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Tag Archives: South Africa
WBA Interim Champ Zhakiyanov and Camp Respond to ‘Blatantly False’ Rumors Being Spread by Super Flyweight Contender Zolani Tete
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, Kazakhstan, 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 June 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). Ọzọkwa, 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 9nke 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.
On July 2nd, at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, World #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, dị ka o mere doo anya mgbe ọ gwara okwu na mbụ.
“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, M chọrọ ịlụ agha ndị kasị mma, I want to beat the World Champion.
I’ve seen video of Gabisile, when she fought Shannon (O'Connell) na 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, ebe 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.
Nke ọ bụla, 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 ikwo ekworo, Anthony Joshua, Kell miri-iyi, 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 July.
This event is sanctioned by the British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) www.boxbiba.com
Tiketi: Priced £30 (Standard etie) and SOLD OUT (Ringside VIP) dị online na www.tkoboxoffice.com nawww.mariannemarston.com
Please show your support and follow Marianne Marston on Twitter @MarianneMarston or on Facebook www.facebook.com/marianne.marston na www.facebook.com/MarianneMarstonFanPage – or see her websites www.mariannemarston.com nawww.goldengirlboxing.com
Female World ịdị n'otu tuanu Co-N'akwụkwọ akụkọ Dec 6 London Omume
London, England Marianne Marston e debere maka toughest ọgụ nke ya ọrụ ka ụbọchị, mgbe ọ n'ámá anya megide Mdantsane, South Africa si Unathi naanị a World Bantamweight ịdị n'otu zoo, na York Ụlọ Nzukọ London, na Sọnde 6nke December.
British #1, Marston na-enwe olileanya aka obere WBC Bantamweight Champion Christina Mc Mahon ya aha a October, Otú ọ dị Mc Mahon e nyere ohere aka Alicia Ashley maka WBC Super Bantamweight okpueze na New York na 29nke October, a ọlaedo ohere na nkà Irishwoman apụghị nnọọ gbatuo.
Na-enweghị egwuregwu tuanu na ozugbo mmiri Marston kpebiri na-na a na-abụghị egwuregwu tuanu na York Ụlọ Nzukọ October 23Rebecca, mgbe ahụ mbụ nke ọnwa ọ na-awa ohere aka Myekeni na South Africa n'isi 2016, site World Boxing Federation President Howard Goldberg.
Ụfọdụ nkwafu mkparita uka site Marston si otu na London-akwalite Mark Lyons, tinyere nkwado si ya haziri nzukọ eze Communications, BoxFit UK, Optimax na 3X Sports, zoo e zụtara-atụ December ma kwaga London.
Marston, onye nwetara na MBC International aha, nakwa dị ka World #24 ranking, na October afọ ikpeazụ na a mechie si ihe merie n'elu MARIANNA Gulyas, na ahiri ya elu maka gbara na a World aha, Otú ọ dị ebe ọ bụ na mmeri Marston ka naanị Alụwo ozugbo, eti Riga, Latvia si Jekaterina Lecko site abụọ gbaa gburugburu stoppage azụ na August.
Ya iro na 6nke December, Anyị naanị, dị nnọọ anya ọzọ nwere ahụmahụ, ma mpi maara ihe, nakwa dị ka Championship maara ihe, na mbụ ẹkenịmde ma ndị World Boxing Federation na World Boxing Foundation International utu aha nakwa dị ka World Boxing Federation Super Bantamweight World Okpueze.
Na ikpeazụ ya zoo, Myekeni agha na efu site ọtụtụ mkpebi ibe South African Gabisile Tshabalala maka WBFed Super Bantamweight aha.
Na-ekwu okwu na mbụ Marston kwuru okwu ná mkpirikpi banyere na-abịa ọgụ,
"Apụghị m amalite ikwupụta otú obi ụtọ m na-ka na-esi na-alụ ọgụ maka a World aha afọ a na eziokwu ọ ga-abụ a ịdị n'otu nke anọ utu aha na-eme ka ya ọbụna karị pụrụ iche.
Mgbe Christina gwara anyị na o nwere ohere ibuso ya agha na America maka WBC aha ya zuru ezu na dị ka ndị dị otú ahụ ọgụ anyị na-agaghị na-aga n'ihu nke afọ a, M na-n'ezie edikpu.
Unu ga-esi m na-ezighị ezi m ụtọ n'ihi na Christina, ma site ụbọchị, otu n'ime nkwurịta okwu ahụ ya na ya management anyị na-akwadebe maka na agha, ihe niile anyị na-arụ ọrụ na bụ na-alụ ọgụ ya, anyị ọbụna gbalịrị-enweta ihe iro na yiri na ịke ya maka August agha, ma otú ọ na-aga.
O di nwute na ahụghị m ihe ọ bụla nke Unathi si ịlụ ọgụ mere na ị maghị ukwuu banyere ya, Olileanya anyị ga-nwere ụfọdụ video nke ya aha ịlụ ọgụ n'izu a na mgbe ahụ anyị nwere ike malite achọ adabara sparring mmekọ na n'ezie ga-esi mara ụlọikwuu malitere.
Apụghị m ekele Howard (Goldberg) ezu maka inye m ohere a, nakwa dị ka Ryan (WIBA President Ryan Wissow) na Don (WBU & WIBC President Don Lewis) n'ihi na ha ikwe ka m na-alụ ọgụ maka ha utu aha kwa, nakwa dị ka Mark (Akwalite Mark Lyons) na m dị ebube haziri nzukọ eze Communications, Optimax, Boxfit UK na 3X Sports maka ha ịbụ nri m n'azụ ma na-enye m ohere nke isonye na a mere ihe akụkọ ịdị n'otu tuanu, ihe bụ ihe ọzọ ebe a na London.
M na-enwe na-ekele m dị ebube Fans, ha n'ezie bụ kediegwu, nnọọ nkwado na nnọọ, nnọọ oké ụzụ, Olileanya anyị ga-a zuru ụlọ na York Ụlọ Nzukọ December 6nke, ma ọ bụrụ na anyị na-eme ha ga-ịkpọlite ndị ụlọ mgbe m na-alụ ọgụ, nke a bụ n'ezie. "
Marianne Marston vs Unathi naanị maka n'otu WBU, WBFed, WIBA na WIBC World Bantamweight n'asọmpi ngalaba-isiokwu ndị Mark Lyons na Marianne Marston ngalaba-akwalite Ka Agha namalite omume na York Ụlọ Nzukọ, Bethnal Green, London na Sunday 6nke December 2015.
Ihe omume a na-sanctioned n'ikike nke Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) www.maltaboxingcommission.com
Tiketi, ọnụ £ 35 (ọkọlọtọ ọdụ) na £ 65 (Ringside) dị site ọ bụla nke na-eti ọkpọ na-ewere akụkụ, na-akara nawww.letbattlecommence.com na www.mariannemarston.com ma ọ bụ oku 07960 850645