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EPISODE: Episode 1
We start the show with Team GB annoucing their boycott of the forthcoming Women’s World Boxing Championships, and then follow the story with an update regarding the Paris Olympics, The IBA and The IOC; and conclude with stories related to Edgar Berlanga, Iyana Verduzco, Shane Mosley, who will fight Mario Lazono next, and a newcomer in the sport: Disrupt Promotions.
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Foreign boxing fans around the world, thanks for joining me once again here on talking fights another episode of boxing news headlines uh today we’re going to talk primarily about the upcoming Olympics and the various uh amateur championships are scheduled to take place being managed by uh.
The people at the IBA who are not in good stead, quite frankly with Team GB, not to mention uh boxing, USA or team Ireland anyway, let’s start off with what team GB had to say boxes from GB boxing Squad will not participate in the forthcoming IBA Women’s World Boxing championships, which are being held in New Delhi, this upcoming March uh from the 15th to 25th uh.
They say this decision reflects ongoing concerns about the future of boxing’s place on the Olympic program and the recent move by IBA to allow boxes from Russia and Belarus to compete under their national flags, which contravenes resolutions passed by the ioc in February and December of 2022.
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So this decision is put further distance between the IBA and the Olympic movement, in addition to the significant long-standing issues over sporting Integrity, governance and transparency and financial management, which the ioc has asked IBA to address to protect boxing’s place on the Olympic program, uh, so team Gb condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine and has solidarity with the people, boxers, coaches and officials of Ukraine, GB boxing’s participation at the IBA men’s World.
Boxing championships in May 2023 is under review and the board will make a decision on this closure to the event soon.
The forthcoming uh tmgb is committed to delivering the best possible preparation for our boxers in the build up to Paris, 2024 and we’ll continue to work with national federations and tournament organizations to provide training and competition opportunities and in advance of the Olympic qualifying events.
So further to that, the IB IBA has some comments itself with respect to um.
Let’S call them allegations or accusations, and our resolutions are being passed by these governing bodies.
The international boxing Association has off the critique of a planned boycott of the women’s and men’s boxing World Championships by the United States and Ireland, and now Britain vowing to pursue strong sanctions against those who initiate and join it.
It is also vowed to support boxers who wish to compete, regardless of the boycott, so they’re, offering some Financial incentive for individual boxers to go and participate in their various championship and tournaments um and the IBA, as we all know, is from the aiba has been suspended By the national Olympic Committee since 2019, but relations have had all-time low um, meaning boxing has been left off the International Los Angeles 2028 program and could still be dropped from Paris.
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USA took his decision to boycott the IBS Flagship events because of government’s concerns.
Financial irregularities and lack of transparency, as well as the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian boxers to compete under their own Flags.
The Irish boxing Association expressed similar issues.
The first decision, notwithstanding the fact that men’s boxers have paid practically double uh in prize monies, that these amateur events uh as opposed to the women who women who take part in these events, as well so for various uh issues that are now coming to the surface.
Uh we we know that uh, the fellow who’s in charge of the IPA, Mr kremlov, has had some strong opinions and he recently commented that officials who voted for boycott are worse than hyenas and jackals, and the IBA has requested the McLaren independent investigation team investigate the Statement of its executive director Mike mcatee and the iaba leadership as the Irish board um, it has disputed several of the arguments made by USA boxing insisting a Moscow Office of the IBA does not or has never existed in response to claims that the role of the President’S office in the Russian Capital has increased USA.
Boxing also argued that the IBA failed to address the DraStic change of culture requested by the ioc and cited kremlev’s comments that not a single boxer, coach or a national Federation will be participating in the Olympic games without IBA.
The IBA referenced the report from August last year by the former governance Reform Group led by Ulrich Haas, which said good governance grows over time and needs to be constantly evaluated and nurtured through continuous training and refreshing of the leadership.
Defending oversight of the field of play.
The IBA claimed this has seen continuous Improvement since 2021, including the use of artificial intelligence assessments with follow-up interviews responding to boxing USA.
Boxing concerns over sponsorship deal with Russian majority state-owned energy Giant Gas prom, the revenue of which prompted a warning from the ioc.
That boxing could be dropped altogether from prayers 2024.
The IBA claimed that it has sponsorship deal with gas prom and expired at the end of last year, but nothing legally prevents IBA to cooperate with gas prom.
So obviously that is ongoing.
Now an article out of uh SBS news, I believe, that’s in Australia as to why boxing could be dumped from the 2024 Paris games.
The ioc has warned that boxing faces to be that boxing faces being excluded from the 2024 Paris games, as its russian-led World body has no real interest in the sport.
The IBA was stripped of involvement in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and boxing is not on the initial program for the 2028 Los Angeles games.
Pending reforms demanded by the ioc qualifying for Paris 2024 boxing tournaments is being organized by the ioc, but is that on Thursday last week that concerns regarding the IBA mean it will take further decisions that may have to include the cancellation of boxing for the Olympic Games.
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The recent IBA Congress has shown once more that IBA has no real interest in the sport boxing and the boxers, but is only interested in its own power and IFC spokesman said.
The decisions and discussions to keep boxers away from the Olympic qualifiers and Olympic Games cannot be understood differently.
The IBA is run by Russian Umar kremlev with backing from Russian energy gas prom.
The ioc spokesperson said IBA extending its deal with gas pump recently showed it had.
No will to understand the real issues.
The extension of the sponsorship contract with gas prom as sole main sponsor of IBA reinforces the concerns which the ioc has expressed since 2019.
Over and over again, this announcement confirms the iaba will continue to depend on a company largely controlled by the Russian government.
An extraordinary IBA conference in September voted against holding a new election, allowing Mr kremloff to remain as president after a court of arbitration for Sport rules that Dutch candidate, Boris van diversed was wrongly prevented from standing.
The spokesperson said the ioc is concerned included the handling of the cas decision.
The ioc will have to take all this into consideration when it takes further decisions which may, after these latest developments, have to include the cancellation of boxing for the Olympic Games, Paris, 2024 and by the way, earlier this month, the IBA accused Olympic organizers of persecution.
In response to its suspension over governance and finance issues, so the battle rages on the amateur put that in air quotes the amateur front.
Moving on to professionals, it looks like a match: room has a new addition to its Raj to his roster.
Edgar balanga has signed a multi-fight deal with Eddie Hearn and matrim berlanga’s 20-0, with 60 Knockouts shot to fame when his blistering speed and devastating power led to an astonishing run of 16 first-round Knockouts from his debut in June 2016 to December 2020, and he landed his First, pro title: in 2021, in October, picking up the vacant WBO nivo super middleweight belt decisioning Marcelo cochires in Las Vegas, the 25 year old Brooklyn star has been a huge hit in the Big Apple packing the Hulu theater at Madison Square Garden, with his loyal Hometown And Puerto Rican support in his most recent battles with Steve rolls and Alexis angula on those right on those nights.
In March and June, berlanga defended his WBO Nebo titles with unanimous decision wins over 10 rounds to cement his lofty world ranking.
So, congratulations to Matthew and berlanga yeah we’ll move along to a little bit of news about the women in boxing one of boxing’s, most highly decorated amateurs in the female ranks: 21 year old, Yana, verdusa, known as right hand.
Roxy will be making her professional boxing debut live on BLK Prime pay-per-view from the Gateway Center uh.
It’S just outside of Atlanta, Georgia at College Park and vandusa will be campaigning at featherweight and we’ll square off against Jessica, Emerick who’s 1-0.
By the way, with one draw in a scheduled, eight uh sorry scheduled for around about this – is on the undercard of the Broner versus Williams, Jr fight, which we broadcast worldwide.
As we know in BLK Prime an event uh distributed by Integrity, Sports media.
Have you heard of those fouls before anyway back to the women I Ayanna, who is 21 uh time National Champion stands at five foot three and fights out of a southpaw stance.
Her amateur record was an astonishing 101 wins with only six defeats.
She was three-time International gold medalist and has been honing her skills for years, training tirelessly to make her dream of becoming a professional boxing, a professional boxer, a reality, and now the moment she has worked so so hard for has finally arrived and by the way she’s Trained by her mom Gloria, her opponent, Jessica, Emerick may have an undefeated record, but Ayanna is ready to show what she’s made of she’s confident in her abilities and has been preparing tirelessly, uh with lightning, fast reflexes, technical prowess and the Heart of a champion.
Ayanna is poised to make a lasting impression on the world of boxing says these people.
I would imagine the people at BLK uh look here.
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Let’S go over to Shane Mosley.
The undercard of the Neri versus has been finalized to support a main event matchup with potential fight of the Year, Contender stats written all over it.
Former two Division World Champion Louis Pantera, Neri, 33-1, 23 Knockouts finding out Tijuana Mexico and as that crazy, a fghanistian 20 21 and 3 17 Knockouts fighting out of Los Angeles by wave yadavan Armenia will fight in a 12 round.
Wbc super bantua title Eliminator match to get one step closer to a coveted opportunity to fight for a world championship.
The event is being presented and associated with Zen for boxing by the way and scheduled to take place at the Fox Theater Pomona and broadcast on the zone in the co-main event.
As I said, Shane Mosley be fighting he’s 18-4 by the way, 10 Knockouts and return to the ring after successfully defeating Gabe rosada very majority decision back in April 2022 to fight in a 10 rounder super middleweight division against Chihuahuas uh, Mario and Gia Lozano 33-10, 24.
Knockouts Lozano by the way, is coming off a long layoff after Valiant effort against Liam beefy Smith in August of 2019.
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Also on the design, undercard Ricardo, El Nino, Sandoval 250 Knockouts at Rialto will participate in a 10 round flyweight bout against Arizona, Ortiz 17-6.
At a Managua, Nicaragua Sandoval will be attempting to avenge his loss against David Jimenez last July 2022 and opening up to the Zone broadcast Rowdy Legend Montgomery 841 out of Victorville will face Christian Russo, alifas 22-8 at a San Ysidro.
In an eight round, super middleweight match good stuff and uh for the uh final story of the day.
Uh new release, just coming in regarding someone who wants to make it big in the world of boxing here we go titling their press release, disruption.
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Disrupt promotions announces its entity in my goodness, have another coffee, disrupt promotions announces its entry into the global boxing industry.
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This robot jeez disrupt promotions is a newly formed Sports promotions, company, focusing primarily within boxing with its Ambitions, to expand into other Combat Sports on a global basis.
The company intends to be disruptive by revolutionizing and modernizing Sports in order to enhance entertainment, value and stakeholder worth many popular spectator sports, which have become stale or Tangled Up in politics and bureaucracy, have successfully been re-engineered and commercialized to enhance entertainment, value and engagement for spectators.
While also attracting new audiences and creating additional value for stakeholders through sustainable income streams and brands, the current and upcoming Generations have unsatisfiable thirsts for media content and, in particular, a desire to be interactive with heightened engagement.
These are particular areas of focus in both medium and long term for disrupt promotions, while rolling up many of the traditional businesses in the sector and creating a brand that Fighters, sponsors and media Outlets want to be associated with.
The company has been formed by a group of prominent Business Leaders from the UK and South Africa who share the vision of disrupting, consolidating and modernizing the boxing sector.
The intention is to move the company into the public Capital markets in the near future.
Once the first stage of consolidation of numerous key assets has been achieved, disrupt promotions is in advanced discussions with numerous acquisition targets Fighters, media Outlets, strategically aligned, businesses and sponsors in order to enable it to move at a rapid Pace with its expansion’s plan.
So there you go boxing fans all the news fit to print as we welcome a new entity into the sport of boxing disrupt and we hope they do and we hope they encourage us to join their fight as well.
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