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Brook vs Zerafa: Fighter conference quotes

“I’m feeling very fresh. I feel reborn. A happy fighter is a dangerous fighter and I am so happy. We got all the hard work done in our training camp. It couldn’t have gone any better. I’m raring to go now for Saturday. I’m looking to put a serious performance on.”Amir Khan is a con man, they should call him Amir ‘con’. This is his last big fight under Matchroom and I thought it was nailed on. He shook my hand and looked me dead in the eye and said we would fight next.

 

BROOK VS. ZERAFA PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

 

Eddie Hearn:

“We’re looking forward to a big show Saturday. We’ve been to this great city many times. It feels like we’ve been coming here years with Kell, starting out at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre of course, travelling to the US when he beat Shawn Porter for the World title, defending his World title here in Sheffield, coming here to Bramall Lane fighting what is now probably regarded as the number one 147lbs fighter in the World in Erroll Spence in front of 25,000 people – it was a great night of boxing.

“Seeing him today, I think he looks fitter, healthier, chirpier and more excited than I’ve ever seen him in his career so far. A fit, hungry and healthy Kell Brook is a very dangerous fighter. I believe that we’re going to get a fantastic performance from him on Saturday night.

“There’s talk about the future, there’s talk about Amir Khan, one thing I know is that Kell Brook has many miles left on the clock. When there’s hunger in his heart, I believe he’s one of the best 147lbs fighters in the World.”

 

Adam Smith, Head of Sky Sports Boxing:

“We spent a lot of time here in Sheffield back in the late 90’s with the likes of Prince Naseem Hamed of course, Ryan Rhodes and our own Johnny Nelson. Kell Brook was just a young kid then coming through. It’s fantastic to see how he’s developed over the years. This is a wonderful fighting city, I’m really looking forward to being back here on Saturday night, it’s a great December with New York next week for Canelo vs. Rocky and then Whyte vs. Chisora at The O2 – a pre Christmas cracker.

“It’s a great bill and it’s fantastic to see Kell back, I agree with Eddie, he looks in terrific shape and obviously he’s got the fire reignited alongside John Fewkes. Have a great one Saturday night, we’ll see you there.”

 

 

Kell Brook – Sheffield, England – 37-2, 26 KO’s – fighting Michael Zerafa in a Final Eliminator for the WBA Super-Welterweight World title:

“I’m feeling very fresh. I feel reborn. A happy fighter is a dangerous fighter and I am so happy. We got all the hard work done in our training camp. It couldn’t have gone any better. I’m raring to go now for Saturday. I’m looking to put a serious performance on.”Amir Khan is a con man, they should call him Amir ‘con’. This is his last big fight under Matchroom and I thought it was nailed on. He shook my hand and looked me dead in the eye and said we would fight next.

 

“What can I do, I’ve bent over backwards and said I’d come down to 147. I’m doing everything I can for the fans, he’s turned his back on them. Everyone knows it’s him that’s running off. I want any elite fighter and could weigh in at 147 tomorrow if I wanted, I’ve got that buzz again.

 

“I want the top guys, Shawn Porter with the WBC title if he wants a rematch or I’d love to bring Errol Spence Jr back in the summer and get the win.”

 

 

Michael Zerafa – Melbourne, Australia – 25-2, 14 KO’s – fighting Kell Brook in a Final Eliminator for the WBA Super-Welterweight World title:

“It’s a huge opportunity for me and the team. Kell Brook has done a lot of great things for the sport. We know it’s going to be a great fight but we’ve come prepared. His name is a World title to me. No stone has been left unturned, he’s just a man. He’s got two arms and a head and he bleeds red. The best Michael Zerafa is going to be there and it’s going to be fireworks.

 

“We’ve been studying him throughout our camp. He’s a great fighter but we saw a lot of flaws – too many holes in a ship and it sinks. We’ve got a game plan in place and come Saturday we’ll lay it all out.”

 

John Fewkes, trainer of Kell Brook:

“Kell is in fantastic shape. It’s great to be a part of this if I’m honest with you. Kell is happy and he’s been dragging me out of bed at half past six in the morning. This camp couldn’t have gone any better. I’m looking for a very special performance on Saturday. He has another two, three or four years in him at the top of the game – easily.”

 

Blake Caparello, trainer of Michael Zerafa:

“The good thing about Michael is that he comes into camp fit and only a couple of kilos over weight, so we can focus straight on the boxing. He’s coming over here in great spirits. The English public have been awesome towards us. I know they think he’s coming as an opponent but Michael isn’t an opponent, he’s coming here to win. Kell Brook’s name is a World title to Michael so we’re coming to his back yard to beat him.”

 

 

Josh Kelly – Sunderland, England – 8-0, 6 KO’s – defending his WBA International Welterweight belt against David Avanesyan:

“I need someone to come and really try to take my head off. A lot of people want to take my head off because I look like an arrogant guy. I’ve got a switch when I go into the ring, I’m a different man in there. I’ve got a lot of respect for David Avanesyan. It’s four weeks since my last fight, it has been a quick turn around. I’m feeling fresh and relaxed, I feel nice.

“Stylistically I’m ready for this sort of fight. It’s sort of the typical boxer versus fighter match-up. It’s going to be a great fight and a night that I’ll enjoy.”

 

 

David Avanesyan – Tabynskoe, Russia – 22-3-1, 11 KO’s – challenging Josh Kelly for the WBA International Welterweight title:

“This is a big fight for me. I like this fight, I want this fight, I’m hungry. I’m ready for this fight. I will do my best, everything is good.

“Josh was a very good amateur boxer and I’m expecting a tough 12 rounds against him.”

 

 

Jono Carroll – Dublin, Ireland – 16-0, 3 KO’s – fighting Guillaume Frenois in a Final Eliminator for the IBF Super-Featherweight World title :

“I need to be in with people that will test me. This Frenchman is very experienced. I hope he is up for a war because us Irish love to go to war. I’m ready for anything. I’m looking to impress, I don’t want to just win this fight – I want to impress and I’m going to show the little peanut head Tevin Farmer that I’ll eat him alive when his time comes.

“I truly believe that the only person that could test me to my limits would be someone like Gervonta Davis. That would be a dog fight, me and him going head-to-head. That would be a war, you’d see the true Jono Carroll go to war.

“Nothing is going to stop me, I don’t really look too much into who I’m fighting. I just try to be the best boxer that I can possibly be and the rest takes care of itself. I’m getting better and better each time I fight because my level of opposition is getting better and better.”

 

 

Guillaume Frenois – Aisne, France – 46-1, 12 KO’s – fighting Jono Carroll in a Final Eliminator for the IBF Super-Featherweight World title:

“I’m very pleased to be here in Sheffield, it’s a great place for boxing. When the IBF ordered this Final Eliminator I was determined to come and get my chance to fight for the World title. After a two month camp I’m ready to win. If you target a World title  you must be a warrior, he will meet a French warrior on Saturday.”

 

 

Anthony Fowler – Liverpool, England – 8-0, 7 KO’s – fighting Jose Carlos Paz in a 10 round Super-Welterweight contest:

“Dave Coldwell knows that I need tests, there’s no point in me getting in the ring and just dominating people like I have been. I’ve had 8 fights and I’ve been cocky. I haven’t broken a sweat so far, it has been easy and straight forward fights. This lad has been at the top level, he’s ranked 40 on BoxRec – much higher than me, so he’s mixed at a much higher class and this is the fight where I show what I’m about. It’s going to be a great fight.”

 

 

 

Kid Galahad – Sheffield, England – 25-0, 15 KO’s – fighting Bryan Mairena in a 8 round Super-Featherweight contest:

“It was a good win out in Boston, he was a tough kid. I did everything that I had to do in that fight to win. Hopefully on Saturday I’ll get this kid out of the way and then I’ll be ringside watching Frampton and Warrington on the 22nd.

“I’d like to thank Eddie Hearn, Matchroom and Sky Sports. Three fights this year and hopefully next year you can get me four fights. I’ll be fighting for the World title, win that and then another three fights after that.”

 

 

Qias Ashfaq – Leeds, England – 3-0, 1 KO – fighting Jay Carney in a 6 round Super-Bantamweight contest:

“I can’t wait to get out there now, it’s been a long training camp. I’m starting to finally feel myself in the pro game. Before I turned pro I had a good year and a half off with injuries and sorting a promotional deal out but now I’m in the best place in the World at Matchroom Boxing. I feel amazing, it’s a little step up against Jay Carney this weekend and I’m looking forward to showing what I’m made of.

“I’m ready to step up, I’ve taken my time so far. I’m ready to step up slowly and next year hopefully get a few titles around my waist as well.”

 

 

 

Read more on Brook vs Zerafa HERE

Read more on Kelly vs Avanesyan HERE

Read more on Carroll vs Frenois HERE

Read more on Kid Galahad HERE

Read more on Matchroom Boxing HERE

 

Images by Mark Robinson of Matchroom Boxing

 

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UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHT MILAS ADDED TO HRGOVIĆ-PEREA CARD

HEAVYWEIGHT MILAS ADDED TO HRGOVIĆ-PEREA CARD

 

Undefeated heavyweight Petar Milas (13-0, 10 KOs) joins countryman Filip Hrgović in action on December 8 at the KC Dražen Petrović in Zagreb as the 23 year-old from Split takes on Ukraine’s Serhiy Radchenko (6-2, 1 KO).

 

Milas will be looking to cap off an impressive year that has seen him record victories over former World title challengers Francesco Pianeta and Kevin Johnson, and claim the IBO International and WBC Mediterranean titles.

 

“My opponent is a strong man, but not too strong for me,” says Milas, who is looking forward fighting on a big card in the Croatian capital. “I love the big shows. They inspire me, as my performances in Munich have already shown

 
“This will be another step up the ladder for me, and the fans should expect an entertaining fight, but one that could come to an end very quickly.”

 

Milas also has a message for his heavyweight rival Hrgović, who tops the bill in Zagreb, defending his WBC International title versus Ecuador’s Ytalo Perea. 

 

“Hrgović should study me well,” he says. “I’ve already seen weaknesses in him, and in the future, I see us both standing in the ring, fighting for the World title!”

 

The WBC International Heavyweight Championship contest between Filip Hrgović and Ytalo Perea will top an action-packed fight card at the KC Dražen Petrović on December 8 with a full undercard set to be announced.

 

Tickets are available via  www.eventim.hr. All the action will be broadcast live and exclusive on RTL in Croatia.

 

 

Read more on Filip Hrgović vs Ytalo Perea HERE

Read more on Sauerland Promotion HERE

 

 

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UNIFIED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS IMMAF – WMMAA

 

Results from Day 1 of the 2019 IMMAF-WMMAA Unified World Championships which commenced today at Khalifa Sports City Arena in Manama Bahrain with 85 bouts.

 

 

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.

 

The Championships are 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 1


12 November 2018

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

CAGE 1

Bout 1: Jr Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Louis Lee Scott (United Kingdom) d e f Oliver Sveinsson (Iceland) via TKO Round 1, 2:59

SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

CAGE 1

Bout 1: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Abdul Choudhury (United Kingdom) d e f Sebastian Gonzalez (Sweden) via Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 1, 1:03

Bout 2: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) roland yacoubian (Lebanon) d e f Rungrot Posi (Thailand) via TKO  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 3: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Zoran Milic (Sweden) d e f Giacomo Mancini (Italy) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Jonny Touma (Sweden) d e f Ásgeir Marteinsson (Iceland) via TKO Round 2, 1:22

Bout 5: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Magomed Idrisov (Bahrain) d e f David Rivera (Panama) via TKO Round 1, 1:57

Bout 6: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Vladyslav Dubkov (Ukraine) d e f Martin Šíma (Czech Republic) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 29-27, 29-28)

Bout 7: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Nick Thornton (New Zealand) d e f georges sahyouni (Lebanon) via Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 2, 0:42

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Tim Ha (Czech Republic) d e f christophe przywara (France) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)

Bout 9: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) imkongsunep jamir (India) d e f Daniel Ljaško (Czech Republic) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 10: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Stefanos kyriakides (Cyprus) d e f Oleksandr Terenia (Ukraine) via Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 1, 2:56

Bout 11: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) lee hammond (Ireland) d e f Tonu Stefan (Moldova) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1, 2:01

Bout 12: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Xabidi Fabien Daiymo (France) d e f Irik Sabirov (Russia) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 13: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) MAGOMED MAGOMEDOV (Russia) d e f Sergio Ferrer Machín (Spain) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 14: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Tobias Söderberg (Sweden) d e f Ibrahim Mammadaliyev (Azerbaijan) via Split Decision  (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 15: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Darian Weeks (United States) d e f Shadi Morjan (Saudi Arabia) via KO Round 1, 2:43

Bout 16: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Abbas Khan (Bahrain) d e f Mehraj Zarbaliyev (Azerbaijan) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1, 0:34

Bout 17: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Isakov Isa (Belgium) d e f Rajeev Muthyal Pradeep (India) via TKO Round 1, 2:22

Bout 18: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Mario Alberto Hernandez Perez (Mexico) d e f Miroslav Slavov (Bulgaria) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1, 2:02

Bout 19: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Andreas Berg (Sweden) d e f Dominik Humburger (Czech Republic) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)

Bout 20: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Bjorn Thorleifsson (Iceland) d e f Aravind Veeranna (India) via TKO Round 1, 0:12

Bout 21: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Tommi Leinonen (Finland) d e f Alejandro Patiño (Mexico) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 2, 2:46

Bout 22: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Marc Grayson (Australia) d e f Marek Hulka (Czech Republic) via Submission (Triangle Choke)  Round 1, 0:36

 

CAGE 2

Bout 1: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) RUSLAN SATIEV (Russia) d e f Mansur Magomedov (Bahrain) via Split Decision  (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 2: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Ata Atdayev (Ukraine) d e f dylan kennedy (Ireland) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 3: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) XIAOYU ZHOU (China) d e f Raish Muhamad Musa (India) via Unanimous Decision  (28-27, 29-28, 29-27)

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Sho Sekihara (Japan) d e f Taha SUCU (Turkey) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 2, 0:24

Bout 5: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Dastan Amangeldy (Kazakhstan) d e f Sulaiman AlMahmudi (Saudi Arabia) via TKO Round 2, 2:34

Bout 6: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Delyan Georgiev (Bulgaria) d e f Callum Mcvay (United Kingdom) via TKO Round 1, 2:57

Bout 7: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Kohei Maeda (Japan) d e f Andrew Caruth (South Africa) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Abdulmanap Magomedov (Bahrain) d e f Abdul Rahim Shaikh (Portugal) via TKO Round 2, 0:00

Bout 9: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Eduard Kexel (Germany) d e f Amir Malekpour (Sweden) via Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 2, 1:41

Bout 10: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Pavel Senchenko (Ukraine) d e f Suraj Patkar (India) via TKO Round 1, 0:27

Bout 11: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Nayef Fikey (Bahrain) d e f Lukáš Coufal (Czech Republic) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1, 1:43

Bout 12: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Shamil Gimbatov (Bahrain) d e f Jaroslav Hrdlička (Czech Republic) via Disqualification Round 3, 1:36

Bout 13: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Teruhiko Kato (Japan) d e f Pokpong Malapetch (Thailand) via TKO Round 2, 2:52

Bout 14: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Yann Liasse (Luxembourg) d e f Evgeny Morozov (Russia) via Unanimous Decision  (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 15: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Murad Guseinov (Bahrain) d e f Mukhamed Nurkin (Kazakhstan) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 16: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Nate Enright (Ireland) d e f Liam Shotbolt (United Kingdom) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Bout 17: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Kári Jóhannesson (Iceland) d e f Tomas Pertl (Czech Republic) via Split Decision  (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Bout 18: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Angelo Rivera Jr. (United States) d e f Daniele Matiddi (Italy) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 19: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Abdulrahman Alhasan (Bahrain) d e f Balakrishna Patange (India) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Bout 20: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Waldemar Holodenko (Germany) d e f jahmel westcarr (United Kingdom) via Submission (Triangle Choke)  Round 1, 0:55

Bout 21: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Roman Kubát (Czech Republic) d e f Duman Balmuxanov (Kazakhstan) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

 

CAGE 3

Bout 1: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Eoghan Chelmiah (Ireland) d e f Gonzalo Cortes Benitez (Spain) via Split Decision Round 3 (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Bout 2: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Ciaran Mulholland (Northern Ireland) d e f David Pajunen (Finland) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 3: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Zhumatai Xiatihe (China) d e f Arttu Uusimäki (Finland) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Charles Paneitz (United States) d e f Johnjames Young (United Kingdom) due to Medical Examination Failed

Bout 5: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Elias Dagher (Lebanon) d e f Simone Cristini (Italy) via TKO Round 3, 1:39

Bout 6: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Eemil Kurhela (Finland) d e f Șpac Marius Florin (Romania) via TKO  (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Bout 7: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Enrique Hecher Sosa (Spain) d e f Alvin Miller (United States) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Carlos Castro (United States) d e f Alfons Doskja (Albania) via KO Round 2, 0:09

Bout 9: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Mici Saaristo (Finland) d e f Simone Valle (Italy) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 10: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) José Teixeira (Luxembourg) d e f George Chambers (United Kingdom) via Submission (Guillotine Choke)  Round 2, 0:42

Bout 11: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Adilbek Kairgali (Kazakhstan) d e f Teemu Leinonen (Finland) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Bout 12: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Iorga Cristian (Romania) d e f Chris Price (United Kingdom) via KO Round 1, 2:39

Bout 13: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Marko Sarasjärvi (Finland) d e f iordan Marinov (Bulgaria) via Split Decision  (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 14: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Talor Wetere (New Zealand) d e f Francisco Eca mr (Portugal) via Split Decision  (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Bout 15: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Dmitry Prachuk (Ukraine) d e f David Velisek (Czech Republic) via Split Decision  (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Bout 16: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Rusi Minev (Bulgaria) d e f Axel Karlsson (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 17: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) ISLAM BAGOMEDOV (Russia) d e f Josh Hudson (Wales) via TKO Round 1, 2:15

Bout 18: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Marco Doda (Albania) d e f Viktor Chekis (Russia) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 2, 1:52

Bout 19: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Christian Leroy Duncan (United Kingdom) d e f  Dimitri Fogg (South Africa) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1, 2:01

Bout 20: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Radu Zarioiu (Romania) d e f  Fawad Majeedy (Afghanistan) via TKO Round 2, 2:14

Bout 21: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Heydar Heydarov (Azerbaijan) d e f Anders Madsen (Denmark) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

 

CAGE 4

Bout 1: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Alibi Temirtassov (Kazahstan) d e f Karvan Ahmadi (Finland) via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 2: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Zeeshan muhammad Shah (Pakistan) d e f Abdulrahman Al harthey (Saudi Arabia) due to Weigh-in Failed

Bout 3: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) SHARAPUDIN MAGOMEDOV (Russia) d e f Abdulrahman ALSUNAYA (Saudi Arabia) due to Weigh-in Failed

Bout 4: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Carlos Veras (Brazil) d e f Gerard Corr (Northern Ireland) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 3, 1:40

Bout 5: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Ander Sanchez (Spain) d e f ZHIYUAN YAN (China) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 6: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) OMARASKHAB YUSUPOV (Russia) d e f Hoger Salih (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 7: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) PRACH BUAPA (Thailand) d e f Meirbek Tulegenov (Kazakhstan) via Technical Decision Round 1, 3:00

Bout 8: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Daisuke Murayama (Japan) d e f Justin Grey (Canada) via Submission (Other (Specify in comments))  Round 2, 1:33

Bout 9: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Yanlong Wang (China) d e f Brad Ramsey (New Zealand) via KO Round 1, 0:10

Bout 10: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Mario Markus (Sweden) d e f Bogdan Grad (Austria) via No Contest

Bout 11: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Francois Meyer (South Africa) d e f Klajdi Metani (Albania) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 12: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Ciaran Clarke (Ireland) d e f Milton Mateus (Portugal) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 13: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Kaupo Kokamägi (Estonia) d e f Stevo Law (South Africa) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 14: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Robin Roos (Sweden) d e f OSCAR MAURICIO ALVAREZ DIAZ (Colombia) via KO Round 2, 1:22

Bout 15: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Sheldon James Victor (South Africa) d e f Daniel Stephens (United Kingdom) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)  Round 1, 2:42

Bout 16: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) LaRee Hutchinson Hutch (United States) d e f Tye McEntire (Canada) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 17: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Emanuele Sabatino (Italy) d e f Cheyne Turahui (New Zealand) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Bout 18: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Stanislav Levenok (Ukraine) d e f Souhaib Dahmani (Tunisia) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Bout 19: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Ezekiel Wetere (New Zealand) d e f Alexander Lindgren (Sweden) via Submission (Triangle Choke)  Round 1, 1:25

Bout 20: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) DZHAMAL MEDZHIDOV (Russia) d e f Florian Aberger (Austria) via Unanimous Decision  (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 21: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Olzhobai Kudaiberdi uulu (Kyrgyzstan) d e f Robin Larsson (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision  (29-28, 29-27, 29-28)

 

 

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

 

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BBC RADIO 5 LIVE TO BROADCAST USYK VS BELLEW

 

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.”

 

 

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HEARN PROMISES A ‘WILD’ NIGHT IN KANSAS

October 27, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn announces their newest signing Alexis Espino at the press conference announcing the November 17, 2018 Matchroom Boxing card at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, KS. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA

 

Matchroom Boxing and DAZN are heading to Kansas – and promoter Eddie Hearn has promised that the stacked card will deliver a ‘wild’ night – with tickets for the action on November 17 at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas, live on DAZN.

 

Tickets are on sale now from ticketmaster.com starting at just $25! Click here to book!

 

     

 

Heavyweight star Jarrell Miller tops the bill as he continues his march to World honors against fellow unbeaten banger Bogdan Dinu, with chief-support provided by two-weight World ruler Claressa Shields who looks to add the WBC Middleweight strap to her WBA and IBF crowns against tough Scottish challenger.

 

Middleweight contenders Luis Arias and Gabriel Rosado clash in what promises to be a real war as the pair look to gatecrash the lucrative top table, and there’s an all-Mexican clash and a homecoming for Brandon Rios against Ramon Alvarez, brother of ‘Canelo’’, as both men look to make a splash at Welterweight.

 

Promoter Eddie Hearn told a press conference on Saturday that a big reason for taking the show to Kansas was the rise of Team USA 2016 Olympic bronze medal man Nico Hernandez, the 22 year old who has raced to 5-0 (4KOs) – the Wichita talent fights for the third time in the Kansas Star Casino and Arena since debuting there in March 2017.

 

Rankin has some high-profile support from home on the bill in the shape of three-weight World champion Ricky Burns in his 51st pro fight and a second fight in the paid ranks for Commonwealth bronze medal man John Docherty – with unbeaten Light-Heavyweight contender Anthony Sims Jr. and Brooklyn’s exciting newcomer to the Middleweight scene Nikita Ababiy, fresh from a first round KO on debut in Chicago earlier in the month.

 

Eddie Hearn: I watched Nico Hernandez box in Kansas on YouTube and I saw what we love at Matchroom Boxing – passion, excitement and a city that is behind the sport and their fighters. Then I realized that Brandon Rios is from Kansas, and we decided to take this event to the KSA and I am really, excited.

We’ve got about 6,000 seats to sell, and I believe we’re going to sell every one of them. This is part of our plan and process, to go to cities where we can get excitement. We’ve been to Chicago and Boston and they were great, people are happy that we are there and thanking us for bringing boxing to those cities. With Kansas, it’s a whole other level of excitement, and the one word I use to describe this show is wild.

 

FIGHTER QUOTES:

Nico Hernandez: Kansas has never seen a card like this. I’ve been getting a lot of support back home and I can’t wait to be part of a great show. Claressa and I put in work at the 2016 Olympics so it’s great to have her on the show and another Kansan in Brandon, it’s going to be a brilliant night and I can’t wait.

 

 

Brandon Rios: I’m going back to Kansas! It’s the middle of nowhere, but it’s Kansas! I’m excited to be going back to fight there for the first time since 2009. I always come to fight and fighting Canelo’s older brother is great, everyone knows how I fight, and I am ready, I’m honored to be part of a bill stacked with talented fighters.

 

 

Luis Arias: Losses are over-rated – unless you have 11 of them like Gabe has – it’s about who you fight. I took a chance in my last fight against Daniel Jacobs, I had the opportunity to skip the line and jump into the mix with the top guys.

 

Even though it was the worst performance of my life, I fell short, you take the best out of the situation. I was able to go 12 rounds on one foot with a top guy. I know what kind of fighter Gabe is and what kind of fight this will be, he’ll bring it. I asked for this fight when I was 10-0 and honestly, his chances of beating me would have been better back then.

 

I’m stronger, I’m in my prime, and there’s nothing he can bring that can hurt me, that I haven’t seen. I know he’s tough, I’ve seen more of him than he has of me and we’re going to steal the show

 

 

Gabriel Rosado: It’s been a long time since my last fight but in that time, I’ve been able to re-group, focus, get back with my original trainer and I’m looking forward to this opportunity. Luis has said a lot about my losses, but win, lose or draw, everybody respects me.

 

He ran in his last fight, remember that. He doesn’t know what he’s got coming. I like that all the Middleweight titles are with DAZN – congratulations to Demetrius Andrade for his win, that’s a fight I’d love, Danny Jacobs too and Canelo – I want to smash this clown and then meet the top Middleweights.

 

 

Hannah Rankin: It’s an amazing opportunity for me to fight Claressa Shields, it’s one that I wanted so I am thrilled that we have got it. It’s going to be a fantastic fight, we both have aggressive come-forward styles, so I am looking forward to putting that into action as I think we’ve got one hell of a fight here.

 

 

 

Claressa Shields: Eddie said I am an Olympic gold medalist – I’m a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the only one in the US – but it’s cool, I have so many accomplishments it’s hard to keep up with them myself. I don’t know right now if I am a unified champion, close to being an undisputed champion – I just know I have a lot of belts at home.

 

Only being 6-0 and having two world titles at both Middleweight and Super-Middleweight, trying to become unified World champion – I don’t have to keep saying that I am the greatest woman boxer of all-time because you can see it. When you talk about women that box the way that I do there’s only one that’s with me at the top and that’s Katie Taylor, anyone else is further down the ladder. I’m number one, and Katie is 1 ½, that’s how great she is.

 

All the respect to the women that box though, we have more than one fight to fight, we’re fighting each other but also fighting for equal pay, equal TV time, equal sponsorship as the men. Everybody wants us to play nice, but, you know I am not really that nice, and when I get inside the ring, I’m a beast.

 

Come November 17, I’m going to show Hannah that she may be tough, but she’s too damn tough, she wants to stay in there. I hope she works on her head movement because I’ve got a hell of an uppercut that I’ve been working on and it might out her down. I’m not training to be at HR level. The girl HR got beat by, I’d take her out within four rounds. I hope she comes in to box me – if she comers forward, it’ll be an early night, if she’s smarter, maybe she’ll last a little longer.

 

Jarrell Miller: Credit to Bodgan for taking the fight – I’m fighting people I have no animosity to! He’s undefeated, he’s been in camp for a fight last weekend, so I know he’s in shape. it’s been a long journey to get to where we are today, I’m finally at the stage where I am getting that title shot and being in a place to fight the big guys. The proof is in the pudding, being big is not a crime. Big Baby is big and I’m going to keep throwing big punches and getting big wins.

 

I’m finally getting the chance to headline a big card thanks to Eddie and Matchroom and I am going in for the kill. I’ve been in the gym since winning in Chicago and my hands feel good, so as always, I’m going for the KO. I want those big names, the Anthony Joshua’s, the Dillian Whyte’s, Deontay aka Beyonce Wilder – you know I can’t stand that guy. So, let’s get this win and then if Dillian doesn’t fight AJ, I can turn that English Muffin into toasted strudel.

 

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MILLER, SHIELDS AND RIOS STAR IN KANSAS FIGHT NIGHT

 

‘T-Rex’ defends World titles as ‘Big Baby’ continues Heavyweight march and ‘Bam Bam’ comes home on Nov 17

 

Heavyweight star Jarrell Miller continues his rapid rise, Claressa Shields defends her IBF, WBA and WBC World Middleweight titles against Hannah Rankin and Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios comes home in an all-Mexican clash in a huge night of action at the Kansas Star Arena and Casino in Mulvane, Kansas, on November 17, live on DAZN.

 

Miller has stepped up his pursuit of World title action and the unbeaten Brooklyn banger is fresh from demolishing Polish legend Tomasz Adamek inside two rounds in Chicago earlier in October to move to 22-0-1 with his 19th KO win, his next opponent is fellow unbeaten banger Bogdan Dinu.

 

 

 

Claressa Shields became a two-weight World ruler on home turf in Detroit in June in just her sixth pro fight with a points win over Hanna Gabriels to add the IBF and WBA straps at 160lbs to her IBF and WBC Super-Middleweight belts she claimed in August 2017 and defended in January.

 

‘T-Rex’ puts the Middleweight straps on the line against Scotland’s Rankin (5-2 1KO) who crossed the pond once again for a World title shot having challenged Alicia Napoleon for the WBA Super-Middleweight title in August in Long Island, NY, having picked up the WBC Silver Middleweight belt two months earlier in Scotland.

 

A stacked card in support of the World championship battles sees a homecoming for Rios, the former Lightweight World ruler and Welterweight title challenger who was born in Garden City, Kansas. ‘Bam Bam’ Rios (34-4-1 25KOs) is hunting a route back to World title level, and that leads him into an all-Mexican showdown with Ramon Alvarez (27-6-3 16KOs), the older brother of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez looking for his own win on the big stage to set up a title shot in 2019.

 

A crunch battle at Middleweight sees Luis Arias and Gabriel Rosado clash. Arias (18-1 9KOs) is back in action after tasting defeat for the first time in his career against former World ruler and IBF title challenger this weekend Daniel Jacobs, and this is a must-win for the Wisconsin man if he wants to mix with the best names in the red hot 160lbs division. Rosado (24-11 14KOs) has twice boxed for the World title at Middleweight, and the Philadelphian is back in the ring after a year out following a return to winning ways in October 2017 when he stopped Glen Tapia in Las Vegas.

 

There’s more local flavor on the card in the shape of exciting young Wichita star Nico Hernandez, the 22 year old Team USA 2016 Olympic bronze medalist laces them up for the sixth time in the paid ranks, with four of his five wins to date coming inside the distance.

 

Three-weight World champion Ricky Burns is back in action on the bill and the Scottish ace (42-7-1 15KOs) is looking to return to the top table once again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Kansas is going to be wild!” said Eddie Hearn. “It’s another stacked card topped by Jarrell Miller who is making a real charge in the Heavyweight division. There is an all Mexican war between Kansas own Brandon Rios and Canelo brother Ramone. Luis Arias and Gabe Rosado go to battle with a potential World Middleweight title shot on the line.

 

“Off the back of huge network ratings, Claressa Shields defends her World titles against tough Scot Hannah Rankin. Kansas hero Nico Hernandez defends his title and three-weight World champ Ricky Burns also stars. This arena is going to fill up quick and we look forward to another stacked card on DAZN.”

 

Read more on ‘A Wild Night in Kansas’ plus Conference Quotes HERE

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