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BRONCO MCKART VS. ENRIQUE ORNELAS REMATCH & MANCHESTER NATIVE JOHN MURRAY FEATURED ON “BRITISH INVASION: THE U.K. VS. THE WORLD”
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS
TELEFUTURA’S SOLO BOXEO TO TELEVISE LIVE
Scotland’s Rising Star Craig McEwan Also To See Action
LOS ANGELES, November 19 – On December 7, the night before Manchester’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton represents the United Kingdom in his long-awaited showdown against “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, a host of Hatton’s countrymen will invade the MGM Grand Conference Center to take on opponents from around the globe in a British invasion not seen on these shores since The Beatles landed in 1964.
In a special televised co-main event, 160-pound contenders Bronco McKart and Enrique Ornelas will revisit their exciting battle from this past August in a 12-round rematch for the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) middleweight crown. McKart won their first fight via a razor-thin split decision. The other televised co-feature will see undefeated Manchester native John Murray in a ten-round lightweight battle.
“BRITISH INVASION – THE U.K. VS. THE WORLD” is a night of world-class professional boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions. Telefutura’s Solo Boxeo will broadcast the event beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Tickets for “The British Invasion,” priced at $125, $75 and $50, may be purchased at any MGM Grand box office outlet or by calling MGM Grand at 702-891-7777. Fans also can obtain tickets at all Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s West at the Fashion Show Mall and Ritmo Latino), by calling Ticketmaster at 702-474-4000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the first bell will ring at 4:30 p.m.
“Golden Boy promotions is proud and excited to present the one of the biggest showcases of British boxing talent ever to take place in the United States,” stated Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar de la Hoya. “Mix the rematch of McKart and Ornelas with the excitement of the great fans from the U.K. in town to see Mayweather vs. Hatton watching Britain’s best prospects taking on fighters from other countries, and you’ve got a can’t miss event.”
A former World Boxing Organization (WBO) and International Boxing Association (IBA) World Junior Middleweight Champion, McKart (51-7, 31 KOs) has gotten a second wind in his career in the middleweight division. Winner of three straight bouts this year at 160 pounds, the southpaw native of Monroe, Mich., who has fought the likes of Kelly Pavlik, Winky Wright (three times), Travis Simms and Aaron Davis, will be looking to repeat his August win over Ornelas.
The hard-hitting brother of super middleweight contender Librado Andrade, La Habra, California’s Ornelas (25-4, 15 KOs) has never failed to give fans their monies’ worth when the bell rings. A former World Boxing Council (WBC) youth champion, the 27-year-old has been plagued by bad luck in losing close decisions to McKart and Sam Soliman in his two most recent bouts, but he promises to bring his own judges to Las Vegas in the form of his fists.
Manchester‘s John Murray (21-0, 12 KOs) will return to a familiar venue and boxing scene when he steps into the ring December 7. Murray’s last fight was an impressive 7th-round knockout against Lorenzo Bethea at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the undercard of the mega-fight between De La Hoya and Mayweather this past May. This time around, Murray will look to repeat history in front of a strong English crowd and will battle 10 rounds in the televised co-main event against an opponent to be announced.
Seen by many as the best prospect to come out of Scotland since former world champion Scott Harrison, Edinburgh middleweight Craig McEwan (8-0, 6 KOs) has relocated to the United States, where he has been setting the local scene on fire with his two-fisted attack. In his last fight on November 2, the 25-year-old pounded out a near shutout decision over Anthony Cannon in Cabazon, Calif. McEwan will face an opponent to be announced in an eight-round bout.
Also representing the United Kingdom will be a group of England’s finest up-and-comers, with Salford native Lee Meager (21-2-1, 8 KOs) leading the way. A former British lightweight champion, the 29-year-old Meager bounced back from the loss of his title to Jonathan Thaxton by blasting out 40-fight veteran Laszlo Komjathi in just four rounds in September. Another win to close out 2007 on December 7 will propel him into the new year in impressive style.
London-born middleweight Jimmy “The British Assassin” Campbell (10-1, 7 KOs) relocated to Indiana to begin his pro career in 2005, and has since impressed U.S. fans with his aggressive style and punching power. This has allowed him to score knockouts in his last three victories and he is eager to share the bill with his fellow U.K. compatriots and show the visiting fans from across the pond just how far he has progressed.
Opening the show in separate bouts will be Walsall lightweight Martin Gethin (10-0-1, 4 KOs), the 2006 Young Boxer of the Year award-winner along with fellow undefeated prospect from Wolverhampton, junior welterweight Dean Harrison (9-0, 1 KO).
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Nahh mate its defo right, when i was there he was over 300billy bessey wrote:the lad is 25 now so if he has had 400 amateur fights tbhat would work out he had an average of about 30 fights a year every year i think someone is telling a little porkie or has got there calculations wrongbigped wrote:My old amature club mate Mcewan is on the bill hes one to look out for had 400 amature fights, really good boxer
,below is his bio from golden boy page says 376 fights , he was robbed in commenwealth against paul smith in my opinion/
Craig McEwan was born on the 13th April 1982 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He began attending boxing classes at Clovenstone Amateur Boxing Club, aged seven, coached by his father Rab. He had his first competitive bout aged eleven. During his teenage years Craig developed into one of Scotland’s top amateur boxers. His fast switch-hitting style soon ensured that he was not only a winner but also a crowd pleaser. In his thirteen years as an amateur boxer he notched up an impressive three hundred and seventy-six fights, winning ten gold medals in international tournaments and was a regular captain of the Scottish International Team. On several occasions he has been crowned Scottish champion at both junior and senior level, as well as being European Junior Champion and Senior British & Irish Four Nations Champion. He has twice represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in 2002. Last year he broke Scotland’s amateur boxing record by winning a hat trick of golds at international level.
lol i dont know the figure when i was at the club it was defo 300, ill ask his dad 2nite when am at the pub watching the englad game and let you knowbilly bessey wrote:so it works out he had 28.9230769 fights every year for 13 years the season normally fishes for around 3 to 4 months in the summer but seeing as ya man was an international say he had only 2 months a year without fighting and presuming he wasnt out injured or suspended whatsoever for the whole 13 years it works out he had 2.89230769 per month every single month for 10 months of the year for 13 years solid i know in international tournaments you can fight 3 times in a week and in national championships people sometimes fight 2 times in one day i know it says on golden boy page that he has had all those bouts but when you speak to most pros they tell a porkie or 2 about there records but with mr mcewans pedigree it doesnt seem that he needs to big himself up but i have not known of ANY boxer from these isles to have had more than 200 fights in there amateur career over the last 10 years or so (i think kev mcormack had around 200) but he started boxing around 30 years ago when fights were far more common and he done a 20 years or so not 13bigped wrote:Nahh mate its defo right, when i was there he was over 300billy bessey wrote: the lad is 25 now so if he has had 400 amateur fights tbhat would work out he had an average of about 30 fights a year every year i think someone is telling a little porkie or has got there calculations wrong
,below is his bio from golden boy page says 376 fights , he was robbed in commenwealth against paul smith in my opinion/
Craig McEwan was born on the 13th April 1982 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He began attending boxing classes at Clovenstone Amateur Boxing Club,
aged seven, coached by his father Rab. He had his first competitive bout aged eleven. During his teenage years Craig developed into one of Scotland’s top amateur boxers. His fast switch-hitting style soon ensured that he was not only a winner but also a crowd pleaser. In his thirteen years as an amateur boxer he notched up an impressive three hundred and seventy-six fights, winning ten gold medals in international tournaments and was a regular captain of the Scottish International Team. On several occasions he has been crowned Scottish champion at both junior and senior level, as well as being European Junior Champion and Senior British & Irish Four Nations Champion. He has twice represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in 2002. Last year he broke Scotland’s amateur boxing record by winning a hat trick of golds at international level.
