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Boxcino 2014 Léttur meistari, Peter “Zar” Petrov to fight Liam Walsh in WBO Lightweight elimination bout on October 10 í Manchester, England

Philadelphia, PA (September 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 meistari Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 Rothögg) mun berjast undefeated Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 Rothögg) í a WBO Léttur brotthvarf lota á 10. október

í Manchester, England.
The sigurvegari af baráttunni verður skylda skoraði fyrir sigurvegara WBO léttur titill lota milli Terry Flanagans og Diego Magdaleno, sem mun eiga sér stað á sama kortinu á október 10.
Petrov unnið tækifæri á styrk að vinna að 2014 Boxcino Léttur úrslita þegar hann sigraði Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), og Fernando Carcamo (17-5).
“Þetta er frábært tækifæri til að berjast í WBO endanlegri Eliminator, þetta færir mig nær til veröld titill sem hefur verið ævilangt draumur minn. Það hefur verið langur vegur fyrir mig að fá í þessa stöðu, og ég vil gera fjölskyldu mína og vini stolt. Ég vil þakka Artie Pelullo fyrir að trúa á mig og fá mér tækifæri, Ég mun ekki vonbrigðum,”Said Petrov.
“Fighting Liam Walsh á heimavelli hans mun vera sterkur, en á þessum tímapunkti á ferlinum að það er engin skera horn. Walsh er í leiðinni, og ég verð að berja hann til að ná markmiðum mínum. He is a young-strong fighter, en hann hefur aldrei séð neinn eins og mig inni í hringnum.”
Said Banner Promotions President, Arthur Pelullo, “Þetta er annað að ræða Boxcinovera stökkbretti til a gríðarstór möguleiki. Petr has earned this opportunity, og við teljum að hann muni vinna þessa baráttu og berjast sigurvegari í aðalkeppni milli Flanagans og Magdaleno.”
Á 3 apríl, Petrov vann einróma 10 umferð ákvörðun yfir fyrrverandi heimsmeistara Gamaliel Diaz í Corona, California.
Petrov mun ganga Banner Promotions stablemate John Thompson sem vilja áskorun fyrir WBO Jr. Middleweight titill gegn Liam Smith á sama kortinu.

Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight meistari, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson að berjast Liam Smith fyrir laust WBO Jr. Middleweight titill október 10 í Manchester, England


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Philadelphia, PA (Ágúst 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 meistari John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson hefur undirritað að takast undefeated Liam Smith fyrir laust WBO heimurinn Jr. Middleweight titill á 10. október í Manchester, England.

Thompson tengir Willie Monroe Jr. sem 2. Boxcino meistari að berjast fyrir heiminum titil í fimm mánaða tímabil.
Thompson (17-1, 6 Rothögg) af Newark, New Jersey munu taka þátt í fyrsta heimsmeistaratitilinn lota hans.
Thompson er co-kynnt GH3 Kynningar Vito Mielnicki er og Banner Tilboð Arthur Pelullo er.
Thompson fékk tækifæri á styrk að vinna Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight mót með sigra yfir Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) og 2. umferð stöðvun yfir Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Ég er spenntur. These doors keep opening, og ég geng bara í gegnum þá og loka þeim. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Fyrir mig, sem Boxcino mót var frábært tækifæri til að koma. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, og ég vissi frá upphafi sem er hvernig þú fá tilbúinn fyrir þessa tegund af slagsmálum,” Said Thompson.
“Ég er mjög stoltur af 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 hljóp um allt það og sagði að gera það gerast. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, þeir eru fáir eru langt á milli, og hann hljóp á tækifæri til að berjast fyrir WBO Jr. Middleweight heimsmeistaratitilinn,” sagði Arthur Pelullo af Banner Tilboð
Said Vito Mielnicki, Forseti GH3 Kynningar, “John var fyrsti bardagamaður ég skráði á GH3 Kynningar. 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, og hann mun sýna hæfileika sína á október 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John verður að setja á frábær árangur.”
Bardaginn er kynnt Queensberry Tilboð Frank Warren, í tengslum við Banner Tilboð Arthur Pelullo er og GH3 Kynningar Vito Mielnicki er.
The Smith – Thompson lota mun taka þátt í WBO Middleweight titil bardaga milli Andy Lee og Billy Joe Saunders, auk Terry Flanagan verja sína WBO léttur titill gegn Diego Magdaleno, sem wil gera upp titil þrefaldur-haus á 10. október frá Manchester, England.

Demetrius Andrade Files höfða með WBO

PROVIDENCE (Ágúst 13, 2015) – Undefeated yngri middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) hefur lagt inn kæru vegna nýlegra ákvörðun World Boxing Organization (WBO) að rífa hann af WBO heimi hans yngri Middleweight úrslita. Í bréfi til WBO forseta Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade krafa WBO ekki að bjóða honum skylt sneiðar á síðustu sjö mánuði fyrir hann að verja titil sinn gegn.
Höfða Andrade er nefnir einnig að WBO sent bréf til hans í janúar 23, 2015, sem fram að WBO myndi þvinga tösku tilboð milli WBO nr. 1 Challenger Jermell Charlo og Andrade, ef baráttan samningurinn var ekki leyst innan (30) daga. Hins, að WBO ekki þvinga tösku tilboð, leyfa Charlo að undirrita samning til að berjast Spjöldin Martirosyan, næstum 30 dögum eftir Andrade hefði undirritað samning sinn til að berjast Charlo.
Afrit af fyrrgreindum berjast samningi, sem Andrade undirritaður janúar 14, 2015 að berjast Charlo fyrir $300,000, Einnig var notað sem sönnunargögn til að styðja kröfu Andrade er. Andrade fram að undirritaður samningur sannar að það var, í raun, Lið Charlo er, ekki Andrade, sem dreginn út af bardaga.
Andrade óskaði WBO að leyfa honum að berjast neinn með því að segja, “Við biðjum Virðingarfyllst að WBO leyfa Demetrius Andrade að verja WBO Jr. Middleweight Title gegn einhverri af toppnum 15 andstæðingar. Aðeins WBO hefur getu til að þvinga einn af samþykkt áskorun sína til að berjast hann. Við biðjum Virðingarfyllst á WBO Heimsmeistaramótinu nefndinni að nota vald sitt til að þvinga ofan 15 bardagamaður að berjast við hann eins fljótt og unnt hentar. Við viljum vera meira en tilbúnir til að leyfa berjast að koma fram undir reglur tösku tilboði, ef þörf krefur. Vinsamlegast nota vald og vald til að stíga í og ​​þvinga skylt berjast til að leyfa Demetrius Andrade að verja titil sinn í box hringur, þar sem það ætti að vera ákveðið og þú hefur orðið okkar að við munum heiðra WBO með því að samþykkja að berjast neinn samþykkt af WBO áður September 30, 2015.”
Team Andrade lýst frekar vilja sínum til að verja WBO titilinn sinn og vera samráða að fara erlendis og berjast WBO samþykkt andstæðing fyrir minna en $150,000 að, því miður, þeir voru enn misheppnaður að tryggja lota.
Ennfremur, Andrade haldið því fram að WBO nýlega upplýst hann hygðist fjarlægja hann frá toppi þess 15 fremstur samtals, enn, að WBO áfram að gefa Sál “Canelo” Alvarez sem WBO fugla Jr. Middleweight No. 1 keppinautur, þó Alvarez hefur ekki barist sem Jr. Middleweight síðan september. 14, 2013, níu mánuðum fyrr en titill vörn Andrade er. Team Andrade beðið að WBO World Championship Nefndin leyfa Andrade sama tækifæri til að verja stöðuna sína.
Fylgdu Demetríus Andrade á TwitterAndradeATeam eðaBooBooBoxing.

Emmanuel 'Manny’ 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 Rothögg ) will be defending his title for the third time, against Mexico’s Alex Rangel ( 16-4-2, 10 Rothögg ) on a scheduled 10 rounds duel, tímaáætlun fyrir Laugardagur, Ágúst, 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, sem áfram, “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”.
Október 2014, undefeated Puerto Rican tilfinning, fanga WBO Latino titilinn með því að berja út Miguel 'No Fear’ Cartagena in the first round. Cartagena var fyrrum tveggja tíma United States National Champion, og 11 sinnum Golden Gloves sigurvegari í Philadelphia.
Rodriguez hefur annar athyglisverð sigra með samhljóða ákvörðun yfir heimsmeistaratitilinn keppinautur, David Quijano, og fyrrverandi WBC FECARBOX meistari, Felix Perez.
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Rodriguez vs. Hinojosa
Rodriguez vs. Cartagena

Undefeated Mauro Maximiliano Godoy að verja WBO Latino & Argentínumaðurinn 140 pund titlar þetta föstudagur í Buenos Aires, Argenti

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Buenos Aires, Argentina (Júlí 8, 2015)Á föstudaginn nótt í Buenos Aires, Argentina, undefeated og heimurinn raðað, Jr. Welterweight Mauro Maximiliano Godoy mun verja WBO Latino og argentínska 140 pund titlar þegar hann tekur að Xavier Luques Castillo.
Godoy af Centenario, Argentína hefur skrá yfir 19-0 með 8 rothöggi og er nú raðað númer-9 af WBO.
Castillo Cordoba, Argentína er 13-4 með 4 knockouts.
“Ég er þakklátur fyrir tækifærið til að berjast fyrir Banner Tilboð, og ég mun nýta vera með mikilli sveit,” Said Godoy.
“Ég hef stór væntingar. Castillo has fought internationally, svo það er tækifæri til að sanna að ég get barist á háu stigi. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
A sigur á Castillo mun setja upp Godoy fyrir meiriháttar baráttunni í Bandaríkjunum.
“Ég er að undirbúa að vera á stóra sviðinu í Bandaríkjunum. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Godoy verður nýjustu innflutning frá Argentínu til að vera fær um að gera stórt nafn fyrir sig, Eftirfarandi í fótspor the eins og af Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana og Diego Chaves.
“Ég er tilbúinn fyrir tegund berst sem þeir hafa verið í. 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.
“Ég vil bara þakka mínu liði. 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 á 10 PM Eastern.

‘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, Emmanuel 'Manny’ Rodriguez (11-0, 7 Rothögg) af Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 Rothögg) í Dóminíska Lýðveldinu, á Laugardagur, Maí 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 sinnum.
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, sem áfram, “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, í 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. Í ágúst 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, og #11 af 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, Maí 8, á 10 p.m. OG

 

Maí 5, 2015

 

The MetroPCS föstudagur Night Knockout á truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Föstudagur, Maí 8, á 10 p.m. OG 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, NJ, og “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.

Fréttaskýrendur fyrir the atburður vilja fela í sér Kevin Bullets veita leika-við-leika með sérfræðingur Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini og blaðamaður Crystina Poncher. Kugler er fyrrum hermaður announcer sem hefur kallað háskóli körfubolti og NFL umfjöllun fyrir Westwood One og háskóli fótbolti fyrir Big Ten Network. Mancini er 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee og fyrrum NABF og WBA léttur meistari. Poncher er fréttaskýrandi og blaðamaður fyrir Top Rank, eins og auk fjölda, blaðamaður og samsvarandi fyrir NFL Network og NFL.com. Auk, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Kynningarfundur kerfisins vilja lögun áframhaldandi notkun "Spidercam"tækni, fyrsta sinnar tegundar fyrir lifandi innlendum box útsending, veita dynamic umfjöllun á röð. "Spidercam" starfar á fjögurra punkta kerfi snúrur frá tilnefnt atriði umfram hornum box hringur. The frestað myndavél hefur getu til að veita sannfærandi 360 gráðu horn af the aðgerð þ.mt getu til að færa í þrívídd - vinstri / hægri, áfram / afturábak og upp / niður.

 

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, Maí 1, á 10 p.m. OG

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, Maí 1, á 10 p.m. OG. Hin nýja box röð, 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" starfar á fjögurra punkta kerfi snúrur frá tilnefnt atriði umfram hornum box hringur. The frestað myndavél hefur getu til að veita sannfærandi 360 gráðu horn af the aðgerð þ.mt getu til að færa í þrívídd - vinstri / hægri, áfram / afturábak og upp / niður.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Maí 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 er fyrrum hermaður announcer sem hefur kallað háskóli körfubolti og NFL umfjöllun fyrir Westwood One og háskóli fótbolti fyrir 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 er fréttaskýrandi og blaðamaður fyrir Top Rank, eins og auk fjölda, blaðamaður og samsvarandi fyrir NFL Network og NFL.com. Auk, 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, NJ, á föstudaginn, Maí 8, á 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 Kos) from Passaic, NJ, and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Kos) í aðgerð. 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 25th Apríl 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 11thOktóber 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 29th Mars 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 Ágúst 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th Júní 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 á laugardag.

 

“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, alger stríð

 

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. Ég gerði ekki, heiðarlega.

 

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, Ég var ekki, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that laugardag 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 (Keppinautar Kynningar) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland á laugardag 25th Apríl 2015.

 

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