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

Philadelphia, PA (Septemba 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 bingwa Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 KO ya) watapigana undefeated Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 KO ya) katika WBO Lightweight kuondoa bout juu ya Oktoba 10

katika Manchester, England.
Mshindi wa kupambana itakuwa mpinzani lazima kwa mshindi wa WBO Lightweight jina bout kati ya Terry Flanagan na Diego Magdaleno, ambayo itafanyika kwenye kadi hiyo Oktoba 10.
Petrov chuma fursa juu ya nguvu ya kushinda 2014 Boxcino michuano Lightweight wakati aliwashinda Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), na Fernando Carcamo (17-5).
“Hii ni nafasi kubwa ya kupambana katika WBO mwisho eliminator, hii inanileta karibu na ubingwa wa dunia ambayo imekuwa ndoto maisha yangu. Imekuwa ni barabara ndefu kwa ajili yangu na kupata nafasi hii, na nataka kufanya familia yangu na marafiki fahari. Nataka kuwashukuru Artie Pelullo kwa kuamini ndani yangu na kwa ajili ya kupata nafasi yangu, Mimi si disappoint,”Alisema Petrov.
“Kupambana na Liam Walsh juu ya nyumba yake Turf itakuwa ngumu, lakini katika hatua hii katika kazi yangu hakuna pembe kukata. Walsh ni katika njia yangu, na ni lazima kumpiga ili kufikia malengo yangu. He is a young-strong fighter, lakini yeye hajawahi kuona mtu yeyote kama mimi ndani ya pete.”
Said Banner Promotions Rais, Arthur Pelullo, “Hii ni kesi nyingine ya Boxcinokuwa chachu ya mkubwa fursa. Petr has earned this opportunity, na tunaamini kwamba yeye kushinda vita hii na kupambana mshindi wa tukio kuu kati ya Flanagan na Magdaleno.”
Tarehe 3 Aprili, Petrov alishinda raundi 10 usiojulikana uamuzi juu bingwa wa zamani wa dunia Gamalieli Diaz katika Corona, California.
Petrov wataungana Banner Promotions stablemate John Thompson ambao changamoto kwa WBO Jr. Kichwa Middleweight dhidi Liam Smith kwenye kadi hiyo.

Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight bingwa, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson kupambana Liam Smith kwa wazi WBO Jr. Kichwa Middleweight Oktoba 10 katika Manchester, England


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Philadelphia, PA (Agosti 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 bingwa John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson ina saini kwa uso undefeated Liam Smith kwa wazi Dunia WBO Jr. Kichwa Middleweight juu ya Oktoba 10 katika Manchester, England.

Thompson anaungana Willie Monroe Jr. kama 2 Boxcino bingwa kupigania ubingwa wa dunia katika mwezi tano span.
Thompson (17-1, 6 KO ya) ya Newark, New Jersey itakuwa kushiriki katika dunia ya kwanza yake cheo bout.
Thompson ni ushirikiano kukuzwa na Vito Mielnicki ya GH3 Promotions na Arthur Pelullo ya bendera Promotions.
Thompson alipata fursa juu ya nguvu ya kushinda Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight mashindano kwa mafanikio zaidi ya Ricardo PINELL (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) na 2 pande zote za majeruhi zaidi Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Mimi ni msisimko. These doors keep opening, na mimi tu kutembea kwa njia yao na karibu yao. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Kwa maana mimi, Boxcino mashindano ilikuwa nafasi kubwa ya kuwa imara. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, na mimi alijua tangu mwanzo ni kwamba ni jinsi gani kupata tayari kwa ajili ya aina hii ya mapambano,” ulisema Thompson.
“Mimi ni fahari sana ya Yohana. 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 aliruka yote juu yake na kusema kufanya hivyo kutokea. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, wao ni wachache mbali kati, na aliruka na kuingia katika nafasi ya kupambana kwa WBO Jr. Middleweight michuano ya dunia,” Alisema Arthur Pelullo ya bendera Promotions
Said Vito Mielnicki, Rais wa GH3 Promotions, “John alikuwa mpiganaji kwanza mimi saini katika 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, na yeye kuonyesha kipaji chake Oktoba 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John kuweka juu ya utendaji kazi kubwa.”
Bout ni kukuzwa na Frank Warren ya Queensberry Promotions, kwa kushirikiana na Promotions Arthur Pelullo ya bendera na Vito Mielnicki ya GH3 Promotions.
Smith – Thompson bout wataungana WBO Middleweight taji mapambano kati Andy Lee na Billy Joe Saunders, kama vile Terry Flanagan kutetea yake WBO Lightweight kichwa dhidi Diego Magdaleno, ambayo Wil kufanya juu michuano mara tatu-kichwa juu ya Oktoba 10 kutoka Manchester, England.

Demetrio Andrade Files kukata rufaa kwa WBO

PROVIDENCE (Agosti 13, 2015) – Undefeated junior Middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) ina filed rufaa kuhusu uamuzi wa hivi karibuni wa World Boxing Organization (WBO) kuwateka yake ya yake WBO Dunia junior Middleweight michuano. Katika barua kwa rais WBO Francisco VALCARCEL, Andrade alidai WBO alishindwa kumpa mpinzani lazima wakati wa kipindi cha miezi saba kwa ajili yake kutetea taji lake dhidi ya.
Andrade rufaa pia anataja kwamba WBO barua kwa yeye mnamo Januari 23, 2015, ambayo ilisema kwamba WBO bila nguvu jitihada mfuko wa fedha kati ya WBO Hakuna. 1 mpinzani Jermell CHARLO na Andrade, kama mkataba wa kupambana hakuwa kutatuliwa ndani (30) siku. Hata hivyo, WBO hakuwa kulazimisha jitihada mfuko wa fedha, kuruhusu CHARLO kusaini mkataba wa kupambana Vanes Martirosyan, karibu 30 siku baada ya Andrade alikuwa saini mkataba wake wa kupambana na CHARLO.
nakala ya aforementioned mapambano mkataba, ambayo Andrade saini mnamo Januari 14, 2015 kupambana CHARLO ajili $300,000, alikuwa pia pamoja na kama ushahidi wa kuunga mkono madai Andrade ya. Andrade alisema kuwa mkataba uliosainiwa inathibitisha kuwa ni, kwa kweli, Timu CHARLO ya, si Andrade, kuwa vunjwa nje ya bout.
Andrade ombi WBO kumruhusu kupambana na mtu yeyote kwa kusema, “Sisi heshima ombi kwamba WBO kuruhusu Demetrio Andrade kutetea WBO Jr. Middleweight Title dhidi yoyote mmoja wa juu 15 wapinzani. Tu WBO ina uwezo wa kulazimisha moja ya wapinzani wao kupitishwa kupambana naye. Sisi kwa heshima kuuliza WBO Dunia Kamati michuano ya kutumia nguvu zao kwa nguvu juu 15 mpiganaji kupambana naye katika urahisi wa mwanzo iwezekanavyo. Tunataka kuwa zaidi ya tayari kuruhusu vita kutokea chini ya sheria ya jitihada mfuko wa fedha, kama ni lazima. Tafadhali kutumia nguvu na uwezo kuingilia kati na kumlazimisha mapambano lazima kuruhusu Demetrio Andrade kutetea taji lake katika ndondi pete, ambapo ni lazima aliamua na una maneno yetu kwamba sisi heshima WBO kwa kukubali kupambana na mtu yeyote kupitishwa na WBO kabla Septemba 30, 2015.”
Timu Andrade walionyesha zaidi nia yake ya kutetea taji lake WBO kwa kukubali kwenda nje ya nchi na kupambana na WBO kupitishwa mpinzani kwa chini ya $150,000 kwamba, kwa bahati mbaya, bado hazijafanikiwa katika kupata bout.
Aidha, Andrade alisema kuwa WBO hivi karibuni walimpa habari kuhusu nia yake ya kuondoa naye kutoka kilele chake 15 Ranking kabisa, bado, WBO inaendelea kiwango Sauli “Canelo” Alvarez kama WBO Dunia Jr. Middleweight Hakuna. 1 mgombea, ingawa Alvarez hana kupigana kama Jr. Middleweight tangu Septemba. 14, 2013, miezi tisa mapema kuliko Andrade ya cheo utetezi. Timu Andrade aliomba kwamba Kamati michuano WBO Dunia kuruhusu Andrade fursa sawa kutetea cheo chake.
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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 ya ) will be defending his title for the third time, against Mexico’s Alex Rangel ( 16-4-2, 10 KO ya ) on a scheduled 10 rounds duel, uliopangwa kufanyika kwa ajili Jumamosi, Agosti, 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, ambao waliendelea, “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”.
Mnamo Oktoba 2014, undefeated Puerto Rican hisia, alitekwa WBO Latino kichwa na kugonga nje Miguel 'No Fear’ Cartagena in the first round. Cartagena ilikuwa zamani wakati mbili ya Marekani ya Taifa Bingwa, na 11 Mara Golden kinga mshindi katika Philadelphia.
Rodriguez ina ushindi mengine mashuhuri na uamuzi wa pamoja duniani kote kichwa mgombea, David Quijano, na aliyekuwa WBC FECARBOX bingwa, Felix Perez.
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Rodriguez vs. Hinojosa
Rodriguez vs. Cartagena

Undefeated Mauro Maximiliano Godoy kutetea WBO Latino & Argentinian 140 vyeo chupa hii Ijumaa katika Buenos Aires, Argenti

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Buenos Aires, Argentina (Julai 8, 2015)Ijumaa hii usiku katika Buenos Aires, Argentina, undefeated na ulimwengu nafasi, Jr. Welterweight Mauro Maximiliano Godoy atawalinda WBO Latino na Argentinian 140 vyeo chupa wakati anachukua juu Xavier Luques Castillo.
Godoy ya Centenario, Argentina ina rekodi ya 19-0 na 8 knockouts Na kwa sasa ni nafasi idadi-9 na WBO.
Castillo wa Cordoba, Argentina ni 13-4 na 4 knockouts.
“Ninashukuru kwa nafasi ya kupigania Banner Promotions, nami capitalize juu ya kuwa na kampuni kubwa,” Said Godoy.
“Nina matarajio makubwa. Castillo has fought internationally, hivyo ni nafasi ya kuthibitisha siwezi kupigana katika kiwango cha juu. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
kushinda juu Castillo atausimamisha Godoy kwa ajili ya kupambana kubwa nchini Marekani.
“Mimi kuandaa na kuwa juu ya hatua kubwa nchini Marekani. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Godoy itakuwa kuagiza karibuni kutoka Argentina kuweza kufanya jina kubwa kwa ajili yake mwenyewe, kufuatia nyayo za anapenda wa Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana na Diego Chaves.
“Niko tayari kwa ajili ya aina ya mapambano kwamba wamekuwa katika. 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.
“Mimi nataka tu kuwashukuru timu yangu. 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 katika 10 PM Mashariki.

‘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 ya) ya Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 KO ya) ya Jamhuri ya Dominika, juu ya Jumamosi, Mei 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 mara.
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, ambao waliendelea, “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, katika 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. Katika Agosti 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, na #11 na 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, Mei 8, katika 10 p.m. NA

 

Mei 5, 2015

 

The MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout juu truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Ijumaa, Mei 8, katika 10 p.m. NA 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., na “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.

Wachambuzi ajili ya tukio ni pamoja na Kevin risasi kutoa kucheza-na-kucheza na mchambuzi Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini na mwandishi 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, ikiwa ni pamoja na jeshi, Mwandishi na mwanahabari wa NFL Mtandao na NFL.com. Zaidi ya hayo, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

kuwasilisha mtandao wa kipengele kuendelea kwa matumizi ya “Spidercam”teknolojia, kwanza ya aina yake kwa ajili ya kuishi ndani ndondi matangazo, 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 kusimamishwa ina uwezo wa kutoa 360-kiasi nzito pembe ya hatua ikiwa ni pamoja na uwezo wa kusonga katika nyanja tatu - kushoto / kulia, mbele / nyuma na juu / chini.

 

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, Mei 1, katika 10 p.m. NA

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, Mei 1, katika 10 p.m. NA. 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 kusimamishwa ina uwezo wa kutoa 360-kiasi nzito pembe ya hatua ikiwa ni pamoja na uwezo wa kusonga katika nyanja tatu - kushoto / kulia, mbele / nyuma na juu / chini.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Mei 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, ikiwa ni pamoja na jeshi, Mwandishi na mwanahabari wa NFL Mtandao na NFL.com. Zaidi ya hayo, 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., Ijumaa, Mei 8, katika 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) katika hatua. 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 Aprili 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 11thOktoba 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 Machi 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 Agosti 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, Jumuiya ya Madola, 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 Jumamosi.

 

“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, vita kabisa

 

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, uaminifu.

 

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, Sikuwa, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that Jumamosi hii 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 (Wapinzani Promotions) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland Jumamosi 25th Aprili 2015.

 

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