Interim WBA World Bantamweight Champion Zhanat “ZZ” Zhakiyanov (26-1, 18 Kos) and his representatives are now forced to respond to the deliberate falsehoods being distributed by the team around South African super flyweight Zolani Tete. Zhakiyanov of Petropavl, Kazakhstan, is a proud warrior, who has been willing to face anyone from the start of his career. Which is what makes the blatantly false and intentionally misleading allegations by Tete’s camp so infuriating.
Tete and his manager, Mla Tengimfene, have been feeding the media a fictional story that Zhakiyanov recently backed out of a purported fight between the two, supposedly scheduled for June 4 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.
One problem.
Zhakiyanov and his people were never even contacted about such a fight. It never existed.
“I have never heard from anyone about this fight,” said Zhakiyanov. “They are saying I can’t make the weight and that’s why I can’t fight him. I was never supposed to fight him! He and his people are telling stories.”
Zhakiyanov’s manager, Philippe Fondu, wonders why the media would even believe such a fight ever existed when a quick check of the WBA rule book would have eliminated all talk of such a match-up.
“There were some unfounded rumors on the net about Zhanat defending against Tete a while ago, but having never received any concrete proposal from anyone, including his new promoter Frank Warren, I never paid any specific attention to these rumors. But let’s be honest here. Zhanat Zhakiyanov is the reigning interim WBA Bantamweight champion and Tete is actually boxing for other world organizations (IBF and/or WBO). Gainera, Tete is rated #9 in the WBA super-flyweight division (115 lb.). Such a contest could obviously not even be considered, as a WBA Interim 118-lb. champion can only defend his title against a WBA top-15 rated boxer in the 118 lb. division.”
Fondu also says that Zhakiyanov, promoted by Hatton Promotions, is fully capable of making the 118-lb weight limit and welcomes any and all viable fight proposals approvable by the WBA.
“I have been in boxing many years and I understand using the media to get a fighter’s name in print,” continued Fondu, “but they are using the name of a champion and proud representative of his home country of Kazakhstan to do it and it’s not right. Hopefully the media will get more responsible about checking the facts in the future.”
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Marston to Challenge Tshabalala for Her World Crown on July 2nd
Over the past week or so the World’s press have been focusing heavily on the recently announced 9garren July Tyson Fury-Wladimir Klitschko WBO-WBA-IBO Unified Heavyweight Championships rematch. Quite rightly so, it’s a huge fight, however just one week earlier, an equally World significant unification bout is also set to take place right here in the United Kingdom.
Uztailaren 2nd, at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, World #15 and British #1 ranked Marianne Marston will not only be challenging South Africa’s World Boxing Federation (WBFed) Super Bantamweight World Champion Gabisile Tshabalala for her coveted crown, but will also be aiming to secure the World Boxing Union (WBU), Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) and Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) World accolades.
London based Marston, who was originally due to challenge Unathi Myekeni for the Bantamweight version of the WBFed strap back in December, that was until Myekeni was forced to withdraw following a hand injury, is cleary relishing the belated opportunity, argi utzi zuen bezala, lehenago hitz egin zuen.
“I cannot thank WBFed President Howard Goldberg enough for making this happen, like me he was so dissapointed when Unathi (Myekeni) pulled out injured last year.
In addition to Howard, I would also lke to thank WIBA President Ryan Wissow, WBU President Don Lewis and Sebastien Pitois from the UBO, as they have been so supportive throughout my career, so to also challenge for their Championships really is so special for me.
I’m forty two now, so honestly thought after Unathi pulled out, that’s it for me, I’ll never get the chance to fight for a World title, OK that’s not quite true, I could have fought for a vacant title, but to me that’s just not good enough, Onena borrokatzea nahi dut, I want to beat the World Champion.
I’ve seen video of Gabisile, when she fought Shannon (O'Connell) in 2013, but would very much like to find any video of her when she won the World title last year. I know how much I have changed, fight wise, geroztik 2013 so really want to see if there are any changes to her style or tactics.
From what I have seen, she’s a classy fighter, very quick hands. When she fought Shannon, she was mainly counter punching, which would suit me, but for some reason I have a feeling she will have a very different approach as a defending Champion.
Batera zein bestera, this will be a great fight for the fans, there’s such a contrast in our styles and in my view it’s those differences in style and tactical approach that will make this such a great fight to watch.
British boxing is booming, we have so many World Champions at the moment, Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Kell Brook, Carl Frampton, Lee Selby, Liam Smith, Jamie McDonnell, Lee haskins, Tony Moran, Craig Docherty, Terry Flanagan, Anthony Crolla, James DeGale and of course my old gym mate at the TKO, Billy Joe Saunders.
Obviously they’re all men, so I want to redress the deficit a little and join them, as well as be the first British Female boxer to be crowned World Champion since Jane Couch beat Jaime Clampitt for the IWBF title in 2004.”
Gabisile Tshabalala Vs Marianne Marston for the WBFed, WBU, WIBA and UBO Super Bantamweight Unified World Championship headlines the Russ Brown promoted AS GOOD AS IT GETS event at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK on Saturday 2nd Uztailaren.
This event is sanctioned by the British & Irlandako Boxeo Agintaritza (BIBA) www.boxbiba.com
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Emakumezkoen World bateratzea Bout Co-Azalean Abendu 6an London Gertaera
London, Ingalaterrako Marianne Marston da bere ibilbidean borroka gogorrenak data ezarri, denean plazetan zuen off Mdantsane aurka, Hegoafrikako Unathi alone World bantamweight BATERAKUNTZAN lehiaketa batean, York Hall in London, Igandean 6garren Abendua.
British #1, Marston behineko WBC bantamweight txapelduna Christina Mc Mahon erronka bere izenburua urrian mesederako, ordea Mc Mahon aukera Alicia Ashley zalantzan jartzeko WBC Super bantamweight New York koroa buruzko eskaini zuten 29garren Urria, a urrezko aukera talentu Irishwoman besterik ezin buelta behera.
No txapelketan berehalako horizonte bout batera Marston ez-txapelketan York Hall bout a urriaren egitea erabaki zuen 23rd, orduan, lehenago hil honetan aukera Myekeni zalantzan jartzeko Hegoafrikan eskaintzen zioten hasieran 2016, Munduko Boxeo Federazioko presidente Howard Goldberg-ek.
Slick negoziazioak batzuk Marston taldeak eta London sustatzailea Mark Lyons-ek, bere babesleek Monarch Komunikazioak laguntzarekin batera, BoxFit UK, Optimax eta 3X Kirolak, lehiaketaren erosi zuten aurrera abendura eta Londresera joan zen.
Marston, Nork MBC International titulua segurtatu, baita World gisa #24 sailkapena, iazko urrian itxi egindako puntu bat Marianna Gulyas baino gehiago irabazi, Bere lerro gora jaurtiketa World izenburua batean, Hala eta guztiz ere, irabazi geroztik Marston ditu bakarrik borrokatu zuen behin, Riga jipoitzen, Letoniako Jekaterina Lecko bigarren ETEN txandan atzera abuztuan arabera.
Bere aurkari 6garren Abendua, Us alone, Askoz bizi da, bai lehiaketan jakintsua, baita Txapelketaren jakintsua, eta aldez aurretik egin ditu bai Munduko Boxeo Federazioak eta World Boxing Foundation Nazioarteko tituluetan baita Munduko Boxeo Federazioak Super bantamweight World Koroaren.
Bere azken lehiaketa, Myekeni borrokatu ziren, eta gehienak erabakia galdu ikaskide Hegoafrikako Gabisile Tshabalala den WBFed Super bantamweight titulua lortzeko.
Mintzamena lehenago Marston mintzatu próximas borrokari buruzko laburki,
"Ezin dut hasiko nola pozik nago aurten World izenburu bat borrokatzeko eta hain zuzen, lau film bateratzea are gehiago berezia izango da oraindik lortu adierazteko.
Christina esan zigun aukera izateko Amerikan aurre egin WBC titulu osoa du, eta gure borroka, esate baterako, ez luke aurrera aurten, I benetan etsita.
Ez pentsa Christina pozik, baina egun dugun izan dira prestatzen bere kudeaketa eztabaidak bat borroka horretarako, Guztia dugu izan dira lantzen ari zen bere aurka borrokatzeko, nahiz eta aurkari bat zela antzeko estiloan bere abuztua borrokan lortu nahi izan dugu, baina orain, doan.
Zoritxarrez ez dut ikusi Unathi en borrokak edozein beraz, ez da gehiegi bere buruz askoz, zorionez bere izenburua borroka bideo batzuk izan dugu aste honetan, eta, ondoren, sparring partner egokiak bila hasi ahal izango dugu, eta benetan camp lehen urratsak.
Ezin dut eskerrak Howard (Goldberg) Niri aukera hau emateagatik nahikoa, baita Ryan gisa (WIBA presidentea Ryan Wissow) eta Don (WBU & WIBC presidente Don Lewis) euren aukera ematen dit gehiegi beren izenburuak borrokatzeko for, baita gisa markatu (Sustatzailea Mark Lyons) eta nire babesleek wonderful MONARCH Komunikazioak, Optimax, Boxfit UK eta 3X Kirol eskubidea me atzean izatea eta me parte hartzeko aukera emateagatik historiko batasunaren bout honetan beraientzat, Zer da gehiago, hementxe Londresen.
Era berean, eskerrak nire zale wonderful daukat, dira benetan fantastic, beraz, solidario eta oso, Oso zaratatsua, zorionez, etxe osoa York Hall abenduaren on izan dugu 6garren, egiten badugu teilatuan goratzeko egingo dute I borrokatzeko, ziur da. "
Marianne Marston vs Unathi Unified WBU alone, WBFed, WIBA eta WIBC World Championships bantamweight co-titular Mark Lyons eta Marianne Marston co-sustatutako LET BATTLE hasiko York Hall ekitaldia, Bethnal Green, London igandean 6garren Abendua 2015.
Ekitaldi hau zigortuko da Malta Boxing Batzordeak adeitasuna (MBC) www.maltaboxingcommission.com
Sarrerak, tasatuak £ 35 (standard eserita) eta £ 65 (Ringside) dira parte hartzen boxeolariak edozeinen eskuragarri, on-line atwww.letbattlecommence.com eta www.mariannemarston.com edo deitu 07960 850645