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

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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.

Khan (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.

Rios (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.

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

I 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.

Arrangementet, which is sponsored by Pearls Tearoom and Patisserie, Knight Ryder, Insane Air and Quantuma, vil bli streamet live påwww.go-boxing.net fra 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.

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Stoppage Win Over Martinez Sets Khan on Course For Another Title Shot

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Rapporter: Gianluca Di Caro – Photos courtesy of Joe Ibbotson.

 

It may have been the coldest weekend of the year in the UK so far, but the icy cold conditions på lørdag night didn’t prevent the fans turning out to support local hero Tasif Khan as he faced Mexican Champion and former WBC World Title Challenger Juan Lopez Martinez on the Bridie Murtagh (Saorise Promotions) promoted Dinner Event at the Royal Taj (formerly the Connaught Rooms) in Bradford.

 

The importance of the fight clearly wasn’t lost on any of Khan’s fans, their man may already have secured World Boxing Union (WBU), Global Boxing Union (GBU) and World Boxing Confederation (WBC) World Championships over the past couple of years, but a victory på lørdag would mean that Khan, who is already highly ranked by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in their Intercontinental Ratings, would be eligible to mount a challenge for the prestigious IBF Intercontinental Championship in the Summer as the first step to mounting a potential future challenge for the coveted IBF World Crown.

 

Prior to the first fight of the night, Master of Ceremonies Sam Gorman gave a moving eulogy to British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) Vice President (Skottland) Kenny Barr, who tragically passed away in December at the age of just 34, which was followed by a standing Ten Bell tribute.

 

OK now let’s get onto the the main event, a ten round non-championship Super Flyweight contest between the aforementioned Tasif Khan and Juan Lopez Martinez.

 

The atmosphere was electric as the protagonists made their way to the ring with the entourages in support waving their respective countries flags and in Khan’s case also carrying his many Championship belts. After the pre-fight razzmatazz and introductions it was down to business for the young Gladiators.

 

Right from the opening bell both men began to cautiously vie for Centre-ring, Khan utilizing his superior reach to take effective control and force his more experienced opponent on to the back foot.

 

About the midway point of the round Khan began to step up the pace, landing some big shots to both body and head, each time Martinez stood his ground and countered with good effect.

 

In the second it was more or less the same, with Khan taking the initiative and actively attacking, whilst Martinez remained content to counter when the opportunity arose.

 

Round three see Khan step up the pace further, utilizing superior hand speed and slick movement to land a some sensational shots, the most notable was a huge right to the chin late on in the round. Martinez was clearly shaken, but still thinking clearly enough to change his tactics and tie the Bradford man up on the inside to prevent further big shots landing.

 

Initially Martinez took the fight to Khan in the fourth, in doing so landed a sensational hook to the head of Khan. However this tactic just played into Khan’s hands and the Bradford man came back with some sensational combinations each time the Mexican mounted an attack.

 

As the round progressed into the second minute, Khan caught Martinez with another big shot which sent the Mexican back towards the ropes, Khan stepped in and let rip with a double handed flurry culminating with a big left hook to the body, which sent Martinez to the canvas. Martinez made the count and made it to the end of the round by tying up Khan on the inside again.

 

Round five see Martinez utilizing the tying up Khan on the inside tactic more, and at times looked outclassed. Khan’s superior ring-craft really came into play as the round entered the final minute, the confident persona Martinez carried in the early rounds was now gone, Martinez was beginning to try and slow Khan’s scintillating pace down to a crawl, constantly grabbing hold each time Khan mounted an attack, before letting rip with uppercuts at every opportunity, much to the dismay of Khan’s corner, who were shouting at their man to work off his jab and keep him at a distance.

 

Round six see Khan confidently begin to wear Martinez down further with fast double handed flurries and powerful combinations to both body and head. At more or less the half way point of the round Khan broke loose from another attempted holding session from Martinez and fired a couple of stiff jabs, before stepping in with a huge hook to the body. Martinez immediately collapsed to the canvas and was clearly distraught, however the tough Mexican tried his hardest to make it to his feet before referee James Ancliff’s count reached its conclusion, albeit unsuccessful in doing so.

 

The official time for the stoppage 1 minute and 32 seconds of the sixth round.

 

Preceding the Khan-Martinez headline bout was a six round Super Middleweight contest between Bardley, Lincolnshire’s unbeaten Nathan Decastro and very late replacement Malcolm Richardson from Blackpool.

 

Originally IBF Ranked Decastro was due to compete against Ghanaian Philip Kotey, who had arrived in the UK but fell ill på fredag natt. More disappointment for Decastro as a win over Kotey would have also positioned him for a potential shot at an IBF title later in the year.

 

Right from the off it was clear that Decastro was intent on making a statement, the Bardley man closing of the ring and letting rip with power punch after power punch. Richardson’s made of stern stuff and stood his ground and countered with good effect. However as the round progressed towards the second minute, Decastro switched to the body, landing a massive body shot that sent Richardson down.

 

Richardson made the count, in fact following the knockdown went on the front foot and landed a couple of good shots of his own, but Decastro’s relentless power shots got the better of the Blackpool man and with about 40 seconds of the round to go Decastro caught him with a huge body shot to send him to the canvas for the second time, this time though Richardson didn’t make it to his feet before referee James Ancliff’s count reached it’s conclusion.

 

Official time of the stoppage was 2 Minutes and 30 sekunder av første runde.

 

Prior to Decastro-Richardson it was time for a Heavyweight contest between Askam-in-Furness, Cumbria’s Lee Kellett and Belfast, Northern Ireland’s Ryan Kilpatrick.

 

What a cracking fight, both lads gave there all for the full four rounds, much to the appreciation of those in attendance.

 

After four highly entertaining all action rounds it was Lee Kellett that scoring referee James Ancliff decided was the victor by a 40-36 punkter margin.

 

Next up was a four round Super Lightweight contest between Newcastle’s Jak Johnson and Liverpool’s Paul Peers.

 

Hva en kamp, it was a true Battle Royale, these two warriors gave no quarter, and it was a seriously top class battle. The first couple of rounds were exhausting to watch, pure toe-2-toe action from start to finish, so much so that this contest rightly earned the accolade of the Fight of the Night.

 

The third though see Peers in the ascendancy, the Liverpool man steeping up the pace as well as switching his focus to the body of the Geordie with great effect, so much so that around the midway point Peers sent Johnson to the canvas with a pin-point perfect shot to the lower rib.

 

Johnson made it to his feet but in the dying seconds of the round Peers found a way through Johnson’s excellent defence to land another shot to the lower rib to send Johnson down for a second time, this time Johnson couldn’t make it to his feet to beat referee James Ancliff’s count.

 

Official time of the stoppage was 2 minutes and 59 seconds of the third round.

 

The opening bout of the night sees Aberdeen’s Nathan Beattie in action against late replacement Belfast’s Marty Kayes.

 

Beattie-Kayes was a purist’s dream fight, it was one seriously closely fought and highly technical contest, which wouldn’t come as any surprise to those in the know, as these two had fought each other previously.

 

After four closely fought rounds scoring referee James Ancliff’s score card read 40-37 in favour of Nathan Beattie.

 

There were due to be two further contests on the card – Obadai Sai vs Isaac Quartey and Patrick Okine vs Saidi Mundi, however these contests failed to take place due to only Quartey and Okine receiving their visa in time to make the trip to the UK.

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Khan and Newell in Sensational Knockout Form Reign Supreme in Bradford

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Rapporter: Gianluca Di Caro

The boxing scene in the North of England is really booming, especially around the cities of Leeds and Bradford. One of the main reasons for the increase of professional boxing events in the area is due to Bradford’s very own reigning World Boxing Union (WBU), Global Boxing Union (GBU) and World Boxing Confederation (WBC) World Champion Tasif Khan, who for the past couple of years has been working closely with Leeds based promoter Bridie Murtagh to bring stylish Boxing Dinner Shows to the area.

The latest of these took place at the Royal Taj, formerly the Connaught Rooms, in Bradford, which not only featured the aforementioned Tasif Khan himself in action, against Tanzania’s Julias Kisarawe, but also heralded the return of unbeaten Lightweight prospect Justin Newell from Leeds, who faced Latvian Aleksandrs Birkenbergs

Besides the local lads on the card, exciting Super Welterweight prospect Chris Wood from Middlesbrough was in action against Belfast’s Marty Kayes, however two top class International bouts scheduled for the event, a ten round Middleweight contest between Ishmael Tetteh and Philip Kotey, as well as an eight round Welterweight contest between Frank Dodzi and Justice Addy, failed to materialise due to visas for three of the boxers failing to arrive in time.

Whilst disappointing that these two fights didn’t go ahead, there was more than enough action to keep the fans happy, as promoter Bridie Murtagh arranged for two exhibition bouts featuring local lads to replace the Internationals ahead of the pro element.

First up was Chris Wood against Marty Kayes in a four rounder.

What a cracking start to the pro section, it was all action right from the opening bell, Wood was clearly fired up and went on the attack, closing down his far more experienced opponent before letting rip with a vast array of combinations at every conceivable opportunity. Kayes though is as savvy as they come, would cover up and seemed more than content to let the fired up youngster get his shots off before countering.

After four scintillating rounds the referee’s scorecard unsurprisingly read as a 40-36 points victory for the Teesider Chris Wood.

Next up was unbeaten Justin Newell in a six rounder against the very tough Latvian Aleksandrs Birkenbergs.

Newell was on fire, slick movement and very fast hands – Birkenbergs was no walk over and landed a cracking right hand about midway through the round, which lit the blue touch-paper for Newell, who went hard on the attack throwing some tasty big shots to body and head, which ultimately led to Birkenbergs taking a visit to the canvas. This kid’s tough, he was straight up and going toe to toe with Newell until the end of the round.

Round two was fantastic to watch, both lads giving no quarter – beautiful boxing from both, but Newell’s class proved just too much for the plucky Latvian as the Leeds lad piled some serious pressure in the second half of the fight before letting rip with big double handed salvos that sent Birkenbergs to the deck in the dying seconds of the round, no matter how hard he tried Birkenbergs just couldn’t make the count – great win on his return to the fray for Newell who won by TKO, the time would you believe 2 minutes and 59 seconds of round two.

The headline fight see WBU, GBU and WBC World Champion take on Tanzania’s Julias Kisarawe in a ten round non-championship contest, instead of the scheduled twelve round World Boxing Confederation (WBC) Super Flyweight title defence for Khan, due to lateness of the visa arriving for Kisarawe to complete the necessary Championship paperwork for the contest to be sanctioned by the WBC.

First round started fast and see Kisarawe taking the fight to Khan, however the Bradford lad stood his ground and picked his shots for maximum effect
More of the same in round two, except this time it was Khan that took the fight to Kisarawe.

Round three see Khan really start to get in a flow, regularly backing his opponent up before letting rip with wickedly fast double handed salvos, the power and speed in Khan’s shots finally had the desired effect and the super tough Tanzanian took a very brief trip to the canvas.

On the restart Kisarawe went hard on the attack, throwing seriously solid lefts in an attempt to do unto Khan what the Bradford lad did to him moments before (med 14 KO wins on his record Kisarawe is very capable of doing just that)
Round four was an outright war and fascinating to watch, as was round five and six but for very different reasons. Khan stepped not just one gear but at least two or three and corralled the Tanzanian into a corner and just plain bombarded him with double handed Exocets throughout

More of the same in round seven but this time Khan managed to penetrate Kisarawe’s world class defence and sent him to the canvas for the second time.
Kisarawe managed to make the count but it was clear for all to see that he was in some distress, so much so that referee James Ancliff had no option but to stop the contest on the one minute twelve second mark.

What followed then was a good thirty minute celebration in the ring by Tasif Khan, his team AND many of the fans!!!!

Have to say the Khan/Murtagh co-promoted shows I’ve attended have always been top class, however this event, even though a couple of fights short, was by far the best one yet, the fights were all beautifully matched all action affairs, what more could any fan of the pugilistic arts wish for. Can’t wait for the next, which I hear is going to be in December.

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Khan Stops Quaye To Secure WBU Crown

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På lørdag natt, 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.

 

Khan, 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, Commonwealth, 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 (Vaughan) 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”

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HILLYARD, Marston & Khan Verden tittel Battles Co-Overskrift 6thDec London Hendelses

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London promoter Mark Lyons har gått sammen med Championship valgkamp Marianne Marston å co-fremme et stort pre-Christmas event, treffende navnet LET BATTLE starte, på York Hall i Bethnal Green, London, på søndag, den 6th desember.

 

Overskriften opp femten-bout kortet er ikke mindre enn tre VM-kamper;

 

Bradford Tasif Khan gjør sitt inntog på verdensscenen, når han utfordrer Ghanas Isaac Quaye for World Boxing Union Super fluevekt Championship.

 

Regjerende verdensmester Boxing Union Super mellomvekt International Champion, Jeezy, Essex George 'Hithard' Hillyard har som mål å legge til den ledige WBU Verden krone i samlingen, når han står overfor en ennå ikke navngitt motstander.

 

Endelig British #1 og regjerende MBC International Super bantamvekt Champion Marianne Marston vil gå tå til tå med Ungarns Csilla Némedi i en fire, WBU, WBF, WIBA & WIBC, Bantamvekt Verden tittel forening bout.

 

Også på Championship stien på denne historiske hendelsen vil være en rekke raskt stigende unge stjerner.

 

Tidligere team GB stjerners Iain 'The Blessed One "Weaver får sin første smak av profesjonell mesterskapet boksing, når han utfordrer en ennå ikke navngitt motstander for International Masters Super Fjærvekt tittel.

 

Bardney, Lincolnshire ubeseiret prospekt, Nathan 'Nightmare' Decastro også vil være med å kjempe for en internasjonal Masters Championship, om enn på Mellom.

 

Den endelige EM bout vil se regjerende MBC International weltervekt Champion, Hackney er Siar Ozgul, utfordre for en annen International Crown, denne gangen på Super weltervekt.

 

Støtte de seks mesterskap bouts er ni kamper med kremen av lokale talenter, inkludert et annet regjerende mester, WBF Super bantamvekt inter Supremo Paul Economides i en ikke-mesterskapet seks rundere.

 

Bli med Paul på undercard er en annen velkjent Champ, tidligere britiske og Commonwealth kong, Michael Aldiss, som gjorde sin hjertelig velkommen tilbake til ringen tilbake i oktober.

 

En annen svært populær nylig tilbakevendte til helliget firkantet ring, Super mellomvekt Manzo Smith vil også være i aksjon, som vil Rockin 'Robin Deakin, som vil søke å legge til en annen seier i hans kort, etter sin seier over Deniss Kornilovs tilbake i august.

 

Ubeseiret, big punching Cruiservekt prospektet Daniel Mendez vil være ute etter å legge til en tredje skalp til beltet på natten, som Adam Taylor søker å få karrieren tilbake på rett spor når han vender seg mot en ennå ikke navngitt motstander.

 

Tilbake i august Marianne Marston, Shaunagh Brown og Sam Smith skapte historie da de alle kjempet om den samme hendelsen på York Hall, som det var første gang at tre kvinnelige bouts fant sted på en pro begivenhet i Storbritannia, godt på 6th Desember samme posten vil bli brutt, som begynte Marianne på kortet vil være tidligere Big Brother-stjerne og multi tittelen utfordreren Angel 'The Entertainer "McKenzie, British Masters Super fluevekt mester og VM-utfordreren Juliette Winter og gjøre henne hjertelig velkommen tilbake til sporten Jamie Johnson.

 

I tillegg til den øverste klassen boksing fayre, arrangementet vil også inneholde den første live-opptreden av lokale sangstjerne Stephan Dante, hvem som skal utføre sin viral smash 'Nails Did', samt ytterligere spor fra henne snart å bli utgitt debutalbum.

 

Å stappe all denne handlingen i dørene åpnes på 2:30pm, med den første bout som starter på 3pm.

 

Tasif Khan vs Isaac Quaye, Marianne Marston vs Csilla Némedi og George Hillyard vs TBA verdensmester tittel kamper co-overskrift Monarch Communications, BoxFit UK, 3X Sport og Sulnox Eco Systems PLC sponset Mark Lyon og Marianne Marston co-forfremmet LET BATTLE starte turneringen på York Hall, Bethnal Green, London på søndag 6th Desember 2015.

 

Denne hendelsen er sanksjonert courtesy of Malta Boxing kommisjonen (MBC) www.maltaboxingcommission.com

 

Billetter, priset £ 35 (standard sittende) og £ 65 (Ringside) er tilgjengelig fra hvilken som helst av bokserne som deltar, on-line påwww.letbattlecommence.com og www.mariannemarston.com eller ring 07960 850645

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Khan-Quaye Title Fight Support For 12. Roy Jones Jr-Tony Moran September i Liverpool

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Khan-Quaye Title Fight støtte for Roy Jones Jr-Tony Moran september 12th i Liverpool

 

Bradford Tasif Khan er bare litt over en uke unna den største kampen i hans karriere hittil, når han står overfor to tid Commonwealth tittel utfordrer, Ghanas Isaac Quaye, for World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super fluevekt Mesterskap, på Stephen Vaughan fremmet LEGEND event, på Aintree Ridesenter på lørdag 12thSeptember, som er headlinet av Roy Jones Jr første gang UK kampen, mot Tony Moran.

 

Khan, som bare tilbake til maktkampen, etter en tjuefem måned sabbatsår fra sporten, i januar i år mer enn gjort opp for sin tid ut av ringen med tre førsteklasses seire.

 

I den første av disse kampene kastes Khan av Richard Voros i litt over ett minutt av første runde, han deretter fulgte det med en nesten identisk tid seier over Ladislav Miko mars, som foret ham opp for et skudd på International Masters tittelen i mai, mot Mikheil Soloninkini, som Khan sikret med en utmerket enstemmig poeng seier.

 

Å beskrive Khans spenning på å få denne muligheten til å kjempe om WBF tittelen så kort tid etter at han kom tilbake er et understatement, men da i forhold til sine følelser om å kjempe om tittelen på undercard av Roy Jones Jr versus Tony Moran gjorde at bleke i forhold, som han gjorde det klart da han talte om den kommende hendelsen.

 

"Når jeg først fikk beskjed om jeg vil være med å kjempe om Roy Jones regningen, det var helt fantastisk, ja utrolig å kjempe på samme utstilling som Roy Jones.

 

Jeg vokste opp med å se ham kamp, i mine øyne er han en av de største krigerne noensinne, ikke på grunn av anerkjennelsen av titler som han har vunnet, antall belter han har vunnet, fra Mellom oppover, men det er uhørt å si til alle disse dager som en mellomvekt kommer til å gå hele veien opp til tungvekt og vinne en World tittelen og i disse dager den beste kjempet best, Roy Jones for meg er en av de hele tiden beste krigere og å være på samme regningen som ham er all kreditt til MBC (Malta Boxing kommisjonen), Stephen Vaughan og Francis warren og jeg kan ikke takke dem og alle som er involvert i denne massive arrangementet nok og selvsagt for å la meg kjempe på hendelsen. "

 

Khan gikk så videre snakke om sin motstander på September 12th - Isaac Quaye

 

"Jeg har full respekt for Isaac Quaye, han har en god oversikt, han har vært i med de beste, og han er en tøff ghanesisk slik vi kjenner, så kommer september 12th vi vil være klar for ham.

 

Jeg kan ikke tro at dette, det er en kort reise vært, men en søt reise, den eneste vanskelige tiden jeg har hatt var det tid borte fra ringen, Jeg hadde en avstand på om lag tre år, men åpenbart MBC, alle som er involvert med MBC og teamet rundt meg har trukket sammen og ga meg disse mulighetene.

 

Min siste kampen ga meg muligheten til å få min første beltet (International Masters) av min karriere, så fremover og oppover.

 

Jeg ser ikke forbi noen motstander og alltid trene tilsvar, vi vet Isaac Quaye er en tøff motstander, og i form av verdensrankingen han er mye høyere enn meg, så det er en vinn, vinn-situasjon for meg fordi jeg skal forberede, som hver kamp, som om jeg er underdog, ingen tvil om at han vil komme inn som favoritt og se til opprørt meg og publikum.

 

Jeg har full respekt for ham utenfor ringen, men inne i ringen har jeg ingen nåde for alle, Jeg ønsker å gå i deres og forårsake skade som jeg ønsker å vinne, så la oss få det på. "

 

Billetter, priset £ 40, £ 60, £ 100 og VIP Ringside £ 150 for den Stephen Vaughan Fremmes Roy Jones Jr. versus Tony Moran MBC International Cruiservekt mesterskap ledet LEGEND arrangement på Aintree Equestrian Centre i Liverpool på lørdag september 12th 2015 er nå tilgjengelig, kjøpe på linje ved www.tkoboxoffice.com og www.vaughanboxing.tv eller ring 0333 200 0905.

 

Sanksjonering for dette arrangementet vil være courtesy of Malta Boxing kommisjonen - www.maltaboxingcommission.com

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JONES JR. Vs MORAN Åpen Pressekonferanse, Liverpool, Onsdag 22 juli

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Den åpne for publikum pressekonferanse for Stephen Vaughan LEGEND event, headlinet av Roy Jones Jr. versus Tony Moran MBC International og World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Cruiservekt mesterskap bout, vil finne sted på 1:30pm kommende onsdag, den 22nd Juli på Bierkeller, 6 Thomas Steers Way, Liverpool One, L1 8LW.

 

I tillegg til Roy Jones Jr og Tony Moran stede vil også være mange av de som vil være i aksjon på natten, Inkludert;

 

Paul Economides, som skal forsvare sin WBF inter Super bantamvekt tittel mot Prosper Ankrah.

 

Tasif Khan, som vil være utfordrende Isaac Quaye for WBF International Super fluevekt mesterskap.

 

Nick Quigley, som står ubeseiret Nathan Decastro

 

Antonio Counihan, som står overfor Ghanas Michael Ansah

 

Ubeseiret Liverpool basert russiske hot prospekt David Agadzhanyan.

 

Lee Boyce, som tar på Scunthorpe Matthew Pepper.

 

Ubeseiret Jay Carney, som står ubeseiret Mathew Fitzsimons fra Belfast.

 

Lokal prospektet Dayle Gallagher, som møter tøff motstand fra Matt Scriven

 

Ubeseiret tungvekt Rob Bøk, som vil ta på Blackpools Mathew Ellis

 

Pluss lokale prospekter Lee Monaghan, Lee Milner og Carl Donohue, som vil alle være å gjøre sine pro debut på September 12th.

 

Billetter, priset £ 40, £ 60, £ 100 og VIP Ringside £ 150 for den Stephen Vaughan Fremmes Roy Jones Jr. versus Tony Moran MBC International Cruiservekt mesterskap ledet LEGEND arrangement på Aintree Equestrian Centre i Liverpool på lørdag september 12th 2015 vil være tilgjengelig for kjøp på pressekonferansen eller er tilgjengelig for kjøp på linje ved www.tkoboxoffice.comog www.vaughanboxing.tv

 

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Khan Reigns Supreme – Topples Soloninkini, Now Eyes Further Title Challenges

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Bradford’s sensational Bantamweight prospect Tasif Khan secured his first Championship accolade, International Masters bantamvekt tittel, when he beat Georgia’s Mikheil Soloninkini by unanimous points decision at the iconic York Hall in London last Saturday night.

 

What really makes this achievement even more special is that Khan only returned to the ring in January this year, etter en to år sabbatsår fra sporten.

 

On his return in January Khan scored a decisive first round stoppage victory, over the highly experienced Hungarian Richard Voros, in a bout that also took place at the York Hall.

 

Khan followed that win up with an equally impressive first round stoppage victory, over Czech Republic’s Ladislav Miko, six weeks later in Liverpool.

 

Forrige lørdag, whilst it seems everyone else were preparing for the Mayweather-Pacquiao super fight, Khan was taking part in the biggest fight of his career to date.

 

Right from the off Khan boxed beautifully behind his solid jab to keep his slightly more experienced foe on the back foot.

 

By midway point Khan began to slow the pace, whilst continuing to keep full pressure on Soloninkini.

 

Midway through the sixth round, during a rather hectic exchange Khan was a little slow bringing up his gloves, which opened the door for Soloninkini, who let rip with a big right to send Khan to the canvas.

 

On the restart Soloninkini when in hard in an attempt to finish the still slightly wobbly legged Khan, however the Bradford lad remained calm and collected, whilst the hyper Georgian continued to come forward throwing huge bombs.

 

During a number of these skirmishes Khan sensibly grabbed hold until referee Lee Murtagh issued the order break. This tactic allowed Khan a little time in order to clear his head.

 

Soloninkini continued to push hard for the final three rounds, however Khan is one seriously cool character, he just got behind his jab and just plain boxed his way out of danger, each time the Georgian made a forceful foray.

 

After ten rounds of first class boxing from Khan, judges Ken Curtis 99-94, Obie Garnett 98-90 og Matt Hamilton 98-91, all scored in favour of the new International Masters Champion Tasif Khan.

 

Speaking from his home earlier Khan spoke about the fight as well as hinted at further Championship forays in the near future.

 

"Yeah, I won my first title.

 

It’s been my dream since I was a kid, winning a title, hopefully this will be the first of many, fremover og oppover.

 

Saying that I don’t want to take away the importance of being the International Masters Champion, that was like winning a World title to me that night.

 

I’ve had a tough two and half years, I’ve come through it, got back fighting this year and now have a belt, yeah I’m really proud of what I’ve achieved.

 

I was absolutely fine coming into the fight, training went well, I went away with Nadeem Siddique one of my coaches, he’s a professional himself. I had a good training camp abroad, went to Greece,

 

Came into the fight brilliant, working of my jab, using my jab more as I felt I had a good chance, I was finding it quite comfortable to be honest, I was finding him quite easily with the jab.

 

He was a tough kid, took some good shots to the body, I found I could walk him down, then I think it was either the third or fourth round I overstretched my right arm, I felt at the time I must have damaged my shoulder, I tried not to show it, but as the rounds went on I struggled to throw big shots.

 

It wasn’t hurting, it did limit me on my shots as the fight went on, but I think I got a little complacent and gave him the opportunity to catch me with a good shot, it didn’t hurt me at all, but had to see that round through, because I had won every single round but that round, I boxed smart and stayed at a distance when I could and other times let him punch himself out.

 

To be honest I feel I could have stopped him, with all the pressure and that decided to just box my way through.

 

I’m really appreciative of my fans as always, they travel down to London in numbers, if all goes well though my next fight will be a lot nearer to home, maybe even Bradford, but I’m always grateful to my fans, even those that are unable to travel to watch me fight in London or Liverpool.

 

Since day one I’ve had good support, a great fan base, but fighting away all the time makes it hard for everyone to be at every fight, so I’d really love to do something big in Bradford, or at least more local and fingers crossed we’ll get a big title on that show.

 

I’d like to thank all my team, Martin Stainsby, Bee, Junior Witter, River (Gianluca Di Caro), Johnny Eames and all those that work behind the scene, I can’t forget to mention my Missus, she puts in all the hard work and puts up with me when I’m on a diet and my family, who have all been so supportive.

 

Before I forget I want to make a comment, I’ve been boxing since the age of ten, I made my mind up as the years went on that I wanted to really do something in Boxing, I had no intention of just making up the numbers, I had no option, I want to do well and win titles, I want to put Bradford on the map, winning the International Masters title has put me in the right direction, as such I want to dedicate the win to my eldest brother Tahir Khan, because if it wasn’t for him pointing me in the right direction, he’d keep me fit and take me to the gym, he’s the first person to totally support me in boxing, always been there for me and he’s the one that made all this possible.

 

As I say if it wasn’t for Tahir, I wouldn’t be in boxing and I wouldn’t have this International Masters belt, thank you for everything Tahir, really appreciate everything you’ve done for me.

 

I’d like to say a big thank you to my sponsors, Kingsland Forretnings Recovery i Bradford, Broadway Jurister i Oldham, Kesser Jewelers i Bradford og Vyomax kosttilskudd fra Manchester, they’ve been brilliant getting behind me so I can concentrate on my boxing.

 

Finally I would like to say a huge thanks to Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott, who gave me the opportunity to fight for the title on their show.”

 

 

 

 

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Khan-Soloninkini Battle For Title Supremacy In London This Saturday

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Bradford’s exciting Bantamweight prospect TASIF KHAN is set to challenge for his first title denne lørdagen, when he takes on Georgian #1 ranked MIKHEIL SOLONINKINI, for the vacant International Masters Silver Bantamweight Championship, on the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott promoted LORDS OF THE RING event at the iconic York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London on May 2nd.

 

Khan earned the title shot with a pair of sensational first round stoppage wins earlier this year, following his return from a two year sabbatical from the sport.

 

In January this year, Khan dispatched Hungarian #2 ranked Richard Voros in just one minute and five seconds of the first round at the York Hall, then two months later followed up with an almost identical stoppage victory, this time in one minute and fifteen seconds of the first round, over the Czech Republic’s Ladislav Miko at the Grand Central Hall in Liverpool.

 

Originally Khan was to face Patrik Bartos, however the Czech lad was TKO’d by Andrew Cain, on the undercard of Derry Mathews WBA title fight, at the Echo Arena, a couple of weeks ago.

 

Bartos’ replacement, Mikheil Soloninkini, has been quite a regular figure on the UK scene, having fought here four times in the past year, including an unsuccessful challenge for the International Masters Bronze title, which he lost out on points to Jamie Williams back in March.

 

Speaking from his home earlier, Khan appeared unperturbed with the late change of opponent.

 

“It’s a shame, I had been preparing for Patrik Bartos, but what can I say he got stopped and has a twenty eight day suspension, these things happen.

 

I would have preferred if we’d known earlier who was going to replace Patrik, but three potential opponents backed out last week and then a fourth that had been proposed got knocked back by the MBC as not suitable.

 

Luckily though this new lad agreed terms på tirsdag and now the fight is set and ready to go, Jeg kan ikke vente.

 

I’m not expecting it to be a quick finish like the past two fights, they were four and six rounders, this time I’ll have to pace myself just in case I have to go the full ten rounds, but if the chance comes, I’ll take him out early.

 

Trainings been great, always is, Jeg er klar og raring å gå, can’t wait.

 

My fans are great so far this year they’ve come out in force to support me in London and Liverpool and Saturday they’ll be back in London again, I can’t thank them enough, they’re a great bunch that really get behind me, making plenty of noise, letting me know that they’re there, they’re really are brilliant and I’ll thank them the best way I know, winning the title.

 

I’d like to say a big thank you to my sponsors, Kingsland Forretnings Recovery i Bradford, Broadway Jurister i Oldham, Kesser Jewelers i Bradford og Vyomax kosttilskudd fra Manchester, they’ve been brilliant getting behind me so I can concentrate on my boxing.

 

Finally I have just been told that Mark and Billy (Promoters Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott) have arranged a function room so that everyone can watch the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight live after my fight, so if you haven’t got tickets yet, you know what to do, either call me or get down to York Hall på lørdag as there are still some tickets available. "

 

Tasif Khan versus Mikheil Soloninkini, for the vacant International Masters Bantamweight Championship, co-headlines the Mark Lyons & Billy James-Elliott Wise Guys Kampanjer Lords of the RING event, som finner sted på York Hall i Bethnal Green, London på lørdag 2nd Mai 2015.

Sanksjonering for dette arrangementet vil bli gitt courtesy of Malta Boxing kommisjonen (MBC) -www.maltaboxingcommission.com

Billetter priset £ 35 (Standard sitte) og £ 65 (Ringside) are available direct from Tasif on 07756 311857, or at the venue on the night or pre-book on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com or call the TKO ticket line on 07960 850645

 

Tickets for the after event private viewing of the Mayweather-Pacquiao super fight live via satellite, that cost just £10, will be available for purchase at York Hall on the Saturday night.

 

 

 

-END-

 

 

BILDER

 

6698 – Tasif Khan in action against Richard Voros at York Hall in January.

 

FOTO CREDIT

Please feel free to use all photos supplied – photo credit is not required but should you do so, please credit – Gianluca (River) Di Caro

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Khan Marches On - TKO Win Over Miko fører til 2 mai Tittel Shot In London

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På fredag kveld Bradford Tasif Khan scoret en annen oppsiktsvekkende første runde stans seier, denne gangen over Tsjekkia Ladislav Miko, på Stephen Vaughan fremmet RED MIST arrangement på Grand Central Hall i Liverpool.

 

Fra åpningen klokken var det Miko som var mer aggressive, å ta kampen til Khan, men i å gjøre det den tsjekkiske fighter spilt rett inn i Bradford mannens hender.

 

Khan hadde forventet Miko å starte raskt og som sådan når den tsjekkiske fighter avansert raskt, Khan bare danset til side og la rive med et skudd til kroppen.

 

Miko kroppsspråk gjorde det helt klart at han hadde blitt såret, så ingen overraskelse at når han kom i hardt og fort igjen at den kunnskapsrike Khan benyttet en lignende taktikk, denne gangen sklir til høyre og la rip med en annen kropp skudd, fulgt opp av en scintillatingly rask tohånds salve til både kropp og hode.

 

På rundt førtifem andre mark, Miko, som helt klart ikke hadde lært å være litt forsiktig, gjort nok et kraftig angrep, denne gangen om Khan kastet ut en solid jab, etterfulgt av en uppercut og deretter bare plantet føttene hans og sette full kraft til en lynrask venstre hook, å sende den tsjekkiske gutten til lerretet.

 

Miko klart å gjøre tellingen, men sekunder senere gikk rett inn i en annen stor venstre til kroppen. Denne gangen Miko virkelig kjempet for å gjøre tellingen, bare klarer å gjøre det, men var veldig ustø på føttene, forlater dommer Jimmy Byrne ingen annen mulighet enn å vinke bout av på ett minutt og femten andre mark av første runde.

 

Umiddelbart etter mottatt victor laurbær Khan ble informert av teamet hans at han ville komme til å utfordre for sitt første mesterskap utmerkelse, International Masters bantamvekt tittel, på hans neste planlagte utflukt, som vil være på Billy James-Elliott og Mark Lyons fremmet Ringenes Herre arrangementet på York Hall i London mai 2nd.

 

Etter å ha mottatt denne nyheten Khan snakket kort om kampen, så vel som hans kommende tittelen kampen.

 

"Yeah strålende, det var bare strålende.

 

Jeg kan ikke klage på at han ikke vare runde, Jeg ville ha foretrukket det hadde gått på litt lengre, Jeg mener det var en seks rundere og jeg virkelig ville ha likt å få noen runder under mitt beltet, men som jeg har sagt før du ikke får betalt overtid i dette spillet.

 

Vi visste at han ville starte raskt og jag i og planen var å arbeide av min jab å bremse ham ned, utgangspunktet for å prøve og få de seks rundene under mitt beltet.

 

Det gikk ikke helt skje på den måten som han virkelig kom på meg mye raskere enn forventet, i stedet jeg tilpasset og tok ham med et godt skudd, Jeg ser bena spenne litt, men han bodde på føttene.

 

Han er et spill fighter, de fleste ville ha støttet av for å gi seg selv tid til å komme, ikke at han kom tilbake på meg hardt igjen, som ga meg muligheten til å bokse ham litt mer og ta ham som han kom tilbake i.

 

Jeg fanget ham bra med uppercut og deretter kroppen shot, som han gikk ned med.

 

Deretter gjorde jeg mer eller mindre det samme etter omstarten, Selv trodde ikke jeg hadde tatt ham ganske så vel som den første gangen, men da han kom opp tror jeg ikke han ønsket å vite mere, selv om dommeren hadde latt det fortsette.

 

Forhåpentligvis fremover og oppover nå, Jeg har snakket med teamet mitt og blitt fortalt at vi har fått en tittel kamp organisert for mai 2nd i York Hall, samme natt som Mayweather-Pacquaio kampen, så forhåpentligvis vil jeg plukke opp min første tittel, International Masters, og bringe den tilbake til Bradford.

 

Som du kan se mine fans viste seg i kraft og gjøre en masse støy, de er alle ringside, de elsker sin boksing, det er en boksing byen Bradford, de trenger bare å få mer viser det.

 

Mine fans er stor, de reiser for å se på meg, forrige gang det var London, denne gang Liverpool og selvsagt er det tilbake til London igjen på mai 2nd.

 

I det øyeblikket jeg ikke har fått muligheten til å velge hvor jeg slåss, forhåpentligvis hvis jeg vinner tittelen kanskje vi kan få en promoter å sette på et show i Bradford så enda mer av mine fans vil få en sjanse til å se meg igjen.

 

Jeg er takknemlig for mitt team, treningen gikk veldig bra, Jeg føler meg sterk, Jeg føler meg bra og fansen kommer ut i kraft for å støtte meg er å legge til at.

 

Mine sponsorer, Kingsland Forretnings Recovery i Bradford, Broadway Jurister i Oldham, Kesser Jewelers i Bradford og Vyomax kosttilskudd fra Manchester, har vært helt fantastisk.

 

Disse gutta har vært backing meg opp, som tar bort mye av trykket slik at jeg kan konsentrere seg om min boksing.

 

Igjen må jeg takke mine fans, de virkelig er den beste, de har fulgt meg ned til London og selvfølgelig her i Liverpool, selv om trafikken var dårlig de alle har gjort det her i kveld og virkelig fikk bak meg, lage masse støy, som er litt som fotballfans som er den tolvte mann på fotballbanen, det virkelig inspirerer deg, den løfter du høre alle fans heie på deg, strålende, bare strålende. "