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Boxcino 2014 Kedu otu m ga onye mmeri, Peter “Zar” Petrov na-alụ ọgụ Liam Walsh na WBO Kedu otu m ga mkpochapu tuanu on October 10 na Manchester, England

Philadelphia, På (September 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 onye mmeri Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 Ko si) ga-alụ ọgụ undefeated Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 Ko si) na a WBO Kedu otu m ga mkpochapu tuanu na October 10th

na Manchester, England.
-Eto eto nke na-agha ga-amanyere bụ iwu ịma ya aka maka eto eto, nke WBO Kedu otu m ga aha tuanu n'etiti Terry Flanagan na Diego Magdaleno, nke ga-ebe na otu kaadị on October 10.
Petrov akwụ ohere na ike nke-emeri 2014 Boxcino Kedu otu m ga egwuregwu mgbe o meriri Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), na Fernando Carcamo (17-5).
“Nke a bụ oké ohere ibuso ya agha na a WBO ikpeazụ eliminator, a na-ewetara m nso ka a ụwa aha nke siworo a na ndụ nrọ nke m. Ọ na-a ogologo ụzọ ka m ga-esi na a ọnọdụ, na m chọrọ ka ndị ezinụlọ m na ndị enyi mpako. M na-ekele Artie Pelullo maka ikwere na m na-n'ihi na m ohere, M agaghị tụkwasịrị,”kwuru Petrov.
“Alụ ọgụ Liam Walsh on n'ụlọ ya turf ga-siri ike, ma n'ebe a na ọrụ m na e nweghị ọnwụ nkuku. Walsh bụ na ụzọ m, m ga-eti ya iji nweta ihe mgbaru ọsọ m. Ọ bụ a na-eto eto-ike fighter, ma ọ mgbe hụrụ onye ọ bụla dị ka m n'ime mgbanaka.”
Kwurula Pụrụ Iche n'ọkwá President, Arthur Pelullo, “A bụ ihe ọzọ ikpe nke Boxcinoịbụ rata na a nnukwu a ohere. Petr emeela ohere a, na anyị kweere na ọ ga-emeri nke a agha na-alụ ọgụ-eto eto nke isi omume n'etiti Flanagan na Magdaleno.”
On April 3rd, Petrov ndibọhọ a 10-gburugburu etebe n'elu mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Gameliel Diaz na Corona, California.
Petrov ga sonyere Pụrụ Iche n'ọkwá stablemate John Thompson onye ga-aka maka WBO Obere. Middleweight aha megide Liam Smith na otu kaadị.

Boxcino 2015 Obere. Middleweight onye mmeri, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson na-alụ ọgụ Liam Smith maka ohere iputa WBO Obere. Middleweight aha on October 10 na Manchester, England


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Philadelphia, På (August 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 onye mmeri John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson ka aka na ihu undefeated Liam Smith maka ohere iputa WBO ụwa Obere. Middleweight aha na October 10th na Manchester, England.

Thompson enyekwara Willie Monroe Obere. dị ka 2nd Boxcino mmeri na-alụ ọgụ maka ụwa aha ke a ise ọnwa na-adịru.
Thompson (17-1, 6 Ko si) nke Newark, New Jersey ga-ekere òkè na ya ụwa mbụ aha tuanu.
Thompson na-ngalaba-akwalite VITO Mielnicki si GH3 n'ọkwá na Arthur Pelullo si Pụrụ Iche n'ọkwá.
Thompson nweela ohere na ike nke-emeri Boxcino 2015 Obere. Middleweight ndorondoro na Enwee Mmeri n'elu Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) na a 2nd gburugburu stoppage n'elu Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Obi dị m anụrị. These doors keep opening, na m nnọọ na-eje ije site na ha ma na-emechi ha. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Maka m, na Boxcino ndorondoro bụ oké ohere guzosie ike. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, na m maara na site ná mmalite nke ahụ bụ otú ị ga-esi njikere maka ndị a na ụdị ịlụ ọgụ,” Kwurula Thompson.
“M nnọọ mpako nke 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 jumped nile ya, sị-eme ka ọ eme. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, ha dị ole na ole ndị dị anya n'etiti, o jumped na ohere-alụ ọgụ maka WBO Obere. Middleweight ụwa egwuregwu,” kwuru Arthur Pelullo nke Pụrụ Iche n'ọkwá
Kwuru VITO Mielnicki, President nke GH3 n'ọkwá, “John bụ nke mbụ fighter m bịanyere aka na GH3 n'ọkwá. 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, na ọ ga-egosi ya talent on October 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John ga-etinye on a oké arụmọrụ.”
The tuanu a na-akwalite Frank Warren si Queensberry n'ọkwá, na-akpakọrịta na Arthur Pelullo si Pụrụ Iche n'ọkwá na VITO Mielnicki si GH3 n'ọkwá.
The Smith – Thompson tuanu ga-esonye WBO Middleweight aha agha n'etiti Andy Lee na Billy Joe Saunders, nakwa dị ka Terry Flanagan ịgbachitere ya WBO Kedu otu m ga aha megide Diego Magdaleno, nke wil-eme ka elu a egwuregwu Mmaji Atọ-nkụnye eji isi mee on October 10th si Manchester, England.

Demetrius Andrade Files ịrịọ na WBO

PROVIDENCE (August 13, 2015) – Undefeated keobere middleweight Demetrius “Now now” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) ka gbara akwụkwọ na-mkpesa banyere na-adịbeghị anya na mkpebi nke World Boxing Òtù (WBO) ịnapụ ya nke ya WBO World keobere middleweight egwuregwu. Na akwụkwọ ozi WBO president Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade ekwu na WBO okpu na-enye ya a amanyere bụ iwu iro n'oge gara aga ọnwa asaa maka ya iji chebe ya aha megide.
Andrade n'arịrịọ na-ekwu na ndị WBO zitere a leta ya na January 23, 2015, nke kwuru na WBO ga-amanye a obere akpa ikele n'etiti WBO Ọ dịghị. 1 ịma ya aka Jermell Charlo na Andrade, ma ọ bụrụ na ndị agha nkwekọrịta e bụghị kpebiri n'ime (30) ụbọchị. Otú ọ dị, na WBO manyeghị pọọsụ ikele, ikwe Charlo banye nkwekọrịta na-alụ ọgụ Vanes Martirosyan, fọrọ nke nta 30 ụbọchị mgbe Andrade ama banyere ya nkwekọrịta na-alụ ọgụ Charlo.
A oyiri nke hotara na mbụ agha nkwekọrịta, nke Andrade aka na January 14, 2015 na-alụ ọgụ Charlo maka $300,000, e na-gụnyere dị ka ihe àmà na-akwado Andrade zọọrọ. Andrade kwuru na aka nkwekọrịta na-egosi na ọ bụ, n'ezie, Charlo si otu, bụghị Andrade, na wetara nke bayere.
Andrade rịọrọ WBO na-ekwe ka ya na-alụ ọgụ onye ọ bụla site n'ikwu, “Anyị na-eji na-arịọ na WBO ekwe ka Demetrius Andrade iji chebe WBO Obere. Middleweight Mbụ megide onye ọ bụla n'ime n'elu 15 na-emegide. Naanị WBO nwere ikike amanye otu n'ime ha mma challengers ọgụ ya. Anyị na-eji na-ajụ WBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Kọmitii iji ike ha na-amanye a n'elu 15 fighter ọgụ ya na gị mbụ o kwere omume mma. Anyị ga-abụ ihe karịrị njikere na-ekwe ka a na mgba-eme n'okpuru iwu nke a obere akpa ikele, ma ọ bụrụ na ọ dị mkpa. Biko jiri gị ike na ikike kwụpụ na-amanye a amanyere bụ iwu agha na-ekwe ka Demetrius Andrade iji chebe ya aha na ọkpọ mgbanaka, ebe ọ ga-kpebiri na ị nwere anyị okwu na anyị ga-asọpụrụ WBO site n'ikweta na-alụ ọgụ onye ọ bụla mma site WBO tupu September 30, 2015.”
Team Andrade n'ihu kwupụtara ya njikere ịgọpụrụ WBO aha site n'ikweta na-aga esenidụt na-alụ ọgụ a WBO mma iro na-erughị $150,000 na, dị mwute ikwu na, ha ka na-aga nke ọma na ichebe a bayere.
Ọzọkwa, Andrade rụrụ ụka na WBO na nso nso gwara ya nke ya bu n'uche iji wepụ ya site n'elu ya 15 rankings kpam kpam, ma, na WBO na-aga n'ihu dịruru Saul “Canelo” Alvarez dị ka WBO World Obere. Middleweight Ọ dịghị. 1 contender, ọ bụ ezie na Alvarez adịghị agha dị ka a Obere. Middleweight ebe Sept. 14, 2013, ọnwa itoolu tupu Andrade si aha agbachitere. Team Andrade rịọrọ ka WBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Kọmitii ekwe ka Andrade otu ohere iji chebe ya na ogo.
Soro Demetrius Andrade on TwitterAndradeATeam ma ọ bụBooBooBoxing.

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

Bantamweight WBO Latino champion Emmanuel ‘Manny’ RODRÍGUEZ ( 12-0, 8 Ko si ) will be defending his title for the third time, against Mexico’s Alex Rangel ( 16-4-2, 10 Ko si ) on a scheduled 10 rounds duel, ndokwa maka Saturday, August, 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, bụ onye nọgidere, “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”.
RODRÍGUEZ, 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”.
On October 2014, na undefeated Puerto Rican sensashion, ewegharawo WBO Latino aha site na-akụ aka si Miguel 'Ọ dịghị Egwu’ Cartagena in the first round. Cartagena bụ onye bụbu abụọ oge United States National Champion, na 11 ugboro Golden uwe-eto eto na Philadelphia.
Rodriguez nwere ndị ọzọ ọwọrọiso mmeri site etebe n'elu ụwa aha contender, David Quijano, na mbụ WBC FECARBOX onye mmeri, Felix Perez.
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RODRÍGUEZ vs. Hinojosa
RODRÍGUEZ vs. Cartagena

Undefeated Mauro Maximiliano Godoy iji chebe WBO Latino & Argentinian 140 paụnd utu aha a Friday na Buenos Aires, Argenti

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Buenos Aires, Argentina (July 8, 2015)Nke a Friday n'abalị na Buenos Aires, Argentina, undefeated na ụwa họọrọ, Obere. Welterweight Mauro Maximiliano Godoy ga-echebekwa ndị WBO Latino na Argentinian 140 paụnd utu aha mgbe ọ na-Xavier Luques Castillo.
Godoy nke Centenario, Argentina nwere ihe ndekọ nke 19-0 na 8 knockouts ma ugbu a họọrọ ọtụtụ ndị na-9 site WBO.
Castillo nke Cordoba, Argentina bụ 13-4 na 4 knockouts.
“M ekele maka ohere-alụ ọgụ maka Pụrụ Iche n'ọkwá, m ga-capitalize na ịbụ na oké ụlọ ọrụ,” kwuru Godoy.
“M nwere nnukwu na-atụ anya. Castillo has fought internationally, ya mere, ọ bụ ohere iji gosi na m nwere ike na-alụ ọgụ na a elu larịị. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
A mmeri n'elu Castillo ga-eme ka Godoy maka a isi agha na United States.
“M na-akwadebe na-na nnukwu ogbo na United States. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Godoy ga-ọhụrụ mbubata si Argentina na-enwe ike ime ka a nnukwu onwe ya aha, -agbaso nzọụkwụ nke ndị na-amasị nke Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana na Diego Chaves.
“M njikere maka ụdị ọgụ na ha anọwo na-. 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.
“M nnọọ na-ekele m otu. 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 na 10 Obi Eastern.

‘MannyRodríguez to defend WBO Latino title against Luis Hinojosa

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The World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino bantamweight Champion, Emmanuel 'Manny’ RODRÍGUEZ (11-0, 7 Ko si) nke Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 Ko si) nke Dominican Republic, na Saturday, Ka 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 ugboro.
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, bụ onye nọgidere, “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, na 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. Na August 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.
RODRÍGUEZ, 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, na #11 site 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, Ka 8, na 10 p.m. NA

 

Ka 5, 2015

 

The MetroPCS Friday Night knockout na truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Friday, Ka 8, na 10 p.m. NA 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 Kos) from Passaic, N.J., na “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.

Nkọwa maka ihe omume ga-agụnye Kevin Bullets enye play-site-play na nyocha Ray "ọganihu ọganihu" Mancini na akụkọ 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, nakwa dị ka a usu, akụkọ na mmekorita maka NFL Network na NFL.com. Ọzọkwa, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Netwọk si ngosi ga-Njirimara ndị nọgidere na-eji nke “Spidercam”technology, nke mbụ ya ụdị maka a ndụ anụ ụlọ ọkpọ telecast, 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. The kwụsịtụrụ igwefoto nwere ikike inye mkpa 360 ogo akụkụ nke ihe gụnyere ike ịga na atọ akụkụ - hapụrụ / nri, na-atụ / azụ na elu / ala.

 

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, Ka 1, na 10 p.m. NA

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, Ka 1, na 10 p.m. NA. 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. The kwụsịtụrụ igwefoto nwere ikike inye mkpa 360 ogo akụkụ nke ihe gụnyere ike ịga na atọ akụkụ - hapụrụ / nri, na-atụ / azụ na elu / ala.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Ka 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 Kos) from Chiba, Japan, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 Kos) from Los Mochis, Mexico, 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, nakwa dị ka a usu, akụkọ na mmekorita maka NFL Network na NFL.com. Ọzọkwa, 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., na Fraịdee, Ka 8, na 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) ke edinam. 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, Wales, 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 25nke 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 11nkeOctober 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 29nke March 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 23Rebecca August 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8nke June 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, Commonwealth, 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 na satọde.

 

“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, onye zuru agha

 

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. Emeghị m, n'eziokwu.

 

I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Argentina, 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, Abụghị m, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that a Saturday 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 (Azọ n'ọkwá) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland na Saturday 25nke April 2015.

 

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