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Boxcino 2014 Opepuka ngwazi, Peter “Zar” Petrov to fight Liam Walsh in WBO Lightweight elimination bout on October 10 ku Manchester, England

Philadelphia, PA (September 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 ngwazi Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 KO a) asamenyana undefeated Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 KO a) mu WBO opepuka kuwonongedwa podwala pa October 10

mu Manchester, England.
Wopambana wa nkhondo adzakhala kuvomerezedwa akunyoza kwa wopambana wa WBO opepuka udindo podwala pakati Terry Flanagan ndi Diego Magdaleno, chomwe chidzachitike pa khadi pa October 10.
Petrov zinatsala mwayi pa mphamvu ya kupambana 2014 Boxcino opepuka Championship pamene anagonjetsa Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), ndi Fernando Carcamo (17-5).
“Ichi ndi mwayi wawukulu nkhondo mu WBO chomaliza eliminator, zimenezi zimandibweretsera kwambiri dziko udindo umene wakhala moyo maloto anga. Izo zakhala yaitali msewu kuti ine ndifike kwa awa udindo, ndipo ine ndikufuna kuti ndi anzanga wonyada. Ine ndikufuna kuthokoza Artie Pelullo kukhulupirira mwa ine ndi ine kupeza mwayi, Sindidzamwanso kukhumudwitsa,”Anati Petrov.
“Kulimbana Liam Walsh pa kwawo kuwaika adzakhala amphamvu, koma pa nthawiyi mu ntchito yanga palibe kudula ngodya. Walsh mwanga njira, ndipo ndiyenera anamumenya tikwaniritse zolinga zanga. He is a young-strong fighter, koma sindinayambe ndamuwona aliyense ngati ine mkati mphete.”
Anati Banner Zokwezedwa Pulezidenti, Arthur Pelullo, “Ili ndi nkhani ya Boxcinopokhala ankamasulira kuti yaikulu ndi mwayi. Petr has earned this opportunity, ndipo ife tikukhulupirira kuti iye nkhondoyi ndi nkhondo wopambana wa waukulu chochitika pakati Flanagan ndi Magdaleno.”
Pa April 3, Petrov chinathetsa 10 chonse akamakambirana pa kale dziko ngwazi Gamaliyeli Diaz mu kuŵala kwa m'mlengalenga, California.
Petrov kulumikizana Chabwino Zokwezedwa stablemate John Thompson ndani angalimbane kwa WBO JR. Middleweight udindo motsutsana Liam Smith pa khadi.

Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight ngwazi, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson kulimbana Liam Smith kwa wopanda WBO JR. Middleweight udindo pa October 10 ku Manchester, England


Msanga KUMASULIDWA

Philadelphia, PA (August 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 ngwazi John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson walemba kukumana undefeated Liam Smith pakuti wopanda WBO dziko JR. Middleweight udindo pa October 10 mu Manchester, England.

Thompson akulowa Willie Monroe JR. monga 2 Boxcino ngwazi kulimbana kwa dziko udindo mu asanu mwezi span.
Thompson (17-1, 6 KO a) wa Newark, New Jersey adzakhala nawo koyamba dziko udindo podwala.
Thompson ndi co-amachitira Vito Mielnicki a GH3 Zokwezedwa ndi Arthur Pelullo a Chabwino Zokwezedwa.
Thompson anapeza mwayi pa mphamvu ya kupambana Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight mpikisanowu ndi yapambana pa Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) ndi 2 kuzungulira stoppage pa Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Ndili wokondwa. These doors keep opening, ndipo ine basi kuyenda mwa iwo ndi kutseka iwo. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Za ine, ndi Boxcino mpikisanowu anali ndi mwayi wawukulu udzakhazikitsidwa. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, ndipo ndinadziwa kuyambira pachiyambi kuti momwe inu mumalowera kukonzekera mitundu ndewu,” Anati Thompson.
“Ndimakunyadirani a 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 analumpha lonse n'kunena kupanga izo zikuchitika. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, anthu ochepa kwambiri pakati ndi, ndipo iye analumphira pa mpata nkhondo WBO JR. Middleweight dziko Championship,” anati Arthur Pelullo wa Chabwino Zokwezedwa
Anati Vito Mielnicki, Pulezidenti wa GH3 Zokwezedwa, “John anali woyamba womenya ine lalembedwa pa GH3 Zokwezedwa. 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, adzakufotokozerani luntha lake pa October 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John angavale lalikulu ntchito.”
The podwala zimathandiza ndi Frank Warren a Queensberry Zokwezedwa, limodzi ndi Arthur Pelullo a Chabwino Zokwezedwa ndi Vito Mielnicki a GH3 Zokwezedwa.
The Smith – Thompson podwala kulumikizana ndi WBO Middleweight udindo ndewu Andy Lee ndi Billy Joe Saunders, komanso Terry Flanagan kumbuyo WBO opepuka udindo motsutsana Diego Magdaleno, amene wil amapanga Championship patatu-chamutu pa October 10 ku Manchester, England.

Demetrius Andrade mafaelo pamtima ndi WBO

Providence (August 13, 2015) – Undefeated wamng'ono middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Ko) wakhala akupereka madandaulo pempho za posachedwapa lingaliro la World Maseŵera a nkhonya Organization (WBO) kuti amavula ace WBO World wamng'ono middleweight Championship. Mu kalata WBO pulezidenti Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade ankanena za WBO analephera kupereka iye mandatory mdani m'zaka zisanu ndi miyezi kuti kuteteza mutu wake motsutsa.
Andrade lokopa ananenanso kuti WBO anatumiza kalata kwa iye pa January 23, 2015, amene ananena kuti WBO angakakamize kachikwama zothetsera pakati WBO No. 1 Challenger Jermell Charlo ndipo Andrade, ngati nkhondo pangano sanali anatsimikiza mumtima (30) masiku. Komabe, ndi WBO sanakakamize kachikwamako taitanidwa, kulola Charlo kusaina pangano kulimbana Vanes Martirosyan, pafupifupi 30 Patapita masiku Andrade anali anasaina mgwirizano wake kulimbana Charlo.
Chikalatachi zimene zatchulidwazi nkhondo mgwirizano, amene Andrade atalembedwa January 14, 2015 kulimbana Charlo kwa $300,000, anali kuphatikizanso monga umboni wochirikiza Andrade zoti. Andrade ananena kuti anasaina mgwirizano limatsimikiza kuti, pamenepo, Charlo wa timu, osati Andrade, kuti kuchokera pa podwala.
Andrade anapempha WBO kuti athawire kumenyana wina ponena, “Mwaulemu kupempha kuti WBO kulola Demetrius Andrade kuteteza WBO Jr. Middleweight Title motsutsa wina pamwamba 15 otsutsa. Okha WBO amatha kukakamiza yawo ovomerezeka challengers kulimbana naye. Mwaulemu kufunsa WBO World Championship Committee kugwiritsa ntchito mphamvu kukakamiza pamwamba 15 womenya nkhondo iye anu oyambirira zotheka odzifunira. Tikufuna kukhala wofunitsitsa amalola kumenyana kuchitika pansi pa malamulo a kachikwama taitanidwa, ngati kuli kofunika. Chonde ntchito mphamvu ndi ulamuliro ulowa mkati ndi kukakamiza mandatory nkhondo kulola Demetrius Andrade kuteteza mutu wake mu nkhonya mphete, kumene ayenera anaganiza ndipo muli mawu athu kuti alemekezedwe WBO povomera kumenyana wina wavomerezedwa ndi WBO pamaso September 30, 2015.”
Team Andrade anasonyezera ake wofunitsitsa kuteteza ake WBO udindo povomera ndipite kutsidya kwa nyanja ndi kumenya WBO ovomerezeka kwa mdani zosakwana $150,000 kuti, mwatsoka, ali ziyambe kuyenda pa apeze podwala.
Komanso, Andrade amanena kuti WBO posachedwapa anamuuza za cholinga kuchotsa iye kuchokera pamwamba 15 masanjidwe palimodzi, komabe, ndi WBO akupitiriza anganene Saul “Canelo” Alvarez monga WBO World Jr. Middleweight No. 1 contender, ngakhale ALVAREZ alibe nkhondo monga Jr. Middleweight chifukwa Sept. 14, 2013, naini miyezi kuposa Andrade udindo odziteteza. Team Andrade anapempha kuti WBO World Championship Committee kulola Andrade ndi mwayi kuteteza ake kusanja.
Tsatirani Demetrius Andrade pa TwitterAndradeATeam kapenaBooBooBoxing.

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 a ) will be defending his title for the third time, against Mexico’s Alex Rangel ( 16-4-2, 10 KO a ) on a scheduled 10 rounds duel, abalewo anakonza zoti Loweruka, 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, amene anapitiriza, “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”.
Pa October 2014, ndi undefeated Puerto Rican zotengeka, analanda WBO Latino udindo mwa kugodomalitsa Miguel 'Musaope’ Cartagena in the first round. Cartagena anali kale awiri nthawi United States National Ngwazi, ndipo 11 nthawi Golden Magolovesi wopambana mu Philadelphia.
Rodriguez ali ina yotchuka kupambana ndi akamakambirana pa dziko udindo Woyesana, David Quijano, ndi kale WBC FECARBOX ngwazi, Felix Perezi.
VideosComplete fights
Rodriguez motsutsana. Hinojosa
Rodriguez motsutsana. Cartagena

Undefeated Mauro Maximiliano Godoy kuteteza WBO aChisipanishi & Argentinian 140 makilogalamu maudindo izi Friday ku Buenos Aires, Argenti

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Buenos Aires, Argentina (July 8, 2015)Izi Friday usiku Buenos Aires, Argentina, undefeated ndi dziko pachikhalidwe, Jr. Welterweight Mauro Maximiliano Godoy adzateteza ndi WBO aChisipanishi ndi Argentinian 140 makilogalamu maudindo pamene iye amatenga pa Xavier Luques CASTILLO.
Godoy wa Centenario, Argentina ali ndi mbiri 19-0 ndi 8 knockouts ndipo panopa pachikhalidwe nambala 9 ndi WBO.
CASTILLO wa Córdoba, Argentina ndi 13-4 ndi 4 knockouts.
“Ndikuthokoza kwambiri mwayi nkhondo Banner Zokwezedwa, ndipo ine kupezerapo kukhala ndi khamu lalikulu,” Anati Godoy.
“Ndili lalikulu amayembekezera. Castillo has fought internationally, choncho ndi mwayi wosonyeza kuti ine nkhondo pa mkulu mlingo. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
A Win pa CASTILLO adzaika Godoy kwa akuluakulu nkhondo mu United States.
“Ine akukonzekera kukhala pa siteji yaikulu mu United States. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Godoy adzakhala atsopano tanthauzo ku Argentina kuti athe kupanga dzina lalikulu la iyemwini, kutsatira mapazi a zatsopano Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana ndi Diego Chaves.
“Ine ndine wokonzeka mtundu wa ndewu imene iwo akhala. 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.
“Ine ndikungofuna kuthokoza wanga timu. 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 pa 10 Madzulo Kum'mawa.

‘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 KO a) wa Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 KO a) la Dominican Republic, pa Loweruka, Mulole 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 nthawi.
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, amene anapitiriza, “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 Perezi, 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, mu 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. Mu 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 in the world by the WBO, ndipo #11 ndi 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, Mulole 8, pa 10 p.m. AND

 

Mulole 5, 2015

 

The MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout pa truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Friday, Mulole 8, pa 10 p.m. AND 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 Ko) from Passaic, N.J., ndipo “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Ko). Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michel Soro (25-1-1, 15 Ko) from France, with Monaghan defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title against Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 Ko) from Brazil.

Ndemanga pa chochitika akuphatikizapo Kevin Bullets kupereka sewero chifukwa cha sewero ndi katswiri Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini ndi mtolankhani 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, komanso khamu, mtolankhani ndipo makalata kwa NFL Network ndi NFL.com. Kuwonjezera, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Maukonde a ulaliki kuwerenga anapitiriza ntchito “Spidercam”umisiri, woyamba wa mtundu wake kwa moyo zoweta nkhonya 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 -The kamera amatha kupereka zokondera 360-digiri angelo zimene anachita kuphatikizapo amatha atatu miyeso - anasiya / pomwe, patsogolo / m'mbuyo kupita / pansi.

 

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, Mulole 1, pa 10 p.m. AND

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, Mulole 1, pa 10 p.m. AND. 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 -The kamera amatha kupereka zokondera 360-digiri angelo zimene anachita kuphatikizapo amatha atatu miyeso - anasiya / pomwe, patsogolo / m'mbuyo kupita / pansi.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Mulole 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 Ko) from Chiba, Japan, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 Ko) 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 Ko) from Quebec, Canada, vs. Konstantin Ponomarev (27-0, 13 Ko) 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, komanso khamu, mtolankhani ndipo makalata kwa NFL Network ndi NFL.com. Kuwonjezera, 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., pa Lachisanu, Mulole 8, pa 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 Ko) from Passaic, N.J., and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Ko) mu kuchitapo. Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michael Soro (25-1-1, 15 Ko) from France, with Monaghan (defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title) facing Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 Ko) 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 11THOctober 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 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 23Rd August 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8TH 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 lachiwelu.

 

“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, Mtheradi nkhondo

 

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. I didn’t, moona mtima.

 

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, Ine sindinali, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that izi Loweruka 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 (Sankalemekeza Zokwezedwa) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland Loweruka 25TH April 2015.

 

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