Adrian Clark Joins Lamont Peterson On “Boxed Out”

Fighters First Management CEO Adrian Clark joined retired two-division world champion Lamont Peterson on the new episode of Peterson’s “Boxed Out” show, for an all-encompassing conversation on the duo’s experience with the business of boxing, including Clark’s managerial philosophy and Peterson’s new role advising young fighters about to enter the sport.

The new episode premieres on the Lamont Peterson YouTube Channel this Tuesday, April 14 and begins with Clark recounting how he first became interested in the business side of boxing after a knockout defeat during his amateur boxing career and how it eventually led him to write his popular book on boxing management, Protect Yourself at All Times
“I sat there after and was thinking, if it’s like this for an amateur fighter, I can only imagine how bad it is for a professional,” said Clark, who celebrates the 10-year anniversary of his book this summer. “Then I was able to see it for myself. Not only are the contracts bad, but you go in there and get your head rattled. You’re not necessarily doing it for peanuts, but it’s the hard percentages. 10% here, 33% there, another 5%, then after taxes, you’re really making no bread.

“I thought about it from a young manager’s perspective and I decided that I could just talk about how bad things are, or I could do something about it. That’s how Protect Yourself at All Times came into fruition.”

When discussing the current landscape of the boxing business, Clark implores to Peterson, and the audience, that boxers need to begin thinking about themselves beyond just what they do in the ring long before it’s time to realize their professional dreams.

“A boxer should understand that he or she is a business in the amateurs,” said Clark. “The programming should start in the amateurs, so when you turn pro, you already understand that you’re a business owner, instead of realizing it the first day on the job…The worst mistake they make is giving up their business and letting someone else run it for them.”

FIGHTERS FIRST CEO ADRIAN CLARK JOINS FORMER CHAMPION LAMONT PETERSON FOR WIDE-RANGING CONVERSATION ON THE BUSINESS OF BOXING IN NEW EPISODE OF PETERSON’S “BOXED OUT” SHOW

Catch The New Episode This Tuesday, April 14 on the

Lamont Peterson YouTube Channel

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