The all-Canadian grudge match between CPBC Canadian and International Super Welterweight Champion Cody “The Crippler” Crowley and former Canadian champion Stuart McLellan is heating to a boil on social media, and the two freely trade insults in a newly released video.

The undefeated newcomer Crowley (16-0, 9 KOs) will defend his titles against the well-respected veteran McLellan (25-2-3, 10 KOs) in a 12-round shootout on Saturday, February 9, at the Memorial Centre in Crowley’s hometown of Peterborough, Ontario.

The event, presented by Crowley’s own CCC Promotions, is entitled “Homecoming IV- Bad Blood.”

Tickets for “Homecoming IV- Bad Blood” are priced at $62.15, $39.55 and $28.25 and are available at www.memorialcentre.ca. VIP Floor Tickets are also available through CCC Promotions (text or call 705.927.3265).

The two have been going back and forth with increasing intensity since their showdown was announced.

“He’s delusional,” says Crowley in the video. “He’s nothing but a spoiled brat,” counters McLellan.

25-year-old Crowley has become well-known in the gyms of his adopted home of Las Vegas. Working with an arm’s length list of world champions including Floyd Mayweather Jr., and having former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman’s brother Ibn Cason as a trainer, Crowley has gained a reputation as Canada’s next big thing… a claim that the veteran McLellan strongly disputes.

“You’re not a real fighter, Cody,” says McLellan. “You know what happens when the hard worker meets a spoiled bitch, man.”

“This guy has been hating on everything I do from the moment I moved to Vegas,” responds Crowley. “The dude doesn’t know enough is enough. The only way to show him and shut him up is with my fists.”

On fight night, doors open at 6 pm, with the first fight starting at 7 pm. The Memorial Centre is located at 151 Lansdowne Street in Peterborough. The Memorial Centre is a 4,329-seat multi-purpose arena. Built in 1956, it is now home to the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League and the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse league. For more information, visit www.memorialcentre.ca.

 MTK Global is proud to announce the signing of world-ranked featherweight Isaac Lowe as he continues his journey towards a world title shot.

 

The unbeaten Lancastrian (16-0-3-KO6) has already won the Commonwealth title and is now ranked 20th by the WBC after winning their International title by stopping Lucas Rafael Baez on the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury card in LA back in December.

Lowe, who will continue to train alongside Fury under Ben Davison, is relishing the next chapter of his career.

The 25-year-old Lowe said: “This is a new dawn for me and I’m ready to take on the world. I started off well in my career and I was keeping busy but I’ve only fought twice a year for the last few years.

“I’ve not been active enough in the past but this will change everything. I’ve boxed all over for lots of titles but MTK Global can seriously open up the doors and provide a good foundation for me.

“Myself, Tyson and Ben are very close. Tyson is like a big brother to me. I’ve been with him since I started boxing and then linked up with Ben. Since then, I’ve never looked back – we have fun at the same time as training hard.

“In terms of my goals for the rest of the year, I’d love a shot at EBU European champion Kiko Martinez and I’d also be happy to face Gavin McDonnell, who’s coming up to featherweight. I want to kick on and fight big names now.

“I think I can go all the way. Now I have the right team behind me, it’s down to me to put the hard work in.”

Undefeated cruiserweight Muhsin "The Spartan" Cason (3-0, 1 KOs), and heavyweight Jonnie Rice (9-3, 5 KOs), both who are managed by Prince Ranch Boxing's Greg Hannley, are scheduled to fight in Tijuana, MX, this Saturday Jan. 26, 2019. The two prospects will fight in separate 4-round bouts.

Cason, who is the younger brother of former two-time heavyweight world champion, Hasim Rahman, stands 6'3.  Guiding his corner will be veteran boxing coach, Kevin Henry. Cason feels he has the skills to compete with anyone in the cruiserweight division.

"I've been sparring with some top-level guys in the gym and I'm confident in my capabilities," said Mushin Cason, "My bother Hasim is showing me the ropes. I'm going into this fight in Mexico with bad intentions on my mind. My goal is to end this fight early."

With former world champion Wayne McCullough guiding his corner, Jonnie Rice feels his career is about to take off. This will be the third fight with McCullough in Rice's corner.

"All I needed was a good coach to teach me the fundamentals," said Jonnie Rice. "I'm learning how to set everything up with my jab. The combinations I'm throwing now are deadly. This weekend I'm gunning for win number ten."

"Johnnie and Mushin have been training hard in the gym and I'm anticipating both of them to have spectacular performances," said Greg Hannely of Prince Ranch Boxing. "I want both of them to stay busy this year. It starts this weekend in Mexico."

Hasim Rahman, who is also part of the Prince Ranch Boxing management team, believes Mushin can be something special in the cruiserweight division.

"My bother Mushin is getting better with each fight," stated Rahman. "I know he has the talent to become something in this sport. He works hard and is dedicated. This Saturday he's going to take of business." 

Katharina Thanderz (10-0, 2 KOs) returns from injury to face Rachel Ball (4-0) as chief support for Kai Robin Havnaa’s cruiserweight showdown with Rad ‘Thunder’ Rashid on March 2 at the SØR Amfi in Arendal.

Thanderz was scheduled to defend her European Super Featherweight title against Elhem Mekhaled on December 22, but suffered a herniated cervical disc in sparring, forcing her to withdraw from the contest and vacate her title.

Now fully recorded, the undefeated former EBU and WBC International Champion plans to kick-start the year with a victory over the unbeaten Brit Rachel Ball before targeting more titles in 2019.

“I’m really looking forward to fighting in Arendal on March 2. It has been several months since I was last in the ring, and I feel a huge motivation to be back again. The fact that I will be boxing in the country I was born makes it even more exciting,” says Thanderz, who currently resides Alicante, Spain.

“I was injured during a sparring session when preparing to defend my EBU title, and it was quite complicated for a while. I had to stop training completely and I was unable to spar, but I’m completely healed now. I started sparring again two weeks ago, and I feel absolutely great.

“I will be training in Spain for this fight, doing my boxing training at the Vista Gym in La Nucia with my boxing coach Jesus Labradador, and my physical exercises with Christian Marcet at Odin Athletes. We plan on bringing over two sparring partners to ensure I am one hundred percent ready for the fight. One of them is Nina Bradley from the UK, who I have trained with in the past.

“I think Rachel Ball seems like a tough fighter, and I am sure she will come well prepared to face me. She is also unbeaten at the moment, so I expect she will be hungry for victory. Nevertheless, I will be more prepared than ever, and I’m looking forward to ending the fight with 11-0 as my new record.

“My goal for the rest of the year is to have a active 2019 with several fights, get back my European Title, and then aim for some bigger belts!”

Kai Robin Havnaa returns to the SØR Amfi in Arendal on March 2 to headline his hometown arena in his toughest career test against Rad Rashid.

Katharina Thanderz provides chief support with an eight-round super featherweight clash against Rachel Ball, Hadi Srour meets Zoltan Szabo in a six-round super lightweight contest, while middleweight Anders Eggan faces Frane Radnic over six-rounds. More undercard fights to be announced shortly.

Craig Bunn is looking to put a difficult year behind him when he makes his return to the ring in March.

Bunn (9-1-2) fights on an MTK Global show at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester on March 15, streamed live on iFL TV.

He heads into that bout after a draw and a loss in his last two contests. Issues in his personal life affected him during those fights, something which thankfully he is now over.

Bunn said: “My last two fights were terrible, but I had a lot of personal problems outside of the ring. I definitely feel in a better place now so things are looking up.

“I’m not using that as an excuse. I still went into those fights and the better men won, but I’m in a good place mentally now and I can’t wait to get back in there.

“I’ve managed to overcome those issues that I had outside of boxing so I feel like I’ve won already.  I think my last two fights may have been a blessing in disguise. I’ve been ticking over in the gym since my last fight and I’m confident we’ll see the best of me moving forward.

“Age is just a number. I look after myself outside of the ring and I truly believe I can win a British title in my career. I’m fighting at super-middleweight now so I’m going to give it 100 per cent and I’ll see how far I can go.”

There are several other local prospects on the bill in March, including Ben Sheedy, Macaulay McGowan and Mike McGoldrick.