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Legendary Referee Mickey Vann To Officiate MBC’s Inaugural Scottish Event This Saturday
Legendary globe trotting Championship referee Mickey Vann will be making one of his shortest international journeys in a long while, this coming weekend, when he officiates the first Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) sanctioned event in Scotland, the Stewart Allan promoted event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw on Saturday 25th Aprilis 2015.
Vann, who has been the MBC’s chief referee since 2013, has been officiating for close to forty years, the first bout he refereed was Eddie Smith versus Joe Jackson at the Anglo American Sporting Club in Manchester on the 11thOctober 1976.
It would be some seven years later before Vann refereed his first domestic Championship bout, the BBBofC Central Area Featherweight Title fight between Steve Pollard and Steve Farnsworth at the Tiffany’s Nightclub in Hull on the 29th March 1983.
Three years later Vann refereed his first International Championship contest, the Commonwealth Lightweight Title fight between Zimbabwe’s Langton Tinago and Australia’s Graeme Brooke at the Granada Studios in Manchester on 23rd August 1986.
With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th June 1990 Vann refereed his first World Championship bout, the WBC World Minimumweight title fight between Japan’s Hideyuki Ohashi and Thailand’s Napa Kiatwanchai in Tokyo, Japan.
To date Vann has refereed one hundred and forty three International, Inter-Continental and World title contests for the World Sanctioning Organisations, such as WBC, WBO, IBF, WBU etc as well as an even higher number of European, Publicae, British and Irish domestic title fights during his eight hundred and eighty two bout career to date.
The most recent of these bouts being the WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title fight between Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and Russian Andry Knyazev, which took place in Kiev just last weekend.
In addition Vann has also judged one hundred and seventy three Championship contests since 1978, taking his officiating career total to an incredible one thousand and fifty five contests, sorry make that one thousand and fifty six contests if we include the upcoming event this weekend.
Shortly after returning from Kiev, the effervescent Vann spoke briefly about his career and the upcoming event he is to officiate in Scotland on Saturday.
“What can I say I didn’t realise I’d refereed that many fights,
My most memorable fight would naturally be Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park, that was history.
But have refereed so many memorable fights, where do I start, Shea Neary and Mickey Ward, now that was a great fight.
There’s some from years ago I can remember, like Jean-Marc Renard against Farid Benredjeb, oh what a war that was, they both ended up in hospital.
Another memorable fight was Cassius Boloyi against Phillip Ndou, It was a war, absoluta bellum
They were two South Africans but from different tribes, they wanted me to referee it, not a South African, which was very much appreciated.
I remember refereeing the WBC mandatory Lightweight title fight, between Leavander Johnson and Miguel Angel Gonzalez, in a bullring, which was an experience.
I refereed in America Jorge Paez and Angel Manfredy, that was a terrific fight, in fact refereed three or four times in America.
I think if you count them all I think I refereed in thirty nine different countries, I left school at seven and went back at thirteen and left again at fourteen and I didn’t know at that time that there were that many countries in the world. Ego non, honeste.
I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Argentina, Japan, all over, I just got back from Kiev.
People come up for photographs, even in Kiev, with Mickey the dancer and then they pretend they are you moving about, it’s lovely.
I pick out nothing really, I just pick out what has been the big fights that I’ve enjoyed.
I qualified as a star grade referee in 1978 and I’m still going, I’d done hundreds of fights by then, it’s not a job really, it’s just enjoyment as such.
I wasn’t a very good pro fighter, I was a pretty good amateur, I had sixty six fights as an amateur and lost nineteen, but you used to have three fights a day in the Championships, you fought in the morning, won that you fought in the afternoon and if you won that you fought at night to get through to the next round, in the Army Championships and the boys clubs sort of thing, that’s what we all did.
As a pro I have fourteen fights but I lost nine, but I enjoyed it, I’m glad I turned pro and I’m glad I fought, I’m glad I fought amateur and pro and I missed it when I retired and I wanted to do something and my manager suggested I referee, I wanted to coach but Tommy Miller, my manager said to me ‘Jesus Mick what could you teach anyone’, so he said to me you want to be a referee, so I put in for it and it took me two years and I qualified.
I’ve enjoyed every minute of it and some times have been better than others, in fact they used to hate me in Scotland, they thought I hated the Scots. I heard this on the radio many times.
Alex Morrison will tell you, he thought I was hater of Scotsmen, Non essem, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that hoc Saturday it’s the Scottish promoter and the Scottish boxers that asked for me for this show.
I’ve always had great fun there and my all time favourite fighter is a Scotsman, Ken Buchanan, so it’s really nice that they want me to be there for the first MBC sanctioned event there, I can’t wait.”
Mickey Vann will be the referee for both the Sandy Robb versus Mathew Ellis and Scott Allan versus Isaac Quaye that co-headline the Stewart Allan (Promotions aemuli) eventus Rivals Gym in Wishaw, On Saturday Scotland 25th Aprilis 2015.
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International knockout artists Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov clash on June 26 in headlining bout of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov”
Securus Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real atque @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Ill. (Aprilis 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) et priore Bellator MMA Pullover Mundus Champion Alexander “Draco” Volkov (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.
The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, May.
The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naturalis” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.
Nocturnae main card iactare liberum in quo uiuit et dens 9 p.m. ATQUE/ 8 p.m. CT, dum in praevia temporis daret precibus Spike.com.
Additional erit nuntiatum in brevi temporis daret.
Nullam enim “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” quod satus procul iustus $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, at sunt available Ticketmaster.com.
Kongo, a IV-VI-pes homo Gallus, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Nunc solum spectet, et ædificavit Kongo MMA 4-2 sub vexillo MMA record Bellator. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”
The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. In his 24 career victorias, Volkov has scored 17 a knockout.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, June 26, Kanas stella Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lightweight proelium Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight proelium Feature: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Securus Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real atque @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Ill. (Aprilis 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) et priore Bellator MMA Pullover Mundus Champion Alexander “Draco” Volkov (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.
The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, May.
The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naturalis” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.
Nocturnae main card iactare liberum in quo uiuit et dens 9 p.m. ATQUE/ 8 p.m. CT, dum in praevia temporis daret precibus Spike.com.
Additional erit nuntiatum in brevi temporis daret.
Nullam enim “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” quod satus procul iustus $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, at sunt available Ticketmaster.com.
Kongo, a IV-VI-pes homo Gallus, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Nunc solum spectet, et ædificavit Kongo MMA 4-2 sub vexillo MMA record Bellator. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”
The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. In his 24 career victorias, Volkov has scored 17 a knockout.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, June 26, Kanas stella Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lightweight proelium Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight proelium Feature: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
BOXING HALL OF FAMER JOE CALZAGHE TO SERVE AS GUEST ANALYST FOR PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON SPIKE TV FIGHT CARD AT UIC PAVILION TAKING PLACE FRIDAY, APRILIS 24 IN CHICAGO
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John Thompson reflects on Boxcino semifinal win and looks forward towards the final on May 22
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS LEADS TO LONG-AWAITED REMATCH
Lewiston, Maine (Aprilis 21, 2015) - Pugnat New England (NEF), Americae scriptor numerus-unus Regionis promotionem certamen, mixta-militaris-artes tenebit its eighteenth (MMA) event, “XVIII NEF: Made in America,” on Saturday, June 13, 2015 Androscoggin Bank in ad Colisee Lewiston, Maine. Superius hodie, the promotion announced that NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Champion Bruce “Pulchellus Boy” Boyington (10-8) Occurram John “Prima classis” Ray (2-7) on the card in a non-title bout at a weight of 150-pounds.
Boyington and Raio first met in February 2014 at “XII NEF” in Lewiston. Boyington dominated the early moments with his striking. Coming towards the end of the first round, Raio would take Boyington’s back and apply a rear-naked choke on the mat. The future lightweight champion waved his hand in the air, a signal which referee Jimmy Bickford took to indicate Boyington’s submission. Bickford stopped the bout and awarded the fight to Raio, drawing an immediate protest from Boyington who stated he was waving to his fans in the crowd as a sign that he was not in danger.
In the days that followed, a heated debate would rage on social media over the controversial finish to the fight. Both fighters, boasting arguably the two largest fan bases in all of New England, were at the center of an epic war of words between their respective supporters. It seemed as though everyone had an opinion, and the entire state of Maine was split.
“Things were crazy that week after the bout,” recalled NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Our Facebook page was flooded with comments and private messages. Everybody and their mother was weighing in. It’s probably the most controversial moment in NEF history. Fans have been asking us for over a year when the rematch would happen. The time has finally come, June 13 in Lewiston!”
Boyington would go on to have a highly successful finish to 2014, winning not one but two regional MMA titles, including the NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Championship. He would also win his professional boxing debut at NEF’s inaugural boxing event in October 2014. Boyington has, in eo,, won four of his last five since the Raio loss.
“This fight is solely about redemption and giving the fans what they have been wanting to see,” stated Boyington when reached for comment. “Sometimes you have to step outside of what is best for you in this sport and entertain and that’s what I’m doing. I like a challenge—the biggest challenge—and that time will come, but for now, its about showing people what was about to happen last time and I can still show I’m three-levels above him by making the statement I’m about to embark on. I’m done with mishaps in that cage. I’m seizing every opportunity and will not let something slip again. Mark my words, its about to get real in my fight.”
Raio is coming off two losses in a row to his archrival, Suspendisse Shorey (2-1), including one defeat earlier this month at “NEF XVII.” In need of a win, the founder of First Class MMA may now be more determined than ever to return to the NEF cage.
“I know this is a fight that I want, Bruce wants, and a lot of MMA fans have asked for,” stated Raio when reached for comment. “I look forward to fighting Bruce. Hopefully when the fight is over, there will be no controversy.”
Nunc de altera eventum NEF MMA, “XVIII NEF: Made in America” will originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine on June 13, 2015. Nullam enim “XVIII NEF” satus procul iustus $25 et nunc in venditionem ad www.TheColisee.com aut appellando Colisee officii box207.783.2009 x 525. Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, on Facebook Twitternefights eos sequi, et se aggregant eunuchorum coetus "New England pugnat."
About New England Pugnat
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Turkish Prospect Ozgul Set For London Showdown With Miekle On May 2nd
Champions TKO Gym’s unbeaten Light Heavyweight prospect Onder Ozgul is set to make his fifth professional outing in just over a weeks time, when he takes on the highly entertaining Jody Meikle, from Scunthorpe, in a six round contest, on the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott Wise Guys Promotions LORDS OF THE RING event at York Hall in London on Saturday 2nd May 2015.
Ozgul, has built quite a reputation, as a seriously tough and uncompromising boxer, over the past year or so, following top class victories over the likes of Lithuania’s Dmitrij Kalinovskij, Bighton’s Iain Jackson, Lithuania’s Remigijus Ziausys and most recently over the Czech Republic’s big punching Karel Horejsek.
With a boxing style and approach uncannily similar to that of a certain ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that Ozgul’s Turkish fans have nicknamed their man ‘Little Mike’, a name that the British fans that have seen him in action have started to adopt too.
That aside, Ozgul’s resolve could be mightily tested by Miekle, who last time out scored a good solid draw against Portsmouth bruiser Sam Couzens, no surprise there as the Lincolnshire man not only likes a good old fashioned toe-to-toe slug fest, but also has a very entertaining mischievous streak.
Speaking at the famed Champions TKO Gym in Hackney, Ozgul spoke briefly about the upcoming showdown with the man they call ‘The Entertainer’.
“I’m happy I am fighting a six rounder, I’d be happy if it was an eight, I train for twelve rounds, so six is easy for me.
The way we look at it is if you can run a marathon, then running a half marathon is easy, that’s why we work so hard in the gym, so it is easy in the ring.
My last fight I trained hard, I trained for twelve rounds then too, the opponent was strong and durable but it was still an easy fight for me.
It will be the same next week, I will be ready for whatever Jody Meikle brings, I’ve been told Jody is tough, good that means we’ll have a very good fight.
I’m really happy that my brother Siar has got a title fight on May 2nd and even happier that I will be fighting on the undercard of his title fight and hope that everyone comes out and gives us both their full support.
I want to thank my sponsors and all those fans that come and support me and my brother (Super Welterweight Siar Ozgul), Thank you for supporting us, on May 2nd you’ll not be disappointed, I will be fighting at my best.”
Onder Ozgul versus Jody Meikle features on the undercard of Siar Ozgul – Matt Scriven MBC International Welterweight title fight that headlines the Mark Lyons & Billy Jacobi Elliott, Wise Guys Promotions DE CORONA eventus dominantium, quod fit in Aula Bethnal Green Eboraci, Londini die Saturni 2ndMay 2015.
Sanctioning ad hoc eventum erit dummodo comitatis Malta Boxing Commissio (MBC) -www.maltaboxingcommission.com
Nullam XXXV, precij (Latin sessio) et £ LXV (Nazgul) praesto sint directa ab aliquo de pugilibus qui intersunt, on-line atwww.tkoboxoffice.com or call the TKO ticket line on 07960 850645
ANDRE DIRRELL AND JAMES DEGALE TO MEET IN EXCITING SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAIUS 23 FROM AGGANIS ARENA IN BOSTON LIVE ON NBC & NBCSN
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Unified Kick Boxing Mundus Champion Sam Allan Set For Pro Boxing Debut This Saturday
Sam Allan, one of the UK scriptor maxime prospere professionalem Kick pugiles, is set ad facere transitus ad hoc pro boxing ranks venientem Sunday, cum suscipit Middlesbrough s seriis Chris Wood on the Rivals Event in Wishaw, Scocis April 25th.
Am, qui primo cum iam quinto aetatis Pugilatu Kick, at primum Mundus defensum tenera aetate tredecim titulum ac defendit amateur coronam pro multis conversus in bis apud 2011.
Quia turning pro ut a Kick Boxer Sam has quindecim inspectante, allicerent omnes, possidet a toto orbi title unification bout against America opera utebatur WKA World Champ Bobby Campbell in August 2013.
Am, Viginti duorum annorum erat quando quis, ostendit quod videat maturitas teneritudinem etatis, Iuvenis enim sciebat quid esset in angulo ad Scott ceterisque fratribus, officio ludum consilium perfecte, adeo ut post duodecim sensational rounds factus est primus est consociandae ISKA et WKA championships et quid 'magis erat via vnanimiter a punctis decision.
Sam adversarius, Chris Wood, qui nuper opus Turned Pro se, IRCA cum venit in sistendis miseránte super primum circum Latvijas Edgars Milevics.
Adversor seriis opponent on his pro boxing debut prorsus non omnino faze Sam, de qua locuti sumus, abunde perspicitur, quemadmodum Tuesday scriptor fight.
"This just kinda factum, frater meus Scott turned professional anno, caestus pater voluit ostendere, cum pro quovis tempore hic mihi uisum est Scott turn pro.
Te- nemus ire darent eosdemque amicos atque diversa spectacula sunt, quia quando pugnabat, et e converso non esset. Etiam hac vice et te spectare poterunt iidem pugnare.
Genus pugnae non inconvenit Diversa, quoniam ultima pugna est ferrum et ferrum a fui praeparantes, Ive 'been opus in saccis et pads et hanc multum sparring, Audi vocem meam, et propugnator sum ad faciendum opus.
Wood plus nescio Chris, Pugnam audivi velit, Ut 'bonam, I amo ut simul pugnarent.
Amant ire nisl, verum longe stetit itll 'exsisto proelium, in fans volo ad videndum verus pugnat, Aliquantum a dīvellite, yeah advenero diligunt eam.
In fans merentur bonum pugnat, quoties non sine quibus ad pugnam, on Saturday Certa bonum certamen eis posthac accipiendi illud.
Auxilioque soluunt adventum durum meruit pecunia, Et quod satis non possum gratias ago, quod melius est habere possum elit certamen, et quod suus 'optimus via veniendi auxilioque gratias. "
Sam Allan versus Chris Wood features in Stewart Allan (Promotions aemuli) eventus Rivals Gym in Wishaw, On Saturday Scotland 25th Aprilis 2015.
Sanctioning ad hoc eventum erit dummodo comitatis Malta Boxing Commissio (MBC) -www.maltaboxingcommission.com
Nullam pretium £ XXX libras XL praesto sint directa ab aliquo de pugilibus qui intersunt, aut invocare super Stewart 07711 725257.