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, Casaquistán, 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 Xuño 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). Ademais, 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 9th 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.
En xullo 2nd, at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Mundo #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, como ela deixou claro cando falou máis cedo.
“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, Quero loitar cos mellores, I want to beat the World Champion.
I’ve seen video of Gabisile, when she fought Shannon (O'Connell) en 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, desde 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.
De calquera xeito, 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 Xullo.
This event is sanctioned by the British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) www.boxbiba.com
Ingresos: Priced £30 (Estándar Sentado) and SOLD OUT (Ringside VIP) están dispoñibles en liña en www.tkoboxoffice.com ewww.mariannemarston.com
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6 Feminino Mundial da Unificación Bout Co-Headlines decembro Londres Evento
Londres, De Inglaterra Marianne Marston está definido para a batalla máis difícil da súa carreira ata a data, Cando prazas off contra Mdantsane, Unathi de Sudáfrica só nun concurso mundial Bantamweight unificación, en York Hall en Londres, o domingo 6th Decembro.
Británico #1, Marston estaba esperando para desafiar interino WBC Bantamweight campión Christina Mc Mahon polo seu título en outubro, con todo Mc Mahon ofreceu a oportunidade de desafiar Alicia Ashley para a coroa WBC Super Bantamweight en Nova York no 29th Outubro, unha oportunidade de ouro o talentoso Irishwoman simplemente non podía rexeitar.
Con ningún ataque do campionato no horizonte inmediato Marston decidiu asumir un ataque non-campionato no Salón York en outubro 23rd, a continuación, a principios deste mes foi ofrecida a oportunidade de desafiar Myekeni en Sudáfrica no inicio 2016, polo presidente Federación Mundial de Boxeo Howard Goldberg.
Algunhas negociacións lisos por equipo de Marston e Londres promotor Mark Lyons, xunto co apoio dos seus patrocinadores monarca Comunicacións, BoxFit Reino Unido, Optimax e 3X Sports, o concurso foi adquirido para a fronte a decembro e trasladouse a Londres.
Marston, que garantiu o título MBC Internacional, así como a World #24 posición, en outubro do ano pasado cun peche out puntos de conquistar Marianna Gulyas, para aliñar-la para o tiro nun título mundial, Con todo, unha vez que a vitoria Marston ten só loitou xa, batendo Riga, De Letonia Jekaterina Lecko por paralización segunda rolda de volta en agosto.
Seu adversario no 6th Decembro, Nos en paz, é moito máis experimentado, tanto a competencia sabio, así como Campionato sabio, e xa ocupou os dous títulos Federación Mundial de Boxeo e Mundial de Boxeo Fundación internacionais, así como a Federación Mundial de Boxeo Super Bantamweight Mundial Crown.
Na súa última competición, Myekeni loitou e perdeu por decisión da maioría de compañeiro sudafricano Gabisile Tshabalala ao título WBFed Super Bantamweight.
Falando no inicio Marston falou brevemente sobre a próxima loita,
"Eu non podo comezar a expresar como estou satisfeito aínda obter a loitar por un título mundial deste ano eo feito de que será unha unificación de catro títulos fai aínda máis especial.
Cando Christina nos dixo que ten a oportunidade de loitar en América para o título WBC completo e, como tal, a nosa loita non estaba diante este ano, Eu quedei moi decepcionada.
Non me interpretar mal Estou satisfeito por Christina, pero desde o primeiro día do fío coa súa xestión que viña preparado para esa loita, todo o que tiña benvida a traballar sobre ela era loitar, nós incluso intentou obter un adversario que era semellante en estilo a ela para a loita agosto, pero así que vai.
Por desgraza eu non vin ningún de loitas de Unathi polo que non sei moito sobre ela, Esperamos ter algúns vídeos das súas loitas polo título desta semana e entón podemos comezar a buscar socios de sparring axeitado e realmente obter o campamento comezou.
Non podo agradecer Howard (Goldberg) abondo para me dar a oportunidade, así como Ryan (Presidente WIBA Ryan Wissow) e Don (WBU & Presidente WIBC Don Lewis) pola súa permitindo-me a loitar polos seus títulos tamén, así como Mark (Promotor Mark Lyons) e os meus marabillosos patrocinadores Monarch Comunicacións, Optimax, Boxfit Reino Unido e 3X Sports para eles estar ben detrás de min e me dar a oportunidade de participar nesta loita histórica unificación, o que é máis axeitado aquí en Londres.
Eu tamén teño que agradecer aos meus fans marabillosos, realmente son fantásticas, de xeito solidario e moito, moi ruidoso, esperamos ter unha casa chea no Salón York en decembro 6th, se non se fai van levantar o tellado cando loitar, iso é certo. "
Marianne Marston vs Unathi só para o Unified WBU, WBFed, WIBA e WIBC Mundo Bantamweight Campionato co-Headline o evento LET batalla comezar co-promovido Mark Lyons e Marianne Marston en York Hall, Bethnal Green, Londres o domingo 6th Decembro 2015.
Este evento é sancionado cortesía da Comisión de Boxeo Malta (MBC) www.maltaboxingcommission.com
Ingresos, prezo £ 35 (estándar sentado) e £ 65 (Ringside) están dispoñibles a partir de calquera dos boxeadores que participan, en liña enwww.letbattlecommence.com e www.mariannemarston.com ou chame 07960 850645