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תג ארכיון: אגרוף
Khan Stops Quaye To Secure WBU Crown
ביום שבת לילה, Great Britain’s Tasif Khan secured both the World Boxing Union (WBU) and Global Boxing Union (GBU) World Super Flyweight Championships at the Cedar Court Hotel in his hometown of Bradford in the United Kingdom.
חַאן, who only returned to the sport, following a two year sabbatical, just over twelve months ago, put in the performance of his career, in front of a pack house that included a number of British star boxers, such as interim WBA World Lightweight Champion Derry Mathews and former British, קְהִלִיָה, European and WBC World Champion Junior Witter as well as various local dignitaries such as the Mayor of Bradford and local MP Imran Hussain.
Khan also received support from the British Army, who turned out in force to watch their man being lead to the ring by the band of the Yorkshire Regiment.
After a slow first round, during which both combatants barely threw a shot in anger, Khan proceeded to utterly dominated Accra, Ghana’s Isaac Quaye from the second stanza right through to the sensational sixth round, during which Khan really stepped up the pace and sent the Ghanaian to the canvas three times in very short succession, the last of which was a perfect right to the chin that sent Quaye crashing backwards and prostrate on the canvas in such a spectacular manner that the Ghanaian’s corner-man immediately jumped into the ring before referee Lee Murtagh had barely started the count. NB. Quaye was perfectly fine albeit a little dazed after rising.
Following the bout a clearly elated Khan spoke briefly.
“This is the greatest day of my life, it’s a dream come true and to be crowned World Champion in front of my home crowd really is the cherry on top.
I have to say a big thank you to Isaac (Quaye), he’s a great fighter and it couldn’t have been easy for him to walk into the Lion’s Den with such a partisan crowd shouting out their support for me.
Also have to say a big thank you to Stephen (ווהן) and his team for putting on such a great show for the fans and for believing in me, the same to Rio (WBU Europe President & MBC Vice President Gianluca Di Caro) for giving me the chance to box again and more importantly to fight for the WBU title, I’ve always wanted a WBU belt around my waist ever since watching Ricky Hatton win it when I was just a teen.
Huge thanks as well to GBU President Juergen Lutz for allowing me to fight for his title also.
Finally I’d also like to thank all my fantastic fans that turned out to support me tonight, as well as the Mayor of Bradford and my local MP Imran Hussain for their support, and last but definitely not least my sponsors; Broadway Solicitors Oldham, Kingsland Business Recovery, Vista Gym Benidorm and 3X Sports, as without you guys I could never have achieved my dream – thank you all so much”
מבצעים של סליתא זוכה בגדול! דטרויט קטטה הצלחה בעיר המוטורית במוצאי שבת
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Nicaraguan Cristofer Rosales Rapidly Rising in Light Flyweight Division
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Undefeated prospect Toka Kahn-Clary Returns to ring this Saturday night vs. Gabino Cota in Studio City, קליפורניה
קרנסטון, RI(פבואר 8, 2016) – Rising super featherweight star Toka “T-ניס” קאהן-קלארי(17-0, 11 קוס) returns to action this Saturday night against Mexican opponent Gabino “פלאש” Cota (18-5-1, 16 קוס) at Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, קליפורניה. A decorated American amateur boxer (131-11 שיא), his career highlighted by a gold-medal performance at the 2010 כפפות זהב הלאומיות טורניר, Kahn-Clary is a native of Liberia who passed on a shot to make the 2016 מתגורר בארה"ב. אולימפי אגרוף צוות, לפני שלוש שנים בליגה מפנה.
Kahn-Clary’s impressive second-round stoppage of סרג'יו “Cuatito” לופז (19-10-1, 13 קוס) last November was supposed to lead him graduating to a 10-round fighter. His promoter Top Rank’s show בשבת קרובה, כותרת על ידי Alex Saucedo vs. Clarence Booth, doesn’t have a single 10-round fight, in favor of three 8-rounders including Kahn-Clary vs. Cota.
“That really doesn’t matter to me,” Kahn-Clary said. “I trained to beat this guy, not how many rounds. I’m a lot better fighter than I was a year ago. I’m a lot more relaxed in the ring. I think more as I’m moving in the ring, adjusting a lot better, and my combinations are coming out a lot better.”
A former WBC FECOMBOX and Mexican featherweight champion, Cota is a dangerous opponent who has knocked out 16 של 18 fighters he’s defeated as a professional.
“Cota may have lost four of his last six but they were all title fights or on television against name opponents,” מאמן ראשו של קאהן-קלארי פיטר נפרד, SR. ציין. “He has some pop, throws a zillion punches and just keeps coming forward. This is a good step up for Toka.
“Toka is ready for this fight. He’s had a lot of good sparring. Toka is aggressive, ממוזג, a good defensive fighter who can crack. There wasn’t a 10-round fight available on this card but we wanted this fight. Toka’s still only 23 so there’s no reason to rush things.”
Cota is battle tested having fought world title challengerג'ונתן Oquendo, פורטוריקני אולימפי Orlando Cruzand Russian champion אנדריי קלימוב.
“I like fighting guys that come to me like Cota,” Kahn-Clary remarked. “It makes my job easier. I can setup my punches and fights against guys like this aren’t as much as a chess match. I’ll be landing hard shots and fans like that better than a chess match.”
עקוב קאהן-קלארי בטוויטר וInstagramTokaKahnClary, או החבר בפייסבוק ב www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.
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FNU COMBAT SPORTS SHOW FEATURING AUTHOR JEFF DANIELS
Our latest interview with a true class act. Jeff Daniels took to the task of telling his older brother Terry Daniels’ amazing story with a passion for posterity and a supreme sense of attention to detail. למרות שאין לה שום ניסיון בכתיבת ספרים, Daniels created what he considered to be as classic as a Beatles album when he finished crafting his masterpiece about a bygone era in the sport of boxing and his brother’s battles with some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division. אתה יכול לקנות את הספר כאן: http://amzn.to/1WQMNFO, היכנס לאתר של ג'ף כאן: http://jeffdanielscompany.com/index.php/about-the-author וצפו בסרטון יוטיוב קצר המקדם את הספר כאן: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PDH_Laa6lY. Jeff shares some insights into the writing process during our interview here and takes us back in time in this amazing episode.
PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS MAKE SUPER BOWL 50 PREDICTIONS
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GH3 Promotions Hector Frometa headlines a stacked undercard on Friday, פבואר 19 at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at Historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City
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סמי ואסקז Jr. welcomes Billel Dib to ProBox Management stable
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® ממשיכה להקל על 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® WITH PAULIE AYALA-JOHNNY TAPIA I & II, PLUS ISRAEL VAZQUEZ-RAFAEL MARQUEZ I, II & III
UNRIVALED “RIVALRIES”
לחץ כאן to Watch Round 12 From Ayala-Tapia I & Tune-In Tonight To Re-Live The Full Fight (SHO EXTREME® ב 10 p.m. ו/PT)
אשראי תמונה: טום הקזינו / Showtime
NEW YORK (פבואר. 4, 2016) – Round 2 של ספורט ואוטיים® 12-round celebration commemorating 30 שנים של ההצגה מתחילה אליפות אגרוף® continues in February with “Rivalries’’ onSHO EXTREME®.
This month will be highlighted by five of the most exhilarating and memorable fights in boxing history: the two Paulie Ayala-Johnny Tapiabattles and the first three Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez wars.
Ayala-Tapia I was 1999 מאבק של השנה; Ayala was 1999 לוחם של השנה.
The initial three Vazquez-Marquez showdowns are universally acknowledged as among the best of all-time and were consensus Fight of the Year winners in 2007 and ’08. בנוסף, the third round of Vazquez-Marquez II earned Round of the Year honors in ’07 while the fourth of Vazquez-Marquez III was 2008 סיבוב של השנה.
These epic rivalries will air on “Throwback Thursdays” all month long at10 p.m. ו/PT ב- SHO EXTREME וזמינים ב- SHOWTIME DEMAND®, בכל עת שואוטיים® ובאמצעות שירות הסטרימינג המקוון של הרשת. Each fight will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.
Below is the schedule of SHOWTIME EXTREME premieres for the month of February:
- Today/Thursday, פבואר. 4: Ayala vs. Tapia I
- יום חמישי, פבואר. 11: Ayala vs. Tapia II
- יום חמישי, פבואר. 18: Vazquez vs. מארקס אני & II
- יום חמישי, פבואר. 25: Vazquez vs. מארקס III
In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian סטיב הפרהוד.
RIVALRIES
By Steve Farhood
Boxing without rivalries would be like elections without debates.
Rivalries are natural, especially in boxing. Who is the best prospect in the neighborhood?
Who is the best bantamweight in Mexico? Who is the best fighter in the entire world?
Fans want to know, and so do the fighters, especially if a one-on-one matchup is likely to provide a definitive answer.
The best example comes from the best rivalry in history, regardless of sport: When Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier clashed in their rubber match in Manila, they were fighting for something much greater than the world heavyweight title. They were fighting for the championship of each other.
Ali-Frazier … Robinson-LaMotta … Louis-Schmeling … Barrera-Morales … מייוות'ר-פאקיאו … Pep-Saddler … Leonard-Duran … Holyfield-Tyson: Boxing history has been told through its juiciest rivalries.
ב 30 years of memorable fighters and unforgettable fights, SHOWTIME boxing’s history can largely be told through its rivalries as well.
על ההצגה מתחילה EXTREME, we’ll be focusing on two rivalries in particular: Rafael Marquez-Israel Vazquez and Paulie Ayala-Johnny Tapia.
Marquez-Vazquez is the equal of any pairing in recent history. So compelling were the battles, so consuming was the rivalry that many fans can’t tell you what the final scoreboard read. It didn’t matter all that much.
(Fittingly, the fighters split four bouts.)
What made Marquez-Vazquez different from most rivalries: They were defined more by similarities than differences. Most rivalries feature stark contrast. Think Borg-McEnroe. Or Bird-Magic. Or Evert-Navratilova. But Marquez and Vazquez were both classy champions from Mexico who needed each other to raise their profiles and all-time standings.
They gave us no trash-talking, no posturing, no hatred, real or imagined. במקום זאת, they punched and bled and fought proudly and at the highest level. And because of the classic ring drama they created, that was more than enough.
Suffice to say that two of their bouts were chosen as Fight of the Year. And Marquez-Vazquez III was surely among the best fights I’ve covered live in my 37 years in boxing.
It was a bit different with Ayala and Tapia. When they first fought, Ayala wasn’t a familiar name. קיר, מצד השני, was an undefeated and long-reigning champion with a unique personality and a distinctive ring persona.
A suitable rival is exactly what Tapia needed to fully realize the potential that we sensed when he soundly defeated New Mexico rival Danny Romero two years before.
A pair of controversial decisions, the contentiousness that marked the negotiations preceding the rematch, and Tapia’s raw emotion made Ayala-Tapia a particularly bitter rivalry.
It was a memorable rivalry as well.
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