(JUNE 1) The back and forth regarding the proposed fight between Sarah Pucek and Brooke Dierdorff appeared done however is it. Over the weekend there was offers made to Dierdorff and the fight had actually been made as of Friday afternoon Pacific Time. It was then off again and according to Team Pucek the events went like this.

We were working to facilitate the fight over the past few days. Dierdorff got her offer from Vancouver Promoter Gerry Gionco who has just received a sanction to do a show at the Plaza of Nations in Downtown Vancouver. A good friend of Gerry’s, former world champion Vaia Zaganas is an avid reader of WBAN, brought the Pucek-Dierdorff saga to the attention of Gionco who was looking for an attractive fight for his July 18 show. Friday afternoon Dierdorff got her offer.

He made the offer to Dierdorff through her manager and it was accepted she was going to receive the $2000 American. This is the amount she asked for and Pucek had agreed to fight for 500 just to get the fight done. A couple of hours later Dierdorff called Pucek’s manager Dave Allison and told him she will not fight in Canada and asked Allison to revisit the situation at the Emerald Queen. Allison informed promoter Gerry Gionco. About Dierdorff's call and suggested to the promoter it could because of the new passport rule and the new complications crossing the border. The promoter told Allison he asked Dierdorff's manager about passports and there was no problem.

According to camp Pucek, promoter Gerry Gionco has called Dierdorff’s manager several times over the weekend and left messages and received no reply. The story appears in WBAN Sunday May 31 about looking for the right amount of money once again. If Dierdorff does not want the fight that is her option don’t take the fight. But spare us all the empty talk about fighting anyone anytime kind of stuff says Allison.

I can say of behalf of Ms. Pucek we don’t make claims we will fight anyone anytime because we won’t, Sarah is a work in progress and we know this and don’t make such claims. We are not currently challenging world champions for this reason. We do want to get fights that will seed our ability to make some challenges in the not to distant future.

Brooke Dierdorff is not a world champion she is the WBC International Champion there is a difference and although it is an achievement to win that title if it was a world title it would be a world title. If we were challenging for a world title we would be challenging Olivia Gerula who is a world champion and defeated a world champion to win the WBC strap.

We asked for a non-title fight against an individual that claims she will fight anyone at any time etc. It would seem that claim might be true, unless her name is Sarah Pucek. It would appear the handle of “No Mercy” is not about the punishment Dierdorff is capable of delivering to an opponent in the ring. It is the lack of Mercy in enduring her constant barrage of empty tough talk says Allison.

Here it is Brooke, a quote from Sarah Pucek.

“I will fight you at the Plaza of Nations on July 18 I will fight you in a non title fight. I have given up the lion’s share of my purse to make the fight. You have been offered $2000 American for the fight and you can keep your title so you can still pretend you’re a world champion after I kick your ass. Take the fight or shut up about it.”

[Note: WBAN also received a confirmation letter from the promoter who offered Dierdorff 2,000 to fight Pucek].