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

Philadelphia, PA (September 3, 2015) – Boxcino 2014 champion Peter “Zar” Petrov (36-4-2, 17 KO sika) ezolwa Ezingakanqotshwa Liam Walsh (19-0, 13 KO sika) phakathi ku WBO Esilula ukuqedwa iziqubu on October 10

in Manchester, England.
Odle mpi ngeke ibe inselele amandla ngenxa owawina WBO uHlelo isihloko iziqubu phakathi Terry Flanagan futhi Diego Magdaleno, oyokuba ekhadini efanayo ngo-Okthoba 10.
Petrov wathola ithuba amandla ngokuwina 2014 Boxcino ubuqhawe uHlelo lapho wanqoba fedor Papazov (14-0), Chris Rudd (13-1), futhi Fernando Carcamo (17-5).
“Lena ithuba elikhulu alwe WBO Eliminator wokugcina, lokhu kuletha kwangisondeza isihloko emhlabeni eye bekuyiphupho konke emayini. Sekuyiminyaka mgwaqo omude kimi ukuze uthole kulesi sikhundla, futhi ngifuna ukwenza umndeni wami nabangani uyaziqhenya. Ngifuna ukubonga Artie Pelullo sokukholelwa kimi futhi ukuthola kimi ithuba, I ngete,”Said Petrov.
“Ukulwa Liam Walsh ekhaya lakhe Turf kuyoba ezinzima, kodwa okwamanje emsebenzini wami akukho emagumbini cutting. Walsh kuyinto endleleni yami, futhi kumelwe bamshaya ukuba bafinyelele imigomo yami. He is a young-strong fighter, kodwa akakaze ambone ubani onjengami ngaphakathi esiyingini.”
Said Banner Promotions President, Arthur Pelullo, “Lokhu kungenye esimweni Boxcinongokuba the zithuthukisa a elikhulu ithuba. Petr has earned this opportunity, futhi siyakholwa ukuthi uyosibonisa kule mpi futhi ulwe owawina lo mcimbi omkhulu phakathi Flanagan kanye Magdaleno.”
On April 3, Petrov won a 10-round isinqumo abavumelene phezu zangaphambili emhlabeni iqhawe uGamaliyeli Diaz e Corona, California.
Petrov izohlangana Banner Promotions stablemate John Thompson ngubani ongangibekela inselele ngoba WBO Jr. Middleweight isihloko ngokumelene Liam Smith ekhadini efanayo.

Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight iqhawe, John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson ukulwa Liam Smith for singenamuntu WBO Jr. Middleweight isihloko ngo-Okthoba 10 in Manchester, England


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Philadelphia, PA (August 24, 2015) – Boxcino 2015 champion John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson usesayine abhekane Ezingakanqotshwa Liam Smith ngoba singenamuntu WBO emhlabeni Jr. Middleweight isihloko on October 10 in Manchester, England.

Thompson ijoyina Willie Monroe Jr. njengoba 2 Boxcino iqhawe ukulwela isihloko umhlaba in a span izinyanga ezinhlanu.
Thompson (17-1, 6 KO sika) of Newark, New Jersey ngeke iqhaza lakhe yezwe yokuqala isihloko iziqubu.
Thompson is co-kugqugquzelwa uVito Mielnicki sika GH3 Promotions futhi Banner Promotions Arthur Pelullo sika.
Thompson wathola ithuba amandla ngokuwina Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight midlalo onqobayo kuka Ricardo Pinell (10-1-1), Stanyslav Skorkhod (9-0) futhi a 2nd round stoppage phezu Brandon Adams (17-1).
“Ngijabulile. These doors keep opening, mina nje ukuhamba ngawo uvale kubo. I have to do my job. I am going into this fight making sure that I am in tip-top shape. Kwami, mqhudelwano Boxcino kwaba ithuba elikhulu esisungulwe. It is a strong platform to show my talents. I fought very tough competition, futhi ngangazi kusukela ekuqaleni ukuthi indlela uthola ukulungele lezi zinhlobo ukulwa,” Said Thompson.
“Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu 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 wagxuma lonke phezu kwalo wathi wenze kwenzeke. John is a real fighter and understands when these types of opportunities come up, bayingcosana banamathuba phakathi, futhi wavele at ithuba ukulwela WBO Jr. Middleweight emhlabeni ubuqhawe,” wathi Arthur Pelullo of Banner Promotions
Said Vito Mielnicki, President of GH3 Promotions, “UJohane wayengowokugcina fighter lokuqala ngisayine at 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, futhi sizobonisa ithalente lakhe ngo-Okthoba 10. It won’t matter that he his going into Smith’s Backyard, John ngeke agqoke ukusebenza omkhulu.”
The iziqubu kugqugquzelwa Frank Warren sika Queensberry Promotions, sikanye Arthur Pelullo sika Banner Promotions futhi GH3 Promotions Vito Mielnicki sika.
The Smith – Thompson iziqubu izohlangana WBO middleweight isihloko mpi phakathi Andy Lee futhi Billy Joe Saunders, kanye Terry Flanagan sivikele WBO yakhe isihloko uHlelo ngokumelene Diego Magdaleno, lapho WIL akha ubuqhawe kathathu-header ngo-Okthoba 10 kusukela Manchester, England.

UDemetriyu Andrade Amafayela khalaza WBO

Providence (August 13, 2015) – Middleweight Ezingakanqotshwa junior UDemetriyu “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) ofake isikhalo mayelana nesinqumo yamuva of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) ukuhlubula kuye of WBO World yakhe junior middleweight ubuqhawe. Encwadini eya umengameli WBO Francisco Valcarcel, Andrade kwabulala WBO wehluleka ukunikeza yena Umphikisi amandla ngesikhathi kulezi zinyanga eziyisikhombisa ezedlule ngaye ukuvikela isicoco sakhe ngokumelene.
Andrade likhange likhuluma ukuthi WBO wathumela incwadi kuye ngoJanuwari 23, 2015, lapho sasithi WBO uzobaphoqa ukuba ibhidi isikhwanyana phakathi WBO No. 1 inselele Jermell Charlo futhi Andrade, uma isivumelwano impi ayizange ukuxazululwa ngaphakathi (30) izinsuku. Nokho, the WBO akazange amphoqe lo ibhidi esikhwameni, okuvumela Charlo ukusayina isivumelwano ukulwa Vanes Martirosyan, cishe 30 izinsuku ngemuva Andrade lase usayine inkontileka yakhe ukulwa Charlo.
Ikhophi mpi yesivumelwano esesikhulume ngazo, lapho Andrade esayiniwe ngoJanuwari 14, 2015 ukulwa Charlo for $300,000, kwaba kwakuhlanganisa njengoba ubufakazi bokusekela claim u-Andrade owawuseduze. Andrade wawuthi yesivumelwano esayinwe kufakazela ukuthi wayekhona, empeleni, Team Charlo sika, hhayi Andrade, ukuthi wakhipha of the iziqubu.
Andrade bacela WBO ukuba amvumele ukuba alwe umuntu ngokumtshela, “We ngenhlonipho ukucela ukuthi WBO uvumele uDemetriyu Andrade ukuvikela WBO Jr. Middleweight Title nomunye phezulu 15 izimbangi. Kuphela WBO unalo ikhono ukuphoqa omunye Challengers yabo wamukeleka ukulwa naye. We cela ngenhlonipho the WBO World Championship Committee ukusebenzisa amandla abo ukuphoqa phezulu 15 fighter ukulwa naye at kungenzeka esivumelana nawe bokuqala. We kungaba ngaphezu uzimisele ukuvumela impi ukwenzeka ngaphansi imithetho yokuzingela ngemizamo isikhwanyana, uma kunesidingo. Sicela usebenzise amandla negunya akho ukuba angenele futhi uphoqe impi amandla ukuvumela uDemetriyu Andrade ukuvikela isicoco sakhe ku-ring wesibhakela, lapho kufanele yanquma futhi une izwi lethu ukuthi uyodumisa WBO ngokuvuma ukulwa umuntu kugunyazwe WBO ngaphambi September 30, 2015.”
Team Andrade yazwakalisa ukuzimisela yayo ukuvikela isicoco sakhe WBO ngokuvuma ukuba baye phesheya futhi ukulwa WBO Umphikisi evunyiwe yama esingaphansi $150,000 ukuthi, ngeshwa, base namanje akuphumelelanga ekutholeni iziqubu.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, Andrade wagomela ukuthi WBO muva zamtshela ngenhloso yayo ukususa kuye evela phezulu yayo 15 rankings impela, nokho, the WBO uyaqhubeka ukuze ukale USawule “Canelo” Alvarez njengoba WBO World Jr. Middleweight No. 1 Olwa, nakuba Alvarez engazange alwa njengoba Jr. Middleweight kusukela Sept. 14, 2013, kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye ekuqaleni kuka-Andrade owawuseduze isihloko ukuzivikela. Team Andrade ucele ukuthi WBO World Championship Committee ukuvumela Andrade ithuba efanayo ukuvikela simo sakhe.
Landela UDemetriyu Andrade on TwitterAndradeATeam nomaBooBooBoxing.

Emmanuel 'Manny’ Rodriguez is set to defend his WBO Latino title against Alex Rangel in Fajardo, E-Puerto Rico

Bantamweight WBO Latino champion Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Rodriguez ( 12-0, 8 KO sika ) will be defending his title for the third time, against Mexico’s Alex Rangel ( 16-4-2, 10 KO sika ) on a scheduled 10 rounds duel, ihlelelwe Saturday, August, 22 at the Tomas Dones Coliseum in Fajardo, E-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, abaqhubeka, “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”.
On October 2014, the Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rica lokujabulela, athumba WBO isihloko Latino yikutsheyelela out Miguel 'No Fear’ Cartagena in the first round. Cartagena kwaba zangaphambili ezimbili ngesikhathi United States National Champion, futhi 11 Izikhathi Golden Gloves winner in Philadelphia.
Rodriguez unezinye bawanqoba by isinqumo abavumelene phezu kwezwe isihloko Olwa, David Quijano, futhi zangaphambili WBC FECARBOX iqhawe, Felix Perez.
VideosComplete fights
Rodriguez vs. Hinojosa
Rodriguez vs. Cartagena

Ezingakanqotshwa Mauro Maximiliano Godoy ukuvikela WBO Latino & Argentinian 140 iphawundi izihloko lokhu ngoLwesihlanu eBuenos Aires, Argenti

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Buenos Aires, Argentina (July 8, 2015)Lokhu Friday ebusuku Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ezingakanqotshwa nezwe zibalwa, Jr. Welterweight Mauro Maximiliano Godoy ngiwuvikele lo WBO Latino and Argentina 140 izihloko iphawundi lapho ethatha Xavier Luques Castillo.
Godoy of Centenario, Argentina has a irekhodi 19-0 kanye 8 knockouts futhi njengamanje zibalwa inombolo-9 by the WBO.
Castillo of Cordoba, Argentina 13-4 kanye 4 knockouts.
“Ngiyabonga ithuba ukulwela Banner Promotions, futhi mina ngeke kuzongisiza Ukuba yibandla elikhulu,” Said Godoy.
“I banezinto big. Castillo has fought internationally, ngakho ithuba lokubonisa ukuthi ngikwazi ukulwa ezingeni eliphezulu. This will be a good fight but I will win the fight fight cleanly and emphatically.
A win phezu Castillo uyomisa Godoy for a impi enkulu e-United States.
“Engilwenzayo ukuba kube esiteji big in the United States. This is a new opportunity with Banner Promotions. I will prove that I have the qualities to become a star.
Godoy kuyoba yokungenisa yakamuva kusuka Argentina bakwazi ukwenza igama elikhulu yena, nokulandela ezinyathelweni ukuthandwa of Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana and Diego Chaves.
“Ngokuba sengilungele uhlobo zokuxabana baye e. 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.
“Ngifuna ukubonga ithimba lami. 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 at 10 PM Eastern.

‘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 sika) kaVega Baja, Puerto Rico will have to settle unfinished business with former world title challenger, Luis Hinojosa (27-8 , 17 KO sika) of the Dominican Republic, on Saturday, May 30 at the Cosme Beitia Coliseum in Cataño, E-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 izikhathi.
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, abaqhubeka, “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, in 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. In 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, futhi #11 by the 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, May 8, at 10 p.m. KANYE

 

May 5, 2015

 

The Ngena Friday Night Knockout on truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Friday, May 8, at 10 p.m. KANYE 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., futhi “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.

Abahlaziyi for the umcimbi izobandakanya Kevin Bullets ukuhlinzeka play-by-play with Umhlaziyi Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini futhi intatheli 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, kanye ibutho, intatheli umlobeli for NFL Network kanye NFL.com. Ukwengeza, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

 

Isethulo Inethiwekhi sika izoba ukusetshenziswa waqhubeka of “Spidercam”Ubuchwepheshe, the ngqa for a bukhoma yasekhaya wesibhakela 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. Ikhamera imisiwe unekhono ukunikeza eziphoqayo 360-degree engele of the isinyathelo kuhlanganise nekhono ukuhambisa zonke izinhlangothi ezintathu - kwesobunxele / kwesokudla, phambili / emuva futhi phansi / phezulu.

 

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, May 1, at 10 p.m. KANYE

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, May 1, at 10 p.m. KANYE. 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. Ikhamera imisiwe unekhono ukunikeza eziphoqayo 360-degree engele of the isinyathelo kuhlanganise nekhono ukuhambisa zonke izinhlangothi ezintathu - kwesobunxele / kwesokudla, phambili / emuva futhi phansi / phezulu.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, May 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, kanye ibutho, intatheli umlobeli for NFL Network kanye NFL.com. Ukwengeza, 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., ngolwesihlanu, May 8, at 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) in action. 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 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 ngomgqibelo.

 

“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, impi ngokuphelele

 

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, ngokwethembeka.

 

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, I wayengekho, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that lokhu ngoMgqibelo 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 (Izimbangi Promotions) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scotland on Saturday 25th April 2015.

 

Amathikithi ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe £ 30 futhi £ 40 ayatholakala ngqo kuzo zonke punjab ukuthatha ingxenye, noma ushayele Stewart on 07711 725257.

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