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Title on the Line for McGivern Vs Iran II on 22nd June

Ben McGivern Vs Navid Iran II

World Boxing Union (WBU) International Light Heavyweight Championship


For Immediate Release:


London, UK – Monday 27th May 2019




Title on the Line for McGivern Vs Iran II on 22nd June


Sometimes there are fights that just capture the Boxing World’s attention, Gatti-Ward, Ali-Frazier, Froch-Kessler, Holyfield-Bowe, Marquéz-Vazquéz etc that afterwards the fans go out of their way demanding a rematch and in some cases a trilogy or more as in the case of Marquéz-Vazquéz!


In each of the cases mentioned above these were prime time internationally broadcast events, however sometimes there’s a fight that slips under the radar of the majority of fans for one reason or another.


One such fight was the Ben McGivern versus Navid Iran ‘Fight of the Year’ nominated Battle Royale back in November last year, which was broadcast live only on Facebook.


Whilst it did pass under the radar of the majority of fans worldwide, it may surprise many readers to learn that after the first fight, so many boxing fans were lighting up Social Media calling for McGivern-Iran II, that Promoter Tommy Jacobs just couldn’t ignore them and so on the 22nd June at the Prince’s Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea these two warriors will enter the arena to battle it out once more, this time for the World Boxing Union (WBU) International Crown.


Back in November McGivern-Iran, battled it out for the vacant Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Silver International Light Heavyweight title was the headline bout on Tommy Jacobs’ history making event, the first professional boxing event in Clacton-on-Sea since 1939, when Mike Kevan beat Charlie Mack.


Battled it out is the correct term; this was a Battle Royale of epic proportions.


Right from the off Iran took the fight to McGivern, backing the Scot onto the ropes and letting rip with a flurry of big left and rights. McGivern sensibly covered up and waited an opportunity to counter, which he did with good effect once the opportunity arose.


However it wasn’t enough to prevent Iran coming back with a similar forceful attack almost immediately. McGivern once again managed to counter and initially take control.


As the round progressed Iran landed a couple of cracking shots that again forced McGivern to cover up. Iran kept up the pressure with big shots, whilst McGivern caught many with his gloves some big rights got through the Scots guard, shaking him to the core.


How McGivern made it to the end of the round is unfathomable, his legs were well and truly gone, but somehow he did.


Round two see Iran come out hard and fast, however McGivern was ready for the assault, again initially covering up but this time instead of just countering and covering, he spun his opponent and went hard on the attack himself.


Round three see McGivern taking the fight to Iran, which led to some great technical boxing ensuing from both protagonists.


The next few rounds were fought in similar vein. The final round though was an out and out war; both boxers throwing caution to the wind and an all out slugfest ensued for the entire final three minutes – what an exhilarating round.


After eight fantastic rounds of boxing it was Ben McGivern declared victorious, but just who will reign victorious on the 22nd June.


Ben McGivern versus Navid Iran II, Maailma poks Liidu (WBU) International Light Heavyweight Championship is the main support for Nathan Decastro versus Tommy Jacobs for the World Boxing Union (WBU) and World Boxing Foundation Super Middleweight Championships that headlines the show.


Also on the card is a further Championship fight, one that pits St Albans’ Andy Hojdys against Latvia’s Dmitrijs Ovjannikovs for both the World Boxing League (WBL) International and European Boxing League (EBL) European Light Heavyweight titles.


In addition to the three Championship contests, there are also a number of International matches, the first featuring World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia-Pacific Champion, India’s Neeraj Goyat in an eight round non-championship bout against Tanzania’s Amos Mwamakula.


Ipswich’s unbeaten Super Middleweight prospect Rob Elden looks to keep a clean sheet and extend his tally of wins when he faces the highly experienced Nicaraguan hard-man Ronny McField in a six rounder.


Clacton-on-Sea’s undefeated Featherweight Ben ‘The Claxican’ Cook also seeks to increase his win tally, when he faces Pablo Narvaez, who also hails from Nicaragua, in a four rounder.


The final Pro bout features Dean Porter, who is eager to get back to winning ways, following his loss to Jack Jones last month.


Porter also faces a Nicaraguan, in this case former International Boxing Organisation (IBO) ja World Boxing Nõukogu (WBC) Youth World Title challenger Michael Isaac Carreo in a four round non-championship contest.


Nathan Decastro versus Tommy Jacobs for the World Boxing Union (WBU) and World Boxing Foundation Super Middleweight Championships headlines the event that takes place at the Prince’s Theatre, Town Hall, Station Road,, Clacton-on-Sea CO15 1SE on Saturday 22nd June 2019.


Piletid, priced £60 (VIP) and £30 (Standard istekoha) are available by calling the ticket line on 07475 096532, or purchase on-line atwww.tkoboxoffice.com



McGivern Secures Light Heavy Title the Hard Way at Historic Clacton-on-Sea Event.

Ringside Report: Gianluca Di Caro

 

On Saturday night at the Princess Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, Professional Boxing made a most welcome return to the seaside town after almost 80 aastat, when Colchester’s Tommy Jacobs presented his latest boxing promotion, aptly titled ‘History’.

 

The previous pro boxing in the town, back in February 1939, see Ireland’s Mike Kavan beat London’s Charlie Mack at the then recently opened Butlin’s holiday camp.

 

Clacton is a town that’s steeped in boxing history, although since the second world war mainly of the Amateur variety, in fact Tommy Jacobs himself fought in the town on numerous occasions during his Amateur career and one of the greats of the sport is immortalized by the restaurant at the bowling alley on Clacton Pier, Armstrong’s, which is named after the American boxer John Henry Armstrong who beat British champion Ernie Roderick also in 1939.

 

It seemed rather appropriate that the very first of the pro boxing contests of this new era should feature the current World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International and European Champion, as well as promoter of the event, Tommy Jacobs, in a non-Championship six round contest against Dundalk, Ireland’s Michael Kelly.

 

Right from the opening bell Jacobs took to the fight to his highly experienced opponent, albeit with just tentative testing jabs, but as the round progressed the action became more full on, with Jacobs backing up Kelly on to the ropes before letting rip with slick combinations to body and head.

 

Kelly, a previous multi-title challenger in his own right, initially covered up and absorbed the shots but soon began to counter effectively.

 

More of the same early in the second, although must credit Kelly for his slick responses that prevented Jacobs from having quite the same level of success in the first stanza, however as the clock entered the final 20 seconds or so of the round Jacobs started letting rip with big shots to the body with increasing success, so much so that literally in the final seconds Kelly was forced to take a knee after a particularly vicious left.

 

Unfortunately Kelly struggled to catch his breath and rise to his feet in time to beat Referee Lee Murtagh’s count, official time of the stoppage being 2 Minutes and 56 Seconds of the second round.

 

Following the fight Tommy Jacobs announced that the reason he undertook a non-championship six rounder and not the originally planned WBF Intercontinental title fight against Albanian Xhuljo Vrenozi, was that he has been proposed to potentially challenge Australia’s two time World Champion Sam Soliman for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) World title in December.

 

The second bout of the night see Dean Porter making his professional debut against Liverpool’s Steven Sunners (2-0-0).

What a cracking all action affair, from start to finish both lads really went for it hammer and tongs.

 

After four scintillating closely fought rounds it came as no surprise that the result was going to be close, and close it was, Referee Lee Murtagh’s scorecard reading 39-38 in favour of Liverpool’s Steven Sunners.

 

Next up was a four round Featherweight contest between Clacton’s very own Ben ‘The ClaxicanCook and Belfast’s Chris Wong, both of whom were making their pro debuts.

 

The first couple of rounds, as with Porter-Sunners, were so closely fought that it wasn’t easy to call the winner of each round, however in the 3rd the decision was made a little easier after Cook landed a cracking body-shot late in the round to send the Irishman to his knees.

 

After four highly entertaining all action rounds Referee Lee Murtagh’s scorecard read 40-37 in favour of local hero Ben Cook.

 

As with the previous contest this was an all action thriller of epic proportions, so much so that it was without doubt it was the Fight of the Night.

 

Have to say really enjoyed this fight and hopefully after this pair get a few fights under their belts there’ll be a rematch as I would love to see these two in action against each other again, see oli nii hea.

 

The fourth fight of the night see Ipswich Super Middleweight Rob Elden making his pro debut against Liverpool’s Lee Cooper.

 

Elden started hard and fast, taking the fight to his more experienced foe and letting rip with big shots to body and head. Initially Cooper covered up but soon started countering with some big shots of his own, however in doing so left an opening in his defence that the Ipswich man was quick to capitalise on with a big right to the head to send Copper to the canvas.

 

Copper made it to his feet and action resumed in very much the same vein, with Elden backing Copper up before letting rip with big shots, Cooper once again responded with big shots of his own. As the round approached the second minute, once again Elden found a chink in Cooper’s armour and this time landed a big right to the body to send the Liverpudlian to the canvas for a second and final time. Official time of the stoppage was one minute and fifty-nine seconds of the first round.

 

The headline fight of the night see Hove’s Navid Iran and Scotland’s Ben McGivern battling it out for the vacant Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Silver International Light Heavyweight title.

 

Battling it out is the correct term; this was a Battle Royale of epic proportions.

 

Right from the off Iran took the fight to McGivern, backing the Scot onto the ropes and letting rip with a flurry of big left and rights. McGivern sensibly covered up and waited an opportunity to counter, which he did with good effect once the opportunity arose.

 

However it wasn’t enough to prevent Iran coming back with a similar forceful attack almost immediately. McGivern once again managed to counter and initially take control.

 

As the round progressed Iran landed a couple of cracking shots that again forced McGivern to cover up. Irann kept up the pressure with big shots, whilst McGivern caught most with his gloves a big right got through the Scots guard, shaking him to the core.

 

How McGivern made it to the end of the round, I just don’t know, his legs were well and truly gone, but somehow he did.

 

Round two see Iran come out hard and fast, however McGivern was ready for the assault, again initially covering up but this time instead of just countering and covering, he spun his opponent and went hard on the attack himself.

 

Round three see McGivern taking the fight to Iran, which led to some great technical boxing ensuing from both protagonists.

 

The next few rounds were fought in similar vein. The final round though was an out and out war; both boxers throwing caution to the wind and an all out slugfest ensued for the entire final three minuteswhat an exhilarating round.

 

After eight fantastic rounds of boxing it was Ben McGivern declared victor by scoring referee Lee Murtagh, poolt a 79-74 punktid margin.

 

Have to say whilst definitely the right result, the result just doesn’t convey just how close each and every round, but the first, oli. These two really put on a magnificent show and was a serious contender for the Fight of the Night award.

 

What a great event to welcome pro boxing back to Clacton-on-Sea after a close to eighty-year hiatus, a return clearly appreciated by fans of the pugilistic arts who had packed the historic venue to the hilt almost an hour before the event was scheduled to begin.

Jacobs peatab Cudjoe esimeses ringis, et kindlustada WBF-i tiitel

Aruanne: Gianluca Di Caro

 

 

Kuna temperatuur tõusis Ühendkuningriigis 30-ndatesse, näis suurem osa riigist suunduvat randadele, või MM-i vaatamas, aga suur hulk Pugilistiliste kunstide fänne mõtles suuremaid ja paremaid asju ning suundusid selle asemel Essexisse Tommy Jacobsi ja Bilal Mohammad World Boxing Foundationi poole. (WBF) Rahvusvaheline tiitlivõitlus, mida pidi toetama Iain Weaver versus Emmanuel Addo Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Rahvusvaheline tiitlivõistlus Colchesteri Charter Hallis.

 

 

 

 

Kuid nende saabumisel tervitas neid uudis, et mitte ainult Jacobs’ vastane oli viimasel minutil muudetud Godwin Cudjoeks, kuid eelmainitud PBC tiitlivõitlus muudeti kümnevooruliseks mittemeistrivõistluseks, kus Weaver läheb vastamisi Ghana Michael Barnoriga., kuna ei Mohammad ega Addo polnud viisat õigeks ajaks kätte saanud.

 

 

 

 

Kuna Charter Hall oli sõna otseses mõttes rammitud, astus Ghana Godwin Cudjoe ringi ja sai fännidelt väga sooja vastuvõtu osaliseks., aga kui Jacobs oma ringkäiku alustas, läksid detsibellide tasemed üle katuse, jätmata kahtlust, et nad olid tulnud toetama kohalikku kangelast Jacobsit.

 

 

 

 

Kohe avamiskella peale liikusid Jacobs ja Cudjoe keskrõngasse ja hakkasid teist proovima, tehes seeria häid tugevaid torkeid., siis 30 sekundi paiku laseb Jacobs plahvatusohtliku parema käega pähe rebida, mida ta kohe toetas järjekordse tohutu õigusega saata ghanalane tagurpidi kerima.

 

 

 

 

Cudjoe varjas end alguses, enne kui viskas tugeva torke, Jacobs vastas samaga, enne kui laseb teise suure õigusega rippida. Cudjoe poksis oma torke taga, et avada ruumi kehalaskmiseks, kuid kui ta läheb viskama, viskab Jacobs veel ühe suure löögi ja hakkab ghanalast tagasi nööride poole lükkama.

 

 

 

 

Kui mees oli köitele toetudes, astus Jacobs ette ja lasi rebida suurte laskudega, et sundida Cudjoe otse oma nurka tagasi, enne kui jättis suure vasaku ja parema käega rebima., kulminatsioon tohutu õigusega pähe, mis saatis suure ghanalase tekile.

 

 

 

 

Cudjoe püüdis vapralt püsti tõusta, kuid vajus kohe küüru, Esialgu jätkas kohtunik Lee Murtagh arvestust, kuid loobus siis võistlusest, et Cudjoe saaks meditsiinimeeskonna tähelepanu..

 

 

 

 

Pärast põhjalikku arstlikku kontrolli tõusis Cudjoe rahva aplausi saatel püsti ja liikus seejärel keskringi, et World Boxing Foundationi juhendaja David Murphy kuulutas välja MK tulemused ja meistrivöö andis Tommy Jacobsile..

 

 

 

 

Ametlik vaheaeg oli esimesest voorust üks minut ja üksteist sekundit.

 

 

 

Selle võitluse kõrvalmärkus, WBF-i tiitlivõitluse kohtunikeks olid endised britid, Euroopa ja WBU maailmameister Wayne Alexander, endine Briti ja Rahvaste Ühenduse raskekaalu tšempion Julius Francis ning Ghana parim rahvusvaheliste meistrivõistluste kohtunik ja kohtunik Roger Barnor.

 

 

 

 

Nagu eespool mainitud, Ferndown, Dorseti Iain Weaver pidi esitama väljakutse Ghana Emmanuel Addole professionaalse poksi nõukogusse (PBC) Rahvusvaheline kerge kroon, kuid kuna Addo ei saanud Ühendkuningriiki reisimiseks viisat õigeks ajaks, Selle asemel pidi Weaver rahulduma meistritiitlisse mittekuuluva kümnendikuga hilise asendaja Michael Barnori vastu.

 

 

 

 

Mõlemad poksijad liikusid avakella keskrõngasse ja hakkasid proovilööke vahetama, et püüda kontrolli maadelda., algselt oli tegemist üksikute laskudega, kuid umbes kahekümne sekundi pärast hakkas Weaver oma löökidest voolama, lastes rebida kombinatsioonidega keha ja pea külge.

 

 

 

 

Barnor vastab samaga, kahekordistades oma torkeid ja tulistades kindlaid õigusi inglase kehale. Esialgu astub Weaver puudutusega tagasi ja töötab oma torke taga, enne kui toidetakse ghanalase kehale ja peale veel üks kipitav kombinatsioon.

 

 

 

 

Barnor viskab ettevaatlikult tuulde ja läheb rünnakule ning lööb võimsa torke, millele järgneb lähedalt suur parem käsi ja kahe käega löök kehasse. Weaver kudub ja kobab, et vältida laskude tugevat maandumist, enne kui vastad kahe käega sahinaga.

 

 

 

 

Seejärel langetas Weaver käed, et vastast kaasa tõmmata, mida ta teeb, enne kui tulistas silmuslasu ettemarssiva ghanalase näkku, järgnesid kiiresti paar kindlamat õigust.

 

 

 

 

Barnor marssis heade tugevate torgete taga edasi, Weaver jäi aga lihtsalt kindlaks, enne kui andis massiivse otse pähe. Barnor on küll karmimatest asjadest tehtud, ta ei taganenud, lihtsalt seisis ja naasis oma torke taha.

 

 

 

 

Mõlemad peategelased võistlesid umbes järgmise minuti jooksul kuni vooru lõpuni keskringi juhtimise pärast sarnaselt.

 

 

 

 

Weaver alustas suure kombinatsiooniga, Barnor vastab tugeva torkega, kuid seda tehes jättis väikseima avause, Weaver ei vaja teist kutset ja laseb rebida suure õigusega kehale, millele järgneb topeltõigus pähe ja tohutu vasakule kehale.

 

 

 

 

Barnor elab rünnaku üle ja saab paar võimsat kaadrit, Weaver lihtsalt kõnnib neist läbi ja seljatab ghanalase nööridele ning jätkab Barnori pipraga haavidega keha ja pähe..

 

 

 

 

Barnoril õnnestub köied lahti keerata ja torkida; Weaver jälitab teda ja viskab paremale, pähe jäetud, paremale keha külge ja vasak konks pea külge kombinatsioon. Barnor weaves and ducks to avoid another big left, kuid tõustes ootas ees suur sensatsiooniliselt kiire kahekäe löök.

 

 

 

 

Barnor vastab otsekohe vasakpoolse kraaksumisega, tema enda õige kombinatsioon, Weaver kehitab kaadrid õlgu ja astub sisse, massiivne vasak pähe, millele järgneb kohe massiivne parempoolsus, jättis eksotsetid pähe, mis saatis Barnori lõuendile kukkumise.

 

 

 

 

Barnor hakkas tõusma kuuendal loenduspunktil, aga nagu ta tegi, ta jalad lihtsalt volditud ja alla ta läks uuesti, Kohtunik Lee Murtagh ei kõhelnud, ta loobus võitlusest teise raundi minuti ja neljakümne üheksa sekundi märgil ning andis meditsiinimeeskonnale märku, et nad astuksid ringi Michael Barnori poole..

 

 

 

 

Mul on hea meel teatada, et Michael Barnor oli täiesti korras ja ühines ametliku tulemuse väljakuulutamiseks isegi Iain Weaveriga keskringis.

 

 

 

 

Võistluse lõpus teatati, et Iain Weaver versus Emmanuel Addo professionaalse poksi nõukogusse (PBC) Rahvusvahelised meistrivõistlused toimuvad nüüd 28. juulil Aberdeenis.

 

 

 

 

Üritusel oli ka neljavooruline kergekaalu võistlus, mille vaatamist ja reportaaži ootasin väga, kuna sellel osales Ühendkuningriigi noorim profipoksija., Granthami Max Brown, tegi oma profidebüüdi Belfasti Marty Kayesi vastu.

 

 

 

 

Olen noort Max Browni korduvalt tegutsemas näinud ja usun, et tal on oskused ja võime jäljendada teisi staare., nagu Saul Alvarez (Canelo), kes sai noores eas profiks ja jätkas meistrivõistluste autasustamist.

 

 

 

 

Kayes, kogenud proff, teisest küljest on see viimase paari kuu jooksul olnud üsna edukas, saavutas oma eelmises kolmes kohtumises kaks võitu, millest üks oli meistritiitli võitlus ja esimene neist võideti endise amatöörstaari üle, mis tegi mulle selgeks, et noorele Brownile oli määratud tõeline tuleristimine, mida ma ei teadnud, oli kui palju.

 

 

 

 

Ma ei kirjuta võitlusest voorude kaupa aruannet, lihtsalt ülevaade, kuna suur osa tegevusest kogu võitluse vältel oli sarnases võtmes.

 

 

 

 

Brown poksis oma tavalist libisemist, poksi pikk stiil, samal ajal kui Kayes jäi selle juurde, mida ta kõige paremini oskab – oma vastaseid survestades.

 

 

 

 

Brown keskendus oma torgete ärakasutamisele, iga vooru alguses üsna hästi, kuid voorude edenedes näis, et torke ripub välja, kuid tegelikult ei ühendanud. Kui noormees käed lahti lasi, tabas ta sensatsioonilisi kaadreid, lihtsalt ei piisa.

 

 

 

 

Näib, et Kayes armastab oma vastaseid maha kõndida, ta lihtsalt jätkab, ja nagu aururong, ta muudkui tuiskab takistusi ignoreerides, nagu torked, kuni ta jõuab sihtkohta. Seal laseb sitke Belfasti mees suurte haavudega kehasse rebida, enne kui ta tagasi astub ja oma torgete taha jääb, mis on täpselt see, mida ta laupäeva õhtul tegi.

 

 

 

 

Hilisemad ringid läksid kohati päris sassi, suure osa sellest pärast seda, kui Kayes nooruki köitele saatis, Browni vastus oli haarata kinni, et takistada Belfasti meest viskamast.

 

 

 

 

Samal määral oli ka Browni suurepäraseid töid, kahjuks jõudis sihtmärki vaid väike osa laskudest.

 

 

 

 

Pärast nelja poksiraundit lõi kohtumise skoori kohtunik Lee Murtagh 39-37 Belfasti Marty Kayesi kasuks.

 

 

 

 

Kuigi õige tulemus kahtlemata, Ma tunnen noorele kaasa, sest tean, kui hea poksija ta on, tema stiil ja lähenemine on tavaliselt sarnased “Õnnistatud” Iain Weaver, seega on ta kindlasti kohal oma järgmises võitluses ja vaatab, kuidas ta saab oma esimese profivõidu.

 

 

 

 

Minu viimased sõnad puudutavad sündmust ennast; see on esimene kord, kui ma olen Tommy Jacobsi edutatud (kui ka pealkirjaga) sündmus. Jacobs teab kindlasti, kuidas etendust korraldada, esitlus oli esmaklassiline, võitlused, mitte ainult profivõistlused, vaid ka Essex Boxing Organisation sanktsioneeritud alakaart, olid kõik kõrgeima tasemega, pole ime, et aasta seni kuumimal päeval on kohale tulnud nii palju inimesi. Aitäh, härra Jacobs.

Tommy ‘Sweet TJacobs set to face Bilal Mohammad For WBF International Crown

Colchester’s Tommy ‘Sweet TJacobs is firmly on a fast track to achieving his dream of being a World Champion, when he takes on Ghana’s Bilal Mohammad for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Welterweight Crown at the Charter Hall in Colchester on Saturday 30th June 2018.

 

 

Back in April this year Jacobs secured the WBF European Super Welterweight title with a convincing unanimous points victory over Matar Sambou, who to date has been the only boxer to beat him, when they first went toe-to-toe on Jacobsfirst defence of his British Masters crown back in October 2017.

 

 

Jacobs, a former Team GB International Amateur star, only turned professional in March 2016 and in that short time has already secured three Professional Titles, the British Masters, the International Masters and the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) European Championships and is confident that he will be adding the WBF International crown on just his ninth professional fight.

 

 

More importantly Jacobseight fights to date have been against prospects, a rarity in the sport these days and one that sees Jacobs join such luminaries as all-time top fifty Pound 4 Pound Champions, Muhammad Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, Bob Fitzsimmons, Andre Ward and Joe Gans, who also only fought prospects with positive records in their first nine professional contests.

 

 

Really looking forward to the fight, I had tunnel vision before and was so fixated on facing and beating Sambou after the controversial way the initial contest ended. I couldn’t deal with losing to someone who wasn’t better then me.

 

 

Now that’s done I’m firmly looking to the future! In no way I’m overlooking my next opponent, he is many levels above anyone else I’ve faced previously, but I feel he is a gatekeeper to bigger and better things and cannot wait to show case my talents against an opponent of that calibre.

 

 

Tommy ‘Sweet TJacobs versus Bilal Mohammad for the World Boxing Foundation International Super Welterweight Championship takes place at the Charter Hall, Colchester Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue in Colchester on Saturday 30th June 2018.

 

 

Tickets are available direct from any boxer on the card or call the ticket line on 07475 09653