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Decastro atura sensacionalment Castaneda a Cinc a Lincoln

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Informe: Gianluca Di Caro

Dissabte a la nit, a la sala de màquines de la Universitat de Lincoln, els aficionats locals es van mostrar amb força per donar suport al noi local Nathan Decastro en la seva defensa de la Unió Mundial de Boxa (UMC) El títol mundial de pes súper mitjà que ostenta des de l'abril i ha intentat afegir la World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Corona a la seva col·lecció contra el difunt substitut Fernando Castaneda de Mèxic.

Origally Deacastro, tanmateix el dimecres Varela, que es trobava a Espanya en aquell moment, Les autoritats espanyoles li van denegar un visat de sortida quan va arribar a l'aeroport de Barcelona per al seu vol al Regne Unit., així que no va poder fer el viatge a Lincoln.

La lluita en si va ser un afer força desordenat, a causa de la continuïtat de Castaneda, després de l'aterratge de Decastro, un tir brutal al cos al principi del primer que estava clarament afectant el mexicà, ja que cada vegada que Decastro s'apropava i deixava trencar, s'agafava per evitar més càstigs al cos.

La segona i la tercera ronda van anar en una línia similar, tot i que per ser justos hi va haver una mica més de boxa, més que lluitar, acció. Decastro va treballar el cos del seu enemic sempre que va tenir l'oportunitat, que no era tan sovint a causa de les tàctiques del mexicà de colpejar i aguantar.

La quarta ronda va ser molt més oberta després que l'àrbitre Lee Murtagh tingués paraules dures amb Castaneda sobre la celebració, tant és així que hi va haver uns quants intercanvis verinosos que van seguir, però cada vegada que Decastro apuntava al cos, Castaneda encara s'aferraria inicialment, així que Decastro va començar a disparar exocets al cap.

Decastro clarament va tenir prou de sentir-se frustrat per la tàctica de Castaneda quan va començar la cinquena estrofa., l'home de Bardney va canviar lleugerament de tàctica i va començar a avançar molt més i més ràpid i va fer alguns xuts seriosos en el primer minut més o menys., Castaneda va respondre de la mateixa manera però de manera força ineficaç a causa de la seva determinació de protegir el seu cos de més càstigs mantenint la distància..

A la meitat de la ronda, Decastro va recolzar el mexicà cap a la corda i va fingir un cop, fent que Castaneda aixequés les mans el suficient per crear una obertura i deixar-se trencar amb un ganxo massiu al cos que va enviar el mexicà a la lona doblada pel dolor..

Castaneda inicialment va intentar aixecar-se, però immediatament es va esfondrar i es va retorçar de dolor, L'àrbitre Lee Murtagh va renunciar immediatament a la lluita i va convocar el metge al ring mentre Decastro i el seu equip començaven les seves celebracions.. Temps oficial d'aturada un minut i trenta-vuit segons de la cinquena ronda.

Abans de Decastro-Castaneda veureu Sophie Varley en acció contra Jaime Bates per al Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Campionat Internacional de Bronze.

He de dir que va ser una lluita de principi a fi, les dues noies van lluitar molt durant els dos minuts sencers de cada ronda. Varley aterrant alguns cops molt grans, inclòs un en el sisè que va sacsejar Bates fins al cor, no tenia les cames, però d'alguna manera no només va aconseguir mantenir-se dempeus, sinó que va ser prou intel·ligent com per donar-se uns segons per recuperar la compostura fent un cop per mantenir a Varley a ratlla..

Cada ronda va ser tota acció i molt a prop, tant que no els vaig poder dividir, puntuació sàvia, en algunes de les rondes i al meu parer cadascuna havia assegurat un parell de rondes i he d'admetre que vaig pensar que el resultat seria un empat, Em vaig equivocar (És evident que no sóc material de Jutge) tal com llegeixen les fitxes dels tres jutges experimentats; Adrian Thorne 57-59, James Ancliff 57-58 i Graeme Beauly 56-59 tots a favor de Jaime Bates.

Abans de Varley-Bates hi va haver una altra baralla entre el debutant Zac Lane de Sheffield i el nicaragüenc Frederick Castro..

El xoc d'estils va ser el que realment va fer aquesta lluita, Castro té un davanter diferent amb un estil d'atac total, mentre que Layne's emula l'estil del príncep Naseem, i noi, noi, el jove va fer seu aquest estil, submergir-se i balancejar-se fora de perill abans de llançar contraataques cada vegada que el nicaragüenc atacava. Dir que hauria de subratllar Layne no és gens unidimensional, quan calia estava més que feliç d'anar cara a cara, deixant trencar amb extremadament ràpids i potents esquerres i dretes.

Va ser una gran lluita de veure, tancar i tota l'acció al llarg. Després de quatre rondes fantàstiques, l'àrbitre Lee Murtagh va anotar el concurs 39-37 a favor del debutant Zac Layne, per a molèstia de Castro i el seu córner que va envoltar l'àrbitre disputant el marcador, que entenc perfectament ja que era el més agressiu, però he de dir que Layne va neutralitzar els atacs del mexicà amb facilitat i la seva contraposició va ser sensacional i, al meu entendre, havia fet més que suficient per assegurar la victòria..

Abans de Layne versus Castro va ser un altre thriller d'acció, el temps entre dos lluitadors invictes Sugar Atahasan de la República Turca de Xipre contra Jack Jones de Leeds.

Atahasan va dominar la primera estrofa utilitzant el seu avantatge d'abast amb molt bon efecte. No obstant això, no ho va fer tot a la seva manera, especialment a mesura que la lluita va avançar cap al segon, mentre Jones va treballar pacientment creant obertures abans de deixar-se trencar amb grans trets al cos i al cap d'Atahasan..

Atahasan va augmentar la velocitat i realment ho va fer a la tercera, i com en els primers procediments dominats. Molt del mateix a la quarta, bé fins aproximadament a la meitat quan Jones va aprofitar un error defensiu d'Atahasan i va aconseguir un xut de préssec que va enviar el turc-xipriota a la lona.. Atahasan amb prou feines va tocar terra i es va posar dempeus en un instant i a la represa va entrar fort i ràpid encara que fins al final de la ronda..

Després de quatre rondes sensacionals, es va llegir la fitxa de l'àrbitre Lee Murtagh 37-38 a favor de Jack Jones.

La quarta competició de la nit va enfrontar a Paul Peers del Liverpool de les Orcades contra el tanzà Amos Mwamakula en una ronda de quatre.

Una vegada més, quina fantàstica guerra d'acció, Els companys van entrar fort i ràpid i van continuar acumulant pressió amb xuts massius al cos i al cap durant tota la primera ronda., Mwamakula és tan clarament tan dur com és capaç de suportar els atacs intensos i poderosos dels Peers.

El segon va ser una mica menys intens, ja que Peers va optar per canviar lleugerament de tàctica, frenant el ritme i agafant els seus tirs. Molt igual a la tercera, però a la quarta Peers va augmentar una mica el ritme i com a la primera va apuntar el cos del tanzà molt dur.

Després de quatre excel·lents rondes de boxa, es va llegir la fitxa de l'àrbitre Lee Murtagh 40-36 a favor de Paul Peers.

Abans de Peers vs Mwamakula va ser un concurs de pesos pesats entre Lee Kellett de Barrow-in-Furness i Tomas Vaicickas de Lituània..

De nou, això va ser un ple de guerra, amb tots dos homes sortint de ple durant bona part del concurs. L'actuació de Kellet va ser la millor que he vist d'ell en molt de temps, semblava confiat i realment estava posant tant de poder darrere dels seus trets.

Vaicickas és tan dur com ells i va absorbir feliçment els grans trets que arribaven de l'home Barrow abans de contrarestar l'estil.. Mentre Kellet va dominar el primer cop de rondes, Vaicickas va entrar en el seu compte a la tercera després d'augmentar el ritme.

El quart, però, va ser tot Kellet, Tant és així que quan la lluita entrava a l'últim minut, el lituà semblava rendir-se i quedar-se d'esquena a les cordes a causa del ritme que Kellett havia marcat i absorbir cops de puny a voluntat..

Després de quatre grans rondes, va ser el marcador de l'àrbitre Lee Murtagh, que sense cap sorpresa llegeix 39-36 a favor de Lee Kellett.

La segona lluita de la nit va enfrontar el Metin Turunc de la República Turca de Xipre amb el de Puerto Rico Jose F Leon.

Turunc va començar fort i ràpid, llançar bombes massives a cada oportunitat i, literalment, estava maltractant a León, que amb prou feines trobava una obertura per contrarestar-se amb tants cops grossos constantment arribant-se.

El córner del porto-riqueny estava tan preocupat que al minut marcat de la primera volta el seu córner va tirar la tovallola per intentar salvar el seu home un càstig més., tanmateix, l'àrbitre Lee Murtagh només va treure la tovallola i va deixar que la lluita continués, cosa que va fer, però no durant molt de temps, ja que Turunc va fer un altre xut enorme per enviar a Leon a baix i fora al minut i vint-i-set segons de la primera ronda..

Si us plau, no m'equivoquis, Sí, tot era trànsit en un sol sentit, com sembla ser habitual amb Turunc, L'he vist lluitar abans i sé com d'implacable és, León va fer tot el possible per mantenir-se en la lluita, però va ser superat pel poderós i dur xipriota turc..

La baralla d'obertura de la nit realment va marcar el to de tota la vetllada, com espero haver deixat clar abans que tot excepte el main event i, per descomptat, Turunc vs Leon, totes les baralles es van lluitar estretament amb Battle Royale del més alt nivell, bé, creieu-me el combat inicial, entre el debut de Lewis Mulberry i el Girona, Pablo Narvaez, nicaragüenc, amb seu a Espanya, tornava a ser un altre nivell, va ser sensacional.

Mulberry realment ho va fer des de la campana d'obertura i va fer una caixa sensacional, Narvaez és un talent, així que no és d'estranyar que estigués preparat per a una batalla i va donar el millor que va rebre a canvi, no obstant això, les coses van anar una mica malament per al nicaragüenc a la primera quan va ser atrapat per un xut i enviat a la lona – diré que he vist Narvaez en acció unes quantes vegades i aquesta és la primera vegada que el veig abatut, així que felicitats al jove Mulberry.

La segona ronda veu Narvaez amb una mentalitat una mica més defensiva, encara que encara feliç d'anar cara a cara amb el jove gran cop de puny. La tercera ronda, però, veieu un revés en la fortuna, ja que Narvaez realment va començar a prendre un punt dels procediments, que va permetre a Mulberry mostrar el seu talent defensiu i el seu sensacional contraatac. La quarta va ser una guerra total amb els dos homes que hi van jugar durant els tres minuts complets. Després de quatre rondes brillants de boxa, l'àrbitre Lee Murtagh va anotar el concurs 39-37 a favor del debutant Lewis Mulberry.

He de fer de Mulberry contra Narvaez la lluita de la Nit, va ser magnífic, i també he de dir que Mulberry està molt impressionat, ell és el veritable negoci, té totes les eines al pit per arribar fins al cim en el nostre estimat esport, Jo, per exemple, no puc esperar per tornar-lo a veure en acció, això és segur.

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KO me in 4! Sowah’s Dreaming, After We Fight He’ll Be Having Nightmares, Decastro Retorts

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Bardney Lincolnshire’s Nathan Decastro has issued a chilling warning to his Ghanaian opponent, ‘Hitman’ Daniel Adjei Sowah, ahead of their upcoming World Title showdown at the University of Lincoln on Saturday 27th April, when the two protagonists face off for the World Boxing Union (UMC) Super Middleweight Championship of the World.

Decastro’s warning following posts on Social Media quoting a Ghanaian Newspaper article where Sowah states “I’m going to knock Decastro out in 4’ which clearly hit a nerve with the man whose ring name is ‘Nightmare’, whose response was.

“Knock me out in 4! Sowah’s dreaming, after we fight he’ll be having nightmares.

“I’ve never lost full stop, let alone been stopped! 

“He needs to think, they call me Nathan ‘The Nightmare’ Decastro for a reason, I’ve stopped eleven of my fourteen opponents as a pro, I’m more than just a handful to contain, I’m a living Nightmare for my opponents in the ring, I’m fearless and relentless.”

DeCastro, who is Ranked #4, per la Federació Internacional de Boxa (FIB) in their Intercontinental Ratings, then wryly smiled and shrugged before swiftly changing the topic of conversation.

“I’m so looking forward to the 27th, it’s been my dream to fight for a World title, specifically the WBU World title, not just because of my boxing heroes Ricky Hatton and my Promotor Lee McAllister had both won WBU World Titles, but also because Bracebridge Boxing Club, where I train, has a history with the title.

“Owner Denny Oliver’s son Kelly, a four time senior ABA Champion boxed for it in South Africa against Sebastian Rothmann. I’ve always looked up to Kelly so fighting for the same title as him is special.”

Decastro continued. “My first fight was 22nd May 2001 and from that day I knew I wanted to be a professional fighter and have the opportunity to be a Champion. 18 years later I’m getting the chance to make my dream a reality and challenge for a World title in my home City of Lincoln.

“I’d like to say a huge thank you to my fans, who are really getting behind me. This show will be a sell out. It really means a lot to me to have that kind of support.

“I would like to say thank you to my team, my sponsors, who make this all possible, my Dad for all his time training me, pad work etc. Sam Vickers my Strength and Conditioning coach, Craig Barton my Dietician, my Physio Dale Hibberd, my Promotor Lee McAllister, thank you for putting such a storming fight card together as well as giving me the chance to fight in my home City and lastly my Girlfriend Rachel Casey.

Rachel has been my absolute rock for this show! She has done everything on her own, organising everything, selling tickets, she’s taken all the pressure off me so I can concentrate on training. What she has done is incredible. I’m a very lucky guy to have someone who really pushes me to be the best person I can be.”

Nathan ‘Nightmare’ Decastro Versus ‘The Hitman’ Daniel Adjei Sowah for the World Boxing Union (UMC) Super Middleweight Championship of the World headlines the Lee McAllister Assassin Management and Promotions “Nightmare Back in Lincoln” event at The Engine Shed at the University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS.

Entrades: VIP Balcony: SOLD OUT, Primera fila: SOLD OUT, Standard: £30.00. To purchase tickets please call Rachel Casey on 07736 737750 or to buy online go towww.tkoboxoffice.com

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DeCastro: It’s My Destiny To Be World Champion.

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Bardney, Lincolnshire’s Nathan Decastro (14-0-0) wholeheartedly believes it is his destiny to become World Champion. In just over a weeks time he finally gets the opportunity to make his childhood dream come true, when challenges Accra, Ghana’s Daniel Adjei Sowah (20-6-2) per la Unió Mundial de Boxa (UMC), Super Middleweight Championship of the World at the Glasgow Club in Bellahouston, Glasgow on Saturday the 8th December 2018.

 

DeCastro, who is currently ranked #6 in the International Boxing Federation (FIB) Intercontinental rankings, earned the shot for the WBU World Crown with a solid points victory over West African Boxing Union (WABU) Champion Agoe Ashong (11-2-0) to secure the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Commonwealth title at Pride Park in Derby back in September.

 

Speaking from his home earlier Decastro could barely hide his joy at the opportunity to fight for his first World Championship.

 

“estic brunzit, Simplement no puc esperar. I mean not only am I fighting for the World title, but will be fighting for it on the undercard of Scott Harrison’s return to the ring, exciting times.

 

“My camps gone really well, I’m feeling fitter and stronger than ever. We’re not leaving anything to chance; we’ve covered every conceivable angle.

 

“My father Frank has made sure of that, he’s a great coach, I really am blessed that he trains me.

 

“We know he’s a banger, but so am I and what’s more I have a better KO ration of 11 a 14 against his 13 a 28 and more importantly I believe I am more hungry for this than him.

 

“It’s been my dream since I started boxing as a youngster to win a World title and now I’m just over a week away from making my dreams come true.

 

“Especially as I am fighting for the WBU Title, we have history with this Championship at the Bracebridge Boxing Club, as Kelly Oliver whose father owns the club also fought for the WBU crown, at Cruiserweight, so have to win it and bring the belt back to the gym I’ve trained at all my career.”

 

Decastro then went on to vent his frustrations over the way bureaucracy had thwarted his previous Championship efforts.

 

“I’ve had a really frustrating year or so, yes I won the Commonwealth title last time out but twice this year I was supposed to challenge for the World title.

 

“Unfortunately bureaucratic red tape caused the fights to be cancelled, either Visa issues came into play, as with the original planned fight against Agoe (Ashong) in July or worse still unnecessary political interference by the EBU, which scuppered the IBF European fight against Ronnie (Landaeta).

 

“This time though it’s different, Daniel has his Visa and the EBU can’t possibly interfere, so no excuses.

 

“It’s my destiny to be World Champion, come 8th December, my dreams will come true, I will be crowned World Champion as I owe it to my legion of fans that have been awesome and so supportive.”

 

Nathan ‘Nightmare’ Decastro versus Daniel Adjei Sowah for the World Boxing Union (UMC) Super Middleweight Championship of the World, is the main support for the highly anticipated return to the ring of two time WBO World Champion Scott Harrison (27-3-2) against Tackie Annan (11-6-0) at the Glasgow Club in Bellahouston, Glasgow on Saturday the 8th December 2018.

 

Entrades: Priced £60 (Primera fila), £50 (Outer Ringside) and £40 (Standard Seating) are available from the Assassin Boxing Promotions Ticket Line: 07594 144433 and on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com.

 

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Kotey’s “Malson” at the Hands of Decastro – Pugh and Hughes Reign Supreme at Pride Park

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Ringside Report: Gianluca Di Caro

 

 

 

Pride Park in Derby may be best known as home of Derby County FC, however after Saturday night it may be just as well known as the new home of Boxing in the City.

 

 

 

Local Promoter Dan Gray and his team really pulled out all of the stops to put on a seriously top class International event, Dan Gray’s second at the stunning venue, that outclassed the vast majority of the biggest televised events in the country, not just in the realm of quality of the promotion but also with regard to matching.

 

 

 

How refreshing it was to be ringside at an event where each and every fight was so evenly matched you really didn’t know who was going to emerge victorious.

 

 

 

This was boxing the way it should be and I loved every second of it, as I am pretty sure so did every single person that attended, well as virtually everyone was on their feet vociferously showing their support for the fighters throughout each fight I can say that with some confidence.

 

 

 

Anyway enough of my waffle, let’s get to the fights themselves, in reverse order.

 

 

Local Prospect Ross Doherty headlined the show, against Latvia’s Grigorijs Dunecs in an eight round Welterweight contest.

 

 

 

Dunecs is tall for a Welter, with a seriously long reach, which initially he was able to use to good effect to keep his shorter opponent Doherty at bay for about the first minute or so of the first round, Doherty though has a switched on boxing brain and soon adapted his tactics to get around this major disadvantage.

 

 

 

Sensational and clever boxing from the local lad see him soon get a semblance of control of the bout in his favour, mainly targeting the body with single shots and getting out of range before Dunecs could counter with effect.

 

 

 

More of the same in the early part second, however Doherty’s confidence soon grew to a level where he was able to slip under the impressive jab from the Latvian and let rip with sharp double-handed combinations, before slipping back out of range.

 

 

 

Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t all one-way traffic, far from it as Dunecs had plenty of success landing his shots too, just Doherty’s clever movement and pure guts to get inside to land his were mightily impressive.

 

 

 

Més del mateix en el pròxim parell de rondes, really great, highly technical boxing from both protagonists, but the fifth proved to be a major turning point, as Doherty dug deep and switched tactics again, seemingly coming in for another body attack, but at the last microsecond switching to a looping shot to the head.

 

 

 

Dunecs, soon got to grip with the new tactic and basically neutralized this highly effective move. Doherty though just dug deep into his well-stocked locker and produced another clever move.

 

 

 

As the fight headed into the final couple of rounds the fans ringside were treated to some good old-fashioned close quarter slug outs.

 

 

 

La ronda final va ser una galeta, well the whole fight was, but the final round encapsulated the flavour of the contest best, both fighters threw caution to the wind and really went for it – it was breath-taking to watch.

 

 

 

After eight fantastic closely fought rounds of boxing Referee Rob Jones’ scorecard llegir 80-72 in favour of Ross Doherty, although absolutely the correct score, it just didn’t reflect just how close the vast majority of the rounds were.

 

 

 

Preceding the excellent Doherty-Dunecs fight was a battle of two Pro debutants, Great Britain’s Emily Pugh versus Latvia’s Jelizaveta Cerkasova.

 

 

 

Quina lluita, it was superb and I know before I even start writing I’m not going to be able to adequately describe just how good this fight was, but am going to give it my best shot.

 

 

 

Right from the opening bell both girls moved forward and met in centre ring and exchanged good strong jabs and so began a highly technical chess match of a fight, where both protagonists displayed the excellent fight skills in their respective lockers in an attempt to out gun the other.

 

 

 

For four sensational rounds Pugh and Cerkasova displayed their respective, skills much to the delight of all ringside. It was a master-class, but not in the normal sense of the word, how we use it in boxing, whereby one boxer gave a master-class to their opponent, I mean it was a true master-class of boxing full stop, it was enthralling to watch and as for officiating I would reckon Referee Rob Jones has never had a better fight to officiate, he could have come and sat ringside and watched, he had that little to do, other than take a watching brief.

 

 

 

After four absolutely wonderful, exciting rounds of boxing Referee Rob Jones scored the bout 40-36 in favour of Emily Pugh, and as with the Doherty-Dunecs scoring it was a hundred per cent correct but again just doesn’t represent just how incredibly closely fought the contest was.

 

 

 

Prior to my Fight of the Night winner, Pugh Vs. Cerkasova, was the hugely anticipated and way overdue Super Middleweight contest between Bardley, Lincolnshire’s very own unbeaten and IBF Ranked Super Star Nathan “El malson” Decastro and Philip “Sweet Pea” Kotey.

 

 

 

Twice previously this fight had been matched, but injury and illness prevented Kotey making it into the ring on fight night, was this going to be third time lucky, you can bet your bottom dollar on it and boy oh boy was it worth it, especially as on Saturday there was a title on the line, the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Internacional, to add spice to the proceedings.

 

 

 

Right from the off Decastro powered to centre ring and let rip with a huge right, similar to the one he sent Chris Eubanks Jnr. to the canvas with when they faced each other in the amateurs, however in this case somehow Kotey managed to stay on his feet and proceeded to cover up, like a red flag to a bull that just beckoned Decastro to punish his opponent with huge lefts and rights.

 

 

 

Decastro kept on throwing shots, forcing Kotey back onto the ropes and then the fireworks really began to fly. Kotey responds with wicked short hooks to the head followed by close quarters uppercuts, whilst Decastro just kept letting rip with big heavy handed hooks to head and body.

 

 

 

For virtually the entire rest of the round this fight could have taken place in a phone box, but don’t go thinking that means little was happening as they were too close, oh no nothing like that it was all action, I lost count of the amount of shots both fighters threw, they were just raining down.

 

 

 

Més del mateix en el segon, although a couple of times Kotey had managed to free himself and utilize really good strong jabs, however Decastro just walked through them whilst throwing big lefts and rights to the body once more to coral the Ghanaian back onto the ropes or a corner.

 

 

 

Right at the very end of the round Kotey let rip with a huge uppercut, Decastro just managed to slip back enough for it to go whizzing past his chin before letting rip with a huge right to the head literally as the bell to end the second round rang.

 

 

 

Kotey stayed in the corner, clearly distressed, before collapsing to the canvas where he began writhing in pain, Referee Rob Jones immediately called the Doctor and Paramedics into the ring and waved the fight off.

 

 

 

The massive uppercut was probably the cause for Kotey’s distress, which was later stated to be a torn rotor cuff injury.

 

 

 

The tough Ghanaian decided he still was going to be present for the Championship Belt presentation to Decastro, even though still in extreme pain, proceeded to stand astride the referee as the result was announced and even took the time to congratulate Decastro for his victory before going back to the medical room for further treatment.

 

 

 

The opening professional fight of the night was a battle of the Celts, with Derby based Scotsman Kane Corvus making his debut against Welshman Steffan Hughes in a four round Cruiserweight contest.

 

 

 

The fight started a frenetic pace, Corvus bouncing in, letting rip, before bouncing back out again, after about twenty seconds or so Promoter Dan Gray shouted out to Corvus “slow down, plant your feet”, the big Scotsman immediately complied and proceeded to take a much more controlled approach to the business in hand, so much so that he secured the round in style.

 

 

 

Round two see Corvus boxing nicely off the front foot, but also see Hughes come more into the fight. There were some cracking exchanges, one such about three quarters in, see Corvus land a big left and as he leant back to where he thought he’d be out of range, Hughes took a slight step forward and landed a very good straight right which sent the Scotsman to the canvas.

 

 

 

Corvus was straight up on his feet and once Referee Rob Jones had finished the count and instructed them to box on, Corvus moved forward and landed another good strong shot, only for Hughes to counter equally effectively just as the bell to end the round tolled.

 

 

 

Corvus now seemed to be more settled and boxed effectively, Hughes seemed to be content to absorb the shots and counter occasionally.

 

 

 

As the round progressed there were some really nice exchanges, then out of the blue Hughes threw a peach of a shot to Corvus’ cos, which sent the big Scotsman to the canvas for a second time. Again Corvus made the count and also made a big impression late in the round when he landed a cracking body shot, which slowed Hughes but didn’t send him down.

 

 

 

Going into the fourth and final round Corvus was told by his corner that at best to get a draw he would need to drop Hughes and sure as eggs is eggs, he proceeded to try his hardest throughout the round to do just that, however Hughes is as savvy as they come and just got behind his jab to keep the marauding Scot at bay.

 

 

 

After four rounds of entertaining boxing Referee Rob Jones scored the contest 38-37 in favour of Steffan Hughes.

 

 

 

Supporting the four pro contests were no less than eight unsanctioned fights, the highlight of these was the contest featuring Megan Mousley, against seriously tough Cheryl Swarbrick. Mousley, who fought with class and panache came through with flying colours.

 

 

 

After this bout Promoter Dan Gray announced that this was Mousley’s final fight, on the unsanctioned amateur circuit, as she is turning professional and will make her pro debut on Dan’s next show in August. Without doubt she will make a very welcome addition to the pro ranks.

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Sensational McAllister Secures Crown in Scintillating Style in Aberdeen

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Informe de Gianluca Di Caro

The Aberdeen Glitterati turned out in force in support of local hero, three division World Champion Lee ‘The Aberdeen Assassin” McAllister’s latest promotion at the stunning Beach Ballroom el divendres nit.

McAllister is proving to be one of the most creative of promoters on the circuit today. Little touches like turning the stunning Beach Ballroom venue into a pseudo high end Casino added another level of cache to the excellent four-bout dinner show.

The show itself was originally due to feature four International Championship contests, unfortunately one of the title fights was cancelled after Ghana’s Ekow Wilson failed to obtain his visa in time, but the fans were not to be disappointed in any way at all as the three remaining Championship contests plus a late replacement International four rounder provided more than enough action and drama to sate any pugilistic appetite.

First fight of the night sees Bardley, Lincolnshire’s Nathan Decastro in action against Estonian Eduard Belas.

This bout had been added to the card a week or so prior, following Decastro’s challenge against Spain’s Ronny Landaeta for the IBF European title, which was due to take place the same weekend in Malaga, Espanya, being called off due to rather unsavory actions by the Spanish Federation.

It was clear from the off that Decastro was still smarting from the cancellation of his IBF European Title Challenge, as right from the opening bell went in hard and fast letting rip with vicious uppercuts and body shots at every conceivable opportunity, no surprise then that within the first twenty seconds or so Belas was sent to the canvas.

Belas managed to make the count but was soon under increasing pressure from Decastro, who peppered the Estonian with a series of combinations before letting rip with a big shot to the body to send Belas to the canvas once more.

Surprisingly Belas made it to his feet for a second time, however immediately the fight was restarted Decastro went straight in hard and fast to send the Estonian to the canvas a third time, this time Belas couldn’t make the count, leaving referee Lee Murtagh no option but wave the fight of on the 52 second mark of the first round.

Decastro’s record now reads 10 victòries, 8 by way of Knockout, no losses or draws.

Next up was Sandy Robb versus Latvia’s Aleksandrs Roldiguns for the vacant Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Silver Cruiserweight Championship.

To describe the first round as ‘technical’ would be an understatement; both protagonists took their time, testing their opponent’s mettle with impressive strong jabs to body and head. As the round progressed Robb kicked up the pace a little and started to slip in the occasional combination, in an attempt to break down the Latvian’s defense.

En el segon, both decided to step up the pace, which worked well for the Scotsman, as this opened up more opportunities for Robb to breakdown Roldiguns excellent defense with crisp flowing combinations as well as a couple of big right hands to the body.

Més del mateix en la tercera, about half way through the round Robb backed Roldiguns onto the ropes and landed a cracking shot to the side of the Latvian’s head before switching to the body, the Latvian appeared disoriented and shortly after began grabbing hold of Robb at every conceivable opportunity, in a vein attempt to prevent the Scots lad landing further big shots. Roldiguns received numerous warnings, not just for holding but also to keep his head up when in close.

The fourth round was very messy, as Roldugins continued to keep grabbing and holding Robb each time the Scotsman came close. Quite early on in the round Referee Lee Murtagh decided to put an end to the Latvian’s shenanigans by deducting a point.

Even after the deduction Robb’s attempts to get back down to boxing were thwarted, as Roldugins persisted in holding each time Robb closed the Latvian down. After numerous further warnings for holding Referee Lee Murtagh’s patience came to an end and Roldugins once more had a point deducted.

Shortly after the restart, during another close quarters foray, there was a sickening thud as the boxers heads clashed, leaving a cut over Robb’s eye. Referee Lee Murtagh deemed it to be an accidental clash of heads.

Almost immediately after this Roldugins once more grabbed hold of Robb, who had backed the Latvian onto the ropes, and began rubbing his head against the cut over Robb’s eye. This infringement was the final straw as far as Referee Lee Murtagh was concerned, immediately disqualifying Roldiguns on the 2 minut 50 second mark of the fourth round.

Following the official results announcement PBC President Mr. Russell Jacques presented Sandy Robb with the PBC Silver International Cruiserweight Championship Belt.

The third fight of the night see local lad Nathan Beattie in action against Ghana’s Tackie Annan for the PBC Silver International Lightweight title.

Right from the opening bell both lads went to work methodically, Beattie utilizing his strong jab to keep Annan at bay, whilst the Ghanaian sought out angles in an attempt to land some strong right hands to the Scotsman’s body, mostly in vein though as Beattie’s defense was as strong as they come.

Second round started out with Beattie very much in control, the Scotsman thwarting the efforts of the highly mobile Ghanaian with panache. As the round reached the midway point Annan found an opening and let rip with a big looping right hand to send Beattie crashing to the canvas.

Beattie just about made the count but was clearly disoriented and unsteady on his feet, leaving Referee Lee Murtagh no option but to wave the fight off after just 1 minut i 34 seconds of the second round.

After the official result was read out MC Douglas McAdam announced that as Tackie Annan had failed to make the Championship weight, at the weigh-in the day before, that the PBC International Lightweight Title remains vacant, as under Championship rules a boxer that fails to make the weight can still compete but is not be eligible to win the Championship, only the boxer that made the weight could actually win the crown.

The fourth and final fight of the night featured Aberdeen’s very own Lee McAllister against the very tough Ghanaian Ishmael Tetteh, for both the PBC International and Commonwealth Super Welterweight Championships.

With over a hundred pro contests between them, including numerous Championship bouts, it didn’t surprise anyone in attendance that McAllister and Tetteh would put on an all action, slick display of boxing at it’s very best, and boy oh boy did they do just that.

From the off both vied for centre ring position as if their lives depended on, no pussyfooting around with these two, it was all out war. Surprisingly it was the Ghanaian that eventually wrestled control of the middle ground, or maybe not as that seemed to suit McAllister, who throughout the first round utilized the outer ring with great effect, often he would step in and let rip with blisteringly fast combinations before moving back or stepping to the side just out of range of the countering exocets thrown by Tetteh.

Round two was just phenomenal, you just couldn’t take your eyes of the action for a second, it was mesmerizing to watch as the pair set to work on their game-plans, one moment they were going at it hammer and tongs in a toe to toe war, and the next some seriously slick boxing which had the ensemble crowd on their feet.

As the round was moving towards it’s conclusion McAllister stepped up the pace and went in hard and fast, letting rip with shots from every conceivable angle, much to the delight of the fans, who seemed convinced that their man was going in for the kill. Wow what a round.

It was more of the same in the third, but the fourth was something special. McAllister seemed determined to end the fight as quickly as possible, letting rip with power shots to head and body. Initially Tetteh would cover up and try and withstand the onslaught, but about midway through the round changed tactics and met the Scotsman head on in centre ring and started throwing bombs of his own.

Round five started off with a beautiful close quarters exchange, which must have lasted close to ten seconds and only came to an end when Tetteh appeared to slip and fall to the canvas.

As Tetteh rose to his feet, and yes Referee Lee Murtagh deemed it a slip, McAllister began rousing the crowd before going straight for the Ghanaians jugular with power shot after power shot. Tetteh stood his ground countering with great effect but on about the minute mark McAllister threw a pinpoint perfect power shot to the Ghanaian’s lower rib, to send him down to the canvas and gasping for breath.

The fans thought it was all over and began celebrating, however that soon came to an abrupt end as terminator Tetteh rose to his feet to just beat the count.

McAllister once again encouraged the crowd to get behind him, which they did with gusto, and then proceeded to go in hard and fast with sensationally quick hands to body and head, initially Tetteh stood his ground countering, but in doing so left a smidgeon of an opening that the canny Scot just couldn’t resist, letting rip with huge uppercut to the floating rib, no surprise Tetteh returned to the canvas but this time there was no chance of him making the count no matter how hard he tried.

Referee Lee Murtagh waved the bout of on the 1 minut 48 second mark of the fifth round and shortly after PBC head honcho Russell Jacques proudly presented McAllister with the stunning PBC International and Commonwealth belts.

It must have been over an hour before McAllister finally vacated the ring though as he then proceeded to invite various dignitaries, as well as numerous well wishers, into the ring to have photos taken with him and the PBC belts, which I thought was a really nice touch.

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Decastro Vs Landaeta Showdown For IBF European Crown on October 21st

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ASSASSIN BOXING PROMOTIONS & MANAGEMENT

 

Aberdeen, Regne Unit. Dissabte 9º Setembre 2017.

 

 

British Super Middleweight Nathan ‘Nightmare’ Decastro (9-0-0 with 8KOs) is set to challenge Spain’s Ronny Landaeta (12-0-0 with 8KOs) pel vacant Federació Internacional de Boxa (FIB) European Super Middleweight European Championship at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena a Màlaga, Spain on Saturday October 21st.

 

DeCastro, the current MBC International Champion, who is currently ranked #13 in the IBF Intercontinental ratings, spoke briefly on learning of the golden opportunity.

 

“I can’t put into words what this fight means to me, I am a fighting man and fighting is my life.

 

This is a golden opportunity that I will take with both hands and show everyone what I’m made of.

 

Huge thanks to Lee (Manager Lee McAllister) for sorting this, Què puc dir, I only signed with his Assassin Boxing Promotions and Management company a few weeks ago and already he’s already got me a shot at title.

 

To fight for any title is an honour, but to fight for a coveted IBF belt is something else.

 

I know this is not an easy fight, Ronny’s undefeated in twelve and has successfully defended his Spanish title twice against top class opposition, but then again he’s not fought me yet, I’m not called the Nightmare for nothing.”

 

Nathan’s Manager, Three Time World Champion Lee McAllister, then added

 

“This a cracking opportunity for Nathan to catapult himself in to the World rankings, exciting times ahead for him if he’s successful.

 

We know we are going into the Lions den as massive underdogs, but I will be making sure that Nathan has space in his bag for the belt when coming home.

 

Això no és tot, If all goes well in the next few days I hope to be announcing another Assassin Boxing Promotions and Management boxer challenging for an IBF title, here in the UK this time though”

 

 

www.assassinboxingpromotionsandmanagement.co.uk

 

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Decastro Stops Tetteh to Secure First Title – Kayes, Becelis, Cairns Impressive in Victory.

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Report by: Gianluca (Riu) Di Caro

En dissabte nit, at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, local gym owner Russ Brown made his maiden outing as a professional boxing promoter and boy oh boy did he do it in style.

Whilst most people would start off at a small hall venue with a few local ticket sellers heading up the show, Russ Brown approached it a little differently, a full blown Arena show headed up with Championship bouts headlining, originally was due to be three, but due to last minute visa issues the main event, the World Super Bantamweight Unification contest between South Africa’s reigning World Boxing Federation Champion Gabisile Tshabalala and British #1 and current MBC International Champion Marianne Marston, had to be rescheduled so the irritating bureaucracy issue could be sorted.

With no Tshabalala-Marston World Unification bout, it was local unbeaten star Nathan Decastro, in his first title battle, against the highly experienced Championship campaigner Ishmael Tetteh, from Ghana, for the vacant MBC International Super Middleweight Championship that was elevated to headline the show.

Before I get onto the fights themselves I have to say how pleasant it was to be at an event where the entire audience welcomed each and every fighter to the ring with rapturous applause, that included Tetteh, who they welcomed in the manner a star fighter deserved and not a single jeer or boo to be heard.

However that paled into insignificance compared to the reception local star Decastro received, the sound was deafening and it seemed that each and every person in the arena was cheering on their man at the top of their voice as he made his ring walk.

The vocal support continued throughout the fight itself, with the fans ringside cheering every exchange, and believe me there were plenty as this was an exceptional all out toe-to-toe war that could have been fought in a phone box.

Young Decastro wasn’t overawed, far from it, instead he rose to the occasion and showcased the exceptional skills that belie his tender years.

Don’t get me wrong this wasn’t a one way affair, Tetteh is a tough, classy operator that gives his all for every second of every round and he was in sensational form, matching the local lad punch for punch in the early rounds.

The turning point in the contest came midway through the fourth, Decastro landed a wicked body shot that sent the Ghanaian down to the canvas. Tetteh is as tough as they come and just as World class referee Richie Davies reached the seven count, he made his way to his feet.

On the restart Tetteh went hard on the attack, however Decastro’s ring-craft soon came into play, spinning Tetteh so it was him with his back against the ropes and the Lincolnshire lad once more in control.

Round five was a virtual repeat of the fourth, both fighters standing toe-to toe, letting rip with huge shots to body and head right from the off. As in the previous round around the midway mark Decastro let rip with a big combination culminating with a vicious body shot to send Tetteh down to the canvas once more, this time though there was no chance that the tough Ghanaian would recover sufficiently to beat Richie Davies’ count.

The overjoyed crowd went ballistic as Decastro was presented the MBC International Championship belt by Vice Chairman, Sra. Jennifer Burton and the celebrations went on for a good forty minutes or so.

On a side note I doubt there are many times in a boxers career that they are inundated with requests of hand shakes or selfies from fans of the opposition, but Ishmael Tetteh was, even in defeat he must have felt like the champion, quite rightly so in my opinion as he gave his all throughout the contest and made this a fight to remember.

The second Championship bout was for a World Boxing Union (UMC) UK Regional title, contested by big hitting local lad Gary Silverman and Belfast’s Marty Kayes.

The height difference between the two protagonists was really noticeable, Silverman is tall, very tall, and towered over the seemingly diminutive Kayes, however the Belfast man clearly had a plan of getting on the inside as much as possible to neutralize the reach advantage of his foe and implemented it to perfection,

The Belfast man’s performance was sublime, when not on the inside Kayes’ busy movement made life exceptionally hard for Silverman.

Throughout the bout Silverman switched tactics in an attempt to give himself the space to let rip with his patented power shots, however each time he did Kayes would find a way to neutralize any advantage the Grantham lad had gained.

After eight rounds of highly entertaining boxing it came as no surprise that Richie Davies’ scorecard read 80-73 in favour of Belfast’s Marty Kayes.

Prior to Silverman-Kayes was a sensationally closely matched Cruiserweight contest between Dainius Becelis and James Higgy.

I’m a huge fan of the Cruiserweight division, mainly due to such stars as two time IBF World Champ Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham and former WBO, CMB & WBA Champion David Haye, who dominated the division back in the late noughties. In fact I love the Cruiserweights so much that a few years ago I wrote and had published the full history of the division.

Anyway that aside, en dissabte night I was overjoyed to watch two future stars of the division in action and what a closely fought contest it was.

I always hoped that one day Steve Cunningham and David Haye would fight each other as it would have been an all action affair, a true showcase for this exciting but underrated division.

Well that never happened but if it had it would have been very similar to the Becelis-Higgy bout without doubt, so you can imagine how chuffed I was to be ringside for it. Yes it was that good.

It really was a cracking, closely fought, all action affair, so much so by the start of fourth round I couldn’t separate them and honestly expected it to end up a draw, however Becelis managed to pull off a very close victory due to his performance in the final round, don’t get me wrong Higgy performed brilliantly in the fourth too, just Becelis stepped it up enough to secure the win.

Definitely Fight of the Night in my view. After four of the most exciting rounds of boxing I have seen in a long, long while Referee Matt Scriven scorecards read 39-38 in favour of Dainius Becelis – side note: the referee’s scorecards read 1st Round 10-9 in favour of Becelis, 2nd round 9-10 in favour of Higgy, 3rd round was drawn and of course round four 10-9 to Becilis.

Prior to the Becelis-Higgy bout was another closely fought contest, this time a four round middleweight bout between local lad Scott Newcombe and Stockport, Cheshire’s Will Cairns.

As with Becelis-Higgy this was another well matched all action affair that could so easily have ended up a draw, just in this case Cairns superb performance in the early rounds was enough to see him secure the bout by a single point. Referee Matt Scriven scoring it 39-38 for Will Cairns.

The second pro bout of the night see Michael Robinson take on Scunthorpe’s Andy Pirie in a Middleweight contest.

It’s proving hard for me to come up with enough superlatives as each fight on the show were superbly well matched.

As with the Newcombe-Cairns or the Becilis-Higgy bouts, this was another that could have gone either way as both warriors gave their all for every second of each and every round and it really was hard to separate them, performance or points wise, clearly not just myself as Referee Matt Scriven scored it a 39-39 dibuixar.

The opening bout of the night see Grantham’s Mickey Blackburn in action against Hyde, Cheshire’s Will O’Reilly in a four round Super Welterweight contest.

Once again the matching was spot on, and as with each and every fight on the night was a closely fought and highly exciting affair, so much so that after four enthralling rounds it really was hard to call a winner, again not just myself as Referee Matt Scriven clearly had the same dilemma as he scored it a 39-39 dibuixar.

After the show promoter Russ Brown said.

“Other than the disappointment on not having Marianne (Marston) lluita, the show was spot on.

I wanted my lads to be in competitive fights, and they were, yes I know a couple lost or drew their fights but so it goes. To my mind this is professional boxing and if they are going to make it to the top they need to have competitive fights and they did.

I’m really pleased the way the show went and would like to thank the BIBA (Britànic & Autoritat irlandesa de boxa) officials who did a great job, especially the referees Richie Davies and Matt Scriven, who were spot on with their scoring.

Looking forward to planning the next show, believe me it will be even better.”

Have to congratulate Russ Brown and his team for not just hosting a superb event but also for the matching, It really is a breath of fresh air that a promoter doesn’t try to ‘build’ his fighters careers by having them face ‘journeymen’ for the first ten fights or so, instead preferring his lads to face proven young fighters right from the off, you just don’t see that very often these days.

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JONES JR. Vs MORAN Conferència de premsa oberta, Liverpool, Dimecres 22 de juliol

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El obert a la conferència de premsa pública per a l'esdeveniment Stephen Vaughan LLEGENDA, encapçalat pel Roy Jones Jr. enfront de Tony Moran CBM Internacional i la Federació Mundial de Boxa (WBF) Intercontinental Creuer campionats combat, tindrà lloc a 1:30pm dimecres que ve, la 22nd Juliol al Bierkeller, 6 Thomas Steers Way, Liverpool One, L1 8LW.

 

A més de Roy Jones Jr. i Tony Moran en l'assistència serà també molts dels que estaran en acció a la nit, Incloent;

 

Paul Economides, qui estarà defensant el seu títol WBF Intercontinental supergallo contra Prosper Ankrah.

 

Tasif Khan, que serà un repte Isaac Quaye pel campionat Internacional WBF super mosca.

 

Nick Quigley, qui s'enfronta invicte Nathan deCastro

 

Antonio Counihan, que s'enfronta a Ghana Michael Ansah

 

El invicte prospecte de Liverpool russa basada David Agadzhanyan.

 

Llegeix Boyce, que assumeix de Scunthorpe Mateu Pebre.

 

El invicte Jay Carney, qui s'enfronta invicte Mathew Fitzsimons de Belfast.

 

Perspectiva local Dayle Gallagher, que s'enfronta a una dura oposició de Matt Scriven

 

El invicte pes pesat Rob Haia, qui s'enfrontarà a Blackpool Mathew Ellis

 

Plus perspectives locals Llegeix Monaghan, Llegeix Milner i Carl Donohue, que seran tots fent el seu debut professional al setembre 12º.

 

Entrades, preu de £ 40, £ 60, 100 £ i £ 150 VIP Ringside per al Stephen Vaughan Va promoure Roy Jones Jr. enfront de Tony Moran MBC Campionat Internacional Creuer esdeveniment LLEGENDA encapçalat al Centre Eqüestre de Aintree a Liverpool dissabte setembre 12º 2015 estarà disponible per a la seva compra a la roda de premsa o es troben disponibles per comprar en línia a www.tkoboxoffice.comi www.vaughanboxing.tv

 

Sancionar per aquest esdeveniment serà cortesia de la Comissió de Boxa de Malta - www.maltaboxingcommission.com

 

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Informe Lluita: DeCastro KOs Rozembergs com fusta & Smith Puntuació Victòries sensacional debut TKO

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Informe: Gianluca Di Caro

En general, és o bé una Divendres o Dissabte la nit que em poso la meva dosi habitual
de l'acció pugilística, aquesta setmana, encara que era una mica diferent ja que vaig fer
el viatge des de Londres fins a Leeds diumenge demà, per tal d'atrapar l'última oferta de l'antic campió irlandès, promotor convertit, Llegeix Murtagh.

Tenint en compte que era un Diumenge tarda / espectacle de la nit, Estava poderosament
sorprès, o és que impressiona, que quan vaig arribar al lloc, un bon parell d'hores abans de l'hora d'inici anunciada, ja estava més o menys ple.

He de dir que els fans de Leeds realment saben com divertir-, la
atmosfera al Pryzm Discoteca era elèctric, així que no és d'estranyar que quan el MC molt entretingut, Sr. De Tony Dean, va anunciar a cadascun dels boxejadors que la multitud va mostrar el seu suport amb veu, no només dels lluitadors locals sinó que també van donar la benvinguda als rivals, que fa un bon canvi.

Encapçalant el show va ser el favorit local Sam Smith, que estava fent el seu debut professional, en contra de Letònia Jekaterina Lecko.

Des de la sortida tant a les nenes, a prendre el centre del ring, tentativament boxejant la part posterior dels seus jabs, després d'uns vint segons més o menys, Lecko va decidir augmentar-ho una mica, llançant un bon cop rígid seguit immediatament d'un bucle dret al cap, Smith va tancar la guàrdia just per agafar el tret del seu guant, abans de disparar a terme un cop de dreta, que va agafar el color letó.

Smith va tancar de nou i anar a per totes amb un gran xut amb la dreta al cos i una esquerra
al capdavant, Fecko intentar mantenir-se ferm però Smith va arribar fins i tot
forta forçant l'esquena letó cap a les cordes.

Inicialment Fecko usar la seva jab amb gran efecte per mantenir a ratlla Smith, però
al voltant dels quaranta-cinc segons, Smith es va lliscar sota el cop i va deixar trencar amb un gran tir al cos, ràpidament seguit d'un altre al cap que va sacsejar la noia letona fins al cor.

Smith es va traslladar directament a matar, llançant una multitud de peixos grossos,
sense deixar a Fecko cap altra opció que tapar-se amb l'esperança que pogués sobreviure a l'embat.

Smith havia acorralat el letó a la cantonada i va començar a bombardejar Fecko amb tirs des de tots els angles imaginables., aleshores, just quan Fecko es va endreçar, Smith va fer un xut absolut al cos que va enviar a Fecko directament a la lona..

Quan l'àrbitre Jimmy Byrne va fer que el comte Fecko va mirar cap a la seva cantonada i va sacsejar el cap abans d'intentar desesperadament posar-se en peu., per molt que estava clarament angoixada, es va tornar a caure a l'instant sobre un genoll, sense deixar a Jimmy Byrne altra opció que aturar els tràmits a la marca dels setanta segons de la primera ronda.

Abans del pes mitjà invicte de Smith-Fecko Lincoln, Nathan Decastro, contra Elvis Rozembergs de Letònia, en sis rounds.

El sobrenom de l'anell de Decastro és "Malson" i noi, oh noi, aposto al jove Sr.. Rozembergs en tindrà molts després d'aquesta lluita.

DeCastro, un ex Anglès Amateur Internacional, és tan clínic com vénen. Des del primer moment, el noi de Lincolnshire va seleccionar els seus trets amb precisió, aconseguint tres xuts perfectes de punta només amb la seva salva inicial.

Rozembergs és joc encara, Creient clarament que l'atac és la millor forma de defensa, el letó va tornar directament amb una sèrie de mans dretes fora de la porteria., presentant cada vegada deCastro amb un objectiu clar -Rozembergs cos - a posat les seves mires en, que per descomptat ho va fer, aterrant cops seriosament sòlids cada vegada.

Aproximadament al minut, Rozembergs va intentar donar suport a Decastro entrant fort i ràpid amb una ràfega de doble mà., no obstant això, el costat Decastro va trepitjar abans de deixar arrencar amb una gran dreta al cos, que va enviar Rozembourgs al llenç.

El letó estava clarament en perill, a l'instant, l'àrbitre Jimmy Byrne va aturar la baralla i va cridar el metge i els paramèdics al ring.

Després d'uns minuts Rozembergs va ser ajudat a posar-se dret i mentre ho feia
va rebre un calorós aplaudiment del públic agraït.

Abans de deCastro-Rozembergs va ser un altre debut professional, aquesta vegada
Middlesborough welter Chris Wood, contra Edgar Milevics.

Milevics no ho va fer just res millor que qualsevol Lecko o Rozembergs, de fet, el nen letó va ser enviat a la coberta en els primers vint segons,
següent pitcheo Fusta un gran xut amb la dreta a les costelles.

Milevics va fer el recompte, però al reinici es va poder veure que el seu cor ja no estava en la lluita, optant en comptes de cobrir-se amb l'esperança que Wood no aconseguissin un altre gran tir.

En aproximadament la segona marca de cinquanta succeir l'inevitable, Wood va colar un petit ganxo encantador just darrere de la guàrdia de Milevics, fent que el letó baixés les mans per protegir el seu cos, que el deixava obert a una gran dreta al cap, que no va deixar a Milevics més remei que tapar-se de nou i, com ho va fer, Wood va llançar tranquil·lament una altra gran esquerra al cos., que va enviar Milevic a la lona per segona vegada.

Milevic gairebé va aconseguir posar-se dempeus, però l'àrbitre Jimmy Byrne va fer una ullada i va veure com d'inestables estava el letó de peu i va aturar amb raó la lluita als seixanta segons..

Suport a les tres baralles professionals, eren una sèrie de la Federació Europea de Boxa (EBF) combats sancionats.

La principal, per al Campionat Internacional de pes gall EBF, veure Sophie Varley de Leeds en una represa contra Mandy Cortis de Malta.

Cortis havia arribat des de la assolellada Malta fins a un Leeds força humit i ventós per defensar el títol que va guanyar la darrera vegada que els dos es van enfrontar..

Les tres primeres rondes Cortis van jugar el joc d'espera, l'esperança que tot
acció de la noia Varley seria perforar a si mateixa fora.

La quarta ronda va ser molt més semblant assumpte, amb Cortis optant per portar la lluita a Varley, inicialment la noia maltès estava aterrant uns quants trets, però Varley és tan dur com han arribat i cap a la marca de cinquanta segons ha tornat el control amb una fantàstica exhibició de boxa, va culminar amb Cortis recolzat a les cordes i absorbint un bombardeig aparentment interminable.

Sobre els trenta marca d'un minut que estava Cortis a atacar de nou, utilitzant el seu jab amb gran efecte per preparar Varley per a una o dues combinacions, fins als darrers deu segons més o menys, que era un dit del peu pur als peus Battle Royale.

Cortis controla la major part de les últimes dues rondes, amb alguns
bella boxa, Varley encara va donar una gran compte de si mateixa, només el
quantitat de treball que s'havia posat en durant les primeres rondes tenia virtualment
seva drenat.

Estava clar que anava a estar a prop, i va ser amb Varley assegurant el títol per un molt, molt a prop 58-57 decisió dels punts.

Els resultats de la resta de la targeta EBF eren:

Carly McKenzie York va anotar un excel·lent 40-37 assenyala la victòria sobre
Mel Halstead de Bridlington pel títol de pes ploma de la zona central EBF.

Graham Mattison, de Leeds, va anotar una victòria per nocaut técnico a la segona ronda d'un minut i cinquanta segons sobre Richard Leak de Blackpool al concurs de pes pesat del nord de l'EBF..

Leeds 'Jay Stevenson va anotar un 30-28 apunta la victòria sobre Stoke Phil McGinn.

Leeds 'Liam Hayes va anotar un 40-37 apunta la victòria sobre Stoke Lewis Sherrat

Del Manchester Jimmy Or anotar una estreta 29-28 victòria sobre Philip Walker de Bramley.