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Boxcino 2014 Magaang kampeon, Peter “Zar” Petrov to fight Liam Walsh in WBO Lightweight elimination bout on October 10 sa Manchester, Inglatera

Piladelpya, PA (Setyembre 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 tagapagtanggol Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 KO’s) ay labanan undefeated Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 KO’s) sa isang WBO lightweight aalis ulit sa Oktubre 10

sa Mansester, Inglatera.
Ang nagwagi ng paglaban ay ipinag-uutos na nagdududa para sa nagwagi ng WBO Magaang labanan pamagat sa pagitan Terry Flanagan at Diego Magdaleno, na kung saan ay magdadala sa lugar sa parehong card sa Oktubre 10.
Petrov nakakuha ng pagkakataon sa lakas ng panalong ang 2014 Boxcino Magaang championship kapag siya ay natalo Fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), at Fernando Carcamo (17-5).
“Ito ay isang mahusay na pagkakataon upang labanan sa isang WBO final taga-alis, mas malapit sa isang pamagat ng mundo na kung saan ay isang habambuhay managinip ng minahan na ito ay nagdudulot sa akin. Ito ay isang mahabang kalsada para sa akin upang makakuha ng sa posisyon na ito, at gusto kong gumawa ng aking pamilya at mga kaibigan ipinagmamalaki. Gusto kong pasalamatan ang Artie Pelullo para sa paniniwalang sa akin at para sa pagkuha sa akin ng pagkakataon, Hindi ko ay bumigo,”Sabi ni Petrov.
“Labanan Liam Walsh sa kanyang bahay karerahan ng kabayo ay matigas, ngunit sa puntong ito sa aking career walang cutting sulok. Walsh ay sa aking paraan, at dapat kong matalo sa kanya upang makamit ang aking mga layunin. He is a young-strong fighter, ngunit hindi siya ay nakakita ng kahit sino like me sa loob ng ring.”
Said Banner Mga Promosyon Presidente, Arthur Pelullo, “Ito ay isa pang kaso ng Boxcinopagiging pambuwelo sa isang malaking isang pagkakataon. Petr has earned this opportunity, at naniniwala kami na siya ay manalo ito labanan at labanan ang nagwagi ng mga pangunahing kaganapan sa pagitan Flanagan at Magdaleno.”
Sa Abril 3, Nanalo Petrov isang 10-round unanimous decision dating mundo kampeon Gamaliel Diaz sa Corona, California.
Petrov ay sumali Banner Promotions stablemate John Thompson na hamunin ang WBO Jr. Title Middleweight laban Liam Smith sa parehong card.

Boxcino 2015 JR. Middleweight kampeon, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson upang labanan Liam Smith para sa bakanteng WBO Jr. Title Middleweight sa Oktubre 10 sa Manchester, Inglatera


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Piladelpya, PA (Agosto 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 tagapagtanggol John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson ay naka-sign sa mukha undefeated Liam Smith para sa bakanteng WBO mundo Jr. Title Middleweight sa Oktubre 10 sa Mansester, Inglatera.

Thompson pagsali Willie Monroe Jr. bilang 2nd Boxcino kampeon upang labanan para sa isang pamagat ng mundo sa isang limang buwan span.
Thompson (17-1, 6 KO’s) ng Newark, New Jersey ay lumalahok sa kanyang labanan unang world title.
Thompson ay co-promote sa pamamagitan ng GH3 Promotions Vito Mielnicki at Banner Promotions Arthur Pelullo ni.
Nagkamit Thompson ng pagkakataon sa lakas ng panalong ang Boxcino 2015 JR. Middleweight tournament sa mananalo sa Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) at isang 2nd round pagpapatigil sa paglipas Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Ako ay nagaganyak. These doors keep opening, at ako lamang ang pumasok at isara ang mga ito. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Sa akin, ang Boxcino tournament ay isang mahusay na pagkakataon upang maging matatag. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, at alam ko mula sa simula na kung paano mo kumuha na inihanda para sa mga uri ng mga fights,” Said Thompson.
“Ako ay lubhang ipinagmamalaki ng 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 kumuha ng puwesto sa lahat ng dako ito at sinabi gawin itong mangyari. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, sila ay ilang mga malayo sa pagitan, at siya kumuha at ang pagkakataon upang labanan para sa WBO Jr. Middleweight world championship,” Sinabi Arthur Pelullo ng Banner Promosyon
Sabi Vito Mielnicki, Pangulo ng GH3 Promotions, “John ay ang unang fighter Sumali ako sa 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, at siya ay ipakita ang kanyang mga talento sa Oktubre 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John ay ilagay sa isang mahusay na pagganap.”
Ang labanan ay na-promote sa pamamagitan ng Queensberry Promotions Frank Warren, kasama ng Banner Promotions Arthur Pelullo at GH3 Promotions Vito Mielnicki ni.
Ang Smith – Thompson labanan ay sumali sa labanan sa titulo WBO Middleweight pagitan Andy Lee at Billy Joe Saunders, pati na rin ang Terry Flanagan pagtatanggol sa kanyang Magaang pamagat WBO laban Diego Magdaleno, na Wil bumubuo sa isang championship triple-header sa ika-10 Oktubre mula sa Manchester, Inglatera.

Demetrius Andrade Files apila sa WBO

Talaga ng diyos (Agosto 13, 2015) – Undefeated junior middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) may-file ng isang apela patungkol sa kamakailang mga desisyon ng World Boxing Organization (WBO) sa strip sa kanya ng kanyang WBO World junior middleweight championship. Sa sulat na WBO president Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade inaangkin nabigo ang WBO na nag-aalok sa kanya ng isang ipinag-uutos na kalaban sa loob ng nakaraang pitong buwan para sa kanya upang ipagtanggol ang kanyang titulo laban.
Apila Andrade Mag binanggit din na ang WBO nagpadala ng sulat sa kanya sa January 23, 2015, kung saan nakasaad na ang WBO ay lakas ng isang pitaka bid sa pagitan WBO Hindi. 1 nagdududa Jermell Charlo at Andrade, kung ang kasunduan away ay hindi nalutas sa loob (30) araw. Gayunman, WBO ay hindi na puwersa ang pitaka bid, nagpapahintulot Charlo upang mag-sign isang kasunduan upang labanan Vanes Martirosyan, halos 30 araw matapos Andrade ay naka-sign kanyang kontrata sa away Charlo.
Ang isang kopya ng nabanggit na kontrata fight, saan Andrade sign sa Enero 14, 2015 upang labanan Charlo para $300,000, ay kasama din bilang katibayan upang suportahan ang mga claim Andrade ni. Andrade nakasaad na ang mga naka-sign kontrata na nagpapatunay na ito ay, sa katunayan, Team Charlo ni, Hindi Andrade, na kinuha sa labas ng labanan.
Andrade hiniling ang WBO upang payagan sa kanya upang labanan ang kahit sino sa pamamagitan ng paglalahad, “Magalang Hinihingi namin na ang WBO payagan Demetrius Andrade upang ipagtanggol ang WBO Jr. Title Middleweight laban ANUMANG isa sa tuktok 15 kalaban. Tanging ang WBO ay may kakayahan upang pilitin ang isa sa kanilang inaprubahan challengers upang labanan sa kanya. Magalang naming hilingin ang WBO World Championship Committee upang gamitin ang kanilang kapangyarihan upang pilitin ang isang top 15 fighter na lumaban sa kanya sa iyong pinakamaagang posibleng kaginhawaan. Gusto naming maging higit sa payag upang payagan ang isang away na mangyari sa ilalim ng mga patakaran ng isang pitaka bid, kung kinakailangan. Mangyaring gamitin ang iyong kapangyarihan at kapamahalaan sa hakbang sa at lakas ng isang mandatory fight upang payagan Demetrius Andrade upang ipagtanggol ang kanyang titulo sa boxing ring, kung saan ito ay dapat na nagpasya at ikaw ang aming salita na kami parangalan ang WBO pamamagitan ng pagpayag sa fight inaprubahan ng WBO bago Setyembre 30, 2015.”
Team Andrade karagdagang ipinahayag nito pagpayag na ipagtanggol ang kanyang titulo WBO sa pamamagitan ng pagpayag na pumunta sa ibang bansa at labanan ang isang WBO naaprubahan kalaban para sa mas mababa $150,000 na, sa kasamaang-palad, sila ay nabigo pa rin sa pagseguro ng isang labanan.
At saka, Andrade Nagtalo na kamakailan kaalamang ang WBO sa kanya ng kanyang balak na tanggalin siya sa kanyang tuktok 15 ranggo kabuuan, pa, WBO patuloy na i-rate Saul “Canelo” Alvarez gaya ng WBO World Jr. Middleweight Hindi. 1 kalaban, bagaman Alvarez ay hindi nakipaglaban bilang Jr. Middleweight mula noong Septiyembre. 14, 2013, siyam na buwan nang mas maaga kaysa sa pagtatanggol sa title Andrade ni. Team Andrade hiniling na ang WBO World Championship Committee payagan Andrade ang parehong pagkakataon upang ipagtanggol ang kanyang ranking.
Sundin Demetrius Andrade sa TwitterAndradeATeam oBooBooBoxing.

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, naka-iskedyul para sa Sabado, Agosto, 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, na patuloy na, “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 ( Singgapur 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”.
Noong Oktubre 2014, ang undefeated Puerto Rican sensation, nakunan ng Latino title WBO sa pamamagitan ng katok out Miguel 'Walang Takot’ Cartagena in the first round. Cartagena ay isang dating dalawang oras Estados Unidos Pambansang Kampeon, at 11 ulit Golden guwantes na nagwagi sa Philadelphia.
Rodriguez ay may iba pang mga tanyag na panalo sa pamamagitan lubos na nagkakaisa desisyon sa paglipas ng kalaban mundo pamagat, David Quijano, at dating WBC FECARBOX kampeon, Felix Perez.
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Rodriguez vs. Hinojosa
Rodriguez vs. Cartagena

Undefeated Mauro Maximiliano Godoy upang ipagtanggol WBO Latino & Argentinian 140 pamagat pound ito Biyernes sa Buenos Aires, Argenti

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Buenos Aires, Arhentina (Hulyo 8, 2015)Ito Biyernes gabi sa Buenos Aires, Arhentina, undefeated at mundo niraranggo, JR. Welterweyt Mauro Maximiliano Godoy ipagtanggol ang WBO Latino at Argentinian 140 pamagat pound kapag siya ay tumatagal sa Xavier Luques Castillo.
Godoy ng Centenario, Argentina ay isang talaan ng 19-0 may 8 knockouts at sa kasalukuyan ay ranggo bilang-9 sa pamamagitan ng WBO.
Castillo ng Cordoba, Argentina ay 13-4 may 4 knockouts.
“Nagpapasalamat ako para sa mga pagkakataon upang labanan para sa Banner Promotions, at ako'y magsamantala sa pagiging may isang mahusay na kumpanya,” Si said Godoy.
“Mayroon akong malaking inaasahan. Castillo has fought internationally, kaya ito ay isang pagkakataon upang patunayan ang maaari kong makipag-away sa isang mataas na antas ng. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
A win over Castillo ay magse-set up Godoy para sa isang pangunahing labanan sa Estados Unidos.
“Ako ay naghahanda upang maging sa malaking entablado sa Estados Unidos. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Godoy ay ang pinakabagong import mula sa Argentina upang ma-gumawa ng isang malaking pangalan para sa kanyang sarili, sumusunod sa mga yapak ng mga kagustuhan ng Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana at Diego Chaves.
“Ako ay handa na para sa uri ng fights na sila ay sa. 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.
“Lamang ang nais kong pasalamatan ang aking koponan. 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 sa 10 PM Silanganin.

‘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’s) ng Vega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 KO’s) ng Dominican Republic, sa Sabado, Mayo 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 beses.
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, na patuloy na, “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, sa 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. Noong Agosto 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, at #11 sa pamamagitan ng 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, Mayo 8, sa 10 p.m. AT

 

Mayo 5, 2015

 

Ang MetroPCS Biyernes Night Knockout on truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Biyernes, Mayo 8, sa 10 p.m. AT 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., at “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Kos). Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michel Soro (25-1-1, 15 Kos) from France, with Monaghan defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title against Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 Kos) from Brazil.

Commentators para sa kaganapan ay isama Kevin Bullets pagbibigay ng play-by-play na may analyst Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini at 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, pati na rin ang isang host, reporter at kasulatan para sa NFL Network at NFL.com. Bukod pa rito, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Ang pagtatanghal ng network ay tampok ang patuloy na paggamit ng “Spidercam”teknolohiya, ang una sa uri nito para sa isang live domestic boxing 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. Ang suspendido camera ay may kakayahan upang magbigay ng mga nakakabighaning mga 360-degree anggulo ng pagkilos kabilang ang kakayahan upang ilipat sa tatlong sukat - kaliwa / pakanan, forward / paatras at up / down.

 

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, Mayo 1, sa 10 p.m. AT

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, Mayo 1, sa 10 p.m. AT. 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. Ang suspendido camera ay may kakayahan upang magbigay ng mga nakakabighaning mga 360-degree anggulo ng pagkilos kabilang ang kakayahan upang ilipat sa tatlong sukat - kaliwa / pakanan, forward / paatras at up / down.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Mayo 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 Kos) from Chiba, Hapon, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 Kos) from Los Mochis, Mehiko, 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, pati na rin ang isang host, reporter at kasulatan para sa NFL Network at NFL.com. Bukod pa rito, 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., sa Biyernes, Mayo 8, sa 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) sa aksyon. 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.

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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 25ika Abril 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 11ikaOktubre 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 29ika Marso 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 Agosto 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8ika Hunyo 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, Hapon.

 

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, Komonwelt, 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 sa Sabado.

 

“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, isang ganap na digmaan

 

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. Ako ay hindi, matapat.

 

I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Arhentina, Hapon, 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, Ako ay hindi, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that ito Sabado 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 (Karibal Mga Promosyon) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland sa Sabado 25ika Abril 2015.

 

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