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UK’s Laura Pain set to Challenge Nigeria’s Mary Abbey for International Title Honours 18th Feb

Former Team GB star Laura Pain is set to challenge for her first International Championship honours, when she faces Nigeria’s Mary Abbey for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Flyweight Crown, on the Cestus Events promoted event at City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex this coming Friday, the 18th February 2022.


Pain, who pro debuted just seven months ago in July ’21, is on a fast track for World Championship honours, and quite rightly so as she oozes serious talent from every pore, and what’s more is willing to take on all-comers, as proved by her decision to go toe-to-toe with Mary Abbey, whose record stands at 3-0-0 with all victories coming by way of KO, after her original opponent Ghana’s Leticia Abbott failed to receive her visa in time.


Speaking from her home earlier Pain said, “I can’t wait to get in the ring on Friday.


“I’ve got a tough girl in Mary, but I’m in boxing to climb the rankings and overcome anyone that’s in my way to get to the top.


“I train hard and sacrifice a lot so I’m excited to show my talent and make my mark on the pro scene”


In addition to the exciting Pain versus Abbey World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Championship fight, Promoter Trevor Lake has put together a mouthwatering International undercard that features boxers from Africa, Indija, Poland and of course the UK.


Main support sees Mark Ellins versus Poland’s Pawel Sowik in an eight round Heavyweight Contest.


Co-Main support sees India’s Sandeep Kumar (5-0-0) in action against Ghana’s Ishmael Nettey (3-0-0) in a six round Super Middleweight contest.


Local Light Heavyweight John Marvin is set to make his professional debut against India’s Nishant Sharma and Londoner Henry Johnson is set to make his debut against India’s Akashdeep Singh, also in action will be Indian Heavyweight Ranjeet Singh and Parmod Kumar, against yet to be named opponents.


Laura Pain versus Mary Abbey, for the vacant World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Super Flyweight International Championship headlines the Trevor Lake Cestus Events promoted Friday Fight Night event at the City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex this coming Friday, the 18th February 2022.


The event will be streamed live at www.youtube.com/CestusEventsTV


Tickets are available from any of the boxers competing or please call the Cestus Ticket Line on 07473 173634

Khan to Defend World Crown Against Rios in Bradford this Saturday 7th Sept

Bradford’s four time, two division World Champion Tasif Khan returns to his home town this coming Saturday, where he is set to face Mexico’s Luis Alberto Rios at St Georges Hall on the 7th September in his first defence of the World Boxing Union (WBU) World Super Flyweight Crown he secured in Lagos, Nigeria via a third round knockout over Ghana’s Asamoah Wilson last December.

Hanojus (17-1-2), who is promoted by Prince Stanley Williams’ Pennsylvania and London based Monarch Events and Promotions, has stopped ten of his opponents, more importantly his last seven opponents which includes everyone he has fought for World Championship honours.

Riosas (25-5-1) is tough and a big puncher with an impressive KO count, in his case seventeen.

Rios secured the Panamanian title on just his eighth fight, he then won both the Panamanian and WBA Fedalatin Minimum Weight titles on his next outing and followed that up on his next fight with WBO Latino Minimum weight title.

Į 2012 he won the WBC Latino Light Flyweight title against Arnoldo Solano and then successfully defended it against Luis Carilio.

Į 2013 he unsuccessfully challenged John Riel Casimero for the IBF World Light Flyweight title before successfully winning the WBC FECARBOX Flyweight title in 2014 and a year later added the Panamanian Flyweight title and then went on to win the WBC Latino Flyweight title but came up short when he fought Otto Games for the IBA World Bantamweight title last year.

Besides Khan-Rios World title fight, there are two further Championships fights this Saturday.

Nigeria’s Sule Olagbade defends his Super Welterweight WBU Super Welterweight World Crown against France’s Fouad El Massoudi and Australia based Nigerian King Davidson defends his WBU Interim Middleweight World title against Mexico’s Fernando Castaneda.

Supporting the three World Championship bouts Prince Stanley Williams has put together a seriously mouthwatering International undercard;

Ghana’s highly rated Cruiserweight Briamah Kamoko (30-1-0) is set for a ten round battle Royale with Hungary’s Ferenc Albert (27-16-0) and also boxing in the Cruiserweight division is Dubai’s Mohammad Ali Bayat Farid who goes toe-to-toe with Germany’s Rojhat Bilgetekin.

There are also two Heavyweight contests on the bill, Germany’s Rad Rashid against fellow German Hasan Kurnaz and Avni Selimi, also from Germany, against Lithuanian Tomas Vaicickas.

Tasif Khan versus Luis Alberto Rios for the World Boxing Union (WBU) World Super Flyweight Championship, headlines the Prince Stanley Williams’ Monarch Events and Promotions THE HOMECOMING, at St Georges Hall, Bridge Street, Bradford BD1 1JT on Saturday 7th September 2019.

Renginys, which is sponsored by Pearls Tearoom and Patisserie, Knight Ryder, Insane Air and Quantuma, bus transliuojamas gyvaiwww.go-boxing.net nuo 7:30pm on Saturday 7th September.

Standard tickets priced £20.00, £25.00, £30.00 as well as VIP £60.00 and VIP Ringside £100.00 are available on-line atwww.bradford-theatres.co.uk or by calling the Ticket-Line on 01274 432000 and also limited tickets will be available on the door.

Nigerijos mėgėjų varžybos Efe Ajagba ir Efetobor Apochi tampa naujausiais kovotojais, prisijungusiais prie „Ringstar“ kovotojų sąrašo

LOS ANGELES (Liepa 27, 2017) – Išlikę super sunkaus svorio mėgėjai ir 2016 Olimpinis Cartoon Ajagba ir kitų Nigerijos sunkiasvorių mėgėjų išsiskyrimas Efetoboras Apochis prisijungė tapti naujausiais perspektyviais jaunaisiais kovotojais, prisijungusiais prie Skambinkite žvaigždučių Sportassąrašas. Abu kovotojai profesionaliai debiutuos „Premier Boxing Champions“ turnyre, kurį vedė Victor Ortiz vs.. Saulius Corralas tai Sekmadienis, Liepa 30 tiesiogiai iš „Rabobank“ teatro Bakersfielde, Kalifornija.
“Mes negalėtume būti labiau susijaudinę, įtraukdami šiuos du išskirtinius jaunus vyrus į augantį Ringstar kovotojų sąrašą,” - tarė Ričardas Šeferis, „Ringstar Sports“ pirmininkas ir generalinis direktorius. “Mačiau, kaip šie vaikinai veikia, ir manau, kad bokso gerbėjai laukia tikro malonumo. Tai yra du didžiausi smogikai, kuriuos mačiau, ir mes tikimės, kad jie greitai pakils ir išgarsės savo skyriuose.”
Kovotojai, kuriam vadovaus žinomos Shelly Finkel salė, persikėlė į Hiustoną, TX dirbti su garsiu treneriu Ronnie Shields.
“Abu jaunuoliai gali būti pasaulio čempionai,” - pasakė Finkelis. “Aš labai didžiuojuosi, kad dirbu su abiem.”
“Jaučiuosi tokia laiminga, kad pasirašiau sutartį su „Ringstar Sports“ ir Richardu Schaeferiu,” - tarė Efe Ajagba. “Aš svajojau apie šią dieną daugelį metų ir vis dėlto ji yra didesnė, nei galėjau įsivaizduoti! Mano laikas atėjo! Aš parodysiu, kad esu jėga, į kurią reikia atsižvelgti sunkiasvorių divizione.”
“Labai malonu tapti „Ringstar Sports“ dalimi,” - tarė Efetoboras Apochis. “Niekada nieko daugiau nenorėjau. Esu labai dėkinga už šią galimybę ir pažadu gerbėjams parodyti!
Gimė ir užaugo Ughelli deltos valstijoje, Nigerija, Efe Ajagba pradėjo boksuotis 2011 būdamas septyniolikos ir greitai atrado savo amatą tokiu būdu a 41-2 (30 Kos) mėgėjų įrašas. Į 2014, 6’6 kovotojas buvo pasirinktas varžytis Glazge vykusiose Sandraugos žaidynėse ir namo išvyko su bronzos medaliu. Netrukus po to, Ajagba paėmė auksą 2015 Visos Afrikos žaidynės Brazavilyje, Kongo Respublika. Į 2016, jis toliau iškovojo auksą Afrikos olimpinės kvalifikacijos varžybose Jaundėje, Kamerūnas, nusileisdamas jam vietoje 2016 Nigerijos olimpinė rinktinė. Apie Sekmadienis, Liepa 30, „Ajagba“ profesionaliai debiutuos prieš Tyrellą Herndoną (6-1-0, 2 Kos) 6 etapų sunkiasvorių varžybose.
Taip pat gimė ir augo Ughelli deltos valstijoje, Nigerija, Efetoboras Apochis pradėjo savo boksininko karjerą 2007 ir surinko įspūdingą įrašą apie 55-6 (54 Kos). 5'11 kreiserio svorio kapitonas 2014 Sandraugos žaidynes ir parsivežęs bronzą, nokautavęs pirmąjį varžovą pirmajame rate, sunerimęs antrąjį priešą ketvirtfinalyje ir pralaimėjęs galiausiai aukso medalininkui pusfinalyje. Apochi laukia labai perspektyvios profesionalo karjeros pradžios, kai ketveriuose veiksmo etapuose jis imsis Cruiserweight Daniel Mejia..