Interim WBA World Bantamweight Champion Zhanat “ZZ” Zhakiyanov (26-1, 18 Kos) and his representatives are now forced to respond to the deliberate falsehoods being distributed by the team around South African super flyweight Zolani Tete. Zhakiyanov of Petropavl, Kasahstan, is a proud warrior, who has been willing to face anyone from the start of his career. Which is what makes the blatantly false and intentionally misleading allegations by Tete’s camp so infuriating.
Tete and his manager, Mla Tengimfene, have been feeding the media a fictional story that Zhakiyanov recently backed out of a purported fight between the two, supposedly scheduled for Juuni 4 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.
One problem.
Zhakiyanov and his people were never even contacted about such a fight. It never existed.
“I have never heard from anyone about this fight,” said Zhakiyanov. “They are saying I can’t make the weight and that’s why I can’t fight him. I was never supposed to fight him! He and his people are telling stories.”
Zhakiyanov’s manager, Philippe Fondu, wonders why the media would even believe such a fight ever existed when a quick check of the WBA rule book would have eliminated all talk of such a match-up.
“There were some unfounded rumors on the net about Zhanat defending against Tete a while ago, but having never received any concrete proposal from anyone, including his new promoter Frank Warren, I never paid any specific attention to these rumors. But let’s be honest here. Zhanat Zhakiyanov is the reigning interim WBA Bantamweight champion and Tete is actually boxing for other world organizations (IBF and/or WBO). Pealegi, Tete is rated #9 in the WBA super-flyweight division (115 lb.). Such a contest could obviously not even be considered, as a WBA Interim 118-lb. champion can only defend his title against a WBA top-15 rated boxer in the 118 lb. division.”
Fondu also says that Zhakiyanov, promoted by Hatton Promotions, is fully capable of making the 118-lb weight limit and welcomes any and all viable fight proposals approvable by the WBA.
“I have been in boxing many years and I understand using the media to get a fighter’s name in print,” continued Fondu, “but they are using the name of a champion and proud representative of his home country of Kazakhstan to do it and it’s not right. Hopefully the media will get more responsible about checking the facts in the future.”
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Marston to Challenge Tshabalala for Her World Crown on July 2nd
Over the past week or so the World’s press have been focusing heavily on the recently announced 9th July Tyson Fury-Wladimir Klitschko WBO-WBA-IBO Unified Heavyweight Championships rematch. Quite rightly so, it’s a huge fight, however just one week earlier, an equally World significant unification bout is also set to take place right here in the United Kingdom.
Juulil 2nd, at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Maailm #15 and British #1 ranked Marianne Marston will not only be challenging South Africa’s World Boxing Federation (WBFed) Super Bantamweight World Champion Gabisile Tshabalala for her coveted crown, but will also be aiming to secure the World Boxing Union (WBU), Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) and Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) World accolades.
London based Marston, who was originally due to challenge Unathi Myekeni for the Bantamweight version of the WBFed strap back in December, that was until Myekeni was forced to withdraw following a hand injury, is cleary relishing the belated opportunity, nagu ta tegi selgeks, kui ta rääkis varem.
“I cannot thank WBFed President Howard Goldberg enough for making this happen, like me he was so dissapointed when Unathi (Myekeni) pulled out injured last year.
In addition to Howard, I would also lke to thank WIBA President Ryan Wissow, WBU President Don Lewis and Sebastien Pitois from the UBO, as they have been so supportive throughout my career, so to also challenge for their Championships really is so special for me.
I’m forty two now, so honestly thought after Unathi pulled out, that’s it for me, I’ll never get the chance to fight for a World title, OK that’s not quite true, I could have fought for a vacant title, but to me that’s just not good enough, Ma tahan, et võidelda paremini, I want to beat the World Champion.
I’ve seen video of Gabisile, when she fought Shannon (O'Connell) sisse 2013, but would very much like to find any video of her when she won the World title last year. I know how much I have changed, fight wise, alates 2013 so really want to see if there are any changes to her style or tactics.
From what I have seen, she’s a classy fighter, very quick hands. When she fought Shannon, she was mainly counter punching, which would suit me, but for some reason I have a feeling she will have a very different approach as a defending Champion.
Mõlemal juhul, this will be a great fight for the fans, there’s such a contrast in our styles and in my view it’s those differences in style and tactical approach that will make this such a great fight to watch.
British boxing is booming, we have so many World Champions at the moment, Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Kell Brook, Carl Frampton, Lee Selby, Liam Smith, Jamie McDonnell, Lee Haskins, Tony Moran, Craig Docherty, Terry Flanagan, Anthony Crolla, James DeGale and of course my old gym mate at the TKO, Billy Joe Saunders.
Obviously they’re all men, so I want to redress the deficit a little and join them, as well as be the first British Female boxer to be crowned World Champion since Jane Couch beat Jaime Clampitt for the IWBF title in 2004.”
Gabisile Tshabalala Vs Marianne Marston for the WBFed, WBU, WIBA and UBO Super Bantamweight Unified World Championship headlines the Russ Brown promoted AS GOOD AS IT GETS event at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK on Saturday 2nd Juuli.
This event is sanctioned by the British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) www.boxbiba.com
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Naine World Unification Bout Co-Pealkirjad 6. detsember London Sündmus
London, Inglismaa Marianne Marston on seatud raskemates võitlust oma senise karjääri, kui ta ruutu maha Mdantsane, Lõuna-Aafrika Unathi üksi maailmas Kääbus sarjalainen ühendamise võistlus, kell York Hall Londonis, pühapäeval 6th Detsember.
Briti #1, Marston lootsin vaidlustada ajutise WBC Kääbus sarjalainen Champion Christina Mc Mahon tema tiitli käesoleva aasta oktoobris, aga Mc Mahon pakuti võimalust vaidlustada Alicia Ashley WBC super Kääbus sarjalainen kroon New Yorgis 29th Oktoober, kuldne võimalus andekas Irishwoman lihtsalt ei keera.
Mis ei meistrivõistluste hooaeg kohest silmapiiril Marston oli otsustanud võtta mitte-meistrivõistluste hooaeg Yorki Hall oktoobril 23rd, siis käesoleva kuu alguses oli ta pakkus võimaluse vaidlustada Myekeni Lõuna-Aafrika alguses 2016, World Boxing Föderatsiooni president Howard Goldberg.
Mõned libesti läbirääkimiste teel Marston meeskond ja London edendaja Mark Lyons, koos toetust tema sponsorid Monarch Kommunikatsiooniministeerium, BoxFit UK, Optimax ja 3X Sport, Konkursi osteti edasi detsembrini ja kolis Londonisse.
Marston, kes kindlustas MBC International pealkiri, samuti World #24 hinne, eelmise aasta oktoobris koos arvama punktid võita Marianna Gulyas, liinile tema jaoks tulistas World pealkiri, aga kuna see win Marston on vaid võitlesid kord, peksmise Riia, Läti Jekaterina Lecko poolt teise vooru seiskumist tagasi augustis.
Tema vastane kohta 6th Detsember, Meist üksi, on palju kogenud, nii konkurentsi tark, samuti Championship tark, ja on varem olnud nii Maailma poks Föderatsiooni ja World Boxing Sihtasutus International pealkirjad samuti World Boxing Föderatsioon Super Kääbus sarjalainen World Crown.
Tema viimane võistlus, Myekeni võitles ja kaotas häälteenamusega mehe Lõuna-Aafrika Gabisile Tshabalala jaoks WBFed Super Kääbus sarjalainen pealkiri.
Rääkides varem Marston peatuti tulemas võitlus,
"Ma ei saa väljendada kui hea meel mul on ikka võitlema Maailma tiitli sel aastal ja seda, siis on see ühendamise neli pealkirjad muudab veelgi erilisem.
Kui Christina ütles, et ta on võimalus võidelda Ameerikas WBC täielik nimi ja sellisena meie võitlus ei edeneks sel aastal, Olin tõesti pettunud.
Ärge saage minust valesti aru ma olen rahul, et Christina, kuid alates esimesest päevast arutelusid tema juhtimise olime teinud ettevalmistusi, et võitlus, kõik me töötasime oli võidelda oma, me isegi üritas vastast, mis oli sarnane stiili teda augusti võitlus, kuid nii see läheb.
Kahjuks ma ei ole näinud ühtegi Unathi on võitleb nii ei tea, liiga palju tema, Loodetavasti on meil mõned video oma pealkiri võitleb sel nädalal ja siis saame hakata otsima sobivat sparring partneritega ja tõesti laagris hakkas.
Ei saa ma tänan Howard (Goldberg) piisavalt, et andsite mulle võimalust, samuti Ryan (WIBA President Ryan Wissow) ja Don (WBU & WIBC President Don Lewis) nende võimaldab mul võitlema oma pealkirju liiga, samuti Mark (Korraldaja Mark Lyons) ja minu imeline sponsorid Monarch Kommunikatsiooniministeerium, Optimax, Boxfit UK ja 3X Sport neile on õigus minu taga ja andis mulle võimaluse osaleda selles ajaloolises ühendamise hooaeg, mis veel siin Londonis.
Mul on ka tänada oma suurepäraseid fänne, nad tegelikult on fantastiline, nii toetav ja väga, väga mürarikas, Loodetavasti on meil täielik maja York Hall detsembril 6th, kui me nad tõsta katust, kui ma võitlema, see on kindel. "
Marianne Marston vs Unathi üksi Ühendatud WBU, WBFed, WIBA ja WIBC World Kääbus sarjalainen meistrivõistlused koostöö pealkiri Mark Lyon ja Marianne Marston koostöö edendada LET BATTLE alustada ürituse York Hall, Bethnal Green, London pühapäeval 6th Detsember 2015.
See sündmus on sanktsioneeritud viisakalt Malta Poks Komisjon (MBC) www.maltaboxingcommission.com
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