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 Juni 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). Salajengipun, 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.
Ing Juli 2nd, at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Donya #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 (JTO), 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, minangka dheweke digawe cetha nalika dheweke ngandika sadurungé.
“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, Aku arep perang paling, I want to beat the World Champion.
I’ve seen video of Gabisile, when she fought Shannon (O'Connell) ing 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, wiwit 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.
Salah siji cara, 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 ngamok, 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, JTO, 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 Juli.
This event is sanctioned by the British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) www.boxbiba.com
Tiket: Priced £30 (Standard Seated) and SOLD OUT (Ringside VIP) kasedhiya online ing www.tkoboxoffice.com lanwww.mariannemarston.com
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Wadon World Unification bab Co-Headlines Dec 6th London Event
London, Inggris kang Marianne Marston disetel kanggo perang toughest kariré tanggal, nalika dheweke squares mati marang Mdantsane, Afrika Kidul Unathi piyambak ing kontes World Bantamweight unification, ing York Hall ing London, ana 6th Desember.
Inggris #1, Marston iki wus kanggo tantangan interim WBC Bantamweight Champion Christina Mc Mahon judhul dheweke Oktober iki, Nanging Mc Mahon iki ana kesempatan kanggo tantangan Alicia Ashley kanggo makutha WBC Super Bantamweight ing New York ing 29th Oktober, kesempatan emas ing Irishwoman bakat mung ora bisa nguripake mudhun.
Karo ora juara bab ing cakrawala langsung Marston wis mutusaké kanggo njupuk ing bab non-juara ing York Hall ing Oktober 23rd, banjur sadurungé sasi iki dheweke iki ana kesempatan kanggo tantangan Myekeni ing Afrika Kidul ing awal 2016, dening Presiden World Boxing Federation Howard Goldberg.
Sawetara rembugan lunyu dening tim Marston lan London promosi Mark Lyons, bebarengan karo dhukungan saka sponsor dheweke Rojo Komunikasi, BoxFit UK, Optimax lan 3x Olahraga, Ing kontes iki tuku maju Desember lan pindhah dhateng London.
Marston, sing aman judhul MBC International, uga Donya #24 peringkat, Oktober pungkasan taun karo mati metu Nilai menang liwat Micronesia Gulyas, saluran dheweke munggah kanggo dijupuk ing judhul World, Nanging wiwit menang sing Marston wis mung perang sapisan, ngantem Riga, Latvia kang Jekaterina Lecko dening liya babak stoppage bali Agustus.
Mungsuh dheweke ing 6th Desember, Kita piyambak, wis adoh luwih ngalami, loro kompetisi wicaksana, uga Championship wicaksana, lan sadurunge wis dianakaké loro judhul World Boxing Federation lan World Boxing Foundation International uga minangka World Boxing Federation Super Bantamweight World Crown.
Ing kontes pungkasan dheweke, Myekeni perang lan ilang dening kaputusan mayoritas fellow Afrika Selatan Gabisile Tshabalala judhul WBFed Super Bantamweight.
Ngandika sadurungé Marston ngandika sedhela bab perang mbesuk,
"Aku ora bisa miwiti kanggo nyebut carane pleased aku isih njaluk perang kanggo judhul World taun iki lan kasunyatan bakal manunggalaken papat judhul ndadekake iku malah luwih khusus.
Nalika Christina marang kita dheweke nduweni kesempatan kanggo perang ing Amerika judhul lengkap WBC lan kuwi perang kita ora bakal ndhisiki taun iki, Aku iki pancene wagol.
Aja njaluk kula salah aku pleased kanggo Christina, nanging saka siji dina saka diskusi karo manajemen dheweke kita wis nyepakaké kanggo perang sing, kabeh kita wis digunakake ing ana perang dheweke, kita malah nyoba kanggo njaluk mungsuh sing ana mirip dheweke kanggo perang Agustus, nanging supaya dadi.
Sayange aku wis ora katon wae gelut Unathi supaya ora ngerti akeh banget bab dheweke, mugia kita bakal duwe sawetara video gelut judhul dheweke minggu iki lan banjur kita bisa miwiti looking for partners sparring cocok lan saestu njaluk camp Miwiti.
Aku ora bisa matur Howard (Goldberg) cukup kanggo menehi kula kesempatan iki, uga Ryan (Presiden WIBA Ryan Wissow) lan Don (JTO & Presiden WIBC Don Lewis) sing saéngga kula perang kanggo judhul sing banget, uga Mark (Promoter Mark Lyons) lan sponsor sandi apik rojo Komunikasi, Optimax, Boxfit UK lan 3x Olahraga kanggo wong kang tengen konco kula lan menehi kula kesempatan melu ing bab unification sajarah, apa hak kene London.
Aku uga kudu matur pembuangan apik, wong pancene sing Fantastic, dadi prewangan lan banget, banget rame, mugia kita bakal duwe omah lengkap ing York Hall ing Desember 6th, yen kita aja padha bakal mundhakaken gendheng nalika aku perang, sing manawa. "
Marianne Marston vs Unathi piyambak kanggo ndadekake siji JTO, WBFed, WIBA lan WIBC World Championships Bantamweight co-judhul co-disedhiyakake LET acara Perang miwiti Mark Lyons lan Marianne Marston ing York Hall, Bethnal Lampung, London ing Sunday 6th Desember 2015.
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