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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 Aprili 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 11thOktoba 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 Machi 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 Agosti 1986.
With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th Juni 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, Jumuiya ya Madola, 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 Jumamosi.
“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, vita kabisa
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. I didn’t, uaminifu.
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, Sikuwa, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that Jumamosi hii 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 (Wapinzani Promotions) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland Jumamosi 25th Aprili 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”
Easy Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real na @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 katika @KansasStarArena Juni 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) na aliyekuwa Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on Juni 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, Mei.
The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Mtindo” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Mpunga Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) juu ya featured sehemu tukio.
Kadi kuu usiku airs kuishi na bure kwenye Mwiba katika 9 p.m. NA/ 8 p.m. CT, wakati kikohozi awali mkondo juu ya Spike.com.
Kikohozi ziada yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.
Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, sasa inapatikana katika Ticketmaster.com.
Kongo, 6-mguu-4 Mfaransa, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo sasa inalenga tu juu ya MMA na imejenga 4-2 rekodi ya chini ya Bellator MMA bendera. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 ushindi wa kazi mtoano, 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. Katika yake 24 ushindi kazi, Volkov has scored 17 na mtoano.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Ijumaa, Juni 26, Kanas Star Tukio Center uwanja, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lightweight Kupambana Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator Featherweight Kupambana Feature: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Easy Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real na @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 katika @KansasStarArena Juni 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) na aliyekuwa Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on Juni 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, Mei.
The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Mtindo” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Mpunga Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) juu ya featured sehemu tukio.
Kadi kuu usiku airs kuishi na bure kwenye Mwiba katika 9 p.m. NA/ 8 p.m. CT, wakati kikohozi awali mkondo juu ya Spike.com.
Kikohozi ziada yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.
Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, sasa inapatikana katika Ticketmaster.com.
Kongo, 6-mguu-4 Mfaransa, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo sasa inalenga tu juu ya MMA na imejenga 4-2 rekodi ya chini ya Bellator MMA bendera. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 ushindi wa kazi mtoano, 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. Katika yake 24 ushindi kazi, Volkov has scored 17 na mtoano.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Ijumaa, Juni 26, Kanas Star Tukio Center uwanja, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lightweight Kupambana Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator Featherweight Kupambana 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, Aprili 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 (Aprili 21, 2015) - New England mapambano (NEF), Namba moja kikanda kukuza Amerika ya kupambana, itafanya wake kumi na nane mchanganyiko wa martial-sanaa (MMA) tukio, “NEF XVIII: Made in America,” juu ya Jumamosi, Juni 13, 2015 katika Androscoggin Bank Colisee katika Lewiston, Maine. Mapema leo, the promotion announced that NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Champion Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-8) watakutana John “Hatari ya kwanza” 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 katika “NEF XII” katika 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, Juni 13 katika 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, kwa kweli, 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 halisi in my fight.”
Raio is coming off two losses in a row to his archrival, Derek 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.”
NEF ijayo MMA tukio, “NEF XVIII: Made in America” will originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine on June 13, 2015. Tiketi kwa ajili ya “NEF XVIII” kuanza saa tu $25 na ni juu ya kuuza sasa katika www.TheColisee.com au kwa kupiga Colisee sanduku ofisi katika207.783.2009 x 525. Kwa habari zaidi juu ya tukio hilo na mapambano kadi updates, tafadhali tembelea tovuti ya kukuza ya saa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Aidha, unaweza kuangalia NEF videos katika www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, kufuata yao juu yanefights Twitter na kujiunga rasmi Facebook kundi "New England mapambano."
Kuhusu New England mapambano
New England mapambano ("NEF") ni kupambana promotions matukio kampuni. Ujumbe NEF ni kujenga matukio bora zaidi kwa ajili ya wapiganaji Maine na mashabiki sawa. NEF timu ya mtendaji ana uzoefu mkubwa katika usimamizi kupambana michezo, matukio uzalishaji, mahusiano ya vyombo vya habari, masoko, kisheria na matangazo.
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Matarajio ya Uturuki Ozgul Imewekwa kwa Maonyesho ya London Na Miekle mnamo Mei 2
Owin Ozgul anatarajiwa kufanya safari yake ya tano ya utaalam katika kipindi cha wiki chache tu ya Mabingwa wa TKO Gym., wakati anachukua Jody Meikle anayependeza sana, kutoka Scunthorpe, katika mashindano ya raundi sita, juu ya Matangazo ya Mark Lyons na Billy James-Elliott Wise Guys 2nd Mei 2015.
Ozgul, imejijengea sifa kabisa, kama bondia mgumu sana na asiyekubali, zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita, kufuatia ushindi wa hali ya juu juu ya kupendwa na Dmitrij Kalinovskij wa Lithuania, Iain Jackson wa Bighton, Remigijus Ziausys wa Lithuania na hivi karibuni juu ya ngumi kubwa ya Jamhuri ya Czech Karel Horejsek.
Kwa mtindo wa ndondi na njia isiyo ya kawaida sawa na ile ya 'Iron' fulani Mike Tyson, haipaswi kushangaza kuwa mashabiki wa Ozgul wa Uturuki wamempa jina la mtu wao 'Little Mike', jina ambalo mashabiki wa Uingereza ambao wamemwona akifanya kazi wameanza kupitisha pia.
Hiyo kando, Azimio la Ozgul linaweza kupimwa kwa nguvu na Miekle, ambaye mara ya mwisho kutoka nje alipata sare nzuri thabiti dhidi ya mpiga kura wa Portsmouth Sam Couzens, haishangazi huko kwani mtu wa Lincolnshire hapendi tu slug nzuri ya zamani ya kidole cha mguu., lakini pia ina safu ya kupendeza ya kuburudisha.
Akizungumza kwenye Gym maarufu ya Mabingwa TKO huko Hackney, Ozgul alizungumza kwa kifupi juu ya pambano linalokuja na mtu ambaye wanamuita 'The Burudani'.
"Nina furaha napambana na mchezaji sita, Ningefurahi ikiwa ilikuwa nane, Ninafundisha kwa raundi kumi na mbili, hivyo sita ni rahisi kwangu.
Njia tunayoiangalia ni ikiwa unaweza kukimbia marathon, basi kukimbia marathon nusu ni rahisi, ndio maana tunafanya kazi kwa bidii kwenye mazoezi, kwa hivyo ni rahisi kwenye pete.
Pigano langu la mwisho nililifanya mazoezi kwa bidii, Nilijifunza kwa raundi kumi na mbili basi pia, mpinzani alikuwa hodari na wa kudumu lakini bado ilikuwa vita rahisi kwangu.
Itakuwa vivyo hivyo wiki ijayo, Nitakuwa tayari kwa kila kitu ambacho Jody Meikle ataleta, Nimeambiwa Jody ni mgumu, nzuri hiyo inamaanisha tutakuwa na vita nzuri sana.
Nina furaha sana kuwa kaka yangu Siar amepata taji la ubingwa mnamo Mei 2nd na furaha zaidi kuwa nitakuwa nikipambana chini ya kichwa cha pambano lake la kichwa na ninatumahi kuwa kila mtu atatoka na anatupa msaada wao wote.
Ninataka kuwashukuru wadhamini wangu na wale mashabiki wote wanaokuja na kuniunga mkono mimi na kaka yangu (Uzito wa Super Welter Siar Ozgul), Asante kwa kutuunga mkono, Mei 2nd hautasikitishwa, Nitakuwa nikipambana kwa uwezo wangu wote. ”
Onder Ozgul dhidi ya makala ya Jody Meikle kwenye kadi ya chini ya Siar Ozgul - Matt Scriven MBC taji la uzani wa Welterweight ambalo linaongoza Mark Lyons & Billy James-Elliott Wise Guys Promotions mabwana YA tukio RING, ambayo hufanyika katika York Hall katika Bethnal Green, London siku ya Jumamosi 2ndMei 2015.
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ANDRE DIRRELL AND JAMES DEGALE TO MEET IN EXCITING SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 23 FROM AGGANIS ARENA IN BOSTON LIVE ON NBC & NBCSN
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Unified Kick Boxing World Champion Sam Allan Set For Pro Boxing Debut This Saturday
Sam Allan, one of the UK’s most successful professional Kick Boxers, is set to make the transition to the pro boxing ranks this kuja Jumamosi, when he takes on Middlesbrough’s unbeaten Chris Wood on the Rivals Promotions event in Wishaw, Scotland on April 25th.
Am, who first began Kick Boxing when he was just five years of age, secured his first World title as an amateur at the tender age of thirteen and successfully defended the crown on numerous occasions before turning pro in 2011.
Since turning pro as a Kick Boxer Sam has had fifteen bouts, winning them all, including a World title unification bout against America’s then WKA World Champ Bobby Campbell in August 2013.
Am, who was just twenty two years of age at the time, showed a maturity that belied his tender age, the youngster knew exactly what he had to do and with his brother Scott in his corner, executed his game plan perfectly, so much so that after twelve sensational rounds he became the first person to unify the ISKA and WKA championships and what’s more it was via a unanimous points decision.
Sam’s opponent, Chris Wood, who only recently turned pro himself, comes into the bout with a first round stoppage win over Latvia’s Edgars Milevics.
Facing an unbeaten opponent on his pro boxing debut clearly doesn’t faze Sam at all, as he made abundantly clear when he spoke earlier about Jumamosi upcoming fight.
“This just kinda happened, my brother Scott turned professional last year, so when my dad wanted to do a pro boxing show here with Scott it seemed a good time as any for me to turn pro.
We’ve got the same friends and they were having to go to different shows, because when I was fighting, he’s not and the other way around. This time they will be able to watch us both fight on the same show.
The different style of fighting isn’t a problem, a punch is a punch and since my last fight I have been preparing for this, I’ve been working a lot on the bags and pads and had good sparring, I’m a fighter and do what I need to do.
I don’t know much about Chris Wood, I’ve heard he likes to fight, that’s good, I like to fight as well.
The fans are going to love it, it’ll be a real fight not a stand-off, the fans want to see real fights, a bit of a tear up, yeah they’ll love it.
The fans deserve good fights, without them we wouldn’t get to fight as often, Jumamosi they’ll get a good fight that’s for sure.
They pay their hard earned money coming and supporting us, I can’t thank them enough for that and the best way I can do that is to have a cracking fight, that’s the best way to thank them for coming and supporting us.”
Sam Allan versus Chris Wood features on the Stewart Allan (Wapinzani Promotions) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland Jumamosi 25th Aprili 2015.
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