Lineal Heavyweight Champion Fury Shuts Out Francesco Pianeta To Line Up 2018 Showdown With WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder
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Kattintson ITTfor photos; Hitel: Chris Roberts/Frank Warren
BELFAST (Augusztus 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 on SHOWTIME EXTREME®.
Frampton (26-1, 15 KO) 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 másodperc van hátra a nyolcadik. Jackson (16-1, 7 KO) 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.”
Düh (27-0, 19 KO) established his jab against Pianeta (35-5-1, 21 KO) 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, ígéret szerint,– mondta 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.”
A meccs után, 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, hamarosan bejelentenek.
“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, A legjobb harc a legjobb.
“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, who has 39 kiütéssel az ő 40 szakmai harcol.
“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. Igent mondtam. 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), teljes tulajdonú leányvállalata CBS Corporation, tulajdonosa és üzemeltetője a prémium televíziós hálózatok SHOWTIME®, A Movie Channel™ és FLIX®, és az is kínál SHOWTIME IGÉNYLÉSRE®, A Movie Channel™ A kereslet és a FLIX IGÉNY®, és a hálózat hitelesítési szolgáltatás SHOWTIME ANYTIME®. Showtime Digital Inc., teljes tulajdonú leányvállalata SNI, működteti az önálló streaming szolgáltatás SHOWTIME®. SHOWTIME jelenleg az előfizetők kábellel, DBS és távközlési szolgáltatók, és önálló streaming szolgáltatásként az Amazonon keresztül, Apple®, Google, LG Okostévék, Oculus Go, Év®, Samsung and Xbox One. A fogyasztók az Amazon Prime Video Channels-jén keresztül is előfizethetnek a SHOWTIME-ra, DirecTV most, FuboTV, Hulu, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation™Vue, and YouTube TV. SNI is kezeli Smithsonian Networks™, a közös vállalat közötti SNI és a Smithsonian Institution, mely Smithsonian Channel™, kínál Smithsonian Föld™ keresztül SN Digitális LLC. SNI és értékesítő sport- és szórakoztató rendezvények a kiállításra az előfizetők a pay-per-view alapon keresztül SHOWTIME PPV. További információk, menj www.SHO.com.
WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announcedszombatthat 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. Düh, 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 a 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 27szakmai harcol.
Kattintson ITTfor photos; Hitel: Chris Roberts/Frank Warren
BELFAST (Augusztus 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. ÉS/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. A nyitó mérkőzés, 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. 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, csütörtök:
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 (Megtréfál) 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. Nyilvánvalóan, 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. Végén a nap, 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), teljes tulajdonú leányvállalata CBS Corporation, tulajdonosa és üzemeltetője a prémium televíziós hálózatok SHOWTIME®, A Movie Channel™ és FLIX®, és az is kínál SHOWTIME IGÉNYLÉSRE®, A Movie Channel™ A kereslet és a FLIX IGÉNY®, és a hálózat hitelesítési szolgáltatás SHOWTIME ANYTIME®. Showtime Digital Inc., teljes tulajdonú leányvállalata SNI, működteti az önálló streaming szolgáltatás SHOWTIME®. SHOWTIME jelenleg az előfizetők kábellel, DBS és távközlési szolgáltatók, és önálló streaming szolgáltatásként az Amazonon keresztül, Apple®, Google, LG Okostévék, Oculus Go, Év®, Samsung and Xbox One. A fogyasztók az Amazon Prime Video Channels-jén keresztül is előfizethetnek a SHOWTIME-ra, DirecTV most, FuboTV, Hulu, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation™Vue, and YouTube TV. SNI is kezeli Smithsonian Networks™, a közös vállalat közötti SNI és a Smithsonian Institution, mely Smithsonian Channel™, kínál Smithsonian Föld™ keresztül SN Digitális LLC. SNI és értékesítő sport- és szórakoztató rendezvények a kiállításra az előfizetők a pay-per-view alapon keresztül SHOWTIME PPV. További információk, menj www.SHO.com.
Kattintson ITTfor photos; Hitel: Chris Roberts/Frank Warren
BELFAST (Augusztus 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, Augusztus 18 live from Belfast, Northern Ireland on theSHOWTIME Boxing Facebookpage andSHOWTIME Sports YouTube csatorna. 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. ÉS. 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 p.m. ET / PT).
Szombaton, 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), teljes tulajdonú leányvállalata CBS Corporation, tulajdonosa és üzemeltetője a prémium televíziós hálózatok SHOWTIME®, A Movie Channel™ és FLIX®, és az is kínál SHOWTIME IGÉNYLÉSRE®, A Movie Channel™ A kereslet és a FLIX IGÉNY®, és a hálózat hitelesítési szolgáltatás SHOWTIME ANYTIME®. Showtime Digital Inc., teljes tulajdonú leányvállalata SNI, működteti az önálló streaming szolgáltatás SHOWTIME®. SHOWTIME jelenleg az előfizetők kábellel, DBS és távközlési szolgáltatók, és önálló streaming szolgáltatásként az Amazonon keresztül, Apple®, Google, LG Okostévék, Oculus Go, Év®, Samsung and Xbox One. A fogyasztók az Amazon Prime Video Channels-jén keresztül is előfizethetnek a SHOWTIME-ra, DirecTV most, FuboTV, Hulu, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation™Vue, and YouTube TV. SNI is kezeli Smithsonian Networks™, a közös vállalat közötti SNI és a Smithsonian Institution, mely Smithsonian Channel™, kínál Smithsonian Föld™ keresztül SN Digitális LLC. SNI és értékesítő sport- és szórakoztató rendezvények a kiállításra az előfizetők a pay-per-view alapon keresztül SHOWTIME PPV. További információk, menj www.SHO.com.
(az összes kép a Queensbury Promotions jóvoltából)
EDMONTON, Kanada (Augusztus 13, 2018) – Az év egyik legjobb top-to-bottom profi ökölvívókártyája szombat délután kerül adásba, Augusztus 18, Kanadában kizárólag a Super Channel csatornán, élőben a belfasti Windsor Parkból, Észak-Írország, Egyesült Királyság.
Háromszoros, két osztályú világbajnok Carl “A Sakál” Frampton átveszi Luke-ot “Akció” Jackson az Interim Boxing Organisation 12 fordulós főversenyén (WBO) Tollsúlyú világbajnokság a 12 fordulós főversenyen. Háromszoros ír olimpikon Paddy “A manó” Barnes kihívja a Boksz Világtanácsot (WBC) légsúlyú világbajnok Cristofer “Az ostor” Rosales a 12 fordulóból álló közös rendezvényen. Különleges nehézsúlyú attrakcióban, veretlen korábbi nehézsúlyú világbajnok Tyson “Cigánykirály” Fury egy tízfordulós mérkőzésen folytatja visszatérését a veterán Francisco Pianeta ellen.
Frampton vs. Jackson, Frank Warren Queensbury Promotions című előadásában, kizárólag a Super Channel csatornán fog sugározni Kanadát, kezdődően 2:45 p.m. ÉS / 11:45 a.m. PT.
“A kanadai bokszrajongók szeretnének ráhangolódni a Super Channel-re ezen a szombaton, amikor újabb hihetetlen nagy bokszbemutatót hozunk nekik,” - mondta Troy Wassill, A Super Channel programozási igazgatója. “A Frampton vs.. Jackson főversenyként és Rosales vs.. Barnes mint társszereplő, nem is beszélve Tyson Fury nagyon várt visszatéréséről, a legendás Windsor Parkban játszódik, ez nagy kaliberű, teljesen egymásra helyezett kártya, amelyet egyetlen bokszrajongó sem akar kihagyni.”
Frampton (25-1, 14 KO), otthon, Belfastban harcol, egykori Boksz Világszövetség (WBA) pehelysúlyú és szuper bantamweight bajnok, valamint az International (IBF) szuper bantamweight világbajnok, aki 5-1 A világbajnoki cím harcol, 7-1 a jelenlegi vagy volt világbajnokokkal szemben. A Frampton legyőzte Steve Molitor világbajnokot – bennszülött kanadai – Kiko Martinez (kétszer), Hugo Fidel Cazares, Scott QUIGG, Leo Santa Cruz és Nonito Donaire.
“Ha a legjobban teljesít, én pedig a legjobban teljesítek,” Frampton azt mondta Jacksonról, “Kiütöm, egyszerű a dolog. Kiesés következik. Jó ideje nem ütöttem ki senkit. Úgy látja, hogy teljes hátrányos helyzetű, és nincs rajta nyomás. Az emberek leírják. Ez segíthet a harcosoknak. Amikor nincsenek elvárások a vállukon, a bőrükből mehetnek előadni.
“Biztosan egyáltalán nem veszem természetesnek Luke Jacksont. Korábban már megtettem ezt Alejandro Gonzalez ellen, és az első körben kétszer is a hátamon végeztem. Tanultam abból a harcból. Én vagyok a jobb harcos, és fittnek és élesnek érzem magam. Úgy gondolom, hogy az egyik legjobban támogatott harcos vagyok a bolygón, és ez a szenvedélyes Észak-Írország sportrajongóknak köszönhető.
“Újra világbajnok akarok lenni. Ha elveszítem ezt a küzdelmet, a karrieremnek vége, az az igazság, de nem szándékozom elveszíteni. A Jackson elleni győzelem potenciálisan pörgős leszámolást indít egy másik harcossal, akinek hatalmas rajongótábora van, Josh Warrington, az új IBF pehelysúlyú bajnok Leedsből. Az ajkakat máris megnyalják annak az elvárására.”
BONUS FRAMPTON KÜZDÉS MEGTEKINTÉSE, ELÉRHETŐ PÉNTEK, Augusztus 17 SZÜKSÉGES CSATORNÁN KÉRELEMBEN, KÉSZEN KÉSZÜLNI A NAGY Küzdelemre
A WBO uralkodó pehelysúlyú bajnoka, Jackson (16-0, 7 KO) szülőföldjét, Ausztráliát képviselte a 2012 Olimpia. A mérges gondolkodású Jackson úgy véli, hogy Frampton kész.
“A fedélzeten keresztül,” a szókimondó ausztrál Framptonról beszélt, “de szerintem nem olyan jó, mint egykor volt. Az első harcban Leo Santa Cruz ellen bokszolt a bőréből, és megérdemelte a győzelmet, de azóta sem ugyanúgy néz ki. Carl nagyon jó harcos, aki mindent jót tesz, de szerintem nem csinál semmi nagyot. Tisztelem őt, mint egy vadászgép, Tisztelem mint férfit, de azért jövök, hogy megverjem, nem jön át barátkozni.
“Nem tudom, akarja-e, hogy a Hall of Fame harcosának nevezzem vagy a legnagyobbnak, de szerintem nem az. Nagyon verhető, és azt hiszem, meg tudom verni, egyszerű a dolog.”
Rosales (27-3, 18 KO), harcol ki Nicaraguából, tavaly áprilisban Japánban megszerzi a cím első világbajnoki címvédelmét, amikor a kilencedik menetben megállította Daigo Higát. Rosales Roman Gonzalez unokatestvére, a boksz volt fontja 4 font.
A WBO Intercontinental uralkodó légsúlyú bajnoka, Barnes (5-0, 1 KO) szenvedélyes rajongótábora előtt is otthon, Belfastban fog harcolni. Minden idők egyik legnagyobb ír amatőr ökölvívója, Barnes csak a hatodik profi küzdelmében küzd a világbajnoki címért. Két bronzérmet nyert (2008 & 2012) három olimpiás útján, valamint az arany a 2019 Európa-bajnokság.
“Ez a küzdelem határozza meg bokszolós karrieremet,” Barnes azt állította. “Nagyszerű eredmények születtek amatőrként, beleértve az olimpiai bronzérmet is, de ez csak a harmadik hely a világon, ami nagyszerű. Hogy a súlya szerint a világ legjobbja legyek, a WBC világbajnoksága mindenképpen nyer. Amatőrként remekül teljesítettem, és az emberek emlékezni fognak rám arra, amit elértem, de egy profi világbajnoki címet nagyon szeretnék. Mindent cserélnék, amit amatőrként tettem, hogy megnyerjem ezt a küzdelmet.”
Két másik izgalmas küzdelem a “Frampton vs. Jackson” kártya, a korábban említett fő esemény és társszereplő mellett, kizárólag a Super Channel csatornán fog sugározni Kanadában.
Düh (26-0, 16 KO) mentálhigiénés kérdésekkel foglalkoztak a múltban 2 ½ év, miután sokkolta a bokszvilágot november 28, 2015, amikor legyőzte a leendő Famer CsarnokotWladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KO) útján egy 10 körös egyhangú határozattal (116-111, 115-112, 115-112).
A 6′ 9″ Fury vitathatatlan nehézsúlyú világbajnok lett, az IBF biztosítása, WBA, WBO, IBO és The Ring bajnokságok, csak egyetlen védekezés nélkül lehet levetkőzni és / vagy lemondani a címeiről. Fury tavaly júniusban tért vissza a ringbe Sefer Seferi ellen, aki négy forduló után képtelen volt folytatni.
Bolygó (35-4-1, 25 KO), egy olasz származású, aki Németországban él, kétszeres világbajnoki kihívó. A WBO korábbi bajnoka rákos túlélő.
Ír könnyűsúlyú Steve Collins, Jr. (12-1-1, 4 KO), a volt kétosztályú világbajnok, Steve Collins fia, Sr., Steve felé néz “A csendes ember” Kórterem (7-0, 3 KO), Belfast, regionális címharcban az adás megnyitása érdekében.
Nézni a Frampton vs.. Jackson élőben, valamint izgalmasabb boksz bejutni 2018, harcolni rajongók Kanadában felvehetik a kapcsolatot a helyi kábeltelevízió szolgáltató fizetnünk Super Channel és mindaz, amit kínál, beleértve a prémium sorozat, filmek és még sok más, olyan alacsony, mint $9.95 havonta.
A Super Channel az elmúlt két évben élőben közvetítette a nagyobb bokszeseményeket, mint például Brook vs.. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs..
Marriaga, Crawford vs. Indongo, Smith vs. Williams II, Frampton vs. Donaire, és Fury vs.. Sefari, az alakuló World Boxing Super Series mellett.
Ben McGivern vs.. Ben HoughCarl Thomas vs.. Kyle McNicholasKacper Dudzinski vs.. Michael KellyLevi Griffiths vs.. Scott McIntyreLiam Preece vs.. Steffan Hughes
A fényképek Thomas Jones jóvoltából
SzombatonLondoni otthonomtól nyugatra, Cardiff gyönyörű városába tettem meg az utat az Owen Watkins által népszerűsített rendezvényen a Wales Ice Arénában.
Az eseményt a várva várt összes walesi nehézsúlyú összecsapás vezette le Hari Miles és Dorian Darch között., a Boksz Világ Alapítvány számára (WBF) Nehézsúlyú Európa-bajnokság. A küzdelmet azonban el kellett halasztani, mivel Darch nem tudott részt venni a felfüggesztés miatt, amelyet néhány héttel azelőtt egy másik eseményen folytatott harc után kapott..
A visszaesés ellenére Owen Watkins úgy döntött, hogy a show-nak folytatódnia kell, és egyrészt örülök, hogy ezt a választást választotta, Mivel a tervezett aljzaton számos csúcskategóriás amatőr szerepelt, már alig várom, hogy megnézhessem szakmai debütálásukat.
Elsőként Carl Thomas és Kyle McNicholas voltak debütálva egy négyfordulós könnyűsúlyú versenyben.
Mindkét legény nagyon jól kezdte bemutatni saját ökölvívási képességeit.
A forduló előrehaladtával Thomas fokozta a nyomást, megtámogatta McNicholast a köteleken, és lövésekkel kezdte el hasogatni a Liverpudlian testét és fejét.
Ahogy a kör az utolsó percig haladt, Thomas repedésig ért a fején, ami McNicholast a lényegéig rázta, Thomas követte a test baljával, majdnem azonnal a test nagy baljával, amely McNicholast a vászonra küldte.
Meglepő módon McNicholas számba vette, biztosan keményen tenyésztik őket Merseyside-on, mivel ez egy gonosz test volt, amelyet közvetlenül az alsó borda alá lőttek, csak nem látja, hogy az emberek ilyen gyakran felkelnének.
Az újraindításkor Thomas egyenesen visszaindult a támadásba, először egy merev döfést lő ki, majd egy újabb szúrás marad a test felé és egy kettős jobb a fej felé.
Thomas továbbra is fenntartotta a nyomást, borsozzuk McNicholast gonosz test-fej kombinációval, majd egy újabb jó merev döféssel, hogy McNicholast egy semleges sarokba támasszuk, mielőtt szenzációs bal kampóval engednék hasogatni a testet, hogy küldöttMcNicholas másodszor le.
Roger Riley játékvezető kezdte a számlálást, és amikor éppen elérte a nyolc számlálási pontot, McNicholas sikertelenül próbálkozott és emelkedett, a játékvezetőnek nem marad más lehetősége, mint a harcot integetni, amikor a csengő az első kör végét jelzi.
Örömmel mondhatom, hogy McNicholas teljesen rendben volt, és nem sokkal később talpra állt.
Végső gondolataim erről a konkrét küzdelemről; lehet, hogy csak egy fordulóig tartott, de milyen repedés volt.
Következik Kacper Dudzinski profi bemutatkozása a belfasti Michael Kelly ellen egy négyfordulós szupersúlysúlyú versenyen.
Dudzinski már a kezdetektől komolyan erős ütése mögé került, és gyors kezekkel és merev kettős ütésekkel kezdte irányítani az eljárást..
Kelly nem bögre, Nem egy hosszú lövés, ugyanolyan hozzáértő, mint jönnek, de még neki is be kellett vallania, hogy védekező álláspontot képvisel, és türelmesen várnia kell minden lehetőséget, bármennyire is karcsú, ellenkezni, amelyek őszintén szólva kevesen voltak.
Dudzinski komolyan lenyűgözte Kellyt, és fantasztikus jövője van a sportban.
Lehet, hogy debütált, de teljesítménye alapjánszombatéjszaka, egy korábbi valódi címkihívóval szemben, Úgy gondolom, hogy egészen a csúcsig megy, és meg is érdemli, bárki, aki képes Kellyt a hátsó lábán tartani, ahogy Dudzinski gyakorlatilag a teljes négy forduló alatt, kétségtelenül valami különleges.
Félreértés ne essék Kelly rúgott néhány lövést, de Dudzinski szenzációsan gyors kézsebessége és remek védekezése a lehető legkevesebbet tartotta.
Szép kis érintés Kellytől az utolsó forduló végén, „mátrix stílusú” reakciómozgást követve, ez szinte megakadályozta, hogy megérintse a kesztyűt, viszont, nagy bosszúságára grófot kapott Chris Kelly játékvezetőtől, bár Kelly meg volt róla győződve, hogy valóban elkerülte a kesztyűt, hogy megérintse a vásznat, de ahelyett, hogy ott állt volna és tiltakozott volna, leesett, és folytatta az egész számolást, hogy megmutassa rosszallását, örömére a tömeg.
Négy remek forduló után nem volt meglepő, hogy Dudzinski kezét tartották fenn – a hivatalos eredmény azt mutatta, hogy Dudzinski a pro-győzelmét a-val szerezte 40-35 pont margin.
Következett Ben McGivern és Ben Hough egy négyfordulós Cruiserweight versenyen.
Micsoda küzdelem, McGivern főként az eljárás vezetője, kényszerítve Hough-t a hátsó lábához, valamint a köteleket az első szakasz jó darabjához. Lehet, hogy Hough az első jó részében védekezett, de amikor adódtak a lehetőségek, stílusosan vette őket.
Gyakorlatilag teljes fordulat volt a második fordulóban, Hough birkózó vezérléssel és McGivern hátulra helyezésével, és kötelek, hasonlóan ahhoz, ahogy a skót az első fordulót főnöknek tartotta.
A harmadik versszak sokkal szorosabb volt, annyira nehéz volt szétválasztanom őket, pont bölcsen.
A negyedik nagyjából a harmadik végével indult, mindkét főszereplő kalapáccsal és fogóval jár, de a forduló előrehaladtával McGivern annyira felgyorsította a tempót, hogy ne csak biztosítsa a fordulót, hanem a győzelem is.
Négy szenzációs összes akciókör után, ahogy fentebb adtam, McGivern jött el győztesen, Roger Riley játékvezető szerezte a kiváló versenyt 39-37 a skót javára.
A küzdelmet követően mindkét ökölvívó elfogadta a visszavágót, amelyről megbízhatóan értesültem, valószínűleg Liverpoolban kerül sorSzeptember 8.– tedd a naplóba a dátumot, ez egy olyan harc, amelyet senki nem hagyhat ki!
Az éjszaka utolsó előtti küzdelme látja Blackwoodot, Dél-Wales’ Liam Preece kontra nagyon, nagyon késői csere Pentrefoelas, Észak-Wales’ Steffan Hughes az összes walesi versenyen.
Milyen parafa volt ez a harc, minden akció-thriller volt a kezdetektől az utolsó harangig.
Figyelembe véve, hogy Preece jelentős súlyhátránnyal küzdött, tényleg azért ment, a harcot tapasztaltabbjaihoz viszi, és nehezebb, ellenfél.
Preece magabiztosan bokszolt nemcsak támadás közben, hanem akkor is, amikor védekezett a pontos pontos exoceták ellen, amelyeket Hughes indított.
Preece mindvégig lenyűgöző volt, és biztos vagyok benne, hogy ez senkit nem lepett meg a Wales Ice Arena-ban, amikor Chris Kelly játékvezető eredménymutatóját felolvasták 40-36 pont győzelem a dél-walesi Lad.
Az éjszaka utolsó profi küzdelme Port Talbot volt amatőr sztár, Levi Griffiths és Liverpool Scott McIntyre ellen vert.
Griffiths annyira sima, az előkelő fiatal jól kezdett, és szúrós lövéseket adott, ami arra kényszerítette McIntyre-t, hogy korán váltson a „B” tervre, hogy megpróbáljon bent maradni, hogy megakadályozza a walesi nagy lövéseket.
McIntyre B terve nem biztos, hogy szép volt, de fiú ó, fiú, nagyon hatékony volt.
A kezdeti ’nyitás után’ időszak, ami lehetővé tette a sikamló walesi ember számára, hogy jó szintű sikert érjen el, a harc zöme telefonfülkében történhetett.
McIntyre-nek nyilvánvalóan nem állt szándékában lehetőséget adni Griffiths-nek, hogy bármilyen nagy lövéssel rásimuljon, csak végig kötve tartotta, néha gonosz eszközökkel, olyannyira, hogy számos figyelmeztetés után, ha megtartják vagy nem törik meg, ha elmondják, Roger Riley játékvezető levont egy pontot, azonban még ez a pontlevonás sem akadályozta meg a liverpooli férfit a győzelem megszerzésében, a hivatalos pontszám 39-36.
Kell, hogy mondjam, miközben személyesen csalódott, hogy a Miles-Darch WBF európai bajnoki küzdelem nem zajlott, Owen Watkins promóter olyan kiváló osztályú támogatási kártyát állított össze, hogy én, valamint biztos vagyok benne, hogy mindenkinek, aki részt vett, a Pugilistic étvágya jól és valóban elégedett volt a felajánlott viteldíjjal, és várom a következő promócióját, amelyre a Neath-i Cwrt Herbert Szabadidő Központban kerül sor22szeptember.
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, mint tette világossá, amikor arról beszélt korábban.
“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 (Július 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 “A Beast” 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 Weaver, 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) esemény. 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
Jelentés: Gianluca Di Caro
Szombat este, 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, Azta, 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.
Több azonos a harmadik, 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.
Viszont, 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 másodperc.
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 másodperc az első fordulóban.
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.
