Lineal Heavyweight Champion Fury Shuts Out Francesco Pianeta To Line Up 2018 Showdown With WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder
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BELFAST (Agosto 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 p.m. ET / PT por 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 segundos por jugarse en el octavo. Jackson (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.”
Furia (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, como fue prometido,"Dijo 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.”
Después de la pelea, 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, se darán a conocer en breve.
“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, la mejor lucha contra los mejores.
“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, quién tiene 39 nocauts en su 40 peleas profesionales.
“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. Dije si. 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.”
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WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announceden sábadothat 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. VIDEO:https://s.sho.com/2vVYtlj
Wilder vs.. Furia, 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 con 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 27peleas profesionales.
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BELFAST (Agosto 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. audiences on theSHOWTIME Boxing Facebookpage andSHOWTIME Sports YouTubechannel beginning at 3:30 p.m. Y/12:30 p.m. PT. SHOWTIME will air an encore presentation later that evening on SHOWTIME EXTREME® (10 p.m. ET / PT).
An expected 25,000 fans in Frampton’s hometown will witness the first boxing event at the home of Northern Irish football. En la pelea de apertura, 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 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. 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. REINO UNIDO. 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, el jueves:
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. Con el debido respeto, 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 (Josh) Warrington and (Oscar) 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. Obviamente, 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) Donaire.
“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.”
Luke Jackson
“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. Al final de la día, 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 (Sergey) Kovalev to fight (Dmitry) Bivol and he got beat and I believe we’re going to do the same thing.”
Frank Warren
“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), una subsidiaria de propiedad total de CBS Corporation, posee y opera las cadenas de televisión premium SHOWTIME®, LA PELÍCULA DE CANAL™ y FLIX®, y también ofrece SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, LA PELÍCULA DE CANAL™ On Demand y FLIX ON DEMAND®, y la autenticación del servicio SHOWTIME CUALQUIER MOMENTO de la red®. Showtime Digital Inc., una subsidiaria de propiedad total de SNI, opera el servicio de streaming independiente SHOWTIME®. Showtime está actualmente disponible para los suscriptores a través de cable, DBS y proveedores de telecomunicaciones, y como un servicio de transmisión independiente a través de Amazon, manzana®, google, Smart TV LG, Oculus Go, Año®, Samsung and Xbox One. Los consumidores también pueden suscribirse a SHOWTIME a través de los canales de video Prime de Amazon, Ahora DirecTV, FuboTV, Hulu, TV Sling, Sony PlayStation™Vue, and YouTube TV. SNI también maneja Smithsonian Redes™, una empresa conjunta entre SNI y la Institución Smithsonian, que ofrece Smithsonian Channel™, y ofrece Smithsonian Tierra™ a través SN Digital LLC. SNI comercializa y distribuye eventos deportivos y de entretenimiento para los suscriptores sobre una base de pago por visión a través de SHOWTIME PPV. Para obtener más información, ir a www.SHO.com.
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BELFAST (Agosto 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, Agosto 18 live from Belfast, Northern Ireland on theSHOWTIME Boxing Facebookpage andSHOWTIME Sports YouTube canal. 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 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. 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 p.m. Y. REINO UNIDO. 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 p.m. ET / PT).
En Sábado, 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.
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), una subsidiaria de propiedad total de CBS Corporation, posee y opera las cadenas de televisión premium SHOWTIME®, LA PELÍCULA DE CANAL™ y FLIX®, y también ofrece SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, LA PELÍCULA DE CANAL™ On Demand y FLIX ON DEMAND®, y la autenticación del servicio SHOWTIME CUALQUIER MOMENTO de la red®. Showtime Digital Inc., una subsidiaria de propiedad total de SNI, opera el servicio de streaming independiente SHOWTIME®. Showtime está actualmente disponible para los suscriptores a través de cable, DBS y proveedores de telecomunicaciones, y como un servicio de transmisión independiente a través de Amazon, manzana®, google, Smart TV LG, Oculus Go, Año®, Samsung and Xbox One. Los consumidores también pueden suscribirse a SHOWTIME a través de los canales de video Prime de Amazon, Ahora DirecTV, FuboTV, Hulu, TV Sling, Sony PlayStation™Vue, and YouTube TV. SNI también maneja Smithsonian Redes™, una empresa conjunta entre SNI y la Institución Smithsonian, que ofrece Smithsonian Channel™, y ofrece Smithsonian Tierra™ a través SN Digital LLC. SNI comercializa y distribuye eventos deportivos y de entretenimiento para los suscriptores sobre una base de pago por visión a través de SHOWTIME PPV. Para obtener más información, ir a www.SHO.com.
EDMONTON, Canadá (Agosto 13, 2018) – One of the best top-to-bottom pro boxing cards of the year will air Saturday afternoon, Agosto 18, in Canada exclusively on Super Channel, live from Windsor Park in Belfast, Irlanda del Norte, Reino Unido.
Tres veces, two-division world champion Carl “El Chacal” Frampton takes on Luke “Acción” Jackson in the 12-round main event for the Interim World Boxing Organization (OMB) Featherweight World Championship in the 12-round main event. Three-time Irish Olympian Paddy “The Leprechaun” Barnes challenges World Boxing Council (CMB) flyweight world champion Cristofer “El Latigo” Rosales in the 12-round co-featured event. In a Special Heavyweight Attraction, undefeated former unified world heavyweight champion Tyson “Rey gitano” Fury continues his comeback in a 10-round match against veteran Francisco Pianeta.
Frampton vs.. Jackson, presentado por Queensbury Promotions de Frank Warren, will air across Canada exclusively on Super Channel, a partir de 2:45 p.m. Y / 11:45 a.m. PT.
“Canadian boxing fans are going to want to tune into Super Channel this Saturday as we bring them yet another incredible major boxing showcase,” dijo Troy Wassill, Director of Programming for Super Channel. “With Frampton vs. Jackson as the main event and Rosales vs. Barnes as the co-feature, not to mention the highly anticipated return of Tyson Fury, all set in legendary Windsor Park, this is a high-caliber, fully-stacked card that any boxing fan is not going to want to miss.”
Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs), luchando en casa en Belfast, es un ex Asociación Mundial de Boxeo (AMB) featherweight and super bantamweight champion, as well as International (FIB) super bantamweight world title holder, que es 5-1 en peleas de título mundial, 7-1 versus present or former world champions. Frampton has defeated world champions Steve Molitor – a native Canadian – Kiko Martínez (dos veces), Hugo Fidel Cazares, De Scott Quigg, Leo Santa Cruz and Nonito Donaire.
“If he performs to his best and I perform to my best,” Frampton said of Jackson, “I’m knocking him out, simple como eso. I’m due a knockout. I haven’t knocked anyone out in quite a while. He sees that he’s a complete underdog and there’s no pressure on him. People are writing him off. That can help fighters. When they have no expectations on their shoulders, they can go and perform out of their skin.
“I’m certainly not taking Luke Jackson for granted in the slightest. I’ve done that before against Alejandro Gonzalez and I ended up on my backside twice in the first round. I’ve learned from that fight. I’m the better fighter and I feel fit and sharp. I believe I’m one of the best supported fighters on the planet and that’s down to the passionate Northern Ireland sports fans.
“I want to be world champion again. If I lose this fight my career is over, that’s the truth, but I’m not intending to lose it. Victory over Jackson sets up a potentially sizzling showdown with another fighter who has a massive fan base, jose warrington, the new IBF featherweight champion from Leeds. Lips are already being licked in anticipation of that one.”
WATCH A BONUS FRAMPTON FIGHT, AVAILABLE FRIDAY, Agosto 17 ON SUPER CHANNEL ON DEMAND, TO GET READY FOR THE BIG FIGHT
The reigning WBO Oriental featherweight champion, Jackson (16-0, 7 KOs) represented his native Australia in the 2012 Juegos Olímpicos. The upset-minded Jackson believes Frampton is finished.
“Across the board,” the outspoken Australian spoke about Frampton, “but I don’t think he is as good as he once was. In the first fight against Leo Santa Cruz he boxed out of his skin and deserved to win, but he hasn’t looked the same since. Carl is a very good fighter who does everything good, but I don’t think he does anything great. Lo respeto como un luchador, I respect him as a man, but I am coming to beat him, not coming over to be friends.
“I don’t know if he wants me to call him a Hall of Fame fighter or the greatest, but I don’t think he is. He is very beatable, and I think I can beat him, simple as that.”
Rosales (27-3, 18 KOs), fighting out of Nicaragua, will be making the first world title defense of the title he captured last April in Japan, when he stopped Daigo Higa in the ninth round. Rosales is the cousin of Roman Gonzalez, the former pound-4-pound king of boxing.
The reigning WBO Intercontinental flyweight champion, Barnes (5-0, 1 KO) will also be fighting at home in Belfast in front of his passionate fan base. One of the greatest Irish amateur boxers of all time, Barnes will be fighting for a world title in only his sixth professional fight. He won two bronze medals (2008 & 2012) in his three trips to the Olympics, as well as gold in the 2019 European Championships.
“This is the fight that defines my boxing career,” Barnes claimed. “There were great achievements as an amateur including Olympic bronze medals, but that is only third place in the world, que es grande. To be the best in the world at your weight, the WBC world championship is definitely the one to win. I did great as an amateur and people will remember me for what I’ve achieved, but a world professional title is what I really want. I would swap everything I did as an amateur to win this fight.”
Two other exciting fights on the “Frampton vs.. Jackson” tarjeta, in addition to the previously mentioned main event and co-feature, saldrá al aire en Canadá exclusivamente en Super Channel.
(L-R) – Tyson Fury upset Wladimir Klitschko
Furia (26-0, 16 KOs) had been sidelined with mental health issues for the past 2 ½ años, after shocking the boxing world November 28, 2015, when he defeated future Hall of FamerWladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs) por medio de una decisión unánime de 10 asaltos (116-111, 115-112, 115-112).
El 6′ 9″ Fury became the undisputed world heavyweight champion, securing the IBF, AMB, OMB, IBO and The Ring championships, only to be stripped and/or relinquish his title belts without a single defense. Fury returned to the ring this past June against Sefer Seferi, who was unable to continue after four rounds.
Pianeta (35-4-1, 25 KOs), a native of Italy who lives in Germany, is a two-time world title challenger. The former WBO European champion is a cancer survivor.
Irish light heavyweight Steve Collins, Jr. (12-1-1, 4 KOs), the son of former two-division world champion Steve Collins, Sr., faces Steve “The Quiet Man” Sala (7-0, 3 KOs), de Belfast, in a regional title fight to open the broadcast.
To watch Frampton vs. Jackson live, así como un boxeo más emocionante por venir 2018, los fanáticos del boxeo en Canadá pueden ponerse en contacto con su proveedor de cable local para suscribirse a Super Channel y todo lo que ofrece, incluyendo la serie premium, películas y mucho más, para tan bajo como $9.95 por mes.
Super Channel aired major boxing events live the past two years like Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, eubank, Jr. vs. Abrahán, Lomachenko contra.
Marriaga, Crawford vs. Indongo, Smith vs. Williams II, Frampton vs.. Donaire, and Fury vs. Sefari, in addition to the inaugural World Boxing Super Series.
Ben vs McGivern. Ben HoughCarl Thomas vs. Kyle McNicholasCasper vs Dudziński. Michael KellyLevi Griffiths vs. scott McIntyreLiam Preece vs. Steffan Hughes
Fotografías cortesía de Thomas Jones
En SábadoHice el viaje al oeste de mi casa de Londres a la bella ciudad de Cardiff para el Owen Watkins promovido evento en la pista de hielo de Gales.
El evento iba a ser encabezado por el muy esperado toda choque por el título de peso pesado entre Welsh Miles Hari y Dorian Darch, para la Fundación Mundial de Boxeo (WBF) Campeonato de Europa de peso pesado. Sin embargo la lucha tuvo que ser pospuesta como Darch no pudo participar debido a una suspensión que recibió tras una pelea en un evento diferente unas semanas antes.
A pesar de este contratiempo Owen Watkins había decidido que el show debe continuar y yo estoy contento que hizo que la elección, como la cartelera prevista contó con un número de aficionados de primera clase que he estado esperando a ver que hacen su debut profesional.
El primero de ellos debuta Carl Thomas frente a Kyle McNicholas en un período de cuatro asaltos de peso semipesado del Concurso.
Los dos muchachos comenzaron muy bien exhibiendo sus respectivas habilidades de boxeo.
A medida que avanzaba la ronda Thomas aumentó la presión, copias de McNicholas sobre las cuerdas y comenzó a dejar rip con disparos al cuerpo y cabeza de la Liverpudlian.
A medida que avanzaba la ronda en el último minuto Thomas aterrizó un derecho grietas en la cabeza que sacudió McNicholas al núcleo, Thomas siguió con una izquierda al cuerpo seguido casi de inmediato con una gran izquierda al cuerpo que envió a la lona McNicholas.
Sorprendentemente McNicholas hizo el recuento, Seguro que los crían dura en Merseyside, ya que era un cuerpo vicioso disparó justo debajo de la costilla inferior, simplemente no se ve la gente se levanta después de los que a menudo.
En el reinicio Thomas volvió directamente en el ataque, En primer lugar disparando un duro jab seguido de otro izquierda escozor al cuerpo y un doble derecha a la cabeza.
Thomas mantuvo la presión, salpicando McNicholas con una combinación de cuerpo-cabeza malvados seguido de otro buen duro jab para respaldar McNicholas en una esquina neutral antes de dejar RIP con un gancho de izquierda sensacional al cuerpo, la enviadaMcNicholas abajo por segunda vez.
Árbitro Roger Riley comenzó el conteo y ya que sólo alcanza el punto de cuenta de ocho McNicholas comenzó a tratar de levantarse sin éxito, dejando al árbitro otra opción que saludar la lucha fuera igual que el toque de campana para indicar el final de la primera ronda.
Me complace decir que McNicholas estaba perfectamente bien y llegué a sus pies poco después de.
Mis pensamientos finales sobre esta pelea en particular son; Sólo puede haber durado una vuelta, pero lo que es un agrietamiento redonda que era.
El siguiente ver Kacper Dudzinski haciendo su debut contra de Belfast Michael Kelly en una de cuatro asaltos en superwelter.
Desde el primer minuto Dudzinski se puso detrás de su jab fuerte en serio y empezó a controlar el proceso con manos rápidas y golpes dobles rígidas.
Kelly es ninguna taza, ni por asomo, él es tan inteligente como vienen, pero incluso él tuvo que reconocer a tomar una postura defensiva y esperar pacientemente para cualquier oportunidad, no importa cuán delgado, para contrarrestar, para ser honesto eran pocos y distantes entre sí.
Dudzinski seriamente impresionado contra Kelly y tiene un futuro fantástico en el deporte.
Puede haber sido su debut, pero en base a su actuaciónen sábadonoche, contra un ex retador genuino, Creo que va a ir todo el camino hasta la cima y lo merece demasiado, cualquiera que pueda mantener a Kelly en la parte posterior del pie de la manera Dudzinski hizo por prácticamente las cuatro rondas completas y sin duda es algo especial.
No me malinterpreten Kelly conectó algunos golpes de craqueo pero la velocidad de la mano sensacionalmente rápido de Dudzinski y defensa excelente mantuvo esas oportunidades al mínimo.
Bonito toque de Kelly al final de la ronda final, después de un ‘estilo de la matriz’ mover reacción, que casi le impedía tocar un guante hacia abajo, sin embargo, muy a su disgusto recibió un recuento del árbitro Chris Kelly, A pesar de que Kelly estaba convencido de que en realidad había había evitado su guante tocar el lienzo, pero en lugar de estar allí y que protesta se dejó caer y procedió a hacer flexiones durante todo el conteo para mostrar su desaprobación, para el deleite de la multitud.
Después de cuatro rondas brillantes que no fue una sorpresa que era Dudzinski que tenía la mano en alto – el resultado oficial mostró Dudzinski anotar su primera victoria en pro de una 40-35 margen de puntos.
El siguiente fue Ben McGivern contra Ben Hough en un concurso de peso crucero de la cuarta ronda.
¡Qué lucha, McGivern dar órdenes a todo el proceso, forzando Hough a la parte posterior del pie, así como las cuerdas para una buena parte de la primera estrofa. Hough puede haber estado a la defensiva por una buena parte de la primera pero cuando surgieron las oportunidades que les tomó en estilo.
Era prácticamente un giro completo en la segunda ronda, Hough con la lucha libre de control y poniendo McGivern a la defensiva, y cuerdas, similar a la forma en que el escocés había bossed la primera ronda.
La tercera estrofa era un asunto mucho más cerca reñida, tanto es así me resultaba difícil separarlos, señala sabia.
El cuarto comenzó más o menos como el tercer terminado, con los dos protagonistas a su favor martillo y tenazas, pero a medida que avanzaba la Ronda McGivern intensificó el ritmo suficiente para asegurar no sólo la ronda, sino también la victoria.
Después de cuatro rondas de acción sensacionales todos, como entregué a distancia por encima de, era McGivern que venía victorioso, Roger árbitro Riley anotando el excelente concurso 39-37 a favor del escocés.
Después de la pelea ambos boxeadores acordaron una revancha, lo que se me ha informado de forma fiable es probable que tenga lugar en Liverpool el08 de septiembre– poner la fecha en su agenda esta es una lucha nadie se puede perder!
La penúltima pelea de la noche ver Blackwood, ballenas del sur’ Liam Preece frente muy, muy tarde el reemplazo Pentrefoelas, Norte de Gales’ Steffan Hughes en un concurso de toda Welsh.
Qué Corker esta lucha fue, se trataba de una película de suspenso de acción de principio a través de la campana final.
Teniendo en cuenta Preece tenía una desventaja considerable peso para hacer frente a, que en realidad fue por él, llevando la lucha a su más experimentado, y más pesado, adversario.
Preece en caja con confianza no sólo cuando en el ataque, sino también cuando la defensa contra los misiles Exocet precisos en forma de puntos lanzados por Hughes.
Preece fue impresionante a lo largo, y estoy seguro que no sorprendió a nadie en la pista de hielo de Gales cuando la tarjeta del árbitro Chris Kelly fue leída como una 40-36 Los puntos de victoria para el Gales del Sur Lad.
La lucha pro la noche final del pitted muy valorado por el ex estrella aficionado Port Talbot Levi Griffiths frente del Liverpool de Scott McIntyre.
Griffiths es tan resbaladiza, el joven con clase comenzó bien y conectó algunos golpes punzantes, que obligó a McIntyre para cambiar a ‘plan B’ desde el principio en un intento de mantener en el interior para evitar que el galés de conseguir sus grandes golpes descentrados.
McIntyre del plan B puede no haber sido bastante, pero chico oh chico que era muy eficaz.
Después de la inicial ‘abierto’ período, lo que permitió la mancha galés para lograr un buen nivel de éxito, la mayoría de la pelea podría haber tenido lugar en una cabina telefónica.
McIntyre claramente no tenía intención de dar Griffiths ninguna oportunidad de ir a por todas con cualquier peces gordos, Siguió lo ató a lo largo, a veces por medios sucios, tanto es así que después de numerosas advertencias para la realización o no romper cuando se le dijo, Roger árbitro Riley dedujo un punto, Sin embargo, incluso que la deducción de puntos no iba a impedir que el hombre de Liverpool de asegurar la victoria, el ser de puntuación oficial 39-36.
Tengo que decir, mientras personalmente decepcionado de que la pelea por el título WBF Europea Miles-Darch no se produjo, promotor Owen Watkins había elaborado una carta de apoyo de primera clase, tales que, así como Estoy seguro de que todos los demás asistentes tenían su apetito pugilística bien y verdaderamente saciado por la tarifa de oferta y esperamos su próxima promoción, que tendrá lugar en el Centro de Ocio Cwrt Herbert en Neath en el22nd septiembre.
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 (CMB) 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, como dejó claro cuando habló anteriormente.
“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 (Julio 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 “La Bestia” 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.”
Con temperaturas subiendo a los 30 grados en el Reino Unido, la mayor parte del país parecía dirigirse a las playas., o viendo la copa del mundo, Sin embargo, un gran contingente de fanáticos de las artes pugilísticas tenía cosas más grandes y mejores en mente y, en cambio, se dirigió a Essex para la Fundación Mundial de Boxeo Tommy Jacobs versus Bilal Mohammad. (WBF) Lucha por el título internacional, que debía ser apoyado por Iain Weaver contra Emmanuel Addo Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Choque por el título internacional en Charter Hall en Colchester.
Sin embargo, a su llegada fueron recibidos con la noticia de que no solo Jacobs tenía’ El oponente se había cambiado a Godwin Cudjoe en el último minuto, pero la pelea por el título de la PBC antes mencionada se había cambiado a una competencia de diez asaltos sin campeonato en la que Weaver se enfrentaría a Michael Barnor de Ghana en su lugar., ya que ni Mohammad ni Addo habían recibido sus visas a tiempo.
Con el Charter Hall literalmente embestido hasta la empuñadura, Godwin Cudjoe de Ghana se dirigió al ring y recibió una muy cálida bienvenida por parte de los fanáticos., Sin embargo, cuando Jacobs comenzó su andar en anillo, los niveles de decibelios se dispararon., sin dejar ninguna duda de que era el héroe local Jacobs al que habían venido a apoyar.
Justo desde la campana de apertura, Jacobs y Cudjoe se movieron al aro central y comenzaron a probar tentativamente al otro con una serie de buenos golpes sólidos., luego, alrededor de la marca de treinta segundos, Jacobs deja rasgar con una mano derecha explosiva en la cabeza, que inmediatamente respaldó con otro enorme derecho a enviar al ghanés tambaleándose hacia atrás.
Cudjoe inicialmente se cubrió antes de lanzar un gran golpe sólido., Jacobs respondió de la misma manera, antes de dejar rasgar con otra gran derecha. Cudjoe boxeó detrás de su jab para abrir algo de espacio para un golpe al cuerpo., pero cuando va a lanzar el tiro, Jacobs lanza otro pez gordo y comienza a empujar al ghanés hacia las cuerdas..
Con su hombre apoyado en las cuerdas, Jacobs dio un paso adelante y dejó rasgar con una serie de golpes importantes para forzar a Cudjoe a regresar a su propia esquina antes de proceder a dejar rasgar con gran izquierda y derecha., culminación en un enorme derechazo a la cabeza que envió al gran ghanés a la cubierta.
Cudjoe trató valientemente de ponerse de pie, pero inmediatamente se dejó caer en cuclillas., Inicialmente, el árbitro Lee Murtagh continuó el conteo, pero luego suspendió el concurso para que Cudjoe pudiera recibir atención del equipo médico..
Después de un minucioso chequeo médico, Cudjoe se puso de pie entre los aplausos de la multitud y luego se trasladó al anillo central a tiempo para el anuncio del resultado de MC y la presentación del cinturón del campeonato a Tommy Jacobs por el supervisor de la Fundación Mundial de Boxeo, el Sr.David Murphy..
El tiempo oficial de la detención fue de un minuto y once segundos de la primera ronda..
Nota al margen de esta pelea, los jueces para la pelea por el título de la WBF eran ex británicos, Campeón del Mundo de Europa y de la UMC Wayne Alexander, el ex campeón británico y de la Commonwealth de peso pesado, Julius Francis, y el árbitro y juez más importante del Campeonato Internacional de Ghana, Roger Barnor.
Como se mencionó anteriormente Ferndown, Iain Weaver de Dorset debía desafiar a Emmanuel Addo de Ghana para el Consejo de Boxeo Profesional. (PBC) Corona Internacional Ligera, sin embargo, como Addo no había recibido su visa a tiempo para viajar al Reino Unido, Weaver, en cambio, tuvo que contentarse con un no-campeonato a diez asaltos contra el reemplazo tardío Michael Barnor..
Ambos boxeadores se movieron al anillo central en la campana de apertura y comenzaron a intercambiar tiros de prueba en un intento de luchar por el control., Inicialmente eran disparos únicos, pero después de unos veinte segundos, Weaver comenzó a dejar fluir sus disparos., dejando rasgar con combinaciones a cuerpo y cabeza.
Barnor responde de la misma manera, doblando sus jabs y disparando sólidos derechos al cuerpo del inglés. Inicialmente, Weaver retrocede un toque y trabaja detrás de su jab., antes de impulsar otra combinación punzante en el cuerpo y la cabeza del ghanés.
Barnor lanza precaución al viento y realiza un ataque total y lanza un poderoso jab seguido de cerca por una gran mano derecha y un tiro a dos manos al cuerpo.. Weaver teje y se balancea para evitar que los disparos caigan sólidamente, antes de responder con una ráfaga a dos manos.
Weaver luego procedió a dejar caer sus manos en un intento de atraer a su oponente hacia, lo que hace, antes de disparar un tiro en bucle en la cara del delantero ghanés que marcha, seguido rápidamente por un par de derechos más sólidos.
Barnor siguió avanzando detrás de algunos buenos golpes sólidos., Weaver, sin embargo, se mantuvo firme antes de lanzar un enorme derechazo a la cabeza.. Barnor, aunque está hecho de una materia más dura, él no retrocedió, simplemente se mantuvo firme y volvió detrás de su jab.
Ambos protagonistas compitieron por el control del anillo central de manera similar durante el siguiente minuto más o menos hasta el final de la ronda..
Weaver comenzó rápido y rápido con una gran combinación., Barnor responde con un sólido jab., pero al hacerlo, dejó una pequeña de las aberturas, Weaver no necesita una segunda invitación y vamos a rasgar con un gran derechazo al cuerpo seguido de un doble derecho a la cabeza y un enorme izquierdo al cuerpo..
Barnor sobrevive al ataque y realiza un par de disparos poderosos., Weaver simplemente los atraviesa y hace retroceder al ghanés contra las cuerdas y procede a acribillar a Barnor con tiros al cuerpo y a la cabeza..
Barnor logra girar las cuerdas y lanza un jab.; Weaver lo acecha y lanza una derecha, izquierda a la cabeza, combinación de derecha al cuerpo y gancho de izquierda a la cabeza. Barnor teje y se agacha para evitar otra gran izquierda, pero al levantarse se enfrentó a una gran ráfaga de disparos a dos manos sensacionalmente rápido.
Barnor responde de inmediato con un crujido a la izquierda., combinación correcta de los suyos, Weaver se encoge de hombros y da un paso hacia adentro con una izquierda masiva a la cabeza seguida inmediatamente por una derecha masiva., dejó exocetas en la cabeza que enviaron a Barnor estrellándose contra la lona.
Barnor comenzó a subir en el sexto punto de conteo., pero cuando lo hizo, sus piernas simplemente se doblaron y bajó de nuevo., El árbitro Lee Murtagh no lo dudó, Renunció a la pelea en el minuto y cuarenta y nueve segundos del segundo asalto y le indicó al equipo médico que ingresara al ring para atender a Michael Barnor..
Me complace informar que Michael Barnor estaba perfectamente bien e incluso se unió a Iain Weaver en el ring central para el anuncio oficial de los resultados..
Al final del concurso se anunció que Iain Weaver Versus Emmanuel Addo para el Consejo de Boxeo Profesional (PBC) El Campeonato Internacional ahora tendrá lugar en Aberdeen el 28 de julio..
También en el evento hubo un concurso de peso welter de cuatro asaltos que tenía muchas ganas de ver e informar, ya que presentaba al boxeador profesional más joven del Reino Unido., Max Brown de Grantham, haciendo su debut profesional contra Marty Kayes de Belfast.
He visto al joven Max Brown en acción en varias ocasiones y creo que tiene las habilidades y la capacidad para emular a otras estrellas., como 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, con un efecto bastante bueno al principio de cada ronda, pero a medida que avanzaban las rondas, parecía colgar el jab, pero en realidad no se conectaba. Cuando el joven soltó sus manos, conectó algunos golpes sensacionales., no es suficiente.
A Kayes parece gustarle caminar sobre sus oponentes., el solo sigue adelante, y como un tren de vapor, sigue riendo ignorando los obstáculos., como jabs, hasta que llegue a su destino. Una vez allí, el rudo hombre de Belfast permite disparar con grandes ráfagas de tiros al cuerpo antes de dar un paso atrás y ponerse detrás de su jab., que es exactamente lo que hizo el sábado por la noche.
Las rondas posteriores se volvieron bastante complicadas a veces, gran parte después de que Kayes acorralara al joven contra las cuerdas, La respuesta de Brown fue agarrarse para evitar que el hombre de Belfast lanzara sus tiros..
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 Tejedor, 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) evento. 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 (R) vs. Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs, Photography Courtesy of Chris Kearns
Informe: Gianluca Di Caro
El sábado por la noche, 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, Guau, 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.
Más de lo mismo en la tercera, 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.
Sin embargo, 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 segundos de la segunda ronda.
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.
La hora oficial de la detención fue 1 Minute and 3 segundo.
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, muy concentrado, 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.
La hora oficial de la detención fue 1 minuto y 16 segundos de la primera ronda.
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.
