ANDREW MOLONEY READY FOR CONCEPCION. WANTS YAFAI

Credit: Gary Farmer

Press Release: August 20, 2018 by Team Moloney Boxing –  WBA #6, IBF #3, WBC #4, WBO #9 Australian Boxing sensation Andrew “The Monster” Moloney 17 – 0 returns to the ring September 8th for his 3^rd fight of 2018 & the biggest challenge to date of the 27 year pugilists career. The bout will be at the Grand opening of the new lavish Bendigo stadium in Victoria Australia.

Moloney is confident ahead of his WBA Oceania Super Flyweight title defense against “El Nica” Luis Concepcion. Concepcion a former 2 weight division WBA World Champion himself, a national icon in Panama. This will mark Moloneys 9^th WBA Oceania fight in the Bantam & Super Fly divisions.

“I know people say this all the time, but this really has been the best training camp of my career. We have flown in 4 international sparring partners for this camp and they have been great in helping me prepare for this fight as all of them have a similar style to Luis Concepcion.

My coach Angelo Hyder and I have watched a lot of Concepcion’s fights and have put together a great plan for this fight.

Concepcion applies a lot of pressure on his opponents and throws a lot of punches. We realise that I need to be extremely fit for this fight and that is why I am training so hard.

Concepcion was the last man to hold the WBA Super Flyweight Title before the current champion Kal Yafai.  I want to show everyone what level I am at by beating Concepcion and then we will set our sights on Yafai next.

After 17 fights as a professional I feel as though I have done my apprenticeship and I’m now ready to take on the best in the division. It’s no secret that I want my shot at WBA World champion Kal Yafai. We offered all the fighters ranked above me the fight but they declined so I am very happy to be fighting the former champion in Luis Concepcion” – States Moloney

The man known as “The Monster” has been gunning for the WBA World Super Flyweight Championship opportunity against Kal Yafai for well over a year. All the top rated fighters refused to take on Moloney. Concepcion has stepped up to the plate and will come to Australia. Concepcion was last tasted defeat September of last year against Mexican Iran Diaz who is now challenging WBC Super Flyweight Champion Wisaksil Wangek. Concepcion is eager to get back in the win column.

“My rival is undefeated, but by reviewing his record he has not had the same opposition that I have faced in my career. I already studied it and we know what we are going to do in Australia, fighting inside or outside we have things clear” Concepcion added.

“I’m motivated to win the fight and seek to crown myself again, I do not trust the opponent, but I’m sure of the work we are doing to get out with the hand up,” Concepcion said.

The winner will be right in the mix for the World Title opportunity and will make an excellent match with fight of the year written all over it.

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SANMAN PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: PLANIA VS. IMPERIAL

Mike Plania Credit: Sanman Promotions

Press Release: August 20, 2018 (Originally released August 18, 2018) by Sanman Promotions –  “Magic Mike” Plania (W15 8Kos L1 D0) gets the chance to be added into the Sanman roster of champions as he battles fellow Filipino Joan Imperial (W14 L7 D6) for the vacant WBC Asia Silver Super Bantamweight Title on September 9, 2018 in Polomolok South Cotabato. Plania is back on track with his latest KO win against John Rey Lauza. His lone loss was a closedecision against Juan Carlos Payano.

In the co-featured title bout, unbeaten Dave Apolinario of Sanman/Pelayo Boxing (W7 KO5 L0 D0) will trade mitts with Michael Camellion for the WBC Asia Youth Flyweight Title.

On the undercard, undefeated Jasur Akhmadjonov of Uzbekistan will battle it out with Nelson Tinampay in a10 rounder welterweight showdown. Another unbeaten Uzbek Ulugbek Sobirov will clash it out with Dondon Sultan in the super welterweight limit. Both Uzbek stars are managed by Vikram Swapragasam.

Sanman Promotions honcho Jim Claude Manangquil who manages and promotes both Plania and Apolinario guarantees a night of non-stop action. “I am doing my best to stage great fights and produce more world champions. This event featured two title bouts in one night. You should not miss it”, Manangquil stated.

The bouts will be viewable live on Facebook via Sanman Live.

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Doheny Dethrones Iwasa To Become IBF Jr. Featherweight World Champion

Undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) number one Jr. Featherweight contender TJ Doheny scored a hard-fought twelve round unanimous decision over IBF Jr. Featherweight world champion Ryosuke Iwasa on Thursday night at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. A rarity in the sport of Boxing where two southpaws faced each other for a world championship, the bout was a tactical, but entertaining fight where both fighters had periods of effectiveness.

Doheny suffered cuts under both of his eyes in the first two rounds of the fight, but it was unclear to this observer as to whether the cuts were caused by punches or clashes of heads. This was due to Doheny’s shorter height as compared to the champion and his head movement as he came forward. Despite bleeding from both cuts throughout the fight, the challenger was consistently aggressive and brought the fight to Iwasa. Doheny had particular success in being able to land his left hand in variations throughout the bout.

This was a fight however, that was more dictated by moments in that there were several rounds where both fighters had success and this created a very difficult fight to score. The champion was most successful during periods where he was able to use his jab and near 5’8 height to keep Doheny at distance as well as having success of his own in landing his left hand and had periodic success landing punches to the challenger’s body. Iwasa was also successful in almost completely nullifying Doheny’s offense whenever the 5’5 ½ challenger would get in close.

Although the physics of this fight as well as certain periods throughout the bout would indicate and give the impression that the advantage was in Iwasa’s favor, Doheny’s aggression, ability to land his left hand consistently with hooks and overhands as well as his ability to make the champion miss with his head movement in addition to finding a home for his own jab throughout became the story of the fight in my eyes. The challenge as I have said frequently over the years with regard to close fights where both fighters have success in the same rounds is to distinguish which fighter is able to make the most of their periods of success as compared to their opponent that more often than not will determine who will get the upper hand in terms of the scoring of the fight.

While Iwasa was the more accurate fighter throughout the fight and controlled the combat in close, Doheny dictated the tempo and was simply the effective aggressor. If there is one criticism that some might point to about Doheny’s performance in this fight, it was his inability to let his hands go on the inside where it was theoretically to his advantage where Iwasa would be ineffective in using his longer reach. Despite this, Doheny was the fighter who more often than not forced the action and this in addition to the success he was able to have offensively throughout the fight  allowed him to earn the twelve round unanimous decision. Official scores were: 117-112, 116-112, and 115-113.

TJ Doheny advances to 20-0, with 14 Knockouts. Ryosuke Iwasa falls to 25-3, with 18 Knockouts.

Unofficially, I scored this bout seven rounds to five in favor of Doheny. Although there are those who tend to put an emphasis on statistics in an age of ever advancing technology as sort of a way to gage who is more effective in fights that are fought like this, it is hard to argue if one views this fight objectively the subtle differences between the two fighters in a closely fought battle. From my perspective, Doheny’s success in not only landing his left hand, but landing it cleanly throughout as well as his defensive prowess as the fight progressed is what I based my score on in addition to being the effective aggressor.

In other bouts:

Featherweight Ryota Tsuchiya successfully made his professional debut by scoring a four round split decision over Takahiro Nakatsuka, who was also making his professional debut. Official scores: 39-37, (Two scorecards, one in favor of each fighter) and 39-38. Ryota Tsuchiya advances to 1-0, with 0 Knockouts. Takahiro Nakatsuka falls to 0-1, with 0 Knockouts.

In the Jr. Bantamweight division Takuya Matsunaga successfully made his professional debut with a four round unanimous decision over the also debuting Soma Ikeda. Official scores: 40-36, 39-37, and 39-38 all in favor of Matsunaga. Takuya Matsunaga advances to 1-0, with 0 Knockouts. Soma Ikeda falls to 0-1, with 0 Knockouts.

In the Flyweight division veteran Daisuke Sudo scored a six round unanimous decision over Jun Ishimoto. Official scores: 59-55, (On two scorecards) and 58-56 all for Sudo. Daisuke Sudo advances to 5-6-3, with 0 Knockouts. Jun Ishimoto falls to 5-6-1, with 3 Knockouts.

In the Lightweight division undefeated prospect Shawn Oda continued his winning ways with a third round stoppage of Masashi Wakita. Official time of the stoppage was: 1:31 of round three. Shawn Oda advances to 9-0, with 8 Knockouts. Masashi Wakita falls to 8-8-2, with 3 Knockouts.

Former Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Flyweight champion Koki Eto, now competing as a Jr. Bantamweight scored a sixth round knockout over veteran Delfin de Asis. Official time of the stoppage was 1:14 of round six.

It will be interesting to see what both TJ Doheny and Ryosuke Iwasa do coming out of what was a highly competitive world championship fight in the 122lb. Jr. Featherweight division. While it is too soon to speculate on a potential rematch between the two, this observer feels a second encounter is warranted due to the close nature of the fight they put forth. Sometimes when there is such a close fight and opinion might differ as to the outcome, the only logical answer to appease critics, fans, and even the fighters themselves is to do it again.

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Iwasa-Doheny Weights

The official weigh-in for Thursday’s twelve round International Boxing Federation (IBF) Jr. Featherweight world championship fight between defending champion Ryosuke Iwasa and undefeated IBF number one contender TJ Doheny took place earlier today in Tokyo, Japan. The defending champion, who will be making the second defense of his world championship came in at an official 121 3/4lbs. while the challenger weighed in right at the Jr. Featherweight limit of 122lbs. Iwasa vs. Doheny will headline a five-bout card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

Other bouts scheduled to take place on this card: (*Official weights for these bouts are unavailable as of this writing.)

*Jr. Bantamweight – 4Rds.

Seiya Meguro vs. Pornchai Sookmueng

(*Meguro will be making his pro debut on this card.)

Lightweight – 8Rds.

Shawn Oda vs. Masashi Wakita

Bantamweight – 8Rds.

Delfin de Asis vs. Koki Eto

Flyweight – 6Rds.

Daisuke Sudo vs. Jun Ishimoto

Iwasa vs. Doheny takes place tomorrow night (Thursday, August 16^th) at Korakuen Hall. The fight can be seen in the United States on the new digital streaming network from ESPN, ESPN+ beginning at 6:45AM ET/3:45AMPT (Thursday morning U.S. Time.) ESPN+ is available through the ESPN app for $4.99 a month or $49.99 per year. To subscribe to ESPN+ Click the ESPN+ tab within the ESPN app or visit:watch.espnplus.com/sports/ to subscribe as well as for a list of available streaming devices carrying the ESPN app. For more information about ESPN please visit:www.espn.com. Check your listings internationally.

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BILLEL "BABY FACE" DIB RETURNS THIS SATURDAY

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Press Release: August 7, 2018 (Originally released August 6, 2018) by Dragon Fire Boxing – Billel Baby Face” Dib (21-3) returns this Saturday in the Main Event of the Boxing Mania 3 Event at the famed Seagulls Club in NSW.

This is the rematch of the hotly disputed March 24^th WBA Oceania Super Featherweight Title contest.

Champion Bruno “The Beast” Vifuaviwilli has vowed to return home to Tanzania with his WBA Oceania Super Featherweight title.

Dib has moved camps since his disputed loss and is now under the tutelage of Angelo Hyder, current trainer of IBF World Bantamweight Title Challenger Jason “The Smooth One” Moloney & Twin Brother IBF #3, WBC #4, WBA #6 WBO #9 Andrew “The Monster” Moloney.

“I haven’t had such a good training camp like this camp in a while. Camp was perfect, we had a perfect structure and program and I feel great. Angelo is an experienced coach and knows exactly what he’s doing; it’s been a pleasure working with him.

I’ve done a lot of rounds with the Maloney twins for this prep, world class sparring which is great. What do you know about your opponent? I know that he’s not on my level, not even close. This time I will completely dominate God willing.

He’s tough and that’s about it. The first fight If it was ever competitive, it was because of my My laziness and some bad habits I picked up. This camp we worked on getting rid of those bad habits and going back to the old Billel.

It’s an honour and a blessing to fight for WBA Oceania Championship. The WBA is a very respected organisation so I’m proud to be fighting for a WBA title.

I’m coming! I actually want to get this next fight done and then I want to come for Tevin Farmer, Gervonta Davis! I know I’m too much for them all. – states Dib

WBA World #15 Light Heavyweight Reagan “The President” Dessaix (14-1) returns this Saturday in the Co Main Event of the Boxing Mania 3 Event at the famed Seagulls Club in NSW.

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Boxing Mania 3 takes place on Saturday, August 11^th at the Seagulls Club in New South Wales Australia. The card can be seen in Australia on Fox Sports Australia and will be streamed on www.epicentre.tv and www.Fite.tv beginning at 3:30AM  U.S. EST.

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WORLD RATED REAGAN DESSAIX RETURNS SATURDAY

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Press Release: August 7, 2018 (Originally released August 6, 2018) by Dragon Fire Boxing – WBA World #15 Light Heavyweight Reagan “The President” Dessaix (14-1) returns this Saturday August 11 in the Co Main Event of the Boxing Mania 3 Event at the famed Seagulls Club in NSW. 

This will be Dessaix’s 3^rd fight for 2018 taking on Michael Van Nimwegen (10 -5 )

The Australian reality TV star from hit show “Seven year Switch plans to impeach “The President” having vowed to leave everything in the ring this Saturday.  

Meanwile Dessaix has no stone left unturned in his training preparation;

“It’s Been a great training Camp from start to the near finish now! Really been focusing on my Strength & Conditioning, also a lot of skill work this camp so looking forward to putting it all together on Boxing Mania 3 ! 

This Camp I’ve aimed to spar taller & rangier guys as my opponent is about the same height & build as me.  I’ve done a heap of rounds with my stable mate 91kg Cruiserweight - David Hadfield. Also a lot of rounds with Benji “Koski” Dimitrioski & Josh “Hanibal” Frederiksen. 

Strengths - His been in with the best & has dodged nobody in Australia. But he should of stuck to Reality Television, because August 11th his going to find out what the reality of Boxing’s all about! 

Weaknesses - I’ve already identified many weaknesses in my opponent & looking forward to exploiting them this weekend! 

We’ve done a lot of research on his style. His long & rangy like me. But my team have put together a great game plan to outsmart & out skill him on the night ! Looking forward to putting it all together come August 11th. 

Dessaix has big plans for the Light Heavyweight Division,  “It’s always been a childhood dream since I was young to become a World Champion and still is my dream ! 

I know it’s a long road but Winning the WBA Oceania Title takes me a step closer to that childhood dream. I feel honoured to hold such a prestigious title. 

“This weekend I look to put on a boxing clinic & send a big message out to everyone else in the division that I am the real deal! “ state “The President.

The Co Main Event sees former World Rated Super Featherweight “Baby Face” Billel Dib (21-3) takes on WBA Oceania Super Featherweight Champion Bruno Vifuaviwilli (21-1-1) in what is expected to be an absolute war in the rematch from their controversial March 24^th fight.

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Boxing Mania 3 takes place on Saturday, August 11^th at the Seagulls Club in New South Wales Australia. The card can be seen in Australia on Fox Sports Australia and will be streamed on www.epicentre.tv and www.Fite.tv beginning at 3:30AM  U.S. EST.

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