Lineal Heavyweight Champion Fury Shuts Out Francesco Pianeta To Line Up 2018 Showdown With WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder
Primetime Encore Presentation AirsΑπόψε Στο 10 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/PT σε SHOWTIME EXTREME
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BELFAST (Αύγουστος 18, 2018) – Former two-division world champion Carl Frampton knocked out Luke Jackson to retain his interim featherweight title Saturday at Windsor Park in Belfast in a doubleheader that streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports social platforms.
In the opening bout of SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL, lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury shut out Francesco Pianeta to line up a 2018 showdown with WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder.
An encore presentation will air in primetime tonight at 10 μ.μ. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME®.
Frampton (26-1, 15 KOs) turned in an impressive performance and scored his first knockout as a featherweight in what was a “dream” homecoming fight at the home of Northern Irish football. The former 126 and 122-pound champion now has his sights set at becoming a champion yet again in one of boxing’s deepest divisions.
After a dominant seven rounds, Frampton scored a knockdown via a body shot with 30 δευτερόλεπτα που αφήνονται στον όγδοο. Τζάκσον (16-1, 7 KOs) survived the eighth but was clearly hurt. With Jackson absorbing continued punishment in the ninth, and down big on the scorecards, Jackson’s corner threw in the towel at 1:21.
“This was unreal,” Frampton said. “The atmosphere was special, the crowd was fantastic and they made my dream come true. It was unbelievable from start to finish.”
Μανία (27-0, 19 KOs) established his jab against Pianeta (35-5-1, 21 KOs) and displayed the movement, hand speed and footwork that a prime “Gypsy King” utilized to dethrone Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to become the unified and lineal heavyweight champion.
“I think it was a calculated boxing performance, as promised,” said Fury, who was fighting for just the second time in nearly three years. “We were able to get 10 good rounds in with a tough man. I was working on my boxing, trying to slip and slide, use the jab and get the rounds in. I was very happy with the performance.
“It’s no secret I need the rounds. I need to prove that I can go 10 rounds and have plenty left in the tank, and I did that tonight.”
Μετά τον αγώνα, Wilder entered the ring to announce that the two undefeated heavyweights have agreed to a 2018 showdown for Wilder’s WBC title. A date and venue for the event, which will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV, θα ανακοινωθούν σύντομα.
“We’re ready now,” Wilder said during the post-fight interview. “This fight will happen. It’s on. This fight is official. This is what we’ve been waiting for, η καλύτερη καταπολέμηση το καλύτερο.
“There’s one thing Tyson Fury has never had. He’s won a lot of belts but he’s never had the WBC belt. If he ever even thinks about having this belt he better wake up and apologize to me because it will never happen. I can’t wait to fight you because I am going to knock you out. This I promise you. Every man who has ever stepped in the ring with me, I’ve knocked them out in devastating fashion. You’ve never been knocked out, but you’re going to feel the experience of what it’s like to be hit by the Bronze Bomber.”
The 6-foot-9 Fury, who never lost his titles in the ring, will now face the 6-foot-7 Wilder, ο οποίος έχει 39 knockouts στο έργο του 40 επαγγελματικούς αγώνες.
“We are two men who will fight anybody,” Fury said. “This man has been trying to make a big fight with the other chump, I think we all know who I’m talking about. They called, I answered. I said to send the contract, they sent me the contract. Είπα ναι. And now he gets his chance to fight the linear heavyweight champion of the world.
“My promise is that when we go to Las Vegas, I’m knocking you out.”
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), μια πλήρως ελεγχόμενη θυγατρική της CBS Corporation, κατέχει και λειτουργεί τα Premium τηλεοπτικά δίκτυα SHOWTIME®, Η ΤΑΙΝΙΑ CHANNEL™ και FLIX®, και προσφέρει επίσης SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Η ΤΑΙΝΙΑ CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND και FLIX ON DEMAND®, και πιστοποίηση των υπηρεσιών SHOWTIME ANYTIME του δικτύου®. Showtime Digital Inc., μια πλήρως ελεγχόμενη θυγατρική της SNI, λειτουργεί το αυτόνομο υπηρεσία streaming SHOWTIME®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS και τους παρόχους των τηλεφωνικών εταιριών, and as a stand-alone streaming service through Amazon, Apple®, Google, LG Smart TV, Oculus Go, Έτος®, Samsung and Xbox One. Consumers can also subscribe to SHOWTIME via Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, DirecTV Τώρα, FuboTV, Hulu, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation™Vue, and YouTube TV. SNI διαχειρίζεται επίσης Smithsonian Δίκτυα™, μια κοινοπραξία μεταξύ της SNI και του Ινστιτούτου Σμιθσόνιαν, το οποίο προσφέρει Smithsonian Κανάλι™, και προσφέρει Smithsonian της Γης™ μέσω SN Ψηφιακή LLC. SNI εμπορεύεται και διανέμει αθλητικά και ψυχαγωγικές εκδηλώσεις για την έκθεση στους συνδρομητές σε βάση pay-per-view μέσω SHOWTIME PPV. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες, πηγαίνετε στο www.SHO.com.
WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announcedΣάββατοthat they have agreed to aheavyweight showdown later this year. The announcement was made in Belfast immediately following’s the undefeated Fury’s shutout decision of Francesco Pianeta. ΒΙΝΤΕΟ:https://s.sho.com/2vVYtlj
Wilder vs. Μανία, a 12-round matchup for Wilder’s WBC Heavyweight World Championship, will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV. A date and venue for the event will be announced shortly.
The 6-foot-7 Wilder is 40-0 με 39 knockouts and American’s only heavyweight champion since 2007. The 6-foot-9 Fury is a former IBF, WBA and WBO Champion who has never been defeated in 27επαγγελματικούς αγώνες.
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BELFAST (Αύγουστος 16, 2018) – Former two-division champion Carl Frampton and undefeated Australian contender Luke Jackson faced off on Thursday in Belfast during the final press conference for their featherweight showdown Saturday from Windsor Park. Frampton’s first defense of the WBO interim belt he won in April will stream live exclusively to U.S. κοινό στο SHOWTIME Boxing Facebookpage andSHOWTIME Sports YouTubechannel beginning at 3:30 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/12:30 μ.μ. PT. SHOWTIME will air an encore presentation later that evening on SHOWTIME EXTREME® (10 μ.μ. ET / PT).
An expected 25,000 fans in Frampton’s hometown will witness the first boxing event at the home of Northern Irish football. Στο άνοιγμα του αγώνα, former IBF, WBA and WBO Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury will square off against two-time heavyweight title challenger Francesco Pianeta in Fury’s second comeback fight after a two-and-a-half-year layoff.
Studio coverage of SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL from New York begins at 3:30 μ.μ. ET/12:30 μ.μ. PT with host Brian Custer and Hall of Fame analyst Steve Farhood providing pre-and post-fight analysis. Live coverage from Belfast, which will be provided by BT Sport, will begin with the Pianeta ring walk shortly after 3:30. U.K. sportscaster John Rawling will call the action with Barry Jones providing analysis, and Ronald McIntosh conducting post-fight interviews for Fury-Pianeta.
Here’s what the fighters had to say at Windsor Park, the site of Saturday’s fight, την Πέμπτη:
Ο Carl Frampton
“This is a dream. It’s soon going to be a reality to fight at Windsor Park in front of my passionate fan base. It’s special not only for me but for the city as well. Everybody’s talking about it and there’s a buzz in the city.
“I’m ready for this. I’ve seen a few things that Luke has said and I truly have not been overlooking him at all this whole camp. With all due respect, this is about more than Luke Jackson. This is about me at Windsor Park and I’ve trained very hard. I’m fitter than I was against Nonito Donaire.
“I know a fair bit about Luke. He’s very highly ranked by the WBO, I think he’s a solid professional. I just believe that I’m a different level. It doesn’t matter what anybody says, whatever happens on the night is all that matters. It’s all about who gets their arm raised at the end of the night and I believe that’s going to be me.
“Since I’ve teamed up with Jamie and his team, I feel like a different person. I wish I would have done it years ago. I’m so happy now and I’m enjoying boxing and I’m ready to put on a big performance.
“People ask me about (Αστειεύομαι) Warrington and (Όσκαρ) Valdez so I mention them and those are the fights I want, but Luke Jackson is the only guy who’s been on my mind this whole training camp.”
Jamie Moore, Frampton’s trainer
“Carl Frampton is the consummate professional. Προφανώς, we wanted a big unification fight but it just wasn’t possible. What you’ve got to understand is that this has been a dream of Carl’s for a long time and it doesn’t matter who’s in the opposite corner. I understand why Luke Jackson’s camp is hoping that we’re overlooking him because it’s the only way they can gain any sort of confidence. It’s just not the case. Statistics show that he is 10 percent fitter than he was when he fought (Nonito) Ντονέρ.
“Carl is in his prime. Boxing isn’t just about your technique or your fitness, it’s a combination of those two things and your mentality. He’s still improving which is just a scary thought.”
Λουκ Τζάκσον
“At the start, I thought Carl was overlooking me a bit but I think he understands what’s at stake and if he loses to me his career is pretty much over.
“We’ve trained extremely hard and smart this camp and I’ve spent a lot more time with Billy Hussein than what I normally do. I’ve got to fight the perfect fight and I believe I can do that.
“A world title for me would be a real life “Rocky” story. I’ve come from nothing and there’s a lot I’ve had to deal with in my life to get to this position. I’m very proud of myself to be here. My father is 67 years old and he’s never left the country of Australia and for me to give my father a reason to fly halfway across the world fills me with pride.
“It’s no surprise that it’s going to be a hostile environment on Saturday. Στο τέλος της ημέρας, I’ve just got to deal with it. I’ve tried to prepare for it mentally and we just have to wait and see if it works. I’m ready to weigh in and fight.”
Billy Hussein, Jackson’s trainer
“We’ve had a real good training camp. Carl is a great fighter so it’s an honor to be here and train Luke for such a massive fight. This is huge for us and we really want to win this fight. Australian boxing is on a high at the moment. We really want to win this fight for the fans who have supported Luke and it’s great to see the whole of Australia getting behind him for this fight.
“I’ve been around boxing my whole life. I’ve been involved in over a hundred world title fights, this is nothing new to me as a trainer so I’m able to guide Luke through all of this. He’s the ultimate professional and does everything right. His training camp has been more about being smart and I believe Carl Frampton is overlooking Luke and looking ahead to a Warrington fight. Just two weeks ago they were building (Σεργκέι) Kovalev to fight (Ντμίτρι) Bivol and he got beat and I believe we’re going to do the same thing.”
Φρανκ Γουόρεν
“Luke’s not come here for just a sightseeing trip, he really fancies the job. It’s a big opportunity to upset Carl and put himself in position for some even bigger fights. But Carl’s a true professional and at the end of the day he knows what’s at stake here. He’s looking to make a statement and put himself in position for a possible unification fight. It’s no secret Josh Warrington is coming here – there are big things that can happen for the winner of this fight.”
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), μια πλήρως ελεγχόμενη θυγατρική της CBS Corporation, κατέχει και λειτουργεί τα Premium τηλεοπτικά δίκτυα SHOWTIME®, Η ΤΑΙΝΙΑ CHANNEL™ και FLIX®, και προσφέρει επίσης SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Η ΤΑΙΝΙΑ CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND και FLIX ON DEMAND®, και πιστοποίηση των υπηρεσιών SHOWTIME ANYTIME του δικτύου®. Showtime Digital Inc., μια πλήρως ελεγχόμενη θυγατρική της SNI, λειτουργεί το αυτόνομο υπηρεσία streaming SHOWTIME®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS και τους παρόχους των τηλεφωνικών εταιριών, and as a stand-alone streaming service through Amazon, Apple®, Google, LG Smart TV, Oculus Go, Έτος®, Samsung and Xbox One. Consumers can also subscribe to SHOWTIME via Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, DirecTV Τώρα, FuboTV, Hulu, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation™Vue, and YouTube TV. SNI διαχειρίζεται επίσης Smithsonian Δίκτυα™, μια κοινοπραξία μεταξύ της SNI και του Ινστιτούτου Σμιθσόνιαν, το οποίο προσφέρει Smithsonian Κανάλι™, και προσφέρει Smithsonian της Γης™ μέσω SN Ψηφιακή LLC. SNI εμπορεύεται και διανέμει αθλητικά και ψυχαγωγικές εκδηλώσεις για την έκθεση στους συνδρομητές σε βάση pay-per-view μέσω SHOWTIME PPV. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες, πηγαίνετε στο www.SHO.com.
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BELFAST (Αύγουστος 15, 2018) – Former two-division champion Carl Frampton and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury worked out in front of the public and media for the final time ahead of their respective bouts this Saturday, Αύγουστος 18 live from Belfast, Northern Ireland on theSHOWTIME Boxing Facebookpage andSHOWTIME Sports YouTube κανάλι. Frampton’s opponent for the interim WBO featherweight title, undefeated Australian contender Luke Jackson, and Francesco Pianeta, Fury’s challenger in his second comeback fight, also worked out on Wednesday at Castle Court Shopping Centre in Belfast.
Studio coverage of SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL from New York begins at 3:30 μ.μ. ET/12:30 μ.μ. PT with host Brian Custer and Hall of Fame analyst Steve Farhood providing pre-and post-fight analysis. Live coverage from Windsor Park in Belfast, which will be provided by BT Sport, will begin with the Pianeta ring walk shortly after 3:30 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ. U.K. sportscaster John Rawling will call the action with Barry Jones providing analysis, and Ronald McIntosh conducting post-fight interviews for Fury-Pianeta. SHOWTIME will air an encore presentation later that evening on SHOWTIME EXTREME® (10 μ.μ. ET / PT).
Το Σάββατο, approximately 30,000 fans are expected to witness the first boxing event at Windsor Park, an outdoor stadium and the home of Northern Irish football.
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(όλες οι εικόνες είναι ευγενική προσφορά των Queensbury Promotions)
Έντμοντον, Καναδάς (Αύγουστος 13, 2018) – Μία από τις καλύτερες κάρτες πυγμαχίας από πάνω προς τα κάτω της χρονιάς θα προβληθεί το Σάββατο το απόγευμα, Αύγουστος 18, στον Καναδά αποκλειστικά στο Super Channel, ζωντανά από το Windsor Park στο Μπέλφαστ, Βόρεια Ιρλανδία, Βρετανία.
Τρεις φορές, παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής δύο κατηγοριών Carl “Το τσακάλι” Ο Frampton παίρνει τον Luke “Δράση” Ο Τζάκσον στο βασικό γεγονός των 12 γύρων για τον Παγκόσμιο Οργανισμό Πυγμαχίας (WBO) Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Featherweight στο κύριο γεγονός των 12 γύρων. Τρεις φορές ιρλανδός Ολυμπιακός Πάντυ “Το Leprechaun” Ο Barnes προκαλεί το Παγκόσμιο Συμβούλιο Πυγμαχίας (WBC) παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής flyweight Cristofer “Το μαστίγιο” Η Rosales στο 12-γύρο συν-χαρακτηριστικό event. Σε μια ειδική έλξη βαρέων βαρών, αήττητος πρώην ενοποιημένος παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής βαρέων βαρών Tyson “Τσιγγάνος Βασιλιάς” Ο Fury συνεχίζει την επιστροφή του σε έναν αγώνα 10 γύρων εναντίον του βετεράνου Francisco Pianeta.
Φράμπτον εναντίον. Τζάκσον, παρουσιάστηκε από το Frank Warren's Queensbury Promotions, θα προβληθεί στον Καναδά αποκλειστικά στο Super Channel, ξεκινώντας από 2:45 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ / 11:45 π.μ.. PT.
“Οι καναδοί οπαδοί του μποξ θα θέλουν να συντονιστούν στο Super Channel αυτό το Σάββατο καθώς τους φέρνουμε μια ακόμη απίστευτη μεγάλη προθήκη πυγμαχίας,” είπε η Τροία Γουίσλ, Διευθυντής Προγραμματισμού για Super Channel. “Με τον Frampton vs. Ο Τζάκσον ως το κύριο γεγονός και ο Ρόσαλες εναντίον. Ο Barnes ως το συν-χαρακτηριστικό, για να μην αναφέρουμε την πολυαναμενόμενη επιστροφή του Tyson Fury, όλα στο θρυλικό πάρκο Windsor, αυτό είναι υψηλής διαμέτρου, πλήρως στοιβαγμένη κάρτα που δεν θα θέλει να χάσει οπαδός του μποξ”
Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs), μάχες στο σπίτι στο Μπέλφαστ, είναι πρώην World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight και πρωταθλητής super bantamweight, καθώς και Διεθνές (IBF) σούπερ κάτοχος παγκόσμιου τίτλου, ο οποίος είναι 5-1 σε αγώνες παγκόσμιου τίτλου, 7-1 σε σχέση με τους παρόντες ή πρώην παγκόσμιους πρωταθλητές. Ο Frampton νίκησε τους παγκόσμιους πρωταθλητές Steve Molitor – γηγενής Καναδάς – Kiko Martinez (δυο φορές), Hugo Fidel Cazares, Scott Quigg, Leo Santa Cruz και Nonito Donaire.
“Εάν αποδίδει στο καλύτερό του και αποδίδω στο καλύτερό μου,” Ο Frampton είπε για τον Τζάκσον, “Τον χτυπάω, τόσο απλό. Έχω ένα νοκ άουτ. Δεν έχω χτυπήσει κανέναν εδώ και αρκετό καιρό. Βλέπει ότι είναι ένα πλήρες αουτσάιντερ και δεν του ασκείται πίεση. Οι άνθρωποι τον διαγράφουν. Αυτό μπορεί να βοηθήσει τους μαχητές. Όταν δεν έχουν καμία προσδοκία στους ώμους τους, μπορούν να πάνε και να εκτελέσουν έξω από το δέρμα τους.
“Σίγουρα δεν θεωρώ τον Λουκ Τζάκσον δεδομένο. Το έχω κάνει πριν εναντίον του Alejandro Gonzalez και κατέληξα στην πίσω πλευρά μου δύο φορές στον πρώτο γύρο. Έχω μάθει από αυτόν τον αγώνα. Είμαι ο καλύτερος μαχητής και νιώθω κατάλληλος και κοφτερός. Πιστεύω ότι είμαι ένας από τους καλύτερους μαχητές στον πλανήτη και αυτό εξαρτάται από τους παθιασμένους θαυμαστές της Βόρειας Ιρλανδίας.
“Θέλω να γίνω ξανά παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής. Αν χάσω αυτόν τον αγώνα, η καριέρα μου τελειώνει, αυτή είναι η αλήθεια, αλλά δεν σκοπεύω να το χάσω. Η νίκη επί του Τζάκσον ξεκινά μια δυνητικά εκπληκτική αναμέτρηση με έναν άλλο μαχητή που έχει μια τεράστια βάση θαυμαστών, Τζος Γουόρινγκτον, ο νέος πρωταθλητής IBF featherweight από το Λιντς. Τα χείλη γλείφονται ήδη εν αναμονή αυτού.”
ΠΑΡΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΣΤΕ ΜΙΑ ΜΠΟΝΟΣ ΦΡΑΜΠΤΟΝ, ΔΙΑΘΕΣΙΜΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ, Αύγουστος 17 ΣΕ SUPER CHANNEL ΣΤΗΝ ΑΙΤΗΣΗ, ΝΑ ΚΑΝΕΤΕ ΕΤΟΙΜΟ ΓΙΑ ΤΗ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΚΑΤΑΠΟΛΕΜΗΣΗ
Ο πρωταθλητής WBO Oriental featherweight, Τζάκσον (16-0, 7 KOs) εκπροσώπησε την πατρίδα του την Αυστραλία στο 2012 Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες. Ο αναστατωμένος Τζάκσον πιστεύει ότι ο Frampton έχει τελειώσει.
“Σε όλους τους τομείς,” ο ειλικρινής Αυστραλός μίλησε για τον Frampton, “αλλά δεν νομίζω ότι είναι τόσο καλός όσο κάποτε ήταν. Στον πρώτο αγώνα εναντίον του Λέοντα Σάντα Κρουζ, έβγαλε από το δέρμα του και άξιζε να κερδίσει, αλλά από τότε δεν έχει φανεί το ίδιο. Ο Carl είναι ένας πολύ καλός μαχητής που κάνει τα πάντα καλά, αλλά δεν νομίζω ότι κάνει κάτι υπέροχο. Τον σέβομαι ως μαχητή, Τον σέβομαι ως άντρα, αλλά έρχομαι να τον νικήσω, δεν έρχονται για να γίνουν φίλοι.
“Δεν ξέρω αν θέλει να τον αποκαλέσω μαχητή Hall of Fame ή τον μεγαλύτερο, αλλά δεν νομίζω ότι είναι. Είναι πολύ νικητής, και νομίζω ότι μπορώ να τον νικήσω, τόσο απλό.”
Ροζάλες (27-3, 18 KOs), πολεμώντας από τη Νικαράγουα, θα κάνει την πρώτη υπεράσπιση παγκόσμιου τίτλου του τίτλου που κατέλαβε τον περασμένο Απρίλιο στην Ιαπωνία, όταν σταμάτησε τον Daigo Higa στον ένατο γύρο. Η Rosales είναι ξάδελφος του Ρωμαίου Gonzalez, ο πρώην βασιλιάς του μποξ 4 κιλών.
Ο κυρίαρχος πρωταθλητής του WBO Intercontinental flyweight, Barnes (5-0, 1 KO) θα αγωνιστεί επίσης στο σπίτι του στο Μπέλφαστ μπροστά από την παθιασμένη βάση των θαυμαστών του. Ένας από τους μεγαλύτερους ιρλανδούς ερασιτέχνες μπόξερ όλων των εποχών, Ο Barnes θα αγωνιστεί για έναν παγκόσμιο τίτλο μόνο στον έκτο επαγγελματικό αγώνα του. Κέρδισε δύο χάλκινα μετάλλια (2008 & 2012) στα τρία ταξίδια του στους Ολυμπιακούς, καθώς και χρυσό στο 2019 Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα.
“Αυτός είναι ο αγώνας που καθορίζει την καριέρα μου στην πυγμαχία,” Ο Μπαρνς ισχυρίστηκε. “Υπήρξαν μεγάλα επιτεύγματα ως ερασιτέχνες, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των Ολυμπιακών χάλκινων μεταλλίων, αλλά είναι μόνο η τρίτη θέση στον κόσμο, η οποία είναι μεγάλη. Για να είσαι ο καλύτερος στον κόσμο με το βάρος σου, το παγκόσμιο πρωτάθλημα WBC είναι σίγουρα αυτό που κερδίζει. Έκανα σπουδαία ως ερασιτέχνης και οι άνθρωποι θα με θυμούνται για όσα έχω επιτύχει, αλλά ένας παγκόσμιος επαγγελματικός τίτλος είναι αυτό που πραγματικά θέλω. Θα ανταλλάζαμε ό, τι έκανα ως ερασιτέχνης για να κερδίσω αυτόν τον αγώνα.”
Δύο άλλες συναρπαστικές μάχες στο “Φράμπτον εναντίον. Τζάκσον” κάρτα, εκτός από το προαναφερθέν κύριο γεγονός και συν-χαρακτηριστικό, θα προβληθεί στον Καναδά αποκλειστικά στο Super Channel.
(L-R) – Ο Tyson Fury αναστάτωσε τον Wladimir Klitschko
Μανία (26-0, 16 KOs) είχε παρεμποδιστεί με θέματα ψυχικής υγείας για το παρελθόν 2 ½ έτη, αφού σοκαρίστηκε τον κόσμο του μποξ τον Νοέμβριο 28, 2015, όταν νίκησε το μελλοντικό Hall of FamerWladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs) μέσω ενός 10-στρογγυλή ομόφωνη απόφαση (116-111, 115-112, 115-112).
Η 6′ 9″ Ο Fury έγινε ο αδιαμφισβήτητος παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής βαρέων βαρών, εξασφάλιση του IBF, WBA, WBO, Πρωτάθλημα IBO και The Ring, μόνο για να απογυμνωθούν και / ή να παραιτηθούν από τις ζώνες τίτλου του χωρίς μία άμυνα. Ο Fury επέστρεψε στο ρινγκ τον περασμένο Ιούνιο εναντίον του Sefer Seferi, που δεν μπόρεσε να συνεχίσει μετά από τέσσερις γύρους.
Πλανήτης (35-4-1, 25 KOs), ιθαγενής της Ιταλίας που ζει στη Γερμανία, είναι αμφιλεγόμενος παγκόσμιος τίτλος. Ο πρώην ευρωπαϊκός πρωταθλητής του WBO είναι επιζών καρκίνου.
Ιρλανδός ελαφρύς βαρέων βαρών Steve Collins, Jr. (12-1-1, 4 KOs), ο γιος του πρώην παγκόσμιου πρωταθλητή δύο κατηγοριών Steve Collins, Sr., αντιμετωπίζει τον Steve “Ο ήσυχος άνθρωπος” Πτέρυγα (7-0, 3 KOs), του Μπέλφαστ, σε έναν περιφερειακό αγώνα τίτλου για να ανοίξει τη μετάδοση.
Για να παρακολουθήσετε τον Frampton vs. Τζάκσον ζωντανά, καθώς και πιο συναρπαστικό μποξ για να μπείτε 2018, ανεμιστήρες πάλης στον Καναδά να επικοινωνήσετε με τον τοπικό πάροχο καλωδιακής τους για να εγγραφείτε στο Super Channel και όλα όσα προσφορές, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της σειράς premium, ταινίες και πολλά άλλα, για τόσο χαμηλό όπως $9.95 κάθε μήνα.
Σούπερ κανάλι προβλήθηκε μεγάλες εκδηλώσεις πυγμαχίας ζωντανά τα τελευταία δύο χρόνια, όπως Μπρούκ vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Χορν, Eubank, Jr. vs. Αβραάμ, Lomachenko εναντίον.
Μαριάγκα, Crawford vs. Ιντόνγκο, Smith vs. Williams II, Φράμπτον εναντίον. Ντονέρ, και Fury vs. Σεφάρι, εκτός από την εναρκτήρια σειρά Super World Boxing.
Ben McGivern vs. Μπεν ΧουCarl Thomas vs. Kyle McNicholasKacper Dudzinski vs. Μάικλ ΚέλιLevi Griffiths vs. Scott McIntyreLiam Preece vs. Στέφαν Χιουζ
Οι φωτογραφίες είναι ευγενική προσφορά του Thomas Jones
Το ΣάββατοΈκανα το ταξίδι δυτικά από το σπίτι μου στο Λονδίνο στην όμορφη πόλη του Κάρντιφ για την εκδήλωση που προωθείται ο Owen Watkins στο Ice Arena Wales.
Η διοργάνωση επρόκειτο να είναι επικεφαλής της πολυαναμενόμενης σύγκρουσης για τον τίτλο βαρέων βαρών της Ουαλίας μεταξύ του Χάρι Μάιλς και του Ντόριαν Νταρτς., για το World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα Βαρέων Βαρών. Ωστόσο, ο αγώνας έπρεπε να αναβληθεί καθώς ο Darch δεν μπόρεσε να λάβει μέρος λόγω αποκλεισμού που έλαβε μετά από έναν αγώνα σε διαφορετική διοργάνωση λίγες εβδομάδες πριν.
Παρά αυτή την αποτυχία, ο Owen Watkins είχε αποφασίσει ότι το σόου πρέπει να συνεχιστεί και είμαι ευχαριστημένος που έκανε αυτή την επιλογή, καθώς το προγραμματισμένο undercard περιείχε αρκετούς ερασιτέχνες κορυφαίας κατηγορίας, ανυπομονούσα να παρακολουθήσω κάνοντας το επαγγελματικό τους ντεμπούτο.
Πρώτα ήταν το ντεμπούτο του Carl Thomas εναντίον του Kyle McNicholas σε έναν διαγωνισμό ελαφρών βαρέων βαρών τεσσάρων γύρων.
Και τα δύο παιδιά άρχισαν πολύ καλά να επιδεικνύουν τις αντίστοιχες δεξιότητές τους στην πυγμαχία.
Καθώς ο γύρος προχωρούσε, ο Thomas αύξησε την πίεση, στηρίζοντας τον McNicholas στα σχοινιά και άρχισε να αφήνει να σκίσει με πυροβολισμούς στο σώμα και το κεφάλι του Liverpudlian.
Καθώς ο γύρος προχωρούσε στο τελευταίο λεπτό, ο Τόμας πέτυχε ένα κράξιμο ακριβώς στο κεφάλι που τίναξε τον ΜακΝίκολας στον πυρήνα, Ο Thomas ακολούθησε με ένα αριστερό στο σώμα και ακολούθησε σχεδόν αμέσως ένα μεγάλο αριστερό στο σώμα που έστειλε τον McNicholas στον καμβά.
Παραδόξως ο McNicholas έκανε την καταμέτρηση, σίγουρα τους κάνουν σκληρούς στο Merseyside, καθώς αυτό ήταν ένα μοχθηρό σώμα που πυροβολήθηκε ακριβώς κάτω από το κάτω πλευρό, απλά δεν βλέπεις ανθρώπους να σηκώνονται μετά από αυτούς τόσο συχνά.
Στην επανεκκίνηση ο Thomas επέστρεψε κατευθείαν στην επίθεση, πρώτα χτύπησε ένα άκαμπτο τρύπημα ακολουθούμενο από άλλο ένα τσίμπημα αριστερά στο σώμα και ένα διπλό δεξιά στο κεφάλι.
Ο Τόμας συνέχισε την πίεση, πιπερώνοντας τον McNicholas με έναν κακό συνδυασμό σώματος και κεφαλιού, ακολουθούμενο από ένα άλλο καλό σκληρό τρύπημα για να φέρει τον McNicholas σε μια ουδέτερη γωνία πριν τον αφήσει να σκίσει με ένα εντυπωσιακό αριστερό άγκιστρο στο σώμα, που έστειλεΟ ΜακΝίκολας πέφτει για δεύτερη φορά.
Ο διαιτητής Ρότζερ Ράιλι άρχισε την καταμέτρηση και μόλις έφτασε στο οκτώ σημείο μέτρησης ο ΜακΝίκολας άρχισε να προσπαθεί και να ανέβει χωρίς επιτυχία, αφήνοντας στον διαιτητή άλλη επιλογή από το να λύσει τον αγώνα ακριβώς όπως χτυπούσε το κουδούνι για να σηματοδοτήσει το τέλος του πρώτου γύρου.
Είμαι στην ευχάριστη θέση να πω ότι ο McNicholas ήταν απολύτως εντάξει και στάθηκε στα πόδια του λίγο μετά.
Οι τελευταίες μου σκέψεις για τον συγκεκριμένο αγώνα είναι; μπορεί να κράτησε μόνο έναν γύρο, αλλά τι τρομερός γύρος ήταν.
Στη συνέχεια, δείτε τον Kacper Dudzinski να κάνει το ντεμπούτο του στον επαγγελματία ενάντια στον Michael Kelly του Μπέλφαστ σε έναν διαγωνισμό Super Welterweight τεσσάρων γύρων.
Ακριβώς από το τέρμα ο Ντουντζίνσκι πήρε πίσω από το σοβαρό δυνατό τρύπημα του και άρχισε να ελέγχει τη διαδικασία με γρήγορα χέρια και σκληρά διπλά τρύπημα.
Η Κέλλυ δεν είναι κούπα, ούτε στην καλύτερη περίπτωση, είναι τόσο έξυπνος όσο έρχονται, αλλά ακόμη κι εκείνος έπρεπε να δεχτεί να πάρει αμυντική στάση και να περιμένει υπομονετικά κάθε ευκαιρία, όσο λεπτό κι αν είναι, να μετρήσει, που για να είμαι ειλικρινής ήταν ελάχιστες.
Ο Dudzinski εντυπωσίασε σοβαρά απέναντι στην Kelly και έχει φανταστικό μέλλον στο άθλημα.
Μπορεί να ήταν το ντεμπούτο του, αλλά με βάση τις επιδόσεις τουΣάββατονύχτα, ενάντια σε έναν πρώην γνήσιο αμφισβητία του τίτλου, Πιστεύω ότι θα φτάσει μέχρι την κορυφή και το αξίζει επίσης, όποιος μπορεί να κρατήσει την Kelly στο πίσω πόδι όπως έκανε ο Dudzinski για σχεδόν τους τέσσερις γύρους είναι χωρίς αμφιβολία κάτι ιδιαίτερο.
Μην με παρεξηγείτε, η Kelly πέτυχε μερικά χτυπήματα, αλλά η εντυπωσιακά γρήγορη ταχύτητα του χεριού και η εξαιρετική άμυνα του Dudzinski κράτησαν αυτές τις ευκαιρίες στο ελάχιστο..
Ωραία μικρή πινελιά από την Kelly αργά στον τελικό γύρο, μετά από μια κίνηση αντίδρασης «στυλ μήτρας»., που παραλίγο να τον εμπόδισε να αγγίξει ένα γάντι κάτω, ωστόσο, προς μεγάλη του ενόχληση έλαβε μια καταμέτρηση από τον διαιτητή Chris Kelly, αν και η Κέλι ήταν πεπεισμένη ότι στην πραγματικότητα είχε αποφύγει το γάντι του να αγγίξει τον καμβά, αλλά αντί να σταθεί εκεί και να διαμαρτυρηθεί, έπεσε κάτω και προχώρησε σε push ups σε όλη την καταμέτρηση για να δείξει την αποδοκιμασία του, προς μεγάλη χαρά του πλήθους.
Μετά από τέσσερις λαμπρούς γύρους, δεν ήταν έκπληξη το γεγονός ότι ήταν ο Dudzinski του οποίου το χέρι κρατήθηκε ψηλά – το επίσημο αποτέλεσμα έδειξε τον Dudzinski να σημείωσε την παρθενική του νίκη υπέρ με έναν 40-35 περιθώριο σημεία.
Επόμενος ήταν ο Ben McGivern εναντίον του Ben Hough σε έναν διαγωνισμό τεσσάρων γύρων Cruiserweight.
Τι ένας αγώνας, Ο McGivern διευθύνει κυρίως τις διαδικασίες, πιέζοντας τον Hough στο πίσω πόδι καθώς και τα σχοινιά για ένα καλό κομμάτι της πρώτης στροφής. Ο Hough μπορεί να ήταν στην άμυνα για ένα μεγάλο μέρος του πρώτου, αλλά όταν παρουσιάστηκαν οι ευκαιρίες τις πήρε με στυλ.
Ήταν ουσιαστικά μια πλήρης ανατροπή στον δεύτερο γύρο, με τον Χιου να κάνει τον έλεγχο της πάλης και να βάζει τον ΜακΓκίβερν στο πίσω πόδι, και σχοινιά, παρόμοιο με τον τρόπο που ο Σκωτσέζος είχε προπονήσει τον πρώτο γύρο.
Η τρίτη στροφή ήταν μια πολύ πιο σκληρή υπόθεση, τόσο πολύ που δυσκολεύτηκα να τα χωρίσω, σημεία σοφά.
Το τέταρτο ξεκίνησε λίγο πολύ καθώς τελείωσε το τρίτο, με τους δύο πρωταγωνιστές να πηγαίνουν για αυτό σφυρί και λαβίδα, αλλά καθώς ο Γύρος προχωρούσε, ο McGivern ανέβασε αρκετά τον ρυθμό για να εξασφαλίσει όχι μόνο τον γύρο, αλλά και τη νίκη.
Μετά από τέσσερις συγκλονιστικούς γύρους δράσης, όπως έδωσα παραπάνω, ήταν ο ΜακΓκίβερν που βγήκε νικητής, ο διαιτητής Roger Riley σκοράρει τον εξαιρετικό αγώνα 39-37 υπέρ του Σκωτσέζου.
Μετά τον αγώνα και οι δύο πυγμάχοι συμφώνησαν σε ένα rematch, το οποίο με έχουν ενημερωθεί αξιόπιστα είναι πιθανό να πραγματοποιηθεί στο Λίβερπουλ στις8, Σεπ– βάλε την ημερομηνία στο ημερολόγιό σου αυτός είναι ένας αγώνας που δεν πρέπει να χάσει κανείς!
Ο προτελευταίος αγώνας της βραδιάς βλέπε Blackwood, Νότια Ουαλία’ Liam Preece εναντίον πολύ, πολύ καθυστερημένη αντικατάσταση του Πεντεφοέλα, Βόρεια Ουαλία’ Ο Steffan Hughes σε έναν all Welsh διαγωνισμό.
Τι τρέλα ήταν αυτός ο αγώνας, ήταν ένα θρίλερ δράσης από την αρχή μέχρι το τελευταίο κουδούνι.
Λαμβάνοντας υπόψη ότι ο Preece είχε ένα σημαντικό μειονέκτημα βάρους να αντιμετωπίσει, το πήγε πραγματικά, παίρνοντας τον αγώνα στους πιο έμπειρους του, και πιο βαρύ, αντίπαλος.
Ο Preece εγκιβωτίστηκε με αυτοπεποίθηση όχι μόνο όταν βρίσκεται στην επίθεση αλλά και όταν αμύνεται ενάντια στα ακριβή exocets που εκτοξεύει ο Hughes.
Ο Preece ήταν εντυπωσιακός καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια, και είμαι βέβαιος ότι δεν εξέπληξε κανέναν στο Ice Arena Wales όταν η κάρτα του διαιτητή Chris Kelly διαβάστηκε ως 40-36 νίκη βαθμών για το Παίδων της Νότιας Ουαλίας.
Ο τελευταίος αγώνας επαγγελματιών της βραδιάς αντιμετώπισε τον Levi Griffiths του πρώην ερασιτέχνη αστέρα Port Talbot με υψηλή βαθμολογία και τον Scott McIntyre της Liverpool.
Ο Γκρίφιθς είναι τόσο γλαφυρός, ο αριστοκρατικός νεαρός ξεκίνησε καλά και πέτυχε μερικές τσιμπημένες βολές, κάτι που ανάγκασε τον McIntyre να μεταβεί στο «πλάνο Β» από νωρίς σε μια προσπάθεια να κρατηθεί στο εσωτερικό για να αποτρέψει τον Ουαλό από το να βάλει τα δυνατά του χτυπήματα..
Το σχέδιο Β του McIntyre μπορεί να μην ήταν όμορφο, αλλά αγόρι ω αγόρι ήταν πολύ αποτελεσματικό.
Μετά το αρχικό «ανοιχτό’ περίοδος, που επέτρεψε στον γλαφυρό Ουαλό να πετύχει ένα καλό επίπεδο επιτυχίας, η πλειοψηφία του καυγά θα μπορούσε να είχε γίνει σε τηλεφωνική θυρίδα.
Ο ΜακΙντάιρ προφανώς δεν είχε καμία πρόθεση να δώσει στον Γκρίφιθς την ευκαιρία να τον αφήσει να ρίξει με μεγάλες βολές, απλά τον κράτησε δεμένο καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια, μερικές φορές με άδικα μέσα, τόσο πολύ που μετά από πολυάριθμες προειδοποιήσεις για κράτημα ή μη σπάσιμο όταν του το λένε, Ο διαιτητής Ρότζερ Ράιλι αφαίρεσε έναν βαθμό, Ωστόσο, ακόμη και αυτή η αφαίρεση βαθμών δεν θα εμπόδιζε τον άνδρα της Λίβερπουλ να εξασφαλίσει τη νίκη, η επίσημη βαθμολογία είναι 39-36.
Πρέπει να πω, ενώ προσωπικά απογοητεύτηκα που ο αγώνας για τον ευρωπαϊκό τίτλο Miles-Darch WBF δεν πραγματοποιήθηκε, Ο υποστηρικτής Owen Watkins είχε δημιουργήσει μια τέτοια κάρτα υποστήριξης κορυφαίας κατηγορίας που εγώ, καθώς και είμαι βέβαιος ότι όλοι οι άλλοι παρευρισκόμενοι είχαν την Pugilistic τους όρεξη καλά και πραγματικά χορτασμένοι από τον προσφερόμενο ναύλο και ανυπομονούν για την επόμενη προώθησή του, που θα πραγματοποιηθεί στο Cwrt Herbert Leisure Centre στο Neath στο22τον Σεπτέμβριο.
Promoter Kyle Gallagher announced earlier today that unbeaten Welterweight prospect Jonny McConville, is set to challenge Chandigarh India’s Neeraj Goyat for the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Silver Welterweight Championship, at the Jubilee Sports Bank in Liverpool on Saturday 8th September 2018.
McConville is in fine form and comes into this Championship contest off a first round stoppage win over Belfast’s Michael Kelly back in March this year, his third stoppage win in as many contests, the other stoppage victories being over Marty Kayes in December 2017 and Will Cairns in September 2017.
However McConville is in no doubt that this will be the toughest fight of his young career to date, his esteemed opponent on the8th September is not only far more experienced but also Championship experienced, having been crowned the World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Boxing Council Welterweight Champion following his victory over Nelson Gulpe in New Delhi back in May 2015 and successive successful defences against Ben Kite in New Delhi back in October 2016 and then against Allan Tanada in Mumbai in August 2017.
By time Goyat faces McConville he may have successfully defended his title for a third time, as he is currently in camp preparing to defend his title in Canada later this month.
His esteemed opponent’s Championship successes do not seem to have fazed McConville one iota, όπως ο ίδιος κατέστησε σαφές, όταν μίλησε νωρίτερα.
“I’m very grateful for this opportunity it’s something we have been working and training very hard towards.
“I am very excited to fight for my first title and to put on a show against such a decorated and experienced opponent as Goyat.
I want this so bad, I am definitely ready for this.”
Jonny McConville versus Neeraj Goyat for the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Silver Welterweight Championship will take place on the Kyle Gallagher promoted Victory Fight Club event at the Jubilee Sports Bank in Liverpool on Saturday 8th September 2018.
Tickets for the event are available from any of the boxers competing or direct from the VFC Ticket Line on 07711 098025
LAS VEGAS (Ιούλιος 3, 2018) – “The Biggest YouTube Event in Internet History”, headlined by the showdown between YouTube stars KSI and Logan Paul, may actually end up producing one potential world champion.
KSI’s head coach and UK amateur boxing standoutViddal Rileywill turn pro as a cruiserweight after a 49-fight amateur career that included numerous regional titles and a silver medal at the Junior European Championships. Riley will move to the professional ranks with Jeff Mayweather as his trainer and be managed by Amer Abdallah, who most notably works with two-division world champion Badou Jack.
“I am looking forward to taking advantage of this great opportunity to turn pro and start this journey under the tutelage of Jeff Mayweather,” said Riley. “Having Amer Abdallah on-board fills me with confidence that we can take over the cruiserweight division and make history.”
Riley recently visited Las Vegas along with KSI back in March where he met Mayweather at the Mayweather Boxing Club. While his primary focus was preparing his fighter for his highly-anticipated fight against Logan Paul, Riley took advantage of the opportunity by sparring with several local cruiserweights, including unbeaten contender Andrew “Το Θηρίο” Tabiti.
“Sparring Viddal was like looking in the mirror,” said Tabiti. “He’s very smart and I was impressed with his speed and power. I’m very interested to see him grow as a pro fighter.”
Mayweather was immediately impressed by the skillset he saw from Riley, “I think he has the potential to become world champion in a very short time frame. He has extremely fast hands and explosive power, but his continued thirst for knowledge impressed me the most.”
“Viddal has the potential to make a long-lasting impact on this sport,” Said Abdallah. “He possesses both the skills to make significant noise in boxing along with the social media reach to connect with millions. It’s a promoter’s dream.”
With temperatures soaring into the 30s in the UK most of the country seemed to be headed to the beaches, or watching the World Cup, however a huge contingent fans of the Pugilistic Arts had bigger and better things on their mind and instead headed to Essex for the Tommy Jacobs versus Bilal Mohammad World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International title fight, which was due to be supported by Iain Weaver versus Emmanuel Addo Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Title clash at Charter Hall in Colchester.
However on their arrival they were greeted with the news that not only had Jacobs’ opponent had been changed to Godwin Cudjoe at the last minute but the aforementioned PBC title fight had been switched to a ten round non-championship contest in which Weaver would face Ghana’s Michael Barnor instead, as neither Mohammad or Addo had received their Visas in time.
With the Charter Hall literally rammed to the hilt Ghana’s Godwin Cudjoe made his way to the ring and received a very warm welcome from the fans, however as Jacobs began his ring-walk the decibel levels went through the roof, leaving no doubt it was the local hero Jacobs that they had come to support.
Right from the opening bell Jacobs and Cudjoe moved to centre ring and began to tentatively test the other with a series of good solid jabs, then around the thirty second mark Jacobs lets rip with an explosive right hand to the head, which he immediately backed up with another huge right to send the Ghanaian reeling backwards.
Cudjoe initially covered up before throwing a big solid jab, Jacobs responded in kind, before letting rip with another big right. Cudjoe boxed behind his jab to open up some room for a body shot, but as he goes to throw the shot Jacobs throws another big shot and starts to push the Ghanaian back towards the ropes.
With his man backed on the ropes Jacobs stepped forward and let rip with a series of big shots to force Cudjoe right back into his own corner before proceeding to let rip with big left and rights, culmination in a huge right to the head that sent the big Ghanaian to the deck.
Cudjoe bravely tried to make it to his feet but immediately dropped down onto his haunches, initially referee Lee Murtagh continued the count but then waived the contest off so that Cudjoe could receive attention from the medical team.
After a thorough medical check-over Cudjoe rose to his feet to applause from the crowd and then moved to centre ring in time for the MC result announcement and Championship belt presentation to Tommy Jacobs by World Boxing Foundation Supervisor Mr David Murphy.
Official time of the stoppage was one minute and eleven seconds of the first round.
Side note to this fight, the Judges for the WBF title fight were former British, European and WBU World Champion Wayne Alexander, former British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Julius Francis and Ghana’s top International Championship referee and judge Roger Barnor.
As mentioned above Ferndown, Dorset’s Iain Weaver was due to be challenging Ghana’s Emmanuel Addo for the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Lightweight Crown, however as Addo hadn’t received his visa in time to travel over to the UK, Weaver instead had to be content with a non-Championship ten rounder against late replacement Michael Barnor.
Both boxers moved to centre ring on the opening bell and began exchanging testing shots in an attempt to wrestle control, initially it was single shots but after about twenty seconds or so Weaver started to let his shots flow, letting rip with combinations to body and head.
Barnor responds in kind, doubling up his jabs and shooting solid rights to the body of the Englishman. Initially Weaver steps back a touch and works behind his jab, before powering another stinging combination to the body and head of the Ghanaian.
Barnor throws caution to the wind and goes on an all out attack and throws a powerful jab followed closely by a big right hand and a double-handed shot to the body. Weaver weaves and bobs to avoid the shots landing solidly, before responding with a double-handed flurry.
Weaver then proceeded to drop his hands in an attempt to draw his opponent in, which he does, before shooting a looping shot into the face of the forward marching Ghanaian, quickly followed by a couple more solid rights.
Barnor kept marching forward behind some good solid jabs, Weaver though just stood his ground before launching a massive right to the head. Barnor though is made of sterner stuff, he didn’t back down, just stood his ground and got back behind his jab.
Both protagonists vied for control of centre ring in similar vein for the next minute or so until the end the round.
Weaver started had and fast with a big combination, Barnor responds with a solid jab, but in doing so left a the smallest of openings, Weaver doesn’t need a second invitation and lets rip with a big right to the body followed up with a double right to the head and a huge left to the body.
Barnor survives the onslaught and gets off a couple of powerful shots of his own, Weaver just walks through them and backs the Ghanaian onto the ropes and proceeds to pepper Barnor with shots to body and head.
Barnor manages to spin off the ropes and dangles a jab; Weaver stalks him and throws a right, left to the head, right to body and left hook to the head combination. Barnor weaves and ducks to avoid another big left, but on rising was confronted by a big sensationally quick double-handed flurry of shots.
Barnor responds immediately with a cracking left, right combination of his own, Weaver shrugs the shots off and steps in with a massive left to the head immediately followed by massive right, left exocets to the head that sent Barnor crashing to the canvas.
Barnor began to rise on the sixth count point, but as he did his legs just folded and down he went again, Referee Lee Murtagh didn’t hesitate, he waived the fight off on the one minute and forty nine seconds mark of the second round and signalled for the medical team to enter the ring to attend to Michael Barnor.
I’m pleased to report Michael Barnor was perfectly OK and even joined Iain Weaver in centre ring for the official result announcement.
At the end of the contest it was announced that Iain Weaver Versus Emmanuel Addo for the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Championship will now take place in Aberdeen on the 28th July.
Also on the event was a four round Welterweight contest I was really looking forward to watching and reporting on as it featured the UK’s youngest professional boxer, Grantham’s Max Brown, making his pro debut against Belfast’s Marty Kayes.
I’ve seen young Max Brown in action on a number of occasions and believe he has the skills and ability to emulate other stars, such as Saul Alvarez (Canelo), who turned pro at a tender age and went on to secure Championship honours.
Kayes, a seasoned pro, on the other hand has been quite successful over the past couple of months, securing two victories in his previous three bouts, one of which was a Masters Title fight and the first of those wins was over a top former Amateur star, which made it clear to me that young Brown was destined for a true Baptism of Fire, what I didn’t realise was just how much though.
I’m not going to write a round by round report on the fight, just an overview as much of the action throughout the fight was in similar vein.
Brown boxed his normal slick, boxing long style, whilst Kayes stuck to what he does best – pressuring his opponents.
Brown concentrated on utilising his jab, to fairly good effect early in each round, but as the rounds progressed just seemed to hang the jab out there but not actually connect. When the youngster did let his hands go he landed some sensational shots, just not enough.
Kayes seems to love walking down his opponents, he just keeps going, and like a steam train he just keeps on chuffing away ignoring obstacles, such as jabs, until he reaches his destination. Once there the tough Belfast man lets rip with big flurries of shots to the body before stepping back and getting behind his jab, which is exactly what he did on Saturday night.
The later rounds got quite messy at times, much of it after Kayes corralled the youngster on the ropes, Brown’s response was to grab hold to prevent the Belfast man throwing his shots.
To the same degree there was some exquisite work from Brown, just unfortunately only a small amount of the shots reaching their intended target.
After four rounds of boxing Referee Lee Murtagh scored the bout 39-37 in favour of Belfast’s Marty Kayes.
Whilst the correct result without doubt, I can’t help but feel for the youngster as I know how good a boxer he is, his style and approach usually similar that to the “Blessed One” Iain Γουίβερ, so will definitely be there for his next fight and watch him get his first Pro win.
My final words are on the event itself; this is the first time I’ve been to a Tommy Jacobs promoted (as well as headlined) συμβάν. Jacobs sure knows how to put on a show, the presentation was first class, the fights, not just the pro bouts but also the undercard sanctioned by Essex Boxing Organisation, were all of the highest standard, no wonder on the hottest day of the year so far so many people turned out. Kudos Mr Jacobs.
Martin Freeman (Ε) vs. Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs, Photography Courtesy of Chris Kearns
Έκθεση: Gianluca Di Caro
Το βράδυ του Σαββάτου, whilst most British boxing fans were either at the Manchester Arena or watching BT Sport as Tyson Fury made his long awaited return to the ring, a large number of local boxing fans still made the pilgrimage to the Jubilee Sports Bank in Liverpool for local promoter Kyle Gallagher’s latest offering.
Over the past few years Gallagher has built himself a very good reputation for putting on quality shows, one where the local fans know they are in for a great night out and watching well matched all action fights featuring local prospects and on Saturday normal service resumed.
Headlining the show was local unbeaten prospect Martin Freeman, against seriously tough opposition in Latvia’s Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs.
On his last appearance, on a Gallagher promoted show back in March, Ovsjannikovs secured victory over Freeman’s gym mate Mitchell Walsh, via a second round TKO, which added an extra bit of spice to this particular bout.
The opening round see Freeman on the front foot, Ovsjannikovs seemingly content to counter for the majority of the round, with the occasional attacking foray whenever the opportunity arose.
Initially it was more of the same in round two, however as the round progressed Ovsjannikovs began to get a bit busier, actively taking the fight to the Liverpudlian, but all said and done it was still Freeman’s round.
Freeman’s movement in the third was poor, he was limping at times, and Ovsjannikovs clearly noticed this and started to be more assertive in his approach, so much so that often he would corral Freeman in a corner before letting rip with a flurry of shots.
Freeman’s corner were screaming at their charge to get out of the corner, can’t blame them as it was this tactic by Ovsjannikovs that led to their man Walsh being stopped by the Latvian back in March.
Freeman made it through the round, but now was just the one round up as the third was clearly Ovsjannikovs’.
Freeman’s corner worked frantically on his leg during the break, but when the opening bell for the round rang it was clear to all that the injury was really troubling the Liverpudlian.
The fourth mirrored the third, Ovsjannikovs controlling the proceedings, but Freeman dug in deep and survived the round. 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, wow, 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.
Περισσότερο από το ίδιο το τρίτο, 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.
Ωστόσο, 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 seconds of the second round.
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.
Official time of the stoppage was 1 Minute and 3 δευτερόλεπτα.
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, very focused, 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, far from it, 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.
Official time of the stoppage was 1 minute and 16 δευτερόλεπτα του πρώτου γύρου.
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.
