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Former Interim Cruiserweight World Champion Youri Kalenga added to “Battle of Casablanca” kaart

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World amateur champion Mohammad Rabii
To make pro debut at home in main event
Februarie. 18 in Casablanca, Marokko
CASABLANCA, Marokko (Februarie 2, 2017) – Former Interim cruiserweight world champion Yuri “El Toro” Kalenga will provide chief support Februarie 18 for pro-debuting Moroccan amateur boxing sensation Mohammad Rabii op die “Battle of Casablanca” kaart, presented by Nowhere2Hyde, at Complexe de Sportif Mohammed V Arena in Casablanca, Marokko.
Kalenga (22-3, 15 Uitklophoue), fighting out of France by way of The Congo, is currently rated No. 12 deur die World Boxing Association (WBA) en Geen. 16 deur die World Boxing Council (WBC). The knockout artist takes on Garrett “Die Ultimate Warrior” Wilson (17-11-1, 9 Uitklophoue), van Philadelphia, who is a former United States Boxing Association (USBA) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) kampioen.
In 2014, Kalenga captured the WBA Interim title with a 12-round split decision over 32-1 Mateusz Masternak in Monaco, followed with a successful title defense in Canada against 12-0 Denton Daley by way of a 12ste round technical knockout.
Kalenga has never been in a dull fight. Two of his three career losses have been to current WBA Super cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (26-2), who Kalenga dropped in the fourth round, by way of a 12-round unanimous decision in Russia, and last June he was stopped for the first time in his seven-year pro career by 20-0 yunier Dorticos in Paris for the Interim WBA strap.
The 23-year-old Rabii defeated 2016 Olimpiese goue medalje Daniyar Yeleussinov in the welterweight division championship finale of the 2015 AIBA World Amateur Championships to capture a gold for his native Morocco. Rabii won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olimpiese Spele in Brasilië, dropping a highly-disputed decision (0-3) in the semifinals to Uzebek boxer Shakhram Giyasov, the eventual silver medalist.
The ultra-charismatic Rabii has reached “rock star” status in Morocco, testament by an average of 6-million Moroccans viewing each of Rabbi’s Olympic matches on Arryadia Television. “We are very excited to work with our television partners, Arryadia, on our February 18ste show as the first of five shows in 2017 featuring Mohammed Rabii,” promotor Gary Hyde gesê. “Rabii has the entire nation of Morocco behind him and he will be challenging for top welterweight honors in no time at all.”
Rabii will take on veteran Hungarian boxer Adam “Stout seun” Mate (24-10, 17 Uitklophoue) in the six-round main event.
Also in action on “Battle of Casablanca” will be former World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) world featherweight champion, Simpiwe Vetyeka (29-3, 17 Uitklophoue), who is world ranked No. 4 deur die WBA, Moenie. 6 deur Die Ring magazine, en Geen. 7 deur die WBC. The gifted South African faces undefeated Hungarian prospect David Nerna (8-0, 8 Uitklophoue) in 'n 10-ronde bout.
Netherlands light middleweight Gevorg Khatchikian (24-2, 12 Uitklophoue) will also be in action against Ugandan Med “Kabona” Sebyala (16-8-1. 13 Uitklophoue) in another 10-rounder. Khatchikian, who will be fighting as a 154-pounder for the first time as a professional, has only lost twice as a pro, both to present super middleweight world champions, James Degale (IBF) en Gilberto Ramirez (WBO).
Hyde manages Rabii, Kalanga and Vetyeka.
Tickets are now on sale for the Februarie. 18 show in Casablanca.
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Twitter: @nowhere2hyde,
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World champion Beibut Shumenov to defend title vs. Junior Wright this Saturday night in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (Mei 18, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Tussentydse Cruiserweight wêreldkampioen Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Uitklophoue) makes his first title defense Saterdag nag (Mei 21) against WBA No. 11-Rated Junior “Hurricane” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Uitklophoue) at The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
“I’m happy to get the opportunity to fight Saterdag nag,” Shumenov gesê, “but I wish that I could fight more often. I’ve been ready since January. Every training session I gain new knowledge. I am a completely different fighter than in my last fight.”
Shumenov’s last fight was back in July, in which he defeated B.J. Blomme (31-1-1, 20 Uitklophoue) by 12-round unanimous decision in Las Vegas to capture the vacant WBA Interim title, making the former WBA light heavyweight champion Shumenov the first professional boxer from Kazakhstan to be a two-division world champion.
By becoming the WBA Interim cruiserweight champion, Shumenov also became the No. 1 ranked mandatory challenger for WBA Super cruiserweight titlist Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 Uitklophoue), who also fights Saterdag in Russia against International Boxing Federation (IBF) kampioen Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Uitklophoue) in a unification match.
The WBA has already mandated that the Lebedev-Ramirez must fight Shumenovwithin 120 dae. The WBA, egter, has failed to explain why it also declared a WBA “gereelde” cruiserweight world title fight Vrydag night in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos en Geen. 5 Youri Kalenga (since upgraded to No. 3), especially after announcing that it would work this year to have only one world champion in each weight class.
Shumenov, natuurlik, is risking his mandatory position by fighting Wright, the former 5-time Chicago Golden Gloves champion. “I need to stay active,” Shumenov explained why he’s taking such a risk. “Elke stryd, I gain experience and it also helps me develop my fighting skills.”
The 12-round Shumenov vs. Wright title fight is on the non-televised portion of The Cosmopolitan show.
Aanhangers kan vriend Beibut Shumenov op sy Facebook Fan Page opwww.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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WBA Interim cruiserweight world champion & Mandatory challenger Beibut Shumenov protests Dorticos-Kalenga WBA “gereelde” world cruiserweight title fight

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LAS VEGAS (April 29, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim cruiserweight world champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Uitklophoue), the only Kazakhstan-native to hold world titles in two different weight classes, is disputing the WBA’s sanctioning of the WBA “gereelde” cruiserweight world championship fight, Mei 20 in Parys, between two lower-ranked WBA fighters, Moenie. 2 yunier Dorticos en Geen. 5 Youri Kalenga (recently upgraded to No. 3).
Verlede Julie, Shumenov defeated B.J. Blomme by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to become the mandatory challenger for WBA “gereelde” cruiserweight kampioen Denis Lebedev, who was later elevated to “Super” kampioen.
Lebedev hasn’t fought a mandatory defense in een jaar, ironies, when he won a 12-round decision over Kalenga, who had earned his world title shot, like Shumenov, by becoming WBA Interim world champion. The WBA granted Lebedev an extension in terms of his due mandatory defense because of the Russian’s unification fight Mei 21 in Moscow against International Boxing Federation (IBF) titel-houer Victor Emelio Ramirez.
“I’m very disappointed the WBA is sanctioning Dorticos-Kalenga for its ‘regular’ cruiserweight title, when I am the No. 1 ranked and current WBA Interim champion,” Shumenov gesê. “I repeatedly informed the WBA through emails, texts and verbally that I was ready to fight back in January. I preferred to fight Lebedev but I was willing to fight Dorticos or anybody else in the top 15. For the past few months, I’ve been laboring over what I believe is a very bad decision, letting two lower-ranked fighters, die No. 2 en Geen. 3 ouens, fight for the WBA ‘regular’ titel. I am shocked and bewildered and do not understand the WBA’s rationale to have either of these fighters declared the WBA ‘regular’ champion without first defeating either Lebedev or me, the Interim champion and No. 1 rank contender.
“I appealed the decision but, so far, the WBA has done little in response to my appeals other than delay and stall before finally ruling that I will fight the Lebedev-Ramirez winner months from now, nog, ignoring my appeal to stop the regular title status of Dorticos-Kalenga and still sanction a fight between them, its No. 2 en Geen. 3 rated fighters, for the WBA ‘regular’ titel. This is unfair to fans, who deserve to watch the best fighting the best, especially when a world championship is at stake! We now have this odd situation where there will be three separate WBA cruiserweight fights in May, all for a different version of WBA world title I just don’t feel anyone should get the WBA ‘regular’ title without first defeating a champion or at least the top-ranked fighter in the division. The WBA knew I was and am ready to fight. Its decision makes no sense and, in my opinie, diminishes the prestige and meaning of the title. I have respect for Dorticos and Kalenga but I think the legitimacy of any world title resulting from a fight between the No. 2 en Geen. 3 ranked contenders, when the No 1 mandatory contender who already holds the WBA Interim champion is ready and available, om die minste te sê, is highly questionable.
“The WBA told me and announced to the media that it was working to have only one world champion in each division. While I’ve been sitting out the last four months waiting to fight, the WBA has decided to allow six different guys to fight for drie WBA cruiserweight world titles, practically on the same day, instead of crowning only one WBA cruiserweight world champion. I look forward to returning to the ring and my manager, Al HAYMON, has advised me that I will fight in May and we will announce next week. I want to thank everyone for their support and I apologize to my family, vriende, fans and my country, Kazakhstan, for this chaos the WBA has caused that has damaged and delayed my professional boxing career. I will move forward and continue to fight inside the ring, letting my attorneys and manager fight this unfair situation outside the ring.”
Aanhangers kan vriend Beibut Shumenov op sy Facebook Fan Page op www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Beibut Shumenov fokus Lebedev-Ramirez cruiserweight eenwording titelgeveg wenner

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LAS VEGAS (Maart 22, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Tussentydse Cruiserweight wêreldkampioen Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Uitklophoue) is gerig op die 21 Mei eenwording titel wenner tussen WBA titlist Denis Lebedev(28-2, 21 Uitklophoue) en Internasionale Boksfederasie (IBF) kampioen Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Uitklophoue).
Wanneer Shumenov verslaan B.J. Blomme(31-1-1, 20 Uitklophoue) verlede Julie in Las Vegas, die voormalige WBA lig swaargewig kampioen geword WBA Tussentydse kampioen asook sy Geen. 1 verpligte aanspraakmaker.
Lebedev, egter, het nie geveg 'n verpligte geveg sedert verlede April 10 waarin het hy 'n 12-ronde besluit oor dan Tussentydse WBA-kampioen Youri Kalenga. Lebedev het verlede November 'n vrywillige titel-oortreding gemaak, stop Lateef Kayode in die agtste ronde.
Shumenov sal terug in die kryt volgende maand (April), volledige besonderhede komende, en dan sal hy die Lebedev-Ramirez wenner binne daag 90/120 dae van hul uitslag.
“Ek sien daarna uit om met die geleentheid om die Lebedev-Ramirez wenner veg, want dit is altyd my doel om die titels te verenig was,” Shumenov verduidelik. “Lebedev was nog altyd my teiken. Ramirez is die ander vegter wat ek baie graag wou baklei en my bestuurder het probeer om 'n geveg tussen ons te maak, te.
“Ek het in die gimnasium sedert my laaste stryd, opleiding moeilik om my vaardighede te verbeter. Nou, Ek is 'n heeltemal ander vegter sedert ek verlede Julie geveg het. My span is baie gelukkig en vol vertroue dat ek al die ander wêreld-kruisergewigkampioene kan klop.”
Desember verlede jaar, Shumenov is geskeduleer om sy tussentydse WBA-kroon te verdedig teen twee keer wêreldkampioen cruiserweight kampioen Krzyesztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (50-3-1, 36 Uitklophoue), maar 'n ernstige mediese probleem met betrekking tot 'n familielid gedwing Shumenov om te onttrek van die voorgenoemde stryd.
“Die geleentheid om die wenner van Lebedev / Ramirez veg in 'n groot eenwording stryd het net oor hierdie jaar en ek het daardie opsie nie terug toe ek ingestem om aanvanklik veg Wlodarczyk terug in Desember en ek was nie in staat om te voorspel wat sou gebeur met my familie persoonlik,” 32-jarige Shumenov gesê. “Ek het geen probleem veg Wlodarczyk in die toekoms, maar eers nadat ek teen die Lebedev-Ramirez eenwordingswenner veg. Daarbenewens, enige tyd, Ek het geen probleem veg WBA Geen. 2-ingedeel yunier Dorticos.
“Nou, Ek is op my veg eerste nog steeds die verbetering, opleiding met my afrigter, Ismael Salas. Ek wil die wêreld my vaardighede wys voor ek te oud word. Letterlik, Ek is gereed om te vegmôre en ek is al maande gereed. Ek sal volgende maand terug wees in die ring en dan kry ek my kans op die Lebedev-Ramirez-wenner.”
Aanhangers kan vriend Beibut Shumenov op sy Facebook Fan Page op www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Kubaanse amateur ster Marcos Forestal Maak pro debuut môre in Queens, NY Vrydag, Februarie. 13

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(L-R) – Mark Forest & afrigter Joe Goossen

CORK, Ierland (Februarie. 12, 2015) – Gevierde Kubaanse amateur bokser Mark Forest sal sy professionele debuut maak môre nag (Vrydag, Februarie. 13) in 'n vier-round super kapokgewig bout teen veteraan Ignác “Die toets” Kassai by 5 Star Banketsaal in Queens, New York.

 

'N Drie-time Kubaanse nasionale kampioen, die 25-jarige Forestal verslaan 2012 Olimpiese goue medalje Robeisy Rameriez 14 maande gelede in 'n sensasionele nasionale kampioenskap finale.

 

Veg as 'n semi-pro in die World Series of Boxing (WSB) vir onoorwonne 2014 span kampioen Kuba Domadores, Forestal was onoorwonne in drie WSB wedstryde voordat ontsnap na die Verenigde State van Amerika in April verlede jaar.

 

Forestal 'n kontrak onderteken het die afgelope Oktober met Ierland-gebaseerde, Internasionale boks bestuurder Gary Hyde, president van Nowhere2Hyde Bestuur. Hyde bestuur ook teenwoordig, verlede en die toekoms wêreldkampioene soos World Boxing Association (WBA) Super & World Boxing Organisasie (WBO) super kapokgewig-kampioen en twee-time Kubaanse Olimpiese goue medalje, Bill “Die Jakkals” Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 Uitklophoue), WBA Tussentydse cruiserweight kampioen Yuri “El Toro” Kalenga (21-1, 14 Uitklophoue), voormalige WBO middelgewigtitel kampioen en huidige Internasionale Boksfederasie (IBF) Moenie. 1 verpligte aanspraakmaker Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (31-1, 18 Uitklophoue), en die wêreld amateur-kampioen Blagoy Naydenov.

 

“Marcos Forestal is 'n uitstekende jong vegter wat 'n aksiebelaaide styl het,” Hyde sê. “Hy het wat dit neem om wêreldkampioen geword. Ons kan nie 'n VSA-gebaseerde teenstander vind Marcos te veg nie, want hulle het gesê hy was 'n ander Rigondeaux en Olimpiese kampioen. Terwyl hy klop 'n Olimpiese kampioen, Marcus was nie 'n Olimpiese. Ons het gevlieg in sy teenstander uit Hongarye. Kasai is 'n 56-stryd veteraan wat geveg het 'n paar van die top Europeërs soos IBF super kapokgewig-kampioen Carl Frampton, wêreld titel uitdagers Martin Ward, Poeier Zsolt en Alexander Miskirtchian, en voormalige Europese kampioen Anthony Settoul.”

 

Forestal is 'n 5′ 8″ hotklou wat veldtog in die 122-pond super kapokgewig-afdeling, dieselfde gewig klas sy landgenoot en stalmaat Rigondeaux reëls.

 

“Guillermo Rigondeaux is 'n super-kampioen en in Kuba Ek kyk op na hom soos sy jonger broer,” Forestal bygevoeg. “Hy het die super kapokgewig-afdeling oorheers en ek sal binnekort saam met hom aan die bokant.”

 

Woon in Los Angeles en daar opgelei deur Joe Goossen, Forestal se tweede pro stryd is tentatief geskeduleer vir Maart 6 in die nabygeleë Glendale, Kalifornië.

 

Volg Hyde op Twitter by @ NoWhere2Hyde en vriend homwww.facebook.com/gary.hyde.50?fref = ts.