Jenn Carmona | Dec 08, 2009 | Comments 1

Yuri Foreman became a world champion on November 14th after he dethroned three-time World Boxing Association champ Daniel Santos.

Jenn Carmona and Diana Markosian visited Gleason’s Gym where Foreman has trained for the last decade to take the WBA title.

Israeli Yuri Foreman: Welterweight Champion / by Jenn Carmona and Diana Markosian

Yuri Foreman became a world champion on November 14th after he dethroned three-time World Boxing Association champ Daniel Santos.

Jenn Carmona and Diana Markosian visited Gleason’s Gym where Foreman has trained for the last decade to take the WBA title.

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