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Boxcino 2014 Pencampwr pwysau ysgafn, Peter “Zar” Petrov to fight Liam Walsh in WBO Lightweight elimination bout on October 10 ym Manceinion, Lloegr

Philadelphia, PA (Medi 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 pencampwr Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 KO yn) Bydd ymladd diguro Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 KO yn) mewn WBO bout dileu ysgafn ar 10 Hydref

mewn Manceinion, Lloegr.
Bydd enillydd y frwydr yn y Challenger orfodol ar gyfer enillydd y WBO ornest teitl Ysgafn rhwng Terry Flanagan a Diego Magdaleno, a fydd yn digwydd ar yr un cerdyn ar Hydref 10.
Petrov ennill y cyfle ar gryfder ennill y 2014 Boxcino bencampwriaeth ysgafn pan orchfygodd Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), a Fernando Carcamo (17-5).
“Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i ymladd mewn eliminator terfynol WBO, mae hyn yn dod â mi yn nes at deitl y byd sydd wedi bod yn freuddwyd gydol oes i mi. Mae wedi bod yn ffordd hir i mi gael i'r swydd hon, ac yr wyf am wneud fy nheulu a ffrindiau yn falch. Hoffwn ddiolch i Artie Pelullo dros gredu ynof ac ar gyfer cael y cyfle i mi, Ni fyddaf yn siomi,”meddai'r Petrov.
“Bydd Ymladd Liam Walsh ar ei dyweirch cartref fod yn anodd, ond yn y fan hon yn fy ngyrfa nid oes unrhyw corneli torri. Walsh yn fy ffordd, ac mae'n rhaid i mi guro ef i gyflawni fy nodau. He is a young-strong fighter, ond nid yw erioed wedi gweld unrhyw un fel fi y tu mewn i'r cylch.”
Said Banner Promotions Llywydd, Arthur Pelullo, “Mae hyn yn achos arall o Boxcinosef y sbardun i enfawr cyfle. Petr has earned this opportunity, ac rydym yn credu y bydd yn ennill y frwydr hon ac yn ymladd yn erbyn y enillydd y prif ddigwyddiad rhwng Flanagan a Magdaleno.”
Ar 3 Ebrill, Enillodd Petrov penderfyniad unfrydol 10-rownd dros gyn-bencampwr byd Gamaliel Diaz yn Corona, California.
Bydd Petrov yn ymuno Banner Promotions stablemate John Thompson a fydd yn herio gyfer y WBO Jr. Teitl y canol yn erbyn Liam Smith ar yr un cerdyn.

Boxcino 2015 Jr. Hyrwyddwr canol, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson i ymladd Liam Smith am wag WBO Jr. Teitl y canol ar Hydref 10 ym Manceinion, Lloegr


I'W RYDDHAU AR UNWAITH

Philadelphia, PA (Awst 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 pencampwr John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson wedi arwyddo i wynebu diguro Liam Smith ar gyfer yr wag WBO y byd Jr. Teitl y canol ar 10 Hydref mewn Manceinion, Lloegr.

Thompson yn ymuno Willie Monroe Jr. fel yr 2il hyrwyddwr Boxcino i ymladd am deitl y byd mewn cyfnod pum mis.
Thompson (17-1, 6 KO yn) o Newark, Bydd New Jersey cymryd rhan yn ei deitl bout byd cyntaf.
Thompson yn cyd-hyrwyddo gan GH3 Promotions Vito Mielnicki a Baner Promotions Arthur Pelullo yn.
Enillodd Thompson y cyfle ar gryfder o ennill y Boxcino 2015 Jr. Twrnamaint canol gyda buddugoliaethau dros Ricardo PINELL (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) ac 2il streic crwn dros Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Rwy'n teimlo'n gyffrous. These doors keep opening, ac yr wyf yn jyst yn cerdded drwyddynt a'u cau. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. I mi, y twrnamaint Boxcino yn gyfle gwych i gael ei sefydlu. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, ac roeddwn i'n gwybod o'r cychwyn dyna sut byddwch yn cael yn barod ar gyfer y mathau hyn o ymladd,” Said Thompson.
“Rwy'n falch iawn o 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 neidio i gyd drosto ac a ddywedodd wneud iddo ddigwydd. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, eu bod yn ychydig yn llawer rhwng, ac efe a neidiodd ar y cyfle i ymladd dros y WBO Jr. Pencampwriaeth y byd canol,” Dywedodd Arthur Pelullo o Banner Promotions
Said Vito Mielnicki, Llywydd GH3 Promotions, “John oedd y Diffoddwr cyntaf i mi a lofnodwyd yn GH3 Hyrwyddiadau. 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, a bydd yn dangos ei ddawn ar Hydref 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, Bydd John roi ar berfformiad gwych.”
Mae'r bout ei hyrwyddo gan Promotions Queensberry Frank Warren, ar y cyd â Banner Promotions Arthur Pelullo a GH3 Promotions Vito Mielnicki yn.
Y Smith – Bydd Thompson bout yn ymuno â'r teitl frwydr WBO Canol rhwng Andy Lee a Billy Joe Saunders, yn ogystal â Terry Flanagan yn amddiffyn ei deitl WBO yn erbyn Ysgafn Diego Magdaleno, wil sy'n ffurfio triphlyg-header bencampwriaeth ar 10 Hydref o Fanceinion, Lloegr.

Demetrius Andrade Ffeiliau apelio gyda WBO

PROVIDENCE (Awst 13, 2015) – Canol iau undefeated Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) wedi ffeilio apêl ynghylch penderfyniad diweddar Sefydliad Bocsio Byd (WBO) i stribed ef o'i pencampwriaeth ganol WBO iau Byd. Yn y llythyr at llywydd WBO Francisco Valcarcel, Honnodd Andrade methodd y WBO i gynnig wrthwynebydd orfodol iddo yn ystod y saith mis diwethaf iddo amddiffyn ei deitl yn erbyn.
Apêl Andrade hefyd yn sôn fod y WBO anfon llythyr ato ar Ionawr 23, 2015, oedd yn datgan y byddai'r WBO orfodi cais pwrs rhwng WBO No. 1 Challenger Jermell Charlo a Andrade, os na fydd y cytundeb frwydr ei datrys o fewn (30) diwrnod. Fodd bynnag, nid oedd y WBO grym y bid pwrs, gan ganiatáu Charlo i lofnodi cytundeb i ymladd Vanes Martirosyan, bron 30 diwrnod ar ôl Andrade wedi llofnodi ei gytundeb i ymladd Charlo.
Mae copi o'r contract frwydr uchod, a oedd wedi'i lofnodi Andrade ar Ionawr 14, 2015 i ymladd Charlo am $300,000, hefyd wedi'i gynnwys fel tystiolaeth i gefnogi'r honiad Andrade yn. Dywedodd Andrade fod y contract wedi'i lofnodi yn profi ei fod yn, mewn gwirionedd, Tîm Charlo yn, Nid yw Andrade, bod tynnu allan o'r ornest.
Gofynnodd Andrade y WBO i ganiatáu iddo i ymladd unrhyw un drwy ddatgan, “Rydym yn barchus yn gofyn i'r WBO yn caniatáu i Demetrius Andrade i amddiffyn y WBO Jr. Canol Teitl erbyn UNRHYW un o'r top 15 gwrthwynebwyr. Dim ond y WBO y gallu i orfodi un o'u cystadleuwyr cymeradwy i ymladd ag ef. Rydym yn barchus yn gofyn i'r Pwyllgor Pencampwriaeth y Byd WBO i ddefnyddio eu pŵer i orfodi top 15 ymladdwr i ymladd ag ef yn eich hwylustod cynharaf posibl. Byddem yn fwy na pharod i ganiatáu i frwydr ddigwydd dan reolau cais pwrs, os oes angen. Os gwelwch yn dda defnyddiwch eich grym ac awdurdod i gamu i mewn a grym ymladd gorfodol i ganiatáu i Demetrius Andrade i amddiffyn ei deitl yn y cylch bocsio, lle y dylid ei benderfynu ac mae gennych ein gair y byddwn yn anrhydeddu y WBO drwy gytuno i ymladd unrhyw un a gymeradwywyd gan y WBO cyn Medi 30, 2015.”
Mynegodd Tîm Andrade ymhellach ei barodrwydd i amddiffyn ei deitl WBO drwy gytuno i fynd dramor ac yn ymladd WBO wrthwynebydd a gymeradwywyd am lai na $150,000 bod, yn anffodus, eu bod yn dal yn aflwyddiannus wrth sicrhau bout.
Ymhellach, Dadleuodd Andrade fod y WBO yn ddiweddar ei hysbysu o'i fwriad i gael gwared ef oddi ar ei ben 15 rankings yn gyfan gwbl, eto, y WBO yn parhau i raddio Saul “Canelo” Alvarez gan fod y WBO y Byd Jr. Canol Dim. 1 contender, er nad yw Alvarez wedi ymladd fel Jr. Canol ers Medi. 14, 2013, naw mis yn gynharach nag amddiffyn teitl Andrade yn. Gofynnodd Tîm Andrade fod y Pwyllgor Pencampwriaeth WBO y Byd yn caniatáu Andrade yr un cyfle i amddiffyn ei safle.
Dilynwch Demetrius Andrade ar TwitterAndradeATeam neuBooBooBoxing.

Manny Emmanuel '’ Rodriguez is set to defend his WBO Latino title against Alex Rangel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Bantamweight WBO Latino champion Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Rodriguez ( 12-0, 8 KO yn ) will be defending his title for the third time, against Mexico’s Alex Rangel ( 16-4-2, 10 KO yn ) on a scheduled 10 rounds duel, a drefnwyd ar gyfer Dydd Sadwrn, Awst, 22 at the Tomas Dones Coliseum in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Rangel is a good fighter that throws lots of punches, has faced good fighters and I understand that this fight will be a war. I have no doubt about itsaid Emmanuel Rodriguez, a barhaodd, “Rangel went the distance with Cesar Seda and lasted nine rounds against Alexis Santiago. In both fights, Rangel looked good in losing effort, so I have to be in excellent condition to keep the belt in Puerto Rico”.
Rodriguez, who is the first Puerto Rican boxer to grab gold at a Youth Olympic Games ( Singapore 2010 ), had on last May, the biggest win of his young career by defeating via spectacular KO in the third round, former WBA rated #11, Luis Hinojosa.
Rangel is the kind of opponent important and necessary on Rodriguez’s developmentsaid Juan Orengo, manager of Emmanuel Rodriguez, “We expect Rangel to be in great shape. The fight may go the distance but nothing is guaranteed because ‘Mannyhas gained a lot of power, and is knocking out his opponents with one punch”.
Ar Hydref 2014, yr diguro teimlad Puerto Rico, dal y teitl Latino WBO drwy guro allan Miguel 'Dim Ofn’ Cartagena in the first round. Roedd Cartagena yn gyn United Pencampwr Cenedlaethol States dau amser, ac 11 Amseroedd Golden enillydd Menig yn Philadelphia.
Mae gan Rodriguez buddugoliaethau nodedig eraill drwy benderfyniad unfrydol dros deitl contender byd, David Quijano, a chyn bencampwr WBC FECARBOX, Felix Perez.
VideosComplete fights
Rodriguez vs. Hinojosa
Rodriguez vs. Cartagena

Undefeated Mauro Maximiliano Godoy i amddiffyn WBO Latino & Yr Ariannin 140 teitlau punt y dydd Gwener hwn yn Buenos Aires, Argenti

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Buenos Aires, Yr Ariannin (Gorffennaf 8, 2015)Mae hyn Dydd Gwener nos yn Buenos Aires, Yr Ariannin, diguro a byd ranked, Jr. Pwysau welter Mauro Maximiliano Godoy Bydd amddiffyn y WBO Latino a Ariannin 140 teitlau punt pan yn cymryd ar Xavier Luques Castillo.
Godoy o Centenario, Mae gan yr Ariannin cofnod o 19-0 gyda 8 knockouts ac ar hyn o bryd ranked rhif-9 gan y WBO.
Castillo o Cordoba, Ariannin yn 13-4 gyda 4 knockouts.
“Yr wyf yn ddiolchgar am y cyfle i ymladd dros Banner Promotions, a byddaf yn manteisio ar fod gyda chwmni mawr,” meddai'r Godoy.
“Mae gen i ddisgwyliadau mawr. Castillo has fought internationally, felly mae'n gyfle i brofi y gallaf ymladd ar lefel uchel. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
Bydd buddugoliaeth dros Castillo sefydlu Godoy am frwydr mawr yn yr Unol Daleithiau.
“Yr wyf yn paratoi i fod yn ar y llwyfan mawr yn yr Unol Daleithiau. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Bydd Godoy fydd y mewnforio diweddaraf o'r Ariannin i allu i wneud enw mawr iddo'i hun, dilyn yn ôl troed o bobl fel Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana a Diego Chaves.
“Yr wyf yn barod ar gyfer y math o ymladd y maent wedi bod mewn. 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.
“Fi jyst am ddiolch i fy nhîm. 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 yn 10 PM Dwyrain.

‘MannyRodríguez to defend WBO Latino title against Luis Hinojosa

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Photo by Esdel Palermo / Fresh Boxing
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino bantamweight Champion, Manny Emmanuel '’ Rodriguez (11-0, 7 KO yn) o Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 KO yn) Gweriniaeth Dominica, ar Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 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 Amseroedd.
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”, said Emmanuel Rodriguez, a barhaodd, “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 (CLlC), 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, mewn 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. Ym mis Awst 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 pwys.” 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, ac #11 gan y Cyngor Llyfrau.
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, Mai 8, yn 10 p.m. A

 

Mai 5, 2015

 

Y MetroPCS Nos Wener Knockout ar truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Dydd Gwener, Mai 8, yn 10 p.m. A o'r Ganolfan Darbodus yn Newark, N.J. The card will feature two title fights, headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 Kos) from Passaic, N.J., ac “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Kos). Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michel Soro (25-1-1, 15 Kos) from France, with Monaghan defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title against Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 Kos) from Brazil.

Bydd sylwebyddion ar gyfer y digwyddiad yn cynnwys Bwledi Kevin gan ddarparu chwarae-wrth-chwarae gyda dadansoddwr Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini a gohebydd 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, yn ogystal â llu, gohebydd a gohebydd ar gyfer Rhwydwaith NFL a NFL.com. Yn ogystal, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Bydd cyflwyniad y rhwydwaith yn cynnwys parhau i ddefnyddio “Spidercam”technoleg, y cyntaf o'i fath i gael telecast byw bocsio yn y cartref, 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. Mae'r camera atal dros dro sydd â'r gallu i ddarparu onglau 360-gradd cymhellol o'r camau gan gynnwys y gallu i symud mewn tri dimensiwn - chwith / dde, ymlaen / yn ôl ac i fyny / i lawr.

 

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, Mai 1, yn 10 p.m. A

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, Mai 1, yn 10 p.m. A. 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. Mae'r camera atal dros dro sydd â'r gallu i ddarparu onglau 360-gradd cymhellol o'r camau gan gynnwys y gallu i symud mewn tri dimensiwn - chwith / dde, ymlaen / yn ôl ac i fyny / i lawr.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Mai 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 Kos) from Chiba, Japan, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 Kos) from Los Mochis, Mecsico, 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 Kos) from Quebec, Canada, vs. Konstantin Ponomarev (27-0, 13 Kos) 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, yn ogystal â llu, gohebydd a gohebydd ar gyfer Rhwydwaith NFL a NFL.com. Yn ogystal, 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., ar ddydd Gwener, Mai 8, yn 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 Kos) from Passaic, N.J., and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Kos) ar waith. Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michael Soro (25-1-1, 15 Kos) from France, with Monaghan (defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title) facing Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 Kos) 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, Cymru, 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 25fed Ebrill 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 11fedHydref 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 29fed Mawrth 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 23ydd Awst 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8fed Mehefin 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, Gymanwlad, 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 ar ddydd Sadwrn.

 

“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, ryfel absoliwt

 

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. Doeddwn i ddim, yn onest.

 

I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Yr Ariannin, 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, Doeddwn i ddim yn, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that dydd Sadwrn 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 (Rivals Hyrwyddiadau) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland ar Dydd Sadwrn 25fed Ebrill 2015.

 

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