SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- World Boxing Organization (WBO), by president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, announced today the referees and judges who will work this Saturday, October 19, in the title bouts between Mike Alvarado versus Ruslan Provodnikov and Robert Stieglitz against Isaac Ekpo, to be held in United States and Germany, respectively.
At the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Denver, Colorado, Alvarado (34-1, 23 KOs), will defend for the first time his WBO junior welterweight belt against the #1 ranked Ruslan Provodvikov (22-2, 15 KOs), from Russia. The referee for this clash will be Tony Weeks, from United States.
The judges for the Alvarado-Provodnikov fight will be Denny Nelson, Robert Hoyle and Levi Martínez (all three from United States). The WBO supervisor for this bout will be John Duggan.
This bout between Alvarado and Provodnikov is a Top Rank presentation, to be broadcasted on HBO this Saturday at 9:45 p.m. ET.
While, at the EINS Exhibition Hall in Leipzig, Germany, the WBO supermiddleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (45-3, 26 KOs) will make his second defense when he faces the #7 ranked Issac Ekpo (22-1, 16 KOs), from Nigeria. The referee for this bout will be Edward Cotton, from United States.
The judges for this Sports Events Steinforth presentation fight between Stieglitz and Ekpo will be Waleska Roldan, from United States, Andre Van Grootenbruel, from Belgium, and Frank Michael Maass, from Germany. The WBO supervisor for this bout will be Markus Aslani.
Iron Mike Productions to host WBC World Cup Nov. 15 at Seminole Hard Rock
Iron Mike Productions (IMP) is bringing big-time boxing back to Florida, presenting opening-round action in the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) World Cup of Boxing, on Friday night, November 15, 2013 at 7 p.m. at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Former two-divisional world champion Joan “Little Tyson” Guzman (33-1-1, 20 KOs) has moved up to fight as a welterweight in the WBC World Cup of Boxing. The Dominican Republic native, who was world champion as a super featherweight and super bantamweight, takes on undefeated WBC CABOFE champion Simeon “Candyman” Hardy (10-0, 7 KOs) in the 10-round World Cup main event.
In the other World Cup fight, Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero (14-1, 11 KOs) faces WBC Unites States (USNBC) featherweight champion Romulo Koasicha (20-3, 12 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature. Marrero, also from the Dominican Republic, is coming off his lone loss as a professional this past August, by way of a 12-round decision to Jesus Cuellar for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim featherweight title.
The two WBC World Cup of Boxing fights will air live on Fox Sports1.
In a 10-round Special Super Bantamweight Attraction, undefeated Alexei “The Mexican-Cuban” Collado (17-0, 16 KOs) puts his perfect record on the line against an opponent to be determined. Collado has stopped 16 of his 17 victims. The powerful Cuban is world rated at No. 14 by the WBA and No. 15 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
Also fighting on the undercard are three hot prospects in separate four-round bouts. Multi-talented featherweight Albert “Prince” Bell (2-0, 1 KO), a 2011 National PAL and 2012 National Golden Gloves champion, returns to the ring on the undercard. Newly-signed IMP fighters, 18-year-old welterweight Erickson “Hammer” Lubin and 20-year-old featherweight Dennis Galarza, will make their much-anticipated pro debuts on the November 15th card. Lubin was a 2012 National Golden Gloves champion.
“We’re looking forward to being at the Seminole Hard Rock to promote our second show,” IMP president and Hall of Famer “Iron” Mike Tyson said. “The World Cup of Boxing celebrates the WBC’s 50th anniversary and we’re very proud to be hosting its second event on November 15th. Our two fighters in the World Cup, Joan Guzman and Claudio Marrero, are both forces to be reckoned with throughout the tournament. Another one of our future world champions, undefeated Alexei Collado, will be in action. We’ll also be showcasing three of the top prospects in boxing, Albert Bell, and newly signed former U.S. amateur standouts Erickson Lubin and Dennis Galarza.”
Opponents will soon be announced, in addition to a seventh fight, for Collado, Bell, Lubin and Galarza. All of the aforementioned boxers, in addition to Guzman and Marrero, are fighting out of Miami.
Tickets cost $79, $59 and $39*; all seats are reserved and available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.myhrl.com, ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open 30-minutes prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply.
For additional information about the November 15th “WBC World Cup of Boxing” event please visit www.IronMikeProductions.comor follow on Twitter @IronMikeProd.
Iron Mike Productions, previously Acquinity Sports, is a boxing promotion company co-founded and led by CEO Garry Jonas. It is a partnership with Hall of Famer Mike Tyson committed to changing traditional boxing promotion by advocating for its fighters’ successes inside the ring and out, throughout their professional careers and into retirement.
The Action continues in Almaty: Artem Harutyunyan Wins
Almaty, Kazakhstan, October 15, 2013 – In another great afternoon of boxing at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the Lightweights (60kg) and Light Welterweights (64kg) took to the ring for their first preliminary bouts.
We had some World Series of Boxing (WSB) stars on display along with several Road to Almaty boxers, who put their skills to the test in one of the toughest environments possible. We also kept an eye open for boxers we feel could surprise this year.
Bout of the session
Germany’s Artem Harutyunyan took on Sweden’s Clarence Bojang at Light Welterweight in what was comfortably the best bout of the session and possibly the best so far in this Championships. The German, who is rumoured to be joining his brother Robert this year with the WSB German Eagles, looked like he was on a mission from the opening bell. But his Swedish opponent had great foot work and fantastic hand speed which he used to stay out of trouble and pick off the German on the way in. This made for a highly engaging encounter. The Swede looked in serious trouble at one point half way through the first, when the WSB boxer had him pinned to the ropes but through some incredible evasion under pressure he got himself out of trouble. Harutyunyan seemed to have the advantage in the power stakes and he was relentless in pushing forwards. Predominantly a southpaw, Bojang’s willingness to switch when necessary made him very mobile in the ring which kept him out of trouble. In the end, Harutyunyan came out with a split decision. Though the Swede will probably lament the tough draw, he could almost certainly have gone further with another opponent. “The first fight is always a difficult one, you need a little while to get into it”, said Harutyunyan. “I fought my opponent in the first round of the European Championships as well and he is a tough guy. I have a lot of respect for him. Now I’m going to try to relax and take my mind off boxing and hang out with the team”.
APB boxer of the session
APB boxer Dmitry Polyanskiy of Russia took on a very game Timothy Locock of Australia at Lightweight. The boxer from down under was brave though and kept coming forward even after getting caught with an incredible left from the Russian southpaw, the impact of which could be heard around the whole arena. The Australian seemed to end up boxing almost square on at times as the Russian cut the angle with ease to cruise to a comfortable sounding 3:0 victory.
WSB boxer of the session
Although Artem Harutyunyan may well have stolen this category as well had his selection been officially confirmed, but nonetheless an honourable mention is deserved by Azeri southpaw Elvin Isayev. He was totally dominant over Mohammad Amin from Bangladesh at Lightweight. Though the Bangladeshi took to the centre of the ring gamely he was outclassed by the WSB boxer. By the time round three rolled around, the confident Azerbaijani was almost picking his shots at will. Nonetheless the Bangladeshi was clearly here to compete and deserves credit for hanging in there. It was not enough to prevent a completely overwhelming victory: (3:0) for the Isayev however.
Elsewhere Scotland’s Josh Taylor who fought for the British Lionhearts in Season III looked in great shape at Light Welterweight against Akiel Outram of Trinidad and Tobago. The southpaw landed an absolute bomb of a right hook with his opponent against the ropes at the very end of round one and subsequently looked very comfortable indeed during the bout. He was able to land his entire repertoire and by the third he was stalking his opponent (who was very much in survival mode) round the ring. Taylor didn’t seem to lose any speed in his hands or feet as the bout went on and looks to be in very condition indeed. “I thought I boxed alright”, said the Scot in understated fashion. “The last round and a half I was happy just to stand there because there wasn’t much coming back at me. I think I could have done a little bit more but I potentially have another three or four fights so I’m happy with what I’ve done”.
Road to boxer of the session
Alexandros Tsanikidis of Greece was very unfortunate not to be going through to the next round against Raymond Moylette of Ireland at Light Welterweight. The Greek boxer caught the Irishman with a hard shot that left him staggering just a few seconds into the bout. He recovered however to box to in an incredibly close fight that was almost too hard to call. Unfortunately for Tsanikidis, the decision went against him.
One to watch
Sean McComb of Ireland looks like a boxer to watch this year. He dropped his opponent Almog Briga of Israel in just twenty seconds into his opening round. The Israeli got up and returned fire extremely well, however scoring with heavy looking overhand lefts. The Irish boxer began to work out how to avoid these and scored a second knockdown with an uppercut in the third with just one second left on the clock to take the victory. “He hit very hard over the top, but in between rounds, my coach said to start circling more rather than just stepping back and that’s when I started avoiding them. I was a lot more comfortable then”.
Quote of the session
“In the last round he walked onto a short uppercut. Though I have to admit that he was off balance when I clipped him and he was probably going over anyway” – Exceptional honesty from Sean McComb (IRL)
Fact of the day
Kenneth Egan, the celebrated Irish boxer who took a silver medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has come to the World Championships, but for the first time in ten years he is not here as an athlete. Rather he is now working as a boxing journalist for RTÉ and the Irish Sports Council.
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