McGivern Replaces Kennedy in IFL Title Bout
Ryan McGivern
(Pictures) has replaced Tim Kennedy (Pictures) in a 185-pound title match
against IFL champion Matt
Horwich (Pictures) scheduled for Feb. 29 in Las
Vegas.
The IFL announced Monday that Kennedy, who is active in the U.S. military, had been called to duty.
"While it is disappointing to us and to Tim that he will be unable to compete due to his military obligations, we are excited and fortunate that a fighter of Ryan McGivern (Pictures)'s caliber is available to step in," said Bas Rutten (Pictures), the IFL's vice president of fighter operations. "Ryan has been a great success story, and his all-around style should make for an entertaining matchup with Matt Horwich (Pictures)."
McGivern fights out of the Miletich camp in Bettendorf, Iowa. At 11-5, the IFL veteran most recently knocked out Fabio Leopoldo (Pictures) in September. In December 2006, he defeated Horwich via unanimous decision.
However, since that loss, Horwich has won four of five fights, including a December 2007 knockout of Benji Radach (Pictures) to claim the IFL middleweight title.
IFL Las Vegas Lineup:
Preliminary Bout
145: Ian Loveland (Pictures) vs. Dennis Davis (Pictures)
Team Xtreme Couture vs. World Class Fight Center (Mario Sperry (Pictures))
145: Santino Defranco (Pictures) vs. Rafael Dias (Pictures)
185: Benji Radach (Pictures) vs. Leopoldo Serao (Pictures)
205: Lew Polley vs. Alexandre Ferreira
Team Quest (Matt Lindland (Pictures)) vs. Lions Den (Ken Shamrock (Pictures))
170: Jake Ellenberger (Pictures) vs. Pat Healy (Pictures)
155: Ryan Schultz (Pictures) vs. John Gunderson (Pictures) *
265: Fabiano Scherner (Pictures) vs. Roy Nelson (Pictures) *
Middleweight Championship Bout
185: Ryan McGivern (Pictures) vs. Matt Horwich (Pictures)
*Championship Bout
The IFL announced Monday that Kennedy, who is active in the U.S. military, had been called to duty.
"While it is disappointing to us and to Tim that he will be unable to compete due to his military obligations, we are excited and fortunate that a fighter of Ryan McGivern (Pictures)'s caliber is available to step in," said Bas Rutten (Pictures), the IFL's vice president of fighter operations. "Ryan has been a great success story, and his all-around style should make for an entertaining matchup with Matt Horwich (Pictures)."
McGivern fights out of the Miletich camp in Bettendorf, Iowa. At 11-5, the IFL veteran most recently knocked out Fabio Leopoldo (Pictures) in September. In December 2006, he defeated Horwich via unanimous decision.
However, since that loss, Horwich has won four of five fights, including a December 2007 knockout of Benji Radach (Pictures) to claim the IFL middleweight title.
IFL Las Vegas Lineup:
Preliminary Bout
145: Ian Loveland (Pictures) vs. Dennis Davis (Pictures)
Team Xtreme Couture vs. World Class Fight Center (Mario Sperry (Pictures))
145: Santino Defranco (Pictures) vs. Rafael Dias (Pictures)
185: Benji Radach (Pictures) vs. Leopoldo Serao (Pictures)
205: Lew Polley vs. Alexandre Ferreira
Team Quest (Matt Lindland (Pictures)) vs. Lions Den (Ken Shamrock (Pictures))
170: Jake Ellenberger (Pictures) vs. Pat Healy (Pictures)
155: Ryan Schultz (Pictures) vs. John Gunderson (Pictures) *
265: Fabiano Scherner (Pictures) vs. Roy Nelson (Pictures) *
Middleweight Championship Bout
185: Ryan McGivern (Pictures) vs. Matt Horwich (Pictures)
*Championship Bout
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