Tag Archives: appeal

Team Maldonado files WMMAA appeal to reassess result of June 17th Emelianenko vs. Maldonado fight in Russia

Monte Carlo, Monaco (Lub Xya hli ntuj 4, 2016) — The World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) has received an appeal from Stefano Sartori, manager of Brazilian fighter Fabio Maldonado, to reassess the result of his June 17thfight with Fedor Emelianenko, which headlined Fight Nights Global 50 in Saint Petersburgh, Russia.
Emelianenko was awarded a win by majority decision, which Team Malondado has appealed, claiming a conflict of interest because all of the judges are employed by the Russian MMA Union, of which Emelianenko serves as president.
Team Maldonado believes Maldonando should have won the decision, or the fight declared a draw at the very least, in their opinion, as the Brazilian clearly won the first round, 10-8, Emelianenko came back to take the second round, 10-9, and the third round was a toss-up.
Because Russian MMA Union vice president Radmir Gabdullin was the head judge for the aforementioned bout, Team Maldonando feels that a fair judgement regarding its appeal can be rendered only by independent, international judges reviewing the fight.
Team Maldonando has appealed the decision on grounds that there was an obvious conflict of interest in terms of the Russian MMA Union judges and their close association with Fedor, as well as the quality of decisions they rendered. Rather than appeal the decision to the Russian MMA Union, which they claimed would place Russian judges under intense pressure, Team Maldonando made the appeal directly to the WMMAA because the Russian MMA Union is a sanctioned member of the worldwide sanctioning body WMMAA.
WMMAA president Vadim Finkelchtein has announced the following sequence of actions:
  • WMMAA Secretary General Alexander Engelhardt has been appointed to handle the appeal procedure
  • A group of objective international judges, under the guidance of experienced referee/judge Marco Broersen (Netherlands), to be appointed to assess the Emelianenko-Maldonado fight based on the tape and render an unbiased verdict regarding the fight and work of the judges
  • Temporarily suspend WMMAA head judge Radmir Gabdullin from his position
  • Discuss judgeswork at the next WMMAA Congress, taking into account the pending verdict of the independent commission
Schedule of Major 2016 MMA Events
Aug.3-8Asian MMA Championship in Hwasun, South Kauslim
Xya. 14-16European MMA Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia
Oct. 7-9Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Chile
Nov. 18-20World MMM Championship in Macau, Tuam Tshoj
Ntaub ntawv
Twitter: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa

Demetrius Andrade ntaub ntawv rov hais dua nrog WBO

Providence (Lub yim hli ntuj 13, 2015) – Undefeated junior middleweight Demetrius “Boo boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) tau sau ntawv tsis txaus siab hais txog cov tsis ntev los no kev txiav txim siab ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO) rau txhaws qhov nws ntawm nws WBO ntiaj teb junior middleweight championship. Nyob rau hauv lub tsab ntawv mus rau tus thawj tswj hwm WBO Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade thov cov WBO ua tsis tau tejyam yuav muab nws ib tug yuav tsum tus nrog sib ntaus thaum lub sij hawm yav dhau los xya lub hlis rau nws los mus tiv thaiv nws title tiv thaiv.
Andrade tus tsis txaus siab kuj hais tias lub WBO xa ib tsab ntawv mus rau nws nyob rau lub ib hlis ntuj 23, 2015, uas tau hais tias lub WBO yuav yuam ib tug hnab twv ntawm WBO Tsis. 1 challenger Jermell Charlo thiab Andrade, Yog hais tias qhov kev sib ntaus ntawv cog lus tau daws tsis tau tsis pub dhau (30) hnub. Txawm li cas los, lub WBO yeej tsis yuam cov hnab tawv pojniam twv, uas Charlo kos npe rau ib daim ntawv pom zoo mus tua Vanes Martirosyan, ze li ntawm 30 hnub tom qab Andrade tau kos npe rau nws daim ntawv cog mus tua Charlo.
Ib daim ntawv ntawm cov aforementioned sib ntaus daim ntawv cog lus, uas Andrade kos npe rau Lub ib hlis ntuj 14, 2015 sib ntaus sib tua Charlo rau $300,000, twb tseem muaj raws li cov pov thawj los txhawb Andrade tus thov. Andrade hais tias cov kos npe daim ntawv cog lus nug kom paub meej hais tias nws yog, nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb, Charlo pab, tsis Andrade, uas rub tawm ntawm cov bout.
Andrade thov kom WBO cia nws mus tua leej twg los ntawm hais, “Peb ua siab mos thov kom lub WBO cia Demetrius Andrade los mus tiv thaiv cov WBO Jr. Middleweight Title tiv thaiv TEJ ib tug ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus 15 tw. Tsuas yog cov WBO muaj lub peev xwm mus yuam kom ib tug ntawm lawv pom zoo challengers mus tua nws. Peb ua siab mos nug cov WBO ntiaj teb Championship Committee siv lawv lub hwj chim quab yuam kom ib sab saum toj 15 fighter mus tua nws nyob rau hauv koj ntxov li ntxov tau yooj yim. Peb yuav tsum tau ntau tshaj li txaus siab cia ib tug sib ntaus tshwm sim nyob rau hauv cov kev cai ntawm ib tug lub hnab tawv pojniam twv, yog tias tsim nyog. Thov siv koj lub hwj chim thiab txoj cai mus rau kauj ruam nyob rau hauv thiab yuam ib tug yuav tsum sib ntaus cia Demetrius Andrade los mus tiv thaiv nws lub npe nyob rau hauv lub boxing nplhaib, qhov twg nws yuav tsum tau txiav txim siab thiab koj muaj peb lo lus hais tias peb yuav ua raws li cov WBO los ntawm koom mus tua leej twg pom zoo los ntawm lub WBO ua ntej Cuaj hlis 30, 2015.”
Team Andrade ntxiv qhia nws zoo siab hlo mus tiv thaiv nws WBO title los ntawm koom mus txawv teb chaws thiab tua ib tug WBO pom zoo nrog sib ntaus tsawg tshaj $150,000 uas, hmoov tsis, lawv tseem hai ntawm phiaj ib bout.
Tsis tas li ntawd, Andrade sib cav hais tias cov WBO nyuam qhuav paub nws ntawm nws cov hom phiaj rau tshem tawm nws los ntawm nws cov sab saum toj 15 rankings zoo rau nws, tsis tau, lub WBO tseem npaum Xa-u “Canelo” Alvarez raws li lub ntiaj teb WBO Jr. Middleweight Tsis. 1 contender, txawm hais tias Alvarez tau tsis tiv thaiv raws li ib tug Jr. Middleweight txij li thaum Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 14, 2013, cuaj lub hlis nyuam qhuav pib tshaj Andrade lub title tiv thaiv. Team Andrade thov kom lub WBO ntiaj teb Championship Committee cia Andrade tib lub cib fim los mus tiv thaiv nws los qeb duas.
Ua raws li cov Demetrius Andrade rau TwitterAndradeATeam los yogBooBooBoxing.