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Two-time world champion Steve “Військовий корабель США” Cunningham signs with Al Haymon
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Legendary Referee Mickey Vann To Officiate MBC’s Inaugural Scottish Event This Saturday
Legendary globe trotting Championship referee Mickey Vann will be making one of his shortest international journeys in a long while, this coming weekend, when he officiates the first Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) sanctioned event in Scotland, the Stewart Allan promoted event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw on Saturday 25ї Квітня 2015.
Vann, who has been the MBC’s chief referee since 2013, has been officiating for close to forty years, the first bout he refereed was Eddie Smith versus Joe Jackson at the Anglo American Sporting Club in Manchester on the 11їЖовтень 1976.
It would be some seven years later before Vann refereed his first domestic Championship bout, the BBBofC Central Area Featherweight Title fight between Steve Pollard and Steve Farnsworth at the Tiffany’s Nightclub in Hull on the 29ї Березня 1983.
Three years later Vann refereed his first International Championship contest, the Commonwealth Lightweight Title fight between Zimbabwe’s Langton Tinago and Australia’s Graeme Brooke at the Granada Studios in Manchester on 23ї Серпня 1986.
With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8ї Червень 1990 Vann refereed his first World Championship bout, the WBC World Minimumweight title fight between Japan’s Hideyuki Ohashi and Thailand’s Napa Kiatwanchai in Tokyo, Японія.
To date Vann has refereed one hundred and forty three International, Inter-Continental and World title contests for the World Sanctioning Organisations, such as WBC, WBO, IBF, WBU etc as well as an even higher number of European, Співдружність, British and Irish domestic title fights during his eight hundred and eighty two bout career to date.
The most recent of these bouts being the WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title fight between Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and Russian Andry Knyazev, which took place in Kiev just last weekend.
In addition Vann has also judged one hundred and seventy three Championship contests since 1978, taking his officiating career total to an incredible one thousand and fifty five contests, sorry make that one thousand and fifty six contests if we include the upcoming event this weekend.
Shortly after returning from Kiev, the effervescent Vann spoke briefly about his career and the upcoming event he is to officiate in Scotland в суботу.
“What can I say I didn’t realise I’d refereed that many fights,
My most memorable fight would naturally be Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park, that was history.
But have refereed so many memorable fights, where do I start, Shea Neary and Mickey Ward, now that was a great fight.
There’s some from years ago I can remember, like Jean-Marc Renard against Farid Benredjeb, oh what a war that was, they both ended up in hospital.
Another memorable fight was Cassius Boloyi against Phillip Ndou, It was a war, абсолютна війна
They were two South Africans but from different tribes, they wanted me to referee it, not a South African, which was very much appreciated.
I remember refereeing the WBC mandatory Lightweight title fight, between Leavander Johnson and Miguel Angel Gonzalez, in a bullring, which was an experience.
I refereed in America Jorge Paez and Angel Manfredy, that was a terrific fight, in fact refereed three or four times in America.
I think if you count them all I think I refereed in thirty nine different countries, I left school at seven and went back at thirteen and left again at fourteen and I didn’t know at that time that there were that many countries in the world. Я не, чесно.
I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Аргентина, Японія, all over, I just got back from Kiev.
People come up for photographs, even in Kiev, with Mickey the dancer and then they pretend they are you moving about, it’s lovely.
I pick out nothing really, I just pick out what has been the big fights that I’ve enjoyed.
I qualified as a star grade referee in 1978 and I’m still going, I’d done hundreds of fights by then, it’s not a job really, it’s just enjoyment as such.
I wasn’t a very good pro fighter, I was a pretty good amateur, I had sixty six fights as an amateur and lost nineteen, but you used to have three fights a day in the Championships, you fought in the morning, won that you fought in the afternoon and if you won that you fought at night to get through to the next round, in the Army Championships and the boys clubs sort of thing, that’s what we all did.
As a pro I have fourteen fights but I lost nine, but I enjoyed it, I’m glad I turned pro and I’m glad I fought, I’m glad I fought amateur and pro and I missed it when I retired and I wanted to do something and my manager suggested I referee, I wanted to coach but Tommy Miller, my manager said to me ‘Jesus Mick what could you teach anyone’, so he said to me you want to be a referee, so I put in for it and it took me two years and I qualified.
I’ve enjoyed every minute of it and some times have been better than others, in fact they used to hate me in Scotland, they thought I hated the Scots. I heard this on the radio many times.
Alex Morrison will tell you, he thought I was hater of Scotsmen, Я не був, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that в цю суботу it’s the Scottish promoter and the Scottish boxers that asked for me for this show.
I’ve always had great fun there and my all time favourite fighter is a Scotsman, Ken Buchanan, so it’s really nice that they want me to be there for the first MBC sanctioned event there, I can’t wait.”
Mickey Vann will be the referee for both the Sandy Robb versus Mathew Ellis and Scott Allan versus Isaac Quaye that co-headline the Stewart Allan (Суперники Акції) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Шотландія на суботу 25ї Квітня 2015.
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International knockout artists Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov clash on June 26 in headlining bout of “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков”
Легко Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real і @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 на @KansasStarArena Червень 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Квітня 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Шейх Конго (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Олександр “Драго” Волков (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on Червень 26.
The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Травня.
The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Дейв “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) проти. Джон “природні” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Пет “Paddy Mike” Каррен (20-7) проти. Ямаучи до (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.
Головна нічна картка виходить в ефірі в прямому ефірі на Spike at 9 p.m. І/ 8 p.m. Коннектикут, в той час як попередні поєдинки потік на Spike.com.
Додаткові поєдинки будуть оголошені найближчим часом.
Квитки на “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков,” які починаються всього $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, В даний час доступні на Ticketmaster.com.
Kongo, 6-футовий-4 француз, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Конго в даний час зосереджена виключно на ММА і має вбудовані 4-2 запис під прапором Bellator MMA. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”
The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. У його 24 Кар'єра перемоги, Volkov has scored 17 нокаутом.
“Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков” - П'ятниця, Червень 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Канзас
Bellator у важкій Main Event: Шейх Конго (22-10-2) проти. Олександр Волков (24-5)
Bellator в легкій Характеристика Боротьба: Дейв Rickels (16-3) проти. Джон Алессіо (35-17)
Bellator в напівлегкій Характеристика Боротьба: Пет Карран (20-7) проти. Ямаучи до (18-2)
Легко Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real і @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 на @KansasStarArena Червень 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Квітня 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Шейх Конго (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Олександр “Драго” Волков (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on Червень 26.
The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Травня.
The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Дейв “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) проти. Джон “природні” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Пет “Paddy Mike” Каррен (20-7) проти. Ямаучи до (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.
Головна нічна картка виходить в ефірі в прямому ефірі на Spike at 9 p.m. І/ 8 p.m. Коннектикут, в той час як попередні поєдинки потік на Spike.com.
Додаткові поєдинки будуть оголошені найближчим часом.
Квитки на “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков,” які починаються всього $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, В даний час доступні на Ticketmaster.com.
Kongo, 6-футовий-4 француз, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Конго в даний час зосереджена виключно на ММА і має вбудовані 4-2 запис під прапором Bellator MMA. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”
The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. У його 24 Кар'єра перемоги, Volkov has scored 17 нокаутом.
“Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков” - П'ятниця, Червень 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Канзас
Bellator у важкій Main Event: Шейх Конго (22-10-2) проти. Олександр Волков (24-5)
Bellator в легкій Характеристика Боротьба: Дейв Rickels (16-3) проти. Джон Алессіо (35-17)
Bellator в напівлегкій Характеристика Боротьба: Пет Карран (20-7) проти. Ямаучи до (18-2)
BOXING HALL OF FAMER JOE CALZAGHE TO SERVE AS GUEST ANALYST FOR PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON SPIKE TV FIGHT CARD AT UIC PAVILION TAKING PLACE FRIDAY, Квітня 24 IN CHICAGO
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John Thompson reflects on Boxcino semifinal win and looks forward towards the final on May 22
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS LEADS TO LONG-AWAITED REMATCH
Льюїстон, Мен (Квітня 21, 2015) - New England Бої (NEF), Номер один Регіональне просування боротьба Америки, проведе свою вісімнадцяту змішані-бойових мистецтв (MMA) подія, “NEF XVIII: Зроблено в Америці,” на Субота, Червень 13, 2015 в Androscoggin банку Colisee в Льюїстон, Мен. Раніше сьогодні, the promotion announced that NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Champion Брюс “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-8) зустрінеться Джон “Перший клас” Рей (2-7) on the card in a non-title bout at a weight of 150-pounds.
Boyington and Raio first met in February 2014 на “NEF XII” Льюїстон. Boyington dominated the early moments with his striking. Coming towards the end of the first round, Raio would take Boyington’s back and apply a rear-naked choke on the mat. The future lightweight champion waved his hand in the air, a signal which referee Jimmy Bickford took to indicate Boyington’s submission. Bickford stopped the bout and awarded the fight to Raio, drawing an immediate protest from Boyington who stated he was waving to his fans in the crowd as a sign that he was not in danger.
In the days that followed, a heated debate would rage on social media over the controversial finish to the fight. Both fighters, boasting arguably the two largest fan bases in all of New England, were at the center of an epic war of words between their respective supporters. It seemed as though everyone had an opinion, and the entire state of Maine was split.
“Things were crazy that week after the bout,” нагадав NEF співвласник і промоутер Нік DiSalvo. “Our Facebook page was flooded with comments and private messages. Everybody and their mother was weighing in. It’s probably the most controversial moment in NEF history. Fans have been asking us for over a year when the rematch would happen. The time has finally come, Червень 13 Льюїстон!”
Boyington would go on to have a highly successful finish to 2014, winning not one but two regional MMA titles, including the NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Championship. He would also win his professional boxing debut at NEF’s inaugural boxing event in October 2014. Boyington has, насправді, won four of his last five since the Raio loss.
“This fight is solely about redemption and giving the fans what they have been wanting to see,” stated Boyington when reached for comment. “Sometimes you have to step outside of what is best for you in this sport and entertain and that’s what I’m doing. I like a challenge—the biggest challenge—and that time will come, but for now, its about showing people what was about to happen last time and I can still show I’m three-levels above him by making the statement I’m about to embark on. I’m done with mishaps in that cage. I’m seizing every opportunity and will not let something slip again. Mark my words, its about to get реальний in my fight.”
Raio is coming off two losses in a row to his archrival, Дерек Шорі (2-1), including one defeat earlier this month at “NEF XVII.” In need of a win, the founder of First Class MMA may now be more determined than ever to return to the NEF cage.
“I know this is a fight that I want, Bruce wants, and a lot of MMA fans have asked for,” stated Raio when reached for comment. “I look forward to fighting Bruce. Hopefully when the fight is over, there will be no controversy.”
Наступний захід MMA NeF в, “NEF XVIII: Зроблено в Америці” походитиме з банку "Колізей" Андроскогіна в Льюїстоні, Мен у червні 13, 2015. Квитки на “NEF XVIII” починаються всього $25 і вже у продажу в www.TheColisee.com або зателефонувавши по касі Colisee на207.783.2009 х 525. Для отримання більш детальної інформації про новинки карт подій і боротися, будь ласка, відвідайте веб-сайт просування за адресою www.NewEnglandFights.com. На додаток, Ви можете дивитися NEF відео в www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, слідувати за ними на Twitternefights і приєднатися до офіційній групі Facebook "New England бої."
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Turkish Prospect Ozgul Set For London Showdown With Miekle On May 2nd
Champions TKO Gym’s unbeaten Light Heavyweight prospect Onder Ozgul is set to make his fifth professional outing in just over a weeks time, when he takes on the highly entertaining Jody Meikle, from Scunthorpe, in a six round contest, on the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott Wise Guys Promotions LORDS OF THE RING event at York Hall in London on Saturday 2ї Травня 2015.
Ozgul, has built quite a reputation, as a seriously tough and uncompromising boxer, over the past year or so, following top class victories over the likes of Lithuania’s Dmitrij Kalinovskij, Bighton’s Iain Jackson, Lithuania’s Remigijus Ziausys and most recently over the Czech Republic’s big punching Karel Horejsek.
With a boxing style and approach uncannily similar to that of a certain ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that Ozgul’s Turkish fans have nicknamed their man ‘Little Mike’, a name that the British fans that have seen him in action have started to adopt too.
That aside, Ozgul’s resolve could be mightily tested by Miekle, who last time out scored a good solid draw against Portsmouth bruiser Sam Couzens, no surprise there as the Lincolnshire man not only likes a good old fashioned toe-to-toe slug fest, but also has a very entertaining mischievous streak.
Speaking at the famed Champions TKO Gym in Hackney, Ozgul spoke briefly about the upcoming showdown with the man they call ‘The Entertainer’.
“I’m happy I am fighting a six rounder, I’d be happy if it was an eight, I train for twelve rounds, so six is easy for me.
The way we look at it is if you can run a marathon, then running a half marathon is easy, that’s why we work so hard in the gym, so it is easy in the ring.
My last fight I trained hard, I trained for twelve rounds then too, the opponent was strong and durable but it was still an easy fight for me.
It will be the same next week, I will be ready for whatever Jody Meikle brings, I’ve been told Jody is tough, good that means we’ll have a very good fight.
I’m really happy that my brother Siar has got a title fight on May 2ї and even happier that I will be fighting on the undercard of his title fight and hope that everyone comes out and gives us both their full support.
I want to thank my sponsors and all those fans that come and support me and my brother (Super Welterweight Siar Ozgul), Thank you for supporting us, травня 2ї you’ll not be disappointed, I will be fighting at my best.”
Onder Ozgul versus Jody Meikle features on the undercard of Siar Ozgul – Matt Scriven MBC International Welterweight title fight that headlines the Mark Lyons & Біллі Джеймс-Елліот Wise Guys Акції лордів випадку RING, що відбувається в залі-Йорк в Бетнал Грін, Лондон в суботу 2їТравня 2015.
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ANDRE DIRRELL AND JAMES DEGALE TO MEET IN EXCITING SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, ТРАВЕНЬ 23 FROM AGGANIS ARENA IN BOSTON LIVE ON NBC & NBCSN
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