Footasylum have today announced a significant sponsorship deal with one of the World’s leading boxing promoters Frank Warren. The 12 month association will see Footasylum become the Official Retail partner of Frank Warren and the World’s leading boxing subscription TV channel BoxNation.
Commenting on the partnership Footasylum’s Marketing Manager Howard Tattersall said: “Our brand is recognised as one of the fasting growing street fashion wear retailers in the land. At Footasylum we have our finger on the pulse of the street and sports fashion scene, our association with Frank Warren and BoxNation is further demonstration of our connection with Sports, Fashion and Live sport.”
Footasylum was established in 2005 and now trades from over 55 high street stores across the UK.
Commenting on the deal Frank Warren said: ‘’Following the announcement that our major events are now going to be shown live on BT Sport we have had many approaches from leading brands. Having met the guys from Footasylum it is clear that they share our vision and recognise our respective audiences mirror each other. Footasylum have some exciting plans for our relationship and we look forward to delivering World class shows with them.’’
The first event Footasylum will be sponsoring will be on April 8th at the Manchester Arena, which is aptly billed as ‘A New Era’. Main event on the unmissable card sees Manchester’s Lightweight World Champion Terry Flanagan defend his crown against Petr Petrov, also Liverpool’s Liam Smith will take on Liam Williams for the WBO Interim Super-Welterweight strap, as well as the long awaited debut of the Double gold winning Olympian Nicola Adams OBE.
Rafael Bejaran WBF World Champion After Dramatic Fight
Germany-based Dominican Rafael Bejaran is the new World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Welterweight Champion after winning the vacant title on Sunday night, April 2, at the Grosse Freiheit 36 in his adopted home-town Hamburg.
Bejaran was declared the winner over South African co-challenger Nkululeko Mhlongo by split Technical Decision, when a cut over the left eye suffered in the second round, as a result of an accidental head-but, worsened and the ringside doctor recommended the fight be stopped after round six.
Judges Torben Seemann Hansen from Denmark and Germany’s Jens Uwe Baum had Bejaran ahead by scores of 58-56 and 60-54, while judge Christian Roesen, also from Germany, had Mhlongo leading by 58-56. The third man in the ring was Zbigniew Lagosz.
Before that, it had been a fascinating encounter. Bejaran was the busier of the two and landed more shots, but reigning South African and WBF Intercontinental titlist Mhlongo landed the harder punches. The momentum of the fight shifted back and forth, until the decision was made to go to the scorecards.
The new WBF World Champion, who improved his record to 24-2-1 (10), was ecstatic with the victory, and naturally Mhlongo, now 16-4 (11), was equally disappointed with the outcome. As close and competitive as it was, and the way the result came about, a rematch should certainly be a very realistic option.
The Bejaran vs. Mhlongo WBF World Super Welterweight title fight was the main event of a show promoted by Thomas Nissen and his Boxen Im Norden.