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IMMAF-WMMAA Unified World Championships DAY 3 RESULTS

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Post date November 15, 2018

Results from Day 3 of the 2019 IMMAF-WMMAA Unified World Championships at the Khalifa Sports City Arena in Manama Bahrain.

Taking place as part of BRAVE International Combat Week, the 5-day, nation vs nation, amateur MMA tournament features 362 competitors from more than 50 nations across 16 weight divisions. The Junior tournament (for 18 to 20-year olds) is running concurrently with the Senior Championships (for 18s+) and both events take place under Unified Amateur MMA Rules.

Starting with four MMA rings for Days 1 to 3 (12 – 14 November), three rings will remain in action for Day 3 – Semi-Finals (15 November), while the Finals (17 November) of both tournaments will play out in one ring interspersed with Medals Ceremonies.

Two rings (and one for the Finals) will be streamed live each day at IMMAF.TV, while videos-on-demand for ALL matches will be uploaded to the platform during the week and the week after. Delay in upload of VODs has unfortunately been caused by internet issues due to rare storms and flooding in Manama earlier in the week, for which the IMMAF – WMMAA team apologises.

The Championships is hosted by the Bahrain MMA Federation and endorsed by the Bahrain Olympic Committee and H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad al Khalifa.

OFFICIAL RESULTS – DAY 3
14 November 2018

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

CAGE 1

Bout 1: Jr Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Ebrahim Darwish (Bahrain) d e f Radostin Angelov (Bulgaria) via Unanimous Decision Round 3 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 2: Jr Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Ismael Zamora (Mexico) d e f Jack Corr (Northern Ireland) via Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1, 2:36

Bout 3: Jr Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Balka Yury (Belarus) d e f Louis Lee Scott (United Kingdom) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1, 1:45

Bout 4: Jr Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Peter Gabal (Czech Republic) d e f Jianabule Ahezhuole (China) via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 5: Jr Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Bozhidar Ivanov (Bulgaria) d e f Karel Ludvík (Czech Republic) via TKO Round 3, 0:22

Bout 6: Jr Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Lukáš Piffko (Czech Republic) d e f Elias Matar (Lebanon) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

CAGE 2

Bout 1: Jr Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Fariz Abdalov (Kazakhstan) d e f Khayal Gahramanli (Azerbaijan) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 2: Jr Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Muhammad Mokaev (United Kingdom) d e f Nurbolat Oteuov (Kazakhstan) via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 3: Jr Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Miras Kazhimuratov (Kazakhstan) d e f MAGOMED ALIBULATOV (Russia) due to Medical Examination Failed

Bout 4: Jr Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) DANIIAR KADYROV (Russia) d e f Zé Machado (Portugal) via Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1, 1:55

Bout 5: Jr Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Jett Grande (Canada) d e f Ákos Dénes (Hungary) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

CAGE 3

Bout 1: Jr Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Ali Yaqoob (Bahrain) d e f DIIAR SHULIANOV (Russia) via Unanimous Decision Round 3 (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 2: Jr Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Alexander OSullivan (Ireland) d e f Eryk Walecki (Poland) via Unanimous Decision Round 3 (29-28, 30-28, 29-28)

Bout 3: Jr Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Patrick Lehane (Ireland) d e f Ermil Xhaferi (Albania) via TKO Round 2, 1:41 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Bout 4: Jr Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Paddy Wilkinson (Ireland) d e f Yousif Sayyar (Bahrain) via Unanimous Decision Round 3 (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 5: Jr Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) George Saade (Lebanon) d e f Matěj Havran (Czech Republic) via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

CAGE 4

Bout 1: Jr Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Reo Yamaguchi (Japan) d e f Agustin Guzman (Mexico) via TKO Round 2, 2:00

Bout 2: Jr Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Elbek Alyshov (Russia) d e f Mauricio Rios (Mexico) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1, 0:42

Bout 3: Jr Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) REZIUAN KHOTOV (Russia) d e f Jakub Tichota (Czech Republic) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-27)

Bout 4: Jr Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) XXX TANGHESI (China) d e f Jan Fajk (Czech Republic) via Unanimous Decision Round 3 (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 5: Jr Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) MAGOMEDKHABIB UMAROV (Russia) d e f Omran Chaaban (Finland) via TKO Round 1, 0:31

SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIPS

CAGE 1

Bout 1: Women’s Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Nadia Vera (Mexico) d e f Hend Rezk (Bahrain) via Submission (Armbar) Round 1, 1:58 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Bout 2: Women’s Atomweight 47.6 kg (105 lbs) Raluca Dinescu (Romania) d e f akshata subhash (India) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 3: Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Alexandra Kovacs (Hungary) d e f ABIDI MARIEM (Tunisia) via TKO Round 2, 2:10

Bout 4: Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Lucie Vacova (Czech Republic) d e f Frida Vastamäki (Sweden) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1, 2:37

Bout 5: Women’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Meng Chen (China) d e f Aizhan Abdykadyr (Kazakhstan) via Split Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 6: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Bagdat Zhubanysh (Kazakhstan) d e f Isa Aldoy (Bahrain) via Submission (Armbar) Round 1, 1:04

Bout 7: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Mohammed Almuamari (Bahrain) d e f XIAOYU ZHOU (China) via Unanimous Decision Round 3 (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 8: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Vladyslav Dubkov (Ukraine) d e f Denislav Hadzhiev (Bulgaria) via Submission (Armbar) Round 3, 1:29

Bout 9: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Delyan Georgiev (Bulgaria) d e f OMARASKHAB YUSUPOV (Russia) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 10: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) lee hammond (Ireland) d e f Pavel Senchenko (Ukraine) via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

Bout 11: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Sola Axel (France) d e f Robin Roos (Sweden) via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Bout 12: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Joseph Luciano (Australia) d e f Angelo Rivera Jr. (United States) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 13: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) MAGOMED SHAKHRUDINOV (Russia) d e f Heydar Heydarov (Azerbaijan) via Submission (Kimura) Round 1, 2:25

Bout 14: Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Bagrat Adamiya (Ukraine) d e f Brayan Aspegren (Finland) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2, 2:34

Bout 15: Super Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) + GRIGORIY PONOMAREV (Russia) d e f Ruslan Moiseienko (Ukraine) via TKO Round 1, 1:37

CAGE 2

Bout 1: Women’s Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Nina Back (Sweden) d e f Daniella Duque (Colombia) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1, 1:49

Bout 2: Women’s Atomweight 47.6 kg (105 lbs) Jenna Horto (Finland) d e f Elizabeth Avila (Mexico) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Bout 3: Women’s Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Ilaria Norcia (Italy) d e f Marie Spencer (United Kingdom) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 4: Women’s Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Bulgaru Daniela Mihaela (Romania) d e f Charlotte Brown (United Kingdom) via TKO Round 2, 0:36 (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)

Bout 5: Women’s Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Kateryna Dobroznai (Ukraine) d e f JIAYI BAI (China) via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 6: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) RUSLAN SATIEV (Russia) d e f Oktay Arif (Bulgaria) via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Bout 7: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) SHARAPUDIN MAGOMEDOV (Russia) d e f Hamza Zrira (Bahrain) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Enrique Hecher Sosa (Spain) d e f Tim Ha (Czech Republic) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 9: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Adilbek Kairgali (Kazakhstan) d e f Francois Meyer (South Africa) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 10: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Murad Guseinov (Bahrain) d e f Dmitry Prachuk (Ukraine) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 11: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Andreas Berg (Sweden) d e f Christian Leroy Duncan (United Kingdom) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-28)

Bout 12: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Mustafa Atrakchi (Sweden) d e f Dominic Wenzlaff (Germany) via Split Decision (30-26, 28-29, 29-27)

Bout 13: Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Ryan Spillane (Ireland) d e f DMYTRO SIEKIRA (Ukraine) via TKO Round 1, 0:21

Bout 14: Super Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) + pasha kharkhachaev (Bahrain) d e f Damian Visenjak (Austria) via TKO Round 1, 0:47

CAGE 3

BBout 1: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Nurzhamal Sadykova (Kazakhstan) d e f Ingibjōrg Helga Arnþórsdóttir (Iceland) via Split Decision Round 3 (30-27, 27-30, 30-27)

Bout 2: Atomweight 47.6 kg (105 lbs) Oksana Pashkova (Ukraine) d e f Qiuying Liu (China) via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 3: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Janika Antinmaa Antinmaa (Finland) d e f Alish Smith (Australia) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) LaNeisha Vinson (United States) d e f Amber Thompson (Australia) via TKO Round 3, 0:25 (20-18, 18-20, 20-18)

Bout 5: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Roman Syrkin (Ukraine) d e f Charlie Falco (United Kingdom) via Submission (Armbar) Round 1, 0:58

Bout 6: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Alibi Temirtassov (Kazakhstan) d e f Sean Stebbins (United States) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1, 1:01

Bout 7: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Carlos Veras (Brazil) d e f Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) via Unanimous Decision Round 3 (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Abdulmanap Magomedov (Bahrain) d e f Daisuke Murayama (Japan) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 9: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Shamil Gimbatov (Bahrain) d e f MAGOMED MAGOMEDOV (Russia) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 10: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Rusi Minev (Bulgaria) d e f Abbas Khan (Bahrain) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 11: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Dario Bellandi (Italy) d e f Bjorn Thorleifsson (Iceland) via Submission (Armbar) Round 1, 0:52

Bout 12: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Olzhobai Kudaiberdi uulu (Kyrgyzstan) d e f Bachir Ricardo (Lebanon) via TKO Round 1, 2:03

Bout 13: Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Bartosz Zaczeniuk (Poland) d e f BAKHTIIAR NAVRUZOV (Kyrgyzstan) due to Medical Examination Failed

Bout 14: Super Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) + Kaloyan Kolev (Bulgaria) d e f Skander Ben Ghali (Tunisia) via KO Round 1, 0:34

CAGE 4

Bout 1: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Daria Samchik (Ukraine) d e f Giulia De Dominicis (Italy) via TKO Round 1, 0:20

Bout 2: Atomweight 47.6 kg (105 lbs) Svetlana Kotova (Russia) d e f Aeilish O Hanlon (Ireland) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 3: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Cassandra Le Roux (South Africa) d e f Levi Steedman (United Kingdom) via Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Dee Begley (Ireland) d e f Karolina Hulkko (Finland) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 5: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Khaled Afara (Lebanon) d e f SHAMIL SHAKHMALIEV (Russia) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1, 2:53 (18-20, 18-20, 19-19)

Bout 6: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Julio Plaatjies (South Africa) d e f Ata Atdayev (Ukraine) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 7: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Magomed Idrisov (Bahrain) d e f Renato Vidovic (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Eduard Kexel (Germany) d e f Stefanos kyriakides (Cyprus) via TKO Round 1, 2:59

Bout 9: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Marko Sarasjärvi (Finland) d e f Kaupo Kokamägi (Estonia) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 3, 1:26

Bout 10: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) ISLAM BAGOMEDOV (Russia) d e f Isakov Isa (Belgium) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 11: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) DZHAMAL MEDZHIDOV (Russia) d e f Tommi Leinonen (Finland) via Unanimous Decision Round 3 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 12: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Ruslan Shidakov (Russia) d e f Vlad Ilin (Ukraine) via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Bout 13: Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Chaddad Alexandre (Lebanon) d e f VICENTE GOMEZ (Mexico) via TKO Round 1, 0:40

Bout 14: Super Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) + Delano Human (South Africa) d e f Tolga Polat (Turkey) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1, 1:34

Follow link for finalised lists competitors listed by a) nation b) weight division:
Seniors: https://www.immaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/senior-competitors-.pdf
Juniors: https://www.immaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/junior-competitors.pdf

Follow both tournaments live at mynextmatch.com

Senior Championships: https://www.mynextmatch.com/tournament/83/details
Junior Championships: https://www.mynextmatch.com/tournament/78/details

ANTHONY BELLEW CALLS TIME ON BOXING

Post author By f/s
Post date November 13, 2018

JOSHUA-POVETKIN PROMOTION WEMBLEY STADIUM WEMBLEY, MIDDX PIC: LAWRENCE LUSTIG IBF, WBA Super, WBO & IBO World Heavyweight Championship?ANTHONY JOSHUA VS ALEXANDER POVETKIN Tony Bellew head to head with Olsander Usik

Brave Bellew calls time on boxing

Tony Bellew bowed out of boxing at the weekend a loser in the ring but a winner in life.

Bellew was knocked out in eight rounds by Oleksandr Usyk in his bid to dethrone the undisputed undefeated cruiserweight king at the Manchester Arena on Saturday night.

The proud Liverpudlian reversed a decision to retire and took on Usyk after being called out by the Ukrainian following his historic win in the World Boxing Super Series final in Moscow in the summer.

“It’s definitely over now, you won’t see me in a boxing ring again,” said Bellew during an emotional press conference. “I just want a normal life, I don’t want this pressure.

“I only created the name Tony Bellew to make my dad proud. I’ve never been Tony Bellew, I’ve always been Anthony. Everyone who truly knows me calls me Anthony. Tony Bellew died on Saturday, Anthony Bellew comes back alive. I want reality back.

“I sit here as a loser but I have won in life. When I was expelled from school I had nothing and nowhere to go. Me and my three boys are multi-millionaires and I have earned every single penny by punching people in the face.”

Bellew, a former WBC cruiserweight champion, dropped back down to the 200lbs division to face the champion he had branded a “monster” in a final throw of the dice following thrilling back-to-back heavyweight wins over David Haye.

Underdog “Bomber” boxed well and was ahead on the scorecards of two out of three judges until a devastating left hook ended any hopes of becoming the first Briton to hold all four world titles in any division.

“I just tried to take that one final step and, you know what, I wasn’t good enough but I’ll be able to live with that forever,” insisted Bellew.

“If I wouldn’t have taken this fight, that would have killed me because I would have always been ‘was I good enough?’ The fact of the matter is I just wasn’t, he’s better than me.”

“If I’m being honest I got tired for the first time in my entire career. I don’t know why or how it happened but I just got tired. He’s brilliant, I have no bad words to say about Oleksandr, I only wish him well.

“I went out against the best cruiserweight and he can lay claim to being the greatest cruiserweight of all time.

“No excuses, I gave it everything I had, I couldn’t have prepared any better. My career is over. I’ve been doing this for 20 years.”

2018 IMMAF-WMMAA UNIFIED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

Post author By f/s
Post date November 12, 2018

2018 IMMAF-WMMAA UNIFIED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

MATCHES SCHEDULE – DAY 1: PRELIMINARIES

Watch at IMMAF.TV

The 2019 IMMAF-WMMAA Unified World Championships is underway at the Khalifa Sports City Arena in Manama Bahrain, with 85 bouts on the opening day of the preliminaries. See below for today’s matches schedule.

Taking place at the Khalifa Sports City Arena as part BRAVE Combat Week, the 5-day, nation vs nation, amateur MMA tournament features 362 competitors from more than 50 nations across 16 weight divisions. The Junior tournament (for 18 to 20-year olds) will run concurrently with the Senior Championships (for 18s+) and both events take place under Unified Amateur MMA Rules.

Starting with four MMA rings for Days 1 to 3 (12 – 14 November), three rings will remain in action for Day 3 – Semi-Finals (15 November), while the Finals (17 November) of both tournaments will play out in one ring interspersed with Medals Ceremonies.

Two rings (and one for the Finals) will be streamed live each day at IMMAF.TV, while videos-on-demand for ALL matches will be uploaded to the platform during week. Matches schedule information for each ring will be published daily throughout the Championships.

See here for finalised lists competitors listed by a) nation b) weight division:
Seniors: https://www.immaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/senior-competitors-.pdf
Juniors: https://www.immaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/junior-competitors.pdf

Follow both tournaments live at mynextmatch.com

Senior Championships: https://www.mynextmatch.com/tournament/83/details
Junior Championships: https://www.mynextmatch.com/tournament/78/details

MATCHES SCHEDULE – DAY 1

Monday 12 November 2018

RING 1

Bout 1: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Sebastian Gonzalez (Sweden) VS Abdul Choudhury (United Kingdom)

Bout 2: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) roland yacoubian (Lebanon) VS Rungrot Posi (Thailand)

Bout 3: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Zoran Milic (Sweden) VS Giacomo Mancini (Italy)

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Jonny Touma (Sweden) VS Ásgeir Marteinsson (Iceland)

Bout 5: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Magomed Idrisov (Bahrain) VS David Rivera (Panama)

Bout 6: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Martin Šíma (Czech Republic) VS Vladyslav Dubkov (Ukraine)

Bout 7: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Nick Thornton (New Zealand) VS georges sahyouni (Lebanon)

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Tim Ha (Czech Republic) VS christophe przywara (France)

Bout 9: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Daniel Ljaško (Czech Republic) VS imkongsunep jamir (India)

Bout 10: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Oleksandr Terenia (Ukraine) VS Stefanos kyriakides (Cyprus)

Bout 11: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) lee hammond (Ireland) VS Tonu Stefan (Moldova)

Bout 12: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Irik Sabirov (Russia) VS Xabidi Fabien (France)

Bout 13: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) MAGOMED MAGOMEDOV (Russia) VS Sergio Ferrer Machín (Spain)

Bout 14: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Tobias Söderberg (Sweden) VS Ibrahim Mammadaliyev (Azerbaijan)

Bout 15: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Darian Weeks (United States) VS Shadi Morjan (Saudi Arabia)

Bout 16: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Abbas Khan (Bahrain) VS Mehraj Zarbaliyev (Azerbaijan)

Bout 17: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Isakov Isa (Belgium) VS Rajeev Muthyal Pradeep (India)

Bout 18: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Mario Alberto Hernandez Perez (Mexico) VS Miroslav Slavov (Bulgaria)

Bout 19: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Dominik Humburger (Czech Republic) VS Andreas Berg (Sweden)

Bout 20: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Aravind Veeranna (India) VS Bjorn Thorleifsson (Iceland)

Bout 21: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Alejandro Patiño (Mexico) VS Tommi Leinonen (Finland)

Bout 22: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Marek Hulka (Czech Republic) VS Marc Grayson (Australia)

RING 2

Bout 1: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Mansur Magomedov (Bahrain) VS RUSLAN SATIEV (Russia)

Bout 2: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) dylan kennedy (Ireland) VS Ata Atdayev (Ukraine)

Bout 3: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) XIAOYU ZHOU (China) VS Raish Muhamad Musa (India)

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Sho Sekihara (Japan) VS Taha SUCU (Turkey)

Bout 5: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Sulaiman AlMahmudi (Saudi Arabia) VS Dastan Amangeldy (Kazakhstan)

Bout 6: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Delyan Georgiev (Bulgaria) VS Callum Mcvay (United Kingdom)

Bout 7: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Kohei Maeda (Japan) VS Andrew Caruth (South Africa)

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Abdulmanap Magomedov (Bahrain) VS Abdul Rahim Shaikh (Portugal)

Bout 9: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Amir Malekpour (Sweden) VS Eduard Kexel (Germany)

Bout 10: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Pavel Senchenko (Ukraine) VS Suraj Patkar (India)

Bout 11: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Nayef Fikey (Bahrain) VS Lukáš Coufal (Czech Republic)

Bout 12: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Shamil Gimbatov (Bahrain) VS Jaroslav Hrdlička (Czech Republic)

Bout 13: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Teruhiko Kato (Japan) VS Pokpong Malapetch (Thailand)

Bout 14: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Evgeny Morozov (Russia) VS Yann Liasse (Luxembourg)

Bout 15: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Murad Guseinov (Bahrain) VS Mukhamed Nurkin (Kazakhstan)

Bout 16: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Liam Shotbolt (United Kingdom) VS Nate Enright (Ireland)

Bout 17: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Tomas Pertl (Czech Republic) VS Kári Jóhannesson (Iceland)

Bout 18: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Daniele Matiddi (Italy) VS Angelo Rivera Jr. (United States)

Bout 19: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Balakrishna Patange (India) VS Abdulrahman Alhasan (Bahrain)

Bout 20: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) jahmel westcarr (United Kingdom) VS Waldemar Holodenko (Germany)

Bout 21: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Roman Kubát (Czech Republic) VS Duman Balmuxanov (Kazakhstan)
RING 3

Bout 1: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Eoghan Chelmiah (Ireland) VS Gonzalo Cortes Benitez (Spain)

Bout 2: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) David Pajunen (Finland) VS Ciaran Mulholland (Northern Ireland)

Bout 3: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Zhumatai Xiatihe (China) VS Arttu Uusimäki (Finland)

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Charles Paneitz (United States) VS Johnjames Young (United Kingdom)

Bout 5: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Elias Dagher (Lebanon) VS Simone Cristini (Italy)

Bout 6: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Eemil Kurhela (Finland) VS Șpac Marius Florin (Romania)

Bout 7: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Alvin Miller (United States) VS Enrique Hecher Sosa (Spain)

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Carlos Castro (United States) VS Alfons Doskja (Albania)

Bout 9: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Mici Saaristo (Finland) VS Simone Valle (Italy)

Bout 10: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) George Chambers (United Kingdom) VS José Teixeira (Luxembourg)

Bout 11: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Teemu Leinonen (Finland) VS Adilbek Kairgali (Kazakhstan)

Bout 12: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Chris Price (United Kingdom) VS Iorga Cristian (Romania)

Bout 13: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Marko Sarasjärvi (Finland) VS iordan Marinov (Bulgaria)

Bout 14: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Talor Wetere (New Zealand) VS Francisco Eca mr (Portugal)

Bout 15: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) David Velisek (Czech Republic) VS Dmitry Prachuk (Ukraine)

Bout 16: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Axel Karlsson (Sweden) VS Rusi Minev (Bulgaria)

Bout 17: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) ISLAM BAGOMEDOV (Russia) VS Josh Hudson (Wales)

Bout 18: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Viktor Chekis (Russia) VS Marco Doda (Albania)

Bout 19: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Christian Leroy Duncan (United Kingdom) VS Dimitri Fogg (South Africa)

Bout 20: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Radu Zarioiu (Romania) VS Fawad Majeedy (Afghanistan)

Bout 21: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Anders Madsen (Denmark) VS Heydar Heydarov (Azerbaijan)

RING 4

Bout 1: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Karvan Ahmadi (Finland) VS Alibi Temirtassov (Kazakhstan)

Bout 2: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Zeeshan muhammad Shah (Pakistan) VS Abdulrahman Al harthey (Saudi Arabia)

Bout 3: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Abdulrahman ALSUNAYA (Saudi Arabia) VS SHARAPUDIN MAGOMEDOV (Russia)

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Carlos Veras (Brazil) VS Gerard Corr (Northern Ireland)

Bout 5: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) ZHIYUAN YAN (China) VS Ander Sanchez (Spain)

Bout 6: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Hoger Salih (Sweden) VS OMARASKHAB YUSUPOV (Russia)

Bout 7: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Meirbek Tulegenov (Kazakhstan) VS PRACH BUAPA (Thailand)

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Daisuke Murayama (Japan) VS Justin Grey (Canada)

Bout 9: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Brad Ramsey (New Zealand) VS Yanlong Wang (China)

Bout 10: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Mario Markus (Sweden) VS Bogdan Grad (Austria)

Bout 11: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Francois Meyer (South Africa) VS Klajdi Metani (Albania)

Bout 12: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Ciaran Clarke (Ireland) VS Milton Mateus (Portugal)

Bout 13: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Stevo Law (South Africa) VS Kaupo Kokamägi (Estonia)

Bout 14: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Robin Roos (Sweden) VS OSCAR MAURICIO ALVAREZ DIAZ (Colombia)

Bout 15: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Daniel Stephens (United Kingdom) VS Sheldon James Victor (South Africa)

Bout 16: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) LaRee Hutchinson Hutch (United States) VS Tye McEntire (Canada)

Bout 17: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Cheyne Turahui (New Zealand) VS Emanuele Sabatino (Italy)

Bout 18: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Souhaib Dahmani (Tunisia) VS Stanislav Levenok (Ukraine)

Bout 19: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Alexander Lindgren (Sweden) VS Ezekiel Wetere (New Zealand)

Bout 20: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) DZHAMAL MEDZHIDOV (Russia) VS Florian Aberger (Austria)

Bout 21: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Robin Larsson (Sweden) VS Olzhobai Kudaiberdi uulu (Kyrgyzstan)

BBC RADIO 5 LIVE TO BROADCAST USYK VS BELLEW

Post author By f/s
Post date November 8, 2018

MATCHROOM BOXING PARTNER WITH THE BBC FOR EXCLUSIVE RADIO RIGHTS TO
HISTORIC USYK VS. BELLEW UNDISPUTED CRUISERWEIGHT CLASH

Matchroom Boxing are delighted to announce a deal with the BBC for exclusive radio rights to the highly-anticipated undisputed Cruiserweight World title showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew at Manchester Arena this Saturday.

Award-winning boxing correspondent Mike Costello and his Radio 5 Live team will provide blow-by-blow commentary on an historic night in Manchester as pound-for-pound star Usyk puts his WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine belts on the line against Bellew.

Ukranian Cruiserweight king Usyk made history by outclassing Murat Gassiev to become the first Cruiserweight to hold all four recognised belts, following his sensational World Boxing Super Series win in July.

The 31-year-old won Olympic, World and European amateur golds before steamrolling his way to the top of the Cruiserweight division after only 15 fights, but former WBC World Champion Bellew believes he will become the first man to beat Usyk this Saturday.

A glittering career has seen Bellew win British, Commonwealth, European and World titles, and the Liverpudlian warrior is aiming for a fairytale ending in Manchester, hinting that this could be his final battle before he retires.

Matchroom Boxing Managing Director Eddie Hearn, said: “I’m delighted to team up with BBC Radio 5 Live for this mega fight on Saturday. This is the first ever four belt undisputed clash in British boxing history and I know the 5 Live team will bring you all the fight week build up in style along with a first-class delivery on the night encapsulating all of Saturday night’s drama.”

Ben Gallop, Head of BBC Radio Sport and Digital, said: “I’m delighted BBC Radio 5 Live will be broadcasting live radio commentary of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew on Saturday. We are committed to bringing our listeners the biggest fights and with exclusive coverage on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website, boxing fans won’t miss a moment of the action.”

Read more on Matchroom Boxing Event HERE

Read more on Usyk vs Bellew HERE

Read more on Usyk vs Bellew Predictions HERE

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Tags bbc radio 5, bellew, boxer, boxing, eddie hearn, England, fightnight, Liverpool, London, Manchester, matchroom boxing, ukraine, usyk, Wales, william hill

MMA & Other Fight Sports

BIGGEST MMA EVENT IN WELSH HISTORY COMES TO CARDIFF

Post author By f/s
Post date September 24, 2018

This Saturday night, Cage Warriors bring the biggest MMA event in Welsh history to Cardiff’s Ice Arena. Here’s the full CW97 fight card, the bouts you should be looking out for and how to watch from home.

In the CW97 main event, Welsh local hero Jack Shore takes on Germany’s Omer Cankardesler for the Cage Warriors bantamweight title. Still unbeaten in 12 amateur and 8 professional showings, Shore is leading the horde of Welsh warriors fighting to put the country on the MMA map this year, but Cankardesler’s run of TKO finishes proves he’s more than capable of stealing the win from Cardiff this weekend.

The title on the line at CW97 was formerly held by Welshman and now UFC bantamweight Brett Johns, who became champion during Cage Warriors’ last visit to Cardiff in 2013.

“When our previous Welsh champions went for the belts, they were some of the most memorable nights we’ve had in 15 years,” says Cage Warriors President Graham Boylan. “Jack Shore has managed to assemble a Welsh fanbase on a level we’ve never really seen before. Think McGregor in Dublin – this is going to be massive.”

Also fighting for Wales are young prospects Cory McKenna and Mason Jones, who are taking on their toughest opposition yet. At just 18 years of age, McKenna boasts a perfect amateur record and is currently 2-0 as a pro, and has been hailed the future of women’s MMA by notable names such as the UFC’s Urijah Faber. Standing in her way is Italy’s Micol DiSegni, who is on a 4-fight win streak with 3 of those being dominant finishes in the early rounds.

Mason Jones takes on Poland’s Kacper Formela in a highly anticipated lightweight bout between two ferocious finishers. Jones is still undefeated, but Formela has put his last 3 opponents away within the distance and looks more than capable of spoling the Welshman’s clean sheet. Expect a seriously fast pace throughout this one. Also on the main card is Kris Edwards, long-time training partner of both Jack Shore and the UFC’s Jack Marshman, who meets Brian Bouland in the bantamweight division. Bouland fell short of the title earlier this year and is looking for another devastating knockout to put him back in the top contender spot, but Edwards’ 4-fight win streak proves he’s in the prime of his career.

As well as these huge bouts on CW97’s main card, the night will feature a stacked pro preliminary card plus the semi-finals of Cage Warriors’ Academy Grand Prix, which will crown Amateur tournament winners in every division before the end of 2018.

Less than 5% of tickets to CW97 are still available HERE, and are expected to sell out early this week.

Doors open at 3:30pm, with the pro prelims starting at 7pm and the main card getting underway at 9pm.

How to watch

Cage Warriors has a host of premium broadcast partners, serving countries across the globe.

Main Card (from 9pm) will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1, UFC FightPass and a host of premium global partners including:

Viaplay: Scandinavia
Eleven Sports Network: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland, Ukraine, Singapore, Italy
SportKlub: Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Macedonia
PPTV: Thailand
D Sports: India
Spo TV: South Korea
CYTA: Cyprus

Pro Prelims will be LIVE and FREE via the Sport Bible Facebook page from 7pm.

In addition to our stacked 21-fight card, CW97 will also feature a fan meet and greet session with Welsh UFC stars Jack Marshman, Brett Johns and Craig White alongside Cage Warriors octagon girl Edith Labelle, free for all ticket holders.

Images by Huw Fairclough

Main Card (9pm)

Jack Shore vs Omer Cankardesler (Bantamweight Title Fight)

Mason Jones vs Kacper Formela (Lightweight)

Kris Edwards vs Brian Bouland (Bantamweight)

Jamie Richardson vs Aaron Khalid (Welterweight)

Cory McKenna vs Micol DiSegni (Strawweight)

Pro Prelims (7pm)

Liam Bennett vs Steve Aimable (161lbs catchweight)

Michael Corston vs Struan Croxton (Lightweight)

Brett Hassett vs Luiz Finnochio (Lightweight)

Luke Shanks vs Jason Jenkins (Bantamweight)

Cage Warriors Academy Grand Prix Semi Final

Mitchell Goode vs Christian Duncan (Middleweight)

Joe Draper vs Jordan Peake (Lightweight)

Nathan Johnstone vs Chris Sterling (Featherweight)

Amateur Card (4pm)

Dan Kniel vs Scott Pederson (Lightweight)

Liam Shotbolt vs Jack Tucker (Welterweight)

Auri Whitcombe vs Keiran Bennett (Welterweight)

Craig Rawlins vs Jahmel Westcarr (Middleweight)

Liam Herbert vs Roan Crocker (Middleweight)

Rafal Nauberg vs Jaxson Hembury (Middleweight)

Owain Davies vs Kenzie Jones (Bantamweight)

Rob Bennet vs James Price (Lightweight)

Morgan Monk vs Jack Henshall (Bantamweight)

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