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

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World amateur champion Mohammad Rabii
To make pro debut at home in main event
Februar. 18 i Casablanca, Marokko
CASABLANCA, Marokko (Februar 2, 2017) – Former Interim cruiserweight world champion Yuri “El Toro” Kalenga will provide chief support Februar 18 for pro-debuting Moroccan amateur boxing sensation Mohammad Rabii på “Battle of Casablanca” kort, presented by Nowhere2Hyde, at Complexe de Sportif Mohammed V Arena in Casablanca, Marokko.
Kalenga (22-3, 15 KOs), fighting out of France by way of The Congo, is currently rated No. 12 av World Boxing Association (WBA) og Nei. 16 av World Boxing Council (WBC). The knockout artist takes on Garrett “The Ultimate Warrior” Wilson (17-11-1, 9 KOs), av Philadelphia, who is a former United States Boxing Association (USBA) and North American Boxing Federation (NABF) mester.
I 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 12th 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 OL-gullvinner 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 OL i Brasil, dropping a highly-disputed decision (0-3) in the semifinals to Uzebek boxer Shakhram Giyasov, den eventuelle sølvmedaljen.
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 18th show as the first of five shows in 2017 featuring Mohammed Rabii,” promoter Gary Hyde sa. “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 “Bad Boy” Mate (24-10, 17 KOs) 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 KOs), who is world ranked No. 4 av WBA, Do Not. 6 av The Ring magazine, og Nei. 7 av WBC. The gifted South African faces undefeated Hungarian prospect David Nerna (8-0, 8 KOs) i en 10-runde bout.
Netherlands light middleweight Gevorg Khatchikian (24-2, 12 KOs) will also be in action against Ugandan Med “Kabona” Sebyala (16-8-1. 13 KOs) 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) og Gilberto Ramirez (WBO).
Hyde manages Rabii, Kalanga and Vetyeka.
Tickets are now on sale for the Februar. 18 show in Casablanca.
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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 (Mai 18, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Cruiservekt Verdensmester Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs) makes his first title defense denne lørdagen natt (Mai 21) against WBA No. 11-karakter Junior “Orkan” Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs) at The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
“I’m happy to get the opportunity to fight denne lørdagen natt,” Shumenov sa, “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. Blomster (31-1-1, 20 KOs) 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 KOs), who also fights denne lørdagen in Russia against International Boxing Federation (IBF) mester Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOs) in a unification match.
The WBA has already mandated that the Lebedev-Ramirez must fight Shumenovwithin 120 dager. The WBA, men, has failed to explain why it also declared a WBA “regulær” cruiserweight world title fight denne fredagen night in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos og Nei. 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, Selvfølgelig, 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. “Hver kamp, 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.
Fans kan venn Beibut Shumenov på sin Facebook Fan Page påwww.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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WBA Interim cruiserweight world champion & Mandatory challenger Beibut Shumenov protests Dorticos-Kalenga WBA “regulær” 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 KOs), the only Kazakhstan-native to hold world titles in two different weight classes, is disputing the WBA’s sanctioning of the WBA “regulær” cruiserweight world championship fight, Mai 20 i Paris, between two lower-ranked WBA fighters, Do Not. 2 yunier Dorticos og Nei. 5 Youri Kalenga (recently upgraded to No. 3).
I juli i fjor, Shumenov defeated B.J. Blomster by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to become the mandatory challenger for WBA “regulær” Cruiservekt mester Denis Lebedev, who was later elevated to “Super” mester.
Lebedev hasn’t fought a mandatory defense i ett år, ironisk nok, 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 Mai 21 in Moscow against International Boxing Federation (IBF) hjemmelsinnehaver 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 sa. “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, No. 2 og Nei. 3 gutta, fight for the WBA ‘regular’ tittel. 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, ennå, ignoring my appeal to stop the regular title status of Dorticos-Kalenga and still sanction a fight between them, its No. 2 og Nei. 3 rated fighters, for the WBA ‘regular’ tittel. 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, etter min mening, 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 og Nei. 3 ranked contenders, when the No 1 mandatory contender who already holds the WBA Interim champion is ready and available, to say the least, 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 three 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, venner, fans and my country, Kasakhstan, 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.”
Fans kan venn Beibut Shumenov på sin Facebook Fan Page på www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Beibut Shumenov rettet mot Lebedev-Ramirez Cruiservekt Unification tittelen kampen vinner

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LAS VEGAS (Mars 22, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Cruiservekt Verdensmester Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs) er rettet mot 21 mai forening tittelen vinneren mellom WBA titlist Denis Lebedev(28-2, 21 KOs) og International Boxing Federation (IBF) mester Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOs).
Når Shumenov beseiret B.J. Blomster(31-1-1, 20 KOs) juli i fjor i Las Vegas, den tidligere WBA lett tungvekt ble WBA Interim mester, så vel som dens Ingen. 1 obligatorisk kandidat.
Lebedev, men, har ikke kjempet en obligatorisk kamp siden i fjor April 10 der vant han en 12-runde avgjørelse over da Interim WBA-mester Youri Kalenga. Lebedev made a voluntary tittle offense last November, stoppe Lateef Kayode i den åttende runden.
Shumenov vil være tilbake i ringen neste måned (April), detaljer kommende, og da vil han utfordre Lebedev-Ramirez vinneren innen 90/120 dagene av utfallet.
“Jeg ser frem til å ha muligheten til å kjempe mot Lebedev-Ramirez vinner fordi det har alltid vært mitt mål å forene titlene,” Shumenov forklart. “Lebedev has always been my target. Ramirez is the other fighter I’ve really wanted to fight and my manager tried to make a fight between us, også.
“Jeg har vært i gymsalen siden min siste kamp, trene hardt for å perfeksjonere mine ferdigheter. Nå, I am a completely different fighter since I fought last July. My team is extremely happy and confident that I can beat all of the other world cruiserweight champions.”
I desember i fjor, Shumenov var planlagt å forsvare sin Interim WBA krone mot to-tiden verdens Cruiservekt mester Krzyesztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (50-3-1, 36 KOs), men en alvorlig medisinsk problem om et familiemedlem tvunget Shumenov å trekke seg fra den nevnte kampen.
“Muligheten til å kjempe mot vinneren av Lebedev / Ramirez i en stor forening kamp bare kom i år, og jeg hadde ikke den muligheten da jeg ble enige om å først kjempe Wlodarczyk tilbake i desember, og jeg var ikke i stand til å forutse hva som ville skje med min familien personlig,” 32-year-old Shumenov said. “Jeg har ikke noe problem å bekjempe Wlodarczyk i fremtiden, but only after I fight the Lebedev-Ramirez unification winner. I tillegg, når som helst, Jeg har ikke noe problem å kjempe WBA Nei. 2-rangert yunier Dorticos.
“Akkurat nå, Jeg er på min kamp prime likevel bedre, trening med treneren min, Ismael Salas. I want to show the world my skills before I get too old. Literally, Jeg er klar til å kjempei morgen and I’ve been ready for months. I’ll be back in the ring next month and then I’ll get my shot at the Lebedev-Ramirez winner.”
Fans kan venn Beibut Shumenov på sin Facebook Fan Page på www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Cubanske amatør stjerners Marcos Stal Making pro debut i morgen i Queens, NY fredag, Februar. 13

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

CORK, Irland (Februar. 12, 2015) – Feiret cubanske amatør bokser Mark Forest vil gjøre sin profesjonelle debut i morgen natt (Fri., Februar. 13) i en fire-runde super bantamvekt bout mot veteran Ignac “Test” Kassai ved 5 Stjerners Banquet Hall i Queens, New York.

 

En tre-tiden cubanske nasjonal mester, 25-åringen Stal beseiret 2012 OL-gullvinner Robeisy Rameriez 14 måneder siden i en oppsiktsvekkende nasjonale mesterskapet finalen.

 

Kjemper som en semi-pro i World Series of Boxing (WSB) for ubeseiret 2014 teamet mester Cuba Domadores, Forestal var ubeseiret i tre WSB kamper før defecting til USA i april i fjor.

 

Stal signert en kontrakt denne fortid oktober med Irland-baserte, Internasjonal boksing sjef Gary Hyde, president i Nowhere2Hyde Ledelse. Hyde forvalter også til stede, tidligere og fremtidige verdensmestere som World Boxing Association (WBA) Super & World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamvekt mester og to ganger cubanske OL-gullvinner, Regning “The Jackal” Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs), WBA Interim Cruiservekt mester Yuri “El Toro” Kalenga (21-1, 14 KOs), tidligere WBO mellomvekt mester og nåværende International Boxing Federation (IBF) Do Not. 1 obligatorisk kandidat Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (31-1, 18 KOs), og verden amatørmesteren Blagoy Naydenov.

 

“Marcos Stal er en utmerket ung fighter som har en actionfylt stil,” Hyde sa. “Han har det som trengs for å bli verdensmester. Vi kunne ikke finne en USA-basert motstander å kjempe Marcos fordi de sa han var en annen Rigondeaux og olympisk mester. Mens han slo en olympisk mester, Marcus var ikke en Olympian. Vi fløy i sin motstander fra Ungarn. Kasai er en 56-kamp veteran som har kjempet noen av de beste europeerne som IBF super bantamvekt mester Carl Frampton, verden tittel utfordrere Martin Ward, Pulver Zsolt og Alexander Miskirtchian, og tidligere europeisk mester Anthony Settoul.”

 

Stal er en 5′ 8″ southpaw som vil arbeide i den 122-kilos super bantamvekt divisjon, samme vektklasse hans landsmann og stall Rigondeaux regler.

 

“Guillermo Rigondeaux er en super mester og i Cuba jeg så opp til ham som sin yngre bror,” Stal lagt. “Han har dominert super bantamvekt divisjon og jeg vil snart bli med ham på toppen.”

 

Bor i Los Angeles og trent der av Joe Goossen, Stal nest pro kampen er foreløpig planlagt for Mars 6 i nærheten Glendale, California.

 

Følg Hyde på Twitter på @ NoWhere2Hyde og venn ham påwww.facebook.com/gary.hyde.50?fref = ts.