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DOMINICAN KO ARTIST GUZMAN READY FOR FIRST WORLD TITLE SHOT

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IBF #2 super bantamweight contender Jonathan “Salomon King” Guzman (21-0, 21 Kos) is hard at work preparing for the “fight of his life” with trainer Hector Bermudez at Peter Welch’s Gym in Boston.
The 26-year-old KO artist from Santo Domingo, Ir-Repubblika Dominikana, will face IBF #1 contender Shingo Wake (20-4-2, 12 Kos) fuq L-Erbgħa, Lulju 20, at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Ġappun, for the vacant IBF World super bantamweight title.
Guzman, who stopped Mexico’s tough Daniel Rosas in eighth round on April 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.”
Bellator, arti marzjali mħallta, MMA, Rizin FF

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

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, il-promozzjoni isports miġġielda immexxi mill-eks kap PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) kbira Wanderlei "L assassini Axe" 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, Ġappun dwarIl-Ħadd, April 17.

Pprezzati minn 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, fi jitħabtu speċjali "taqbila tikketta,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) u 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.

Fi 180 pound MMA rules contest, zgħir qawwa devastanti Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Oħrajn" 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, tieni rawnd (:34) KO (punch) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling fil Bellator 139 dwar Ġunju 26, 2015.

Sal-lum, 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 rata finitura mija, ma 11 ta 'dmirijietu 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) sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura fuq Lulju 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, madankollu, 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.

Segwi Re'zin FF:

Website – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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Re'zin FF tħabbar parentesi tournament, Matchups għal tmien Man Heavyweight Tournament fuq Diċembru 29 u 31

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

TOKYO, ĠAPPUN (Novembru. 30, 2015) -A Tpinġija biex jiddeterminaw il-parentesi tournament u l-ewwel stadju matchups għall-RIZIN FIGHTING GRAND-PRIX 2015 tmien bniedem, tournament heavyweight li ser issir matul il-kors ta 'jumejn – Diċembru 29 u Diċembru 31 – and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, li kienu skedati biex jikkompetu fil-kampjonat, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Qabel l-tpinġija, Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara iddikjarat, "Dan tournament se jkun il-qofol ta 'RIZIN. Ġellieda minn madwar id-dinja li huma kburin li jirrappreżentaw promozzjoni tagħhom u l-pajjiż, u huma ħerqana li jużaw din il-pjattaforma biex tingħata spinta lill-karriera tagħhom biex jagħmlu isem għalihom infushom ġabru fil-kampjonat. Il-maġġoranza tal-midja li jinġabru llum ma jafux ħafna dwar dawn l-atleti, iżda meta-K-1-ewwel bdiet fl 1993, ħadd ma kien jaf dwar Branko Cikatić jew Mike Bernardo. L-ġellieda li jiftħu l-bibien ġodda huma dawk li jaqbżu l-aspettattivi tagħhom. "

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.

Quotes Fighter:

– 1st Pick = “King Mo” Lawal – Slott magħżula A

"I am onorat għall-ġlieda għall RIZIN. I am eċċitati li nuru l-ħiliet tiegħi quddiem tal-fannijiet Ġappuniżi u x-xogħol isir. Ninsab kuntenta li tkun kapaċi li jtellgħu numru wieħed. Jien dejjem numru wieħed. Jien f'pożizzjoni fejn pajjiżi oħra se pick me, xogħol tiegħi huwa li tfarrak min stands li jmiss lili. "

“"I bħalissa m'għandhomx opponent, imma jien ċert li BAMMA se tibgħat ġellied tajba għalija. Iżda sfortunatament min jiġi jkollokx smashed hekk hu aħjar tkun ippreparata. I think Ishii għamel għażla intelliġenti billi tevita lili u kategorija tiegħi. Tajba għalih. "

"Li l-lott ta 'flus! I d jixtru mazz ta 'ġelat, xi ħwejjeġ sbieħ, u mur Disney World u tara mazz ta 'films. I d jmorru għall Vegas u l-partit, u jixtru tunnellata ta 'aċċessorji deheb. "
– 2nd Pick = Theodore Tall (Bushido Ewropa Champion) – Slott magħżula C

"Ich danke li għandha tingħata opportunità bħal din. F'dan il-livell ta 'kompetizzjoni, inti għandek tkun lesta għall-ġlieda kontra xi ħadd so I do not care li opponent tiegħi se tkun. Nemmen fil myself u am lesti għall-ġlieda kulħadd. "

"Għalija, isiru l-ċampjin fl iktar importanti mill-flus. Flus se ssegwi bħala riżultat li tkun champion veru. Fehma tiegħi huwa stabbilit li jirbħu l-kampjonat. "

"Ir-raġuni għaliex I am hawn huwa għaliex nemmen fil myself. I se ġlieda biex jirrappreżentaw pajjiż żgħir tiegħi. Avversarju tiegħi impressjonanti selvaġġi iżda ma hemm ebda raġuni għaliex I jitilfu. I se tpoġġi fuq juru u toħroġ rebbieħa.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Ex KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) – Slott magħżula G

"I do not care li tissielet me. Ħolma tiegħi peress I kien kid kien għall-ġlieda fil-Ġappun, u I am jgħixu l-ħolma dritt issa, għan tiegħi huwa li turi aħjar prestazzjoni tiegħi fuq New Years Eve. "

"I bħall-matchup. Stajt ġiet taħriġ bil Sambo champion tad-dinja Blagoi Ivanov u ninsab familjari mar-istil ġlieda Sambo. Naf ikun ġej minn tim kbir, imma jiena ser tkun lesta li tieħu xejn hu għandha x'toffri u għalhekk se jkun ġlieda tajba. "

"I am jgħixu ħolma tfulija. I am aktar iffukat fuq it-tkomplija vjaġġ tiegħi fuq il-ħolma tiegħi biex issir champion fil-Ġappun. I se jaħsbu x'għandu jsir bil-flus ladarba I jinkiseb l-għan tiegħi. "

– 4Pick th = Satoshi Ishii (Olimpjadi ta 'Beijing Judo Gold medallist) – Slott magħżula E

"Preparazzjoni hija tajba. I mhux se jħossu li ġlieda hija ġlieda, il-battalja fuq NYE għadu kif beda. "

"Pjan tiegħi huwa li jinvestu nofs il-premju fi flus fil-logħob u se jiddonaw l-bqija."

"Dan kien offerta tajba li I ma setax idur isfel. Tournament MMA, Avversarji Tajba, flus tal-premju tajba. Ma rridx li tiffoka wisq fuq jirbħu l-kampjonat minħabba li se jaffettwaw il-logħba mentali tiegħi, so I se tiffoka fuq ġlieda wieħed kull darba. "

– 5Pick th = Bruno Cappelozza (Champion 100 kg Ġlieda Ġungla) – Slott magħżula D

"I really ma nafx xi waħda mill-ġellieda hawn illum, so I se tagħżel avversarju tiegħi u t-tama jien xxurtjati. "

"Dak it-tip ta 'flus kbar se bidla fil-ħajja tiegħi u l-ħajja tal-familja tiegħi. U wkoll issir champion. Dawn iż-żewġ aspetti se jkunu kisbiet enormi għalija.”

"Kien ħolma tiegħi għall-ġlieda fil-Ġappun. I do not know wisq dwar avversarju tiegħi, imma jien ċert aħna ser kemm tkun ippreparata għal ġlieda eċċitanti. Naħseb li dan se jkun ġlieda eċċellenti. "

– 6Pick th = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Unjoni Heavyweight Champion) – Slott magħżula H

"I se jkun jirrappreżenta Sambo. Nixtieq li juru l-sbuħija tal Sambo u l-arti tal Sambo.”

– 7Pick th = Jiri Procházka (GCF Ċeka Light Heavyweight Champion) – magħżula Slott F "I am very eċċitati biex ikunu jistgħu juru l-ħiliet tiegħi f'pajjiż fejn il-Samurai twieled. I mhux se jiddiżappunta inti. "

"Kulħadd hawnhekk hija iebsa. Peress I se jkun ġlieda kontra l-favoriti Hometown, ġlieda tiegħi se jiġu ġbir attenzjoni. I tixtieq tuża din l-opportunità u din l-isfida li ssir il-ħaġa kbira li jmiss. "

"Huwa daqshekk flus I do not know fejn tibda. Nemmen li l-flus se jiġu aktar tard. Allura minn issa, fokus tiegħi huwa li jagħti dan kollu jien li jagħmlu RIZIN kburin li huma għażlu lili għal parteċipant. "

General Manager Nobuhiko Takada ħa l-mikrofonu wara t-tfassil, "I am tħossok familjari, komdu atmosfera mimlija tensjoni dritt issa għadhom. I am biss eċċitati xhud li l-twelid ta 'stilel futuri. Nispera Ishii jistgħu jwettqu b'mod fejn hu ser jagħmel lilna fannijiet Ġappuniż kburin. Ewwel tlestija Ishii kienet tirbaħ il-midalja tad-deheb, imma ma rajniex xi riżultati pendenti mingħandu fil MMA. I really hope huwa jista 'juża din l-opportunità li jiksbu l-akbar twettiq tal-karriera tiegħu.”
boxing, UK Boxing

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

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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 April 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 11thOttubru 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 Marzu 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 Awissu 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th Ġunju 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, Ġappun.

 

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 nhar is-Sibt.

 

“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, gwerra assoluta

 

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. I didn’t, onestament.

 

I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Arġentina, Ġappun, 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, I ma kienx, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that din is-Sibt 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 (Promozzjonijiet rivali) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Iskozja nhar is-Sibt 25th April 2015.

 

Biljetti pprezzati £ 30 u £ 40 huma disponibbli dirett minn kwalunkwe mill-boxers jieħdu sehem, jew ċempel Stewart fuq 07711 725257.

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