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Boxcino 2014 Liggewig-kampioen, Peter “ZAR” Petrov to fight Liam Walsh in WBO Lightweight elimination bout on October 10 in Manchester, Engeland

Philadelphia, PA (September 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 kampioen Peter “ZAR” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 KO se) sal onoorwonne veg Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 KO se) in 'n WBO liggewig uitskakeling bout op 10 Oktober

in Manchester, Engeland.
Die wenner van die stryd sal die verpligte uitdager vir die wenner van die WBO liggewigtitel bout tussen Terry Flanagan en Diego Magdaleno wees, wat sal plaasvind op dieselfde kaart op Oktober 10.
Petrov verdien die geleentheid op die krag van die wen van die 2014 Boxcino Liggewig kampioenskap toe hy verslaan Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), en Fernando carcamo (17-5).
“Dit is 'n groot geleentheid om te veg in 'n WBO finale eliminator, Dit bring my nader aan 'n wêreld wat titel 'n lewenslange droom van my is. Dit was 'n lang pad vir my om hierdie posisie te kry, en ek wil my familie en vriende te maak met trots. Ek wil Artie Pelullo bedank vir die geloof in my en vir die kry my die kans, Ek sal nie teleurstel nie,”Said Petrov.
“Veg Liam Walsh op sy tuisveld sal moeilik wees, maar op hierdie punt in my loopbaan daar geen sny hoeke. Walsh is in my pad, en ek moet hom geslaan om my doelwitte te bereik. He is a young-strong fighter, maar hy het nog nooit iemand soos ek in die ring gesien.”
Said Banner Promotions President, Arthur Pelullo, “Dit is 'n geval van Boxcinosynde die springplank na 'n groot geleentheid 'n. Petr has earned this opportunity, en ons glo dat hy hierdie stryd sal wen en die stryd teen die wenner van die belangrikste gebeurtenis tussen Flanagan en Magdaleno.”
Op 3 April, Petrov het 'n 10-round eenparig besluit oor die voormalige wêreldkampioen Gámliël Diaz in Corona, Kalifornië.
Petrov sal aansluit Banner Promotions stalmaat John Thompson wat sal uitdaag vir die WBO Jr. Middelgewigtitel teen Liam Smith op dieselfde kaart.

Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middelgewigkampioen, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson Liam Smith veg vir vakante WBO Jr. Middelgewig titel op Oktober 10 in Manchester, Engeland


VIR ONMIDDELLIKE VRYSTELLING

Philadelphia, PA (Augustus 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 kampioen John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson onderteken onoorwonne tot aangesig Liam Smith vir die vakante WBO wêreld Jr. Middelgewigtitel op 10 Oktober in Manchester, Engeland.

Thompson sluit Willie Monroe Jr. as die 2 Boxcino kampioen te veg vir 'n wêreld-titel in 'n vyf maande span.
Thompson (17-1, 6 KO se) van Newark, New Jersey, sal deelneem in sy eerste wêreldtitel bout.
Thompson is mede-bevorder deur Vito Mielnicki se GH3 Promosies en Arthur Pelullo se Banner Promotions.
Thompson het die geleentheid op die krag van die wen van die Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middelgewigtitel toernooi met oorwinnings oor Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) en 'n 2 ronde oponthoud oor Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Ek is opgewonde. These doors keep opening, en ek het net loop deur hulle en sluit hulle. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Vir my, die Boxcino toernooi was 'n groot geleentheid te word. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, en ek het geweet van die begin af dit is hoe jy bereid te kry vir hierdie tipe van gevegte,” het Thompson gesê.
“Ek is baie trots op John. He was a last minute replacement in Boxcino. He went on to win to the tournament in style by scoring a spectacular knockout over the heavily favored Brandon Adams. When the opportunity came about to fight Liam Smith for the title, John gespring al meer as dit en sê maak dit gebeur. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, hulle is min is ver tussen, en hy het die geleentheid om te veg vir die WBO Jr. Middelgewigtitel wêreldkampioenskap,” Arthur het gesê Pelullo van Banner Promotions
Said Vito Mielnicki, President van GH3 Promotions, “John was die eerste vegter ek by GH3 Promotions onderteken. He always has taken the tough fights as you look at his history. I feel he is by far the more dominant fighter in this fight, en hy sal sy talent op Oktober wys 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John sal op 'n groot prestasie het.”
Die bout word bevorder deur Frank Warren se Queensberry Promotions, in samewerking met Arthur Pelullo se Banner Promotions en Vito Mielnicki se GH3 Promotions.
Die Smith – Thompson bout sal aansluit by die WBO middelgewigtitel geveg tussen Andy Lee en Billy Joe Saunders, asook Terry Flanagan die verdediging van sy titel teen WBO liggewig Diego Magdaleno, wat ons gaan besoek maak 'n kampioenskap drie-kop op 10 Oktober van Manchester, Engeland.

Demetrius Andrade lêers appelleer by WBO

PROVIDENCE (Augustus 13, 2015) – Onoorwonne junior middelgewigtitel Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Uitklophoue) het 'n appèl ten opsigte van die onlangse besluit van die World Boxing Organisasie geliasseer (WBO) om hom te stroop van sy WBO Wêreld junior middelgewigtitel kampioenskap. In die brief aan WBO president Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade beweer dat die WBO versuim het om 'n verpligte opponent bied hom die afgelope sewe maande vir hom om sy titel te verdedig teen.
Andrade se appèl noem ook dat die WBO 'n brief aan hom gestuur op Januarie 23, 2015, wat verklaar dat die WBO 'n beursie bod tussen WBO No sou dwing. 1 uitdager Jermell Charlo en Andrade, indien die stryd ooreenkoms nie binne opgelos (30) dae. Egter, die WBO het die beursie bod nie dwing, sodat Charlo om 'n ooreenkoms te veg teken Wieke Groep Kliniese Farmacologie, byna 30 dae na Andrade het sy kontrak te Charlo veg onderteken.
'N Afskrif van die bogenoemde stryd kontrak, wat Andrade Januarie onderteken 14, 2015 om Charlo veg vir $300,000, is ook ingesluit as bewyse Andrade se eis te ondersteun. Andrade gesê dat die kontrak onderteken bewys dat dit was, in die feit dat, Charlo se span, nie Andrade, wat getrek uit die bout.
Andrade versoek die WBO om hom te laat enigiemand te veg deur te sê, “Ons versoek dat die WBO toelaat Demetrius Andrade die WBO Jr verdedig. Middelgewigtitel teen enige een van die top 15 teenstanders. Slegs die WBO het die vermoë om een ​​van hul goedgekeurde uitdagers hom veg dwing. Ons doen met respek vra die WBO World Championship Komitee om hul krag te gebruik om 'n top dwing 15 vegter hom veg op jou vroegste moontlike gerief. Ons sal meer as bereid wees om toe te laat 'n stryd om plaas te vind onder die reëls van 'n beursie bod, indien nodig. Gebruik asseblief jou mag en gesag om te stap in en dwing 'n verpligte geveg te laat Demetrius Andrade om sy titel te verdedig in die boks ring, waar dit moet besluit en jy het ons woord dat ons die WBO sal eer deur in te stem om iemand deur die WBO goedgekeur veg voordat September 30, 2015.”
Span Andrade verder het sy bereidwilligheid om sy WBO-titel te verdedig deur in te stem om oorsee te gaan en veg 'n WBO goedgekeur opponent vir minder as $150,000 dat, ongelukkig, hulle was nog steeds onsuksesvol by die beveiliging van 'n bout.
Verder, Andrade het aangevoer dat die WBO hom onlangs in kennis gestel van sy voorneme om hom van sy top verwyder 15 ranglys heeltemal, nog, die WBO voort om koers Saul “Rumo” Alvarez as die WBO Wêreld Jr. Middelgewigtitel Geen. 1 aanspraakmaker, hoewel Alvarez nie geveg het as 'n Jr. Middelgewigtitel sedert September. 14, 2013, nege maande vroeër as Andrade se titel verdediging. Span Andrade het versoek dat die WBO World Championship Komitee toelaat Andrade dieselfde geleentheid om sy posisie te verdedig.
Volg Demetrius Andrade op TwitterAndradeATeam ofBooBooBoxing.

Emmanuel 'Manny’ Rodriguez is ingestel om sy WBO Latino titel verdedig teen Alex Rangel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Kapokgewig WBO Latino kampioen Emmanuel 'Manny’ Rodriguez ( 12-0, 8 KO se ) sal die verdediging van sy titel vir die derde keer, teen Mexiko se Alex Rangel ( 16-4-2, 10 KO se ) op 'n geskeduleerde 10 rondes tweestryd, geskeduleer vir Saterdag, Augustus, 22 by die Tomas Dones Coliseum in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
“Rangel is 'n goeie vegter wat baie stoot gooi, het goeie vegters gekonfronteer en ek verstaan ​​dat hierdie stryd 'n oorlog sal wees. Ek het geen twyfel oor dit” gesê Emmanuel Rodriguez, wat voortgegaan, “Rangel het die afstand met Cesar Seda en duur nege rondes teen Alexis Santiago. In beide gevegte, Rangel het goed gelyk in die verlies van poging, so ek het om te wees in 'n uitstekende toestand na die gordel in Puerto Rico hou”.
Rodriguez, wat is die eerste Puerto Rikaanse bokser om goud teen 'n Jeug Olimpiese Spele gryp ( Singapoer 2010 ), het verlede Mei, die grootste oorwinning van sy loopbaan jong verslaan via skouspelagtige KO in die derde ronde, voormalige WBA gegradeerde #11, Luis Hinojosa.
“Rangel is die soort teenstander belangrike en noodsaaklike op die ontwikkeling Rodriguez se” Said Juan Orengo, bestuurder van Emmanuel Rodriguez, “Ons verwag Rangel te wees in 'n groot vorm. Die stryd kan die afstand te gaan, maar niks word gewaarborg nie, want 'Manny’ het 'n baie krag het, en klop sy teenstanders met een punch”.
Oktober 2014, die onoorwonne Puerto Rikaanse sensasie, gevang die WBO-titel Latino deur klop uit Miguel 'geen vrees’ Cartagena in die eerste ronde. Cartagena was 'n voormalige twee keer Verenigde State Nasionale Kampioen, en 11 keer Golden Gloves wenner in Philadelphia.
Rodriguez het ander noemenswaardige oorwinnings deur 'n eenparige besluit oor die wêreld titel aanspraakmaker, David Quijano, en voormalige WBC FECARBOX kampioen, Felix Perez.
Video's – Volledige gevegte
Rodriguez vs. HINOJOSA
Rodriguez vs. Cartagena

Onoorwonne Mauro Maximiliano Pop om WBO Latino verdedig & Argentynse 140 pond titels hierdie Vrydag in Buenos Aires, Argenti

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Buenos Aires, Argentinië (Julie 8, 2015)Vrydag nag in Buenos Aires, Argentinië, onoorwonne en die wêreld ingedeel, Jr. Weltergewig Mauro Maximiliano Pop sal die WBO Latino en Argentynse verdedig 140 pond titels wanneer hy op Xavier Luques Castillo.
Pop van Centenario, Argentinië het 'n rekord van 19-0 met 8 uitklophoue en is tans posisie nommer-9 deur die WBO.
Castillo van Cordoba, Argentinië 13-4 met 4 uitklophoue.
“Ek is dankbaar vir die geleentheid om te veg vir Banner Promotions, en Ek sal kapitaliseer op wat met 'n groot maatskappy,” Said Pop.
“Ek het groot verwagtinge. Castillo has fought internationally, so dit is 'n geleentheid om te bewys ek kan veg teen 'n hoë vlak. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
'N Oorwinning oor Castillo sal opgestel Pop vir 'n groot stryd in die Verenigde State van Amerika.
“Ek berei om die wees op die groot verhoog in die Verenigde State van Amerika. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Pop sal die jongste invoer uit Argentinië wees om in staat wees om 'n groot naam vir homself te maak, volg in die voetspore van die hou van Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana en Diego Chaves.
“Ek is gereed vir die tipe gevegte wat hulle in gewees. I know I am on the same level as those fighters. I am on the level to take any fight and fight everybody. I just want to fight the best.
“Ek wil net my span bedank. I am glad that the fight can be seen online so I can prove to a large audience that I have worked very hard to realize my dream to become world champion.
The fight will be shown live on http://www.tvpublica.com.ar by 10 PM Oos.

‘MannyRodríguez to defend WBO Latino title against Luis Hinojosa

RodriguezvsCartagena
Photo by Esdel Palermo / Fresh Boxing
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino bantamweight Champion, Emmanuel 'Manny’ Rodriguez (11-0, 7 KO se) van Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 KO se) van die Dominikaanse Republiek, op Saterdag, Mei 30 at the Cosme Beitia Coliseum in Cataño, Puerto Rico.
Rodríguez won the WBO Latino Bantamweight title after knocking out in the very first round Philly native Miguel Cartegena 13-2, 5 KO’s and former amateur 2 time US National Champion who won the Philadelphia Golden Gloves 11 keer.
Last February, Hinojosa was scheduled to face the Puerto Rican fighter but the fight was canceled due to the Dominican visa issues.
I’m aware that I’m facing an experienced opponent who will be coming with every trick in the book. He is a battle tested veteran boxer that throws a lot of punches and perhaps this maybe the toughest fight of my career, but my team and I are working hard in preparation for this fight, and we will be ready for everything and anything he may come up with during the fight to assure that the belt won’t leave Puerto Rico”, gesê Emmanuel Rodriguez, wat voortgegaan, “in the social media outlets many fans have told me that Hinojosa is in great condition, and has not stopped training since the fight was canceled in February. What can I say about this? I smell war
In his short professional boxing career, Rodriguez has notable victories over world title contender, David Quijano and former FECARBOX champion (WBC), Felix Perez, both wins were by unanimous decision. In his last brawl held in February, Rodriguez defeated Hungarian champion, Gabor Molnar by TKO in the second round.
After suffering seven losses early in his career, in 2010 Hinojosa got on a hot victory streak by winning his next 25 fights and captured the WBA Fedecaribe and WBA Fedelatin titles in the process. In Augustus 2014, Hinojosa traveled to Venezuela for the biggest fight of his career, which was for the WBA Interim World title. His opponent Yonfrez Parejo defeated Hinojosa by TKO in the eleventh round in a close and exciting bout.
Immediately, Hinojosa returned to the winning column by obtaining a TKO victory in the third round over prospect, Luis Rosa in November 2014.
Rodriguez’s manager Juan Orengo commented; “Hinojosa is very ready and his team has warned us to be prepared. I’m very confident in Manny’s talent and that he will prevail in the fight and will retain his belt while ensuring the fans get a great show. This will be an all out war from beginning and in the end, the real winners will most definitely be the fans”.
If all goes well, ‘Mannywill be back in August and at the end of the year we will be shooting for a world title at 118 lbs.” Orengo said.
Rodriguez, who is the first Puerto Rican to win a gold medal at the 2010 Junior Olympics in Singapore 2010 is ranked #8 in the world by the WBO, en #11 deur die WBC.
Soon more details to come about the boxing card which is being promoted by Fresh Boxing and M/V Power Promotions.
Video footage to download:
Rodríguez vs Cartagena
Rodríguez vs Molnar

MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV Continues Friday, Mei 8, by 10 namiddag. EN

 

Mei 5, 2015

 

Die MetroPCS Vrydag Nag Knockout op truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Vrydag, Mei 8, by 10 namiddag. EN from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The card will feature two title fights, headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 Uitklophoue) from Passaic, N.J., en “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Uitklophoue). Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michel Soro (25-1-1, 15 Uitklophoue) from France, with Monaghan defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title against Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 Uitklophoue) from Brazil.

Kommentators vir die geleentheid sal insluit Kevin Bullets verskaffing speel-per-speel met ontleder Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini en verslaggewer Crystina Poncher. Kugler is a veteran announcer who has called college basketball and NFL coverage for Westwood One and college football for the Big Ten Network. Mancini is a 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee and former NABF and WBA lightweight champion. Poncher is a commentator and reporter for Top Rank, sowel as 'n gasheer, verslaggewer en korrespondent vir NFL Network en NFL.com. Daarbenewens, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Aanbieding van die netwerk sal die volgehoue ​​gebruik van die funksie “Spidercam”tegnologie, die eerste van sy soort vir 'n lewendige plaaslike boks beeldsending, providing dynamic coverage during the series. “Spidercam” operates on a four-point system of cables from designated points beyond the corners of the boxing ring. Die geskorste kamera het die vermoë om dwingende 360-grade hoeke van die aksie, insluitend die vermoë om te beweeg in drie dimensies te voorsien - links / regs, vorentoe / agtertoe en op / af.

 

As part of its entitlement sponsorship of the boxing series on truTV,MetroPCS will receive camera-visible center ring and corner pad brand placement for each fight, as well as inclusion in all promotional messaging across truTV and other Turner Broadcasting networks.

 

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MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV to Debut Friday, Mei 1, by 10 namiddag. EN

New Primetime Series to Include First-Ever Use of “Spidercam” for Live Boxing Telecast

Kevin Kugler to Provide Play-by-Play with World Class Welterweight Timothy Bradley & Reporter Crystina Poncher

truTV and Top Rank will partner to exclusively present the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, a live primetime boxing series set to debut Friday, Mei 1, by 10 namiddag. EN. The new boxing series, in association with Turner Sports and HBO Sports, will launch on the eve of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view fight with a card featuring two title bouts inside The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

The network’s presentation will feature the first-ever domestic use of “Spidercam” technology for a live boxing telecast, providing dynamic coverage of this new series. “Spidercam” operates on a four-point system of cables from designated points beyond the corners of the boxing ring. Die geskorste kamera het die vermoë om dwingende 360-grade hoeke van die aksie, insluitend die vermoë om te beweeg in drie dimensies te voorsien - links / regs, vorentoe / agtertoe en op / af.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Mei 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 Uitklophoue) from Chiba, Japan, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 Uitklophoue) from Los Mochis, Mexiko, in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBO Lightweight World Championship. The undercard will include two undefeated fighters in action – Mikael Zewski (26-0, 23 Uitklophoue) from Quebec, Kanada, vs. Konstantin Ponomarev (27-0, 13 Uitklophoue) from Miass, Russia – in a 10-round bout for the NABF Welterweight Championship.

Commentators for the event will include Kevin Kugler providing play-by-play with analyst Timothy Bradley and reporter Crystina Poncher. Kugler is a veteran announcer who has called college basketball and NFL coverage for Westwood One and college football for the Big Ten Network. Bradley is a former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion, including a win over Pacquiao during his career. Poncher is a commentator and reporter for Top Rank, sowel as 'n gasheer, verslaggewer en korrespondent vir NFL Network en NFL.com. Daarbenewens, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

The second week of the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV series – live from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Vrydag, Mei 8, by 10 namiddag. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 Uitklophoue) from Passaic, N.J., and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Uitklophoue) in aksie. Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michael Soro (25-1-1, 15 Uitklophoue) from France, with Monaghan (defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title) facing Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 Uitklophoue) from Brazil.

As part of its entitlement sponsorship of the boxing series on truTV, MetroPCS will receive camera-visible center ring and corner pad brand placement for each fight, as well as inclusion in all promotional messaging across truTV and other Turner Broadcasting networks. Sony PlayStation also joins as an associate sponsor of the series, with in-ring signage and inclusion in promotional spots.

Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at TurnerSportsPR.

MBC & PBA Ink DealBritish Masters Title Fights For MBC UK Events

It was announced earlier today that Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) and the Professional Boxing Association (PBA) have inked a deal, that will not only mean that the hugely popular British Masters Championship, but also the as well as the all new European Masters Championship, that is being created specifically for the MBC, can now be campaigned for on MBC sanctioned events in the United Kingdom for the first time.

 

For the past sixteen years or so, both the British and International Masters Championships have only been available on British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) sanctioned events in the UK, however with the MBC’s rapid growth in the United Kingdom, projected to be sanctioning in excess of forty events in England, Wallis, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2015, it became clear to PBA Chairman Mr Bruce Baker that there was potential for further growth for the Championships if they were also available on MBC sanctioned events.

 

Over the past sixteen years or so there have been close to six hundred Masters title fights that have taken place in the UK, many of the Masters Champions have then gone on to campaign for major accolades on the domestic, international and even the World stage.

 

The most famous of these Masters Champions is no less than former two division WBO World Champion Ricky Burns, who after winning the International Masters Super Featherweight title against Romania’s Gheorghe Ghiompirica in May 2008, was catapulted onto the International stage, where in his very next bout the Scotsman successfully challenged American based Ghanaian Osumanu Akaba for the vacant Commonwealth title.

 

Burn’s successfully defended the Commonwealth crown three times before moving onto the World scene, where he then successfully challenged then WBO World Super Featherweight Champion Roman Martinez from Puerto Rico.

 

Once more Burn’s successfully defended his WBO World Super Featherweight crown three times before moving up a division and beating Australia’s Michael Katsidis for the interim WBO World Lightweight title in November 2011.

 

On his very next fight Burn’s secured the full WBO World Lightweight title, beating Namibia’s Paulus Moses at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow in March 2012.

 

Burn’s successfully defended his second World title four times before succumbing to the skills of Omaha, USA’s Terence Crawford in March 2014.

 

With such an illustrious Championship career blossoming from Burns’ first tilt at a title, there can be no doubt of the importance of the Masters titles on the domestic scene, something that now can also benefit the boxers, both British and those from overseas that box on the UK events sanctioned by the MBC.

 

The inaugural Masters Championship, that will take place on an MBC sanctioned event in the UK, sees Czech Republic’s Nikolas Botos challenge Bradford’s Tasif Khan for the International Masters Bantamweight title on the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott promoted event which takes place at York Hall in London on Saturday May 2nd.

 

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Legendary Referee Mickey Vann To Officiate MBC’s Inaugural Scottish Event This Saturday

Legendary globe trotting Championship referee Mickey Vann will be making one of his shortest international journeys in a long while, this coming weekend, when he officiates the first Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) sanctioned event in Scotland, the Stewart Allan promoted event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw on Saturday 25ste April 2015.

 

Vann, who has been the MBC’s chief referee since 2013, has been officiating for close to forty years, the first bout he refereed was Eddie Smith versus Joe Jackson at the Anglo American Sporting Club in Manchester on the 11steOktober 1976.

 

It would be some seven years later before Vann refereed his first domestic Championship bout, the BBBofC Central Area Featherweight Title fight between Steve Pollard and Steve Farnsworth at the Tiffany’s Nightclub in Hull on the 29ste Maart 1983.

 

Three years later Vann refereed his first International Championship contest, the Commonwealth Lightweight Title fight between Zimbabwe’s Langton Tinago and Australia’s Graeme Brooke at the Granada Studios in Manchester on 23rd Augustus 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8ste Junie 1990 Vann refereed his first World Championship bout, the WBC World Minimumweight title fight between Japan’s Hideyuki Ohashi and Thailand’s Napa Kiatwanchai in Tokyo, Japan.

 

To date Vann has refereed one hundred and forty three International, Inter-Continental and World title contests for the World Sanctioning Organisations, such as WBC, WBO, IBF, WBU etc as well as an even higher number of European, Statebond, British and Irish domestic title fights during his eight hundred and eighty two bout career to date.

 

The most recent of these bouts being the WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title fight between Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and Russian Andry Knyazev, which took place in Kiev just last weekend.

 

In addition Vann has also judged one hundred and seventy three Championship contests since 1978, taking his officiating career total to an incredible one thousand and fifty five contests, sorry make that one thousand and fifty six contests if we include the upcoming event this weekend.

 

Shortly after returning from Kiev, the effervescent Vann spoke briefly about his career and the upcoming event he is to officiate in Scotland Saterdag.

 

“What can I say I didn’t realise I’d refereed that many fights,

 

My most memorable fight would naturally be Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park, that was history.

 

But have refereed so many memorable fights, where do I start, Shea Neary and Mickey Ward, now that was a great fight.

 

There’s some from years ago I can remember, like Jean-Marc Renard against Farid Benredjeb, oh what a war that was, they both ended up in hospital.

 

Another memorable fight was Cassius Boloyi against Phillip Ndou, It was a war, 'n absolute oorlog

 

They were two South Africans but from different tribes, they wanted me to referee it, not a South African, which was very much appreciated.

 

I remember refereeing the WBC mandatory Lightweight title fight, between Leavander Johnson and Miguel Angel Gonzalez, in a bullring, which was an experience.

 

I refereed in America Jorge Paez and Angel Manfredy, that was a terrific fight, in fact refereed three or four times in America.

 

I think if you count them all I think I refereed in thirty nine different countries, I left school at seven and went back at thirteen and left again at fourteen and I didn’t know at that time that there were that many countries in the world. Ek het nie, eerlik.

 

I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Argentinië, Japan, all over, I just got back from Kiev.

 

People come up for photographs, even in Kiev, with Mickey the dancer and then they pretend they are you moving about, it’s lovely.

 

I pick out nothing really, I just pick out what has been the big fights that I’ve enjoyed.

 

I qualified as a star grade referee in 1978 and I’m still going, I’d done hundreds of fights by then, it’s not a job really, it’s just enjoyment as such.

 

I wasn’t a very good pro fighter, I was a pretty good amateur, I had sixty six fights as an amateur and lost nineteen, but you used to have three fights a day in the Championships, you fought in the morning, won that you fought in the afternoon and if you won that you fought at night to get through to the next round, in the Army Championships and the boys clubs sort of thing, that’s what we all did.

 

As a pro I have fourteen fights but I lost nine, but I enjoyed it, I’m glad I turned pro and I’m glad I fought, I’m glad I fought amateur and pro and I missed it when I retired and I wanted to do something and my manager suggested I referee, I wanted to coach but Tommy Miller, my manager said to me ‘Jesus Mick what could you teach anyone’, so he said to me you want to be a referee, so I put in for it and it took me two years and I qualified.

 

I’ve enjoyed every minute of it and some times have been better than others, in fact they used to hate me in Scotland, they thought I hated the Scots. I heard this on the radio many times.

 

Alex Morrison will tell you, he thought I was hater of Scotsmen, Ek was nie, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that Saterdag it’s the Scottish promoter and the Scottish boxers that asked for me for this show.

 

I’ve always had great fun there and my all time favourite fighter is a Scotsman, Ken Buchanan, so it’s really nice that they want me to be there for the first MBC sanctioned event there, I can’t wait.”

 

Mickey Vann will be the referee for both the Sandy Robb versus Mathew Ellis and Scott Allan versus Isaac Quaye that co-headline the Stewart Allan (Teenstanders Promotions) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Skotland op Saterdag 25ste April 2015.

 

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