Interim WBA World Bantamweight Champion Zhanat “ZZ” Zhakiyanov (26-1, 18 Koó) 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, Katatānga, 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 Pipiri 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). I tua atu, 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.
I te Hōngongoi 2nd, at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Ao #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, rite hanga mārama ia i te ia i korero mua.
“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, E hiahia ana ahau ki te whawhai i te pai, I want to beat the World Champion.
I’ve seen video of Gabisile, when she fought Shannon (O'Connell) i roto i te 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, mai 2013 so really want to see if there are any changes to her style or tactics.
Mai i te mea i kite ahau i, 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.
Ranei ara, 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 riri, Anthony Joshua, Brook Kell, 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 Hōngongoi.
This event is sanctioned by the British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) www.boxbiba.com
Tickets: Priced £30 (Paerewa Parahi) and SOLD OUT (Ringside VIP) Kei te wātea tuihono i www.tkoboxoffice.com awww.mariannemarston.com
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Takahanga London Wahine World whakakotahitanga a'ee Co-Headlines Dec 6
London, Kei te whakaturia o Ingarangi Marianne Marston mo te whawhai uaua o tona mahi ki te rā, ka tapawhā ia atu ki Mdantsane, Unathi Āwherika ki te Tonga anake i roto i te whakataetae o te Ao whā Tuhinga, i York Hall i London, i runga i te Sabati 6th Hakihea.
British #1, Marston I tumanako ki te wero wā WBC whā Champion Christina Mc Mahon mo tona taitara tenei nuku, Heoi i patua Mc Mahon te whai wāhi ki te wero Alicia Ashley mo te karauna WBC Super whā i roto i te New York i runga i te 29th October, te whai koura te pūmanawa Irishwoman e kore e tika i taea e tahuri iho.
Ki te kahore he a'ee aito i runga i te pae tonu faaoti Marston i ki te tango i runga i te a'ee aito-kore i York Hall i runga i Oketopa 23RD, Na i mua i tenei marama whakaekea ia te whai wāhi ki te wero Myekeni i Awherika ki te Tonga wawe i roto i 2016, e mekemeke Federation World te peresideni Howard Goldberg.
Ētahi slick whiriwhiringa i te kapa o Marston me Rānana kaiwhakatairanga Mark Lyons, haere ki te tautoko i ona kaitautoko Monarch Communications, BoxFit UK, Optimax ko 3x Sports, hokona te whakataetae i mua ki Hakihea, ka nekehia ki Rānana.
Marston, nei noaa te taitara MBC International, me te te Ao #24 rangatira ★, i roto i te nuku o tērā tau ki te tutakina atu ngā riro mo Marianna Gulyas, ki te raina a ia ake mo te pere i te taitara o te Ao, Heoi mai i taua wikitoria kua Marston anake whawhai te kotahi, te patu ia Riga, A Latvia Jekaterina Lecko i te rua o Tuhinga hoki a tawhio i roto i August.
Tona hoariri i runga i te 6th Hakihea, Tatou anake, Kei te ite i tawhiti atu, whakataetae e rua whakaaro, me te Championship whakaaro nui, a kua puritia i mua taitara me te rua te mekemeke Federation World a World Mekemeke Foundation International te Mekemeke Federation World Super whā World Karauna.
I roto i tona whakataetae whakamutunga, Whawhai Myekeni ka ngaro i te nuinga whakatau ki hoa South African Gabisile Tshabalala mo te taitara WBFed Super whā.
Korero mua korero Marston poto e pā ana ki te whawhai ka ū mai,
"E kore e taea e ahau timata ki te whakapuaki i pēhea te pai ahau ki te tiki tonu ki te whawhai mo te taitara o te Ao i tenei tau, me te meka e riro te reira i te whakakotahitanga o te wha taitara hanga motuhake atu te reira noa.
A ka korerotia ki Christina tatou nei ia i te whai wāhi ki te whawhai i roto i Amerika mo WBC te taitara tonu me rite taua tatou whawhai e kore e haere i mua i tēnei tau, I tino ahau e whakama.
Kaua e tiki i ahau he Au manakohia ana hoki e Christina ahau, engari i te ra kotahi o te kōrero ki a ia te whakahaere i te faaineine ia tatou no te taua whawhai, nga mea katoa i tatou kua mahi i runga i ko ki te whawhai ia, tamata noa tatou ki te tiki i te hoariri e ko rite i roto i te kāhua ki ia mo te whawhai Akuhata, engari na haere te reira.
Kāore e kore ahau i kite i tetahi o o Unathi whawhai kia kore e mohio ki te nui rawa e pā ana ki a ia, tūmanako ka whai tatou te tahi ataata o te taitara ona whawhai tenei wiki, me te ka taea te tīmata tatou rapu mō hoa mākutu e tika ana, me te tino tiki tīmata te puni.
E kore e taea e ahau te whakawhetai Howard (Goldberg) nui mō te hoatu i tēnei faingamālie ahau, me te Ryan (WIBA te peresideni Ryan Wissow) ko Don (WBU & WIBC te peresideni Don Lewis) mo ratou te tuku i ahau ki te whawhai mo to ratou taitara rawa, me te Mark (Kaiwhakatairanga Mark Lyons) a Monarch oku kaitautoko faahiahia Communications, Optimax, Boxfit UK ko 3x Sports mō te te ratou tika ki muri i ahau, me te hoatu i te faingamālie o te whai wāhi ki ahau i roto i tenei a'ee whakakotahitanga hītori, he aha te ake tika konei i roto i Rānana.
Ano i ahau ki te whakawhetai ki toku pā faahiahia, ratou tino e fantastic, na tautoko, me te rawa, rawa ngangau, tūmanako ka whai tatou te whare ki tonu i i York Hall i runga i Hakihea 6th, ki te meatia e tatou ka whakaara ratou te tuanui, ina whawhai ahau, e te no te tino. "
Marianne Marston vs Unathi anake mo te WBU Unified, WBFed, Whā Toa WIBA me WIBC Ao tahi-kupu matua te kia hui Mark Lyon e Marianne Marston tahi-ka whakanekehia Tuhinga ka timata i York Hall, Bethnal Green, London runga i te Sabati 6th Hakihea 2015.
Sanctioned tēnei hui te angalelei o te Mekemeke Komihana Malta (MBC) www.maltaboxingcommission.com
Tickets, utu £ 35 (paerewa noho) a £ 65 (Ringside) E wātea ana i tetahi o nga boxers tango wahi, i runga i te raina-iwww.letbattlecommence.com a www.mariannemarston.com karanga ranei 07960 850645