Month: July 2015

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Mickey Bey vacates IBF lightweight title

Mickey Bey (21-1, 10 KOs) has vacated the IBF lightweight title instead of facing mandatory challenger Denis Shafikov (35-1-1, 19 KOs) in Macau, China on July 18.
The American claimed the belt by a controversial split decision against Miguel Vazquez last September on the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana II undercard.
However, Bey has never defended the title. He was scheduled to face Shafikov in April but he turned down the purse offered and the bout was canceled.
Then Shafikov’s promoter Top…

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Mickey Bey vacates IBF lightweight title

Mickey Bey (21-1, 10 KOs) has vacated the IBF lightweight title instead of facing mandatory challenger Denis Shafikov (35-1-1, 19 KOs) in Macau, China on July 18.
The American claimed the belt by a controversial split decision against Miguel Vazquez last September on the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana II undercard.
However, Bey has never defended the title. He was scheduled to face Shafikov in April but he turned down the purse offered and the bout was canceled.
Then Shafikov’s promoter Top…

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James Xie and Ho-chan Break Down the Persona Talent Coming to Evo 2015 from Japan

In order to educate folks in the fighting game community who might be out of the loop, James Xie and Ho-chan (also known as Stunedge) are currently streaming a special program on the massive amount of Persona talent visiting Evo 2015 from Japan.

High-level competitors will be visiting in-person and on netplay to discuss their plans for the largest fighting game tournament in the world and participate in various Persona 4 Arena Ultimax exhibitions to show what they are made of. Some of the players you can expect to see include Souji, Mui, and Tahichi.

If you want to learn a bit more about the Persona scene, be sure to tune in below or head on over to Twitch to join the chat.

Watch live video from Xiei on www.twitch.tv

Source: Xiei