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Boxcino 2014 Lette mester, Peter “Zar” Petrov to fight Liam Walsh in WBO Lightweight elimination bout on October 10 i Manchester, England

Philadelphia, PA (September 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 mester Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 KO s) vil kjempe ubeseiret Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 KO s) i WBO Lett eliminering bout10 oktober

i Manchester, England.
Vinneren av kampen vil være obligatorisk utfordreren for vinneren av WBO Lightweight tittelen bout mellom Terry Flanagan og Diego Magdaleno, som vil finne sted på samme kort på Oktober 10.
Petrov tjent muligheten på styrken til å vinne 2014 Boxcino Lett mesterskap da han beseiret Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), og Fernando Carcamo (17-5).
“Dette er en flott mulighet til å kjempe i en WBO endelig eliminator, Dette bringer meg nærmere en VM-tittel som har vært en livslang drøm av meg. Det har vært en lang vei for meg å få til denne stillingen, og jeg ønsker å gjøre min familie og venner stolt. Jeg ønsker å takke Artie Pelullo for å tro på meg, og for å få meg sjansen, Jeg vil ikke skuffe,”Said Petrov.
“Fighting Liam Walsh på hans hjemmebane blir tøft, men på dette punktet i min karriere er det ingen snarveier. Walsh er i veien for meg, og jeg må slå ham for å oppnå mine mål. He is a young-strong fighter, men han har aldri sett noen som meg inne i ringen.”
Said Banner Kampanjer president, Arthur Pelullo, “Dette er et annet tilfelle av Boxcinoblir den springbrett til en stor en mulighet. Petr has earned this opportunity, og vi tror at han vil vinne denne kampen og kjempe mot vinneren av main event mellom Flanagan og Magdaleno.”
3. april, Petrov vant en 10-runde enstemmig beslutning i løpet av tidligere verdensmester Gamaliel Diaz i Corona, California.
Petrov vil bli Banner Kampanjer stall John Thompson som vil utfordre for WBO Jr. Mellomvekt tittelen mot Liam Smith på samme kort.

Boxcino 2015 Jr. Mellomvekt mester, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson å kjempe Liam Smith for ledige WBO Jr. Mellomvekt tittelen på Oktober 10 i Manchester, England


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Philadelphia, PA (August 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 mester John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson har signert til ansikt ubeseiret Liam Smith for den ledige WBO verden Jr. Mellomvekt tittelen 10 oktober i Manchester, England.

Thompson tiltrer Willie Monroe Jr. som den andre Boxcino mester til å kjempe for en verden tittel i en fem måneders periode.
Thompson (17-1, 6 KO s) av Newark, New Jersey vil delta i sin første VM-tittel bout.
Thompson er co-fremmet av Vito Mielnicki sin GH3 Kampanjer og Arthur Pelullo banner Kampanjer.
Thompson fikk muligheten på styrken til å vinne Boxcino 2015 Jr. Mellom turnering med vinner over Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) og en andre runde stans i løpet av Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Jeg er spent. These doors keep opening, og jeg bare gå gjennom dem og lukke dem. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. For meg, den Boxcino turneringen var en flott mulighet til å bli etablert. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, og jeg visste fra begynnelsen at er hvordan du får forberedt for denne type kamper,” Said Thompson.
“Jeg er veldig stolt av 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 hoppet over den og sa gjøre det skje. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, de er få er langt mellom, og han hoppet på muligheten til å kjempe for WBO Jr. Mellom VM,” sa Arthur Pelullo til banner Kampanjer
Said Vito Mielnicki, President i GH3 Kampanjer, “John var den første fighter jeg undertegnet i GH3 Kampanjer. 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 han vil vise sitt talent på Oktober 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John vil sette på en stor ytelse.”
Kampen er fremmet av Frank Warrens Queensberry Kampanjer, i samarbeid med Arthur Pelullo banner Kampanjer og Vito Mielnicki er GH3 Kampanjer.
The Smith – Thompson bout vil slutte seg WBO mellomvekt tittelen kampen mellom Andy Lee og Billy Joe Saunders, samt Terry Flanagan forsvare sin WBO Lett tittel mot Diego Magdaleno, som wil utgjør et mesterskap trippel-header den 10. oktober fra Manchester, England.

Demetrius Andrade filer appell med WBO

PROVIDENCE (August 13, 2015) – Ubeseiret junior mellomvekt Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 KOs) har innlevert en klage vedrørende den nylige vedtak i World Boxing Organization (WBO) å strippe ham for hans WBO Verden junior mellomvekt mesterskap. I brevet til WBO president Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade hevdet WBO klarte ikke å tilby ham en obligatorisk motstander i løpet av de siste syv månedene for ham å forsvare sin tittel mot.
Andrade anke nevner også at WBO sendt et brev til ham januar 23, 2015, som uttalte at WBO ville tvinge en veske bud mellom WBO Nei. 1 challenger Jermell Charlo og Andrade, hvis kampen avtalen ikke ble løst i løpet av (30) dager. Men, den WBO ikke tvinge vesken bud, slik Charlo å undertegne en avtale om å bekjempe Skovler Martirosyan, nesten 30 dager etter Andrade hadde signert kontrakten sin til å kjempe Charlo.
En kopi av den nevnte kampen kontrakt, som Andrade signert januar 14, 2015 å kjempe Charlo for $300,000, ble også tatt som bevis for å støtte Andrade påstand. Andrade uttalt at den signerte kontrakten beviser at det var, faktisk, Charlo team, ikke Andrade, som trakk seg ut av kampen.
Andrade anmodet WBO å tillate ham å slåss noen ved å si, “Vi ber om respekt for at WBO tillate Demetrius Andrade å forsvare WBO Jr. Mellomtittel mot ett av topp 15 motstandere. Bare den WBO har evnen til å tvinge en av sine godkjente utfordrere for å bekjempe ham. Vi respektfullt be WBO VM-komiteen til å bruke sin makt til å tvinge en topp 15 fighter å bekjempe ham så snart som mulig bekvemmelighet. Vi ville være mer enn villige til å tillate en kamp å skje etter reglene i en veske bud, om nødvendig. Bruk din makt og myndighet til å gripe inn og tvinge en obligatorisk kamp for å tillate Demetrius Andrade å forsvare sin tittel i bokseringen, der det skal avgjøres, og du har våre ord som vi vil hedre WBO ved å godta å slåss noen godkjent av WBO før September 30, 2015.”
Lag Andrade uttrykt sin vilje til å forsvare sin WBO tittel ved å godta å gå utenlands og kjempe en WBO godkjent motstander for mindre enn lenger $150,000 det, dessverre, de fortsatt var mislykket på å sikre en bout.
Dessuten, Andrade hevdet at WBO nylig informerte ham om sin intensjon om å fjerne ham fra sin topp 15 rangeringen til sammen, ennå, den WBO fortsetter å rangere Saul “Canelo” Alvarez som WBO Verden Jr. Mellom Nei. 1 kandidat, selv om Alvarez ikke har kjempet som en Jr. Mellom siden september. 14, 2013, ni måneder tidligere enn Andrade tittel forsvar. Lag Andrade bedt om at WBO VM komiteen tillate Andrade samme mulighet til å forsvare sin ranking.
Følg Demetrius Andrade på TwitterAndradeATeam ellerBooBooBoxing.

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 s ) will be defending his title for the third time, against Mexico’s Alex Rangel ( 16-4-2, 10 KO s ) on a scheduled 10 rounds duel, planlagt for Lørdag, 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, som fortsatte, “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”.
Oktober 2014, den ubeseirede puertoricanske sensasjon, erobret WBO Latino tittelen ved å slå ut Miguel 'No Fear’ Cartagena in the first round. Cartagena var en tidligere to tid United States National Champion, og 11 ganger av Golden Gloves vinner i Philadelphia.
Rodriguez har andre bemerkelsesverdige seire etter enstemmig beslutning enn verden tittel kandidat, David Quijano, og tidligere WBC FECARBOX mester, Felix Perez.
VideosComplete fights
Rodriguez vs. Hinojosa
Rodriguez vs. Cartagena

Ubeseiret Mauro Maximiliano Godoy å forsvare WBO Latino & Argentinsk 140 pund titler denne fredag ​​i Buenos Aires, Argenti

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Juli 8, 2015)Denne fredagen natt i Buenos Aires, Argentina, ubeseiret og verden rangert, Jr. Weltervekt Mauro Maximiliano Godoy vil forsvare WBO Latino og argentinske 140 pund titler når han tar på Xavier Luques Castillo.
Godoy av Centenario, Argentina har en rekord på 19-0 med 8 knockouts og er for tiden rangert nummer ni av WBO.
Castillo fra Cordoba, Argentina er 13-4 med 4 knockouts.
“Jeg er takknemlig for muligheten til å kjempe for banner Kampanjer, og jeg vil kapitalisere på å være sammen med en stor bedrift,” Said Godoy.
“Jeg har store forventninger. Castillo has fought internationally, så det er en mulighet til å bevise at jeg kan kjempe på et høyt nivå. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
En seier over Castillo vil sette opp Godoy for en stor kamp i USA.
“Jeg forbereder for å være på den store scenen i USA. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Godoy vil være den siste import fra Argentina for å være i stand til å gjøre et stort navn for seg selv, følger i fotsporene til storheter som Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana og Diego Chaves.
“Jeg er klar for den type kamper som de har vært i. 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.
“Jeg vil bare takke teamet mitt. 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 ved 10 PM Østlige.

‘MannyRodríguez to defend WBO Latino title against Luis Hinojosa

RodriguezvsCartagena
Photo by Esdel Palermo / Fresh Boxing
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino bantamweight Champion, Emmanuel 'Manny’ Rodriguez (11-0, 7 KO s) av Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 KO s) av Den dominikanske republikk, på Lørdag, 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 ganger.
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, som fortsatte, “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, i 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. I 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.
Rodriguez, who is the first Puerto Rican to win a gold medal at the 2010 Junior Olympics in Singapore 2010 is ranked #8 i verden av WBO, og #11 av 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, Mai 8, ved 10 pm. OG

 

Mai 5, 2015

 

Den MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout på TruTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Fredag, Mai 8, ved 10 pm. 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, N.J., 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.

Kommentatorer for arrangementet vil inkludere Kevin Bullets gir play-by-play med analytiker Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini og 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, så vel som en rekke, reporter og korrespondent for NFL Network og NFL.com. Dess, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Nettverket presentasjon vil inneholde fortsatt bruk av “Spidercam”teknologi, den første av sitt slag for en live innenlands boksing sendingen, 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. Den suspenderte kameraet har evnen til å gi overbevisende 360-graders vinkler av handlingen inkludert muligheten til å bevege seg i tre dimensjoner - venstre / høyre, forover / bakover og opp / ned.

 

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, ved 10 pm. 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, Mai 1, ved 10 pm. OG. 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. Den suspenderte kameraet har evnen til å gi overbevisende 360-graders vinkler av handlingen inkludert muligheten til å bevege seg i tre dimensjoner - venstre / høyre, forover / bakover og opp / ned.

“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, 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, så vel som en rekke, reporter og korrespondent for NFL Network og NFL.com. Dess, 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., på fredag, Mai 8, ved 10 pm. – 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) i aksjon. 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 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 August 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, 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 på lørdag.

 

“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, en absolutt krig

 

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. Det gjorde jeg ikke, ærlig.

 

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, Jeg var ikke, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that denne lørdagen 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 (Rivaler Kampanjer) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Skottland på lørdag 25th April 2015.

 

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