11 FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020

13DAYS TO BAHRAIN sports GRAND PRIX 2020

KHK Sports partners with legendary Predator challenges organization WBC Kutateladze Cleiton Silva promises KO or submission over Guram Kutateladze at BRAVE CF 35 in Brazil

TDT | Manama via TKO or submission, in- cluding his last performance, RAVE Combat Federation Lightweight in which he capture the Light- world champion Cleiton “Predator” weight title after submitting BSilva decided to spice things up a bit Luan “Miau” Santiago. ahead of his first title defence, scheduled Guram Kutateladze holds a pro for March 28 in Brazil against Guram Ku- record of 11 wins and only two loss- tateladze. Speaking directly to the title es. The Swedish won his last eight challenger, Predator vowed to finish BRAVE bouts, with his last loss coming half CF 35’s main event and found time to at a decade ago. In his most recent ap- his fellow countryman Felipe Silva, Kutate- pearance at BRAVE CF, Kutateladze Mohammed Shahid, CEO of KHK Sports with officials of WBC ladze’s last opponent. knocked out Felipe Silva in only 44 TDT | Manama tive. From grassroots to pro- “Hey Guram, here’s the deal, bro. At my seconds, paving the way for a title shot. fessional level. What makes home, I’m the boss, brother. You wanna take BRAVE CF 35 marks the fifth edition of this special is the focus on the it (the belt), come smooth, because I’m no the fastest-growing MMA promotion in HK Sports has taken an - development of grassroots to Felipe Silva, got it? To get to me you will the world to Brazil. The event, headlined Kother monumental step bringing a new system into the need to sweat a lot. I will knock you out or by Predator vs Kutateladze, will take place towards the development of sport of boxing. WBC is one of submit you, because at my place, in Brazil, on March 28, in Balneário Camboriú. In in the Gulf region. the largest and most reputed I am the only boss, mate. I am the Predator the co-main event of the evening, Leonardo The organization, created by boxing bodies and the World and I’m waiting for you!”, the world cham- Mafra takes on Carl Booth. The event will HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Arab Championship belt will pion said. also count with the first two matches of Al Khalifa, from the Kingdom add a big opportunity for the With a professional record of 15 wins and BRAVE CF’s Flyweight World Title Tourna- of Bahrain, has established future of boxing in the region”, only two losses, Cleiton “Predator” Silva is ment: Marcel Adur vs Malcom Gordon and Cleiton a partnership deal with pre- said Mohammed Shahid, CEO currently on a three-win streak, all of the Jose “Shorty” Torres vs Matheus Nicolau. Silva mier boxing organization WBC of KHK Sports. (). The World Boxing Council The partnership between is one of the premier boxing the two industry titans will organizations worldwide and Brave CF releases full fight card for Brazil event create the first-ever world has recognized as world cham- Arab championship belt in the pions legendary figures such TDT | Manama history of the organization, as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazi- which promises to open the er, Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd RAVE Combat Federation, the door for a new age in Middle Mayweather Jr, Roy Jones Jr, Bfastest-growing Mixed Mar- East Boxing. Julio Cezar Chavez, as well as tial Arts promotion in the world “The vision of HH Shaikh star fighters from today, like returns to Brazil, considered the Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Canelo Alvárez, Manny Pac- organization’s “second home”, for KHK Sports was to develop quiao, Tyson Fury, and Vasyl in March, with BRAVE CF 35, tak- the sport from every perspec- Lomachenko. ing place in the city of Balneário Camboriú. To its fifth visit to the country, BRAVE CF prepared one of the biggest cards in its history, filled with important Mashrafe steps down as bouts, from a title fight, to for- mer champions returning, and Bangladesh one-day captain the prestigious Flyweight World AFP | Dhaka Title Tournament. Speaking of Santiago, the angladesh pace bowler CM System striking artist will BMashrafe Mortaza, one of also be part of the stellar card, the country’s biggest sports alongside another former Light- stars, stepped down Thursday weight champion, and his rival as captain of the national one- inside the BRAVE CF cage, Lucas day side, possibly ending his “Mineiro” Martins. Luan Santia- international career. go will face Belgium’s Issei Isak- Friday’s 50-over game ov while “Mineiro”, returning to against Zimbabwe in Sylhet the Lightweight division after will be his last as captain, said challenging the Featherweight the 36-year-old, who already Title in 2019, takes on Russia’s has a new career as a member Abdul-Rakhman Makhazhiev. of parliament. Mashrafe Mortaza looks on during a The co-main event of the Mashrafe said he would re- match (file photo) evening will bring one of the main available for selection as Mashrafe, who withdrew biggest stars of Balneário Cam- a player, but selectors are un- from a lucrative nation - boriú to the cage, with Leonar- der pressure to bring in fresh al team contract in January, do “Macarrão” Mafra fighting Booth in a Super Lightweight Flyweight World Title Tour- Adur facing Malcom “X” Gor- blood ahead of the 2023 World said the decision to rebuild again in his hometown after contest. nament. Both bouts will pitch don and Jose “Shorty” Torres Cup in India. the team for the next World six years. Mafra’s opponent BRAVE CF 35 fight card will against each other some of the against Matheus Nicolau. The “I would like to thank Cup had convinced him to step will be the former world-title also feature the two first match- biggest names worldwide in the winners will meet in the upcom- Bangladesh Cricket Board down. challenger Carl “The Bomber” es of the prestigious BRAVE CF Flyweight division, with Marcel ing semifinals. for keeping confidence in me “Until yesterday I was un- for such a long period,” said decided, but this morning I Mashrafe. thought ‘that’s enough’,” he “I will try to give my best as a said. player if I get the opportunity.” Mashrafe, who has had sev- FIA say they could not prove Ferrari engine broke rules Mashrafe had not played any en operations on his knees, ac- AFP | Paris cheated. The statement noted that Fer- to provide the unequivocal ev- one-day internationals since knowledged that he had been The FIA said in a statement rari “firmly opposed the suspi- idence of a breach.” last year’s World Cup until the lucky to play so long. he International Automo- that their “extensive and thor- cions”. The FIA added that it wanted current Zimbabwe series. He The bowler has cult status Tbile Federation (FIA) on ough investigations undertaken “The FIA was not fully sat- to avoid risk of a long legal ac- claimed three wickets in the in Bangladesh for his role in Thursday responded to criti- during the 2019 season raised isfied but decided that further tion with an uncertain outcome first two matches. taking the team from being cism from seven Formula One suspicions that” the Ferrari action would not necessarily and instead “decided to enter Bangladesh won both to take international whipping boys teams by saying they reached a power unit “could be consid- result in a conclusive case due into an effective settlement an unassailable 2-0 lead in the to becoming a respected lim- deal with Ferrari because they ered as not operating within the to the complexity of the matter agreement with Ferrari to ter- series. ited-overs side. could not prove the Italians had limits of the FIA regulations”. and the material impossibility minate the proceedings”.