보고서: 지안루카 디 오목

토요일 밤에, 대부분의 영국 복싱 팬들은 맨체스터 아레나에 있거나 타이슨 퓨리가 오랫동안 기다려온 링으로 돌아 왔을 때 BT 스포츠를보고있었습니다., 지역 프로모터 인 카일 갤러거 (Kyle Gallagher)의 최신 헌금을 위해 많은 지역 권투 팬들이 여전히 리버풀의 쥬빌리 스포츠 뱅크 (Jubilee Sports Bank)를 순례했습니다..

 

지난 몇 년 동안 Gallagher는 양질의 쇼를 제작하는 데있어 매우 좋은 평판을 얻었습니다., 현지 팬들이 멋진 밤을 보내고 있다는 것을 알고 현지 유망주가 출연하는 모든 액션 싸움을 잘보고 토요일 일반 서비스가 재개되는 곳.

 

쇼 헤드 라이닝은 지역 무패 유망주 Martin Freeman이었다, 라트비아의 Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs에서 심각하게 강력한 반대에 반대.

 

그의 마지막 모습에, 지난 3 월 갤러거 프로모션 쇼에서, Ovsjannikovs는 Freeman의 체육관 동료 Mitchell Walsh를 제압했습니다., 두 번째 라운드 TKO를 통해, 이 특별한 시합에 약간의 양념을 더했습니다.

 

오프닝 라운드는 앞발에서 프리맨을 봅니다., Ovsjannikovs는 라운드의 대부분을 반박하는 데 만족하는 것 같습니다., 기회가 생길 때마다 가끔씩 공격을 시도합니다..

 

처음에는 두 번째 라운드에서 더 비슷했습니다., 그러나 라운드가 진행됨에 따라 Ovsjannikovs는 조금 더 바쁘기 시작했습니다., Liverpudlian에 적극적으로 전투를, 그러나 모든 말과 끝은 여전히 ​​Freeman의 라운드였습니다..

 

프리맨의 세 번째 운동은 열악했습니다., 그는 때때로 절뚝 거리고 있었다, 그리고 Ovsjannikovs는 이것을 분명히 알아 차렸고 그의 접근 방식에서 더 독단적이기 시작했습니다., 그래서 그는 종종 프리먼을 구석에 몰아 넣고 슛을 날리기 전에.

 

Freeman의 코너는 코너에서 나가기 위해 그들의 책임에 비명을 지르고 있었다, Ovsjannikovs의이 전술로 인해 월시가 3 월에 라트비아에 의해 저지 당하게 된 것은 그들을 비난 할 수 없습니다..

 

Freeman은 라운드를 통과했습니다., 하지만 이제 세 번째는 Ovsjannikovs의.

 

Freeman의 코너는 휴식 시간 동안 그의 다리에 미친 듯이 일했습니다., 그러나 라운드의 오프닝 벨이 울 렸을 때 부상이 Liverpudlian을 정말로 괴롭혔다는 것이 분명했습니다..

 

네 번째는 세 번째를 미러링, 절차를 통제하는 Ovsjannikovs, 하지만 Freeman은 깊이 파고 라운드에서 살아 남았습니다.. Again in the break Freeman’s team worked hard on their charge.

 

With the scores equal going into the fifth Ovsjannikovs went on the offensive once more, however Freeman, whilst still limping, didn’t just settle for countering, oh no, he decided if it was do or die and started to plant his feet once more and let rip with big shots, so much so that Ovsjannikovs reverted to a defensive approach and countering at times, much to the relief of Freeman’s corner I would think.

 

The sixth and final round was a stormer, again Ovsjannikovs went hard on the attack in an attempt to back Freeman into a corner, however the Liverpudlian wasn’t having any of it and some excellent toe to toe slugging ensued, it was a thrilling final round, control switching back and forth throughout until the final bell.

 

After six hard fought rounds Referee Chris Kelly’s scorecard read 58-56 in favour of Martin Freeman.

 

The penultimate bout of the night sees Widnes, Cheshire’s Jamie Oldfield, in action against Belfast’s Marty Kayes, in a four round Welterweight contest.

 

Oldfield came into the fight off a first round stoppage win over Edgars Sazanovics on his pro debut back in March, whilst Kayes, a well- known and always busy opponent, came into the fight off the back of two excellent points victories in April, his first wins since July 2016, some sixteen fights previously.

 

Right from the off it was Oldfield that took the fight to Kayes, the Irishman though stood his ground and countered effectively and so began a fantastic all action round.

 

It was a great round, you just couldn’t take your eyes off the fight for a second as these two warriors went to war, both digging deep into their arsenals of shots, each time one of them seemed to be taking control, the other would counter with equal force to wrestle control.

 

Great round just couldn’t split them, definitely a drawn round in my eyes.

 

More of the same in the second and third, although in both Oldfield seemed to just about secure the rounds due to more effective attacks. I must just mention a couple of exchanges, where Oldfield and Kayes went toe to toe exchanging double handed combinations, both guys letting rip with 10-12 punch combinations at the same time, 와, really enjoyed those.

 

The fourth and Final round was more or less a mirror image of the first, again I couldn’t split them, score-wise, and was mightily chuffed that I had scored it the same as the Referee Chris Kelly – 40-38 in favour of Jamie Oldfield

 

Another local debuting fighter, David Tayor, was next up, against Latvia’s Vladimirs Slikovs in a four round Super Middleweight contest.

 

Both protagonists came out hard and fast, both battling hard for centre ground, what’s more it was clear that neither had any intention of backing down for a second.

 

Throughout the first round it was hard to split the two, each time either let rip with a shot the other countered in similar fashion, no surprise that even Referee Chris Kelly couldn’t split them on his scorecard.

 

Round two was once again an all action round, Slikovs maybe being more on the front foot, however even though Taylor was having to defend more often, it was he that landed the most shots, more importantly the most telling shots.

 

세 번째 같은 더, with Taylor clearly winning the round, however the fourth, whilst similar to the previous rounds, except now Slikovs was able to get his range right and land some big shots.

 

After four all action rounds Referee Chris Kelly’s scorecards showed just how close this bout was, as they read 39-38 to David Taylor.

 

Following the interval local debuting lad Steven Sunners faced Latvian Eduard Belas in a four round Middleweight contest.

 

Right from the off Sunners went on the attack, however Belas is as savvy as they come and used his experience to keep Sunners from landing a serious shot initially.

 

However Sunners kept calm and used his jab to great effect to fashion a good opening early in the round and landing a cracking body-shot.

 

Belas changed tactics and went on the offensive. Sunners didn’t seem that concerned and just kept jabbing to the head, forcing Belas to keep his guard high.

 

After a few more exchanges, Sunners threw a neat combination, creating just enough of an opening to slip in another good solid shot, this time with the required effect of sending the Latvian to the canvas.

 

Belas made the count, immediately after the restart Sunners was all over the Latvian like a rash, letting shots off whenever an opening presented itself.

 

It wasn’t that long until another chink in the Latvian’s armour appeared, Sunners reacted immediately and again sent Belas to the canvas.

 

Belas again made the count and defended well until the end of the round.

 

Round two started in much the same way as the previous round ended, with Sunners in full flow and Belas covering up and defending with an occasional shot of his own.

 

그러나, after about fifteen seconds or so Sunners landed a big right hand that sent the Latvian heavily to the canvas, Referee Chris Kelly immediately waved the fight off, he didn’t even start the count, instead summoned the medical team to enter the ring and attend to the stricken Belas.

 

I’m pleased to say Belas was OK and when he eventually rose to his feet, received a warm round of applause from all in attendance.

 

Official time of the stoppage was just 22 두 번째 라운드의 초.

 

Just prior to the interval the fifth fight of the night pitted local lad Craig Kennerdale against Prestwick, Scotland’s Leon Roberts in a four round Welterweight contest.

 

This much anticipated contest between two highly rated young fighters was expected to be a cracker, but it turned out to be much more than that it was a sensational fight between two equally matched warriors.

 

It reminded me very much of the classic Battle Royale between Carl Frampton and Ian Bailey in Belfast a few years back, after that one the entire crowd at the King’s Hall were on their feet applauding both warriors, and it comes as no surprise that after their fight on Saturday night that Kennerdale and Roberts also received a standing ovation from the crowd in Liverpool, boy oh boy they deserved it one hundred percent.

 

As with Frampton-Bailey, it was non-stop action throughout, Kennerdale and Roberts fought magnificently for every second of each round.

 

These two serious talents really went for it throughout the contest, control switching between them with such regularity you just couldn’t take your eyes of the fight for a second.

 

On many occasions this battle had the highly vocal fans standing and applauding the action, especially a couple of double handed exchanges, where both protagonists not only matched each other punch for punch but also flowing combination for combination.

 

Referee Chris Kelly scored the contest 40-37 in favour of Kennerdale, which to be honest whilst the correct result just doesn’t reflect just how close every single round was.

 

Loved every second of this fight, it really was something special, so if you get the chance try and watch the video, which I have been told will be on YouTube later this week, definitely well worth watching.

 

Have to say this was my first choice of Fight of the Night, just as you would have already read above there was definitely more than one contender for that accolade.

 

The fourth bout of the night pitted Bradley Muldoon against debuting David Calveley in a four rounder.

 

Prior to the fight there was quite a bit of talk about this match-up on social media, apparently they had fought twice previously, word was that it was the debuting Calveley that had won both.

 

Right from the opening bell it was Calveley that went straight on the attack, Muldoon initially covered up but soon began to utilise his jab effectively to prevent the hard charging Calveley to corral him against the ropes.

 

Throughout the round it was Calveley virtually bossed the round from start to finish, effectively keeping Muldoon on the back foot.

 

More of the same in the second and third, but the fourth was a much more closely fought round, one in which Muldoon held his own.

 

After four rounds of action Referee scored the contest 40-37 in favour of Calveley, however that wasn’t the end of the matter, as Muldoon protested that it was supposed to be a six rounder and called for the fight to be declared a no-contest. Apparently the promoters running sheet in the changing room showed it as a six rounder not the four as announced at the beginning of the fight and listed by the commission on the schedule.

 

Liverpool’s Dean Ferreira versus Latvia’s Andrejs Konovalovs in a four round Super Featherweight contest was the third fight on the card.

 

Ferreira seemed determined to make a big statement in this fight, coming out hard and fast right from the opening bell and letting rip with big shots, Konovalovs initially covered up, but soon realised he’d have to fight his way out of danger and proceeded to do just that.

 

Ferreira though is as tough as they come and he soon wrestled back control and backed his Latvian foe back onto the ropes before letting rip with fast double handed shots to send Konovalovs down within the first thirty seconds or so.

 

Konovalovs made it to his feet almost immediately, on the restart Ferreira went straight back on the attack.

 

Konovalovs got behind his jab in an effort to keep the hard charging Liverpudlian at bay, but that didn’t last for long once Ferreira started targeting the Latvian’s body and on around the one minute mark Ferreira let rip with a big shot to the Latvian’s lower rib, which sent Konovalovs down like a sack of potatoes.

 

Konovalovs was clearly in distress so referee Chris Kelly stopped the count on three and waved the contest off so the medical team could attend to the Latvian.

 

중단의 공식 시간은 1 Minute and 3 초.

 

The second fight of the night pitted debuting Lee Cooper against one fight veteran Kyle McNicholas in an all Merseyside four round Super Middleweight contest.

 

Cooper approached the opening round in determined fashion, taking the fight to McNicholas right from the off.

 

Throughout the fight Cooper was well and truly on the front foot and very, 매우 집중, Cooper controlled the proceedings more like an established prospect than a debuting fighter.

 

Don’t get me wrong this wasn’t a one sided contest, 그것과는 거리가 멀다, McNicholas fought hard for every second of every round, just Cooper’s performance was exceptional.

 

After four excellent action filled rounds referee Chris Kelly rightly scored the bout 40-36 in favour of the debuting Lee Cooper.

 

The opening fight of the night featured Warrington’s Ben Hough in action, against Blackpool’s Malcolm Richardson, in a four round Cruiserweight contest.

 

Right from the off Hough got behind his jab, Richardson responded in kind, however Hough just doubled up his jab and began to back Richardson up towards the ropes.

 

What followed next was about a minute or so of engaging action, which see Hough on the front foot with Richardson defending his position, then just as Richardson went to let rip with a shot Hough got through the Blackpool man’s excellent defence with a big right, that sent Richardson down heavily to the canvas.

 

Immediately referee Chris Kelly waved off the fight and the medical team entered the ring.

 

I’m pleased to say Richardson was perfectly OK, but must praise both the referee and medical team for the prompt actions, as the way Richardson went down it did look like a full on knockout.

 

중단의 공식 시간은 1 분 16 첫 라운드의 초.

 

Once again a great event from Kyle Gallagher and his team, word is his next event will be in September and from what I’ve heard on the grapevine this will be a ‘don’t miss’ event as not only will top prospects from his stable be in action, but also featured on this event will be a number of unbeaten prospects from abroad.