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DOMINICAN KO ARTIST GUZMAN READY FOR FIRST WORLD TITLE SHOT

IBF #2 super bantamweight contender Jonathan “Salomon King” 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, Jamhuri ya Dominika, will face IBF #1 contender Shingo Wake (20-4-2, 12 Kos) juu ya Jumatano, Julai 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 Aprili 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- Resini FF, kukuza kupambana michezo wakiongozwa na aliyekuwa kichwa PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) kubwa Wanderlei "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 juu yaJumapili, Aprili 17.

Bei kutoka 100,000 yen, 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, katika wanakabiliana maalum "tag mechi,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) na 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.

Katika 180 pound MMA rules contest, makubwa ya nguvu puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Nyingine" 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, raundi ya pili (:34) KO (ngumi) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling katika Bellator 139 Juni 26, 2015.

Hadi sasa, 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 asilimia kumaliza kiwango, na 11 yake 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) kuwasilisha (nyuma-uchi hulisonga) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura Julai 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, Hata hivyo, 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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Resini FF atangaza mabano mashindano, Matchups kwa Nane-Man Heavyweight mashindano Desemba 29 na 31

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

TOKYO, JAPAN (Novemba. 30, 2015) -A Kuchora kuamua mabano mashindano na hatua ya kwanza matchups kwa RIZIN FIGHTING GRAND-Prix 2015 nane mtu, mashindano Heavyweight kwamba utafanyika katika kipindi cha siku mbili – Desemba 29 na Desemba 31and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, ambaye alikuwa imepangwa kufanya kushindana katika mashindano, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Kabla ya kuchora, Mwenyekiti Nobuyuki Sakakibara alisema, "Mashindano Hii itakuwa ni kuonyesha ya RIZIN. Wapiganaji kutoka duniani kote ambao ni fahari ya kuwakilisha kukuza yao na nchi, na wana nia ya kutumia jukwaa hili kwa kuongeza kazi zao kwa kufanya jina kwa wenyewe wamekusanyika katika mashindano. Wengi wa vyombo vya habari waliokusanyika leo wanaweza kujua mengi kuhusu wanariadha hao, lakini wakati K-1 kwanza ilianza katika 1993, hakuna aliyejua kuhusu Branko Cikatić au Mike Bernardo. Wapiganaji ambao kufungua milango mpya ni wale ambao kuzidi matarajio yao. "

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.

Mpiganaji Quotes:

– 1st Pick = “King Mo” Lawal – kuchaguliwa Slot A

"Mimi ni fahari kwa kupigania RIZIN. Mimi ni msisimko kuonyesha ujuzi wangu mbele ya mashabiki Japan na kupata kazi kufanyika. Nina furaha na uwezo wa kuchukua namba moja. Mimi nina daima namba moja. Mimi niko katika nafasi ambapo wengine pick me, kazi yangu ni kuponda yeyote anasimama karibu na mimi. "

“"Mimi sasa hawana mpinzani, lakini mimi nina uhakika kwamba BAMMA atamtuma mpiganaji mzuri kwa ajili yangu. Lakini kwa bahati mbaya yule huja kupata smashed hivyo bora kuwa tayari. Nadhani Ishii alifanya uchaguzi smart na kuepuka mimi na mabano yangu. Nzuri kwa ajili yake. "

"Hiyo ni fedha nyingi! Ningependa kununua rundo la aiskrimu, baadhi ya nguo nzuri, na kwenda Disney World na kuona rundo la sinema. Ningependa kwenda Vegas na chama, na kununua tani ya vifaa dhahabu. "
– 2nd Pick = Theodore Tall (Bushido Ulaya Champion) – kuchaguliwa Slot C

"Ninashukuru kwa kupewa nafasi hizo. Katika ngazi hii ya ushindani, wewe kuwa tayari kupambana mtu yeyote hivyo Sijali ambao mpinzani wangu watakuwa. Naamini katika mwenyewe na niko tayari kupambana mtu yeyote. "

"Kwangu mimi, kuwa bingwa katika muhimu zaidi kuliko fedha. Fedha watafuata kama matokeo ya kuwa bingwa wa kweli. Mawazo yangu ni kuweka kushinda mashindano. "

"Sababu mimi niko hapa ni kwa sababu naamini katika mwenyewe. Mimi kupambana kuiwakilisha nchi yangu ndogo. Mpinzani wangu ana pori fora lakini hakuna sababu kwa nini napenda kupoteza. Mimi kuweka kwenye show na kuja nje ya ushindi.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Zamani KSW Mwanga Heavyweight Champion) – kuchaguliwa Slot G

"Sijali ambaye anapambana mimi. Ndoto yangu tangu nikiwa mtoto alikuwa kupigana katika Japan, na ninaishi ndoto hivi sasa, lengo langu ni kuonyesha utendaji yangu bora juu ya Hawa Mwaka Mpya. "

"Mimi kama matchup. Nimekuwa mafunzo kwa Sambo bingwa wa dunia Blagoi Ivanov na ni ukoo na Sambo mapambano style. Najua ametoka timu kubwa, lakini mimi itakuwa tayari kuchukua kitu yeye ina kutoa hivyo itakuwa vita vizuri. "

"Mimi wanaoishi ndoto utotoni. I am umakini zaidi juu ya kuendelea na safari yangu juu ya ndoto yangu kuwa bingwa katika Japan. Mimi kufikiria nini cha kufanya na fedha mara moja mimi kufikia lengo langu. "

– 4tarehe Pick = Satoshi Ishii (Olimpiki ya Beijing Judo Gold mshindi) – kuchaguliwa Slot E

"Maandalizi mema. Mimi si kuhisi kwamba mapambano ni mapambano, vita juu ya NYE ina ameanza. "

"Mpango wangu ni kuwekeza nusu ya fedha tuzo katika kamari na kuchangia mapumziko."

"Hii ilikuwa ni kutoa nzuri kwamba sikuweza kukataa. Mashindano MMA, Wapinzani nzuri, nzuri tuzo za pesa. Sitaki kuelekeza nguvu sana juu ya kushinda mashindano kwa sababu ambayo yataathiri mchezo yangu ya akili, hivyo mimi italenga mapambano moja kwa wakati mmoja. "

– 5tarehe Pick = Bruno Cappelozza (Kupambana Jungle kilo 100 Bingwa) – kuchaguliwa Slot D

"Mimi kwa kweli sijui chochote cha wapiganaji hapa leo, hivyo nami kuchagua mpinzani wangu na matumaini mimi nina bahati. "

"Hiyo aina ya fedha kubwa itakuwa kubadilisha maisha yangu na maisha ya familia yangu. Na pia kuwa bingwa. Wale mambo mawili itakuwa mafanikio makubwa kwa ajili yangu.”

"Imekuwa ndoto yangu kupigana katika Japan. Sijui sana kuhusu mpinzani wangu, lakini mimi nina uhakika sisi wote kuwa tayari kwa ajili ya kupambana kusisimua. Nadhani hii itakuwa mapambano bora. "

– 6tarehe Pick = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Heavyweight Champion Umoja) – kuchaguliwa Slot H

"Mimi itakuwa anayewakilisha Sambo. Napenda kuonyesha uzuri wa Sambo na sanaa ya Sambo.”

– 7tarehe Pick = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech Mwanga Heavyweight Champion) – kuchaguliwa Slot F "Mimi ni msisimko sana kuwa na uwezo wa kuonyesha ujuzi wangu katika nchi ambapo Samurai alizaliwa. Mimi si disappoint wewe. "

"Kila mtu hapa ni mgumu. Tangu mimi itakuwa mapigano mji favorite, mapambano yangu itakuwa kukusanya mawazo. Napenda kutumia fursa hii na changamoto hii kwa kuwa jambo kubwa ijayo. "

"Ni fedha kiasi Sijui wapi kuanza. Naamini kuwa fedha atakuja baadaye. Hivyo kama ya sasa, lengo langu ni kutoa yote nina kufanya RIZIN fahari kwamba waliamua mimi kwa mshiriki. "

Meneja Mkuu Nobuhiko Takada alichukua kipaza sauti baada ya kuchora, "Mimi ni hisia na mazoea, vizuri bado uliopo hivi sasa hali. I am just msisimko kushuhudia kuzaliwa kwa nyota ya baadaye. Natumaini Ishii anaweza kufanya kwa njia ambapo atakuwa kutufanya mashabiki Japan fahari. Ishii ya accomplishment kwanza ilikuwa kushinda medali ya dhahabu, lakini hatujaona matokeo yoyote bora kutoka kwake katika MMA. Mimi kwa kweli matumaini anaweza kutumia fursa hii ili kufikia accomplishment kubwa ya kazi yake.”

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 Aprili 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 11thOktoba 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 Machi 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 Agosti 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th Juni 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, Jumuiya ya Madola, 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 Jumamosi.

 

“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, vita kabisa

 

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, uaminifu.

 

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, Sikuwa, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that Jumamosi hii 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 (Wapinzani Promotions) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland Jumamosi 25th Aprili 2015.

 

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