Rances Barthelemy: record, next fight and profile →
London, England - Top Rated and Undefeated Lightweight Contender Richard Commey, 24-0-0 (22KO’s) heads to Hollywood, Florida this week to attend the IBF World Lightweight Championship between champion Rances Barthelemy and former world champion Mickey Bey.
By Ben Jacobs - The talent in the lightweight division was evident to see just a few weeks ago in the United Kingdom when Britain’s WBA champion Anthony Crolla stopped Ismael Barroso in seven rounds in what many considered an upset. On Friday June 3, Cuba’s Rances Barthelemy (24-0, 13 KOs) has the chance to...
Rances Barthelemy training for Mickey Bey - HOLLYWOOD, FL. - Undefeated lightweight world champion Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy (24-0, 13 KOs) will make his first title defense against former world champion Mickey "The Spirit" Bey (22-1-1, 10 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike Friday, June 3 at the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
HOLLYWOOD, FL. - Lightweight world champion Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy and former world champion Mickey "The Spirit" Bey are deep into training camp and closing in on their main event battle on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike Friday, June 3 from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida
HOLLYWOOD, FL. - Undefeated lightweight world champion Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy (24-0, 13 KOs) will make his first title defense against former world champion Mickey "The Spirit" Bey (22-1-1, 10 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike Friday, June 3 at the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Las Vegas, NV - This past Friday night at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, world ranked lightweight Denis “Genghis Khan†Shafikov, (36-2-1, 19KO’s) and undefeated cruiserweight contender Murat “Iron†Gassiev, (22-0-0, 16KO’s) were featured in separate fights telecast on Spike TV. Both fights ended in less than satisfactory matters with Shafikov and Gassiev coming up short despite putting on dominating performances. “Denis and Murat both deserved much better than the scoring and poor referee’s judgment,†said Leo Khorolinsky of Ural Boxing Promotions, manager of both fighters.
Las Vegas - The "force" was with Cuban star and newly crowned lightweight world champion Rances Barthelemy (24-0, 13 KOs) as he won a 12-round unanimous decision over Russian southpaw Denis Shafikov (36-2-1, 19 KOs) in the headlining bout of the final Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike fight card of 2015. The four-fight telecast, which was supported by non-televised fights featuring some of Mayweather Promotions' rising stars, took place at the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - At the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort, undefeated Cuban Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy (24-0, 13 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Denis Shafikov (36-2-1, 19 KOs) to capture the vacant IBF lightweight championship. Shafikov was in charge early on, but then Barthelemy took over after the Russian fighter suffered a bad cut on his right eyelid.
After losing his IBF super feathweight title to Rances Barthelemy in July 2014, Algenis Mendez knew there would not be a fast track to another opportunity to redeem himself. He would have to earn it the hard way.
A lesser man would’ve mentally packed in and come to the conclusion that another crack at a world title just wasn’t in his destiny. Denis Shafikov has grown accustomed to dealing with heartbreak and setbacks. It wasn’t easy waiting out postponements and cancellations, but the lightweight contender is finally ready for a second shot at a lasting impression. He faces Rances Barthelemy in a vacant title fight, which headlines the season finale of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike TV this Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It was a quite frustrating,†Shafikov admitted to BoxingScene.com of the long wait for his second career title fight.