Berto Comments on Haitian Earthquake
Posted by Joe Roche on 01.13.2010
WBC Champion releases statement concerning his family and the earthquake.
As Andre Berto prepares in Winter Haven, Florida for the biggest fight of his career – his January 30th welterweight title showdown with "Sugar" Shane Mosley at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on HBO Championship Boxing a much bigger fight looms on his mind – the fight to survive taking place in Haiti. The small island nation which makes up Hispanola (with the Dominican Republic) suffered a massive 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday. Berto released the following statement following the tragic disaster:
"I'm devastated by everything currently happening in Haiti. As everybody knows, I have a lot of family members in Haiti and proudly represented Haiti in the 2004 Olympic Games. Like many other Haitian-Americans, my family and I are working to reach my loved ones. From what we have learned to this point, some of my family members are still missing and we have already been informed that members of my family have passed away in the earthquake. We are currently working on starting our own Haitian relief efforts, and I will be releasing additional information on how everyone can help very soon. I am asking everyone for their continued thoughts and prayers for the people in Haiti during this devastating time."
Obviously it is a small gesture and not nearly fitting but myself and the entire 411mania family send our condolences, thoughts and prayers to Berto his family and the entire nation of Haiti.
