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written by Matthew Agudo , October 02, 2009

This just in from AllHipHop.com -

Actor/entrepreneur Eric Martinez has come forward to discuss his involvement in an upcoming celebrity boxing match with rapper DMX. DMX and Martinez are slated to square off in the ring December 12, during Thunder Promotions’ card headlined by a match between Butterbean vs. Tank Abbott. "They called me and originally they wanted Busta Rhymes and DMX to fight but scheduling conflicts didn’t allow that to happen," Eric Martinez told AllHipHop.com. "When they talked to my manager, I said yes. I’ve seen the stuff that says DMX is fighting his manager and its nothing like that. Our company [Powermoves Entertainment] just handled some market branding and promotion, I wasn’t working directly with him. We are going to fight, it’s not a hoax or a publicity stunt. "I live in Albuquerque New Mexico and this is known as a fighting state…I am sure he does not want to lose either. A lot of people are asking me if I’m nervous about his street cred. We will be ready for anything."

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written by Warren Mullenax , September 30, 2009

That's a solid marketing strategy for Alabama Pride. They should change their fight org's name, btw.