if your fighter is so called fire why isn’t he’s ko % above 80%.
I say another title for Jason, another title for S.A and another big name in S.A Boxing.
January 15, 2010 at 10:43 am, Fan of THE BADMAN said:
Could not have said it better myself britt!!!! The Badman is one hell of a talent! looking forward to his next fight! Goodluck Jason “The Badman” Bedeman.
January 28, 2010 at 9:14 am, Chynna ( #1 Fan) said:
I AM WITH BRITT!!! Jason is one of the most talented and promising young boxers in South Africa. The ONLY fireworks you will see are the ones they use while they hand the title over to JASON!
January 28, 2010 at 7:25 pm, Andre" said:
Well said Britt.I love boxing,and will support any south african boxer,but emmanuel you don’t know what you talking about.If your fighter is called “fire”,JASON has just become a FIREMAN