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DOMINICAN KO ARTIST GUZMAN READY FOR FIRST WORLD TITLE SHOT

IBF #2 super bantamweight contender Jonathan “Salomon konungur” Guzman (21-0, 21 Kos) is hard at work preparing for thefight of his lifewith trainer Hector Bermudez at Peter Welch’s Gym in Boston.
The 26-year-old KO artist from Santo Domingo, Dóminíska lýðveldið, will face IBF #1 contender Shingo Wake (20-4-2, 12 Kos) á Miðvikudagur, Júlí 20, at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, for the vacant IBF World super bantamweight title.
Guzman, who stopped Mexico’s tough Daniel Rosas in eighth round on Apríl 29 to earn this fight, says his dreams are so close to coming true he can almost taste them. “I have waited my whole life for a world title fight and now it’s almost here,” said Guzman. “I can’t wait to get in the ring and win for my family and my country.
Trainer Bermudez says Guzman has too many weapons to fall short in this fight. “Although Jonathan has never had to go the distance because his power is amazing, he can also box very well. He’s just never had to thus far in his career. Jonathan is the complete package and soon the world will be learning all about him. There is no way that Wake can beat him.

WANDERLEI SILVA RETURNS TO JAPAN! RIZIN FF SIGNS LEGENDARY PRIDE CHAMPION; ANNOUNCES SEVEN FIGHTERS, INCLUDING SILVA, FOR APRIL 17 LIVE EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, Bardagaíþróttir kynningu undir forystu fyrrum PRIDE FC höfuð Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) mikill Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) to a multi-year promotional contract, as well as the first two bouts, one of which will feature Silva, for its second live event that will take place at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan áSunnudagur, Apríl 17.

Verð frá 100,000 ¥, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at TicketBis.com.

Silva, the former PRIDE middleweight champion and 2003 PRIDE Grand Prix middleweight champion, will team up with a fighter to be determined, í sérstökum grappling "tag passa,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Following the April contest, Silva, who held several records under the PRIDE banner, including longest win streak and most KO’s, will compete under MMA rules in future RIZIN FF events.

Í a 180 pound MMA rules contest, hrikalegt afl puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Annað" Watanabe (19-6-4).

A former HEAT middleweight title holder, the 33-year-old Kato made an explosive debut before a live U.S. television audience on Spike when he scored what was later named “Knockout of the Month”a crushing, seinni umferð (:34) KO (kýla) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling á Bellator 139 júní 26, 2015.

Hingað, all of Kato’s professional victories have come by way of (T)KO.

Watanabe is a 31-year-old grappling ace who boasts a splendid 84 prósent ljúka hlutfall, með 11 hans 19 career wins to date having come by way of submission and another 6 victories having come by way of (T)KO.

The number 10 ranked welterweight in Japan, Watanabe will make his first appearance of 2016 and look to rebound from a first round (2:00) uppgjöf (aftan nakinn Choke) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura júlí 20, 2015, a loss that halted a seven-fight win streak for Watanabe.

In two different women’s bouts, Rena Kubota (1-0 MMA, 31-5-1 shoot boxing) will square off an opponent to be named under shoot boxing rules, while decorated wrestler Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated MMA debut against an opponent to be announced soon.

The 24-year-old Kubota is a three-time shoot boxing tournament champion who made her much-anticipated MMA debut in stunning fashion at the RIZIN FF New Year’s Eve extravaganza, where she notched a second round (3:31) submission victory over Jleana Valentino with a flying armbar.

The 22-year-old Murata’s impressive resume includes three junior Olympic medals. Her most impressive feat, þó, came in 2011 when Murata nearly defeated four-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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Re'zin FF Tilkynna mót sviga, Matchups fyrir átta Man Heavyweight Tournament á desember 29 og 31

Fighters comment on the highly-anticipated tournament that will award its winner a $300,000 stórverðlaun

TOKYO, JAPAN (Nóvember. 30, 2015) -A Teikna til að ákvarða mót sviga og fyrsti áfanginn matchups fyrir RIZIN berjast Grand-Prix 2015 átta-maður, þungavigtar mót sem fer fram á meðan á tveggja daga – Desember 29 og desember 31and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, sem verið áætlað hafði að keppa í mótinu, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Áður en teikningu, Formaður Nobuyuki Sakakibara fram, "Þetta mót verður hápunktur RIZIN. Bardagamenn frá öllum heimshornum sem eru stoltir af því að tákna kynningu þeirra og land, og eru fús til að nota þennan vettvang til að auka frama sinn að gera nafn fyrir sig hafa safnað í mótinu. Meirihluti fjölmiðla sem komu saman í dag má ekki vita mikið um þessi íþróttamenn, en þegar K-1 fyrst sparkað burt í 1993, enginn vissi um Branko Cikatić eða Mike Bernardo. Bardagamenn sem opna upp nýjar dyr eru þeir sem fara yfir væntingar þeirra. "

The seven contestants slated for tournament action appeared at the press conference. Each drew an envelope numbered one through seven, and those who drew numbers one through four received the opportunity to choose their respective places in the tournament draw.

The first stage tournament matchups will be as follows:

Bout # 1: Lawal vs BAMMA fighter
Bout # 2: Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza,
Bout # 3 Ishii vs Prochazka,
Bout # 4: Reljic vs Nemkov.

A tournament reserve bout between Valentine Moldovsky and Yuta Uchida was also announced during the press conference.

Bardagamaður Quotes:

– 1l Pick = “Konungur Mo” Lawal – valinn Slot A

"Ég er heiður að berjast fyrir RIZIN. Ég er spenntur að sýna færni mína í framan japanska aðdáendur og fá starf. Ég er fús til að vera fær um að ná númer eitt. Ég er alltaf númer eitt. Ég er í þeirri stöðu að aðrir vilja taka mig, starf mitt er að mylja hver stendur við hliðina á mér. "

“"Ég nú ekki mótherja, en ég er viss um að BAMMA mun senda góða bardagamaður fyrir mig. En því miður sá koma vilja fá gersemi svo hann betri vera tilbúinn. Ég held Ishii gerði sviði val með því að forðast mig og krappi minn. Gott fyrir hann. "

"Það er mikið af peningum! Ég myndi kaupa fullt af ís, sumir ágætur föt, og fara til Disney World og sjá fullt af bíó. Ég myndi fara til Vegas og aðila, og kaupa tonn af gulli fylgihluti. "
– 2ND Pick = Theodore Tall (Bushido Europe Champion) – valinn Slot C

"Ég er þakklátur fyrir að fá slíkt tækifæri. Á þessu stigi samkeppni, þú verður að vera tilbúinn að berjast neinn svo ég er alveg sama hver andstæðingurinn minn verður. Ég trúi á sjálfan mig og er tilbúinn að berjast neinn. "

"Fyrir mig, verða meistari í meira máli en peningar. Peningar munu fylgja í kjölfarið af því að vera sannur meistari. Hugur minn er stillt til að vinna mótið. "

"Ástæðan fyrir því að ég er hér er vegna þess að ég trúi á sjálfan mig. Ég mun berjast til að tákna lítið land mitt. Andstæðingurinn minn hefur villt sláandi en það er engin ástæða fyrir því að ég myndi missa. Ég mun setja á sýningu og koma út sigur.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Fyrrverandi KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) – valinn Slot G

"Mér er alveg sama sem berst mér. Draumur minn síðan ég var krakki var að berjast í Japan, og ég er að lifa drauminn núna, Markmið mitt er að sýna bestu frammistöðuna mína á New Years Eve. "

"Mér finnst matchup. Ég hef verið að þjálfa með Sambó heimsmeistari Blagoi Ivanov og er kunnugt um Sambó baráttunni stíl. Ég veit að hann kemur úr frábært lið, en ég mun vera tilbúin til að taka allt sem hann hefur uppá að bjóða svo það verður gott berjast. "

"Ég er lifandi bernsku draumur. Ég er meira lagt áherslu á að halda áfram ferð minni í draumi mínum til að verða meistari í Japan. Ég mun hugsa um hvað á að gera við peningana þegar ég ná markmiði mínu. "

– 4Th Pick = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing Olympics Judo Gold Minnispeningur) – valinn Slot E

"Undirbúningur er góður. Ég mun ekki líða að berjast er a berjast, baráttan um Nye hefur bara byrjað. "

"Áætlun mín er að fjárfesta hluta af verðlaunafé í fjárhættuspil og mun gefa afganginn."

"Þetta var gott tilboð sem ég gat ekki snúa niður. MMA mót, Góður andstæðingar, gott verðlaunafé. Ég vil ekki að einblína of mikið á að vinna mót því sem mun hafa áhrif á andlega leik minn, svo ég mun leggja áherslu á eitt baráttunni í einu. "

– 5Th Pick = Bruno Cappelozza (Jungle Fight 100kg Champion) – valinn Slot D

"Ég veit það ekki eitthvað af bardagamenn hér í dag, svo ég mun velja andstæðingurinn minn og vona að ég sé heppinn. "

"Þessi tegund af stóra peninga mun breyta lífi mínu og lífi fjölskyldu minnar. Og einnig að verða meistari. Þessir tveir þættir munu vera mikið afreka fyrir mig.”

"Það hefur verið draumur minn að berjast í Japan. Ég veit ekki of mikið um andstæðingurinn minn, en ég er viss um að við munum bæði vera tilbúinn fyrir spennandi baráttu. Ég held að þetta verður frábært berjast. "

– 6Th Pick = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union Heavyweight Champion) – valinn Slot H

"Ég mun vera fulltrúi Sambó. Mig langar til að sýna fegurð Sambó og list Sambo.”

– 7Th Pick = Jiri Prochazka (SSÞ Czech Light Heavyweight Champion) – valið Slot F "Ég er mjög spenntur að vera fær um að sýna færni mína í landi þar sem Samurai fæddist. Ég mun ekki vonbrigðum þér. "

"Allir hér er sterkur. Þar sem ég mun vera að berjast við heimabæ uppáhalds, berjast minn verður safna athygli. Mig langar til að nota þetta tækifæri og þessa áskorun til að verða næsta stóra hlutur. "

"Það er svo mikið fé ég veit ekki hvar á að byrja. Ég tel að peningar munu koma síðar. Svo sem nú, Áhersla mín er að gefa það allt sem ég þarf að gera RIZIN stolt af því að þeir kusu mig fyrir þátttakanda. "

General Manager Nobuhiko Takada tók hljóðnemann eftir teikningu, "Mér líður kunnugleg, þægilegt enn spenntur andrúmsloft núna. Ég er bara spennt að verða vitni að fæðingu Future Stars. Ég vona Ishii getur framkvæmt á þann hátt þar sem hann mun gera okkur japanska aðdáendur stolt. Fyrsta afrek Ishii var að vinna gullverðlaun, en við höfum ekki séð neina framúrskarandi árangur frá honum í MMA. Ég vona virkilega að hann geti notað þetta tækifæri til að ná stærsta afrek á ferlinum hans.”

Legendary Referee Mickey Vann To Officiate MBC’s Inaugural Scottish Event This Saturday

Legendary globe trotting Championship referee Mickey Vann will be making one of his shortest international journeys in a long while, this coming weekend, when he officiates the first Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) sanctioned event in Scotland, the Stewart Allan promoted event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw on Saturday 25th Apríl 2015.

 

Vann, who has been the MBC’s chief referee since 2013, has been officiating for close to forty years, the first bout he refereed was Eddie Smith versus Joe Jackson at the Anglo American Sporting Club in Manchester on the 11thOktóber 1976.

 

It would be some seven years later before Vann refereed his first domestic Championship bout, the BBBofC Central Area Featherweight Title fight between Steve Pollard and Steve Farnsworth at the Tiffany’s Nightclub in Hull on the 29th Mars 1983.

 

Three years later Vann refereed his first International Championship contest, the Commonwealth Lightweight Title fight between Zimbabwe’s Langton Tinago and Australia’s Graeme Brooke at the Granada Studios in Manchester on 23Rd Ágúst 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th Júní 1990 Vann refereed his first World Championship bout, the WBC World Minimumweight title fight between Japan’s Hideyuki Ohashi and Thailand’s Napa Kiatwanchai in Tokyo, Japan.

 

To date Vann has refereed one hundred and forty three International, Inter-Continental and World title contests for the World Sanctioning Organisations, such as WBC, WBO, IBF, WBU etc as well as an even higher number of European, Commonwealth, British and Irish domestic title fights during his eight hundred and eighty two bout career to date.

 

The most recent of these bouts being the WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title fight between Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and Russian Andry Knyazev, which took place in Kiev just last weekend.

 

In addition Vann has also judged one hundred and seventy three Championship contests since 1978, taking his officiating career total to an incredible one thousand and fifty five contests, sorry make that one thousand and fifty six contests if we include the upcoming event this weekend.

 

Shortly after returning from Kiev, the effervescent Vann spoke briefly about his career and the upcoming event he is to officiate in Scotland á laugardag.

 

“What can I say I didn’t realise I’d refereed that many fights,

 

My most memorable fight would naturally be Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park, that was history.

 

But have refereed so many memorable fights, where do I start, Shea Neary and Mickey Ward, now that was a great fight.

 

There’s some from years ago I can remember, like Jean-Marc Renard against Farid Benredjeb, oh what a war that was, they both ended up in hospital.

 

Another memorable fight was Cassius Boloyi against Phillip Ndou, It was a war, alger stríð

 

They were two South Africans but from different tribes, they wanted me to referee it, not a South African, which was very much appreciated.

 

I remember refereeing the WBC mandatory Lightweight title fight, between Leavander Johnson and Miguel Angel Gonzalez, in a bullring, which was an experience.

 

I refereed in America Jorge Paez and Angel Manfredy, that was a terrific fight, in fact refereed three or four times in America.

 

I think if you count them all I think I refereed in thirty nine different countries, I left school at seven and went back at thirteen and left again at fourteen and I didn’t know at that time that there were that many countries in the world. Ég gerði ekki, heiðarlega.

 

I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Argentina, Japan, all over, I just got back from Kiev.

 

People come up for photographs, even in Kiev, with Mickey the dancer and then they pretend they are you moving about, it’s lovely.

 

I pick out nothing really, I just pick out what has been the big fights that I’ve enjoyed.

 

I qualified as a star grade referee in 1978 and I’m still going, I’d done hundreds of fights by then, it’s not a job really, it’s just enjoyment as such.

 

I wasn’t a very good pro fighter, I was a pretty good amateur, I had sixty six fights as an amateur and lost nineteen, but you used to have three fights a day in the Championships, you fought in the morning, won that you fought in the afternoon and if you won that you fought at night to get through to the next round, in the Army Championships and the boys clubs sort of thing, that’s what we all did.

 

As a pro I have fourteen fights but I lost nine, but I enjoyed it, I’m glad I turned pro and I’m glad I fought, I’m glad I fought amateur and pro and I missed it when I retired and I wanted to do something and my manager suggested I referee, I wanted to coach but Tommy Miller, my manager said to me ‘Jesus Mick what could you teach anyone’, so he said to me you want to be a referee, so I put in for it and it took me two years and I qualified.

 

I’ve enjoyed every minute of it and some times have been better than others, in fact they used to hate me in Scotland, they thought I hated the Scots. I heard this on the radio many times.

 

Alex Morrison will tell you, he thought I was hater of Scotsmen, Ég var ekki, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that laugardag it’s the Scottish promoter and the Scottish boxers that asked for me for this show.

 

I’ve always had great fun there and my all time favourite fighter is a Scotsman, Ken Buchanan, so it’s really nice that they want me to be there for the first MBC sanctioned event there, I can’t wait.”

 

Mickey Vann will be the referee for both the Sandy Robb versus Mathew Ellis and Scott Allan versus Isaac Quaye that co-headline the Stewart Allan (Keppinautar Kynningar) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland á laugardag 25th Apríl 2015.

 

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