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Boxcino 2014 Lätt mästare, 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 mästare Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 KO: s) kommer att kämpa obesegrad Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 KO: s) i en WBO Lätt eliminering skjutningen10 oktober

i Manchester, England.
Vinnaren av striden kommer att bli obligatoriska utmanare för vinnaren av WBO Lätt titelmatch mellan Terry Flanagan och Diego Magdaleno, som kommer att äga rum på samma kort oktober 10.
Petrov tjänade möjlighet på styrkan att vinna 2014 Boxcino Lätt mästerskap när han besegrade Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), och Fernando Carcamo (17-5).
“Detta är en fantastisk möjlighet att slåss i en WBO final eliminator, Detta leder mig närmare en VM-titel som har varit en livslång dröm för mig. Det har varit en lång väg för mig att komma till detta läge, och jag vill göra min familj och vänner stolt. Jag vill tacka Artie Pelullo för att tro på mig och för att få mig chansen, Jag kommer inte att svika,”Said Petrov.
“Fighting Liam Walsh på hans hemmaplan kommer att bli tufft, men på denna punkt i min karriär finns det ingen skärhörn. Walsh är på mitt sätt, och jag måste slå honom att nå mina mål. He is a young-strong fighter, men han har aldrig sett någon som jag inne i ringen.”
Said Banner Promotions VD, Arthur Pelullo, “Detta är ett annat fall av Boxcinoär den språngbräda till en enorm en möjlighet. Petr has earned this opportunity, och vi tror att han kommer att vinna denna kamp och slåss vinnaren av Main Event mellan Flanagan och Magdaleno.”
Den 3 april, Petrov vann en 10-runda enhälligt beslut över förre världsmästaren Gamaliel Diaz i Corona, Kalifornien.
Petrov kommer att ansluta Banner Promotions stall John Thompson som kommer att utmana om WBO Jr. Mellanvikt titel mot Liam Smith på samma kort.

Boxcino 2015 Jr. Mellanvikt mästare, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson att kämpa Liam Smith för vakanta WBO Jr. Mellanvikt titel oktober 10 i Manchester, England


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Philadelphia, PA (Augusti 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 mästare John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson har tecknat inför obesegrad Liam Smith för den lediga WBO världen Jr. Mellanvikt titel 10 oktober i Manchester, England.

Thompson förenar Willie Monroe Jr. som den 2: a Boxcino mästare för att kämpa för en värld titel i en fem månaders span.
Thompson (17-1, 6 KO: s) Newark, New Jersey kommer att delta i sin första världstitelmatch.
Thompson är co-främjas genom Vito Mielnicki s GH3 Kampanjer och Arthur Pelullo s Banner Promotions.
Thompson fick möjlighet på styrkan att vinna Boxcino 2015 Jr. Mellanvikt turneringen med segrar över Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) och en 2: a omgången stopp över Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Jag är upphetsad. These doors keep opening, och jag går bara igenom dem och stänga dem. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. För mig, den Boxcino turneringen var en stor möjlighet att fastställas. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, och jag visste från början det är hur du får förberedda för dessa typer av slagsmål,” säger Thompson.
“Jag är mycket stolt över 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 hoppade över det och sade att det händer. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, de är få är långt mellan, och han hoppade på möjligheten att kämpa för WBO Jr. Mellanvikt VM,” sade Arthur Pelullo av Banner Promotions
Said Vito Mielnicki, VD för GH3 Promotions, “John var den första fighter jag undertecknades i GH3 Promotions. 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, och han kommer att visa sin talang på oktober 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John kommer att sätta på en fantastisk prestanda.”
Matchen främjas av Frank Warrens Queensberry Promotions, tillsammans med Arthur Pelullo s Banner Kampanjer och Vito Mielnicki s GH3 Promotions.
Smith – Thompson skjutningen kommer att ansluta sig WBO mellanvikt titel kamp mellan Andy Lee och Billy Joe Saunders, liksom Terry Flanagan försvara sin WBO Lätt titel mot Diego Magdaleno, som wil gör upp ett mästerskap trippel-header den 10 oktober från Manchester, England.

Demetrius Andrade filer överklaga med WBO

FÖRSYN (Augusti 13, 2015) – Undefeated junior mellanvikt Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) har överklagat om det senaste beslutet i World Boxing Organization (WBO) att beröva honom hans WBO World junior mellanvikt mästerskap. I brevet till WBO president Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade hävdade WBO underlåtit att erbjuda honom en obligatorisk motståndare under de senaste sju månaderna för honom att försvara sin titel mot.
Andrade överklagande nämner också att WBO skickat ett brev till honom i januari 23, 2015, som uppgav att WBO skulle tvinga en handväska bud mellan WBO Ingen. 1 utmanare Jermell Charlo och Andrade, om kampen avtalet inte lösts inom (30) dagar. Emellertid, WBO inte tvinga handväska bud, låta Charlo att underteckna ett avtal för att bekämpa Lameller Martirosyan, nästan 30 dagar efter Andrade hade undertecknat sitt kontrakt för att bekämpa Charlo.
En kopia av den tidigare nämnda kampen kontrakt, som Andrade undertecknade i januari 14, 2015 kämpa Charlo för $300,000, ingick också som bevis till stöd Andrade påstående. Andrade uppgav att det undertecknade avtalet visar att det var, i själva verket, Charlo team, inte Andrade, som drog sig ur matchen.
Andrade begärde WBO att låta honom slåss någon genom att säga, “Vi ber respektfullt att WBO tillåta Demetrius Andrade att försvara WBO Jr. Mellanvikt titel mot något av de övre 15 motståndare. Endast WBO har förmågan att tvinga en av sina godkända utmanare för att bekämpa honom. Vi ber respektfullt WBO VM kommittén att använda sin makt för att tvinga en topp 15 fighter att bekämpa honom så snabbt som möjligt möjliga bekvämlighet. Vi skulle vara mer än villig att tillåta en kamp att ske enligt reglerna i en handväska bud, om nödvändigt. Använd din makt och myndighet att gå in och tvinga en obligatorisk kamp för att låta Demetrius Andrade att försvara sin titel i boxningsringen, där det bör beslutas och ni har vårt ord som vi kommer att hedra WBO genom att gå för att bekämpa någon som godkänts av WBO innan September 30, 2015.”
Team Andrade uttryckte sin vilja att försvara sin WBO titel genom att gå att åka utomlands och slåss en WBO godkänd motståndare för mindre än ytterligare $150,000 att, tyvärr, de var fortfarande misslyckas med att säkra en bout.
Vidare, Andrade hävdade att WBO nyligen informerat honom om sin avsikt att ta bort honom från sin topp 15 ranking sammanlagt, än, WBO fortsätter att betygsätta Saul “Canelo” Alvarez som WBO World Jr. Mellanvikt nr. 1 utmanare, trots Alvarez inte har kämpat som en Jr. Mellanvikt sedan september. 14, 2013, nio månader tidigare än Andrade titel försvar. Team Andrade begärde att WBO VM kommittén tillåter Andrade samma möjlighet att försvara sin ranking.
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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: 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, planerad till Lördag, Augusti, 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”.
På Oktober 2014, undefeated puertoricanska sensation, fångade WBO Latino titel genom att slå ut Miguel "No Fear’ Cartagena in the first round. Cartagena var en tidigare två tid United States National Champion, och 11 gånger Golden Gloves vinnare i Philadelphia.
Rodriguez har andra noterbara segrar genom enhälligt beslut över VM-titel utmanare, David Quijano, och tidigare WBC FECARBOX mästare, Felix Perez.
VideosComplete fights
Rodriguez vs. Hinojosa
Rodriguez vs. Cartagena

Undefeated Mauro Maximiliano Godoy att försvara WBO Latin & Argentinskt 140 pund titlar denna fredag ​​i Buenos Aires, Argenti

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Juli 8, 2015)Denna fredag natt i Buenos Aires, Argentina, obesegrad och världen rankas, Jr. Weltervikt Mauro Maximiliano Godoy kommer att försvara WBO Latino och argentinska 140 pund titlar när han tar på Xavier Luques Castillo.
Godoy av Centenario, Argentina har ett register över 19-0 med 8 Knockouts och är för närvarande rankad nummer-9 av WBO.
Castillo Cordoba, Argentina är 13-4 med 4 knockouts.
“Jag är tacksam för möjligheten att kämpa för Banner Erbjudanden, och jag kommer att dra nytta av att vara med ett stort företag,” Said Godoy.
“Jag har stora förväntningar. Castillo has fought internationally, så det är ett tillfälle att bevisa att jag kan slåss på en hög nivå. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
En seger över Castillo kommer att inrätta Godoy för en stor kamp i USA.
“Jag förbereder att vara på den stora scenen i USA. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Godoy kommer vara den senaste import från Argentina för att kunna göra ett stort namn för sig själv, följer i fotspåren av artister som Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana och Diego Chaves.
“Jag är redo för den typ av slagsmål som de har varit 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.
“Jag vill bara tacka mitt team. 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 vid 10 PM Mellanöstern.

‘MannyRodríguez to defend WBO Latino title against Luis Hinojosa

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Photo by Esdel Palermo / Fresh Boxing
Världsboxningsorganisationen (WBO) Latino bantamweight Champion, Emmanuel 'Manny’ Rodriguez (11-0, 7 KO: s) Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 KO: s) i Dominikanska republiken, på Lördag, Maj 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 gånger.
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 augusti 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 Ibs.” 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 världen av WBO, och #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, Maj 8, vid 10 p.m. OCH

 

Maj 5, 2015

 

Den MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout på truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Fredag, Maj 8, vid 10 p.m. OCH 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., och “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 för evenemanget kommer att omfatta Kevin Kulor ger play-by-play med analytiker Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini och 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, samt en värd, reporter och korrespondent för NFL Network och NFL.com. Dessutom, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Nätverkets presentation kommer att innehålla den fortsatta användningen av “Spidercam”teknik, den första i sitt slag för en levande inhemsk boxning 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. Den suspenderade kameran har förmågan att ge övertygande 360-graders vinkel för åtgärden inklusive möjligheten att röra sig i tre dimensioner - vänster / höger, framåt / bakåt och upp / ner.

 

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, Maj 1, vid 10 p.m. OCH

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, Maj 1, vid 10 p.m. OCH. 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 suspenderade kameran har förmågan att ge övertygande 360-graders vinkel för åtgärden inklusive möjligheten att röra sig i tre dimensioner - vänster / höger, framåt / bakåt och upp / ner.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Maj 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 Kos) from Chiba, Japan, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 Kos) from Los Mochis, Mexiko, 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, samt en värd, reporter och korrespondent för NFL Network och NFL.com. Dessutom, 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, Maj 8, vid 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) i aktion. 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 Augusti 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 lördag.

 

“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 absolut 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. I didn’t, ärligt.

 

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, Jag var inte, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that denna lördag 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 (Rivals Kampanjer) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Skottland på lördag 25th April 2015.

 

Biljetter prissatta £ 30 och £ 40 är tillgängliga direkt från någon av de boxare som deltar, eller ring Stewart på 07711 725257.

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