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Two-time world champion Steve “USS” 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 25th April 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 11thOctober 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 29th March 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 23rd August 1986.
With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th June 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, Japan.
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, Commonwealth, 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 ngomgqibelo.
“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, impi ngokuphelele
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. I didn’t, ngokwethembeka.
I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Argentina, Japan, 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, I wayengekho, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that lokhu ngoMgqibelo 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 (Izimbangi Promotions) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland on Saturday 25th April 2015.
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International knockout artists Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov clash on June 26 in headlining bout of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez”
Easy Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real futhi @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.
The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.
The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.
Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.
Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala at Ticketmaster.com.
Kongo, a-foot 6-4 Frenchman, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo manje igxile kuphela MMA futhi uye wakha 4-2 irekhodi ngaphansi banner 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. In yakhe 24 career ngokunqoba, Volkov has scored 17 by Knockout.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)
Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Easy Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real futhi @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.
The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.
The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.
Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.
Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala at Ticketmaster.com.
Kongo, a-foot 6-4 Frenchman, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo manje igxile kuphela MMA futhi uye wakha 4-2 irekhodi ngaphansi banner 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. In yakhe 24 career ngokunqoba, Volkov has scored 17 by Knockout.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)
Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (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, APRIL 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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IBHIZINISI ELINGAQediWE LIHOLELA EKWENZELENI ISIKHUMBUZO ESESIKUDE
Lewiston, Maine (April 21, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba exubile-karate-arts yayo lesificaminwembili (MMA) umcimbi, “NEF XVIII: Made in America,” on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, ukukhushulwa kumemezele ukuthi i-NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Champion Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (10-8) ziyohlangana John “Class First” Ray (2-7) ekhadini empini engeyona isihloko enesisindo samakhilogremu ayi-150.
UBoyington noRaio bahlangana okokuqala ngoFebhuwari 2014 at “NEF XII” e Lewiston. UBoyington ubephethe izikhathi zokuqala ngesiteleka sakhe. Kuyeza ngasekupheleni komzuliswano wokuqala, URaio wayezothatha umhlane kaBoyington afake isiminyaminya esinqunu ngemuva kumata. Umpetha wakusasa we-lightweight uphakamise isandla sakhe emoyeni, isignali onompempe uJimmy Bickford abayithatha ukukhombisa ukuhanjiswa kukaBoyington. UBickford umise le mpi wanikeza uRaio impi, ukudweba umbhikisho osheshayo ovela kuBoyington othe ubephephezela abalandeli bakhe esixukwini njengophawu lokuthi ubengekho engozini.
Ezinsukwini ezalandela, impikiswano eshubile ibizothukuthela ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ngale mpi egcina ingundabuzekwayo. Bobabili abalwa, ngokuziqhayisa ngokusobala ukuthi izisekelo ezimbili zabalandeli ezinkulu kuyo yonke iNew England, babesenkabeni yempi yamagama phakathi kwabasekeli babo. Kubonakala sengathi wonke umuntu wayenombono, futhi sonke isimo saseMaine sahlukaniswa.
“Izinto bezisangene kulelo sonto ngemuva kwempi,” ukhumbule omunye wabanikazi be-NEF nophromotha uNick DiSalvo. “Ikhasi lethu kuFacebook beligcwele ukuphawula nemiyalezo eyimfihlo. Wonke umuntu nonina bebekala. Cishe yisikhathi esinempikiswano kakhulu emlandweni we-NEF. Abalandeli bebelokhu besicela isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka ukuthi impinda izokwenzeka nini. Isikhathi sesifikile ekugcineni, June 13 e Lewiston!”
UBoyington uzoqhubeka abe nempumelelo enhle kakhulu 2014, ukuwina hhayi eyodwa kepha izihloko ezimbili ze-MMA zesifunda, kufaka phakathi iNEF MMA Professional Lightweight Championship. Uzophinde anqobe umdlalo wakhe wokuqala wesibhakela okhokhelwayo emcimbini wokuqala we-NEF wesibhakela ngo-Okthoba 2014. UBoyington unakho, empeleni, uwine amane akhe amahlanu okugcina kusukela ekulahlekelweni kukaRaio.
“Le mpi imayelana nokuhlenga nokunikeza abalandeli lokhu abekade befuna ukukubona,”Kusho uBoyington ngesikhathi ethintwa ukuba aphawule. “Kwesinye isikhathi kufanele uphume ngaphandle kokulungele wena kulo mdlalo futhi ujabulise futhi yilokho engikwenzayo. Ngithanda inselelo — inselelo enkulu kunazo zonke — futhi leso sikhathi sizofika, kodwa okwamanje, kumayelana nokukhombisa abantu obekuzokwenzeka okokugcina futhi ngisengakhombisa ukuthi nginamazinga amathathu ngaphezulu kwakhe ngokwenza isitatimende esengizoqala ukusisebenzisa. Ngiqedile ngokuhlukumezeka kulelo kheji. Ngibamba wonke amathuba futhi ngeke ngivumele okuthile kushelele futhi. Maka amazwi ami, isizothola Okuyınqo empini yami. ”
URaio uza ngokulahlekelwa okubili kulandelana kuya kumbangi wakhe omkhulu, Derek Shorey (2-1), kufaka phakathi ukuhlulwa okukodwa ekuqaleni kwale nyanga e “NEF xvii.” Ngidinga ukuwina, umsunguli we-First Class MMA manje usengazimisela kunanini ngaphambili ukuthi abuyele ekhejini le-NEF.
“Ngiyazi ukuthi le yimpi engiyifunayo, UBruce ufuna, futhi abalandeli abaningi be-MMA bacelile,”Kusho uRaio ngesikhathi ethintwa ukuba aphawule. “Ngikubheke ngabomvu ukulwa noBruce. Ngethemba uma impi isiphelile, ngeke kube khona ukuphikisana. ”
Next MMA umcimbi NEF sika, “NEF XVIII: Made in America” will originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine on June 13, 2015. Amathikithi for “NEF XVIII” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokuthi Colisee ibhokisi ehhovisi ngesikhathi207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
CZ53 NgoLwesihlanu – CZ52 Gqamisa Ividiyo
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 2nd May 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 2nd 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, on May 2nd 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 & Billy James-Elliott Guys Wise Promotions amakhosi umcimbi ring, okwenzeka ngesikhathi York Hall e Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 2ndMay 2015.
Igunyaze lesi senzakalo zizonikezwa ngezilokotho ezinhle i-Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) -www.maltaboxingcommission.com
Amathikithi ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe £ 35 (Enezinto zokuhlala Standard) futhi £ 65 (Ringside) ayatholakala ngqo kunoma okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela ukuthatha ingxenye, on-line atwww.tkoboxoffice.com or call the TKO ticket line on 07960 850645
ANDRE DIRRELL AND JAMES DEGALE TO MEET IN EXCITING SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 23 FROM AGGANIS ARENA IN BOSTON LIVE ON NBC & NBCSN
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