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SENI Combat Sport Show: London 2&3 June
May 30th, 2012 | 
Author: SENI: Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd June 2012 at London’s ExCeL
Fight fans eager to check out some pugilism over the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend should head down to SENI, the greatest combat sports show on the planet, where they can watch Matt Hainy take on Kreshnik Qato for the vacant English Middleweight title on Saturday 2nd June over 10 rounds. The showdown takes place at the ExCeL centre, which is the official Olympic venue for all the boxing events.
Qato, whose nickname is ‘The Eagle’ is based in Wembley and originally hails from Albania. He will be keen to clinch the St Georges belt and delight his huge fanbase, especially as Albania hasn’t qualified for the Euro’s this year. The former WBF Middleweight World Champion is managed by Spencer Fearonwhose boxing promotion company Hard Knocks will be hosting the professional boxing at SENI.
Fearon said: “The whole Hard Knocks team are really looking forward to the show, it’s great to be able to collaborate with one of the biggest and definitely the greatest combat sports show there is and it’s especially an honour to work with Joe Long. We’ll be brining some of the famous Hard Knocks energy that my fighters and I always bring – which was proven recently when my fighter Darren Hamilton took the British Light Welterweight title after stepping in to fightAshley Theopane with only five days notice! Hard Knocks for life!”
Hainy recently clinched the biggest fight of his career; beating Luke Robinson for the International Masters title. The 30 year old martial arts instructor from Derby has been sparring with Ryan Rhodes who takes on Sergey Rabchenko for a European title fight later in the month.
Hainy said: “My training was excellent for the Robinson fight and it’s been even better this time. My work rate will be better in this fight and I’m punching harder.”
There is also the highly anticipated comeback of former IBO Light Middleweight title holder, 40 year old Richard ‘the secret’ Williams who takes William Joppy who has held the WBA Middleweight title on three occasions!
Also on the card is Larry Ekundayo, the most exciting talent in British boxing at the moment who will be fighting in what is only his second professional contest. There’s action as 2010 Prizefighter winner Patrick Mendy takes on Geroge Jupp in a Super Middleweight bout. Plus fights from Danny Davis, Alredo Meli and Frankie Monkhouse!
There is also a London ABA event! All of this action takes place within Boxfair, the UK’s only consumer boxing expo that takes place within the SENI show.
SENI offers more boxing for your buck that any other combat sports show on the planet! Punters seeking toe-to-toe action can normally expect to pay anything upwards of £45 for a ticket to a professional boxing match; however visitors purchasing a SENI ticket for only £20 will have access to all parts of the show including the explosive Hard Knocks boxing promotion within Boxfair.
If you needed any more incentive to come along then remember that the SENI 2008 event was the first time David Haye got into Wladimir Klitschko’s face and they had the first of many face-offs. Both David Haye and Derek Chisora normally attend SENI, so could we have another face-off on our hands?
Plus fans can meet many of their past boxing heroes including former Commonwealth, British and World Featherweight champion Colin McMillan who will launch the updated version of his autobiography, Fight the Power at the show.
Herol ‘Bomber’ Graham the former British, Commonwealth and European Middleweight champion boxer will host a skipping exhibition at SENI and talk about his upcoming world record skipping attempt.
Plus there will be appearances from twice World Heavyweight Champion Tim Witherspoon, boxing promoter Frank Maloney and Jane Couch MBE who was the very ever officially licensed British female boxer.
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George Lucas’s Daughter: MMA Champion
Star Wars creator, George Lucas’ daughter is a mixed martial arts champion
By champion I don’t mean the combat repulsocraft employed by the Naboo security force during the invasion of Naboo. I mean the Women’s DEEP Openweight Championship, which was up for grabs this past weekend in Tokyo.
Amanda Lucas has come a long way from going into Tosche Station to pick up power convertors for Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. Young Lucas now finds herself on a three-fight submission victory streak under the DEEP banner. Her latest, being of the keylock variety over pyramid driver extraordinaire Yumiko Hotta, made her the very first DEEP Openweight Women’s Champion.
What’s next for the newly crowned champ? According to SI’s Loretta Hunt, she’ll be sticking around Japan to cheer on her teammate Jake Shields at this weekend’s UFC 144 in Saitama.
Check out Lucas’s impressive finish after the jump:
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Tags: Amanda Lucas, Champion, Deep, Lucas, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA Champion, MMA Mixed Martial Arts, Star wars, Starwars, Victory, victory streak, Women, Women's Champion, Yumiko Hotta
Malta Boxing News: Festive Greetings
All the team here at Malta Boxing News would like to extend festive greetings to our readers and friends
A big thank you to all combat sports participants, trainers, promoters and writers. Who provide us with the news & action throughout the year.
We’d like to thank you all for your support in 2011 and wish you a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2012
We hope you all have a great time over the holidays
Stay safe out there and have a great time
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Latest MMA News & Up-dates: 23 Dec - 2011
Latest MMA News & Up-dates, Friday 23nd December 2011 for: Brock Lesnar pleads guilty - UFC on Fuel - UFC 141: This is gonna be BIG - Latest UFC Acquisition - “The Last Emperor” Returns - Rafaello Oliveira out from UFC on FX 1 - Superior Cage Combat 4
- Former UFC champion Brock Lesnar pleads guilty to Alberta hunting charge - MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has admitted to a hunting infraction in southern Alberta. A lawyer for the mixed martial arts star appeared in a Medicine Hat court and pleaded guilty on his client’s behalf to improper tagging of an animal during a hunting trip in November 2010. Lesnar was fined $1,725 and given a six-month hunting suspension. Two other charges of leaving meat to rot and illegal possession of wildlife were dropped. Lesnar, 34, was accused by fish and wildlife officials of shooting a mule deer buck but only packing the trophy head out. The director of the Alberta Professional Outfitters Society said it is considered unethical to leave edible meat in the field. The former NCAA wrestling champion and pro wrestling star was charged along with a hunting guide.
- UFC on Fuel TV 1 - A battle between undefeated heavyweights Stipe Miocic and British heavyweight, Philip De Fries has recently been booked for the UFC’s upcoming debut on FUELTV, which transpires February 15th at the CenturyLink and Cornmeal Center in Omaha, Nebraska. De Fries made a successful debut in the UFC when he earned a unanimous decision victory over the experienced Rob Broughton on home soil. He now plans to build on that success. The 25-year-old is hoping to become the future of British MMA in the heavyweight division, having already established an 8-0 record. Miocic, is coming off a win over Joey Beltran. UFC on Fuel is headlined by Jake Ellenberger v Diego Sanchez.
- UFC 141: This is gonna be BIG – MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada - Main Card - Brock Lesnar (5-2) vs. Alistair The Reem Overeem (35-11) - Donald Cowboy Cerrone (17-3) vs. Nate Diaz (14-7) - Jon Fitch (23-3) vs. Johny Hendricks (11-1) - Alexander Mauler Gustafsson (12-1) vs. Vladimir Janitor Matyushenko (25-5) - Jimy The Kid Hettes (9-0) vs. Nam Phan (17-9)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zrnYvHyxxdc#!
- Latest UFC Acquisition - MMA heavyweight ‘The Grave Digger’ Chad Griggs (11-1) had signed with the UFC, becoming the latest fighter to move from Strikeforce to the Octagon. Although Griggs doesn’t have an opponent yet, it is anticipated that he could make his Octagon debut at an upcoming event in March (2012). In an interview with MMA Fighting Griggs said; “We’ve been talking for a while,” said Griggs. “We’ve been throwing numbers back and forth for a little while because my contract was coming close to an end, so we were trying to figure out where I was going from here. I knew they were interested, and it was just a matter of if we could get the numbers right. I think we’re both going to be happy. …I’m excited about it, but now I’ve got to get in there and prove that I deserve to be there. It’s time to put the work in and hopefully it pays off here in a few months.”
- “The Last Emperor” Returns - The best heavyweight in MMA history will make his return to the ring on New Year’s Eve in Japan, when Fedor Emelianenko faces the former Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii. - Emelianenko and Ishii will headline this year’s DREAM NYE fight card at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, which will also feature DREAM Lightweight title bout between Shinya Aoki and Satoru Kitaoka. as well as Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi Inoue for the DREAM Featherweight title. This will be Fedor Emelianenko sixth overall appearance on the traditional Japanese New Year’s Eve supercard, and his first since the famous Yarennoka! 2007 bout with Hong Man Choi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XTiELqu5_9M#!
- Rafaello Oliveira out from UFC on FX 1 - A lingering hand injury has forced Rafaello Oliveira out of next month’s UFC on FX 1 event. Oliveira (14-5 MMA, 1-4 UFC) today announced his withdrawal via Twitter, though he didn’t disclose details about the injury. UFC officials now will search for a replacement for Oliveira, who was slated to fight promotional newcomer and fellow lightweight Reza Madadi (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at the show. Featuring a headliner of Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller, UFC on FX 1 takes place Jan. 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Oliveira vs. Madadi was slated for the night’s preliminary card.
- Superior Cage Combat 4 - The Las Vegas-based Superior Cage Combat promotion returns to action in February, and UFC veterans Kendall Grove and Jay Silva headline the event. Promotion officials recently announced that “SCC 4: Grove vs. Silva” takes place Feb. 16 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. This fight will be preceded by the five round SCC Lightweight Title Fight between John Gunderson (32-12-2) and Justin Buchholz (12-6).
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