Winning World Championship is “no joke” and need lots of hard work,smart thinking and planning plus all those scientific and careful n dedicated coaching and follow ups.
Sports is no more for “simple thinking or foolish dreams” BUT need lots of leadership,forward thinking and execution plus great passion and dedication by Malaysian Sports Men and Women alike.
Start from Young is the way to do it and we need TDR also.TDR means:
Hard Training
Good Diet
Ample Rest
This TDR Philosophy was made known by Ramli’s Boxing Advisor Mr.Henry Tongmo O from Korea way back in 1997 when Ramli launched the Pro-Boxing Sports in Malaysia and the “Thriller at the Peak” Pro Boxing Championship at Genting Highlands Hotel on 7thMarch,1997.The rest is history.
See some photos of Ramli’s Sporting History starting way back at Batu Road School from 1966 onwards when Ramli was in Standard Four.
Ramli is involved in the business of sports since an early age of Standard 4 (in 1966) when he represented his primary school in athletics and football till he became a Boxing/MuayThai/Silat Promoter from 1996 till NOW!
Ramli won the Selangor Under 12 200m sprint Champion at the age of 12 in 1968 and represented Selangor in the Malaysian School Sports Championship in Kedah Darul Aman in 1968.
Ramli later represented his primary and secondary schools in sports like athletics,football,rugby,hockey plus being a Team Manager for sports like swimming,football,sepak takraw,netball and others when he worked with Matsushita and Affin Bank from 1976 to 1996.
Then in late 1996,Ramli started to be involved as a Promoter in Professional Boxing and promoted the “Thriller at the Peak” 4 Nations Boxing at Genting Highlands Resort.Using his Korea Boxing Commission Promoter’s License,Ramli together with his Mentor,Mr.Henry Tongmo O successfully organised the World Class Boxing event involving boxers and officials from Korea,Japan,Malaysia,Thailand,Indonesia,Philippines and USA and others.This Thriller at the Peak Pro-Boxing Championship was held on 7thMarch,1997.This was the followerup to the Great Fight of Muhammad Ali vs Joe Bugner held in Malaysia in 1975.
Later,Ramli promoted 3 World Title Fights for Pro MuayThai in Genting Highlands and on board the StarCruises Inc Super Liner,Superstar Leo in 1999.Ramli also promoted the inaugural Tok Senik Cup for Malaysian Silat at Langkawi in Dec,1999.
With all the experience and wisdom of working with the BEST Promoters and Officials of Boxing & MuayThai still Malaysia is FAR BEHIND in terms of producing WORLD CHAMPIONS in this sport of BOXING especially.
Ramli heard that in the 1950s and 1960s,Malaysia had Great Boxers (names not so clear yet) like our Malaysian Footballer Zainal Abidin’s father who was a Great Boxer and many in Asia feared his boxing prowess!There are more boxers but due to not much opportunities to sustain and bring great benefits to the boxers especially,this sport become less popular and finally not favoured by young sports people.
Naturally,once there is no good following or interests no sports can “have the wake up call” and nobody wants to participate is there is no “money making” opportunities if one agrees to devote oneself to the sport!
Philippines now have Manny Pacquiao who is the reigning World Champion in many weight categories and also the Pound by Pound Best Boxer of the World.His fighting purse or prize money is among the highest in the world like USD20Million per Championship Fight!Then we have Chris John who is the current WBA World Champion for the Featherweight category and he too command a high fighting purse for his defence of his Title as World Champion.Thailand was lucky because with Somlack Kamsing an Olympic Boxer,they managed to win their FIRST GOLD MEDAL through Somlack Kamsing at the Olympics.
Malaysia have still no serious Professional Boxer and still have not win their 1ST GOLD MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS what more as the World Champion for WBC,WBA,IBF,WBO or other boxing bodies of the world.
WHEN CAN MALAYSIA WIN THEIR 1ST OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL?
CAN IT BE FROM BOXING SPORT?
These are questions on many Malaysians mind but the real work and responsibilities lies with the Top Mgmt (incl Govt and Sports Officials) and also the Sports Persons involved.Learn from Pacquiao or Chris or even Somlack maybe the answers are there to find especially they way they trained,build up their challenge to be World Champion and what the Top Mgmt did best to help them achieve this dream of the impossible to be POSSIBLE!
Ramli can be contacted at +6019-2537165 or ramlipromoter@yahoo.com
Ramli being one of the early sports promoter for Professional Boxing and MuayThai in Malaysia which he started in 1996 as one of his business areas faced lots of challenges and obstacles to promote the sport.Luckily with some earlier corporate connections and knowwho advantageous allowed some major sponsorship to his upcoming event known as Thriller at the Peak -a World Class Pro-Boxing Event featuring pro boxers from Korea,Indonesia,Philippines and Thailand.This major sports event will be staged at Genting Hotel Ballroom and Resorts World Berhad agreed to become the Main Sponsor with a RM300,000 Cash Sponsorship excluding the in kind sponsorship for accomodation,meals and usage of facilities at Genting Highland Resorts.This event was due to be held on 7thMarch,1997 and Genting Hotel Ballroom can accomodate a full seating capacity about 3,000 people including stage crews and helpers.
Ramli and his Pro Boxing Team of about 150 people all worked very hard and the investments that Ramli personally committed as a bank guarantee of RM 300,000 to RWB (Main Sponsor) was also really mind boggling and stressful to Ramli’s “pockets”!
However the TEAM work very well together and from start to end,Ramli and his Top Team have worked almost 10 months to prepare for the Main Event Day.Without the standby credit that Ramli’s bank provided maybe this Thriller at the Peak may not be achieved successfully since the Cash Sponsorship only was paid after about 2 weeks before the Main Event.So,it was money being used first from Ramli’s Bank Account and later only reimbursed through the 50% part payment of the Cash Sponsorship.
This Thriller at the Peak event was really full of stories at the Ringside as well in the Management of the event.Ramli dealed with RWB Top Mgmt,the Korea Boxing Commission,IBF Rep in Japan as well from the US HQ itself,all the boxing associations from Thailand,Philippines,Indonesia and Korea.The MABF Officials and Helpers were also greatly invclved to help with all the Ring preparation,helpers at ringside,officials in the weighing in and ringside help and medical team on standby for all the medical checkup and assistance.
This event was really a WOW Experience for Ramli personally having no boxing involvement earlier either as a boxer or official.Ramli only have pure passion and a great mission to get this project done successfully.This is a first for Malaysia for Pro Boxing Championship after the Great Muhammad Ali vs Jor Bugner event in 1975 almost 22 years ago.
Sports Sponsorship is SO IMPORTANT for any sports survival and growth.We need plenty of sports sponsorship better in cash and kind also.Cash as they say to be about 60~70% of the Total Sports Budget specially needed to pay sports person winnings or prize moneys,allowances to sports officials,payments for rentals of equipment,cash for payments to helpers,ring officials,sanction fees and so many others and maybe 30% on in kind sponsorship to meet to the rest of the budget like accomodation,meals of the days,transport and facilities usage.
Sports Sponsorship as explained shows how important they are to assist Sport Promoters like Ramli or even Don King in making sure Boxing Championships are managed well and with full customer satisfaction as well as 100% Full Attendance and Good TV Coverage for pay to view TV audiences .Sponsors will only assist or participate if they see good attendance,wide viewer coverage and great reviews in papers and TV.When every RM spend by sponsors get the best viewers attention or value for money deals,then sponsors are very happy to sponsor and be a strong part of your event.
That’s the Greatest Challenge or “Fight” for Ramli to get these championships going on always!Can YOU help as a SPONSOR?
Call Ramli if you are interested as a Sponsor : mobilephone:+6019-2537165 or email: ramlipromoter@yahoo.com
This major boxing championships was promoted by Ramli of Diversified Promotions and sponsored by Resorts World Berhad.Since this is the first time such ProBoxing Event is held again in Malaysia after the Great Muhammad Ali versus Joe Bugner World Heavyweight Championship held in 1975 at Stadium Negara.This Thriller at the Peak event was participated by professional boxers from Korea,Philippines,Thailand and Indonesia.This event was a sell out event to all Genting’s Customers and was attended by many Malaysian media personnel and Ramli loves to show you some of the highlights in the youtube videos as made available on http://www.youtube.com/pramleeelvis’s channel.
FYI Ramli and his DPS Sports Team was successful to promote and organise the 1st in the World -MuayThai World Championship on board one of the World Biggest Cruise Ship the Superstar Leo off the seas of Singapore&Malaysia on April,1999.
Ramli together with his almost 70 team members plus all the boxers,managers,trainers and helpers plus all the WMC Commission Members many from Thailand were on board the Superstar Leo at one go,nobody can come late or else ahoy..we must sail all together..thats the main point or factor when you organise anything on board a cruise ship or infact any ship or boat..
We and the boxers especially the Superstar Leo passengers really enjoyed the 5 bouts event with special highlights the MAIN EVENTÂ and the Female Bout!
If you are interested to sponsor similar sports events like Boxing or MuayThai championships or just for your “corporate entertainment” please call Ramli at +6019-2537165 or email: ramlipromoter@yahoo.com
see the videos we took on board the Superstar Leo:
Events so far promoted by Ramli-The Promoter at Diversified Promotions:
1,Thriller at the Peak -a four nation pro-boxing championships sanctioned by IBF and Korea Boxing Commission
2.Double World MuayThai Council Championships
3.1st in the World WMC Championships on board World Cruise Liner Superstar Leo off the seas of Singapore and Malaysia
4.Tok Senik Cup -Malaysia’s National Silat Championships at Tok Senik Resort in Langkawi
5.and many more to come….
The story of pro boxing in Malaysia began again on 7thMarch,1997 at Genting Highlands Resort where the “Thriller at the Peak” Pro-Boxing Championships was held successfully.The Promoter was Encik Ramli Abu Hassan of Diversified Promotions (DPS) and the Main Sponsor was Resorts World Berhad (RWB).Altogether there was 4 bouts with boxers from Korea,Indonesia,Philippines and Thailand participating.
Hopefully,Ramli can promote again another Great Championship with the BEST Boxers from ASEAN competing with the Best from other Regions.Do you know that now,Manny Pacman from Philippines is the Greatest Pound for Pound Boxer and World Champion and he is the most Popular Boxer now in this world..and maybe most expensive…..
Since 1997,Ramli Abu Hassan-Sports Promoter of DPS have been working hard to promote and organized World Class Sports events like boxing,muaythai and silat.
Ramli & DPS have already promoted 3 World Title Fights for MuayThai in Malaysia and Singapore.
If you are interested to organised a boxing,muaythai or silat event or even a World Class Championships,please do call Ramli personally at +6-019-2537165 or email: ramlipromoter@yahoo.com
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