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DREAM champ Gegard Mousasi seeks boxing world title, move to 205 pounds | MMAjunkie.com

Riding an 11-fight win streak, DREAM middleweight grand prix winner and new DREAM middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi now intends to chase after a world title in boxing.

Mousasi shared his vision with his management company, M-1, who shared the news in a recent press release.

"First I want to thank everybody that supported me to reach my goal of becoming the DREAM grand prix champion," Mousasi stated. "I see this title as the stepping stone to accomplish my real desire, and that is to also become the world champion in boxing."

The Armenian striker believes that his management company -- which also represents WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko -- has strategic partnerships in place that will allow him to pursue a boxing career.

"Because M-1 is nowadays cooperating with Affliction and Golden Boy (Promotions), I think this dream can come true," he stated.

In addition to branching out into a new career, Mousasi will also look to move up to the light-heavyweight division for future MMA contests.

"In MMA I will go up to 93 kilograms (205 pounds)," Mousasi stated. "Not only to increase my strength, but if I fight between 85 and 93 kilograms in boxing, I have quite a wide range to test my skills before I decide in which weight class I enter boxing competition."

Just 23 years old, Mousasi has been victorious in 23 of his past 24 bouts.

A veteran of DREAM, PRIDE and DEEP, Mousasi defeated Denis Kang, Dong Sik Yoon, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Melvin Manhoef to win this year's inaugural DREAM middleweight grand prix.

No time table was announced for Mousasi's boxing debut.

In addition to their representation of Mousasi and Emelianenko, M-1 is also working with former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. While Arlovski will face Emelianenko in 2009 in a WAMMA title bout under the Affliction banner, Arlovski has also expressed his interest in a boxing career.

Jesus_Didn't_Tap

i dont like that. come to the ufc instead buddy

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