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Ringside Report by Gianluca Di Caro
Op Vrijdag avond, net 24 hours before local hero Tony Bellew’s showdown with David Haye, Merseyside fight fans turned out in force for a little pugilistic aperitif at Hanger 34 in Liverpool for an event hosted by local promoter Kyle Gallagher.
Boy oh boy were they in for a cracking night of boxing to whet the appetite for the big fight, as in terms of action and drama the fights themselves were quite possibly not that far off being on par with those from the 02 in London the following night.
Heading up the event was local unbeaten prospect Dayle Gallagher, in action against Northern Ireland’s Michael Kelly, however as the Liverpool lad had elected to open up the professional element of the show, for a change I’m starting the report from the first fight rather than last.
Right from the off Gallagher took centre ring and began to pressure his more experienced opponent. Kelly though used his vast experience to good effect to contain the fast starting scouser.
As the round progressed opportunities arose for Gallagher to let rip with some cracking body-shots, Kelly though is well schooled defensively wise, which prevented the young prospect getting too many opportunities before the end of the round.
Round two was a much more open affair, so much so that there was some great toe-to-toe action, much to the delight of the assembled crowd.
Gallagher started to get into a good flow in the third, often backing Kelly up before letting rip with short sharp flurries to body and head. The Irishman held his ground and comfortably boxed his way out of trouble on numerous occasions.
More of the same in the fourth, albeit being fought at higher pace compared to the earlier rounds, Gallagher backing Kelly up before letting rip with combinations to body and head, as before Kelly countered with good effect.
With the fans egging their man on, the pace in the final minute or so was nothing short of frenetic, with both men landing some seriously heavy shots as they slugged it out.
After four highly entertaining rounds, it was Dayle Gallagher’s hand held aloft by Referee Matt Scriven, die scoorde de wedstrijd 40-37.
Following Gallagher-Kelly see local lad Jonny McConville making his professional debut against Northern Ireland’s Phil Townley.
Wat een gevecht, McConville really was impressive in his controlled approach, taking the fight to the Irishman and dictating the proceedings for much of the time.
Considering it was his debut pro contest, the youngster had the confidence to showcase his skills to great effect, throughout the fight McConville was able to cut off the ring in style before landing some classy combinations as well as some seriously big shots.
Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t all one way traffic, Townley is always game for a good scrap and was more than happy to trade shots, landing some crackers of his own, but it was the young Liverpool lad that was definitely in control.
Townley got cut from a big punch late in the third, which seemed to ignite the blue touch paper for the young Merseysider, who noticeably stepped up the pace.
In the final round McConville kept up the pressure, backing his opponent up on numerous occasions before letting rip with big shots, followed by some classy combinations.
In the final thirty seconds of so of the round McConville stepped up the pace once more and backed the Irishman onto the ropes before letting rip with a torrent of power shots, Townley struggled to counter so opted to cover up, with no counter punches in sight from the Irishman, referee Matt Scriven had no option but to step in and stop the fight on the two minute and forty five second mark.
Next up was the highly anticipated Heavyweight bout between Sean Turner (1-0-0) and Belfast’s debuting Ryan Kilpatrick.
What a cracking contest, for as long as it lasted that is, both lads went to war right from the opening bell. The crowd were on their feet as the big men went toe-to-toe, each letting rip with a salvo of powerful exocets.
As the clock edged towards the second minute, Turner found the slightest of openings, stepped back a touch and let rip with a massive shot to the body to send the big Irishman to the deck. Amazingly Kilpatrick managed to get back to his feet before the count concluded.
Right from the restart Turner went on the attack, letting rip with further big shots, the final salvo producing a pin point accurate massive shot to the oblique that sent Kilpatrick to the canvas for a second time.
Unfortunately no matter how hard the Irishman tried to get up in time to beat the count again, he just couldn’t do it, leaving referee Matt Scriven no option but to wave off the contest on the one minute and twenty six second mark of the first round.
Side note on this bout, both men really did excel, the quality of the shortened fight was nothing short of sensational. I for one can’t wait to see both fighters in action again and hopefully in the future against each other once more.
The final fight of the night see unbeaten Craig Kennerdale in action against the highly entertaining and experienced Irishman Marty Kayes.
Right from the off Kayes went on the front foot, taking the fight to his younger opponent. The savvy Irishman then proceeded to make life as difficult as possible for Kennerdale.
Kennerdale responded well and as the round unfolded managed to get himself on equal ground, which wasn’t easy as Kayes kept digging into his well stocked locker for shots, and let’s say entertaining ‘professional’ moves, to throw a spanner in the works and disrupt the Merseysider’s game plan.
As the second round progressed Kennerdale began to turn the tables on the Irishman, showing Kayes that he too has a well stocked bag of tricks and clever moves, so much so that for long periods of time he was able to keep the wily Irishman on the back foot.
Meer van hetzelfde in de derde, however the forth was a much closer fought affair, with the upper hand being equally shared between the two protagonists throughout the round.
After four highly entertaining, action packed rounds Referee Matt Scriven scored the contest 40-38 in favour of Craig Kennerdale.
Top class event featuring closely matched all action fights, what more could anyone ask for, as such plaudits to promoter Kyle Gallagher for hosting what can only be described as the perfect prelude, for the Merseyside fans that is, ahead of the impending big London fight night.
Selecteer Amerikaanse sterren om Japanse worstelaars mee te nemen in de eerste dubbele ontmoeting in New York; Youth Wrestlers and High School Wrestlers take The Mat; Benefit Celebration Follows
NEW YORK– Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. and USA Wrestling announced today that the men’s and women’s national wrestling teams of the United States and Japan will square off in New York City’s Times Square on Woensdag, Mei 17 in the seventh annual wrestling celebration. This year’s event will take place in Times Square’s Duffy Square (tussen 46then 47th streets). Competitors for Team USA, which will include members of the 2016 Olympic team as well as other elite stars, and their Japanese opponents will be announced in the coming weeks.
"We welcome our friends and colleagues from Japan to help us spread the word and once again make history with our event in Times Square,”Zei Beat the Streets bestuursvoorzitter Mike Novogratz. “We hebben door de jaren heen met veel landen gewerkt aan onze goodwill-missie voor jongeren, maar het zal voor iedereen een unieke ervaring zijn om zowel de elite worstelaars voor mannen als vrouwen uit Japan hierheen te brengen voor deze duale ontmoeting, waarbij elke dollar onze missie helpt om de worstelsport in New York City in het hele land en over de hele wereld te laten groeien, vanaf de basis omhoog. "
In 2013, het evenement heette "The Rumble on the Rails,”Werd gehost in het historische Grand Central Terminal en er waren dubbele ontmoetingen tussen Team USA, Rusland en Iran. Speelt een belangrijke rol in de internationale Keep Olympic Wrestling-inspanning, dit historische worstelevenement kreeg internationale media-aandacht en hielp het worstelen zijn status op het programma van de Olympische Spelen te behouden.
De wedstrijd van wereldklasse werd al vijf keer georganiseerd op Times Square. In 2011, de Verenigde Staten versloegen wereldkampioen Rusland, 5-2, het eerste sportevenement ooit gehouden op het historische Times Square. In 2012, een andere VS. vs. De dubbele bijeenkomst van Rusland werd gehouden op Times Square, samen met de V.S.. Olympic Team Wrestle-off voor de 60 kg / 132 lbs. positie op de V.S.. Olympisch team in freestyle heren. In 2014, Team USA versloeg een World All-Star Team op Times Square, 8-3. In 2015, "Salsa in the Square" was een ontmoeting tussen Team USA en Team Cuba in de drie Olympische stijlen, gehouden kort na de historische verandering in de politieke betrekkingen van de VS en Cuba. Vorig jaar ontmoetten de VS Iran in een dubbele bijeenkomst op Times Square als een vooruitblik op de 2016 Olympische Spelen.
Dit wordt het achtste jaar op rij waarin een grote internationale worstelwedstrijd wordt georganiseerd als onderdeel van de Beat the Streets Benefit-activiteiten. In 2010, een all-star challenge met top U.S. worstelaars werden gehouden op de USS Intrepid, een vliegdekschip aangemeerd aan de westkant van Manhattan.
Top Beat the Streets jeugdworstelaars nemen de mat om hun vaardigheden te demonstreren in tentoonstellingswedstrijden vanaf 3:00 p.m. om het NYC Benefit van start te laten gaan. Voor het tweede jaar op rij, het Benefit omvat de finale van de PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships, met de twee beste freestyle-worstelteams voor meisjes uit New York City uit het freestyle-seizoen van het lentemeisje. Dan is het Team USA vs. Japan op 6:00 p.m. met video-hoogtepunten en speciale gastoptredens, gevolgd door de Beat the Streets Benefit Celebration.
Tickets zijn vereist voor toegang en kunnen worden gekocht bij www.btsny.org of 212.245.6570 of door te mailen naar beatthestreets @
De Benefit Celebration volgt de worstelwedstrijd. Dit unieke en opwindende jaarlijkse evenement helpt Beat the Streets (BTS) aanzienlijke fondsen werven om haar missie te bevorderen. Of het nu gaat om een kluis, constructieve uitlaatklep voor onze stedelijke jeugd, bestrijding van obesitas bij kinderen, inspirerende vrouwen, of hele naties verenigen, worstelen leert volharding, toewijding, en de waarde van hard werken om iemands doelen te bereiken en kansen te creëren voor persoonlijke en universele groei. BTS dient momenteel over 3,000 student-atleten elk jaar.
Versla het worstelschema van de straten
In New York City, Mei 17, 2017
3:00 p.m. - Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches tussen 46th en 47th Streets
4:45 p.m. - Finale van de New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships tussen 46th en 47th Street
6:00 p.m. - Worstelen van wereldklasse: Team VS vs.. Team Japan tussen 46e en 47e straat
Gevolgd door Benefit Celebration
Over Beat the Streets
De missie van Beat the Streets is om het volledige potentieel van de stedelijke jeugd te ontwikkelen en de cultuur van het worstelen in New York City te versterken. BTS werkt rechtstreeks samen met het New York City Department of Education in een publiek-private samenwerking om de levensveranderende sport van het worstelen voorbij te laten gaan 3,000 Student-atleten in New York City om hen te helpen hun persoonlijke en atletische doelen te bereiken. Door het uitvoeren van worstelprogramma's op middelbare en middelbare scholen in de vijf stadsdelen, BTS en de DOE zorgen voor een kluis, positieve sfeer waarin kansarme en risicojongeren de essentiële levenslessen van grit kunnen leren, persoonlijke verantwoordelijkheid en teamwork, fysieke fitheid en voeding, en levenslang leren. Het doel om sterk te zijn, goed afgeronde student-atleten worden geleverd door coaching, naschoolse programma's, workshops over levensvaardigheden, en zomerkampen. Meer informatie is te vinden op www.btsny.org.
Over worstelen in de VS.
USA Wrestling is het nationale bestuursorgaan voor de worstelsport in de Verenigde Staten en, zoals, is zijn vertegenwoordiger bij het Olympisch Comité van de Verenigde Staten en United World Wrestling, de internationale worstelen federatie. Eenvoudig, USA Wrestling is de centrale organisatie die amateur worstelen programma coördineert in het land en werkt aan interesse en deelname aan deze programma's te maken. Het is voorbij 220,000 leden over het hele land, jongens en meisjes, mannen en vrouwen van alle leeftijden, vertegenwoordigen alle niveaus van de sport. De president is James Ravannack, en de uitvoerend directeur is Rich Bender. Meer informatie is te vinden op TheMat.com
NEW YORK (Maart 5, 2017) – CBS was the No. 1 network in prime time op zaterdag nacht, according to Nielsen overnight ratings, with the live broadcast of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, gepresenteerd door Premier Boxing Champions. The broadcast, which was produced by SHOWTIME Sports, featured a welterweight world championship unification fight between undefeated champions Keith Thurman (WBA) and Danny Garcia (WBC). Thurman won a close split decision to unify the belts.
The broadcast earned a 2.2 rating from 9 p.m. - 11:15 p.m. EN, omhoog 22% over the previous June 25, 2016 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS broadcast featuring Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter (1.8 rating).
*Full data including viewership for the boxing broadcast on CBS will be available in the coming days.
BOXING DETAILS:
Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KO) of Clear Water, Fla., defeated Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KO) of Philadelphia via split decision to become the Unified Welterweight World Champion. The main event aired live on CBS and took place at Barclays Center, het huis van BROOKLYN BOKSEN ™.
The broadcast was produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for the CBS Television Network. The event was held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, before a record-setting crowd of 16,533, the largest crowd for a boxing event in that arena.
The close fight, which was only the third time undefeated champions came together to unify the 147-pound division, was scored 116-112 Thurman, 115-113 Thurman and 115-113 Garcia.
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Julia Budd (10-2) verslagen Marloes Coenen (23-8) via TKO (stoten) bij 2:42 van de vierde ronde
Citaten: “I have dreamt about this moment forever. Toen ik was 21 and first started kickboxing, I dreamt about being a champion and I didn’t make it, I lost.” Budd said. “Zo, this is my dream come true. The moment I signed with Bellator, I saw all the champions up there on the banners and I said to myself that i want to be up there with them some day. Now it feels like everything has come together.”
“Theres only one message that I want to give out to all the fighters out there and that’s please listen to your body. I’m very proud of all the women in MMA and I’m very grateful for Bellator,” Coenen said. “This company picked me up when I was in a dark place and Scott Coker has given me so many opportunities throughout my career. Bellator MMA will always be my home.”
Fernando Gonzalez (26-14) verslagen Brandon Girtz (14-6) via unaniem besluit (29-28, 29-27, 30-26)
Quote: “Everything I thought was going to happen vanavond, is gebeurd. Every time he was going to go for a take down, I wanted to make him pay for it.” Gonzalez zei. “I had to keep him busy and make him scramble. My plan was to box with him and then keep him away with the leg kicks. I wanted to make him work and get him tired and it proved to be effective in the third round. My next fight, Ik wil Andrey Koreshkov. He is one of the best and Bellator’s former champion. I think I will win that fight, which will put me right in line with Douglas Lima next.”
Justin Wren (13-2) verslagen Roman Pizzolato (8-9) via voorlegging (arm driehoek) bij 2:35 van de eerste ronde
Quote: “I’m so grateful for Bellator and Spike to be able to come out here, do what I love and perform. Maar, voor mij, it’s about so much more than the competition, it’s all about knocking some dude out, so that we can knock out the water crisis with my team out there in the Congo,” Wren said. “They are so incredible. I just train them and put the tools in their hands. They are much better fighters than I ever could be in this cage, so I want to be as good as I can, so that I can give them a voice.”
Rafael Lovato Jr. (5-0) verslagen Charles Hackman (4-5) via TKO op 0:13 van de eerste ronde
Quote: “I was completely prepared for this fight and had an incredible camp," Lovato Jr. zei. “I’m just so happy and thankful to be with Bellator now. I’m so excited about my future, so let’s ride this wave.
Preliminary Card Results/Photos:
Justin Patterson (9-1) verslagen Jason Witt (7-4) via TKO op 0:13 van ronde drie
Gabrielle Holloway (6-5) verslagen Alexis Dufresne (6-3) via TKO op 2:53 van de tweede ronde
Emily Ducote (5-2) verslagen Katy Collins (6-2) via voorlegging (achter naakte vernauwing) bij 4:53 van de eerste ronde
Emmanuel Rivera (6-0) verslagen Treston Thomison (10-5) via unaniem besluit (30-26, 30-27 2X)
Cody Pfister (13-6-1) verslagen Jonathan Gary (12-8-2) via voorlegging (achter naakte vernauwing) bij 4:04 van de eerste ronde
Quote: "Jonathan Gary is a class act, a great guy, and I’m glad that I had the chance to compete against him vanavond. My retirement caught a lot of people by surprise," Pfister said. “I’m going to take time off to focus on other aspirations, but who knows, maybe I’ll be back. Bellator is a class company and I’m honored that my last fight will be with them. Scott Coker and Bellator know how to take care of the fighters and I really like what they’ve done with the company.”
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