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“Yoshida-Metcalf 2” COMPUBOX Numbers Overwhelmingly Contradict the Judges’ Questionable Scoring

Oktober 28, 2024 FNU47 Laat een reactie achter

Drie-time, two-division World Champion Miyo Yoshida

NEW YORK CITY (Oktober 25, 2024) – COMPUBOX numbers from this past Wednesday night’s International Boxing Federation (IBF) Women’s Bantamweight World Championship match between defending champion Miso Yoshida and challenger Shurretta Metcalf clearly do not support the judges’ controversial 10-round unanimous decision in favor of Metcalf.

The judge’s dubious scores of 99-91 (Robin Taylor), Robert Perez (97-93) and Max DeLuca (96-94) awarded Metcalf the disputed victory. The right outcome appeared clear – both in the surprise reactions of Metcalf’s corner and also the thunderous objection from the crowd.

As the scores were read, immediate objections reigned down through the arena as Yoshida and many ringsiders looked stunned.

Metcalf’s unproductive higher work rate of wildly ineffective aggression apparently was favored more by the judges than Yoshida’s well timed and forceful jabs, which set up her more impactful power shots, as well as a much higher comparable percentage of connected punches.

According to COMPUBOX, punch-wise, Yoshida finished the fight ahead 96-64 algeheel, 49-17 in jabs, 30-16 in body punches and 8-0-2 in a round-to-round breakdown of total connects. Yoshida’s masterful defense kept her opponent at a distance, resulting in a large percentage of Metcalf’s punches falling short of connecting, and striking nothing but air.

Globaal, Yoshida landed an astonishingly 50-percent more punches (96-64) than Metcalf, in addition to having a much higher accuracy percentage, nearly three times as great at 22-percent to her opponent’s 9-percent.

Considering her 4-inch height and 6 ½ -inch reach disadvantages, Yoshida shouldn’t have been discredited by the judges for her style – fighting on the outside, moving inside to land punches, and then returning to the outside – because it was really the only way she could defeat the much larger Metcalf. Based on COMPUBOX statistics, she did just that and should have had her hands raised in victory.

Putting aside the bizarrely lopsided scores from Taylor, if the other two judges scored the first, sixth and eighth rounds properly based on the COMPUBOX numbers, Miyo would have won the fight by way of a majority decision. Yoshida out-landed Metcalf in rounds one and eight by 100-percent and by 175-percent in round six. Inexplicably, those rounds were scored against Yoshida.

Go here to read COMPUBOX’s complete report: https://beta.compuboxdata.com/

“Yoshida vs. Metcalf 2” headlined the “Heroes on the Hudson 2” card, gepresenteerd door DiBella Entertainment, which was broadcast live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden on ProBoxTV.

“It was an honor to once again share the ring with Shuretta,” the dejected Yoshita said shortly after the fight, “this time in the mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden. “I felt I did more than enough to win the fight, and I don’t understand why the judges awarded my opponent for throwing wild punches that never landed and the few that did, had no effect.”

“Having watched it ringside, read disagreement in the boxing media with the outcome and now seeing these lopsided statistics in Miyo’s favor,” Yoshita’s manager Keith Sullivan commented. “It is hard not to question the accuracy of the scoring. Een 7-3 score is a disturbingly extreme stretch. De 9-1 score turned a world championship fight into a tragic farce. This was a disservice to the sport.”

The ProBox TV announcers agreed on air that the 99-91 score was “absurd”. Hall of Fame boxing writer Thomas Hauser, who covered the fight live for www.tss.ib.tv, wrote the following about “Yoshita-Metcalf 2”: “Shurretta threw wild punches from long range all night. When she landed, it seemed almost by accident. The decision could have gone either way. I thought each fighter clearly won three rounds with four rounds up for grabs. 97-93 was a stretch. 99-91 reeked of being an agenda-driven scorecard.

Matt Delaglio was recently named executive director of the New York State Athletic Commission and inherited a job that has long been marked by incompetence and neglect. Delaglio is conscientious and well-qualified for the position. But he has a lot of work to do. One of the things on his ‘to-do list’ should be an overhaul of ring judging in New York. Op dit moment, the judging in New York is unacceptable.”

A single mother of daughter Mina, Miyo is known as the “Fighting Single Mother” in Japan, where she is a revered role model. Yoshida received the 2023 Most Inspirational Female Fighter award from The Ring magazine. She moved half-way around the world from Japan to New York City to enhance her pro boxing career, unable to speak English, although she is studying to learn the language.

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Miyo Yoshida set to avenge loss to Shurretta Metcalf & defend her IBF Bantamweight World title

Oktober 22, 2024 FNU47 Laat een reactie achter

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This Wednesday vs. Shurretta Metcalf on ProBox TV live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden

Miyo Yoshida(picture courtesy of DiBella Entertainment)

NEW YORK CITY (Oktober 21, 2024) – So much has changed in the last year for three-time, two-division World Champion Miyo Yoshida (17-4, 0 KO) when she enters the ring this Wednesday night (Oktober. 23) to make the first defense of her International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title, as well as avenge a loss to her challenger, Niet Doen. 1 contender Shurretta “Chiccn” Metcalf (13-4-1, 2 KO), at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Yoshida vs. Metcalf will headline the “Heroes on the Hudson 2” card, presented by DiBella Entertainment and broadcast live on ProBoxTV, in the 10-round (2-minutes each) main event to celebrate and support heroic veterans of the United States Armed Forces in advance of Veterans Day in the latest addition of the popular Broadway Boxing serie.

A year ago, in the inaugural “Heroes on the Hudson” card, Metcalf defeated Yoshida by way of a 10-round unanimous decision, maar, a month later, Yoshida answered the call to challenge IBF Bantamweight World Champion Ebanie Bridges (9-1) and the Japanese boxer was an upset winner in San Francisco via a 10-round unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 97-93), capturing her third world title.

“Everything changed when I received the offer two weeks before the world title I won,” Yoshida explained. “I had planned to fight if I received a nomination order, and I want to take revenge and increase my value. I can learn from my losses, so this result will be different.

“I think Metcalf maintains her boxing style with that blessed height (5' 7 ½”) because she works so hard. She is a single mother (as is Miyo) and tries many things. She can be rough with her language, but I basically respect her. I will defend and firmly avenge my loss to her to advance my story.”

Yoshida also attributed much of her success to her New York City-based team: head trainer Jimmy Sosa, his brother and assistant trainer Aurelinna, strength-and-conditioning coach Sergie Korchynskyy, and manager Keith Sullivan.

“The Sosas are like a father to me and Sergie is like my brother,” Yoshida said. “They come to listen to my lectures, and I learn important things in life, not only through boxing, but also with many kids at Cops & Kids Boxing gym in Brooklyn. Team Sosa patiently teaches me until I understand even if there is a language barrier. I appreciate that and members of Team Sosa are learning Japanese, because the team is united as one.” 4-time World Champion Jorge Linares will work her corner, and he speaks fluent Japanese.

“Keith is my manager, and he listens to me kindly and explores many possibilities for me. He understands my struggles as a single mother, in a foreign country.”

Yoshida vs. Metcalf launches the Great 8 Tournament to crown the undisputed women’s World Bantamweight Champion.

Miyo had been training regularly with veterans and active duty personal at the U.S. military bases in Japan since her July 2016 match at Camp Zama, which inspired her to move to New York. She is still supported by the people at Camp Zama and Atsugi Base.

“It is truly an honor to be managing Miyo,” Sullivan commented. “She is a three-time world champion who brings tremendous professionalism and commitment to her training. This fight has a great drama built into it because of the loss she suffered in their first fight followed by Miyo convincingly winning the world title one month later as a last-minute fill-in. This is a Do Not Miss fight. It will be an exciting fight. I am hopeful that this tournament can be the blueprint for other female divisions to keep the champions and their mandatories active. It is a win-win for all involved.”

Sullivan is a former Deputy Commissioner for the New York State Athletic Commission, who manages IBF and WBA #6 rated welterweight Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-0, heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor (4-0, 2 KO), en WBC #9 rated super middleweight Nisa Rodriguez (2-0, 0 KO), amongst several other professional fighters.

Tickets priced between $200 en $55, are available for purchase at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B00613413292E16?did=yoshida

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3-Tijd, 2-Division World Champion Miyo Yoshida fighting for her boxing legacy at home in Japan

Oktober 17, 2024 FNU47 Laat een reactie achter

Yoshida to defend her IBF Bantamweight World title Oct. 23 vs. Shurretta Metcalf on ProBoxTV live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK CITY (Oktober 14, 2024) – Three-time, two-division World Champion Miyo Yoshida (17-4, 0 KO) will out her developing boxing legacy in Japan on the line October 23^rd, when she makes the first defense of her International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight crown against No. 1 contender Shurretta “Chiccn” Metcalf (13-4-1, 2 KO), at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Yoshida vs. Metcalf will headline the “Heroes on the Hudson 2” card, presented by DiBella Entertainment and broadcast live on ProBoxTV, in the 10-round (2-minutes each) main event to celebrate and support heroic veterans of the United States Armed Forces in advance of Veterans Day in the latest addition of the popular Broadway Boxing serie.

One of only 23 female world champions from Japan, The 35-year-old Yoshida is only the sixth from her country to capture world titles in two or more divisions. She captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Flyweight crown twice in 2019 en 2021.

Japan is a powerbase in men’s professional boxing with contemporary superstars such as Undisputed Junior Featherweight World Champion Naoya “The Monster” Inoue (28-0, 25 KO) en de World Boxing Council (WBC) Bantamweight World Champion Junto Nakatani (29-0, 22 KO). Echter, in women’s boxing today, Yoshida is arguably the best from Japan, as well as one of the greatest female prizefighters of all-time from the Land of the Rising Son, behind only retired Japanese fighters Naoko Fujioka (19-3-1, 7 KO), Japan’s only five-weight class female world champion, and possibly Emiko Raika (24-8-1, 10 KO).

A single mother of daughter Mina, Miyo is known as the “Fighting Single Mother” in Japan, where she is a revered role model. Yoshida received the 2023 Most Inspirational Female Fighter award from The Ring magazine.

“I hope to further shape the way that was created by our predecessors into a better one for the next generation,” Yoshida said.

To cement her legacy, Yoshida must first get past Metcalf in their rematch, avenging Miyo’s loss by way of 10-round decision a year ago, and advance in the Great 8 Tournament to determine the undisputed women’s bantamweight world champion. Gelukkig, all of the world bantamweight champions – WBC/WBO & The Ring Champion Dina Thorslund (22-0, 9 KO) of Denmark, IBF Ellie Scotney (9-0, 0 KO) from the United Kingdom, and the Yoshida vs. Metcalf winner (their fight technically launches the tournament) – will compete in the Great 8 along with some of the leading contenders such as Cherneka Johnson (16-2, 6 KO), Yulihan “La Cobritas” Luna Avila (27-4-1, 4 KO), and Segolene “Majestic” Lefebure (18-1, 1 KO).

"Direct,” Yoshida noted, “I’m only thinking of defending my title belt. I had been hoping for unification fights since I was able to become world champion again. I was impatient with this interval between matches because it is the last chapter due to my age. If I couldn’t compete in boxing, I thought about returning to kickboxing or MMA. I didn’t want to be in between fights, and I thought it would be better for me and for women’s boxing if I became well known.”

“Japan’s boxing scene carries a rich history with a strong cultural connection to its people,” Miyo’s manager Keith Sullivan commented. “Japanese boxers honor a tradition of competitive excellence and outstanding sportsmanship. Miyo embodies these qualities as she fights for the pride of Japan. She is an exemplary champion for her native country.”

Sullivan is a former Deputy Commissioner for the New York State Athletic Commission, who manages IBF and WBA #6 rated welterweight Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-0, heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor (4-0, 2 KO), en WBC #9 rated super middleweight Nisa Rodriguez (2-0, 0 KO), amongst several other professional fighters.

Tickets priced between $200 en $55, are available for purchase at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B00613413292E16?did=yoshida

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Toronto’s undefeated light heavyweight Kareem “Supreme” Hackett to make 1st WBA Inter-Continental title defense March 30th on DAZN from L.A.

Maart 27, 2024 FNU47 Laat een reactie achter

Kareem Hackett (R)(Fotokrediet: Cris Esquida/3PM)

LOS ANGELES (Maart 21, 2024) – Toronto’s undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Champion Kareem “Supreme” Hackett (12-0, 6 KO) will make his first title defense March 30^th against Rowdy Legend Montgomery (10-5-1, 7 KO) in a 10-round match on a Golden Boy Promotions card headlined by the WBA Cruiserweight World title fight between defending champion Arsen Goulimarian and Hackett’s stablemate, former world super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez.

All the action will be streamed live on DAZN from YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.

WBA No. 13 world-rated Hackett captured his crown last September 20^th in Plant City, Florida, toen hij domineerde 4-1 favorite and previously undefeated Clay Waterman (11-0, 8 KO) en route to a 10-round unanimous decision, in which he won all 10 rounds on two of the judges’’ scorecards and nine on the other judge’s.

“I would have liked to fight sooner but that’s the way this business goes,” Hackett said. “It’s harder to get fights after winning my title than it was. A lot of good has happened since my last fight. Ik begrijp het. I have a title and I’m world ranked. I have a clearer path towards a world title shot. I appreciate any opportunity to get in the ring.”

“I’m getting more respect since I displayed my skills on ProBox.TV. (Announcers) Juan Manual Marguez, Paulie Malignaggi and Chris Algieri gave me a lot of props and that’s been very validating.”

Hackett has gained invaluable experience sparring world champions such as “Zurdo” Ramirez, Dmitry Bivol, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin, Sergio Mora, Mathew Macklin and David Benavidez.

Hackett has already established firsts by a Toronto boxer in terms of fighting on a Golden Boy Promotions card and becoming WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight title holder.

“I’m a trailblazer for Toronto boxing,” promotional free agent Hackett explained with great pride. “I want to bring the first world title home, zeker, and one day the undisputed and unified titles, ook, Toronto is a big city with a lot of natural talent, but I don’t know why boxing hasn’t thrived there.”

Hackett is trained by fast-rising Julian Chua at Brickhouse Boxing Club in North Hollywood (ZOALS) en beheerd door 3 Point Management (3 PM).

"(Dmitry) Bivol is at the head of the light heavyweight division, and I know he’s a strong guy,” Hackett noted. “We’ve changed some things since my last fight with the end in mind. We’ve tripled down, strength-wise, for when we run into him. That’s the main change. I feel that I’m the most agile fighter in our division and I’m working on getting stronger to match my skills and ring IQ.”

In 2024, Hackett wants to add hardware and fight a top-10 ranked opponent but, at least for now, he’s happy to be in his fight with Montgomery in his second home, Los Angeles.

“I love that this fight is in LA,” Hackett concluded. “I’m comfortable in Los Angeles. I feel at home here and fighting in other places in California. I’m also excited to be fighting on a card headlined by one of my closest friends in boxing (Linkshandige)."

INFORMATIE:Website: www.KareemHackett.comInstagram, Tjilpen & Tik Tok: @kareemwins

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Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez Fighting for his legacy

Maart 27, 2024 FNU47 Laat een reactie achter

Gilberto “Zurdo” RamirezFighting for his legacy

LOS ANGELES (Maart 20, 2024) -- Former World Boxing Organization Super Middleweight Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (45-1, 30 KO) is fighting for his legacy, starting March 30^th when he challenges undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) Cruiserweight World title holder Arsen “Feroz” Goulamirian (21-0, 14 KO) at You Tube Theater at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Californië.

The 12-round Goulamirian vs. Zurdo main event headlines a strong card, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Y12 Boxing, which will be streamed live on DAZN.

Ramirez, 32, was the first Mexican boxer to capture a super middleweight world title and now he wants to duplicate that unprecedented feat against Goulamirian, the Armenian-born champion who lives in France and trains in Big Bear, Californië.

“Becoming the first Mexican-born cruiserweight world champion and two-division world champion is very important to me,” Ramirez said. “Legacy is the only thing we leave behind in this world, I was proud to be the first Mexican to be world super middleweight champion and I can’t wait to be the first again at cruiserweight.

“I’m still learning every day. Joe Smith was a tough task and I had to implement some new stuff to my style. And this fight is no different; every camp I try to add something new to enhance my chances of winning. I feel comfortable at this weight. Van nature, as I got older, it was tougher to make the weight and now everything seems to be easier. Like I always say, there’s no better teacher than experience in this life.”

Zurdo’s ultimate goal, echter, is to become a three-division world champion, targeting the heavyweight division once he’s cleaned up the cruiserweight weight class.

“There are still a lot of fights that can be made in this division,” Zurdo explained. “I’d love to unify and/or become the undisputed Champion before I make the move up. Als alles is gezegd en gedaan, my goal is to be a multi-division Champion and end my career as a heavyweight.”

INFORMATIE: Website: www.ZurdoPromotions.comFacebook: /ZurdoPromotions, /GilbertoZurdoRamirezInstagram: @zomergasten, @zurdopromotionsTwitter: @BuienRadarNL, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez

ABOUT ZURDO PROMOTIONS: Headquartered in Las Vegas and Mexico, Zurdo Promotions is the premier combat sports/event led by former World Champion, Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez. Zurdo Promotions strives to be the best in all areas to set the new standard in boxing. Visit us at www.ZurdoPromotions.com.

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McAllister KOs Djarbeng – Adds a WBO Title To His Collection of Championship Accolades

Juni 1, 2021 FNU47 Laat een reactie achter

Ringside Report: Gianluca Di Caro
Photographs courtesy of Alistair Campbell

Zes keer, Five Division World Champion Lee McAllister not only successfully defended the **Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Intercontinental title** he secured in Accra, Ghana back in March this year, but also added the vacant **World Boxing Organization (WBO) Africa Zone Championship** belt to his huge collection, following a fourth knockout of Ghanaian Richmond Djarbeng on the **LET BATTLE COMMENCE IV** event that took place at the Northern Hotel in Aberdeen on Saturday 29th May 2021.

Fifty lucky fans were ringside to watch the UK’s most decorated boxer in action, as LET BATTLE COMMENCE IV was the first boxing ‘test’ event in Scotland, which hopefully will lead to more fans, preferably up to full capacity, being able to attend boxing events from next month as the pandemic restrictions are relaxed further.

Millions more tuned in to watch the live and free to view the Globally broadcast event on FITE, VIVA LIVE, PPV LIVE as well as the numerous digital and linear channels that also carried the live broadcast.

There wasn’t that much action initially in the first round, so much so that world renowned Championship Referee Roger Barnor stepped in and ‘encouraged’ the protagonists to stop tentatively testing and throw some real punches in anger, which they did in style during the dying seconds of the round.

The first minute of the second stanza contained more action than the entire first round, albeit much of it being testing shots, well that is until around mid-point when McAllister burst into action, letting rip with a succession of blistering shots to send Djarbeng down to the canvas.

Have to say I was mightily surprised that Djarbeng was able to beat the count, maar hij deed, and on the restart the ‘Aberdeen Assassin’ calmly strode over and let rip another flurry of scintillating powerful Exocets to body and head to send the Ghanaian to the deck for a second and surely final time – maar nee, much to everyone’s surprise Djarbeng, die duidelijk in een veel pijn was, once again managed to make it to his feet before Roger Barnor finished the count.

On the restart once again McAllister went on the attack, yet somehow Djarbeng managed to survive the onslaught and even let rip with some shots of his own.

Round three was an edgy affair, with both fighters working off their jabs, Djarbeng proved to be quite durable, I for one was surprised when he shrugged off some seriously vicious shots to the head as the round progressed.

The fourth was by far the best round so far, action wise, and once again the Ghanaian showed just how tough he was as once again he survived some seriously powerful shots, to both body and head, that clearly hurt him.

As the round progressed McAllister landed more big shots, after which Djarbeng would grab hold of the increasingly aggressive McAllister. This tactic didn’t do the Ghanaian many favours as the Aberdeen Assassin just kept letting rip and the inevitable happened, Djarbeng crashed to the deck for a third time following a huge right-left combination to the head, this time though Djarbeng just couldn’t rise to his feet and was clearly in a lot of pain. Referee Roger Barnor waived the fight off with just twelve seconds of the round remaining.

WBO Africa’s Samir Captan presented both Championship belts as PBC President Russell Jaques was busy co-commentating alongside Sportanarium Radio’s Trevor Lake.

Preceding McAllister-Djarbeng was a fantastic lightweight contest between Denny’s Kevin Traynor and Tilbury Village’s debuting Jay Cartwright, who stepped in with just a day notice after Traynor’s original opponent Nicaraguan Jose Aguilar failed to gain entry into the UK after flying in from Spain.

The first round was phenomenal, it was all action with both protagonists giving everything for virtually every second of the round. I couldn’t split them and neither could referee Roger Barnor.

Round two was another full on war, boy oh boy did these warriors go for it! However the pace had a seriously detrimental affect on Cartwright, he was out on his feet as he headed back to his corner at the end of the round, so much so that his corner summoned over Roger Barnor and retired his charge in the corner.

Plaudits to Jay Cartwright, he was expecting to be making his professional debut in Colchester on the 31st July 2021, yet bravely agreed to take the fight at very short notice, even though he had not had any time to prepare fully for this contest.

The third bout of the evening see Aberdeen’s Nathan Beattie in action against another late replacement, Belfast’s Marty Kayes who stepped in when Nicaraguan Christian Narvaez, who like Aguilar was refused entry to the UK after flying in from Spain as a replacement for original opponent Dundalk’s Michael Kelly.

At this point I think I should mention that it was Kayes’ wedding anniversary the following day and somehow got his wife Julia’s permission to cancel their planned evening out to take the fight, I think that may just set the scene perfectly.

Kayes was clearly in the mood for a good scrap, right from the opening bell of the contest he took control of centre ring and just kept forcing Beattie onto the back foot before letting rip with shot after shot.

It really wasn’t that much different in the second, don’t get me wrong Beattie landed the best shots by far in each round, just not enough of them to secure either of the rounds.

Beattie started to get more proactive in the third and again landed the most telling shots, but still it was the Irishman that was dictating the proceedings, the same in the fourth and final round.

At the end of four action packed rounds Nate Dog’s fans were clearly expecting their hero to secure the win or at worse a draw, but when Referee Lee Murtagh’s scorecards were announced they fell into a stunned silence as they declared a 40-38 points victory in favour of Marty Kayes

The second fight of the night pitted Aberdeen’s Craig Dick (2-0-0) against Essex based Lithuanian hard-man Tomas Vaicickas (1-2-0) in a four round Heavyweight contest.

Dick is a renowned heavy hitter and Vaicickas is extremely durable, so nobody could or would have expected the contest to come to it’s conclusion after just 47 seconden, but it did, following Dick letting rip with a huge powerful hook to the body that sent the Lithuanian to the canvas just twenty seconds into the round.

I was surprised when Vaicickas made the count and continued but not that surprised he was to return to the deck seconds later following another big hook to the ribs.

The opening contest featured local big hitting youngster Liam Allan in action against Belfast’s Darren Burns

What a cracking opening round, both lads vying to control centre ring, some very tasty bombs were thrown by both protagonists, a cracking round to watch.

Both lads started the second stanza more cautiously, Burns was the first to throw a big shot, but Allan, who is remarkably agile for a big lad, moved just enough to prevent it landing, Allan then took to the front foot backing up Burns before letting rip with a huge right to send the Irishman to the canvas.

Burns made the count, but on the restart Allan moved in and let rip with a big left, followed by a left-right combination that rocked Burns, Allan continued the assault with another powerful left-right to send Burns down for the second time .

Again Burns made the count, this time Allan stepped in on the restart and let rip with a massive right to send the tough as nails Irishman down to the canvas where he ended doubled up, Referee Lee Murtagh was so concerned he immediately waived the fight off and summoned Burns’ corner and the medical team to the ring.

I’m pleased to say the medical team wasn’t needed and the official time of the stoppage was one minute and fifty four seconds off the second round.

Have to say it was really great to be at an event with fans in attendance again, even though there was only fifty allowed, it may sound crazy but even though the fans were instructed by the authorities to stay seated and just offer polite clapping at the end of the fights, the atmosphere was so different from the ‘behind closed doors’ events that had preceded over the past year.

For reference, as I am sure a lot of people will be wondering how Lee Mcallister was eligible to compete for the WBO Africa region Championship, this was explained on the British & Irish Boxing Authority’s website on the result page, which states; It should be noted that Mr McAllister was eligible to compete for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Africa Championship due to his Ghana National Championship (and PBC Intercontinental Championship) victory over Collinson Korley on the 7th March 2021 in Accra, Ghana – it should also be noted Mr McAllister was eligible to compete for the Ghana National Championship as well as the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Africa Zone Championship due to family heritage.

Finally if you missed the live broadcast of LET BATTLE COMMENCE IV, you can still catch up as free to view replays are available on FITE athttps://www.fite.tv/watch/let-battle-commence-iv/2p9er/ – or check listings for replays on your local TV listings or if in UK the entire event will be available on demand via Sports Channel Network (Kanaal 265 on Freeview.YouView) from next weekend.

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Perfecte verbinding Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez & Trainer Julian Chua

Mei 26, 2021 FNU47 Laat een reactie achter

LAS VEGAS (Mei 25, 2021) - In februari van 2019, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super middengewicht kampioenGilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez had een beslissing genomen om op te schuiven om te vechten in de lichte zwaargewicht divisie, en hij was op zoek naar een nieuwe hoofdtrainer.

Ramirez (41-0, 27 KO) onmiddellijk verbonden met een toen 28-jarigeJulian Chua, een voormalige amateur-bokser die boksers had getraindFreddie RoachDe beroemde Wildcard Boxing Club in Hollywood, Californië. "Zurdo" en Chua zijn nu 2-0 (2 KO) en de voorbereiding op een megagevecht later dit jaar, ideaal, tegen de ongeslagen World Boxing Association (WBA) Superlicht zwaargewicht kampioenDmitry Bivol (17-0, 11 KO).

Hoe Ramirez bij Chua terechtkwam als hoofdtrainer is geen typisch boksverhaal. Ten slotte, "Zurdo" was de eerste Mexicaanse wereldkampioen super middengewicht, sportieve een 29-0 pro record, and only 27 toen ze elkaar voor het eerst ontmoetten.

De manager van Ramirez, David Suh, voerde een zoektocht om de chef van Ramirez in dienst te nemen. Hij had een lijst met enkele van de beste trainers in de branche, evenals een jonge, relatief onbekend - in ieder geval buiten Zuid-Californië - in Chua.

"Ik weet niet hoe ik op die lijst ben gekomen,”Zei een bescheiden Chua. "Er zou een soort try-out zijn om te bepalen wie met‘ Zurdo ’zou werken. We trainden samen in Long Beach (waar Ramirez trainde) en toen ontmoette ik David voor koffie. Hij vroeg of ik interesse had om hoofdtrainer te worden. We hebben nog wat meer samen getraind. Hij hield van de manier waarop ik trainde, en we konden het goed met elkaar vinden. Ik stuurde David een sms dat we het leuk vonden om samen te werken en dat ik geïnteresseerd was om zijn hoofdtrainer te worden.

“We klikten meteen, en we leerden dingen over elkaar en hoe we graag trainden. Ik studeer veel en doe veel onderzoek naar hoe hij was opgeleid, omdat ik hem wilde helpen verbeteren. I was getting four fighters ready in LA and “Zurdo” couldn’t go there for sparring. I said I couldn’t leave these fighters and go to Santa Barbara. “Zurdo” respected me even more for not jumping ship from those four fighters for a better opportunity. We still wanted to work with each other, and ‘Zurdo’ made it work. I went to Long Beach twice a week, he came to Wildcard three times.”

Ramirez won his light heavyweight debut April 12, 2019, wanneerTommy Karpency (29-6-1) kon niet meer verder na vier ronden, followed last December 18^th met een 10^th round stoppage ofAlfonso Lopez (32-3) to capture the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) titel.

Chua was trained by Roach when he was an amateur from Indiana, but when Chua started at Wildcard, Roach’s assistantEric Brown became Chua’s mentor. During his training career atWildcard West Boxing, nu bekend als Churchill Boxing in Santa Barbara, Chua heeft verschillende wereldkampioenen boksen en MMA getraind.

De 29-jarige Ramirez, die onlangs een exclusief promotiecontract hebben getekend metOscar De La Hoya’S Golden Boy-promoties, is momenteel gerangschikt nr. 3 door de WBA en WBO. "Zurdo" keert terug naar actie juli 9^th in Los Angeles tegenSullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 KO).

Of het nu Bivol is, of de andere wereldkampioenen licht zwaargewicht — Artur Beterbiev enJoe Smith - "Zurdo" en Chua bereiden zich voor om het beste te verslaan voor Ramirez om de felbegeerde Wereldkampioenschaps-kroon te dragen in een tweede divisie.

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CLARESSA SHIELDS Keert TERUG NAAR SHOWTIME® VYING OM EERSTE ONBETWISTE WERELDKAMPIOEN TE WORDEN IN TWEE DIVISIES IN HET VIER-BELT-ERA

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Schilden tegenover IBF-kampioen superweltergewicht Marie-Eve Dicaire met alle vier de grote gordels aan de lijn in een eenheidsgevecht van 154 pond

Showtime Boxing: SPECIALE EDITIE zaterdag, Mei 9 Bij 9 p.m. EN / 6 p.m. PT

NEW YORK - maart 11, 2020 - De ongeslagen wereldkampioen in drie divisies Claressa Shields zal proberen de eerste bokser in het vierbands-tijdperk te worden die een onbetwiste wereldkampioen in twee gewichtsklassen wordt wanneer ze het opneemt tegen de ongeslagen IBF-kampioen superweltergewicht Marie-Eve Dicaire in een unificatie van 154 pond bout op zaterdag, Mei 9, live op Showtime(9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT) van het Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center in Flint, de geboorteplaats van Shields, me.

De winnaar van de SHOWTIME BOXING: Het hoofdevenement van de SPECIALE EDITIE loopt weg met de WBC- en WBO-titels van Shields, De IBF-riem van Dicaire, en de WBA (Super) kroon. Dit is de eerste keer in zijn 99-jarige geschiedenis dat de WBA een Super Champion-riem heeft toegekend aan een vrouwelijke bokser.

Tickets voor het Salita Promotions-evenement beginnen om $35 en kan worden gekocht bij Ticketmaster.com en aan de kassa van het Dortmunder Federal Credit Union Event Center.

"Ik kan niet wachten om op 9 mei weer geschiedenis te schrijven", zei Shields. “Vechten in Flint voor al mijn fans is een droom van mij sinds ik prof werd. De kans krijgen om geschiedenis te schrijven door te vechten voor de onbetwiste titel in een tweede gewichtsklasse is iets waar ik erg trots op ben. Vechten tegen de ongeslagen IBF 154-pond-kampioen Marie-Eve Dicaire zet mijn zoektocht voort om het allerbeste in het vrouwenboksen te bestrijden. En opnieuw headliner op SHOWTIME zal mijn doel voortzetten om het boksen van vrouwen naar nieuwe hoogten te tillen. Ik ga Flint en vechtfans over de hele wereld een onvergetelijke avond geven in mei 9!"

“Ik ben erg opgewonden over deze kans en het is een eer om een tegenstander als Claressa Shields te ontmoeten,”Zei Dicaire. “I am thankful to my promoter Yvon Michel and everyone involved in making this possible. For me, this is a dream come true. I will be prepared the best I can be and I am ready to leave everything in the ring to win the fight!"

In the four-belt era, only seven fighters have been undisputed in one division, including Shields, Katie Taylor, Cecilia Braekhus, Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, and Oleksandr Usyk.

In januari 10 in Atlantic City, N.J., Shields made history by claiming the WBC and WBO 154-pound world championships with a dominating unanimous decision over Ivana Habazin. Shields became the fastest fighter in history, man of vrouw, to win world titles in three different weight divisions, surpassing the records of Vasiliy Lomachenko and Kosei Tanaka, die beiden volbracht de prestatie in 12 gevechten.

De 24-jarige Shields (10-0, 2 KO) overpowered Habazin from the opening bell, gebruikmakend van een sterke prik en een vast dieet van lichaamsschoten waardoor de Kroaat tijdens het gevecht van 10 ronden meestal in de defensieve modus bleef. In de zesde ronde, een reeks lichaamsopnames dwong Habazin om een knie te nemen in de eerste knock-out van haar carrière.

"SHOWTIME heeft een lange geschiedenis in het opnemen van de beste in vechtsporten voor vrouwen, of het met Gina Carrano was, Cris Cyborg en Ronda Rousey in MMA, of Laila Ali en Christy Martin in het boksen,”Zei Gordon Hall, Uitvoerend producent van SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIALE EDITIE. "Recenter, we hebben Claressa Shields laten zien, Christina Hammer, Lichtgewicht kampioen Katie Taylor en zeven divisie kampioen Amanda Serrano. Shields vs. Dicaire wordt sindsdien ons 12e boksevenement voor vrouwen 2017. Claressa's gevecht met Dicaire vertegenwoordigt opnieuw een historische strijd van onverslaanbaarheden en een poging voor nog een ‘primeur’ op SHOWTIME, aangezien Claressa onbetwist lijkt te worden in twee gewichtsklassen. "

"Ik ben verheugd om een historische boksavond te brengen voor fans in Flint in het Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center en voor degenen die kijken op SHOWTIME,"Said Dmitriy Salita, President van Salita Promotions. 'In Claressa Shields en Marie-Eve Dicaire, we hebben de twee beste junior middleweights ter wereld en twee ongeslagen kampioenen die strijden om het onbetwiste wereldkampioenschap. Naast haar toch al historische lijst met primeurs, als zegevierend, Claressa wordt de eerste onbetwiste kampioen in twee divisies in het tijdperk van de vier banden. Het wordt een triomfantelijke avond in Flint op 9 mei. "

Nadat hij de eerste Amerikaanse bokser in de geschiedenis was - man of vrouw - die twee opeenvolgende Olympische gouden medailles won, Shields werd professioneel na de 2016 Olympische Spelen en was de kopman van het eerste hoofdevenement voor boksen voor vrouwen in de geschiedenis van premium kabeltelevisie in slechts haar tweede professionele gevecht in 2017. Shields, die voor de zevende keer headliner zal zijn op SHOWTIME, heeft nu haar zinnen gezet om nog meer geschiedenis te schrijven.

"Claressa Shields is nog steeds een baken van licht en een voorloper in het boksen van vrouwen, vrouwen sporten, en boksen in het algemeen,”Zei Mark Taffet, Shields 'manager. “De enige Amerikaan zijn die back-to-back Olympisch goud won in het boksen, wereldtitels in drie gewichtsklassen sneller hebben gewonnen dan welke man of vrouw in de boksgeschiedenis dan ook, en nu de kans krijgen om de eerste persoon - man of vrouw - te zijn die een onbetwiste kampioen wordt in twee gewichtsklassen in het tijdperk van vier banden, Claressa zal blijven toevoegen aan haar lijst met legendarische, ongekende en historische prestaties komen op 9 mei. Ik ben er trots op deel uit te maken van haar reis. "

De 33-jarige Dicaire (17-0) komt uit Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, en begon op zesjarige leeftijd met karate. Ze werkte zich een weg omhoog door de rijen totdat ze haar zwarte band behaalde. Na het winnen van vijf wereldkampioenschappen, Dicaire richtte haar aandacht op boksen en won in december de IBF Super Welterweight World Championship-riem 2018 bij besluit de Uruguayaan Chris Namus in het Quebec City Videotron Centre te onttronen. In haar laatste gevecht in november van 2019, Dicaire verdedigde voor de derde keer haar titel door de ervaren Venezolaan Ogleidis Suarez te verslaan met eenparigheid van stemmen. Dicaire zal in mei voor het eerst buiten de provincie Quebec vechten 9 en zullen proberen de overweldigende overwinning te behalen voor de fans uit de geboorteplaats van Shields.

'Marie-Eve Dicaire tegen Claressa Shields, een strijd tussen twee ongeslagen kampioenen voor alle titels - je kunt geen betere match krijgen in het boksen,”Zei Yvon Michel, Dicaire's promotor, Voorzitter van GYM. “We hebben veel respect en bewondering voor alles wat Shields heeft bereikt, maar het lijdt geen twijfel dat Marie-Eve de meest bekwame, sterke en toegewijde tegenstander die Claressa heeft geconfronteerd. We hebben er alle vertrouwen in dat alle banden met ons mee zullen gaan naar Canada. Met dank aan Salita Promotions en SHOWTIME voor de gelegenheid. Marie-Eve Dicaire zal zorgen voor een geweldig gevecht voor de fans en kijkers. "

Barry Tompkins zal de SHOWTIME BOXING noemen: SPECIALE EDITIE actie vanaf de eerste rang met bokshistoricus Steve Farhood en voormalig wereldkampioen Raul Marquez als deskundige analisten. De uitvoerend producent is Gordon Hall met Richard Gaughan produceren en Rick Phillips regisseren.

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