BoXManiA “The Comeback” 18th May in Sofia

“Alexeev Promotions” proudly presents the first of many professional boxing shows in Bulgaria named “BoXMania”. The best Bulgarian boxers amateur and professionals will participate in one show starting from 18:30 on Friday 18^th May in the national winter sports palace – Sofia. The program contains eight professional fights and from one to three amateur bouts. The main event is a 12 rounder and this time It will be for the inter-continental UBO middleweight title between the Bulgarian Alexey Ribchev “The Fish”and Javier Andino “La Cobra” coming all the way from Argentina. There will be two more international bouts on the undercard between one of the best Bulgarian boxers in the last 10 years Spas Genov who will fight against Mile Nikolic from Serbia. First time in front of the Bulgarian audience will be for the legend and best Bulgarian female boxer of all time – Galina Ivanova “The Executor of Deysi Lang”. Ivanova will face in a six round contest the experienced Fleis Djendji coming from Serbia.

“BoXMania” will start with three amateur fights with the best boxers of our country who already qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London – Tervel Pulev (91 kg) , Detelin Dalakliev (56 kg) and Aleksander Aleksandrov (49kg ). Their opponents will be boxers from Serbia and from Montenegro.There will be five more professional contest in which people will see different styles of boxing and high level of competition.

From the promoter  : I would like to thank to all the sponsors and the media who support us in our first show.

Special thanks to : Професионална Боксова Лига , „Нова Спорт“ , “Меридиан Мач“ ,Безалкохолни „Party“ , „Еврофутбол“ , „Флоримонт Банско“ , „Сандекс Спорт“ , „Лаура Кейтъринг“ , „Night Flight”, “Networx” и  „АРГО ЕООД“ .

Tickets can be booked from TICKETSTREAM !

Kubrat Pulev is the new heavyweight EBU champion

Kubrat Pulev won the EBU heavyweight championship with a knockout in the 11^th round against the German boxer Alexander Dimitrenko. Pulev was dominating the fight and manage to hurt both Dimirenko`s eyes. The Ukrainian with a German passport said to his cornermen that he can`t see and it`s impossible to continue the fight. A few moments later a classic “sharp jab” into the chin of Dimtrenko threw him on the floor.  The result was the first Bulgarian professional boxer  with a successful career in the heavyweight division.  This is one of the greatest sport successes for Bulgaria in the recent years. The Cobra won not only the EBU title but he is now the top contender for the Klitchko`s world titles.  He is now ranked number 4 in the world boxrec ranking after the Ukrainian brothers and Alexander Povetkin.

Congratulations  “Cobra”! All the Bulgarians are proud of you !

Video from the last round:

Dragomir Totev fights for regional WBC CISBB title in Serbia

On 7^th April the boxer from Gabrovo has a chance to fight for a regional WBC belt in the city of Zajecar , Serbia. Totev will have Milan Piperski as an opponent in a 10 round contest. The winner will be announced as the  lightmiddleweight WBC CISBB  champion. The Bulgarian boxer has a record of 4 wins and 4 losses. Three more Bulgarian boxers are part of the program in Serbia. In the heavyweight division Todor Todorov from Sofia will fight the former Serbian amateur star Mane Marceta. Kristian Kirilov also from Sofia must prove himself against Ivan Ribac while Merdjidin Yuseinov from Ruse will box against Zvjezdan Vidakovic at 83 kg maximum weight.

Manager Vasko Vasilev will be the leader of the boxing group heading to Zajecar on 5^th April. Aleksey Vasilev is the head coach who will help from the corner with his experience and boxing knowledge. The general secretary of the Professional Boxing League – Mr Ventsislav Nickolov is invited as one of the three judges for the title fight.

BoxMania starts on 11th May

In the main event  Alexey Ribchev “The Fish” will fight for the UBO inter-continental middleweight title. His opponent in a 12 round contest will be a well known French boxer. The former female world champion Galina Ivanova will also take part in the biggest professional boxing event ever organized in Bulgaria.

Two of the best Bulgarian boxers in the last 10 years Boris Georgiev and Spas Genov will be seen for the first time in many years fighting in Bulgaria on “The Comeback”. The show will be a part of the new boxing series “BoxMania”. The two boxing stars will be ready to fight against international opponents on 11^th May in the national winter palace – Sofia.

“We are currently negotiating the opponent of Ribchev “- said the 25 yrs old promoter – Vasko Vasilev. Spas Genov and Boris Georgiev were very happy that they will have a chance to box infront of their fans in Bulgaria.

Georgiev lives for 4 years in England with his family. In London the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist startet his professional career and he has a record of 4 fights and 4 wins. Genov is based in the German city – Dusseldorf. The boxer born in Burgasa has a perfect record of 5 wins and 5 KO`s .

Galina Ivanova is ready to become number 1 again

Former female world champion recognized by five different federations and two times EBU champion in the bantamweight division Galina Ivanova is ready to attack the top again. The news came this morning  from Alexeev Promotions . The best Bulgarian manager in recent years Vasko Vasilev declared that he signed a 2 year contract with Ivanova . The contract is for 5 fights with a world title bout included and it starts from 25^th March 2012 when the official return of Ivanova is scheduled.

Galina Ivanova was born in Burgas on 8 march 1978. She trains and lives in Sofia for more than 10 years. Her first fight was in 1999 against the Bulgarian Tzvetanka Hristova. The boxing fans firstly heard about Ivanova when she beat another Bulgarian champion for the world IBF title in Germany , 2003 – the legendary Daisy Lang (Desislava Kirova). In 2007 Ivanova won the EBU title against the French Myriam Chomaz. In 2008 the biggest achievement  in Ivanova`s career  was against the unbeaten Danish boxer Anita Kristiansen. A surprise for many but after tremendous performance the Bulgarian grabbed three of the most prestigious world titles and become the official world female bantamweight number  one . After the fight in Denmark Ivanova succeeded in two consecutive defenses. The first was against the Mexican Zulina Munoz in 2008 and the second was against Oksana Vasilieva in Russia , 2009.

Galina was last seen in the ring in October 2009 , when she lost by a decision to Usankorn Kokietgym. The fight was with a duration of 10 rounds for the WBC bantamweight belt. Galya lost on points after the judges scored   92-98, 94-96 , 93-97. Ivanova declared that this was the hardest fight in her career. The Bulgarian champion lost her title and stopped boxing but the defeat was not a reason. In august 2012 Galina Ivanova became a mother for the first time when her daughter Victoria was born.

During the motherhood Ivanova was still involved in boxing. She and her husband Ventzi Ivanov are the founders and coaches of the “Winners” boxing club in Sofia where they prepare  boxers and kick-boxers for the national amateur championships. Since the autumn of 2011 Galya started intensive trainings  for a possible return on the ring. Today she feels ready to achieve her goal and become a  world champion once again and prove that she is the best female bantamweight boxer on the planet.

Pulev EBU title fight – postponed

The fight between Kubrat Pulev and the Ukrainian former EBU heavyweight title holder Alexander Dimitrenko has been postponed for May 2012. The bout was previously scheduled for 31^st March in Kiel , Germany when Arthur Abraham , Eduard Gutknecht and Dustin Dirks will be part of the event.

Sauerland declared that the reason of moving the date was in Dimitrenko who asked for more time for  preparation. It is expected that in the next few days the new date will be announced

Bobby George stays unbeaten

Bobby George adds another win to his professional record. He beat on points 40-36 the Nigerian Ideh Ockuko on a boxing show held in York Hall – London this Sunday. It was the fourth win for Georgiev. The 29-years old Bulgarian lives in England for more than 3 years .His professional debut was in 2009 when he won against Lanquay Wilson. Boris trains in the Luton`s  “Shamrock” boxing  club under the guidance of Mervin Turner.

On 11^th May 2012 the first international boxing show from the Bulgarian series of BoxMania is expected to start . Bobby George is one of the surprises who is supposed to fight in the program. The matchmaker of the program and the best Bulgarian manager in recent years – Vasko Vasilev says that he expect to sign the best Bulgarian boxers to participate in the first edition of BoxMania.

A big thank you to all who voted !

A big thank you to all the fans who answered the question and voted for  the name of the upcoming series of international boxing shows promoted in Bulgaria. Our facebook fans choosed the name – BoXManiA.  The date for the  first show is 11^th May 2012. Our host will be National winter sports palace in the capitol of Bulgaria – Sofia. See you soon !

Bulgarian boxers perform in England

This weekend six Bulgarian boxer will take part on the undercards  of British boxing programs. The best expectations are for the former amateur European champion and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Boris Georgiev known as Bobby George in the UK. He is fighting four rounds against the Nigerian Ideh Ockuko. This will be the 4^th fight for Georgiev.

The 19^th years old Kristian Kirilov makes his debut in the heavyweight division. He has two wins and one draw in the cruiserweight division. Kirilov does an effort in a six round contest against the much bigger Dillian White on a boxing show in London organized by Mickey Helliet. On the same show Valentin Stoychev “The Mastika” faces Warren Fen in the lightmiddleweight division.

Two more Bulgarian boxers expects  their international debut this weekend. It`s Evgeni Geshev from Gabrovo who  fights Andy Townend in a four rounds bout held in Doncaster while Stefan Slavchev has the hard task to box against one of the best English flyweights Paul Edwards.

The experienced Verban Borisov from Sofia who has a lot of amateur fights and already eight  professional bouts tries to beat Israr Assif on the boxing show held in Sheffield.

Ribchev loses by a close decision in England

The Bulgarian professional boxer Alexey Ribchev loses his fight to the Irish EBA champion Anthony Fitzgerald by a close result 76-77. There were some unexpected circumstances which put on some pressure before the fight.  The Irish team couldn`t sell enough tickets as in the agreement with the promoter and couldn`t cover all the costs. However there was a deal and both boxers went to the official weight. There was another problem this time with Fitzgerald`s weight which was far above the agreed  73,5kg. Alexey Ribchev weighted – 73,1kg while Anthony Fitzgerald – 76,1kg . As a result of that the Bulgarian team decided not to accept the fight if Fitzgerald is not the same weight on the day of the event. The unofficial weight went on only 15 minutes before the time of the bout. The Irish boxer was 77kg which was again 1kg over the agreement but the Bulgarian said it is ok.

Ribchev get into the fight not very strong and lost the first couple of rounds. The third went into his name because of his better activity. A pain in the right hand which is a result of an old injury started to worry Ribchev and he was fighting slowed down the tempo in the fourth. The fifth round was scored as a draw. The Fish knew that he is losing the fight and risked everything to win the last rounds over the more exhausted Fitzgerald. He clearly won the 7^th and the 8^th but at the end it was not enough and the referee scored it 76-77 for the Pride of Dublin – Anthony Fitzgerald.

Ribchev`s next fight is scheduled to be in the beginning of May in Bulgaria. The Fish will challenge for the UBO inter-continetnal middleweight title in a 12 round contest. In a few days it will be officially announced if the event will be in Ribchev`s hometown – Ruse or the professional boxing will get back in the capitol of Bulgaria after a long time of absence.

Ribchev – interview

Ribchev ready to fight

After 4 months of inactivity due to a hand injury Alexey Ribchev is now ready to fight anyone who is brave enough to call him. This Saturday 25^th February The Fish is going to England to face the EBA champion from Ireland – Anthony Fitzgerald. The bout will be with a duration of 8 rounds and there will be no titles on the line. Actually Ribchev`s last fight was in England when he beated on points the former Commonwealth champion Mathew Hall. Fitzgerald had his last fight on March 2011 when he won the EBA championship against the French Affif Belghecham. Despite not so experienced the Irish boxer has already won a few belts including WBF intercontinental title and the Irish title.

Alexey Ribchev has a record of 12 wins , 3 losses and 1 draw. He is the current UBO international middleweight champion. The Bulgarian is ranked number 30^th in Europe and 83^rd in World boxrec ranking. It is highly expected that winning against Anthony Fitzgerald , The Fish will get into the world top 50 and will become one of the official contenders for the EBU middleweight title.

Video: Alexey Ribchev vs Mathew Hall

http://sosoboxing.com/boxing-video-watch-online/matthew-hall-vs-alexey-ribchev/

Yordan Vasilev gains a title shot

Yordan Vasilev “The Bug” from Rousse,Bulgaria will face the English boxer Kevin Hooper in a 10 round bout. The fight will take place in Grimsby this Friday 24^th February and the stake is the lightweight International Masters title. This is not the first time when Vasilev fights for this title. On 14^th October 2011 “The Bug” who is a former world kick boxing champion  lost on PTS in a dramatic fight to Mickey Coveney with a result 95-96. The stake was the International Masters title but in the superfeatherweight division. Kevin Hooper has a professional record of 10 fights and 10 wins while Yordan Vasilev has 10 wins from 35 bouts.

Aleksey Ribchev vs John Ryder – cancelled

The bout between Alexey Ribchev and John Ryder was cancelled . Ryder`s coach said that he is not prepared enough right now to fight Ribchev. It`s very possible that they can fight each other in March.

Alexey Ribchev vs John Ryder in London

28 years old Bulgarian boxer will take his flight to London this Friday morning. He will make his 16th career fight against the youngster  John Ryder – The Gorilla. The English boxer stopped his last three opponents before the beginning of the third round. The bout will be with a duration of eight rounds. Ribchev is the first serious opponent against  The Gorilla. Two months ago Alexey won VS  the former Commonwealth champion Mathew Hall in Manchester.
“ I was offered the fight yesterday. I will travel as a late replacement of the injured Italian boxer. Just watched the video of my new opponent and I think I will beat him. That`s why I agreed the fight. I hope that my better experience and higher endurance will help me to achieve my goal. I have a lot of friends in London and I want to officially invite them to this show. Their support could be vital for the final result. :
Promoter : Matchroom Sport
28 January , York Hall , Bethenal Green , London
Alexey Ribchev – The Fish (Bulgaria) vs John Ryder – The Gorilla (England)
Tickets – 35

Milena Koleva vs Ina Menzer

On 28th February in Hamburg,Germany  is the next show  of the promoter Universum box-promotion . The boxing fans will see a total of eleven fights along with the names of the Olympic champion Rachim Chakiev , former world heavyweight champion – Ruslan Chagaev , unbeaten heavyweight Denis Boytsov , Firat Arslan and the former world women featherweight champion – Ina Menzer. The German boxer who was born in Kazakhstan lost her titles in 2010 against the Canadian Jeannine Garside. 31 years old Menzer came back on the winning way after an 8 round unanimous decision against Ela Nunez. The Bulgarian Milena Koleva was chosen as her next opponent.  The fight will be with a duration of eight rounds and the weight limit will be 59kg . Koleva has a record of 3 wins , 3 losses and 1 draw. Next to Milena will be the experienced Bulgarian coach Alexey Vasilev who will do his best to help from the corner. The fight was negotiated by Vasko Vasilev who will probably sign with Koleva in the very near future.

Vasko Vasilev awarded UBO 2011 manager of the year

Two weeks ago Vasko Vasilev was named for a third consecutive year as the Bulgarian boxing manager of the year.  His great work with Alexey Ribchev leaded to a first international award – UBO manager of the year.
2011 MANAGER OF THE YEAR Vasko Vasilev
Vasko Vasilev did magnificently in managing UBO International Middleweight Champion Alexey Ribchev in 2011. Ribchev captured the UBO title in February by defeating Latvian dangerman Jurijs Boreiko, and defended the belt in September by beating veteran Ruben Silva Diaz of Uruguay.
Following the Diaz-defense, Ribchev (12-3-1, 3 KOs) went to England to beat former Commonwealth champion Matthew Hall and is currently in a great position to secure even bigger fights under the guidance of Vasilev.

Honorable Mentions: Henry Foster (manager of Rances Barthelemy), Chad Broussard (manager of Mason Menard), Zoltan Petranyi (manager of Gabor Halasz), Roman Dabolins (manager of Andrejs Barabanovs & Agnesa Boza), Richard Nwoba (manager of Hany Atiyo).
Boxer of the Year – Anthony Dirrell  (USA)
Fight of the year – Mbwana Matumla vs. Gabriel Ochieng
New male champion of the year – Jo Jo Dan (Romania)
New female champion of the year –  Cecilia Comunales (Uruguay)
Prospect of the year – Rances Barthelemy ( Cuba )
Promoter of the year –  Mukadi Manda (Congo )
Event of the year – Li Wen Yang vs. Rachamongkol Kokietgym
Special tribute of the year – Roy Jones Jr. (USA)

Kubrat Pulev defends his title against Ukrainian

After two week on 14 January the Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev will make his first defense of the IBF international heavyweight title. The challenger will be Taras Bydenko from Ukraine. His record consist of 32 fights and 28 wins. Bydenko is a from WBA inter-continental champion. He lives and trains in Hamburg , Germany.  This will be one of the main fights in the event promoted by Sauerland.

Artur Abraham will try to get back on his winning way after his unsuccessful appearance in the Super 6 Classic where he lost 3 of 4 fights. His opponent will be Pablo Oscar Farias from Argentina. Another fight on the card will be the WBO world supermiddleweight title fights between Robert Stieglitz and Henry Weber. Germany ARD and Bulgarian Nova Sport will be broadcasting live the boxing show.

Spas Genov returns with a KO victory

Spas Genov

After more than three years the Bulgarian boxer Spas Genov returns on the ring with a victory. The 30 year old boxer from Bourgas stopped in the first round Oleg Eirich (Germany). The fight was on 30 October held in Essen, Germany. The division is cruiserweight. This is the third professional knockout victory for Genov. His last fight was in 2008 when he stopped  Radoslav Gaidev. Now the Bulgarian vice-European amateur champion lives and trains in Dusseldorf, Germany. His manager and promoter is Timor Khalil from Armenia. It is expected that very soon Genov will register his 4^th fight in the professional boxing.

Another success for The Fish

The Bulgarian professional boxer Alexey Ribchev added another prestigious win in his record. After a tremendous fight he defeated former Commonwealth champion and former EBU title challenger Matthew Hall (23-3) . The English boxer was frustrated  in his home town Manchester. Ribchev`s coach Alexey Vasilev was next to him in the corner. Here is what he said about the fight : “The first round was very even, probably the referee scored it for Hall. Then we won clearly the next 3 rounds. The fifth one was our weakest. Ribchev came in the corner with a pain in the right hand and he was forced to use his left hand only. In the last seconds of the sixth round in his typical style The Fish showed his desire to win and despite the pain he was the more active and accurate boxer. The referee deservedly scored it 59-57 in our favor. I am very happy and I believe this will bring more confidence in my boxer which will led to greater success in his career.