Williams Unfazed By Late Change, Says He’ll Crush McPhilbin On Jan 13th
Posted on | January 3, 2012 | No Comments
British Cruiserweight Champion Leon ‘Solid’ Williams is in bullish mood, following the news that he will now defend his coveted Lonsdale Belt against Bulwell, Nottinghamshire’s Shane McPhilbin on the 13th January at York Hall.
Just before Christmas William’s original opponent, Tony Conquest, was forced to withdraw due to illness, which opened the door for Midlands Area Champ McPhilbin to step up to the plate for a crack at the big one.
Speaking earlier today Williams clearly had long time friend Conquest ‘s plight in mind, as he said “First and foremost I hope Tony gets better soon, I was really looking forward to us fighting each other again, as I’m sure he was.” Before adding, “I’m sure he’ll get his chance again.”
The Streatham based Champion then changed tack and spoke briefly about his preparations, “I’m a hundred and ten percent ready for the 13th, it doesn’t matter to me who they put in front of me, Johnny (Eames) and Barry (Smith) have been pushing me, working me hard and honing my skills for any eventuality.
Had some great sparring over Christmas with Mitchell (Balker), Menay (Edwards) and my new gym mate Paul David (English Super Middleweight Champion).
Paul’s my new main sparring partner. He’s very awkward, very cagey. It would have been great to have had him here when I was preparing for Rob Norton.
As I said here at the TRAD TKO I have a great team around me, got plenty of great sparring partners and it’s all good, it’s almost perfect and the guy that’s fighting me now is gonna get crushed.
I know nothing about him, as far as I’m concerned he’s just an opponent for me to beat up, I’m the Champion and I’m gonna stay the Champion, I’m gonna look so good on TV as I beat him up, yeaaah.”
Leon ‘Solid’ Williams versus Shane McPhilbin, for the British Cruiserweight title, headlines Francis and George Warren’s Queensberry Promotions first event of the New Year, which takes place at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, on Friday 13th January 2012 and broadcast live on BoxNation (Sky platform Channel 456 & Virgin 546)
Tickets, Standard Seated – £40 and Ringside SOLD OUT for Williams vs. McPhilbin are available now on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com. Tickets are also available direct from the TRAD TKO Boxing Gym, Gillian House, Stephenson Street, Canning Town, London E16 4SA.
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BROOK READY FOR SHEFFIELD BLOCKBUSTER; March opponent to be unveiled at press conference next week
Posted on | January 3, 2012 | No Comments
Kell Brook will make his first appearance of 2012 at the Sheffield Arena on March 17.
The unbeaten Welterweight star is back from his successful debut in America and promoter Eddie Hearn was quick to secure Brook to sign for another hometown show against an opponent to be named at a press conference next week.
The 25 year-old blasted Luis Galarza away in five rounds in Atlantic City on December 17 to extend his unbeaten pro record to 26 fights. Brook will fight in the Steel City for the third time in ten months and the WBA Inter Continental champion is looking forward to the biggest show of his career so far.
“America was a great experience and a valuable one for the future, but I’m delighted to be headlining a massive show in Sheffield,” said Brook. “This is a huge night for me – the biggest show to come to Sheffield in many years and I’m ready to put in a devastating performance against a tough opponent.”
Hearn added: “Kell was a big hit in America – he performed well, charmed the fans and pundits and learnt so much in the process. Now it’s time to kick on in 2012 and when we first sat down the plan was always to aim for a big showcase fight at Sheffield Arena as soon as possible. March 17 is a massive fight for Kell Brook and for British boxing and fans can also expect a top undercard with Matchroom’s talent on display.”
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Mixed Martial Arts Links (1-3-12)
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Small MMA Gym Is Xplosive Way To Get In Shape thejournal-news.net by Pavel Slepicka Three nights a week, in a small area on Main Street above Hillsboro Fitness Center (HFC), a group of athletes ranging in age from 14-40s try to perfect the moves to make them contenders in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) and … See all stories on this topic »
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The Best MMA Writing of 2011: Luke Thomas and Tommy Messano Explore the Future … Bloody Elbow by David Castillo on Jan 2, 2012 4:33 PM EST in MMA Editorial When you look at some of the world’s best prospects in MMA, you’ll inevitably find yourself exploring the world of college wrestling. How intimate is the relationship between mixed martial … See all stories on this topic »
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MMA sparring death won’t affect Ontario decision to allow bouts Ottawa Citizen By Lee Greenberg, The Ottawa Citizen January 2, 2012 5:24 PM TORONTO — The death of a US man who was training in mixed martial arts will not impact Ontario’s decision to legalize that form of fighting. “At this point, I don’t think it will be an issue … See all stories on this topic »
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MMA fighter returns to Safford to speak with students Eastern Arizona Courier By Zack Riddle Undefeated mixed martial arts up-and-comer Justin Gaethje returned to Safford on Dec. 21. Fresh off his third professional MMA knockout victory, the Safford High School alumnus returned to his old middle school to speak with local youths … See all stories on this topic »
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California Fight Syndicate Professional MMA event in Santa Monica, CA Pro MMA Now (PRESS RELEASE) – Mixed Martial Arts is coming to the City of Angels. On Saturday January 28 th California Fight Syndicate presents, Rivalry. CFS, California’s premier fight organization, comes to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in the historic city … See all stories on this topic »
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LeFrancois passing on love of martial arts to children The Salem News By Jean DePlacido correspondent Shayne LeFrancois is only 17 years old, but the Salem High senior is an accomplished martial artist who loves passing on his knowledge to youngsters at the Dragon Within Mixed Martial Arts Studio. … See all stories on this topic » |
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LESNAR vs OVEREEM Fight Video, Diaz vs Cerrone, FEDOR vs … Watch all MMA/UFC videos and streams on MMASHARE, next FREE: LESNAR vs OVEREEM Fight Video, Diaz vs Cerrone, Fedor vs Ishii, TORRENTS … mmaint.com/lesnar-overeem-
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The MMA Outsider Podcast Episode 33 – 2011 Review, UFC 141 … 2011 was a big year in MMA. Jon Jones destroyed the light heavyweight division. The UFC purchased their biggest competitor, Strikeforce. Most importantly … prommanow.com/…/the-mma- |
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Boxing Links (1-2-12)
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Boxers in Mongolia training Philippine Star By Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) Updated January 03, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines – With the qualifying events for the London Olympics going full blast early 2012, the Amateur BoxingAssociation of the Philippines (ABAP) is eyeing to send … See all stories on this topic »
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United denies axing Rooney for Boxing Day night out Vanguard Britain’s Mail on Sunday reported veteran manager Sir Alex Ferguson had dropped the England forward for going out for a Boxing Day evening meal with wife Coleen and team-mates Jonny Evans and Darron Gibson, along with their respective partners, … See all stories on this topic »
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Australia takes decisive victory in Boxing Day test ABC Online SCOTT BEVAN, PRESENTER: The Australian cricket team went into the Boxing Day test as the underdog but tonight it’s on top after a decisive victory over India. The visiting batsmen have been much lauded but today the line-up collapsed against a fiery … See all stories on this topic »
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Boxing’s making a comeback Concord Monitor Now, to the long history of boxing in Concord, add Reality Star Fight Night. The Capitol Center for the Arts will, the night of Jan. 13, present bouts between reality TV stars wearing headgear and oversized gloves. Most of the contenders aren’t quite … See all stories on this topic »
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Boxing In 2011, Reviewed The Queensberry Rules If you ask the two top promoters in boxing how things are going in boxing, they’ll give you a shit-ton of shiny happy talk about how terrific the sport is these days, and how the future is so very bright. They are, though, “promoters. … See all stories on this topic »
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Houston Alexander arrested for child abuse after boxing son due to … By Geno Mrosko Houston Alexander is in trouble with the law thanks to the fact that he forced his son to box him because the elder Alexander caught his 16-year-old boy talking dirty to some females on Facebook. MMAmania.com |
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Central Maine BJJ Ready To Show It’s Happening Here on February 11 in Lewiston, ME
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Wrestling Links (1-2-12)
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Batavia Wrestling Alumni Open House, Display Dedication This Saturday Patch.com The public is invited to see 50-plus years of Batavia wrestling, as well as the training ground for future legends. BHS Junior wrestlers Charlie Smorczewski, right, and Joey Shump spar in thewrestling room. Batavia wrestling fans are invited to the … See all stories on this topic »
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High School Wrestling: Scoopers, Cobblers tested over weekend Rapid City Journal Lance Pearson and Steve Keszler left the weekend feeling their teams had begun to make the necessary steps at his point in the high school wrestling season. For the Cobblers, it was a mix of success and disappointment on one of wrestling’s biggest … See all stories on this topic »
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Wrestling Opens New Year at Southern Scuffle ASU Appalachian Mountaineers To ring in the new year, Appalachian State wrestling competed in day one of the 2012 Southern Scuffle, hosted by Chattanooga at the McKensie Arena on Sunday. Five Mountaineers have survived the opening rounds and will compete on Monday for a shot at … See all stories on this topic »
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OSU Wrestling Opens New Year With Win At Wyoming Oklahoma State Athletics 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team celebrated New Year’s Day with a 24-17 win over 20th-ranked Wyoming inside UW’s Arena-Auditorium, highlighted by key falls from Alan Gelogaev and Jordan Oliver. Although OSU (5-0-0) won six of 10 bouts against Wyoming … See all stories on this topic »
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Lesnar return to WWE a real possibility Examiner.com Lesnar does not like to travel, which was one of the factors involved in his leaving the WWE the first time, so any contract would have to include Shawn Michaels like attributes for Lesnar to even consider re-joining the pro wrestling ranks. … See all stories on this topic »
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Eagles Wrestlers Have Happy New Year’s Eve, Defeat Canton [VIDEO] Patch.com Sharon Wrestling Team defeats visiting Canton for the first time in at least four years. By Michael Gelbwasser “We haven’t beaten them in four or five years,” Sharon Head Coach Anthony Lucie said. “It was nice to get the win against them. … See all stories on this topic » |
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SUN. UPDATE: Orton update, Carano, Nick … – Wrestling Observer By hsmeltzer@juno.com (Dave Meltzer) We’ve got our annual business year in review double issue of the Wrestling Observer out this week. The issue, along with a back issue from 1994, are up on the site today and each month there are approximately 10 issues, both old and new … WON/F4W – WWE news, Pro Wrestling… |
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The WBF In 2011 – Growing And Growing Fast
Posted on | January 2, 2012 | No Comments
After already having a tremendous 2010, again the only way was up for the World Boxing Federation in 2011, easily surpassing the previous years’ numbers and setting a new record in terms of championship fights.
This is especially remarkable in view of the WBF policy to keep the number of different titles to a minimum as opposed to some ‘colorful’ titles created by other sanctioning bodies.
In 2011, the WBF sanctioned a total of 40 championship bouts, which amounts to a 15% growth rate from the previous year.
These 40 fights for WBF titles took place in 15 different countries, namely Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea and the USA.
With these statistics, the World Boxing Federation now is firmly on the fast track to establish itself as the most serious contender to challenge the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO.
“We bring sanity back into boxing by not bringing in ridiculous and meaningless titles which no fan really wants or having regional titles with ineligible fighters competing for it, simply to earn a sanction fee,” explains WBF President Howard Goldberg of South Africa, further saying “Plus, we try to eliminate officials who only serve the benefits of promoters. We want honest, honorable officials with integrity and that is exactly what we have at this time.”
The highly qualified staff of the World Boxing Federation grew during 2011 parallel to the growth of the championship activity and noteworthy additions in the past year included Alan Santana of California (North American Coordinator), Torben Seemann Hansen of Denmark (Executive Committee Chairman), Gianluca Di Caro of England (Marketing Director), as well as David Walshe of Ireland (Irish Republic Representative) and Dan Hernandez of New Mexico (North American Media Coordinator).
Also, 2011 saw the WBF embracing facebook and twitter as well as launching its own merchandise clothing line. More is in store for 2012 with the next WBF World Convention firmly in the pipeline, the Gaelic/Celtic championships designed to give an impetus for boxer worldwide from these heritages, and further countries lining up to start promoting WBF championships.
“We know it is a long road ahead of us, but we are ready for the journey, well equipped and will never stop improving. I promise 2012 will be even more of a success for the WBF,” says Goldberg.
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Mixed Martial Arts Links (1-2-12)
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5 MMA Stories to Monitor in 2012 Sherdog.com Photo: Sherdog.com From the rise to superstardom of Jon Jones and Junior dos Santos to the retirement of Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar and everything in between, the past 12 months inmixed martial arts can only be described as historic. … See all stories on this topic »
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Best Canadian MMA moments of 2011 Sportsnet.ca As the sport of mixed martial arts grows, the list of notable Canadians in MMA grows with it. The biggest Canadian MMA story of the year was the record-breaking UFC 129 in Toronto that had over 55000 people pack the Rogers Centre in April. … See all stories on this topic »
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Total Mayhem Mixed Martial Arts: New Year’s Eve StandardNet By Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff The Total Mayhem mixed martial arts fight night at the Marriott hotel in Ogden Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner) South Jordan’s Jesse Clark, top, defeats Scott Pike of Las Vegas at the … See all stories on this topic »
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MMA Origins: Vale Tudo and The Original MMA Rivalry Bloody Elbow by TP Grant on Jan 1, 2012 1:00 PM EST in MMA History The last article tracked the parallel growth of Jujitsu in Japan and Catch Wrestling in Europe as inventions of necessity when faced with armored opponents. This article will focus on the emergence … See all stories on this topic »
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Slideshow: UFC 141 Post-fight press conference Examiner.com He announced to everyone in attendance, and the viewing audience at home, that he would no longer be competing in mixed martial arts. He was retiring. Lost in all the chaos, was the epic showdown between UFC lightweights Donald Cerrone and Nate Diaz. … See all stories on this topic »
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The Fitness Industry is buzzing about TACTIX WebWire (press release) The fitness and martial arts industries have never been closer than they are today. In the past, martial arts had a unique following, and fitness junkies had their own way of getting in their daily exercise. Due to the rapid growth of MMA (mixed … See all stories on this topic » |
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‘Chael’s Corner’ sneak peek video featuring Chael … – MMA Mania By Geno Mrosko Catch a sneak peek video of Chael Sonnen’s new segment on the new UFC Tonight show entitled “Chael’s Corner.” It’s the usual entertaining Sonnen fare. MMAmania.com |
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Unforgettable Upsets in MMA | | MMA NewsMMA News Just like with any combat sport in the world most of the time the favored athlete is going to come out the victor, however you always have a chance and … www.themmazone.net/Martial…/
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Houston Alexander charged with child abuse for boxing with … – MMA If more father’s challenged their teenage sons to box over lying and cyber sexing, the modern world would be a better place. Today was a sad day for America. www.mixedmartialarts.com/…/ |
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