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“Fighters
from New Zeland are Warriors”, said promoter
Scott O´Farrell. “They don’t come to play
around, they come to FIGHT! And we have four of
the best, most entertaining Kiwis on this bill,
all of whom are promising to deliver big time.”
The main attractions on
the night will be undefeated homegrown hero
Muhamad “The Chosen Wan” Ridhwan fighting to
become Singapore´s first ever boxing World
Champion, and World Light Heavyweight Champion
Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford defending his title.
And UBO World Champion
Ford will have the pleasure of facing on of New
Zealand´s most popular fighters, namely Robert
“The Butcher” Berridge (29-6-1, 21 KOs), who
sees this fight as an outstanding opportunity to
finally become a world champion after being
unlucky in two previous attempts.
In 2015 he came out on the wrong end of a close
decision to Thomas Oosthuizen in South Africa in
a bid for the IBO World Championship, and just
this past February he lost on an injury to
Dmitry Bivol in Russia for the WBA crown.
Berridge has had a long
and hard training camp, and he realizes that,
while only 32 years old, this could be his last
chance to fulfill his ultimate goal: a world
title. He has won numerous regional belts since
turning pro in 2009, so he is coming to
Singapore hungry to take the final step to the
very top.
Undefeated IBO
Asia-Pacific Welterweight Champion Cairo “The
Waikato Warrior” George (12-0, 6 KOs) first
signed on to defend his title against former
World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Champion
Rafik Harutjunjan from Holland, so when the
Dutchman pulled out George had to adjust to a
new style in his preparations for new foe Stevie
Ferdinandus (24-13-1, 12 KOs) from Indonesia.
Coming off recovery from a
hand-injury, George, who is also the New Zealand
national champion, has not fought since March of
2016, so he is chomping at the bits to get back
in the ring. Already in weight for the fight
weeks out, he is eager to make up for lost time:
“This
has been one of my longest camps, and I am just
ready to go”, said George when interviewed
recently. “I really believe this is going to be
one of my best performances, and I cant wait to
go to Singapore and do my thing. This is going
to be the Kiwi Takeover.”
UBO Asia-Pacific
Cruiserweight Champion Ben Kelleher (3-0-2, 2
KOs) won his title on The Roar Of Singapore I,
last February 17. While residing in Brisbane,
Australia, he is still very proud to represent
New Zealand when he goes to war in the ring.
Still only a five-fight novice in professional
boxing, which makes it quite impressive that he
is already a champion, he has vast
battle-experience from MMA, a sport he is still
very much active in. In fact, he has an MMA
fight scheduled the week after his fight in
Singapore, so no time to rest on his laurels if
he wins.
It wont be an easy night
for Kelleher on May 27, as he takes on one of
Malaysia’s most promising prospects in Stephen
Anak Jenggieng (2-0, 1 KO). With both boxers at
the start of their boxing careers, the result of
this fight is very much up in the air.
“Kelleher
vs. Anak is a 50/50 fight”, said Scott
O´Farrell. “Ford vs. Berridge is a 50/50
fight, George vs. Ferdinandus is close to a
50/50 fight, and Mirage Khan vs. Chase Haley is
very evenly matched too. These guys don’t want
easy jobs, and we are not giving them easy
jobs!”
The aforementioned Chase
Haley (3-1, 1 KO) is the last of the four Kiwi
Warriors on the card, and it is safe to say that
he has a huge challenge ahead of him.
In only his fifth outing
the man from Dunedin in South New Zealand will
be challenging UBO Inter-Continental and
Asia-Pacific Light Heavyweight Champion
“Miracle” Mirage Khan (8-1, 4 KOs) from
Malaysia, with the vacant IBO Oceania title also
on the line.
But just like Kelleher, Haley is also an
accomplished MMA fighter and according to
O´Farrell he could likely be the toughest
opponent Mirage Khan has faced to date:
“I
know how Chase Haley fights, and no one should
be fooled by the fact that he only has four
professional boxing matches so far. When you are
a true fighter, you are a true fighter, and
Haley is going to come out swinging and it will
be a real war. I am really looking forward to
this one!”
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Produced and
broadcast to over one-hundred million potential
viewers across Asia by Eleven Sports Network,
The Roar Of Singapore II – The Pride Of
Singapore
on May 27 at Resorts World Sentosa will feature
ten championship fights, including four world
title fights.
Muhamad Ridhwan (7-0, 6
KOs) vs. Fadhili Majia (20-8-4, 9 KOs) for the
UBO World Super Featherweight title will be one
of two headlining bouts, along with Canada’s
undefeated UBO World Light
Heavyweight Champion Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford
(11-0, 7 KOs), defending against Robert Berridge
(29-6-1, 21 KOs) from New Zealand.
In a
special attraction, former UFC Star Taylor
“Double Impact” Lapilus from France will be
making his professional boxing debut, taking on
experienced former two-time Indonesian champion
Heri Andriyanto (22-24-2, 10 KOs).
For
further information, please contact Scott
Patrick Farrell on
scott@ringstar-boxing.com or Phone
numbers:
+65 87 999 100 (Mobile) / +65 652 197 55
(Office).
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Tickets are
available from:
http://www.getwaave.com
Ringstar
Management on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/ringstarboxing
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