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). Ngaphezu kwalokho, 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.
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, njengoba wenza kucace lapho sikhuluma ekuqaleni.
“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, Ngifuna ukulwa best, I want to beat the World Champion.
I’ve seen video of Gabisile, when she fought Shannon (O'Connell) in 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, kusukela 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.
Noma kunjalo, 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 July.
This event is sanctioned by the British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) www.boxbiba.com
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Female World Ukuhlanganisa Bout Co-Headlines Dec 6th London Indawo
London, ENgilandi Marianne Marston libekelwe ukulwa eziqine kwenkonzo yakhe kuze kube yimanje, lapho yena tikwele off ngokumelene eMdantsane, South Africa’s Unathi Myekeni in a World Bantamweight Unification contest, at York Hall e London, ngesonto 6th December.
British #1, Marston wayenethemba lokuthi inselelo wesikhashana WBC Bantamweight Champion Christina Mc Mahon isihloko sakhe lesi October, Nokho Mc Mahon lanikezwa ithuba inselelo Alicia Ashley for the umqhele WBC Super Bantamweight e New York on the 29th October, ithuba eliyingqayizivele the Irishwoman abanamakhono nje vula phansi.
With akukho iziqubu ubuqhawe emkhathizwe ngokushesha Marston esenqume ukuthatha on iziqubu non-ubuqhawe at York Hall ngo-Okthoba 23rd, ke ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga wathenjiswa ithuba inselelo Myekeni eNingizimu Afrika ngasekuqaleni 2016, by World Boxing Federation President Howard Goldberg.
Abanye izingxoxo bahlakaniphe yithimba Marston kanye London umgqugquzeli Mark Lyons, kanye nokusekela abaxhasi balo Monarch Communications, BoxFit UK, Optimax and 3X Sports, emncintiswaneni Lathengwa phambili December futhi wathuthela eLondon.
Marston, ngubani esethole MBC International isihloko, kanye World #24 simo, ngo-Okthoba ngonyaka odlule nge amaphuzu wavalelwa ukunqoba phezu UMarianna Gulyas, agudle wakhe up for the shot at a isihloko World, Nokho kusukela ukuthi ukuphumelela kuphela Marston uye walwa once, eshaya Riga, Latvia sika Jekaterina Lecko yesibili nxazonke stoppage emuva ngo-Agasti.
Umphikisi wakhe on the 6th December, Unathi Myekeni, nakho nakakhulu, kokubili mncintiswano abahlakaniphileyo, kanye Championship abahlakaniphileyo, futhi aphethwe ngaphambilini kokubili World Boxing Federation futhi World Boxing Foundation International izihloko kanye World Boxing Federation Super Bantamweight World Crown.
In umncintiswano wakhe wokugcina, Myekeni alwa walahlekelwa by iningi isinqumo zakhamizi zaseNingizimu Afrika Gabisile Tshabalala isihloko WBFed Super Bantamweight.
Ekhuluma ngaye ekuqaleni Marston wakhuluma kafushane mayelana mpi oluzayo,
"Angikwazi ukuqala ukuveza I am kanjani uyakujabulela usathola ukulwela isihloko World kulo nyaka futhi iqiniso kuyoba ubunye izihloko ezine kwenza kube ekhethekile ngisho nangokwengeziwe.
Uma Christina wasitshela yena unethuba ukulwa eMelika for the WBC isihloko umnyuziki futhi kanjalo impi yethu ngeke uhambe phambili kulo nyaka, I wadumala ngempela.
Musa uthole nginamanga Ngingumfana ujabula for Christina, kodwa kusukela osukwini omunye izingxoxo kubaphathi bakhe sase sineminyaka lokulungiselela leso mpi, konke sase sineminyaka ukusebenza phezu kwaba ukulwa kwakhe, thina ngisho wazama ukuthola Umphikisi ukuthi kwakufuze ngesitayela kuye ngoba impi August, kodwa ngakho uya.
Ngeshwa Angizange ubabone ukulwa Unathi ukuze abazi kakhulu ngaye, ngethemba siyoba ezinye isiqophi yetayitela wakhe ukulwa kuleli sonto bese sikwazi ukuqala ufuna ezifanele sparring ophathina kanye uthole ngempela ikamu waqala.
Ngiswele Howard (Goldberg) ngokwanele ngokunginika leli thuba, kanye Ryan (WIBA President Ryan Wissow) futhi Don (WBU & WIBC President Don Lewis) ngokungivumela me zabo ukuba balwe ukuze izihloko zazo, kanye Marku (Umthuthukisi Mark Lyons) kanye nabaxhasi zami ezimangalisayo Monarch Communications, Optimax, Boxfit UK and 3X Sports for kwabo yesokudla kwami enginika ithuba iqhaza kulolu ubunye iziqubu mlando, yini more lapha eLondon.
Kanti nginenkinga ukubonga abalandeli bami emangalisayo, ngempela kumnandi, bangisekela kakhulu futhi kakhulu, umsindo kakhulu, ngethemba siyoba house full at York Hall ngoDisemba 6th, uma senza bazophatheka ukukhulisa uphahla lapho mina ukulwa, lokho ngokuqinisekile. "
Marianne Marston vs Unathi Myekeni for the unified WBU, WBFed, WIBA futhi WIBC World Bantamweight Championships co-kusihloko the Marku Lyons noMarianne Marston co-bagqugquzela ake BATTLE thatha emcimbini York Hall, Bethnal Green, London ngeSonto 6th December 2015.
Lo mcimbi zungu ngezilokotho of the Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) www.maltaboxingcommission.com
Amathikithi, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe £ 35 (standard ehlezi) futhi £ 65 (Ringside) ayatholakala kunoma okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela ukuthatha okuyingxenye, on-line atwww.letbattlecommence.com futhi www.mariannemarston.com noma ikholi 07960 850645