Lineal smagā svara čempiona dusmas izslēdz Frančesko Pianetu, lai ierindotos 2018 Izrāde ar WBC pasaules čempiona smagsvaru Deonteju Vailderu
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BELFAST (Augusts 18, 2018) - Bijušais divu divīziju pasaules čempions Karls Framptons nokautēja Lūku Džeksonu, lai sestdien Belfāsts Vindzoras parkā, Belfāstā, Vindzoras parkā saglabātu savu pagaidu titulu virslīgā svarā, kas tika straumēts tiešraidē SHOWTIME Sports sociālajās platformās.
SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL atklāšanas cīņā, čaulas smagā svara čempions Taisons Fjūrijs izslēdza Frančesko Pianetu rindās a 2018 kāršu atklāšana ar WBC pasaules čempionu smagsvariem Deontē Vailderu.
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Frampton (26-1, 15 Kos) pagriezās iespaidīgā sniegumā un guva savu pirmo nokautu kā pussvars "sapņu" mājās atgriešanās cīņā Ziemeļīrijas futbola mājās. Bijušais 126 un 122 mārciņu čempions tagad ir iecerējis atkal kļūt par čempionu vienā no boksa dziļākajām divīzijām.
Pēc dominējošām septiņām kārtām, Framptons ieguva nokautu, izmantojot ķermeņa šāvienu ar 30 sekundes atlikušas astotajā. Jackson (16-1, 7 Kos) pārdzīvoja astoto, bet bija acīmredzami ievainots. Džeksonam absorbējot turpinātu sodu devītajā, un uz leju liels uz rezultātu kartēm, Džeksona stūris iemeta dvieli 1:21.
“Tas bija nereāli,” Teica Framptons. “Atmosfēra bija īpaša, pūlis bija fantastisks, un viņi piepildīja manu sapni. Tas bija neticami no sākuma līdz beigām.”
Dusmas (27-0, 19 Kos) nodibināja savu žagaru pret Pianetu (35-5-1, 21 Kos) un parādīja kustību, rokas ātrums un pēdu darbs, ko galvenais čigānu karalis izmantoja, lai tronētu Wladimiru Kļičko 2015 kļūt par vienoto un lineāro smagsvaru čempionu.
"Es domāju, ka tas bija aprēķināts boksa sniegums, kā solīts,”Sacīja Fjūrijs, kurš cīnījās tikai otro reizi gandrīz trīs gadu laikā. "Mēs varējām nokļūt 10 labi ieskauj grūts vīrs. Es strādāju pie sava boksa, mēģinot paslīdēt un slīdēt, izmantojiet žokli un iegūstiet kārtas. Es biju ļoti apmierināta ar sniegumu.
"Nav noslēpums, ka man ir vajadzīgas kārtas. Man jāpierāda, ka varu iet 10 kārtās un tvertnē ir palicis daudz, un es to izdarīju šovakar. ”
Pēc cīņas, Vailders stājās ringā, lai paziņotu, ka abi neuzvarētie smagsvari ir piekrituši 2018 kāršu atklāšana par Vaildera WBC titulu. Pasākuma datums un vieta, ko ražos un izplatīs SHOWTIME PPV, tiks paziņoti tuvākajā laikā.
"Mēs esam gatavi tagad,”Vailers sacīja intervijā pēc cīņas. “Šī cīņa notiks. Tas ir ieslēgts. Šī cīņa ir oficiāla. To mēs gaidījām, labākais cīņas labāko.
"Ir viena lieta, ko Taisons Fūrijs nekad nav bijis. Viņš ir ieguvis daudz jostu, bet nekad nav bijis WBC jostas. Ja viņš kādreiz pat domā par to, ka ir šī josta, viņš labāk pamostas un atvainojas man, jo tas nekad nenotiks. Es nevaru gaidīt, kad cīnīšos ar tevi, jo es tevi izsitu. To es tev apsolu. Katrs vīrietis, kurš kādreiz ir kāpis ringā ar mani, Es tos esmu iznīcinājis postošā veidā. Jūs nekad neesat nokautēts, bet jūs sajutīsiet pieredzi, kā tas ir, ja jūs triecat bronzas bumbvedējs. "
6 pēdu 9 dusmas, kurš ringā nekad nezaudēja titulus, tagad saskarsies ar 6 pēdu-7 Vailderi, kuram ir 39 knockouts Savā 40 profesionālās cīņas.
“Mēs esam divi vīrieši, kas cīnīsies ar jebkuru cilvēku,- Fjūrijs sacīja. "Šis vīrietis ir mēģinājis izvest lielu cīņu ar otru čupu, Es domāju, ka mēs visi zinām, par ko es runāju. Viņi piezvanīja, ES atbildēju. Es teicu nosūtīt līgumu, viņi man atsūtīja līgumu. Es teicu jā. Un tagad viņš saņem iespēju cīnīties ar pasaules čempionu smagsvarā.
“Mans solījums ir tāds, ka, dodoties uz Lasvegasu, Es tevi izsitu. ”
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WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announcedsestdienthat 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. Dusmas, 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 ar 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 27profesionālās cīņas.
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BELFAST (Augusts 16, 2018) - Bijušais divu divīziju čempions Karls Framptons un neuzvarētais austrāliešu pretendents Lūks Džeksons ceturtdien Belfāstā stājās pretī pēdējai preses konferencē, kurā sestdien no Vindzoras parka atklāja savu pusspēļu kārtu.. Framptona pirmā WBO pagaidu jostas aizsardzība, kuru viņš ieguva aprīlī, tiešraidē tiks pārraidīta tikai uz ASV. auditoriju SHOWTIME Boksa Facebook lapu un SHOWTIME Sports YouTube kanāls sākas plkst 3:30 p.m. UN/12:30 p.m. PT. SHOWTIME ēterā demonstrēs encore prezentāciju vēlāk tajā pašā vakarā šovā SHOWTIME EXTREME® (10 p.m. ET / PT).
Gaidāms 25,000 fani Framptonas dzimtajā pilsētā būs liecinieki pirmajam boksa notikumam Ziemeļīrijas futbola mājās. Atklāšanas cīkstēšanās, bijušais IBF, FBA otrajā atgriešanās cīņā pēc divarpus gadu atlaišanas WBA un WBO pasaules čempions smagajā svarā Taisons Fjūrijs sacentīsies ar divkārtējo smagsvaru titula izaicinātāju Frančesko Pianetu..
SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL studijas atspoguļojums no Ņujorkas sākas plkst 3:30 p.m. UN / 12:30 p.m. PT ar vadītāja Braiena Kastera un Slavas zāles analītiķa Stīva Fārdija sniegumu pirms un pēc cīņas. Tiešraide no Belfāstas, ko nodrošinās BT Sport, sāksies ar Pianetas gredzena pastaigu neilgi pēc tam 3:30. Lielbritānija. sporta vadītājs John Rawling izsauks darbību ar Bariju Džonsu, sniedzot analīzi, un Ronalds Makintošs, veicot cīņas intervijas Fury-Pianeta.
Lūk, ko cīnītāji bija teikuši Vindzoras parkā, sestdienas cīņas vieta, ceturtdien:
Carl Frampton
“Tas ir sapnis. Drīz būs realitāte cīnīties Vindzoras parkā manas kaislīgās fanu bāzes priekšā. Tas ir īpašs ne tikai man, bet arī pilsētai. Visi par to runā, un pilsētā valda kņada.
"Esmu tam gatavs. Esmu redzējis dažas lietas, ko Lūks ir teicis, un es patiesi visu šo nometni neesmu viņu vērojis. Visu cieņu, tas ir vairāk nekā Lūks Džeksons. Tas ir par mani Vindzoras parkā, un es esmu ļoti smagi trenējies. Es esmu labāks nekā biju pret Nonito Donaire.
“Es zinu diezgan daudz par Lūku. WBO viņu ļoti augstu vērtē, Es domāju, ka viņš ir stabils profesionālis. Es vienkārši uzskatu, ka esmu citā līmenī. Nav svarīgi, ko kāds saka, viss, kas notiek naktī, ir vissvarīgākais. Tas viss ir par to, kam nakts beigās tiek pacelta roka, un es uzskatu, ka tas būšu es.
“Tā kā esmu apvienojusies ar Džeimiju un viņa komandu, Es jūtos kā cits cilvēks. Es vēlētos, lai es to būtu darījis pirms gadiem. Es tagad esmu tik laimīgs, un es izbaudu boksu, un esmu gatavs uzstāties ar lielu sniegumu.
“Cilvēki man jautā (Izzobot) Varingtons un (Oscar) Valdez, tāpēc es tos pieminu, un tās ir cīņas, kuras es vēlos, bet Lūks Džeksons ir vienīgais puisis, kurš man ir domājis visu šo treniņnometni. ”
Džeimijs Mūrs, Framptona treneris
“Karls Framptons ir pilnīgs profesionālis. Acīmredzot, mēs gribējām lielu apvienošanās cīņu, bet tas vienkārši nebija iespējams. Tas, ko jūs esat sapratis, ir tas, ka tas jau ilgu laiku bija Karla sapnis, un nav svarīgi, kurš atrodas pretējā stūrī. Es saprotu, kāpēc Lūka Džeksona nometne cer, ka mēs viņu ignorējam, jo tikai tā viņi var iegūt jebkādu pārliecību. Tā vienkārši nav. Statistika liecina, ka viņš ir 10 procentiem piemērotāks nekā viņš bija, kad viņš cīnījās (Nonito) Donērs.
“Karls ir labākajos gados. Bokss nav saistīts tikai ar jūsu tehniku vai fizisko sagatavotību, tas ir šo divu lietu un jūsu mentalitātes apvienojums. Viņš joprojām pilnveidojas, kas ir tikai biedējoša doma. ”
Lūks Džeksons
"Sākumā, Es domāju, ka Karls mani mazliet pameta, bet es domāju, ka viņš saprot, kas ir uz spēles, un, ja viņš zaudē man, viņa karjera ir diezgan daudz beigusies.
"Mēs esam trenējušies ārkārtīgi smagi un gudri šajā nometnē, un es esmu pavadījis daudz vairāk laika kopā ar Billiju Huseinu nekā parasti. Man ir jāizcīna perfekta cīņa, un es ticu, ka es to varu.
"Pasaules tituls man būtu reāls" Rocky "stāsts. Es esmu cēlies no nekā, un manā dzīvē ir daudz jātiek galā, lai nokļūtu šajā amatā. Es ļoti lepojos ar sevi, ka esmu šeit. Mans tēvs ir 67 gadus vecs, un viņš nekad nav pametis Austrālijas valsti, un tas, ka es dodu savam tēvam iemeslu lidot pusceļā, piepilda mani ar lepnumu.
"Nav pārsteigums, ka sestdien tā būs naidīga vide. Beigās dienas, Man tikko jātiek ar to galā. Esmu mēģinājis tam garīgi sagatavoties, un mums tikai jāgaida, lai redzētu, vai tas darbojas. Es esmu gatavs nosvērt un cīnīties. ”
Billijs Huseins, Džeksona treneris
“Mums ir bijusi patiešām laba treniņnometne. Karls ir lielisks cīnītājs, tāpēc ir gods būt šeit un apmācīt Luku tik masveida cīņai. Tas mums ir milzīgs, un mēs ļoti vēlamies uzvarēt šajā cīņā. Austrālijas bokss šobrīd ir augstā līmenī. Mēs ļoti vēlamies uzvarēt šajā cīņā līdzjutējiem, kuri ir atbalstījuši Luku, un ir lieliski redzēt, kā visa Austrālija aiz viņa stāv šajā cīņā.
“Visu dzīvi esmu boksējis. Esmu piedalījies vairāk nekā simts pasaules čempionu cīņās, man kā trenerim tas nav nekas jauns, tāpēc es varu vadīt Lūku šajā visā. Viņš ir galvenais profesionālis un dara visu pareizi. Viņa treniņnometne vairāk bija domāta gudrībai, un es uzskatu, ka Karls Framptons vēro skatu uz Luku un gaida Warrington cīņu. Tikai pirms divām nedēļām viņi būvēja (Sergey) Kovaļovs cīnīties (Dmitrijs) Bivols un viņš tika piekauti, un es ticu, ka mēs darīsim to pašu. ”
Frenks Vorens
“Lūks šeit nenāk tikai ekskursijas dēļ, viņš patiešām iecienījis šo darbu. Tā ir lieliska iespēja sarūgtināt Kārli un nostādīt sevi pozīcijā vēl lielākām cīņām. Bet Karls ir īsts profesionālis, un dienas beigās viņš zina, kas šeit ir uz spēles. Viņš vēlas sniegt paziņojumu un nostāties pozīcijā iespējamai apvienošanās cīņai. Nav noslēpums, ka šeit ierodas Džošs Vāringtons - šīs cīņas uzvarētājam var notikt lielas lietas. ”
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BELFAST (Augusts 15, 2018) - Bijušais divu divīziju čempions Karls Framptons un smagās svara smagsvara čempions Taisons Fjūrijs publiski un plašsaziņas līdzekļu priekšā pēdējo reizi strādāja pirms attiecīgajiem šīs sestdienas mačiem., Augusts 18 dzīvo no Belfāstas, Ziemeļīrija SHOWTIME Boksa Facebook lapu un SHOWTIME Sports YouTube kanāls. Framptona pretinieks par WBO pagaidu svara svara titulu, nepārspēts Austrālijas pretendents Lūks Džeksons, un Frančesko Pianeta, Fjūrija sāncensis savā otrajā atgriešanās cīņā, strādāja arī trešdien tirdzniecības centrā Castle Court Belfāstā.
SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL studijas atspoguļojums no Ņujorkas sākas plkst 3:30 p.m. UN / 12:30 p.m. PT ar vadītāja Braiena Kastera un Slavas zāles analītiķa Stīva Fārdija sniegumu pirms un pēc cīņas. Tiešraide no Vindzoras parka Belfāstā, ko nodrošinās BT Sport, sāksies ar Pianetas gredzena pastaigu neilgi pēc tam 3:30 p.m. UN. Lielbritānija. sporta vadītājs John Rawling izsauks darbību ar Bariju Džonsu, sniedzot analīzi, un Ronalds Makintošs, veicot cīņas intervijas Fury-Pianeta. SHOWTIME ēterā demonstrēs encore prezentāciju vēlāk tajā pašā vakarā šovā SHOWTIME EXTREME® (10 p.m. ET / PT).
Sestdien, aptuveni 30,000 Paredzams, ka fani redzēs pirmo boksa notikumu Vindzoras parkā, āra stadions un Ziemeļīrijas futbola mājvieta.
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), pilnībā piederošs meitasuzņēmums CBS Corporation, pieder un darbojas premium televīzijas tīklus Showtime®, MOVIE CHANNEL™ un Flix®, kā arī piedāvā Showtime On Demand®, MOVIE CHANNEL™ Pēc pieprasījuma, un Flix On Demand®, un ekspertu tīkla autentifikācijas pakalpojumu Showtime Anytime®. Showtime Digital Inc., pilnībā piederošs meitasuzņēmums sni, darbojas stand-alone straumēšanas pakalpojumu Showtime®. SHOWTIME abonentiem pašlaik ir pieejams, izmantojot kabeli, DBS un telekomu sniedzēji, un kā atsevišķu straumēšanas pakalpojumu, izmantojot Amazon, Apple®, Google, LG viedie televizori, Oculus Go, Gads®, Samsung un Xbox One. Patērētāji var arī abonēt SHOWTIME, izmantojot Amazon Prime video kanālus, DirecTV Tagad, FuboTV, Hulu, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation™ Skats, un YouTube TV. SNI pārvalda arī Smitsona Networks™, kopuzņēmums starp sni un Smitsona institūta, kas piedāvā Smithsonian Channel™, un piedāvā Smithsonian Zemi™ caur SN Digital LLC. SNI pārdod un izplata sporta un izklaides notikumi izstādē abonentiem pamatojoties caur Showtime PPV pay-per-view. Lai iegūtu vairāk informācijas, doties uz www.SHO.com.
Edmonton, Kanāda (Augusts 13, 2018) – Viena no gada labākajām pro boksa kartēm no augšas uz leju tiks rādīta sestdienas pēcpusdienā, Augusts 18, Kanādā tikai Super Channel kanālā, tiešraidē no Vindzoras parka Belfāstā, Northern Ireland, Lielbritānija.
Trīs laika, divu divīziju pasaules čempions Karls “Jackal” Framptons pārņem Luku “Darbība” Džeksons 12 posmu galvenajā turnīrā Pasaules Boksa organizācijā (WBO) Pasaules čempionāts spalvu svarā 12 apļu pamatturnīrā. Trīskārtējs Īrijas olimpietis Padijs “Līgava” Bārnss izaicina Pasaules Boksa padomi (WBC) pasaules svara čempions lidojumā Kristofers “Pātaga” Rosales 12 raundu līdzjutēju pasākumā. Īpašā smagā svara atrakcijā, nepārspēts bijušais vienotais pasaules čempions smagajā svarā Taisons “Čigānu karalis” Fjūrijs turpina atgriešanos 10 raundu mačā pret veterānu Fransisko Pianetu.
Frampton vs. Jackson, iepazīstināja Frank Warren's Queensbury Promotions, pārraidīs visā Kanādā tikai ar Super Channel kanālu, sākot 2:45 p.m. UN / 11:45 a.m. PT.
“Kanādas boksa fani šo sestdien vēlēsies pieskaņoties Super Channel kanālam, kad mēs viņiem parādīsim vēl vienu neticamu galveno boksa vitrīnu,” teica Trojs Vasils, Super Channel programmēšanas direktors. “Ar Framptonu vs. Džeksons kā galvenais notikums un Rosalesa vs.. Bārnss kā līdzīpašība, nemaz nerunājot par ļoti gaidīto Taisona Fjūrija atgriešanos, viss atrodas leģendārajā Vindzoras parkā, tas ir augsta kalibra, pilnībā sakrauta karte, kuru neviens boksa fans nevēlas palaist garām.”
Frampton (25-1, 14 Kos), kaujas mājās Belfāstā, ir bijusī Pasaules boksa asociācija (WBA) virssvara un superbantam svara čempions, kā arī starptautiskā (IBF) superbantam svars pasaules titula īpašnieks, kurš ir 5-1 pasaules nosaukumā cīņas, 7-1 pret esošajiem vai bijušajiem pasaules čempioniem. "Frampton" ir pieveikusi pasaules čempionu Stīvu Molitoru – dzimtā kanādiete – Kiko Martinez (divreiz), Hugo Fidel Cazares, Scott QUIGG, Leo Santa Cruz un Nonito Donaire.
“Ja viņš veic savu labāko, un es - pēc iespējas labāk,” Framptons teica par Džeksonu, “Es viņu izsitu, tik vienkārši. Man pienākas nokauts. Jau sen neesmu nevienu izsitis. Viņš redz, ka ir pilnīgs neveiksminieks un uz viņu nav spiediena. Cilvēki viņu noraksta. Tas var palīdzēt cīnītājiem. Kad uz viņu pleciem nav cerību, viņi var iet un uzstāties no savas ādas.
“Es noteikti neuztveru Luku Džeksonu ne mazākajā mērā. Es to jau esmu darījis pret Alehandro Gonsalesu, un pirmajā kārtā divas reizes nokļuvu aizmugurē. Esmu mācījies no šīs cīņas. Es esmu labākā cīnītāja, un jūtos piemērota un asa. Es uzskatu, ka esmu viens no vislabāk atbalstītajiem cīnītājiem uz planētas, un tas ir atkarīgs no kaislīgajiem Ziemeļīrijas sporta faniem.
“Es gribu atkal būt pasaules čempions. Ja es zaudēšu šo cīņu, mana karjera ir beigusies, tā ir patiesība, bet es nedomāju to pazaudēt. Uzvara pār Džeksonu izveido potenciāli asu izspēli ar citu cīnītāju, kuram ir milzīga fanu bāze, Džošs Varingtons, jaunais IBF čempions svarā no Līdsas. Lūpas jau laiza, gaidot to vienu.”
SKATIES BONUS FRAMPTON CĪŅU, PIEEJAMA PIEKTDIENA, Augusts 17 PAR SUPERkanālu pēc pieprasījuma, GATAVOTIES LIELAI CĪŅAI
Valdošais WBO Austrumu čempions spalvu svarā, Jackson (16-0, 7 Kos) pārstāvēja savu dzimto Austrāliju Austrālijā 2012 Olimpiskās spēles. Satraukumā noskaņotais Džeksons uzskata, ka Framptons ir pabeigts.
“Visā dēlī,” atklātais austrālietis runāja par Framptonu, “bet es nedomāju, ka viņš ir tik labs kā kādreiz. Pirmajā cīņā pret Leo Santa Cruz viņš boksējās no savas ādas un bija pelnījis uzvaru, bet kopš tā laika viņš nav izskatījies tāds pats. Kārlis ir ļoti labs cīnītājs, kurš dara visu labu, bet es nedomāju, ka viņš dara kaut ko lielisku. Es cienu viņu kā cīnītājs, Es viņu cienu kā vīrieti, bet es nāku viņu sist, nenākt draudzēties.
“Es nezinu, vai viņš vēlas, lai es viņu saucu par Slavas zāles cīnītāju vai par lielāko, bet es nedomāju, ka viņš ir. Viņš ir ļoti pieveicams, un es domāju, ka varu viņu pārspēt, tik vienkārši.”
Rosales (27-3, 18 Kos), kaujas no Nikaragvas, pirmo reizi aizstāvēs pasaules čempionu titulu, ko viņš ieguva pagājušā gada aprīlī Japānā, kad viņš apturēja Daigo Higu devītajā raundā. Rosalesa ir Romana Gonsalesa māsīca, bijušais mārciņas-4 mārciņu boksa karalis.
Valdošais WBO starpkontinentālā čempions mušiņās, Barnes (5-0, 1 KO) cīnīsies arī mājās Belfāstā savas kaislīgās fanu bāzes priekšā. Viens no visu laiku izcilākajiem īru bokseriem, Bārnss tikai sestajā profesionālajā cīņā cīnīsies par pasaules čempiona titulu. Viņš ieguva divas bronzas medaļas (2008 & 2012) trijos braucienos uz olimpiskajām spēlēm, kā arī zeltu 2019 Eiropas čempionāts.
“Šī ir cīņa, kas nosaka manu boksera karjeru,” Bārnss apgalvoja. “Bija lieliski sasniegumi kā amatieriem, ieskaitot olimpiskās bronzas medaļas, bet tā ir tikai trešā vieta pasaulē, kas ir liels. Būt labākajam pasaulē ar savu svaru, WBC pasaules čempionāts noteikti ir tas, kurš uzvar. Kā amatieris man veicās lieliski, un cilvēki mani atcerēsies par sasniegto, bet pasaules profesionālais tituls ir tas, ko es patiešām vēlos. Es mainītu visu, ko darīju kā amatieris, lai uzvarētu šajā cīņā.”
Divas citas aizraujošas cīņas “Frampton vs. Jackson” karte, papildus iepriekš minētajam galvenajam notikumam un kopīgajai funkcijai, Kanādā tiks rādīta tikai Super Channel kanālā.
Dusmas (26-0, 16 Kos) pagātnē bija palicis bez garīgās veselības problēmām 2 ½ gadus, pēc šokējošās boksa pasaules novembrī 28, 2015, kad viņš uzvarēja topošo Slavas zāliVladimiru Kļičko (64-3, 53 Kos) Izdarot 10 kārtas vienprātīgu lēmumu (116-111, 115-112, 115-112).
6′ 9″ Fjūrijs kļuva par neapstrīdamu pasaules čempionu smagajā svarā, nodrošinot IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO un The Ring čempionāti, tikai tikt atkailinātam un/vai atteikties no titula jostām bez vienas aizsardzības. Fjūrijs ringā atgriezās pagājušā gada jūnijā pret Seferu Seferi, kurš nespēja turpināt pēc četrām kārtām.
Planēta (35-4-1, 25 Kos), Itālijas dzimtene, kas dzīvo Vācijā, ir divkārtējs pasaules čempiona titula izaicinātājs. Bijušais WBO Eiropas čempions ir izdzīvojis no vēža.
Īru pussmagsvars Stīvs Kolinss, Jr. (12-1-1, 4 Kos), bijušā divu divīziju pasaules čempiona Stīva Kolinsa dēls, Sr., saskaras ar Stīvu “Klusais cilvēks” Aizbilstamais (7-0, 3 Kos), no Belfāstas, reģionālajā cīņā par titulu, lai atvērtu pārraidi.
Lai noskatītos Frampton vs. Džeksons tiešraidē, kā arī aizraujošāks bokss 2018, cīņa fani Kanādā var sazināties ar savu vietējo kabeļtelevīzijas pakalpojumu sniedzējs, lai abonētu Super kanālu un visu, ko tā piedāvā, ieskaitot premium sērija, filmas un vēl daudz vairāk, tik zema kā $9.95 mēnesī.
Super Channel pārraidīja lielus boksa notikumus tiešraidē pēdējos divus gadus, piemēram, Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.
Marriaga, Crawford vs. Indongo, Smith vs. Williams II, Frampton vs. Donērs, un Fury vs. Sefari, papildus atklāšanas Pasaules boksa supersērijai.
Ben McGivern vs. Ben HoughCarl Thomas vs. Kyle McNicholasKacper Dudzinski vs. Michael KellyLevi Griffiths vs. Scott McIntyreLiam Preece vs. Steffan Hughes
Photographs courtesy of Thomas Jones
SestdienI made the trip west from my London home to the beautiful city of Cardiff for the Owen Watkins promoted event at the Ice Arena Wales.
The event was due to be headlined by the much anticipated all Welsh Heavyweight title clash between Hari Miles and Dorian Darch, for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) European Heavyweight Championship. However the fight had to be postponed as Darch was unable to take part due to a suspension he received following a fight on a different event a few weeks prior.
Despite this setback Owen Watkins had decided that the show must go on and I for one am pleased he made that choice, as the planned undercard featured a number of top class amateurs I have been looking forward to watching making their professional debuts.
First up was debuting Carl Thomas versus Kyle McNicholas in a four round Light Heavyweight Contest.
Both lads started really well exhibiting their respective boxing skills.
As the round progressed Thomas stepped up the pressure, backing McNicholas onto the ropes and began letting rip with shots to the body and head of the Liverpudlian.
As the round progressed into the final minute Thomas landed a cracking right to the head that shook McNicholas to the core, Thomas followed up with a left to the body followed almost immediately with a big left to the body that sent McNicholas to the canvas.
Surprisingly McNicholas made the count, they sure breed them tough on Merseyside, as that was a vicious body shot just below the lower rib, you just don’t see people get up after those that often.
On the restart Thomas went straight back on the attack, firstly firing off a stiff jab followed by another stinging left to the body and a double right to the head.
Thomas kept up the pressure, peppering McNicholas with a wicked body-head combination followed by another good stiff jab to back McNicholas into a neutral corner before letting rip with a sensational left hook to the body, that sentMcNicholas down for a second time.
Referee Roger Riley began the count and as it just reached the eight count point McNicholas began to try and rise without success, leaving the referee no option but to wave the fight off just as the bell tolled to signal the end of the first round.
I’m pleased to say that McNicholas was perfectly OK and did get to his feet shortly after.
My final thoughts on this particular fight are; it may have only lasted one round but what a cracking round it was.
Next up see Kacper Dudzinski making his pro debut against Belfast’s Michael Kelly in a four round Super Welterweight contest.
Right from the off Dudzinski got behind his seriously strong jab and began controlling the proceedings with fast hands and stiff double jabs.
Kelly is no mug, ne ar garu shot, he’s as savvy as they come, but even he had to concede to taking a defensive stance and patiently wait for any opportunity, no matter how slender, to counter, which to be honest were few and far between.
Dudzinski seriously impressed against Kelly and has a fantastic future in the sport.
It may have been his debut, but based on his performancesestdiennakts, against a former genuine title challenger, I reckon he’ll go all the way to the top and deserves it too, anyone who can keep Kelly on the back foot the way Dudzinski did for virtually the full four rounds is without doubt something special.
Don’t get me wrong Kelly landed some cracking shots but Dudzinski’s sensationally fast hand speed and superb defence kept those opportunities to the bare minimum.
Nice little touch from Kelly late in the final round, following a ‘matrix style’ reaction move, that almost prevented him touching a glove down, tomēr, much to his annoyance he received a count from referee Chris Kelly, although Kelly was convinced he’d actually had avoided his glove touching the canvas, but instead of standing there and protesting he dropped down and proceeded to do push ups throughout the count to show his disapproval, daudz prieks par pūļa.
After four brilliant rounds it came as no surprise that it was Dudzinski whose hand was held aloft – the official result showed Dudzinski scoring his maiden pro victory by a 40-35 punkti rezerve.
Next up was Ben McGivern versus Ben Hough in a four round Cruiserweight contest.
Kas cīņa, McGivern mainly bossing the proceedings, forcing Hough on to the back foot as well as the ropes for a good chunk of the first stanza. Hough may have been on the defensive for a good part of the first but when the opportunities arose he took them in style.
It was virtually a complete turnaround in Round Two, with Hough wrestling control and putting McGivern on the back foot, and ropes, similar to the way the Scot had bossed the first round.
The third stanza was a much closer fought affair, so much so I found it hard to split them, points wise.
The fourth started out more or less as the third ended, with both protagonists going for it hammer and tongs, but as the Round progressed McGivern stepped up the pace enough to not only secure the round, but also the victory.
After four sensational all action rounds, as I gave away above, it was McGivern that came away victorious, referee Roger Riley scoring the excellent contest 39-37 in favour of the Scotsman.
Following the fight both boxers agreed to a rematch, which I have been reliably informed is likely to take place in Liverpool on8. septembris– put the date in your diary this is a fight no one should miss!
The penultimate fight of the night see Blackwood, South Wales’ Liam Preece versus very, very late replacement Pentrefoelas, North Wales’ Steffan Hughes in an all Welsh contest.
What a corker this fight was, it was an all action thriller from start right through to the final bell.
Considering Preece had a considerable weight disadvantage to deal with, he really went for it, taking the fight to his more experienced, and heavier, pretinieks.
Preece boxed confidently not only when on the attack but also when defending against the pinpoint accurate exocets launched by Hughes.
Preece was impressive throughout, and I’m sure it didn’t surprise anyone in the Ice Arena Wales when referee Chris Kelly’s scorecard was read out as a 40-36 points victory for the South Wales Lad.
The final pro fight of the night pitted highly rated former amateur star Port Talbot’s Levi Griffiths versus Liverpool’s Scott McIntyre.
Griffiths is so slick, the classy youngster began well and landed some stinging shots, which forced McIntyre to switch to ‘plan B’ early on in an attempt to keep on the inside to prevent the Welshman from getting his big shots off.
McIntyre’s plan B may not have been pretty, but boy oh boy it was highly effective.
After the initial ‘open’ periods, which allowed the slick Welshman to achieve a good level of success, the majority of the fight could have taken place in a phone box.
McIntyre clearly had no intention of giving Griffiths any opportunity to let rip with any big shots, he just kept him tied up throughout, sometimes by foul means, so much so that after numerous warnings for holding or not breaking when told, referee Roger Riley deducted a point, however even that point deduction wasn’t going to prevent the Liverpool man from securing the victory, the official score being 39-36.
Jāsaka, whilst personally disappointed that the Miles-Darch WBF European title fight didn’t take place, promoter Owen Watkins had put together such a top class support card that I, as well as am sure everyone else in attendance had their Pugilistic Appetite well and truly sated by the fare on offer and look forward to his next promotion, which will take place at the Cwrt Herbert Leisure Centre in Neath on the22nd September.
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, kā viņš skaidri, kad viņš runāja agrāk.
“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 (Jūlijs 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 “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) notikums. 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
Ziņojums: Gianluca Di Caro
Sestdienas vakarā, whilst most British boxing fans were either at the Manchester Arena or watching BT Sport as Tyson Fury made his long awaited return to the ring, a large number of local boxing fans still made the pilgrimage to the Jubilee Sports Bank in Liverpool for local promoter Kyle Gallagher’s latest offering.
Over the past few years Gallagher has built himself a very good reputation for putting on quality shows, one where the local fans know they are in for a great night out and watching well matched all action fights featuring local prospects and on Saturday normal service resumed.
Headlining the show was local unbeaten prospect Martin Freeman, against seriously tough opposition in Latvia’s Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs.
On his last appearance, on a Gallagher promoted show back in March, Ovsjannikovs secured victory over Freeman’s gym mate Mitchell Walsh, via a second round TKO, which added an extra bit of spice to this particular bout.
The opening round see Freeman on the front foot, Ovsjannikovs seemingly content to counter for the majority of the round, with the occasional attacking foray whenever the opportunity arose.
Initially it was more of the same in round two, however as the round progressed Ovsjannikovs began to get a bit busier, actively taking the fight to the Liverpudlian, but all said and done it was still Freeman’s round.
Freeman’s movement in the third was poor, he was limping at times, and Ovsjannikovs clearly noticed this and started to be more assertive in his approach, so much so that often he would corral Freeman in a corner before letting rip with a flurry of shots.
Freeman’s corner were screaming at their charge to get out of the corner, can’t blame them as it was this tactic by Ovsjannikovs that led to their man Walsh being stopped by the Latvian back in March.
Freeman made it through the round, but now was just the one round up as the third was clearly Ovsjannikovs’.
Freeman’s corner worked frantically on his leg during the break, but when the opening bell for the round rang it was clear to all that the injury was really troubling the Liverpudlian.
The fourth mirrored the third, Ovsjannikovs controlling the proceedings, but Freeman dug in deep and survived the round. Again in the break Freeman’s team worked hard on their charge.
With the scores equal going into the fifth Ovsjannikovs went on the offensive once more, however Freeman, whilst still limping, didn’t just settle for countering, oh no, he decided if it was do or die and started to plant his feet once more and let rip with big shots, so much so that Ovsjannikovs reverted to a defensive approach and countering at times, much to the relief of Freeman’s corner I would think.
The sixth and final round was a stormer, again Ovsjannikovs went hard on the attack in an attempt to back Freeman into a corner, however the Liverpudlian wasn’t having any of it and some excellent toe to toe slugging ensued, it was a thrilling final round, control switching back and forth throughout until the final bell.
After six hard fought rounds Referee Chris Kelly’s scorecard read 58-56 in favour of Martin Freeman.
The penultimate bout of the night sees Widnes, Cheshire’s Jamie Oldfield, in action against Belfast’s Marty Kayes, in a four round Welterweight contest.
Oldfield came into the fight off a first round stoppage win over Edgars Sazanovics on his pro debut back in March, whilst Kayes, a well- known and always busy opponent, came into the fight off the back of two excellent points victories in April, his first wins since July 2016, some sixteen fights previously.
Right from the off it was Oldfield that took the fight to Kayes, the Irishman though stood his ground and countered effectively and so began a fantastic all action round.
It was a great round, you just couldn’t take your eyes off the fight for a second as these two warriors went to war, both digging deep into their arsenals of shots, each time one of them seemed to be taking control, the other would counter with equal force to wrestle control.
Great round just couldn’t split them, definitely a drawn round in my eyes.
More of the same in the second and third, although in both Oldfield seemed to just about secure the rounds due to more effective attacks. I must just mention a couple of exchanges, where Oldfield and Kayes went toe to toe exchanging double handed combinations, both guys letting rip with 10-12 punch combinations at the same time, wow, really enjoyed those.
The fourth and Final round was more or less a mirror image of the first, again I couldn’t split them, score-wise, and was mightily chuffed that I had scored it the same as the Referee Chris Kelly – 40-38 in favour of Jamie Oldfield
Another local debuting fighter, David Tayor, was next up, against Latvia’s Vladimirs Slikovs in a four round Super Middleweight contest.
Both protagonists came out hard and fast, both battling hard for centre ground, what’s more it was clear that neither had any intention of backing down for a second.
Throughout the first round it was hard to split the two, each time either let rip with a shot the other countered in similar fashion, no surprise that even Referee Chris Kelly couldn’t split them on his scorecard.
Round two was once again an all action round, Slikovs maybe being more on the front foot, however even though Taylor was having to defend more often, it was he that landed the most shots, more importantly the most telling shots.
Vairāk par to pašu trešais, 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.
Tomēr, 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 sekundes.
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 sekundes pirmajā kārtā.
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.
