Liverpool’s unbeaten Middleweight prospect Martin Freeman made an emphatic statement on Saturday night, with his fourth round stoppage victory over Will O’Reilly at the Jubilee Sports Bank in his home city.
Le 26 year old Liverpudlian exuded class throughout the contest, even when being forced onto the back foot by the ever moving forward all out attack tactics employed by O’Reilly, Freeman just adapted his tactics to counter and control the contest in sensational fashion.
The Liverpudlian’s power was the defining factor of the contest, especially in the fourth, when a massive right from Freeman shook O’Reilly to the core, forcing the Mancunian battler to stagger back onto the ropes and cover up just as the contest approached the minute mark of the round.
In an instant Freeman stepped forward and let rip with a scintillating bombardment of massive lefts and rights, O’Reilly covered up and absorbed the first couple of shots on the gloves and arm, but Freeman’s power and precise placement ensured that the Liverpudlian’s Exocets began to power their way through the Mancunian’s guard with little resistance, after a couple of particularly venomous head shots referee Chris Kelly stepped in and stopped the contest on the one minute and two second mark of the fourth round.
Following the fight Freeman said;
“I am really pleased with my performance from Saturday night.
“Yes it was a tough fight and my opponent not only took some of my best shots but he also gave some good punches too!
“I’m definitely glad I got some good rounds in too as I won my last two fights in the first round.”
Freeman’s gym mate Lee Cooper was also on the card and secured a shut out points victory over Kyle McNicholas.
Both Freeman and Cooper will be back in action on the next Kyle Gallagher promoted Victory Fight Club event at the Jubilee Sports Bank on 28th March 2020.
Promoter Kyle Gallagher announced earlier today that unbeaten Welterweight prospect Jonny McConville, is set to challenge Chandigarh India’s Neeraj Goyat for the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Silver Welterweight Championship, at the Jubilee Sports Bank in Liverpool on Saturday 8th September 2018.
McConville is in fine form and comes into this Championship contest off a first round stoppage win over Belfast’s Michael Kelly back in March this year, his third stoppage win in as many contests, the other stoppage victories being over Marty Kayes in December 2017 and Will Cairns in September 2017.
However McConville is in no doubt that this will be the toughest fight of his young career to date, his esteemed opponent on the8th September is not only far more experienced but also Championship experienced, having been crowned the World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Boxing Council Welterweight Champion following his victory over Nelson Gulpe in New Delhi back in May 2015 and successive successful defences against Ben Kite in New Delhi back in October 2016 and then against Allan Tanada in Mumbai in August 2017.
By time Goyat faces McConville he may have successfully defended his title for a third time, as he is currently in camp preparing to defend his title in Canada later this month.
His esteemed opponent’s Championship successes do not seem to have fazed McConville one iota, comme il a fait clair quand il a parlé plus tôt.
“I’m very grateful for this opportunity it’s something we have been working and training very hard towards.
“I am very excited to fight for my first title and to put on a show against such a decorated and experienced opponent as Goyat.
I want this so bad, I am definitely ready for this.”
Jonny McConville versus Neeraj Goyat for the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Silver Welterweight Championship will take place on the Kyle Gallagher promoted Victory Fight Club event at the Jubilee Sports Bank in Liverpool on Saturday 8th September 2018.
Tickets for the event are available from any of the boxers competing or direct from the VFC Ticket Line on 07711 098025
Martin Freeman (R) vs. Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs, Photography Courtesy of Chris Kearns
Rapport: Gianluca Di Caro
Le samedi soir, whilst most British boxing fans were either at the Manchester Arena or watching BT Sport as Tyson Fury made his long awaited return to the ring, a large number of local boxing fans still made the pilgrimage to the Jubilee Sports Bank in Liverpool for local promoter Kyle Gallagher’s latest offering.
Over the past few years Gallagher has built himself a very good reputation for putting on quality shows, one where the local fans know they are in for a great night out and watching well matched all action fights featuring local prospects and on Saturday normal service resumed.
Headlining the show was local unbeaten prospect Martin Freeman, against seriously tough opposition in Latvia’s Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs.
On his last appearance, on a Gallagher promoted show back in March, Ovsjannikovs secured victory over Freeman’s gym mate Mitchell Walsh, via a second round TKO, which added an extra bit of spice to this particular bout.
The opening round see Freeman on the front foot, Ovsjannikovs seemingly content to counter for the majority of the round, with the occasional attacking foray whenever the opportunity arose.
Initially it was more of the same in round two, however as the round progressed Ovsjannikovs began to get a bit busier, actively taking the fight to the Liverpudlian, but all said and done it was still Freeman’s round.
Freeman’s movement in the third was poor, he was limping at times, and Ovsjannikovs clearly noticed this and started to be more assertive in his approach, so much so that often he would corral Freeman in a corner before letting rip with a flurry of shots.
Freeman’s corner were screaming at their charge to get out of the corner, can’t blame them as it was this tactic by Ovsjannikovs that led to their man Walsh being stopped by the Latvian back in March.
Freeman made it through the round, but now was just the one round up as the third was clearly Ovsjannikovs’.
Freeman’s corner worked frantically on his leg during the break, but when the opening bell for the round rang it was clear to all that the injury was really troubling the Liverpudlian.
The fourth mirrored the third, Ovsjannikovs controlling the proceedings, but Freeman dug in deep and survived the round. Again in the break Freeman’s team worked hard on their charge.
With the scores equal going into the fifth Ovsjannikovs went on the offensive once more, however Freeman, whilst still limping, didn’t just settle for countering, oh no, he decided if it was do or die and started to plant his feet once more and let rip with big shots, so much so that Ovsjannikovs reverted to a defensive approach and countering at times, much to the relief of Freeman’s corner I would think.
The sixth and final round was a stormer, again Ovsjannikovs went hard on the attack in an attempt to back Freeman into a corner, however the Liverpudlian wasn’t having any of it and some excellent toe to toe slugging ensued, it was a thrilling final round, control switching back and forth throughout until the final bell.
After six hard fought rounds Referee Chris Kelly’s scorecard read 58-56 in favour of Martin Freeman.
The penultimate bout of the night sees Widnes, Cheshire’s Jamie Oldfield, in action against Belfast’s Marty Kayes, in a four round Welterweight contest.
Oldfield came into the fight off a first round stoppage win over Edgars Sazanovics on his pro debut back in March, whilst Kayes, a well- known and always busy opponent, came into the fight off the back of two excellent points victories in April, his first wins since July 2016, some sixteen fights previously.
Right from the off it was Oldfield that took the fight to Kayes, the Irishman though stood his ground and countered effectively and so began a fantastic all action round.
It was a great round, you just couldn’t take your eyes off the fight for a second as these two warriors went to war, both digging deep into their arsenals of shots, each time one of them seemed to be taking control, the other would counter with equal force to wrestle control.
Great round just couldn’t split them, definitely a drawn round in my eyes.
More of the same in the second and third, although in both Oldfield seemed to just about secure the rounds due to more effective attacks. I must just mention a couple of exchanges, where Oldfield and Kayes went toe to toe exchanging double handed combinations, both guys letting rip with 10-12 punch combinations at the same time, sensationnel, really enjoyed those.
The fourth and Final round was more or less a mirror image of the first, again I couldn’t split them, score-wise, and was mightily chuffed that I had scored it the same as the Referee Chris Kelly – 40-38 in favour of Jamie Oldfield
Another local debuting fighter, David Tayor, was next up, against Latvia’s Vladimirs Slikovs in a four round Super Middleweight contest.
Both protagonists came out hard and fast, both battling hard for centre ground, what’s more it was clear that neither had any intention of backing down for a second.
Throughout the first round it was hard to split the two, each time either let rip with a shot the other countered in similar fashion, no surprise that even Referee Chris Kelly couldn’t split them on his scorecard.
Round two was once again an all action round, Slikovs maybe being more on the front foot, however even though Taylor was having to defend more often, it was he that landed the most shots, more importantly the most telling shots.
De même dans la troisième, with Taylor clearly winning the round, however the fourth, whilst similar to the previous rounds, except now Slikovs was able to get his range right and land some big shots.
After four all action rounds Referee Chris Kelly’s scorecards showed just how close this bout was, as they read 39-38 to David Taylor.
Following the interval local debuting lad Steven Sunners faced Latvian Eduard Belas in a four round Middleweight contest.
Right from the off Sunners went on the attack, however Belas is as savvy as they come and used his experience to keep Sunners from landing a serious shot initially.
However Sunners kept calm and used his jab to great effect to fashion a good opening early in the round and landing a cracking body-shot.
Belas changed tactics and went on the offensive. Sunners didn’t seem that concerned and just kept jabbing to the head, forcing Belas to keep his guard high.
After a few more exchanges, Sunners threw a neat combination, creating just enough of an opening to slip in another good solid shot, this time with the required effect of sending the Latvian to the canvas.
Belas made the count, immediately after the restart Sunners was all over the Latvian like a rash, letting shots off whenever an opening presented itself.
It wasn’t that long until another chink in the Latvian’s armour appeared, Sunners reacted immediately and again sent Belas to the canvas.
Belas again made the count and defended well until the end of the round.
Round two started in much the same way as the previous round ended, with Sunners in full flow and Belas covering up and defending with an occasional shot of his own.
Cependant, after about fifteen seconds or so Sunners landed a big right hand that sent the Latvian heavily to the canvas, Referee Chris Kelly immediately waved the fight off, he didn’t even start the count, instead summoned the medical team to enter the ring and attend to the stricken Belas.
I’m pleased to say Belas was OK and when he eventually rose to his feet, received a warm round of applause from all in attendance.
Official time of the stoppage was just 22 secondes du deuxième tour.
Just prior to the interval the fifth fight of the night pitted local lad Craig Kennerdale against Prestwick, Scotland’s Leon Roberts in a four round Welterweight contest.
This much anticipated contest between two highly rated young fighters was expected to be a cracker, but it turned out to be much more than that it was a sensational fight between two equally matched warriors.
It reminded me very much of the classic Battle Royale between Carl Frampton and Ian Bailey in Belfast a few years back, after that one the entire crowd at the King’s Hall were on their feet applauding both warriors, and it comes as no surprise that after their fight on Saturday night that Kennerdale and Roberts also received a standing ovation from the crowd in Liverpool, boy oh boy they deserved it one hundred percent.
As with Frampton-Bailey, it was non-stop action throughout, Kennerdale and Roberts fought magnificently for every second of each round.
These two serious talents really went for it throughout the contest, control switching between them with such regularity you just couldn’t take your eyes of the fight for a second.
On many occasions this battle had the highly vocal fans standing and applauding the action, especially a couple of double handed exchanges, where both protagonists not only matched each other punch for punch but also flowing combination for combination.
Referee Chris Kelly scored the contest 40-37 in favour of Kennerdale, which to be honest whilst the correct result just doesn’t reflect just how close every single round was.
Loved every second of this fight, it really was something special, so if you get the chance try and watch the video, which I have been told will be on YouTube later this week, definitely well worth watching.
Have to say this was my first choice of Fight of the Night, just as you would have already read above there was definitely more than one contender for that accolade.
The fourth bout of the night pitted Bradley Muldoon against debuting David Calveley in a four rounder.
Prior to the fight there was quite a bit of talk about this match-up on social media, apparently they had fought twice previously, word was that it was the debuting Calveley that had won both.
Right from the opening bell it was Calveley that went straight on the attack, Muldoon initially covered up but soon began to utilise his jab effectively to prevent the hard charging Calveley to corral him against the ropes.
Throughout the round it was Calveley virtually bossed the round from start to finish, effectively keeping Muldoon on the back foot.
More of the same in the second and third, but the fourth was a much more closely fought round, one in which Muldoon held his own.
After four rounds of action Referee scored the contest 40-37 in favour of Calveley, however that wasn’t the end of the matter, as Muldoon protested that it was supposed to be a six rounder and called for the fight to be declared a no-contest. Apparently the promoters running sheet in the changing room showed it as a six rounder not the four as announced at the beginning of the fight and listed by the commission on the schedule.
Liverpool’s Dean Ferreira versus Latvia’s Andrejs Konovalovs in a four round Super Featherweight contest was the third fight on the card.
Ferreira seemed determined to make a big statement in this fight, coming out hard and fast right from the opening bell and letting rip with big shots, Konovalovs initially covered up, but soon realised he’d have to fight his way out of danger and proceeded to do just that.
Ferreira though is as tough as they come and he soon wrestled back control and backed his Latvian foe back onto the ropes before letting rip with fast double handed shots to send Konovalovs down within the first thirty seconds or so.
Konovalovs made it to his feet almost immediately, on the restart Ferreira went straight back on the attack.
Konovalovs got behind his jab in an effort to keep the hard charging Liverpudlian at bay, but that didn’t last for long once Ferreira started targeting the Latvian’s body and on around the one minute mark Ferreira let rip with a big shot to the Latvian’s lower rib, which sent Konovalovs down like a sack of potatoes.
Konovalovs was clearly in distress so referee Chris Kelly stopped the count on three and waved the contest off so the medical team could attend to the Latvian.
Official time of the stoppage was 1 Minute and 3 secondes.
The second fight of the night pitted debuting Lee Cooper against one fight veteran Kyle McNicholas in an all Merseyside four round Super Middleweight contest.
Cooper approached the opening round in determined fashion, taking the fight to McNicholas right from the off.
Throughout the fight Cooper was well and truly on the front foot and very, very focused, Cooper controlled the proceedings more like an established prospect than a debuting fighter.
Don’t get me wrong this wasn’t a one sided contest, far from it, McNicholas fought hard for every second of every round, just Cooper’s performance was exceptional.
After four excellent action filled rounds referee Chris Kelly rightly scored the bout 40-36 in favour of the debuting Lee Cooper.
The opening fight of the night featured Warrington’s Ben Hough in action, against Blackpool’s Malcolm Richardson, in a four round Cruiserweight contest.
Right from the off Hough got behind his jab, Richardson responded in kind, however Hough just doubled up his jab and began to back Richardson up towards the ropes.
What followed next was about a minute or so of engaging action, which see Hough on the front foot with Richardson defending his position, then just as Richardson went to let rip with a shot Hough got through the Blackpool man’s excellent defence with a big right, that sent Richardson down heavily to the canvas.
Immediately referee Chris Kelly waved off the fight and the medical team entered the ring.
I’m pleased to say Richardson was perfectly OK, but must praise both the referee and medical team for the prompt actions, as the way Richardson went down it did look like a full on knockout.
Official time of the stoppage was 1 minute et 16 secondes du premier tour.
Once again a great event from Kyle Gallagher and his team, word is his next event will be in September and from what I’ve heard on the grapevine this will be a ‘don’t miss’ event as not only will top prospects from his stable be in action, but also featured on this event will be a number of unbeaten prospects from abroad.
Vendredi soirée, juste 24 quelques heures avant l'épreuve de force du héros local Tony Bellew avec David Haye, Les fans de combat de Merseyside se sont révélés en vigueur pour un peu de puritif pugiliste à Hanger 34 à Liverpool pour un événement organisé par le promoteur local Kyle Gallagher.
Garçon oh garçon étaient-ils pour une nuit de boxe craquante pour aiguiser l'appétit pour le grand combat, Comme en termes d'action et de drame, les combats eux-mêmes n'étaient probablement pas si loin d'être à égalité avec ceux de la 02 à Londres la nuit suivante.
La tête de l'événement était la perspective invaincue locale Dayle Gallagher, En action contre Michael Kelly d'Irlande du Nord, Cependant, comme le Liverpool Lad avait choisi d'ouvrir l'élément professionnel du spectacle, Pour un changement, je commence le rapport du premier combat plutôt que du dernier.
Dès le départ de Gallagher a pris un anneau central et a commencé à faire pression sur son adversaire plus expérimenté. Kelly a cependant utilisé sa vaste expérience pour contenir le scouser de démarrage rapide.
Alors que la ronde progressait des opportunités pour que Gallagher laisse se déchirer avec des coups de corps craquants, Kelly est bien scolarisée sur le plan défensif, ce qui a empêché la jeune perspective d'obtenir trop d'opportunités avant la fin du tour.
Le deuxième tour était une affaire beaucoup plus ouverte, à tel point qu'il y avait une grande action d'orteil, au grand plaisir de la foule assemblée.
Gallagher a commencé à se lancer dans un bon écoulement dans le troisième, Souvent en soutenant Kelly avant de laisser se déchirer avec de courts rafales pointues au corps et à la tête. L'Irlandais a tenu le terrain et a confortablement renvoyé ses ennuis à de nombreuses reprises.
Plus de la même chose dans le quatrième, Bien qu'il se soit battu à un rythme plus élevé par rapport aux tours précédents, Gallagher soutient Kelly avant de laisser se déchirer avec des combinaisons au corps et à la tête, Comme avant que Kelly ait contourné avec un bon effet.
Avec les fans qui poussent leur homme, Le rythme dans la dernière minute n'était rien de moins que Frenetic, les deux hommes atterrissent des coups de feu très lourds alors qu'ils l'ont glissé.
Après quatre rondes très divertissantes, C'était la main de Dayle Gallagher en l'air par l'arbitre Matt Scriven, qui a marqué le combat 40-37.
Après Gallagher-Kelly, voir le garçon local Jonny McConville faire ses débuts professionnels contre Phil Townley en Irlande du Nord.
Quelle bagarre, McConville était vraiment impressionnant dans son approche contrôlée, Porter le combat à l'Irlandais et dicter la procédure pendant une grande partie du temps.
Considérant que c'était son premier concours professionnel, Le jeune avait la confiance nécessaire pour mettre en valeur ses compétences avec un grand effet, Tout au long du combat, McConville a pu couper le ring avec style avant de décrocher certaines combinaisons chics ainsi que de très gros coups.
Ne vous méprenez pas, ce n'était pas tout un trafic, Townley est toujours un jeu pour un bon ferraille et était plus qu'heureux de faire du commerce, atterrir quelques craquelins, Mais c'était le jeune garçon de Liverpool qui était définitivement en contrôle.
Townley a été coupé d'un gros coup de poing à la fin du troisième, qui semblait enflammer le papier tactile bleu pour le jeune Merseysider, qui a sensiblement intensifié le rythme.
Dans le tour final, McConville a maintenu la pression, Soutenir son adversaire à de nombreuses reprises avant de laisser se déchirer avec de gros coups, suivi de certaines combinaisons chics.
Dans les trente dernières secondes de la ronde, McConville a accéléré une fois de plus et a reculé l'irlandais sur les cordes avant de laisser se déchirer avec un torrent de coups de puissance, Townley a eu du mal à contrer alors a choisi de se couvrir, sans coup de comptoir en vue de l'irlandais, L'arbitre Matt Scriven n'avait d'autre choix que d'intervenir et d'arrêter le combat aux deux minutes et quarante-cinq secondes.
Ensuite, le combat des poids lourds très attendue entre Sean Turner (1-0-0) Et le début de Belfast Ryan Kilpatrick.
Quel concours de cracking, Tant que cela a duré, c'est, Les deux gars sont allés à la guerre dès la cloche d'ouverture. La foule était debout alors que les grands hommes allaient de bout à bout, chacun laissant se déchirer avec une salve de puissants exocets.
Alors que l'horloge devançait vers la deuxième minute, Turner a trouvé la moindre ouvertures, a reculé une touche et a laissé déchirer un tir massif au corps pour envoyer le grand Irlandais sur le pont. Étonnamment, Kilpatrick a réussi à se remettre sur pied avant la fin du compte.
Dès le redémarrage, Turner a fait l'attaque, Laisser déchirer avec d'autres gros coups, La salve finale produisant un point massif précis du point d'épingle à l'oblique qui a envoyé Kilpatrick sur la toile pour la deuxième fois.
Malheureusement, peu importe à quel point l'Irlandais a essayé de se lever à temps pour battre le compte à nouveau, Il ne pouvait pas le faire, Laissant l'arbitre Matt n'a écarté d'autre choix que de faire preuve du concours à une minute et vingt-six secondes du premier tour.
Note latérale sur ce combat, Les deux hommes ont vraiment fait, La qualité du combat abrégé n'était rien de moins que sensationnel. Pour ma part, j'ai hâte de revoir les deux combattants en action et j'espère à l'avenir les uns contre les autres.
Le combat final de la nuit peut voir Craig Kennerdale invaincu en action contre les Irlandais très divertissants et expérimentés Marty Kayes.
Depuis les Kayes, je suis allé sur le pied avant, Prendre le combat à son adversaire plus jeune. L'Irlandais avisé a ensuite rendu la vie aussi difficile que possible pour Kennerdale.
Kennerdale a bien répondu et alors que le tour se déroulait a réussi à se mettre sur un terrain égal, Ce qui n'a pas été facile car Kayes a continué à creuser dans son casier bien approvisionné pour les coups de feu, Et disons de divertir des mouvements «professionnels», pour jeter une clé en œuvre et perturber le plan de jeu de Merseysider.
Alors que le deuxième tour progressait, Kennerdale a commencé à tourner les tables sur l'Irlandais, montrant Kayes qu'il a lui aussi un sac bien approvisionné de trucs et de mouvements intelligents, À tel point que pendant de longues périodes, il a pu garder l'Irlandais rusé sur le pied arrière.
De même dans la troisième, Cependant, le Forth a été une affaire beaucoup plus proche, le dessus étant également partagé entre les deux protagonistes tout au long de la ronde.
Après quatre très divertissants, L'arbitre des rondes d'action Matt Scriven a marqué le concours 40-38 en faveur de Craig Kennerdale.
Événement de classe supérieure mettant en vedette tous les combats d'action correspondant, Que pourrait demander de plus à quelqu'un, En tant que tels applaudissements au promoteur Kyle Gallagher pour l'hébergement de ce qui ne peut être décrit que comme le prélude parfait, pour les fans du Merseyside qui, Avant la grande soirée de combat londonienne imminente.
The subject of this interview is Dayle Gallagher, who is proving to be one of the most exciting young prospects to emerge on the Merseyside boxing scene over the past few years.
On Friday March 3eDayle is set to compete in his toughest fight to date, a six rounder at the Hanger 34 Club in Liverpool, against Belfast’s Michael Kelly, a proven Championship campaigner, who in the past year or so has fought France’s Mohamed Larabi for the WBF International title and more recently Scotland’s Lee McAllister for the WBF Inter-Continental belt, as well as competed on huge televised events in Russia and Sweden.
Unbeaten in four outings to date, two by early stoppages, against Alekseis Nikitenko, en Mai 2015 and Jak Johnson in December 2016, and two by solid points decision, Marty Kayes in April 2016 and Phil Townley in June the same year, Dayle has already caught the eye of some of the biggest names in the sport, including two time World Champion Amir Khan.
In fact courtesy of Mr Khan and his team, Dayle firmly earned his place in the History books of the sport, as the very first winner of a Professional Boxing contest in Pakistan, following his excellent win over Belfast’s Phil Townley back in June last year.
More on that later, as right now I think its time to get on with the interview.
Gianluca
Thank you for talking with me today Dayle, whilst obviously this interview is regarding your professional career, especially the upcoming fight against Michael Kelly onMarch 3rd, I would like to start the interview off with you telling the readers a little about your non-professional boxing, especially your amateur career, which I have understand started out with a victory over one of the top guys in the division at that time.
Dayle
I started boxing at the age of 14, after training for over a year I had a few inter-club events before having my first amateur bout which was on short notice to represent Liverpool my home city, which was against the Welsh number one at the time in his home city Wrexham.
I always remember my coach saying no one wants to fight this lad so go knock him out, and in the second round after putting him down twice already the referee had no choice to stop it.
I was told by numerous of people I had a bright future in the sport but my focus at the time was to become a professional football player which ended in a real bad injury and after 18 months of physio and rehabilitation on my injury.
I finally got back into boxing for fitness and immediately fell back in love with the sport, after just a few months of training I took a white-collar fight in Newcastle.
After winning that I got loads of good feedback and realised I need to start taking this serious and see how far I can go in the sport, I won Northern area, British and European titles on the unlicensed scene then realised I need to turn to the professional side of the game.
Gianluca
Your pro career got off to a flying start, with a stoppage victory over Latvian Aleksejs Nikitenko, firstly how did it feel boxing in the professional ranks for the first time and secondly can you give your view of the fight please?
Dayle
Even though I had been in the ring plenty of times before, my professional debut had me more nervous then any other fight, but the feeling couldn’t of been better.
The fight didn’t last long about 1 minute I think before the referee had to interfere and call a halt to the fight which led to my first win in the professional ranks and is a day I will never forget.
Gianluca
It was almost a year before you were back in the ring, against Marty Kayes back in April last year, but even with such a long time between fights you were in top form, beating Marty on points. How did you manage to keep motivated during this time and again please give the readers your view of the fight?
Dayle
It was very hard because I was going through a lot of complications with my promoter at the time and couldn’t fight and I thought I might never fight again, but after a long period out, my brother helped me and got me a fight.
I knew a lot about Marty and knew it wouldn’t be easy knowing how experienced he was, but I wanted to show everyone that even with all this time out how good I can be and got the win and felt like I’d never had time out of the ring.
Gianluca
Your next fight, against Phil Townley, came just a few months later and what’s more was overseas on an historic event, the first Pro Boxing event ever to take place in Pakistan. Can you please tell the readers firstly how this came about and also tell the readers not just about the fight but also the whole experience?
Dayle
I didn’t really believe it was true when I first found out about Pakistan. I had just come back from my holiday and next minute am on the phone to Amir Khan’s uncle about a possible fight in Pakistan.
Even though I knew I wasn’t at my fittest or at my preferred weight I couldn’t miss out on the opportunity so I stepped up two weight classes just for the opportunity.
Within a couple of hours of the fight getting offered to me I was in Bolton at the Amir Khan Academy filling out all my paper work and my visa and literallythree days laterwas on a plane going to fight in Pakistan.
On arriving in Pakistan I was treated like royalty, my bags where collected and carried for me. I was greeted by the Pakistan Army and Police and escorted to my hotel.
I could never thank the people enough from Pakistan on how they made my time there so welcome, it’s a great country with great people even when I fought they where screaming my name, so much so that I thought I was back in Liverpool with a home crowd.
It was one of my most amazing experiences of my life and one that I will have for the rest of my life as I made history as the very first professional boxer to fight and win on Pakistan soil.
Gianluca
Your fourth fight, against Jak Johnson back in December and on home turf once more, was both dramatic and I would expect anti-climatic for you. I was there so know all that occurred but could you enlighten the readers about the dramas that unfolded that night from your view please?
Dayle
If you’ve seen the whole fight it looks like I wasn’t too happy at the end but that’s because am a fighter and all I want to do is fight.
I trained so hard and felt in the best shape of my life so when the fight was over In 30 seconds it annoyed me but that’s just something I have to deal with its boxing and fights can be over with one shot.
After watching it back I was happy with my performance and I’m blessed with punching power that can pop someone’s shoulder out of its socket with one shot.
Gianluca
Sur 3rd Marchyou’ll be in action once more at the Hanger 34 à Liverpool, where you are due to face Ireland’s Michael Kelly. Do you know much about Michael and his fighting style and also how do you see this fight panning out?
Dayle
I know about the people he’s fought and what he’s achieved I know it will be a tough fight but that’s why my team and me asked for the fight.
I don’t watch my opponents on old fights because they could turn up an box a completely different fight so I like to figure them out when am in there.
I think it will be an entertaining fight for people to watch, but I see it ending with a knockout, if I hit anybody at welterweight with one of my power shots in eight-ounce gloves I will be shocked to see anybody still standing there in front of me.
Gianluca
So out of the fights you’ve had to date, whether pro or not, which has been your favourite and why?
Dayle
My favourite has to be Pakistan making history and challenging myself, it was a big risk stepping up two weight divisions but I like a challenge and this is why I’m in this fight game, and also boxing in front of two time World Champion Amir Khan and getting great feedback from him, you can’t ask for anything better than that.
Gianluca
How would you describe your fighting style?
Dayle
My fighting style I believe is different to the average British style boxer which I think makes me stand out more, I’m a counter fighter with power, I’m a southpaw and I know I can be a nightmare for any boxer out there on the boxing circuit.
Gianluca
Should you be successful on the3rd March, you will be unbeaten in five, whilst perhaps it’s still a bit early to be thinking of Championship accolades, I’m sure that you must have been thinking about opportunities like that already, as such could you please outline your future plans for the readers.
Dayle
I’m in the sport to win titles, it’s a dream of mine that I know I can achieve and when the opportunity comes I will take it.
I will keep climbing the ladder winning fights and when my team think the time is right, I will get my title shot and I will become Champion.
Gianluca
I’m sure you must have been an avid watcher of pro boxing even as a youngster, as such my next question is which fighters, past or present, have had the most influence on you and your career?
Dayle
Growing up from a young age I used to watch videos of Roy Jones Jr, I love his cockiness and confidence.
I always wanted to be an entertainer and give people the feeling I had when watching him.
My favourite fighters that I like to watch a lot of now is Floyd Mayweather, Adrian Broner, Chris Eubank Jr and Errol Spence Jr, these are the type of fighters I like to take a lot from and try to make into my own style.
Gianluca
Moving away from the fights etc., who are the main people that make up Team Gallagher?
Dayle
Even though I’m the one who gets in there to fight I couldn’t do it without my team, from my brother Kyle who prepares me for every fight, to all my teammates at engine room.
It’s not just my team though; my sponsors also help me to get ready for fight night, Goodness Grill, who prepares my food, which help me with my diets. Spartan Dynamic who train me for my strength and conditioning and get me in great shape and make me feel stronger than ever.
James Harris who helps me with everything behind the scenes like interviews.
My friends my family and my girlfriend these all help me behind the scenes when I’m moody from weight cutting and preparing for fight night.
But the most important people on my team are the people who believe in my dream and buy tickets off me for my fights, because what a lot of people don’t realise without ticket sales fights can’t happen and I will always be thankful to every last person who buys a ticket from me!
Gianluca
Where do you train and what is your training schedule?
Dayle
I train in Engine Room Boxing Club, Sports Direct Fitness and Spartan Dynamic, my normal routine for fight night is6suisI wake up have a banana then straight to Sports Direct Fitness for my running.
I like to get between 4-6 miles in every morning then I will do a bit of bag work and get a sauna, then I will go home and rest then at10:30suisdepending on which dayLundi, Mercredi, VendrediI will be at Engine Room until at least Midday working on my boxing.
Mardi et JeudiI will be at Spartan Dynamic until Midday working on my strength and conditioning, then I will go and pick up freshly prepared meals from Goodness Grill and then have work from2:30pm until 9:30h.
It’s a hard routine to maintain but for my dream it’s all worth it.
Gianluca
What would you say your favourite part of training is?
Dayle
I don’t really have a favourite part of training; my favourite part is probably getting told I’m finished because it’s really hard work.
It’s an addiction training that I couldn’t go without, but if I had to choose one thing it would probably be sparring. It’s the closest thing to fighting and there’s nothing better than landing devastating punches on opponents.
Gianluca
Outside boxing, what is your favourite sport?
Dayle
Outside of boxing my favourite sport is football, I love to watch my team Everton but any game in general I will just watch for entertainment
Gianluca
Besides sport how else do you relax outside boxing?
Dayle
Boxing is constantly on my brain when I have spare time I watch boxing videos or talk about it to people who don’t really care but it’s in my blood and I just can’t help it
Gianluca
These days Social Media is very much an important tool for professional sports people; do you utilize Social Media to engage with your fans?
Dayle
I find social media is very important these days for professional athletes and I always interact with fans, because anybody who takes time to ask me anything about my career deserves a reply, I’m not a big name in the sport yet so to have people asking me questions about my boxing really means a lot to me.
Gianluca
Finally is there anything you want to say to your fans?
Dayle
Thank you to everyone who follows my career and believes in me it won’t be long until I’m at the top, merci.
Dayle Gallagher versus Michael Kelly headlines the Kyle Gallagher Fight Club Promotions event at Hanger 34 in Liverpool on Friday 3eMars 2017, which will be broadcast on BOOM TV. Tickets are available from boxers competing or call Fight Club Ticket Line 07711 098025.
Hugely popular Liverpudlian star will put his Cage Warriors featherweight world title on the line in the main event at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on April 1.
The fighting pride of Liverpool Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett will make his eagerly-awaited return to action in the main event at Cage Warriors 82.
Defending CW featherweight world champion Pimblett will take on fellow Brit Nad Narimani as he bids to further cement his position as one of the UK’s fastest-rising MMA stars.
Pimblett captured Cage Warriors gold when he knocked out French veteran Johnny Frachey for the vacant title at CW 78 in Liverpool last September.
He followed up his title win with a successful defence of his belt, edging out The Ultimate Fighter semi-finalist Julian Erosa at Cage Warriors Unplugged at the BT Sport studios last November.
Aged just 22, Pimblett returns to his stomping ground at the Echo Arena looking to continue his remarkable rise as one of the MMA world’s hottest young prospects.
He’ll face a stern test against Narimani, who enters the bout with a 9-2 pro record and took the previous Cage Warriors featherweight champ Alex Enlund all the way to the scorecards in a closely-contested battle at Cage Warriors 73, with just one point separating the two after five hard-fought rounds.
Narimani comes into the bout with Pimblett riding a two-fight win streak, with victories over Jeremy Petley (first-round KO) and Daniel Requeijo (third-round submission) setting up his April 1 clash with ‘The Baddy’.
Speaking ahead of his hometown return, Pimblett said: “I won the title in Liverpool, so there’s absolutely no way I’m going to lose it here.”
“This is my city, my arena and my title. Expect another huge party – and another huge win – when I come back home to defend my belt.”
Cage Warriors President Graham Boylan said: “Paddy’s the hottest prospect in the sport on this side of the pond and the prospect of seeing him defending his featherweight world title in front of his hometown fans is a mouth-watering prospect for MMA fans.
“Nad will take him to the limit, just as he did with our previous featherweight champ Alex Enlund, so expect a tough test and a great matchup.”
Tickets for Cage Warriors 82 are available from theEcho Arena, from just £25: bit.ly/CW82tkts
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship Est-ce que la promotion des arts martiaux mixtes de premier plan de l'Europe est le plus long et le plus long. Une marque appartenant à des irlandais avec des bureaux au Royaume-Uni & Irlande, CWFC est l'organisation à la croissance la plus rapide du sport, Ayant mis en scène 80 événements 12 les pays de trois continents différents depuis sa création 2002. Abriter certaines des plus grandes stars du passé de MMA, présent et futur.
Vendredi nuit, at the Kyle Gallagher (Club de combat) promoted event at the Devonshire House Hotel in Liverpool, the British & Autorité irlandaise de boxe (BIBA) successfully sanctioned their inaugural event, since taking over the British and Irish operations of the Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) plus tôt ce mois-ci.
The first bout of the night, see Lee Clayton make his professional debut against two-bout veteran Thomas Murry.
The two combatants went at it hammer and tongs from the off, both men vying for centre ring with a passion. As the round progressed into the second minute Clayton began to dominate, letting rip with vicious body shots whenever the opportunity arose.
By the third minute Clayton stepped it up even further and then on around two minute thirty mark Clayton landed a peach of a body shot to send Murry down. The Mancunian lad initially attempted to rise but was clearly in a lot of pain and motioned to Referee Jimmy Byrne that he couldn’t continue and the bout was waived off at the 2 minute et 42 deuxième marque.
Local lad Dayle Clayton faced Belfast’s Marty Kayes in the second bout of the night. From the opening bell right through to the closing bell of the bout these two warriors battled it out much to the delight of the packed house, after four very closely fought rounds Referee Jimmy Byrne scored the bout 40-36 in favour of Dayle Gallagher, whose record now stands as 2-0.
Third bout of the night see Hyde, Cheshire’s Will O’Reilly make his professional debut against Newark, Nottingham’s Vaclav Skromach.
Again another full on war from start to finish, both men giving their all for the full four rounds, as with the Clayton-Hayes bout each round was very close, in this case so close that Referee Jimmy Byrne scored the bout 39-37 in favour of debut kid Will O’Reilly.
Next up see Liverpool’s Lee Boyce against Castlerae, Ireland’s John Waldron. Another cracking all action bout.
Boyce dominated the majority of the first round, using his exceptional movement to keep the Irishman out of range, before moving forward and letting rip with clean sharp shots to body or head.
Many in attendance thought it was going to be an early finish, after Waldron was sent down following a vicious body shot in the first, but the Irishman is of much tougher stock, as proved in the second round which Waldron won.
Third and fourth rounds were full on Battle Royales with Boyce capturing one and Waldron the other, so after four sensational rounds of boxing it was clearly going to be close, so no surprise that Referee Jimmy Byrne’s scorecards showed Boyce the victor by a very close 38-37, the first round knockdown being the difference. A seriously great fight and surely a rematch in the future should be on the cards.
The fifth bout of the night saw former England Amateur star Nathan Russo making his debut against the equally talented and also debuting James McDonald.
The first minute or so of the bout was sensational to put it mildly, first one lad dominated the other and then visa versa, however as the round progressed Russo began to get major success with vicious body-shots and big lefts to the head, so much so around the two minute thirty mark Russo stepped it up even further, forcing McDonald to cover up much more than he had in the early parts of the round, then just as the bell to end the round was about to be rung Russo let rip with a huge left to the head, sending McDonald straight down and out.
Referee Jimmy Byrne realized the instant the punch landed it was a knockout and dived straight to the prone lads side to check his condition before signaling to the ringside medical team to enter the ring to attend to the injured warrior.
The crowd stood respectfully quietly, as did Nathan Russo, as the medical team went to work on the prone McDonald, but when eventually McDonald was assisted to the stool some two orthree minutes laterthe entire crowd to a man (ou une femme) stood and applauded.
Although James McDonald seemed to be fully recovered, he was taken to hospital for checks to be on the safe side.
The final bout of the night see local lad Jay Carney against pro debuting Jak Johnson, from Newcastle.
Everyone was expecting this to be a serious good fight, as these two lads had fought each other previously in the amateurs, and they were to proved right.
What a first round, these two really went for it, both lads boxing beautifully throughout. Early in the second Johnson began to take control, landing some pinpoint perfect shots, Carney though is as tough as they come and weathered the onslaught and as the round progressed fought back magnificently and began to regain control.
Around the two minute thirty mark Carney stepped things up and started landing some big shots, causing Johnson to cover up, however this tactic opened up the body, which Carney took advantage of, throwing a huge body shot to send Johnson down.
As with Thomas Murry, initially Johnson tried to rise but was too winded to do so. Referee Jimmy Byrne waived the fight off on the two minute forty five second mark of the second round.
Following the event British & Irish Boxing Authority Vice President and CEO Gianluca Di Caro spoke briefly about the event.
“We couldn’t have asked for a better event to launch the British & Autorité irlandaise de boxe, Kyle (promoter Kyle Gallagher) had put together a fantastic show, he’s without doubt one of the UK’s best promoters, his attention to detail is first class.
The venue was superb and the matching of the bouts was first class and more importantly, well to us, featured both British and Irish boxers, so we are over the moon he has chosen to be with the British & Autorité irlandaise de boxe.
I have nothing but praise for every single fighterce soir, every single one of them fought their hearts out and put on a great show.
I am pleased to report that James McDonald is fine, but have to admit I was worried as it looked quite serious at the time, and to be honest if it wasn’t for the quick reactions of Jimmy (Referee Jimmy Byrne), Jean (Dr John Oates) et Chris (Trauma Medic Chris Say) and his team it could so easily have been.
With our first event done and dusted, it’s onwards and upwards. Events are coming in thick and fast, so much so that next weekend we have two events, Lee Murtagh’s event at the Aria Suite in Leeds, that will feature the pro debut of the excellent Sophie Varley as well as a full card of well matched bouts on theVendredi et SamediThomas Melville’s quadruple WBF title headed show at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley.”
Khan-Quaye Title Fight Aide Pour Roy Jones Jr-Tony Moran Septembre 12e à Liverpool
Tasif Khan de Bradford est un peu plus d'une semaine loin de le plus grand combat de sa carrière à ce jour, quand il fait face à deux fois le titre du Commonwealth challenger, Isaac Quaye du Ghana, pour la World Boxing Fédération (WBF) Championnat International super mouches, sur le Stephen Vaughan promu événement LEGEND, au Centre équestre de Aintree samedi 12eSeptembre, qui est en vedette par la première jamais UK combat de Roy Jones Jr, contre Tony Moran.
Khan, qui ne revient à la mêlée, après une année sabbatique vingt-cinq mois à partir de ce sport, en Janvier de cette année, plus que compensé pour son temps sur le ring avec trois victoires de classe supérieure.
Dans le premier de ces épisodes Khan disposé de Richard Voros en un peu plus d'une minute de la première ronde, puis il enchaîne avec une victoire en temps presque identique sur Ladislav Miko Mars, ce qui lui alignés pour une chance au titre Master International en mai, contre Mikheil Soloninkini, Khan, qui a obtenu une excellente unanime des points de victoire.
Pour décrire l'excitation de Khan à obtenir cette opportunité de se battre pour le titre WBF si tôt après son retour est un euphémisme, mais par rapport à ses sentiments au sujet de battre pour le titre sur l'undercard de Roy Jones Jr contre Tony Moran fait que pâle en comparaison, comme il a fait clair quand il a parlé de l'événement à venir.
«Quand je dis que je suis va se battre sur la facture Roy Jones, il était absolument incroyable, ouais incroyable de combats sur le même spectacle que Roy Jones.
Je grandi en le regardant lutte, à mes yeux, il est l'un des plus grands combattants jamais, pas à cause de l'accolade de titres qu'il a gagné, le nombre de ceintures qu'il a gagné, de la hausse Middleweight, mais il est rare de dire à tous ceux que ces jours un poids moyen va aller tout le chemin jusqu'à mi-lourds et de gagner un titre mondial et dans ces jours le meilleur combattu le meilleur, Roy Jones pour moi est l'un des meilleurs combattants de tous les temps et d'être sur la même facture que lui est tout le crédit à la MBC (Malte Commission de la boxe), Stephen Vaughan et Francis Warren et je ne peux pas les remercier et tout le monde impliqué dans cet événement massif assez et, évidemment, de me battre sur l'événement ".
Khan a ensuite parlé de son adversaire sur Septembre 12e - Isaac Quaye
"Je dois le plein respect de Isaac Quaye, il a un bon dossier, il a été dans le meilleur et il est un Ghanéen difficile que nous connaissons, alors venez Septembre 12e nous serons prêts pour lui.
Je ne peux pas croire que ce, ça fait un court voyage, mais un voyage doux, le seul moment difficile, je ai eu le temps était loin de l'anneau, Je devais un écart d'environ trois ans, mais évidemment la MBC, tous ceux qui participent à la MBC et l'équipe autour de moi ont tiré ensemble et m'a donné ces possibilités.
Mon dernier combat m'a donné l'opportunité d'obtenir ma première ceinture (International Masters) de ma carrière, donc partir et vers le haut.
Je ne regarde pas passé tout adversaire et toujours entraîne en conséquence, nous savons Isaac Quaye est un adversaire coriace et en termes de classement mondial, il est beaucoup plus haut que moi, il est donc une victoire, win situation pour moi parce que je vais préparer, comme chaque combat, comme si je suis l'outsider, nul doute qu'il va venir en tant que favori et de regarder vers moi et la foule bouleverser.
Je dois le plein respect pour lui en dehors du ring, mais à l'intérieur de l'anneau Je dois aucune pitié pour quiconque, Je veux aller dans leur et causer des dommages que je veux gagner, alors allons-y sur ".
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L'ouverture à la conférence de presse publique pour l'événement Stephen Vaughan LEGEND, mettant en vedette le Roy Jones Jr. contre World Boxing Fédération Tony Moran MBC International et (WBF) Intercontinental Cruiserweight championnats combat, will take place at 1:30h ce mercredi, la 22Dakota du Nord Juillet au Bierkeller, 6 Thomas Steers Way, Liverpool One, L1 8LW.
En plus de Roy Jones Jr et Tony Moran présents sera également un grand nombre de ceux qui seront en action dans la nuit, y compris;
Paul Economides, qui défendra son titre WBF Intercontinental des super-coq contre Prosper Ankrah.
Tasif Khan, qui sera difficile Isaac Quaye pour le championnat international WBF super mouches.
Nick Quigley, qui fait face invaincu Nathan Decastro
Antonio Counihan, qui fait face à Michael Ansah du Ghana
Invaincu Liverpool chaud perspective de Russie, fondé David Agadzhanyan.
Lee Boyce, qui prend sur Matthew Poivre Scunthorpe.
Invaincu Jay Carney, qui fait face invaincu Mathew Fitzsimons de Belfast.
Perspective locale Dayle Gallagher, qui fait face à une opposition farouche de Matt Scriven
Invaincu Heavyweight Rob Hêtre, qui prendra en Mathew Ellis de Blackpool
Ainsi que les perspectives locales Lee Monaghan, Lee Milner et Carl Donohue, qui seront tous fait leurs débuts pro sur Septembre 12e.
Billets, prix £ 40, £ 60, £ 100 et £ 150 VIP Ringside pour la Stephen Vaughan Promu Roy Jones Jr. contre Tony Moran MBC Championnat International Cruiserweight événement LEGEND dirigé au Centre équestre Aintree à Liverpool le samedi Septembre 12e 2015 sera disponible à l'achat lors de la conférence de presse ou sont disponibles à l'achat en ligne à www.tkoboxoffice.comet www.vaughanboxing.tv
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Stephen Vaughan Jr. a annoncé plus tôt aujourd'hui que 5 Champion du Monde Division Roy Jones Jr. sera de venir à Liverpool, Angleterre pour titre de son prochain événement au Centre équestre de Aintree à Liverpool le samedi 12e Septembre 2015.
Jones Jr, revendiqué son premier titre mondial avec une victoire unanime points sur Bernard Hopkins au Stade RFK à Washington DC en mai 1993 pour la version IBF, dont il a défendu avec succès contre Thomas Tate avant de défier et battre James Toney pour sa couronne IBF des super-moyens en 1994.
Jones Jr. défendu avec succès le titre des super-moyens cinq fois, contre Antoine Oiseau, Vinnie Pazienza, Tony Thornton, Eric Lucas et Bryant Brannan, avant de passer à Light Heavyweight de contester avec succès Mike McCallum pour le titre intérimaire WBC Light Heavyweight mondiale en Novembre 1996.
Quatre mois plus tard, Jones Jr. était de retour dans le ring à nouveau, pour contester Montel Griffin pour la Couronne Light Heavyweight du monde WBC, Cependant, au lieu d'assurer la victoire Jones jr. a été disqualifié frappant Griffin après il est allé vers le bas sur un genou dans le neuvième round.
Dans le match en 97 Août, Jones Jr. enfin obtenu la couronne WBC Light Heavyweight avec un KO au premier tour pour ajouter sa troisième couronne mondiale dans une troisième division.
En Juillet 2008 Jones Jr. a ajouté le titre WBA des mi-lourds à sa collection après l'unification des championnats WBC et WBA des lourds légers avec une décision unanime victoire sur les points régnant champion WBA Lou Del Valle.
Jones a défendu avec succès à la fois les titres WBC et WBA contre Otis Grant et Richard Frazier, avant d'unifier la division avec la ceinture IBF Light Heavyweight avec une victoire sur les points Reggie Johnson à 1999.
En Janvier 2000 Jones Jr. commencé au large de la nouvelle Millenium avec une victoire de défense unifiée sur David Telesco, où il a suivi avec succès une défense de trois titres avec onzième victoire arrêt de ronde sur Richard Hall mai.
En Septembre 2000 Jones Jr. ajouté la version IBO à sa collection après avoir défendu Champ Eric Harding a pris sa retraite dans le dixième tour de leur combat à la New Orleans Arena.
Jones Jr. défendu avec succès les quatre titres contre Derek Harmon en Février 2001 avant de défier avec succès Fédération mondiale de boxe Champion Julio Cesar Gonzalez pour sa couronne ainsi que l'ajout de la version vacants IBA à sa collection.
Jones Jr. défendu avec succès ses six titres des lourds légers contre Glen Kelly et Clinton Woods, avant de surprendre la plupart des observateurs quand il a déménagé à la division des poids lourds de contester avec succès John Ruiz pour la couronne WBA mondiale Heavyweight Mars 2003.
En Novembre de la même année Jones Jr. rentra dans les rangs légers et lourds défendu avec succès son WBC, WBA et IBO titre contre Antonio Tarver, six mois plus tard la paire ferait face l'un contre l'autre et à nouveau, cette fois, il était Tarver qui a émergé victorieux et revendiquant la WBC, WBA, IBO, IBA et les titres vacants Fondation World Boxing.
En Septembre de cette année Jones Jr. perdu la version IBF Glen Johnson après la Floride étant éliminé à la neuvième. En Octobre 2005 Jones Jr puis contesté en vain Antonio Tarver pour le titre IBO Light Heavyweight.
En l'absence de titres mondiaux en sa possession Jones Jr contesté avec succès le Prince Badi Ajamu en Juillet 2006 pour la Couronne WBO NABO Light Heavyweight et presque une année à jour plus tard battu Anthony Hanshaw pour le titre vacant IBC World Heavyweight Lumière.
En Mars 2009 Jones Jr a battu Omar Sheika pour le titre vacant WBO NABO, dont il a défendu avec succès contre Jeff Lacy avant sans succès contester Danny Green en Décembre 2009 pour sa couronne IBO Cruiserweight.
Il ne serait pas jusqu'à Décembre 2013 que Jones Jr. devait être en action Championnat du monde une fois de plus, quand il a voyagé à Moscou de contester avec succès Zineddine Benmakhlouf pour le titre vacant WBUv mondiale Cruiserweight.
Jones Jr défendu avec succès son titre contre Courtney Fry, Hany Atlyo et plus récemment Paul Vasquez.
La prochaine étape pour le légendaire cinq division champion du monde, quand il se bat à Liverpool le Septembre 12e, bien à ce point, il ya un certain nombre d'adversaires dans le chapeau, donc nous devrons attendre un peu de temps jusqu'à ce que les termes sont d'accord avec certains de ces noms.
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