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Asivume, with the amount of column inches dedicated to Mayweather-Pacquiao over the past few weeks, you could easily be forgiven thinking that there were no other boxing events that took place on May 2nd.
Well, there was another fight card, and I’m pleased to say that I was at that event – the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott promoted Lords of the Ring event at the iconic York Hall in London.
KULUNGILE, admittedly York Hall in Bethnal Green doesn’t have anywhere near the cachet of being at such a mega fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but when it comes to drama and excitement, sorry you just can’t beat small hall boxing, especially when it’s at York Hall.
When the event was announced it was due to feature fourteen bouts, but immediately after May-Pac was announced a significant number of the bouts were cancelled, as the fighters wanted to be ringside in Vegas, then in the final build up further fights were off the card, due to injuries, leaving a seven card fight show on the night, or was it.
The card was further reduced on the day, after one of the fights was cancelled on safety grounds – due to a 5kg difference in the weight between the two debuting fighters – and if that wasn’t bad enough Manny Muhammad’s opponent, Rafael Snow failed to turn up, leaving just five fights on the night.
First up was a six rounder between Liverpool based Russian hot prospect David Agadzhanyan, against Czech Republic’s Josef Redlich, who stepped in at the last minute to save the bout, following Ghana’s Isaac Owusu being forced to pull out due to illness.
It took Agadzhanyan just forty five seconds to send Redlich to the canvas for the first time and about the same again to put him down a second time.
Redlich was plain outclassed so no surprise that when he went down for the third time that referee Ken Curtis decided to call a halt to proceedings on the two minute and twenty five seconds mark.
I’ve seen Agadzhanyan in action a couple of times, including the excellent win over then unbeaten Daniel Bazo back in March, so was really looking forward to seeing him in action against Owusu, a tough uncompromising former Ghanaian Champion and Commonwealth title eliminator challenger, but that’ll have to wait until later this month when the rescheduled bout takes place in Liverpool.
Next up was WBF Inter-Continental Champion Paul Economides, in a Rounder non-ubuqhawe eziyisithupha, against another late replacement, Czech Republic’s Petr Gyna, following former British Champ Andy Bell pulling out the week prior and then the original replacement pulling out just two days before the show.
Economides is another class act, so no surprise that Gyna was on the canvas within just thirty seconds, on the restart Gyna decided that attack is the best form of defense, however in taking the fight to Economides he played straight into his hands, literally as Economides punished him with a big right, that sent the Czech down to the canvas for a second and final time, on the one minute and twenty five second mark.
With both the opening fights finishing early and the live TV broadcast not due to start until9pm, the promoters had no option but to have quite long interval before the next bout, a six round Light Heavyweight contest between Champions TKO’s unbeaten Hackney based Turkish prospect Onder Ozgul and the entertainer himself Jody Meikle.
Throughout the first four rounds Ozgul just walked Meikle down, letting rip with massive right hands at every conceivable opportunity, Meikle is as tough as they come and seemed content to absorb the punishment dished out by the man dubbed ‘Little Mike’ by the Turkish fans.
Ever the joker, Meikle played down the punishment he was taking, happily playing to the crowd, as well as infuriating his opponent, by pulling faces and insinuating that there was no power in the Turkish lads shots, however by the fact that Meikle had toned down his antics, clearly showed that Ozgul shots were indeed having the desired effect.
Meikle toned down the playfulness of his tactics even further in the fifth, as Ozgul stepped up his attacks, putting even more power into his shots.
Right from the start of the sixth it was clear that Ozgul was intent on punishing Meikle even further, backing the Scunthorpe man onto the ropes before letting rip with big double handed flurries, one of which, a cracking body shot, literally knocking the wind out of Meikle and forcing him to take to one knee.
On the restart Ozgul went in for the finish, this time Meikle went defensive, no further playing to the crowd, to see it through to the final bell.
After six highly entertaining rounds Referee Ken Curtis scored the bout 60-53 in favour of Ozgul.
I thoroughly enjoyed the fight, I know it wasn’t a classic, but boy oh boy it was very entertaining.
The fourth bout of the night see Bradford’s Tasif Khan in Championship action for the first time, against Georgia’s Mikheil Soloninkini, for the International Masters Silver bantamweight title.
Khan started fast, boxing beautifully behind his jab the Bradford man kept his slightly more experienced foe on the back foot for the majority of the bout.
By midway point Khan slowed the pace slightly, at the same time keeping the pressure on Soloninkini, however about midway through the sixth, during a routine exchange Khan was a little slow bringing up his gloves, leaving an opening for the Georgian to let rip with a big right, which sent Khan to the canvas.
On the restart Soloninkini went full out in attack, Khan remained calm and got behind his jab again, the Georgian was well hyped and continued to come forward at pace before throwing huge bombs.
During these skirmishes Khan sensibly grabbed hold until referee Lee Murtagh issued the order break. This tactic worked and Khan was able to clear his head enough to turn control back round to himself.
Khan had his hands full for the final three rounds though, as Soloninkini had the bit between his teeth and was pushing hard, however Khan is a cool character and seemed content to box of the back foot each time the Georgian made a forceful foray.
After ten rounds of excellent boxing, the judges scorecards read – Ken Curtis 99-94, Obie Garnett 98-90 futhi Matt Hamilton 98-91, all in favour of Tasif Khan.
Jennifer Burton, the Northern Region Secretary of the Malta Boxing Commission, presented the familiar blue International Masters belt to the victorious Tasif Khan.
Have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the fight, even though it was quite one sided for a lot of the time, let’s face it that’s not a statement on the quality of Soloninkini, as his pedigree is well known, this kid’s a tough nut to break, as proved by having taken Jamie Williams the distance, when they fought for the Bronze Masters back in March, as well as fought the sensational Charlie Edwards a couple of weeks later, but to my mind the one-sidedness of the fight as well as the result shows just how good Tasif Khan fought.
The headline fight of the night see a rematch between Champions TKO’s unbeaten Hackney based Turkish prospect Siar Ozgul, yep brother to the aforementioned Onder, against Nottingham’s Matt Scriven and this time there was a Championship on the line – The MBC International Welterweight title.
When these two first fought, back in October last year, it was an out and out war, Ozgul won but the rounds were so close it could have been a very different result.
The bout started in a very similar manner to their October showdown, neither man wanting to concede any ground, however just before the end of the first round Ozgul let rip with a massive right to Scriven’s body, which forced the Nottingham man to cover up to see the round to it’s conclusion.
The shot to the body must have really hurt Scriven as he seemed more intent on defense, rather than full on attack, from the start of the second, a pattern that remained for the rest of the bout.
Ozgul made most of the running throughout, however Scriven more than held his own during the many skirmishes that ensued, although have to admit he was a little more cautious than during the opening round.
After ten rounds of superb boxing the judges scorecards were read out – Lee Murtagh and Matt Hamilton scored the bout 100-90 and Obie Garnett 100-88 all in favour of Siar Ozgul.
This was followed by the presentation of the MBC International belt to Siar Ozgul by his fellow Champions TKO gym mate and the current MBC International Super Bantamweight Champion Marianne Marston.
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed the event, especially the final three bouts, however I was a bit disappointed that some of the planned fights, such as those featuring Iain Weaver, Antonio Counihan, Mark Prince, George Hillyard and the aforementioned Marianne Marston, failed to materialize, because to my mind if they had taken place I feel this almost certainly would have been one of the best shows at York Hall this year, as it was it still was a highly enjoyable and entertaining evening of pugilistic action and a fitting prelude to the May-Pac fight, which promoters Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott arranged for the boxers, their teams and attendees of the event to watch live via satellite at a private function room.
Back in October last year unbeaten Hackney based Turk Siar Ozgul and late replacement opponent Matt Scriven campaigned in one of the closest, konke action, battles of the year.
It was a true small hall classic that really deserved at least to be nominated for the accolade of ‘Fight of The Year’, if not be the outright winner, however that was not to be as somehow it managed to slip under the radar of the majority of the British media.
On Saturday May 2nd, these magnificent warriors will once again enter the arena, at the York Hall ngo Bethnal Green, London, this time in a ten round contest and with the added incentive of a Championship being on the line – the vacant MBC International Welterweight title – on the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott promoted LORDS OF THE RING event.
The October Ozgul-Scriven Battle Boyale was reminiscent of the first of the Mickey Ward-Arturo Gatti trilogy of fights that took place in 2002/3, without doubt one of the all time greatest trilogy of fights this sport has ever witnessed.
If Ozgul-Scriven II matches the intensity and drama of their first encounter, we could well have another action filled bout, one that equals any of the Ward-Gatti fights, right here in our own back yard, something no boxing fan, or British sports writer should miss.
To give an idea of just how sensational their first showdown was, here’s the write up on the bout from the published report by the Canadian Sports Channelfightnetwork.com.
“Fifth bout of the night see London based Turk Siar Ozgul in action against Nottingham’s Matt Scriven.
What a fight, without doubt the fight of the night, as both protagonists went to war.
Ozgul came out hard and strong, initially putting the Nottingham man on the back foot, however Scriven soon started to exert his authority and then the fireworks really began.
By the third round the non stop action started to take it’s toll on the Turkish youngster, which allowed Scriven to land some sensational power shots of his own.
The round sokugcina kwaba cracker, Ozgul backed Scriven into a corner and let rip with massive right hands, one of which sent Scriven’s mouth guard flying into the crowd ringside.
Once the errant mouth guard was retrieved and the bout restarted it was Scriven who went hard on the attack, one such attack late on in the round see Scriven land a massive right that shook Ozgul to the core, Ozgul sensibly went on the defensive for the remaining seconds to see his way to securing his fifth win.
Referee Lee Murtagh scored the bout 39-37 in favour of Ozgul, sinqumo lengiyo ngaphandle kokungabaza, but one that really doesn’t express how great this fight was or how close each and every round was.”
Siar Ozgul versus Matt Scriven, for the vacant MBC International Welterweight Championship, headlines the Mark Lyons & Billy James-Elliott Guys Wise Promotions amakhosi umcimbi ring, okwenzeka ngesikhathi York Hall e Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 2nd May 2015.
Amathikithi ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe £ 35 (Enezinto zokuhlala Standard) futhi £ 65 (Ringside) are available direct from Siar at the Champions TKO Gym in Hackney – call Mehmet on 07825 618018 – on-line atwww.tkoboxoffice.comor call the TKO ticket line on 07960 850645
Champions TKO’s Jerome Haywood is set to face Scunthorpe’s Matthew Pepper on the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott Wise Guys Promotions LORDS OF THE RING event, which takes place at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 2nd May 2015.
Jerome will be making his return to York Hall, the scene of his successful professional debut in October last year, where he scored a well earned points victory over Rolandas Cesna.
Emuva ngo October, after a slightly hesitant start, Haywood soon settled down and took the fight to his more experienced opponent, pressuring the big Lithuanian with stiff jabs and heavy rights to the body.
Haywood’s work to the body began to take a toll on Cesna, so much so that by mid way through the third Cesna was clearly struggling to cope with the constant punishment to his ribs.
In the fourth Haywood stepped up the pressure even further, which in turn forced Cesna to cover up to protect his bruised and battered ribcage.
After four excellent rounds Referee Alf Sprung scored the bout 40-38 in favour of Haywood.
Haywood’s opponent on May 2ndis Scunthorpe’s Matthew Pepper, who will be making his first visit to the famous home of boxing in the Capital City.
Following a training session, under the watchful eyes of his coach Brian O’Shaughnessy at the Champions TKO gym in Hackney, Haywood spoke briefly about the upcoming showdown with Matthew Pepper.
“Glad to be fighting again, it’s been six months since my debut fight.
After my last fight, I was hoping to get out again as soon as possible and I should have, I was due to fight in March, but had to pull out of that one as I came down with a bug about a week or so before I was due to fight.
My first fight, yeah I enjoyed that, I was well prepared for it, he was tough but nothing I couldn’t handle.
I don’t know too much about Matthew (Pepper), but we’ve been working hard in the gym, so hopefully I’ll put a good performance in for my fans, who I can’t thank enough for their fantastic support.”
Jerome Haywood versus Matthew Pepper features on the Mark Lyons & Billy James-Elliott Guys Wise Promotions amakhosi umcimbi ring, okwenzeka ngesikhathi York Hall e Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 2nd May 2015.
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 2ndand 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 2ndyou’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.
Singase sibe kuphela nje amane ezinsukwini noma kunjalo singene Year New, kodwa Johnny Eames kanye nethimba Champions TKO kakade kakhulu, happy kakhulu ngendlela konke kuhamba for nabo 2015. Okokuqala off, Base bebanjwe emagcekeni amasha for the gym odumile futhi manje amasonto nje kuka ezimbili unyaka omusha Boxing kuye kwadingeka intambo of impumelelo eziyisikhombisa njalo kwabo okhulayo esitebeleni of punjab.
Ngasekuqaleni namuhla Mr eshiwo ngenhla. Eames wathatha isikhathi esincane out from matasa ukuxoxa esihle onyakeni, for young amathemba akhe abanamakhono kakhulu.
"Yeah, yeka omkhulu ekuqaleni kuze kube unyaka for the boys Champions TKO.
Okokuqala up sasiba abafana abane out at York Hall on the 30th January, ngeshwa ngingabanga ukuba show ngoba kubhayela yami ziyaqhuma indlu yami wawudla izindwali, kodwa ngaqhubeka in touch nabo bonke ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bafana alright.
Okokuqala in action kwaba Antonio Counihan futhi kusukela kulokho ngezwa wabeka kwenye ukusebenza emangalisa, wayeka Umphikisi wakhe wesithathu, ngemuva oqavile fight kusukela ekuqaleni.
Njengoba wathembisa manje ine rounder ayisishiyagalombili empini yakhe elandelayo, on the show Stephen Vaughan eLiverpool on the 20th March.
Khona ngethemba yena Uzothola ukwenza okuthile in Birmingham for an isihloko MBC International noma efanayo.
Okulandelayo ngalolo show kwaba Tasif Khan, Umfana akazange yena nithintithe nokugqwala off, short nokujuluka, wayeka Umphikisi wakhe nje imizuzwana ayisithupha nanhlanu.
From engakuzwa yena wagqoka umbukiso fantastic, igqamuka Ngayikhumbula kodwa ngethemba uthole ukumbona ngokuzayo yena out, nayo on the show Stephen Vaughan Liverpool in March.
Ngokusobala ukulwa of the ebusuku wethu Onder Ozgul sika, the real barnstormer Rio (TKO sika Gianluca Di Caro) wathi, konke action nangesivinini eliphezulu njengoba per evamile kusukela Onder.
The kid got a eshaywe ehlelekile kusuka kwenye round abane, kodwa lokho awubehlisi kusukela umzamo the kid uqobo, ngoba ezama ngempela bese Charlie wambamba obuhle eziyisithupha seconds to go futhi kwaba khona.
Yingaleso nje engakholeki, engakholeki Ngangineminyaka nje umxhwele kangaka Charlie.
From Left to Right: Shyam Batra, George Hillyard noMarianne Marston.
Umbiko and Photo: Gianluca (River) Di Caro
Ngolwesihlanu night boxing fans ezweni lonke wenza lokugogobala kwabo wonyaka York Hall e London for the umcimbi wokuqala, the Shaym Batra wawukhuthaza, WBU Championship ephethwe, IZINGANEKWANE & ESINGAKULINDELA, in the Capital in 2015.
Kukhona kuphela bebelokhu ezinhlanu ukulwa, kulandela ukulahlekelwa kokubili Australian Pierre Karam, abahlulekile ukuthola visa ngesikhathi ukuncintisana isihloko WBU International sosondonzima, futhi siqu kakhulu Steven Bendall the UK, ogama isitha wawa ngokusebenzisa ngomzuzu wokugcina, kodwa fans, kuhlanganise nalezo uhambo endleleni eyehlela phansi isuka Birmingham, Ukusekela Antonio Counihan, futhi Bradford, ukusekela Tasif Khan, Kumelwe ukuba wokuthi bekuwufanele, njengoba kwaba ubusuku ukhumbuleka ngempela isibhakela.
Ngekhanda up the show kwaba Nazeing, George Essex BakaJehova Hit Hard 'Hillyard ngokumelene esikhundleni selishonile Czech Republic uMikhali Vosyka.
In a flash Hillyard esehlisa ukuklebhuka at the Vosyka bakuphi nge double lokushaya block ngilambatha ukuba umthume ngendwangu.
Vosyka Boxed kahle ngomzuzu kuvulwa noma ukuze esigaba yesibili, nakuba kancane ngokuqapha okwengeziwe, limgwaza zakhe njalo strong and kabili esiphepho ngilambatha washiya Hillyard no option kodwa ukudlala umdlalo lokulinda once more, ngifuna kunesikhala ukuze akwazi ake isandla sokunene big hamba.
Ngini of the efanayo in the third, kodwa njengoba in the Vosyka wokuqala wenza iphutha ebulalayo yokupha Hillyard ithuba kuzongisiza nembobo, Hillyard akukho slouch, yena waba lapho like a flash, letting ukuklebhuka kuqala nge big ilungelo bese ithala double ngilambatha ukuthumela Vosyka to the ngendwangu for the okwesibili.
Vosyka yayiningi, baqaphe in the wesine okuningi, wayebuye more evulekile kuka ngaphambilini, enikela Hillyard ngisho amathuba more ukuze amjezise isikhathi big.
Emva emahlandla ayisithupha block of scorecard wesibhakela unompempe Ken Curtis 'funda a wavala out 60-54 ukhomba for the encane Ozgul umfowabo ukunqoba - nakuba abakushoyo Fecko wenza le mpi lokho kwaba, yebo Ozgul out-Boxed kuye baqinisekise round ngamunye kodwa Fecko uyakufanelekela ukudunyiswa ngenxa ukusebenza kwakhe futhi.
Ngaphambi iziqubu yesithathu umcimbi MC Steve Holdsworth wasungula guest ekhethekile Mc iziqubu, akekho omunye ukuthi sixties super star umculi kanye umlingisi Jess Conrad OBE, owabe wamemezela ukuthi kuyoba yakini Siar Ozgul omdala, Ngaphansi, ukuthi kungaba olandelayo action, ngokumelene Czech Republic Karel Horejsek, in a ezine nxazonke Light sosondonzima umncintiswano.
Ngaphandle singabaze ukulwa of the night, Siar fight yakini kwakungu ekilasini lokuqala, kodwa Onder kwakungu kwesinye level impela.
Kwaba impi out an out futhi, kwaba konke action kusukela ekuqaleni ukuze uqede, kungabikho protagonist ukuzimisela vuma yimuphi emhlabathini leze.
Ngokuba imizuzu full nambili of ring isikhathi, laba ababili nje wahamba hammer nezizenze at nomunye kanye semali ngesikhathi kwakubonakala uboshelwe nomunye njengoba alwa it out at eduze.
Praise kumele lavished kokubili Ozgul and Horejsek for a ukubonisa okunjalo omangalisayo kwezobuciko pugilistic, ngeshwa kumelwe ukuba kukhona a winner futhi isiphukuphuku futhi kwenzeka njengoba akumangalisi ubani ukuthi Referee Ken Curtis amaphuzu round ngamunye esivuna Ozgul, njengoba cishe zonke Punch waphonsa nje kuphela lawela kodwa kakhulu nokunenjongo kakhulu, Nokho njengoba ngasho awukwazi ukuthatha lutho kude umfana Czech njengoba wenza le mpi lokho kwaba, ngempela wafika nomunye ngenhloso, ukunqoba, lokhu nje isikhathi wayengomunye ngokumelene omunye eziqine Light Heavyweights azungeze, kahle abalandeli Turkish ningabizi Onder 'Little' Mike (ukuqhathanisa ngesitayela nge 'Iron' Mike Tyson) ize.
Le mpi of the night yesibili abone ukubuya Bradford sika Tasif Khan to the ring, kulandela wesabatha yeminyaka emibili kusukela sport, lapho abhekana Richard Voros, a boxer kakhulu abanolwazi futhi xosha-boxer kusuka Hungary, in a ezine nxazonke Super Bantamweight umncintiswano.
Khan waqala ngempela ungene isigqi, kangangokuthi ukukha off Voros nge isibhamu ezinamandla ukuze umzimba kanye ekhanda bangalimali, siqala kuphela fishane khashana njengoba phambi nje ake rip nomunye ilungelo ngokuhlaziya ukuthumela Voros to the ngendwangu okwesibili ngomzuzu uphawu.
Voros wakwenza ngezinyawo, kuphela ukuba ngaphansi komunye ithala elikhulu of punches, okuyinto ngenkani Voros ukufihla in a ithemba ize yokwenza yona ekupheleni round, no chance, Khan nje wagcina ithala kuze unompempe Ken Curtis ayekubonile ngokwanele futhi wangenela ukuze asindise isiHungary kunoma iyiphi umonakalo on the ayisithupha lwesihlanu uphawu lwesibili.
The iziqubu Ukuvulwa ebusuku iyavela omunye, uma kungenjalo, the top British young namathemba Esilula, Birmingham sika Antonio Counihan, in a rounder eziyisithupha, ngokumelene Hungary uDavide Small.
Counihan alawula iziqubu kusukela ekuqaleni, ngokwenza kanjalo tikhombise emakhono nje kuphela wamzuzela indawo England amateur squad, kodwa futhi lomklomelo lokuba England team captain.
Emahlandla one and two ayemaningi like an embukisweni by Counihan, ezibonakala ukukha off nje umphikisi wakhe abanolwazi kakhudlwana, punches zakhe zaba emitholampilo obunamandla extreme, kangangokuthi Kis wenza ukuvakashela ngendwangu kokubili round lokuqala nelesibili.
By nendawo ngokusebenzisa lesithathu Counihan wagibela ijubane a little, ngokwenza kanjalo abeke Kis indlela ngaphandle induduzo yakhe zone ukuthi isiHungary kwadingeka akukho okunye kodwa nje ukufihla futhi sethemba ukuthi wayekwazi ukwenza kube sekupheleni of the round, ngeshwa ngaye wangaphumelela, njengoba on the minute ezimbili nelesibili nanhlanu mark Counihan lawela a peach of sokunene ukuthumela Kis labagibeli okwesithathu futhi final.
The Brummie ingalandela ngempela selithathe umdlalo pro ngesitayela, Small kungekho Ohambayo, by a longshot kodwa Counihan kwayenza bheka lula kakhulu futhi irekhodi lakhe manje simi ku iziqubu ezinhlanu, kwi emihlanu, ezine sekugcineni stoppage.
Lezi zizathu zazingathi ukusebenza ezinkulu, hhayi nje kusukela fighters ekhaya, ukudumisa kumelwe aye zonke izimbangi too, nakakhulu ukuthandwa of Karel Horejsek and Vladimir Fecko, ngubani ngempela ukuletha A yabo game, kodwa ngamunye nabaphikisi bafika, benza okusemandleni abo, Just Counihan, Khan, abazalwane Ozgul and Hillyard zaba nje plain block on the night.
Uma lokhu kuyinto indinganiso izenzakalo esingazilindela in 2015, I for one abakwazi ukulinda elandelayo - ukuletha it on!
St Neots, Camb sika Tommy 'Da Gun' UMartin unamanzi ukulwa enkulu umsebenzi wakhe young lokhu ngoMgqibelo ozayo, lapho inselele Carshalton sika Ricky Boylan for the singenamuntu English Super Esilula isihloko, on the Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport wawukhuthaza INHLOKO-DOLOBHA ISIJEZISO mega show, at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London.
Tommy, ubani amabili nje engu, kakade waqongelela irekhodi a career of iziqubu eziyishumi, kwi eziyishumi futhi abathathu kulabo ngokunqoba weza ngendlela stoppage kuphela.
Emuva ngo-Ephreli ngonyaka odlule, Tommy bebanjwe Championship win yakhe yokuqala, the British Masters Bronze, nge amaphuzu shutout phezu Michael Maloney ukunqoba.
Yize young Tommy ayematasa sigubha impumelelo yakhe, yena waba zingazi ukuthi lokhu kunqoba ayelithenge kuye ukunaka abagqugquzeli the UK amabili top Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren.
Ngemva kokuhlangana nge kokubili, Tommy yanquma ukuthi ithuba ukulwa elikhulu Matchroom Sport imibukiso, ogama izenzakalo bukhoma on Sky Sports, ukukhetha kwakhe encomekayo.
Ngokunjalo impi yakhe olandelayo ukumbona alibangisa Liverpool nobuso Ainsley Seivwright on the undercard of the Matchroom Sport wawukhuthaza Tony Bellew Ukuqhathanisa Julio Cesar Dos Santos WBO International isihloko fight.
With omunye ukunqoba esiqinile ngaphansi ibhande lakhe, Eddie Hearn wanquma ngempela ukusayina kwakhe yakamuva, ngokuba naye ubuso Southampton sika Matty Tew in a rounder eziyishumi, akubuzwa Tommy kwafika ngemibala ezindizayo, ukuyeka Tew kakhulu nakho round yesikhombisa, ngokwenza kanjalo abahola ilungelo lokwenza inselele yakhe yokuqala for a title enkulu ezifuywayo.
Ngemva omunye ukuqeqeshwa sessions kwakhe kokugcina, a yeqiwe ngokucacile Tommy wakhuluma kafushane mayelana Yimpi oluzayo Ricky Boylan.
Bengilokhu ukuqeqesha ngempela kanzima lokhu nanye, amasonto ayishumi nambili noma kunjalo, I ngokoqobo ngesonto emva impi yami last futhi efika iqonde emuva zingene ejimini ngokushesha njengoba ezwa izindaba I mayelana ukuthola shot at the isihloko English.
Ngithatha leli thuba ngezandla zombili, kungcono lokho engifuna, Ngifuna ukuba belwela izihloko, yingakho Ngingumfana boxing ngifuna ube Champion, hhayi nje noma yimuphi iqhawe, Ngifuna ukwenza lokhu umzila elidala usuphelelwe, English, British, European bese for the big one - World.
Wonke umuntu ethi lokhu njengoba yangempela ukulwa amahlanu namashumi amahlanu njengoba beze, hhayi nje impi kodwa labo ukubikezela umphumela. A lot of bathi Boylan futhi inani elifanayo labantu bethi Martin, engqondweni yami konke uyofika phansi ngazo Ricky Boylan noma yiziphi Tommy Martin uphendulela up on the night.
I ngikholelwa plan yami A kuyoba ngcono kunokuba icebo lakhe A and iplani yami B kungcono kunokuba icebo lakhe B.
Angikwazi ukumbona out-Boxing nami futhi angikwazi ukuphuma ukumbona kimi ukusebenza, Ngicabanga kuyoba okusheshayo kakhulu futhi ibukhali for him.
Ukunqoba the Masters British kimi kwaba ukunyathela itshe omkhulu, I ngokuphelele walithanda okwamanje, kwaba ngamatshe omuhle size sinyathelana for izihloko ezifana nalena engiye ekhuphuka. It wanika isipiliyoni sami sokuqala Championship boxing me, okungenakuqhathaniswa, okuletha me on the foot phambi ngoMgqibelo njengoba kakade Ngikulwile ukulwa isihloko.
Ngifuna ukusho ukubonga omkhulu wena ukuvala abalandeli ezingamakhulu amahlanu ezayo phansi ukusekela kwami ngoMgqibelo ebusuku, Ngiyakwazisa ngempela ukuthola emva kwami kusho konke kimi futhi ngethemba Ngizoninika a show omuhle ngempela futhi uma konke kuhambe ukuhlela Ngiyaye ibhande English nxazonke okhalweni ekupheleni the night.
Imenenja Tommy sika, the ohlonishwa Champions TKO supremo Johnny Eames wabe esekhuluma ngezinguquko icala lakhe abancane Yimpi yakhe oluzayo ex TKO fighter Ricky Boylan.
"Lokhu impi enkulu Tommy sika usuku, yini more kungcono ngokumelene fighter ex-TKO, Ricky Boylan.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje isikhathi Team zangaphambili GB amateur star Charlie Edwards isethwe ukuba enze soguquko yakhe kulindelwe lukhulu professional ezinhlwini, lapho ibhekene Bentley, Yorkshire uCraig Derbyshire on the Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport wawukhuthaza INZUZO ISIJEZISO umcimbi, at the O2 ozayo lokhu ngoMgqibelo, January 31.
Emuva ngo October, yangaphambili European Bronze Medallist wamemezela inhloso yakhe ukuba bathuthele ezinhlwini pro. Ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa izingxoxo nethimba lakhe kanye abagqugquzeli ehlukahlukene Charlie ekugcineni wenza isinqumo ukusayina nge Matchroom Sport inhlangano Eddie Hearn sika, a Ukuthutha savvy kakhulu impela njengoba nje kuphela ngabe UK #1 Izingubo yokukhangisa, kodwa okubaluleke yonke imicimbi yabo zisakazwa bukhoma Sky Sports, Ngakho ukuqinisekisa exposure omuhle for abanamakhono sina multi-ABA Champion.
Ingucuko Charlie sika ezinhlwini pro cishe bekulokhu kancane abushelelezi kunamafutha for kakhulu young amateur izinkanyezi kulezi zinsuku, ikakhulu ngoba ngonyaka odlule noma kunjalo Charlie, kanye umfowabo omncane Sunny, bahambele edumile TKO Gym in East London, the ekhaya zezinkanyezi professional top the UK, yesikhathi esidlule neyamanje, ukuba izololongwa Brian O'Shaughnessy.
Ngokunjalo umfana bajabulela the best of yomibili, njengoba Brian kwaba umqeqeshi amateur ehlonishwa kakhulu, anomlando asathuthuka Champions amateur, ngaphambi isicelo selayisensi yakhe pro. Enye ibhonasi for Charlie kokuba esekelwe at the TKO kwaba full njalo on Ukubanga sessions eziningi ezivusa top esekelwe khona.
Ngemva enye yalezi sessions Ukubanga, kanye Champions TKO gym mate Michael O'Rourke, kokubili Charlie and Brian wathatha isikhathi esithile ukukhuluma mayelana intsha oluzayo DEBUT professional, Charlie wokuqala up.
"Ngizizwa enkulu, ukuqeqeshwa kwami ingasekho kahle ngempela futhi ngihamba ukuma best of career yami kude kangaka.
Bengilokhu ukulungiselela ngesikhathi TKO Champions nge Brian (O'Shaughnessy) futhi ubaba, I unethalente umqeqeshi amandla conditioning manje, lumboza zonke engele ukuze uqinisekise Angivumelani neze isilungele DEBUT yami pro.
I kwenziwe cishe konke ongakwenza njengomuntu i amateur, Isiphawulo Olympic, Futhi Commonwealth Games nganqoba izihloko eziyisikhombisa National, ABA izihloko and GB izihloko, European Bronze medalist, European Gold medalist njengoba wesikole, kanjalo wawina eziningi izihloko.
Ngiye kwadingeka look at esitheni sami, yena YouTube, uye kwadingeka ukulwa amabili futhi walahlekelwa ezimbili, yena evela Leeds noma kwenye up in eYorkshire (kanjalo – Bentley, Yorkshire) futhi igama layo Craig Derbyshire.
Wenze yezinyoni ukulwa, akwenzile a lot of Kick Boxing nokuthi, evela ingemuva ukulwa.
Ngiyazi ukuthi uzokwenzani ukwenza, uya ukuza ukulwa kusukela insimbi okuvula. Into nje uza ngendiza ikhanda ngifanele uhlakaniphile futhi uhlale endleleni f ikhanda lakhe futhi uzoba khona ukuba hit, I akudingeki wahamba wayofuna, uya ukuza kimi futhi Ngizofika ukwenza amkhokhele, lokho indlela ukuthi ukuya.
Kuba omunye usuku ehhovisi, Ngiyazi ukuthi pro futhi wonke umuntu uthi kungcono big up isinyathelo futhi umdlalo ezahlukene, Bengilokhu izihloko ngokuwina ngaphandle headguard cishe unyaka nengxenye manje, ngakho-ke akukho biggy kimi, kusho Ngithatha top yami off, okuyinto engcono, Ngiyazi lapho ngithatha top yami off in training ngizizwa enkulu, kanjalo yeah akunandaba for me, Ngithathe kabi ukuya, Ngiye walwa phambi kwabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili up in Scotland, ngokumelene a fighter ekhaya, kangangokuthi into enkulu Ngizofika ukuzwa nge bonke ngokumelene nami futhi emhlane wami, kanjalo mina ngithole ukuthi extra buzz wesibhakela phambi kwesixuku big, awukwazi ukuthola Batter.
Ngithathe ilindele akukho okunye, kodwa ukunqoba yonke indlela, like Ngathi uya azolwa, Angikho ngifuna akukho stoppage noma yini, kodwa ngiyazi endleleni I am ukushaya, uma uhamba eyodwa, ikakhulukazi yena ivuliwe kanjani, Ngizofika ubuhlungu kuye, ngakho kungaphumi ibanga.
Ngizofika lapho walungisa ukuya ibanga, Uqhuba a lot of sparring, ngabathathu eziyisishiyagalombili, ngabathathu eziyisithupha, I mean ngiye nje Ukubanga Mickey O'Rourke futhi kusuke a ayisithupha amane kilo fighter futhi angiyi ukuba umuntu abangivukelayo onjengaye, kanjalo Ngithathe walungiselela amaphesenti ayikhulu, Ngiyahamba akukho tshe unturned futhi ufuna ngempela ukuba uthole in khona futhi benze ibhizinisi.
Ngifuna ukubonga bonke ukwesekwa, kusho kangaka lapho ngabeka up Izinto on Facebook and Twitter and uthole imilayezo engaka emihle abantu abaningi kangaka abafisa me inhlanhla, I do ukuthi ukubabonisa bengilokhu ukuqeqeshwa, lokho Ngithathe ngokubeka ngedwa ngokusebenzisa ukuze ngikwazi aphumelele, wonke umuntu ukusabela kanjalo kahle futhi ezibonisa ukuthi basuke ungisekela, Ngingumfana ngempela ngokusikisela futhi uya ngempela abeke show on yonke noyedwa abalandeli bami. "
Khona-ke kwaba baphendukela of umqeqeshi Charlie sika, the Brian onothando O'Shaughnessy ukukhuluma icala lakhe young.
Solihull sika Antonio Counihan has a date siphetho lokhu ngoLwesihlanu ozayo, lapho ibhekene Hungary uDavide Kis, on the Shyam Batra wawukhuthaza IZINGANEKWANE & ESINGAKULINDELA umcimbi York Hall e Bethnal Green, London on the 30th January.
A win okuqinile lokhu ngoLwesihlanu nakanjani usethe 23 Unyaka Antonio ubudala ngokuqinile Yebo for a shot at noma isihloko ezifuywayo noma International kamuva lo nyaka, nakuba lokhu kuyoba iziqubu professional kuphela yakhe yesihlanu.
Excellent amateur lozalo sika-Antonio kakade bodokotela kahle, zangaphambili England captain, oodles of accolades ezifuywayo international ichichima in indebe iKhabhinethi yakhe njll, kodwa ukusebenza kwakhe umxhwele kusukela turning pro, in October 2013, ukuthi senze lo umfana ame out ikhanda emahlombe ngenhla ontanga yakhe the division Esilula.
Four ukuvakashela, kunqoba ezine akuyona ukuthi engavamile for yanoma imaphi amathemba oluzayo, kodwa hhayi nje lezi kwi lokho kumenza abe standout enjalo, kuyindlela ngokuphelele outclassed futhi wabusa ngamunye kwabaphikisi bakhe kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni, kangangokuthi ezintathu kwabaphikisi bakhe babehluleka ukuya ibanga, nje omunye, Marcin Ficner, ekuphatheni hang on ukuzwa insimbi final, siqala ukulahlekelwa ngumuntu ngcí out 40-36 amaphuzu wekhasi.
Ngala kwi ezine omuhle ngaphansi ibhande lakhe, it akumangalisi ukuthi Antonio iye ashiye sína eziningana izinkanyiso yezemidlalo, kuhlanganise omunye abahlonishwa kakhulu imenenja / abaqeqeshi ebhizinisini, Champion TKO sika Johnny Eames, okholwa ngokucacile ukuthi Antonio young kakade a Championship Olwa bangempela, njengoba wakwenza kwacaca lapho ekhuluma ekuqaleni.
"Yini ngithi mayelana Antonio Counihan, lokhu kid ekhetheke ngempela.
Like I wathi ngaphambilini Antionio kuyinto eliyigugu umqhele, ngeshwa yena engenzi ebhokisini on a Board of British Control ilayisensi, lokho omunye lezo zinto, Yileso British Boxing Board of ukulahlekelwa Control sika, hhayi omunye umuntu kusuke.
Class Top amateur international, unbeaten emine njengoba pro futhi uye wabheka ngcono fight ngamunye.
A lot of udumo luya uyise uPawulu nomqeqeshi Jon Pegg, ngubani abalethe naye walungisa ngokugcwele isikhathi ngasinye, anakho a okulandelayo enkulu, abalandeli bakhe kumnandi, Base ehla Birmingham isikhathi ngasinye ulwa in London, engesiyo eshibhile futhi kakhulu, vociferous kakhulu ngokusekelwa yabo.
Uma sibheka phambili ekuboneni kuye ukulwa the 30th, njalo value esihle kakhulu imali, kulokhu kuyoba okufanayo, yena isenzo class. "
Ngemva udumo lavished phezu kwakhe, by the Mr Tikhulu. Eames ', Antonio yayibonakala sicasuke kancane kuthathwe lapho ekhuluma.
"Angazi ukuthi sithini, ngiyabonga, Ngiswele Johnny okwanele lokho akwenzele career yami kakade, kanye nalokho aye kuhlelwe kimi esikhathini esizayo, Ngithathe ngiphelelwe amazwi, ngingathini, ngiyabonga Johnny. "
Antonio ke bethi ingxoxo Yimpi oluzayo noDavide Kis at York Hall ngoLwesihlanu kanye wathinta on the kungenzeka a fight in title Birmingham kamuva lo nyaka.
"Yeah, off eLondon futhi lokhu ngoLwesihlanu, Angikwazi ukulinda.
Sethemba I Uzothola ukulwa isihloko ngokushesha, Angimazi isikhathi kodwa yeah sengikulungele team yami lapho uthi I am, Ngenza a eziyisithupha rounder okokugcina out futhi abe eziyisithupha rounder kulesi sikhathi futhi, kanjalo yeah nakanjani isilungele a fight isihloko iqembu lapho uthi sengikulungele.
Ngithanda ukuthatha ukulwela isicoco Birmingham, Angizange alwa lapha okwesikhashana manje, ngisho last ukulwa zami amateur zaba Internationals, eNgilandi and Great Britain, eqinisweni angikwazi ukukhumbula okokugcina Ngalwa Birmingham.
I Uzothengisa a lot of amathikithi uma kwaba lapha, I ukuthengisa a lot of amathikithi for London kodwa babekuthengisa okuningi, Ngihlale uthole abantu ekhuphuka kimi lathi ukuba sibazise uma I next ukulwa in Birmingham, ngakho uma Ngalwa lapha ngingathanda ukuthengisa ezinye izinombolo big, kungaba nomehluko omkhulu. "
Antonio Counihan Ukuqhathanisa David Kis izoba on the Shyam Batra wawukhuthaza 'IZINGANEKWANE & ESINGAKULINDELA umcimbi, isihloko esikhulu by George Hillyard Ukuqhathanisa Michal Vosyka WBU International middleweight isihloko clash, olwenzeka at York Hall e Bethnal Green, London, ngolwesihlanu, 30th January 2015.
