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Boxcino 2014 Juara entheng, Peter “Zar” Petrov to fight Liam Walsh in WBO Lightweight elimination bout on October 10 ing Manchester, Inggris

Philadelphia, PA (September 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 juara Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 KO kang) bakal perang suwé Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 KO kang) ing PhuKet Lightweight eliminasi bab ing 10th Oktober

ing Manchester, Inggris.
Pemenang saka perang bakal Challenger prentah kanggo juara saka PhuKet Lightweight judhul bab antarane Terry Flanagan lan Diego Magdaleno, kang bakal njupuk Panggonan ing kertu padha ing Oktober 10.
Petrov entuk kesempatan ing kekuatan menang 2014 Boxcino juara Lightweight yen dheweke kalah Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), lan Fernando Cárcamo (17-5).
“Iki kesempatan sing apik kanggo perang ing Eliminator final PhuKet, iki ndadekke kula nyedhaki judhul donya kang wis ngimpi kekal saka mine. Iku wis dawa dalan kanggo kula kanggo njaluk posisi iki, lan aku arep nggawe kulawarga lan kanca-kanca bangga. Aku arep kanggo thank Artie Pelullo kanggo pracaya marang Aku, lan kanggo njupuk kula kasempatan, Aku ora bakal nguciwani,”Said Petrov.
“Onomatopia Liam Walsh ing gambut ngarep bakal angel, nanging ing titik iki ing karir ana sudhut nglereni. Walsh ing cara sandi, lan aku kudu digebugi kanggo entuk gol sandi. He is a young-strong fighter, nanging wis tau weruh sopo wae kaya me inside dering.”
Said Banner Promosi Presiden, Arthur Pelullo, “Iki cilik liyane Boxcinokang springboard kanggo ageng kesempatan a. Petr has earned this opportunity, lan kita pracaya sing bakal menang perang iki lan perang juara acara utama antarane Flanagan lan Magdaleno.”
Ing 3rd April, Petrov menang kaputusan unanimous 10-babak liwat mantan juara dunia Gamaliel Diaz ing Corona, California.
Petrov bakal nggabungake Banner Promosi stablemate John Thompson sing bakal tantangan kanggo PhuKet Jr. Judhul Men marang Liam Smith ing kertu padha.

Boxcino 2015 Jr. Juara Men, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson perang Liam Smith kanggo kosong mlompong PhuKet Jr. Judhul Men ing Oktober 10 ing Manchester, Inggris


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Philadelphia, PA (Agustus 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 juara John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson wis mlebu kanggo ngadhepi suwé Liam Smith kanggo kosong mlompong PhuKet donya Jr. Judhul Men ing 10th Oktober ing Manchester, Inggris.

Thompson nggabung Willie Monroe Jr. minangka juara 2 Boxcino perang kanggo judhul donya ing span limang sasi.
Thompson (17-1, 6 KO kang) saka Newark, New Jersey bakal Agencies kang judhul bab donya page.
Thompson wis co-disedhiyakake dening Vito Mielnicki kang GH3 Promosi lan Arthur Pelullo kang Banner Promosi.
Thompson gained kesempatan ing kekuatan menang Boxcino 2015 Jr. Turnamen Men karo menang liwat Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) lan babak stoppage 2nd liwat Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Aku bungah. These doors keep opening, lan aku mung lumaku liwat wong-wong mau lan nutup wong. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Kanggo kula, turnamen Boxcino ana kesempatan sing apik kanggo bakal ditetepake. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, lan aku pancèn pirsa wiwit wiwitan sing carane njaluk disiapake kanggo jinis iki gelut,” said Thompson.
“Aku bangga banget saka 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 mlumpat kabeh liwat lan ngandika wis kelakon. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, lagi sawetara adoh antarane, lan mlumpat ing kesempatan kanggo perang kanggo PhuKet Jr. Juara donya Men,” ngandika Arthur Pelullo saka Banner Promosi
Said Vito Mielnicki, Presiden GH3 Promosi, “Yohanes pejuang page Aku mlebu ing GH3 Promosi. 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, lan kang bakal nuduhake bakatipun ing Oktober 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John bakal sijine ing kinerja gedhe.”
Bab iki disedhiyakake dening Frank Warren kang Queensberry Promosi, ing hubungané karo Arthur Pelullo kang Banner Promosi lan Vito Mielnicki kang GH3 Promosi.
Smith – Thompson bab bakal nggabungake judhul perang PhuKet Men antarane Andy Lee lan Billy Joe Saunders, uga Terry Flanagan mbelo judhul Lightweight PhuKet marang Diego Magdaleno, kang makassar arupi juara telung-header ing 10th Oktober saka Manchester, Inggris.

Demetrius Andrade Files mréntahaké karo WBO

Providence (Agustus 13, 2015) – Suwé middleweight junior Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 KOs) wis kasebut ngajokaké bandhing gegayutan kaputusan anyar saka Boxing Organisasi Donya (PhuKet) kanggo Strip marang WBO World juara middleweight junior kang. Ing huruf kanggo presiden WBO Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade nyariosaken WBO gagal kanggo kurban marang mungsuh prentah sak pitu sasi kanggo wong kanggo defend judhul marang.
Mréntahaké Andrade uga nyebutake yen ing WBO dikirim layang marang ing Januari 23, 2015, kang nyatakake WBO bakal meksa bid dompet antarane WBO Ora. 1 Challenger Jermell Charlo lan Andrade, yen persetujuan perang iki ora mantun ing (30) dina. Nanging, ing WBO durung meksa bid dompet, saéngga Charlo kanggo mlebu persetujuan kanggo perang Vanes Martirosyan, saklawasé 30 dina sawise Andrade wis mlebu kontrak kanggo perang Charlo.
A salinan saka kontrak perang kasebat, kang Andrade mlebu ing Januari 14, 2015 perang Charlo kanggo $300,000, iki uga klebu minangka bukti kanggo ndhukung pratelan Andrade kang. Andrade nyatakake kontrak mbuktikake yen iku, ing kasunyatan, Tim Charlo kang, ora Andrade, sing ditarik metu saka bab ing.
Andrade dijaluk WBO kanggo ngidini wong kanggo perang sapa dening nyatakake, “Kita respectfully njaluk sing WBO ngidini Demetrius Andrade kanggo defend WBO Jr. Title Middleweight marang ANY siji saka ndhuwur 15 mungsuh. Mung WBO nduweni kemampuan kanggo meksa siji saka challengers sing disetujoni kanggo perang wong. Kita respectfully takon World Championship Komite WBO kanggo nggunakake daya sing kanggo meksa ndhuwur 15 fighter kanggo perang wong ing penak wiwitan Panjenengan bisa. Kita bakal luwih saka kekarepan kanggo ngidini perang kedaden ing aturan saka bid dompet, yen prelu. Mangga nggunakake daya lan panguwasa kanggo langkah lan meksa perang prentah kanggo ngidini Demetrius Andrade kanggo defend gelar ing ring tinju, ngendi iku kudu mutusaké lan sampeyan duwe tembung kita sing kita bakal ngurmati WBO dening sarujuk kanggo perang sapa diijinake dening WBO sadurunge September 30, 2015.”
Tim Andrade luwih ditulis pejah sawijining kanggo defend judhul WBO dening sarujuk kanggo pindhah jaban rangkah lan perang WBO disetujoni mungsuh kanggo kurang saka $150,000 sing, sayangé, padha isih kasil ing nggayuh bab a.
Salajengipun, Andrade ndhukung sing WBO bubar informed marang tujuan menehi kanggo mbusak wong saka ndhuwur sawijining 15 rangkeng kabeh, durung, ing WBO terus kanggo rating Saul “Metalicos Davila” Alvarez minangka WBO World Jr. Middleweight Ora. 1 contender, sanajan Alvarez wis ora perang minangka Jr. Middleweight wiwit Sept. 14, 2013, sangang sasi sadurungé saka nimbali judhul Andrade kang. Tim Andrade dijaluk sing Komite Championship WBO World ngidini Andrade kesempatan sing padha kanggo defend peringkat kang.
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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 KO kang ) will be defending his title for the third time, against Mexico’s Alex Rangel ( 16-4-2, 10 KO kang ) on a scheduled 10 rounds duel, dijadwal kanggo Setu, Agustus, 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, sing terus, “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”.
Ing wulan Oktober 2014, suwé sensation Puerto Rican, dijupuk PhuKet judhul Latino dening nuthuk metu Miguel 'Ora wedi’ Cartagena in the first round. Cartagena tilas loro wektu Nasional Amérika Sarékat Champion, lan 11 kaping Golden juara Gloves di Philadelphia.
Rodriguez wis kamenangan kacathet dening keputusan unanimous liwat judhul contender donya, David Villablanca, lan mantan juara WBC FECARBOX, Felix Perez.
VideosComplete fights
Rodriguez vs. Hinojosa
Rodriguez vs. Cartagena

Suwé Mauro Maximiliano Godoy kanggo defend WBO Latino & Argentinian 140 judhul pound iki ana ing Buenos Aires, Argenti

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Buenos Aires, Argentina (Juli 8, 2015)Iki ana wengi ing Buenos Aires, Argentina, suwé lan donya ditingkat, Jr. Welterweight Mauro Maximiliano Godoy bakal defend WBO Latino lan Argentina 140 judhul pound nalika piyambakipun njupuk ing Xavier Luques Castillo.
Godoy saka Centenario, Argentina wis rekaman 19-0 karo 8 menang KO lan saiki ditingkat nomer-9 dening WBO.
Kastil Cordoba, Argentina punika 13-4 karo 4 knockouts.
“Aku ngucapke matur nuwun kanggo kesempatan kanggo perang kanggo Banner Promosi, lan aku bakal bandha ing kang karo perusahaan gedhe,” ngandika Godoy.
“Aku duwe pangarepan amba. Castillo has fought internationally, supaya iku kesempatan kanggo mbuktekaken aku bisa perang ing tingkat dhuwur. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
A menang liwat Castillo nyiyapake Godoy kanggo perang utama ing Amerika Serikat.
“Aku nyepakaké kanggo dadi ing tataran amba ing Amerika Serikat. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Godoy bakal ngimpor paling anyar saka Argentina kanggo bisa kanggo nggawe jeneng amba kanggo awake dhewe, ing ngisor iki ing HBS saka senengane saka Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana lan Diego Chaves.
“Aku siap kanggo jinis gelut sing padha wis ing. 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.
“Aku mung arep kanggo thank tim sandi. 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 ing 10 PM Eastern.

‘MannyRodríguez to defend WBO Latino title against Luis Hinojosa

RodriguezvsCartagena
Photo by Esdel Palermo / Fresh Boxing
The World Boxing Organization (PhuKet) Latino bantamweight Champion, Emmanuel 'Manny’ Rodriguez (11-0, 7 KO kang) saka Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 KO kang) Republik Dominika, ing Setu, May 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 kaping.
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, sing terus, “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, ing 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. Ing Agustus 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, lan #11 dening 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, May 8, ing 10 P.M. Lan

 

May 5, 2015

 

Ing MetroPCS wengi ana kalah ing truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Ana, May 8, ing 10 P.M. Lan 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., lan “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.

Commentators kanggo acara bakal kalebu Kevin peluru nyediakake play-by-muter karo Analyst Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini lan 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. 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, uga inang, reporter lan wartawan kanggo NFL Network lan NFL.com. Tambahan, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Presentation jaringan bakal fitur nggunakake terus “Spidercam”teknologi, pisanan saka sawijining jinis kanggo telecast boxing domestik manggon, 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. Kamera dilereni soko tugas nduweni kemampuan kanggo nyedhiyani milutaken 360-degree ngarepke saka tumindak kalebu kemampuan kanggo ngalih ing telung dimensi - ngiwa / tengen, maju / sakdurunge lan munggah / mudhun.

 

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.

 

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

MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV to Debut Friday, May 1, ing 10 P.M. Lan

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, May 1, ing 10 P.M. Lan. 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. Kamera dilereni soko tugas nduweni kemampuan kanggo nyedhiyani milutaken 360-degree ngarepke saka tumindak kalebu kemampuan kanggo ngalih ing telung dimensi - ngiwa / tengen, maju / sakdurunge lan munggah / mudhun.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, May 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 KOs) from Chiba, Japan, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 KOs) from Los Mochis, Meksiko, 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, Kanada, 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, uga inang, reporter lan wartawan kanggo NFL Network lan NFL.com. Tambahan, 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., on Friday, May 8, ing 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) ing tumindak. 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 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 11thOktober 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 Maret 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 Agustus 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th Juni 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, PhuKet, IBF, WBU etc as well as an even higher number of European, Persemakmuran, 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 on Saturday.

 

“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, perang Absolute

 

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. Aku ora, sajujure.

 

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, Aku ora, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that Setu iki 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 (Musuh Promosi) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Skotlandia on Saturday 25th April 2015.

 

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