RCC Boxing Promotion: Gilbert Yvel vs. Ivan Shtyrkov - February 18 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

RCC Boxing Promotions
February 18, 2017
Traktor Sport Palace  
Chelyabinsk, Russia

Main Card:
Ivan Shtyrkov (7-0)             vs.       (26-13) Rodney Wallace
Main Event  MMA | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120 Kg)

Yury Kashinsky (10-0)          vs.       (13-0) Kristijan Krstacic
Co-Main Event Boxing | Cruiserweight | 200 lbs (91 Kg)

Shavkat Rakhimov (8-0)       vs.  (21-3) Rogelio Jun Doliguez
Main Card Boxing | Super Featherweight | 130 lbs (59 Kg)

Gilbert Yvel vs Ivan Shtyrkov booked for Feb. 18 in Russia. The Hurricane (39-16) will head to Chelyabinsk, Russia, to throw hands with undefeated local product Ivan Shtyrkov (7-0) for RCC Boxing Promotions on Feb. 18, 2017, in what is expected to be the event headliner.

Heavyweight
1.  Vitaly Minakov (Fight Nights)  
2.  Matt Mitrione (Bellator)
3.  Cheick Kongo (Bellator)
4.  Roy Nelson (Bellator)
5.  Fedor Emelianenko (Bellator) 
6.  Amir Aliakbari (ACB)
7.  Sergei Kharitonov (Bellator)
8.  Tony Johnson Jr. (ACB)
9.  Karol Bedorf (KSW)
10. Javy Ayala (Bellator)
Other Contenders: Ivan Shtyrkov (RCC), Phil De Fries (KSW ), Marcin Różalski (Free Agent), Aleksander Emelianenko (RCC), Mukhamad Vakhaev (ACB )

Light Heavyweight
1.  Ryan Bader (Bellator )
2.  Phil Davis (Bellator)
3.  Tomasz  Narkun (KSW )
4.  Jiří Procházka (RIZIN)
5.  Muhammed Lawal (Bellator)
6.  Rashid Yusupov (PFL)
7.  Valentin Moldavsky  (Bellator)
8.  Vadim Nemkov (RIZIN)
9.  Linton Vassell (Bellator)
10. Liam McGeary (Bellator)
Other Contenders: Nikita Krylov (Fight Nights ), Chael Sonnen (Bellator), Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (ACB ),  Khadis Ibragimov (M-1 Global), Viktor Nemkov (RCC)

Middleweight
1.  Gegard Mousasi (Bellator ) 
2.  Mamed Khalidov (KSW )
3.  Aung La Nsang (ONE )
4.  Rafael Carvalho (Bellator)
5.  John Salter (Bellator)
6.  Bruno Silva (M-1 Global)
7.  Scott Askham (KSW)
8.  Alexander Shlemenko (Bellator)
9.  Albert Duraev (ACB )
10. Leandro Ataides (ONE)
Other Contenders:   Michał Materla (KSW), Vitaly Bigdash (ONE), Anatoly Tokov (RIZIN), Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (ACB), Jung Hwan Cha (Road FC )

Welterweight
1.  Rory MacDonald (Bellator )
2.  Douglas Lima (Bellator)
3.  Andrey Koreshkov (Bellator)
4.  Jon Fitch (Bellator)
5.  Michael Page (Bellator)
6.  Alexey Kunchenko (M-1 Global )
7.  Jake Shields (PFL)
8.  Paul Daley (Bellator)
9.  Abubakar Nurmagomedov (PFL)
10.Mukhamed Berkhamov (ACB )
Other Contenders: Lorenz Larkin (Bellator), Rousimar Palhares (Fight Nights), Dricus Du Plessis (KSW ), Kiichi Kunimoto (RIZIN), Borys Mańkowski (KSW)

Lightweight
1.  Brent Primus (Bellator )
2.  Michael Chandler (Bellator)
3.  Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (Bellator)
4.  Martin Nguyen (ONE )
5.  Yusuke Yachi (RIZIN)
6.  Eduard Folayang (ONE)
7.  Shinya Aoki (ONE)
8.  Derek Campos (Bellator)
9.  Mateusz Gamrot (KSW )
10. Benson Henderson  (Bellator)
Other Contenders: Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (ACB ) , Jason High (PFL), Satoru Kitaoka (RIZIN), Akhmet Aliev (Fight Nights), Derek Anderson (Bellator)

Featherweight
1.  Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (Bellator )
2.  Daniel Weichel (Bellator)
3.  Pat Curran (Bellator)
4.  Martin Nguyen (ONE )
5.  Andre Harrison (PFL)
6.  Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator)
7.  Daniel Straus (Bellator) Goiti Yamauchi (Bellator)
8.  Marat Gafurov (ONE )
9.  Lance Palmer (PFL) Alexandre de Almeida (WSOF )
10. Kron Gracie(RIZIN)
Other Contenders: Bubba Jenkins (ACB), Georgi Karakhanyan (ACB), Steven Siler (PFL), Aaron Pico  (Bellator), Magomed Idrisov (PFL)

Bantamweight
1.  Kyoji Horiguchi (RIZIN)
2.  Darrion Caldwell (Bellator )
3.  Bibiano Fernandes (ONE )
4.  Shintaro Ishiwatari (King of Pancrase )
5.  Eduardo Dantas (Bellator) 
6.  Soo Chul Kim (ROAD FC ) 
7.  Timur Valiev (PFL)
8.  Rafael  Silva (Interim King of Pancrase )
9.  Michael McDonald (Bellator)
10. Joe Taimanglo (Bellator)
Other Contenders: Takafumi Otsuka (DEEP ),  Kai Asakura (RIZIN), Emmanuel Sanchez (Bellator),  Joe Warren (Bellator), Leandro Higo (Bellator)

Flyweight
1. Hiromasa Ogikubo (Shooto )
2. Geje Eustaquio (ONE )  
3. Tatsumitsu Wada (DEEP )
4. Ali Bagautinov (Fight Nights)
5. Askar Askarov (ACB )
6. Chris Kelades (M-1 Global)  
7. Adriano Moraes (ONE)
8. Yuki Motoya (RIZIN) Pedro Nobre (Titan FC)
9. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (Fight Nights)
10. Yunus Evloev (WFCA )
Other Contenders: Yoni Sherbatov (ACB), Kairat Akhmetov (ONE), Yuya Wakamatsu (Pancrase),  Yusaku Nakamura (RIZIN), Tyson Nam (Fight Nights)

Strawweight
1. Yoshitaka Naito (ONE )
2. Mitsuhisa Sunabe (King Of Pancrase )
3. Kent Kambe (Pancrase)
4. Alex Silva (ONE)
5. Daichi Kitakata (Pancrase)
6  Marcus Amaral (Pancrase)
7. Ryohei  Kurosawa (Shooto)
8. Hayato Suzuki (ONE)
9. Yosuke Saruta (Shooto )
10. Haruo Ochi (DEEP ) 
Other Contenders:  Gilberto Dias (Shooto BR),  Joshua Pacio (ONE), Shinya Murofushi (Pancrase), Raymison Bruno (Pancrase), Junji Ito (Shooto)

Women's Featherweight
1. Julia Budd (Bellator )
2. Talita Nogueira (Bellator)
3. Iony Razafiarison (Bellator)
4. Cindy "Battlecat" Dandois (RIZIN)
5. Arlene Blencowe (Bellator)
6. Ediane Gomes (Invicta FC) 
7. Leah  Letson ( Invicta FC) 
8. Pam Sorenson (Invicta FC)
9. Felicia Spencer (Invicta FC)
10. Helena Kolesnyk (Invicta FC)
Other Contenders: Larissa Pacheco (Free Agent), "King" Reina Miura (RIZIN), Jozette Cotton (Free Agent), Sinead Kavanagh (Bellator), Zarah Fairn Dos Santos (Bellator)

Women's Flyweight
1. Ariane Lipski (KSW )
2. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (Bellator )
3. Jingnan Xiong (ONE )  
4. Valérie Létourneau (Bellator)  
5. Vanessa Porto (Invicta FC)
6. Agnieszka Niedźwiedź (Invicta FC)
7. Juliana Velasquez (Bellator)
8. Rin Nakai (RIZIN)
9. Pearl Gonzalez (Invicta FC)
10. Kanako Murata (RIZIN)
Other Contenders: Alejandra Lara (Bellator), Tiffany Teo (ONE), Simone Duarte (Shooto BR), Kate Jackson (Bellator), Sarah Frota (Free Agent)

Really happy that Yvel is still competing thought he was retired after his KO of
Houston Alexander and by the looks of things he is taking on solid opponents,if
he picks his punches and doesn't make any erratic moves he has a chance of winning here.

I'd like to see him do good as well. I'm surprised he's still fighting. He is an old vet.

Any way to watch?

In a statement released Monday, the RCC said that Gilbert Yvel (39-16) suffered a muscle injury during his training cannot fight against Ivan Shtyrkov (7-0), Shtyrkovr still will fight on this card. Shtyrkovr will meet Rodney Wallace (26-13) in the main event.

That sucks.

Magomed Kurbanov vs. Shane Mosley will be the main event of the second event.

May 5th Ekaterinberg, Russia.