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THURSDAY, October 31st, 2002, AT 1:40 PM, PT
Your Prayers Are Needed...
Valdosta, Georgia, USA: Nikki Truett,
the fiance of the fearless fighter,
Walter "Peewee" McCall, (Right) has met with a
horrible accident. While traveling on a road in rural Berrien County, Georgia,
she was struck in the head by the head, neck, and shoulders of a deer.
Unconscious, she traveled down the road a quarter mile before striking a tree
which shattered her arm and damaged her otherwise.
Because of this, McCall will be unable to train to compete for the IKF North American Amateur Championships as scheduled against Neil Halmstad of Wrenshall, Minnesota, USA. The NA Tournament staff is looking to resolve this situation by accommodating Halmstad in suitable weight class.
The sad part of this situation is that the deer's head and shoulders were separated by the deer's body by a Berrien County deputy's car, who allegedly left the accident scene traveling to have his vehicle inspected. After searching for Nikki for hours, McCall was finally able to encourage authorities to assist in the search. She was found an estimated 5 hours after the accident by State Troopers. McCall said today that Nikki is still unconscious, but she is moving. Her bruised lungs and color is returning as well as her vital signs improving.
we here at the IKF asks that you remember Nikki, medical personnel caring for her, and the McCall family in your prayers. Being considerate of his North American opponent's situation, the never-say-die McCall has issued this statement for Mr. Halmstead's consideration,
"I would hate to be in Neil's shoes where my projected opponent for the North American Super Welterweight title was forced to not fight. For this I am sorry. If Mr. Halmstad is interested, I am willing to fight him whether or not he wins a title sometime after I am able to start training again. Good luck Neil."
For more information in regards to this situation, kind words etc. please contact Mr. McCall's trainer, Mr. James Corbett by e-mail at jscorbett_1@yahoo.com.
WEDNESDAY, October 30th, 2002, AT 4:40 PM, PT
IKF Pro World San Shou Champion
Rudi Ott
Grabs Another Award!
The King
of San Da USA 
didn't have to think
hard to name it's first "Fighter of the Year".
According to the San Shou based website operated by san shou trainer and
promoter
David Ross, (Left) 2002 was the year of IKF Pro San Shou World Champion Rudi Ott, (Right
with IKF Belt).
Ott is shown at right after defeating Dave Marinoble (Pictured with Ott) for the vacant IKF Pro San Shou World Title in Redding, CA, USA this last year. The King of San Da USA has Ott ranked #1 in his weight division and one of the United States' foremost San Shou/San Da athletes. No surprise to us here at the IKF... That's why he's a World Champion...
Read the whole story by clicking HERE!
MORE NEWS OF 10-30-02
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Results From
Monday Night's
Club AEXS Event
In Salt
Lake City, Utah, USA
IKF Promoter Griffin Reynaud treated a highly energetic crowd to night of amateur kickboxing action at Club AEXS at 105 South 500 West in Salt Lake City. All the fights were in the International rules division and all the fighters were Utah based competitors. Nights results were:
It was a night of evenly matched fights with more to come in the future. For more info on these events, please contact Mr. Griffin Reynaud at (801) 273-0772 or by e-mail at griffin@utah-inter-net. The IKF Representative for this event was Mr. Kwame Stephens.
MONDAY, October 28th, 2002, AT 12:20 PM, PT
NORTH
AMERICAN CHANGE...
ATTENTION Trainers and Fighters of the 2002 IKF North American Amateur Championships. This is a note to inform you that the check-in, weigh-in and pre-fight physical times have changed slightly. Instead of this time frame being 3:30 PM to 7 PM Friday, November 15th, instead, this has been narrowed down to Friday between 5:30 PM and 7:PM. Here is the full weekend schedule including scheduled bouts as well;
For more info, please Contact: Upstate Karate, Inc. Ray, Gloria Thompson or Rebecca Preacher at (864) 967-3930, Cell (864) 505-4237, e-mail- tetsushin2@aol.com.
MORE NEWS OF 10-28-02
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IT'S A WAR!
SHARP Decisions STEPHENS
In
THE BATTLE!
While we wait for the full
results and write-up by IKF Event
Representative Brooks Mason we can give
you the quick notes.
IKF Wyoming Promoter David Smith has successfully "Stepped Up" a level in his promotions. This was Smith's second IKF event and what a difference from the first. With an estimated crowd of around 1,500 this was a great event. "Dave put on a first class show in all aspects which included some great fights!" says IKF referee Dan Stell.
The main event was a "Toe to Toe War" that featured Kwame Stephens of Salt Lake City Utah, USA Vs Larry Sharpe of Pinefalls, Manitoba, Canada fighting for the vacant IKF North American MuayThai Super Middleweight Title. The fight went all 5 rounds and in the end, Larry Sharpe of Pinefalls, Manitoba, Canada won out on the decision. There was only 1 knockdown in the fight when Sharp rocked Stephens to the canvas in the third round. Although Stephens got up, he got up shaky and Professional MuayThai referee Fred Fitzgerald gave Stephens the 8 count. We say "Although" because in MuayThai, flash knockdowns do not count as a knockdowns (8 counts). However, when Stephens rose to his feet, he was still not ready to fight which was when Fitzgerald made the call to give the 8 count. Look for the full report of this event by Brooks Mason later today or this week. Until then, here are the quick results;
MORE NEWS OF 10-28-02
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Salt Lake City's Reynaud's
Set To Rock Tonight!
IKF Promoter Griffin Reynaud is ready for another night of amateur kickboxing in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA tonight. Tonights event will be at "AEXS" at 105 South 500 West in Salt Lake City and will begin around 10:30 PM tonight. There are currently 4 bouts confirmed but there may be 3 additional bouts as well. For more info on these events, please contact Mr. Griffin Reynaud at (801) 273-0772 or by e-mail at griffin@utah-inter-net
WEDNESDAY, October 23rd, 2002, AT 1:50 PM, PT
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1st Annual Wyoming
FIGHT FEST
"PAIN ON THE RANGE"
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IKF North Mountain Representative and Promoter David Smith is all set to host his 1st Annual Wyoming FIGHT FEST entitled "PAIN ON THE RANGE" this Saturday night, October 26th at the Fairgrounds in the Arena in Casper Wyoming, USA.
The main event of the night will feature the quest for the
vacant IKF Pro North
American MuayThai Super Middleweight
Title. The bout will match-up former IKF
Pro USA Cruiserweight Champion and number 2 IKF
Ranked Kwame Stephens (Right) of Salt Lake City Utah, USA Vs
number 4 IKF Ranked Larry Sharpe (sorry
no picture available) of Pinefalls, Manitoba, Canada.
The Semi Main event will feature an IKF Pro International Rules Super Heavyweight non title bout between Raoul Doucet and Darren Walters.
For more info, contact Mr. David Smith by e-mail at david@eagleacademy.com
The IKF Event Representative for this event will be Mr. Brooks Mason and the IKF Event Referees will be Mr. Fred Fitzgerald and Mr. Dan Stell
For more event info go to www.FightFest2002.com
WEDNESDAY, October 23rd, 2002, AT 1:50 PM, PT
Two Time
IKF 
USA National Amateur Champion
Stitt Retires.
Two Time IKF USA International Rules Middleweight National Amateur Champion Narayan "The Hitman" Stitt (Right) has decided he will hang up his gloves after a dynamic amateur kickboxing career. Stitt started competing on November 11th, 1999 in San Francisco, CA, USA where he won his first bout over fighter Samuel Fraticelli. He went on to win all 10 of his fights with 3 of them coming by KO/TKO.
As a kickboxer he won two IKF
USA National Titles (2000 &
2001) and 2 other California State titles. At
the 
2000
IKF USA National Championship Tournament
Stitt defeated Bryan Corley, of Omaha, Nebraska in the first
round of competition by unanimous decision 29-27, 29-27, 30-27. The next day in
the final, he won his 2000 US Title after an extra "Overtime" round.
Yes, OVERTIME. After 3 rounds, the judges scores were 28-28, 28-28 and 30-26
which would have been a Majority Draw for Stitt and his opponent Ronell
Huston of Detroit, Michigan. (Bout pictured at left) Since there
are no draws in the USA National tournament, the 2 fought a 4th round tie
breaker which Stitt won 10-9.
At the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament he defeated Jason Lovelace of Milwaukee, Wisconsin by TKO in the first round of competition when Lovelace couldn't answer the bell in their bout for round 2. Stitt advanced to the Final the next day where he defeated Todd Whitmoyer of Phoenix, Arizona by majority decision, 30-27, 30-27 and 28-28 to win his second straight National Title. Due to a busy work schedule, that was his last kickboxing bout.
He won his IKF California title at the "THUNDER On The Bay" in Monterey, CA USA on December 2nd, 2000 when he defeated Chan Pen of Modesto, CA. In round 1, both were aggressive but Pen was given a point deduction for a low kick. After the count, Stitt attacked quickly forcing referee Dan Stell to give a standing 8 count to Pen. Stitt won round 1, 10-8 on all 3 judges cards. He also won round 2, 10-9 on all 3 judges cards. Stitt put an end to the bout when he landed a strong Jab to Pen's face which stopped the bout at :52 seconds of round 3.
He won his other, an IMTO Title when he defeated Shawn House of Stockton CA. He also served in the United States Army for 9 years and retired as a Sargent. During his kickboxing career Stitt was trained by Rick Noble and 2001 IKF USA IR Light Middleweight National Amateur ChampionAdam Rogers.
The 31 year old Stitt will now pursue a career in Law Enforcement in the Central California Valley where he now lives (Tracy, CA) with his wife Sonia and their 4 children, Rayshon (11), Mahogany (8), Xzayzius (6) and Shomari (5). His plans are also to eventually start a clothing line for boxers and kickboxers as well as someday train fighters again and become a kickboxing judge. We would be proud to have him as an IKF Judge at any IKF event. We wish Mr. Stitt and his family the best in their future and hope to see him at ringside as well.
SATURDAY, October 19th, 2002, AT 12:30 PM, PT
Kickboxer
Williams Successful In First Boxing Bout!
Two years ago, Carter Williams (Right) of Modesto, CA, USA was just getting noticed in the sport. What brought his name to the attention of a lot of promoters was when he won the 2002 IKF USA National Amateur Championship. At the event, Williams competed in the Adult Men's MuayThai Rules Super Heavyweight division. In round 1 he faced and defeated John Grantham of Athens, Georgia, USA by split decision 29-28, 29-28 & 28-29.
The win
took him to the finals against the 2000
International Rules USA National Champion, Kurt Hasley of Signal Mt.
Tennessee, USA. In the final Williams defeated Hasley by
unanimous decision, 29-27, 29-27 & 28-27.
William's
USA National Title brought attention to him and
was soon being booked by other promoters around the nation. However, Williams
has not stopped at kickboxing. This 240 lb Ali lookalike has also been
winning in Mixed Martial Arts (Left).
Adding to this, Friday
night he added Boxing to his resume and a KO win (Right) in the 2nd
round at the HEAVYWEIGHT COLLISION in San
Francisco, CA, USA at the Concourse.
Since Williams is skilled in so many ring styles, we're sure to hear a lot about him in the future. Williams is trained by Gene Fields of the Academy of Kickboxing (Modesto, CA & Turlock, CA, USA, TEAM VOODOO, USA IKF World Team Members ).
To contact Mr. Fields call (209) 579-5425 or by e-mail by clicking HERE! Congratulations Carter and keep up the great work.
MORE NEWS OF 10-19-02
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Salt Lake City's Reynaud's
Ready For Another Week Of Kickboxing Action!
OCTOBER 19th 2002:
Salt Lake City Utah, USA: New IKF
Promoter Griffin Reynaud of Salt Lake city, Utah, USA is all set to
kick off another exciting week of kickboxing
action in Salt Lake City. Reynaud's first 2 promotions last week went
well and this coming weeks Monday and Tuesday night shows hope to do the same.
His desire is to keep amateur kickboxers in the region busy and with 2 events a
week, this should help greatly. Although there are no IKF
titles on the bout there is sure to be plenty of action.
The Monday night event (October 21st) will be at Axes and the Tuesday night (October 22nd) event will be at Club 90. The IKF Event Representative for these events will be former pro IKF MuayThai U.S. Champion Kwame Stephens (Right) who also lives in Salt Lake City Utah.
For more info on these events, please contact Mr. Griffin Reynaud at (801) 273-0772 or by e-mail at griffin@utah-inter-net
THURSDAY, October 17th, 2002, AT 9:00 PM, PT
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As Previously Said,
Stewart's Challenge To Avtamonov
Turns
Out To Be More Than Punches & Kicks as
World Title Bout Is Officially
CANCELLED!
IKF Pro FCR Super Welterweight World
Champion Vladimir Avtamonov's (Left)
trainer, Oleg Vadaturskiy, (Right) had assured the Promotional
Group for IKF World Title Contender
Jimmy Stewart (Below Right) of Butler, Pennsylvania, USA that he
could attain the proper Visa's for them to come to Butler, Pennsylvania, USA to
defend Avtamonov's IKF World
Title. However, Vadaturskiy failed to attain the Visa's... At least this
is what we are left to believe...
Instead of informing the IKF or Stewart's promoters of the status of the Visa's, Avtamonov's Camp simply stopped responding to any of our e-mails 2 weeks ago which has left us to believe, they don't plan to come to America. However the question of "WHY" is still left to ponder. In Avtamonov's defense, maybe they "DID" have trouble attaining the Visa's. However if so, WHY wouldn't they contact us here at the IKF or the Stewart Promotional Team to inform us of this? Why have they gone silent?
Now the status of Avtamonov's
IKF World Title is in question and has gone
under official review with IKF
Headquarters, the IKF Title Board and IKF Europe. He may be stripped for not showing up
for this confirmed IKF World Title Defense
but our question here is "What else is there to this story?" "None
of us here want to strip "ANY" Champion" says IKF President Steve Fossum. "but
what other choice do we have if we don't get any response from Avtamonov's
Camp?"
The IKF is also
investigating the issue with the Visa's which will play an important part in
the decision of if or not Avtamonov
will still be an IKF World Champion when
all is said and done. The fact that they have stopped responding at all is more
of a telling sign though as to their position.
If the IKF elects to allow Avtamonov to retains this title, the bout will be re-scheduled by a neutral promoter in California, USA or possibly in Western Europe. If the IKF elects to strip Avtamonov of his World Title, Mr Stewart will fight an appointed contender for the vacated IKF World Title in the Spring of 2003 in California USA.
Regardless of this problem, the Stewart Team will move forward with an Amateur Kickboxing event and Pro Boxing in butler, Pennsylvania, USA on October 26th. For more on this story scroll down this news page.
MORE NEWS OF 10-17-02
February 2003
IKF
Point Kickboxing©
Advance Registration Forms Now Posted
February 1st, 2003, 
Johnny Davis (Right)
and his new company, The Art of Kickboxing
Promotions will host yet another edition of the growing
IKF Point Kickboxing© tournaments. This tournament will be held in
Rocklin, California, USA at the beautiful Sunset Center. (2650 Sunset Blvd.
95677) Advance registration is now available on the
IKF Point
Kickboxing© Page. All competitors can save $10
by registering before January 15th, 2003.
This time around, there
are more divisions as well as advanced divisions for those with two or more
years of experience in the martial arts or Kickboxing. Fighters with less than
two years will compete in the beginners divisions. As always, fighters are in
full protective gear. Adult fighters will wear 16 oz. approved gloves while all
juniors will wear 12 oz. gloves. Instructors and fighters are reminded to see
the 
rules for
Point Kickboxing© on this site before
registering, they will be closely adhered to. Point Kickboxers must wear long
trousers and Point Muay Thai competitors are to wear shorts… This is a mandatory rule! As most know by now, there
are no knockouts allowed in IKF
Point Kickboxing©, this event is to increase
timing and technique to become a more effective kickboxer.
IKF
Point Kickboxing© is only one of the areas
Davis hopes to capitalize on with his new
promotions company. He also plans to grow other areas of the IKF for example, promoting IKF
amateur and professional full contact
events and training fighters. Furthermore, hosting seminars across the country,
developing training material such as manuals and video tapes for the martial
artist and the enthusiast are other goals of his AKB
Promotions company.
Johnny will continue to work very closely with the IKF. He states "The IKF is the best thing we as kickboxers have ever had and we need to assure that this great organization stays strong and productive."
For more information on the Feb. 1st, IKF Point Kickboxing© tournament and advance registration go to the Point Kickboxing© Page.
For Johnny Davis' the Art of Kickboxing Promotions Office call (916) 780-7483.
WEDNESDAY, October 16th, 2002, AT 7:00 PM, PT
USA Fighters Are Ready To
"WALK
THE WALK!"
The Fighters Are
All Matched To "Walk The Walk" At the First Ever
IKF North American Amateur FCR
Championships!
With very little planning, IKF
Promoter Ray Thompson (Left) and IKF
President Steve Fossum (Right) have put together a full card of
Full 
Contact Rules fights for the first annual
IKF North American Amateur Full Contact Rules
Championship. This event was planned as a trial event to see if there
would be interest for an Amateur North American Championships but was announced
so late that high turnouts were not expected.
The event wasn't even planned until after the 2002 IKF USA National Amateur Championships (August) so with only 1 full month of promoting the event, the turn out was good for the potential it had. "We didn't put much into advertising the event until after the 2002 IKF USA Nationals because we weren't even sure how to structure it." Says IKF President Fossum. "However Ray has really stepped up to the plate to organize event logistics in Simpsonville, South Carolina where the event is going to be held."
Surly one of the main reason Fossum was tentative about
doing the first ever IKF North American Tournament
this year was because he will finally make the move to "Married
Man" on November 2nd when he and fiance Toni Foster will marry.
However one day after they the
honeymoon on the 14th, it's back to work as he will fly out the next morning for
this event. "It's a lot of work handling all the event logistics due to
the wedding" says Fossum. "This is why Ray
will pick up where we leave off while I'm gone as far as fighter needs and
questions, not to mention all the work getting the venue ready."
Although Thompson will have his full Promotional Team assisting in the
weekends activities he will also have the assistance of IKF Head Official Dan Stell (Right).
Stell will be doing an officials seminar on Thursday night, assisting
with fighter registration on Friday and will be the head referee for the bouts
on Saturday.
With the addition of the IKF Website support and a page dedicated to the event found HERE, the event organizing has basically been easy to handle. "It's a lot less fighters for this event (24) as compared to the USA Nationals, (200+ fighters) so it's obviously a lot easier to organize." continued Fossum.
A major aspect making this event smaller is that it will not
feature MuayThai or International Rules fighters as well as Junior Divisions
(8-16 year old fighters) or Women. "The cable company doing the filming
really wanted to see 'Full Contact 
American Rules Kickboxing" says Thompson. "Since they
were only going to have the time to film about 10-14 bouts on the night final,
our title fights were limited." The event will be filmed by Charter Communications out of the South East Region
of the USA. Charter is one of the largest
cable companies in the Nation and if the company likes the event there is a
possibility of it being shown around the USA through other Charter affiliates."It's a start for
something big as far as TV goes" says Fossum. "TV is
no easy task to attain for the sport of kickboxing so as in many things, we feel
we have to reinvent the wheel as far as broadcasting of kickboxing on TV. We
have to approach it as if its never been done before and this is our foundation."
Adding to the TV the event will also be on live Internet
Radio on 
AggressionTV.com, just like this
years 2002 IKF USA National Amateur
Championships was. "We're building a solid foundation for our
future which will include both TV and Internet Broadcasting of IKF Events" says Fossum. "It's
going to take some time but in the end it will be a solid base and not a 'hit
and miss' production like the sport is now. We want consistent programing for
IKF Kickboxing and our fans."
Some of the USA Coaches are disappointed about the fact that no Canadian Fighters registered to "Walk The Walk" for the event. In addition, there were only 2 from Mexico but both were forced to drop off the event this week when they claimed they couldn't attain their Visa's to come to America. "I wasn't surprised at the lack of Canadian or Mexico Fighters." said Fossum. "Not because I thought they didn't 'Want' to Walk the Walk but because of the short notice they had to organize travel plans, Visa's etc."
The Future... Hopefully that won't be a problem at next years North American Championships. As the IKF grows, the overall plan is to organize the first ever IKF World Championships as well. If this plan is successful, we will see IKF Regional Tournaments happening in late spring and early summer. The National Tournaments (USA, Canada & Mexico as well as the rest of the World National Tournaments) in August again like this year. The North American Championships in mid October and the World Championships in late November or early December. Looks like EVERYONE is looking to the future of IKF Kickboxing...
Regardless of who "Won't" be at the event, the fact is, there "Will" be plenty of bouts of fighters "Walking The Walk" at this event in it's first year. Here are the match-ups for the one day Tournament on November 16th.
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MuayThai, International Rules, Juniors and Women: Don't give up hope on us. We still plan to schedule your North American Championships in the future. Although it wasn't possible for this year, we "WILL" have your tournaments for the 2003 season.
For more information on this event please go to the event info site by clicking HERE. Or, please contact the event Promoters, Upstate Karate, Inc. Ray & Gloria Thompson or Rebecca Preacher at (864) 967-3930, Cell (864) 505-4237, e-mail- tetsushin2@aol.com. Thank You.
Fighters and Trainers. Please be aware that as of Thursday, October 31st, the IKF will not be your main contact for info. This is because our IKF President, Steve Fossum is getting married on November 2nd and will be gone until November 14th. During this time there will be no web changes made on the IKF website since the "WEBSTAFF" will be off on vacation from November 1st until November 18th. Mr. Fossum will be at this event on November 15th. If for any reason you are forced to pull out of this event or need any info in regards to the event, please make all contact inquiries to Upstate Karate, Inc. Ray & Gloria Thompson or Rebecca Preacher at (864) 967-3930, Cell (864) 505-4237, e-mail- tetsushin2@aol.com. Thank You.
MORE NEWS OF 10-16-02
IKFKickboxing.com
Traffic
Continues To Set Records!
While the other sites jump up and down, the IKF (www.IKFKickboxing.com) website continues to move up the traffic listing on Alexa.com's Internet Traffic report for the "SIXTH week in a ROW!" The last report we gave you announced the IKF Web Site at 88,625 among the Millions of Internet Web Sites. Today the IKF website went nearly 3,400 sites higher in the rankings as it registered at 84,716 on the web traffic rating site, Alexa.com.
When we first started tracking the IKF site on the Alexa.com rankings, the IKF site has only dropped in ratings once over the six months we've been tracking it which started back in April of this year. Since that time we have not just been tracking traffic on the IKF site but many others as well. To see who else we've been keeping an eye on, click HERE!
Again to remind everyone, these are not "Hits". Like in Golf, the lower the number, the better the rating. This is a ranking among the millions of world wide web sites. To view more about our site numbers and other fight sites on the internet, please click HERE. Or check out these numbers for yourself by going to Alexa.com Remember, the lower the number, the higher the site traffic rating...
TUESDAY, October 15th, 2002, AT 3:00 PM, PT
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RESULTS FROM THE
GARRY JOHNSON MEMORIAL
Promoted
By Mr. Tom Morris, Coventry Freestyle Kickboxing
Wrighton Becomes New IKF
Pro FCR Midland Area Light Heavyweight Champion!
Saturday, October 12th, 2002, Radford Coventry, England: There was a FULL HOUSE for a GREAT NIGHT OF AMATEUR "GRASS ROOTS" KICKBOXING in Radford, Coventry, England this last Saturday night. The only Professional bout being the title fight. The night began with an excellent demonstration between the home girl Kirsty Nicholls of Radford, England, and Cherese Mahmood of AT7 Center, Coventry, England. The kicking ability was spot on, and I have to say better than some professional bouts I have seen in the past. It was a hard demonstration and a Great way to start the show, warming up the crowd for the bouts to come.
BOUT 2: (JUNIOR) 3 x 1/2:
SAMUEL WAINWRIGHT, Cannock, England, Vs LEE KELLY, Radford,
England. RESULT: Referee stopped the bout 1st round due to retirement of blue
corner. Winner Samuel Wainwright. This was unfortunate as it had an
explosive start, Wainwright coming out the stronger. I can see a return
for the future, but both fighters are novices and it could have gone either way.
BOUT 3: (JUNIOR) 3 x 1/2
JACOB HAMPTON,
Cannock, England, Vs JACK PEARCE, Radford, England. RESULT: Referee
stopped the bout 1st round. Winner Jacob Hampton. Two young lads come
out for war. This was light continuous, Hampton threw flurries of Kicks
with left and right foot one catching Pearce and putting him down. This
discouraged Pearce and the referee seeing this stopped the fight.
BOUT 4: 3 X 2, MEMORIAL BOUT 70 KG
LEE ELLIS, Stoke on Trent, England, Vs DAVID MONGER, Radford,
England. RESULT: TKO 2nd round. Winner Lee Ellis. Both corners came out
blazing with each fighter receiving a knock down with a standing eight count in
the first round. The second round began to repeat itself, but this time Ellis
proved to be the stronger resulting in the blue corner retiring their fighter.
Garry Johnson memorial belt winner for 2002 was LEE ELLIS.
BOUT 5: 3 X 2
MIKE PRICE, Liverpool,
England, Vs PATRICK GRADY, Radford, England. RESULT: Winner by Majority
decision, Patrick Grady. FANTASTIC FIGHT! This could have gone either
way. The first round Price was knocked down by the more experienced Grady,
but Grady's technique lacking in kicks was given a warning by the
referee. Grady began to tire in the second round allowing Price
to use good technique with both punches and kicks. In the 3rd round Price
did enough to win the round. Grady won on a majority decision with the
knock down in the first round being the deciding factor.
BOUT 6: 3 X 2
NICK MILLER, Stoke on Trent,
England, Vs MARK WILSON, Radford, England. RESULT: Winner by TKO in the
3rd round Nick Miller. You have to give respect to the blue corner, Mark
Wilson as he took a standing 8 count in the first round and again in the
second round but battled on and finally lost on a TKO in the 3rd round.
BOUT 7: 3 X 2
STEVE MUTCH, Northampton,
England, Vs D J O'HARE, Radford, England. RESULT: Winner by TKO, Mutch.
Both fighters came out strong but O'Hare sustained a bloody nose from a
straight punch bang on target. In the second round Mutch pressed
forward, with a TKO stopping O'Hare in the second round.
BOUT 8: 3 X 2
COLIN FARRICKER, Liverpool,
England, Vs JAY HUSSAIN, Radford, England. RESULT: Winner by unanimous
decision, Colin Farricker. At first this was to be a demo withFarricker,
being an experienced fighter at 17 yrs old, and Hussain the first time
in the ring but an adult fighter. Hussain's camp voted for a light
continuous bout of 3 x 2 rounds. Farricker, who a year ago was 60 kg has
now grown and weighed in at 71 kg, (156 lbs) and was fighting for the first time
at this weight. Immediately he showed his superior skills and at the same time
bringing the best out the his opponent showing good technique.
BOUT 9: Super Heavy weight, 3 X 2
PETER HOBBS,
Northampton, England, Vs TYRONE McNAMARA, Radford, England. RESULT:
winner by majority decision Peter Hobbs. Two big lads fanatically fought
it out over three rounds with Hobbs having the better kicking techniques
resulting in a points decision.
BOUT 10: 3 X 2
PAUL DAY, AT7 Center,
Coventry, England, Vs SANDEE BIRDI, Coventry, England, all styles.
RESULT: Winner by TKO Sandee Birdi. Birdi came out in the first round
with excellent kicking and punching ability, sadly outclassing Day. Day's
corner made an excellent decision and retired Day.
BOUT 11:
IKF MIDLAND AREA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT FULL CONTACT
TITLE, 5 X 2
MICHAEL WRIGHTON, (6-0/5) Don's Fury, Coventry,
England, Vs MICHEAL BOGUSZ, (5-2) Radford, England. This was an
excellent fight for the title. The first round was fairly even with 2 judges
scoring a draw. In the second round Bogusz received a standing 8 out
count on the bell. In the third round Bogusz received another standing 8
count, but came back once again. In the fourth round Wrighton stamped
his mark, coming out with a flurry of kicks and punches giving Bogusz
another standing 8 count at the start of the round. Wrighton continued
to put on the pressure and on the 2nd standing 8 count the fight was over.
Michael Wrighton becomes the New IKF
Midland Area Light Heavyweight Full Contact Champion. For more info, please
contact IKF
European Director Alby Bimpson or
IKF European Secratary Jacqui Thompson at
Phone/Fax: 44 174 473 9043 or by
e-mail
MORE NEWS OF 10-15-02
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RESULTS FROM
"No
Where To Hide" Results!
Clive Matthew,
Daventry, Coventry, England
For more info, please contact IKF European Director Alby Bimpson or IKF European Secratary Jacqui Thompson at Phone/Fax: 44 174 473 9043 or by e-mail
MORE NEWS OF 10-15-02
POISTED AT 12:30 PM, PT
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FINNEY'S
"PIKE FIGHT NIGHT"
St.
Louis, Missouri, USA
Last week, Monday night, October 7th, the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity held there annual PIKE Fight Night, with the help of Finney's Championship Kickboxing and Martial Arts. This night was a big success. Although only having three kickboxing fights the fraternity was able to raise over $3000.00 to donate to the St. Louis University Campus. Here are the results from the night.
For more event info, please contact Mr. Jesse Finney at (314) 351-5226 or by e-mail at finneys@finneyskickboxing.com or see their website at...www.FinneysKickboxing.com
MONDAY, October 14th, 2002, AT 5:30 PM, PT
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HOLIDAY
FIGHT PARTY II
Set For December 7th, 2002 In
Atlanta Georgia, USA!
Atlanta's Holiday Season Will Include IKF and ISCF
Action
IKF and ISCF
World Team Member Brett Moses has finally made the announcement that
fighters and fans in the Southeast have been anxiously awaiting. He is getting
back into promoting in a big way on December 7th, 2002, as presents Holiday Fight Party II, a combination IKF kickboxing and
ISCF mixed martial arts card to
be held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Dekalb Atlanta Center.
Mr. Moses has been one of the major behind-the-scenes players who has prompted the success of the IKF and ISCF in the Southeast over the past few years. This veteran promoter, who even has the promotion of pay-per-view events on his resume', has patiently waited for the right time to throw his hat back in the promotional ring.
"I wanted to make sure that I could get the right
venue for what the fighters and fans deserve," said Moses, "Sometimes
it take a little more time to do things right, but in the end, everybody
benefits from not promising more than you can deliver." How does Moses
project that Holiday Fight Party II will
deliver?
"What I am planning is an event that will showcase some of the best
athletes in the IKF and
ISCF facing each other. Some of
the fights are ones that the fans have been jumping up and down to see,"
says Moses. Fellow IKF and
ISCF World Team Member
Mike
Carlsonremarks that he is pleased to see Moses promoting again,
"Brett is someone who has expended tremendous effort to make
sure that other promoters have been successful. Now it's time for us to pull
together and help him succeed in this venture. I feel certain that he will!"
IKF and ISCF bout prognosticator The Doctor is highly supportive of Moses, "Mr.Moses' intergrity and trustworthiness have always made him the standard-bearer for what martial sports promoters should represent." Attorney and IKF/ISCF supporter "Bad" Johnny Markwalter adds, "Brett is a guy that you can trust. And I trust that he will have some of those elegant ladies that hang around him as ring card girls on December 7." Moses says to keep an eye on the IKF and ISCF News pages for frequent updates on Holiday Fight Party II.
"Holiday Fight Party 1 was extremely well received and we plan to eclipse the success with some great bouts and an array of first class sponsors. The IKF and ISCF web sites will be the best places to go for information on the event." For more information on holiday Holiday Fight Party II, E-mail Mr. Moses at not_tank@hotmail.com or call him at (404) 285-3535.
SATURDAY, October 12th, 2002, AT 1:45 AM, PT
THIS WEEKENDS IKF EVENTS
SATURDAY, October 12th, 2002
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Childs And
Smith Meet For
Super Heavyweight Title In
Missouri!
OCTOBER 12th 2002: Jefferson City Missouri, USA: IKF Promoter B. J. Huffman is all set to host tonights IKF Sanctioned Amateur Central Regional U. S. Super Heavyweight Title at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City Missouri, USA. The contenders are Leroy Childs of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA, (4-2/0) against Nick Smith of Kansas City, Missouri, USA (4-0/0). This will be Childs second attempt at the same title. He first fought John Lenamon of Abilele, Texas, USA, (7-3/6) and was defeated. However Lenamon suffered an injury in 2002 that forced him to retire from the ring and retire the title as well.
The IKF Event Representative will be Mrs. Baush and the IKF Event Referees will be Mike English & Ron Baush. The event plans to start at 7:30 PM so get there early. For more info, please contact Mr. B. J. Huffman (573) 896-2566
SATURDAY, October 12th, 2002
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Bogusz And
Wrighton Meet For
Pro Area Light Heavyweight
Title In England!
OCTOBER 12th 2002, Radford Social Club Coventry, England IKF Promoter Tom Morris is all set to host tonights IKF Sanctioned Pro Area Light Heavyweight Title at the Radford Social Club in Coventry, England. The contenders are Michael Bogusz and Michael Wrighton.
The IKF Event Representative is IKF European Director Mr. Alby Bimpson. The IKF Event Referee is IKF European Coordinator Mr. Mick Fowles. For more info, please contact IKF Europe at Phone/Fax: 44 174 473 9043 or by e-mail
SUNDAY, October 13th, 2002
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NO WHERE TO HIDE
In Daventry England!
OCTOBER 13th 2002, Daventry England: IKF Promoter Clive Matthew is all set to host Sunday nights NO WHERE TO HIDE event. The event will feature IKF sanctioned Pro & Amateur Bouts. There are no titles on this event
The IKF Event Representative is IKF European Director Mr. Alby Bimpson. The IKF Event Referee is IKF European Coordinator Mr. Mick Fowles. For more info, please contact IKF Europe at Phone/Fax: 44 174 473 9043 or by e-mail
MONDAY, October 14th, and TUESDAY, October 15th, 2002
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IKF
Welcomes New Promoter
Griffin Reynaud Of Salt
Lake City, Utah, USA...
Bring It ON!
OCTOBER 14th 2002: Salt Lake City Utah, USA: The IKF would like to welcome Utah Promoter Mr. Griffin Reynaud to the IKF Team. Mr. Reynaud is a very busy promoter who promotes 2 shows a week, Monday and Tuesday night fights. He plans to add a third night to his busy week as well. As of today, he has confirmed sanctioning with the IKF on his next 10 events in Salt Lake City Utah, USA. The first will be Monday night, October 14th at Club 90 and Axis. This will be followed by another event on Tuesday night, October 15th. The same weekly schedule will continue for the next 5 weeks. However look for this to continue throughout the year as well along with that third event we told you about.
Mr. Reynaud's events are all amateur events with plenty of action. So far none of them have any scheduled IKF title bouts but some may be hosted in the future. The IKF Event Representative for these events will be Former Pro IKF MuayThai U.S. Champion Kwame Stephens who also lives in Salt Lake City Utah.
Stephens is scheduled for a shot at the IKF Pro North American Muay Thai Super Middle Weight Title on October 26th in Casper Wyoming, USA on IKF Promoter David Smith's 1st Annual Wyoming FIGHT FEST "PAIN ON THE RANGE". He's matched up against Canada's Larry Sharpe. From the way things are shaping up, the North Mountain region of USA is getting very busy with kickboxing. With Reynaud and Smith promoting shows like they do, we're sure to see plenty of action from the Great Northern Mountain Region!
For more info on the Salt Lake City events, please contact Mr. Griffin Reynaud at (801) 273-0772 or by e-mail at griffin@utah-inter-net
MORE NEWS OF 10-12-02
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Stewart's
Challenge To Avtamonov
Turns Out To Be More
Than Punches & Kicks!
This last Spring, IKF Promoter and multiple Pro Full Contact Rules
Champion Jimmy Stewart (Right, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA PRO:
14-0/9, AMKB: 27-5-2/5) put forward a legit and confirmed challenge for Vladimir
Avtamonov's (Left, Omsk, Siberia, Russia PRO: 22-1/11, AMKB: 35-5)
IKF Pro
World Title. All systems looked like a go
when Stewart also elected to promote the event here in the USA and pay
Avtamonov the required IKF World
Champions full purse as well.
However, over the summer a snag in attaining the Visa's for Avtamonov and his trainers looked like it would cancel the bout. Immediately upon hearing this, Avtamonov's trainer, Oleg Vadaturskiy (Below Right) e-mailed the Stewart Team claiming he would have no problem attaining the Visa's.
Well, that was over a month ago and here we are, 2 weeks from
fight time and no Visa's from Oleg Vadaturskiy. However, there is more
to this than what it looks like. About a month ago, Vadaturskiy
was carrying the strong Title of IKF Russian Representative. However an e-mail
received here at IKF Headquarters from
Dan Green of muaythaionline.net
tipped us off that Vadaturskiy had started his own sanctioning body in
Russia. This is where things got tricky. Upon finding this out IKF President Steve Fossum checked the web
for the site in question and sure enough, there was Vadaturskiy's
picture as a President of this new Organization. What shocked us all the most
was that he had copied the IKF's rules and
regulations, sanctioning and several other things word for word and formatted
them the exact same way as on the IKF
pages. This of course broke many IKF
Copyright laws so we e-mailed Vadaturskiy to request he remove the site
immediately that had all IKF information
on it, but with his new organizations letters. He replied with;
"Sorry for not writing for a long time. I was in Kazakhstan and my assistant Konstantin was carrying out my mailing. If you want to contact me urgently please call me on my mobile. When I returned I got to know that you and Eugene Howard have a kind of an e-mail battle. At first I am sorry for the thing that occurred recently. The first thing I have done when came back to Russia was that I requested to remove (XXX - HIS Sanctioning Body) official web site until everything is fully investigated. I did give task to create XXX web site. I advised to check IKF web site as I see it is very good. I advised to take the best information from there as the rules of kickboxing are international. The designers told me this was possible as there was not a copyright sign on your web site. Please accept my apologies. I really did not want to quarrel with anybody. As for our new federation. We do not aim to be competitors of IKF. I hope to explain you everything when I come to Butler, Philadelphia for the IKF World champion title defense match between Jimmy Stewart and Vladimir Avtamonov. I would like to once again thank you for correcting my actions and I am really sorry for what had happened. I think this will be a lesson to all of us."
So, as he said, his
site was taken down, but only to be put back up 3 days later with some page and
text changes. (There's more to this situation but we are seeing how some
things are resolved first before commenting on them.) At this point, Vadaturskiy
stopped all contact with the IKF. Instead,
a person named Konstantin Makarov said they were managing Vadaturskiy
correspondence while he is away. Makarov informed the Stewart Camp
and the IKF that he was the manager of
Avtamonov. The Stewart camp gave them deadlines they needed the
Visa's confirmed, and the State required Blood Test results. However, none of
the deadlines were met. In fact, as of October 3rd, we here at the IKF have heard nothing back from Vadaturskiy
or Konstantin Makarov despite several e-mails to them. As far as the
Stewart camp, there last e-mail from them was on October 8th. since
then, they haven't heard a word. Vadaturskiy and Makarov have
ignored every deadline given to them by both the IKF
and the Stewart Team and continue to do so.
On Thursday, October 10th the situation went from bad to worse when the Stewart Camp was forced to cancel the bout since they "STILL" had no Blood Test results to turn into their State Athletic Commission, let alone the Visa confirmation so they could purchase the plane tickets at a reduced rate. Yesterday the IKF sent an e-mail again to Vadaturskiy, Makarov and all others involved trying to see what could be done. Still there was no response. Now comes the question facing us here at the IKF... Is it possible that Vadaturskiy and Makarov do not care about their fighters title and if so, don't care if they defend it? Or, is it possible that they had no luck with the Visa's and didn't want to inform any of us here in the USA of this? Regardless, we all know that the World Champion Vladimir Avtamonov had nothing to do with all this. However, if his trainer and manager don't care about this bout, does it mean we should continue to keep him as the IKF World Champion?
so many questions remain unanswered here that make our job even more confusing. What about the Stewart Team? If Avtamonov isn't coming to defend his title, a fight Stewart has been training for since last Spring, should the title be vacated and have Stewart fight someone else "IF" a new opponent can be found in such short notice? You see, the "Circumstances" surrounding this bout are not just about visa's and Blood Tests results. There is some ugly politics going on here that we are ashamed to be a part of, but felt it is our obligation to inform you of. With these other circumstances, as you can see, the task of decision making becomes difficult. So, like the article below, we'd like to hear from you, the fans and associates of the sport of kickboxing. You don't have to be an IKF fan, just a fan of the sport. For the Greater Good of the Sport, what would you do if you were the IKF? So, Make the call by clicking HERE!
MORE NEWS OF 10-12-02
K-1
Saitama
Results
By Alex MacDonald,
IKF Japan:
Originally, this
event was supposed to match last year's Grand Prix participants against the
seven winners from the Las Vegas GP. Last minute changes in August changed the
Las Vegas GP into an eight man tournament rather than a 7 vs. 7. The winner was
Michael McDonald (Right)
of Canada who also won the K-1 North American tournament. McDonald
therefore qualified along with Ernesto Hoost, Stefan Leko, Jerome LeBanner,
Mark Hunt, Alexei Ignashov and Peter Aerts. Selected by the K-1
organization were well established fighters, Ray Sefo and Mike
Bernardo, along with a few unusual choices, Martin Holm, Glaube Feitosa,
Gary Goodridge, Sem Schilt and Bob Sapp. Unlike
McDonald
who had to win two tournaments just to qualify to fight in the
K-1 Saitama, none of the last seven had even entered a K-1 tournament.
Mark Hunt vs. Mike Bernardo
After finishing 2001 by
winning the Grand Prix, Mark Hunt quickly sank into a slump. He took a
knockdown against unheralded Nakasako then lost to Mirko Filipovic
and Jerome LeBanner. In those three matches, the man many credit with
having a jaw of steel hit the canvas 4 times. His opponent in Saitama, superstar
Mike Bernardo, had an even worse slump by taking 4 knockdowns at the
hands of Gary Goodridge (then 0-2) and Tom Erikson (0-0).
Promoter Ishii went so far as to publicly suggest that he retire.
The
match turned out to be an exciting one. Bernardo tried to make used of
his superior mobility and reach while Hunt aimed for the legs and made
rushes to score big body blows. The judges called for an extra round then
decided that Mark Hunt would be the one going to Tokyo Dome. Hunt DEC-4R.
Ray Sefo vs. Martin Holm
Martin Holm of Sweden is a talented
newcomer to the K-1. He's never entered one of the world tournaments but
performed well against Glaube Feitosa to turn a few heads. It seems that
was enough to earn him this chance at entering the Grand Prix. Ray Sefo
(Right) however had no intentions of giving up his place and chopped
hard with his low kicks and staggered the young Swede with overhand rights.
Although Holm was scoring well with his knees, the judges saw no reason
for a fourth round and gave the decision to Sefo. Sefo
DEC-3R
Peter Aerts vs. Glaube Feitosa
Given his recent performances, it is a bit
of a mystery how Brazilian Feitosa qualified for the K-1 Saitama. It is
even more of a mystery how he lasted 3 rounds against Peter Aerts. The
Dutch veteran, Aerts (Right) never took a backward step and
worked body head and legs and even scored a knockdown in the second round with a
low kick. After three rounds, the victor was clearly Aerts and it showed
on the judges scorecards. Aerts DEC-3R.
Stefan Leko vs. Alexei Ignashov
In an interesting twist of fate, two
fighters who fought in the K-1 Grand Prix 2001 would meet each other for one
place in the 2002 Grand Prix. The judges needed an extra round to conclude that
the more aggressive Leko (Right) would be the one going to Tokyo
Dome this year and the Red Scorpion would not. Leko
DEC-4R.
Sem Schilt vs. Michael McDonald
Schilt has two
advantages on almost everyone he fights. The first is that he is 212cm tall and
weighs 120kg. (264 lbs). The second is that most who fight him have
never fought anyone quite like him so in terms of experience the game is a
little in his favor. Well known as the fastest in the K-1,
McDonald
only had 3 rounds to try to solve the biggest puzzle of his life. By the third
round, the Black Sniper was beginning to earn respect with stinging blows to the
giant's head but a knee and the knockdown that followed ended
McDonald's
2002 run for the Grand Prix. Schilt DEC-3R.
Jerome LeBanner vs. Gary Goodridge
When Gary
Goodridge knocked out Mike Bernardo in Las Vegas, a few K-1 fighters
requested to fight him. Jerome LeBanner, however, got the honor. In the
pre-fight interview, Goodridge stated that if Bernardo could be
considered a top K-1 fighter, winning the Grand Prix would be easy. After the
first rush which certainly had brought Goodridge back to reality, the
referee had to separate the fighters once. Then the big French southpaw dropped
Goodridge hard with a right jab to end the fight 42 seconds into the
first round. LeBanner KO-1R.
Bob Sapp vs. Ernesto Hoost
Ernesto Hoost
promised that former NFL football player Bob Sapp would feel pain and he
kept 
his word. The 3 time Grand Prix
Champion was giving his 170kg 
opponent a
severe lesson. Sapp grimaced when hit in the face and winced when kicked
in the legs. It looked like he wouldn't get out of the first round but managed
to push Hoost into a corner, pin him and score a big right hand that
opened up a cut above the left eye of the 37 year old veteran.
The doctors checked the cut and in doing so gave the gasping Sapp a much needed rest. When the fight resumed Sapp decided to continue brawling and managed to get another knockdown (Right, a slip to everyone else) called against Hoost. The round ended with Sapp throwing 3 punches after the bell. Between rounds, however, the doctor refused to allow Hoost to continue on the grounds of his cut. This gave Bob Sapp the victory and the path to the Grand Prix in Tokyo on December 7th.
This is only the second K-1 Grand Prix Hoost has missed. The first was 1994 where Mr. Perfect fought in (and won) the only K-2 Grand Prix, a tournament for cruiserweights. Sapp TKO-1R.
The Draw
The
draw for the 10th Grand Prix was held the following day. Each fighter drew a
ball with a number and chose in that order. The first was Ray Sefo who
chose to fight in the first match. The next was Peter Aerts who chose to
fight in the first match against Sefo. Third was American Bob Sapp
who chose to fight in the second match. Musashi, the Japanese champion,
chose to fight in the fourth match. The fifth was Jerome LeBanner of
France who chose to fight Musashi in the fourth match. The sixth was
Stefan Leko who took his place in the third match. Next was the young
Dutch giant, Sem Schilt who opted to
fight Bob Sapp in the second
match rather than meet Stefan Leko who trains at the same gym. Mark
Hunt then took the last slot for a rematch with Stefan Leko. The
opening line up of the Grand Prix is therefore as follows.
New fans to the K-1 may notice a few new faces this year. However, long time fans will more likely notice who isn't in the tournament: Ernesto Hoost, Mirko Filipovic, Francisco Filho, Alexei Ignashov, Mike Bernardo, Lloyd VanDams, and IKF World Champion Matt Skelton.
WEDNESDAY, October 9th, 2002, AT 11:50 PM, PT
A Look Behind The
Scenes...
In The Attempt To
"Do
The Right Thing"
Sharing
with you one of the duties many never see in our job...
IKF President Steve Fossum
Of the 5 Star Mission of the IKF, the words CREDIBILITY and FAIRNESS head the pack. CREDIBILITY, to provide legitimate title holders and establish a legitimate and detailed monthly ranking system for both Amateur and Professional Kickboxers and FAIRNESS, to oversee all IKF rules, regulations and bouts to assure fairness, quality and competitive spirit among all kickboxers. These words have come to our attention over the last few weeks here at IKF Headquarters as we were asked to review 2 different questionable decisions with a selected group of independent judges. Although the "Reviewed" decisions were not "Unanimous", the fact remains that there were certainly questions to be raised about the scoring of the bouts.
Before we post our findings to these two bouts here in public, we would first like to make it very clear that we are not attacking ANY of the judges on either of these bouts as to the decisions they came to while acting as judges for the bouts on the night of the live action. To do so would open every judge up to attack from those at ringside who might feel they have a legitimate argument towards the final bout decision. This is not our objective here simply because we are talking about "JUDGING," and as everyone knows, it's easy for one person to judge something one way and another to choose the other way, ESPECIALLY in a round that is very close. THIS is why we call it "Judging":
The ability to make a wise decision or to form an opinion of the circumstances presented.
On top of this, although nearly all of us have seen a questionable decision here and there in the fight game, the fact does remain that 98% of all judges decisions ARE INDEED Correct. They are correct because the judges have taken the proper courses, training etc. etc. to have been given the responsibility to sit at ringside and judge a fight. Amateur or pro, it doesn't matter. A fight is a fight.
Rounding out all of this, fact still remains that if a decision is ever questioned, NO ATTACK should ever be made in argumentive form towards a judge, referee or event representative at ringside. All the arguing in the world will not get any decision changed at that time. If a fighter or trainer questions any decision made on an IKF event, we request that they do so in a professional and courteous manor so that the official being complained to doesn't feel they are being verbally or physically insulted or attacked. Remember, all of us have martial arts backgrounds as well as kickboxing backgrounds as well so taking the issue to a physical level would not be in the best interest of anyone, except for the crowd, who would see a new main event on the night...
Joking aside, Simply put, "There is a way to do things as a professional in our sport and a way not to do them."
Back to our news.
This
report will feature 2 bouts that had questions about there final decisions. Both
ended in decisions and both trainers as well as the fighters had a right to
question the final outcome. Not just because it would mean a loss on their
records but because both were for titles as well. Another thing to keep in mind
is that the results of our individual findings are not an insult to those we
judged to be the loser in the fight. This is because on the actual fight date, 2
winners and champions were declared by 3 impartial judges "Doing Their
Job" as instructed. If our findings were a simply Black and White in
reality of something done wrong, it would make our job easy when asked to review
a bout. However, if our findings were Inconclusive, which they were in both
these bouts, it is our duty and responsibility as a sanctioning body to act in
fairness to all involved which would include "BOTH" fighters of the
bout. This of course is where it gets complicated. It is up to us to determine
the right thing to do and simply put, "Do the right thing."
Regardless of our individual review conclusions from a video tape, there are factors to keep in mind;
To us, it's very important to give full justification to you, our readers, fans and associates of our sport rather than just give an answer with no supporting structure with it. This way all of you will know what we are thinking and how we came to the conclusions we came to.
Our panel of independent judges are all either trainers of World Champions, current or Former World Champions themselves or have held Kickboxing titles in their careers. All have been fighters, trainers and officials throughout their careers. Several of them have even been event promoters. With this being said, it should be clear that all those who assisted in these 2 bout reviews are more than knowledgable in the sport of kickboxing as well as in judging bouts. there were 3 separate sessions for reviews with no more than 3 individuals judging the bouts at one time. both bouts were viewed on the same TV screen and the judges were all in clear visual of the entire screen. NONE of the judges were present at the bouts in question and none were told where the bouts were, who the fighters were or who the promoter was until after they reviewed the bouts in full. The judges were only told what corner color to judge as indicated by the color of the fighters gloves or if necessary, separated by the moderator by color of pants worn. Both bouts were full contact rules bouts.
Bout number 1 took place in the South East
portion of USA. It was for the vacant IKF
Pro FCR Super Heavyweight East Coast Title between Kelly Leo (Left)
of Atlanta Georgia USA (18-5-1, 6', 216) and Ronnie Copeland (Right)
of High Point, North Carolina, USA ( PKB: 21-3/17, AMKB: 10-3-1/2, PBX:
7-1/6, 6'4", 220) When the 7 rounds were over the judges gave the bout
to Leo. Clearly upset on the night of the event, Copelands camp tried
to make their points noted at the event, but as we said, "There is a
way to do things as a professional in our sport and a way not to do them."
After the event, Copelands Camp filed an
official protest as required by
IKF Rules &
Regulations. There was quite a delay in attaining a video of the bout but
once done the IKF Scheduled 3 separate
showings of the bout to 3 separate groups of judges. The last showing was
completed tonight, October 9th, 2002 at 10:PM, PST. The thing that stood out
most was the total rounds the fighters missed their kicks in. This was in part
because the ringside kick counters were only counting for "6" kicks
instead of the mandatory "8" for PRO Fights. This was an honest
mistake that was simply overlooked. Not just by the kick counters but by "Both"
corners and their fighters, and "Everyone" else in attendance that
night. So the finger isn't pointed at them. They were just doing their job. Here
is the official kick count;
In the end, the scores were as follows;
Due to the outcomes of these scores, we feel it is best to request the scheduling of a mandatory re-match between both fighters to come to an overall final conclusion. This rematch has been noted to be mandatory and we have received word that there may be a promoter in the South East region of USA who could book this bout "AGAIN" as soon as December. Since this is a "Protested" bout that has resulted in a rematch, the IKF will not charge any sanctioning fees for the re-match. If Mr. Copeland wins the rematch, the event promoter will only be required to purchase a new title belt. If Mr. Leo wins the rematch, the belt is already in his possession. We look forward to the scheduling of this bout in the best interest of both fighters.
On our other bout, the circumstances are a little different. This bout happened at this years 2002 IKF USA National Amateur Championships. The bout was for the US National Junior Boys Junior Bantamweight (55.1-60 lbs.) title between Bryse Holyoak, of Twin Falls, ID, USA ( 2-2/0, 56, 4'3", 8, 2-10-94) and Ben Russell of Falls Church, VA, USA (2-1, 59, 4'4", 9, 5-27-93). At the Nationals, Holyoak was scored the winner of the bout by split decision, 29-28, 30-27 and 28-29. What's different about this bout is that a ruling was made after the 2001 IKF USA National Tournament that there would be no protested bouts accepted for the 2002 Tournament because all the bouts that were protested in 2001, all ended up the same way as the first decision. Because of this, a protest could not be accepted at the Tournament by Russell's camp. However on this particular bout, we decided to review it for several "Official" reasons.
This week we completed the first of 3 individual reviews for this bout. Of them, here is what the first 3 judges scored the bout as;
Keep in mind there will be 2 more review sessions for this bout. If the results above were at the Tournament, a 4th round would need to be fought to determine the Champion. However, it's obvious this is not possible. Instead, there could be several possibilities for the decided outcome of this bout.
So here's where you come in fight
fans... Let us know your thoughts on this one. Please don't make your
response long as were sure to receive a lot of them. Simply give us your
thoughts and your declared winner under the circumstances... We're eager to see
what you would do if you made the call...
So, Make the call by clicking
HERE!
MORE NEWS OF 10-10-02
IKFKickboxing.com
Records
Yet "ANOTHER" TOP Internet Rating!
There's a site called Alexa.com that tracks internet web site traffic. Like in Golf, the lower the number, the better the rating. For example, ChuckNorris.com ranks at 412,025 among the worldwide web sites. BruceLee.com at 148,564. Joe Lewis' site at 1,977,764. Don Wilson at 655,118. Everyone knows these names. However who would have thought where the IKFKickboxing.com site ranks among these names...
Well, for the "FIFTH week in a ROW" we are reporting a new "HIGH" Ratings Record of the IKF (www.IKFKickboxing.com) website as we set yet ANOTHER Internet Traffic Rating record for the site! The last report we gave you announced the IKF Web Site at 92,107 among the Millions of Internet Web Sites. Today the IKF website went over 3,400 sites higher in the rankings as it registered at 88,625 on the web traffic rating site, Alexa.com
Again to remind everyone, these are not "Hits". Like in Golf, the lower the number, the better the rating. This is a ranking among the millions of world wide web sites. To view more about our site numbers and other fight sites on the internet, please click HERE. Or check out these numbers for yourself by going to Alexa.com Remember, the lower the number, the higher the site traffic rating...
TUESDAY, October 8th, 2002, AT 11:40 AM, PT
FINNEY Wins At Lucky's Landing...
From
The Finney September, 28th, 2002 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Event
By
Brooks Mason
They came because they care more about who they are and what
they accomplish than others think is prudent.
They came because they are willing to risk more than others think is safe.
They
came because they dream of doing more than others think is practical.
They
came because they expect more of them selves than others think is possible.
They
came because they are fighters and trainers in the greatest sport in the world
and the ring is their home.
Once again I had the privilege of
attending a Fight at Lucky's Landing in
St.Louis, Missouri, USA. The folks at Lucky's
go out of their way to make you feel at home and do an outstanding job of
hosting the fights. Rob Donaker did his usual excellent job of running
the fights. Every fight went off without a hitch and the card ran flawlessly.
Thank you Rob.
I thought I had seen Lucky's as full as it could get. I was wrong.
Standing room only would be an understatement; breathing room only would be more
like it. Of course "The Golden Boy"
was fighting and this is his town.
Let's get to
the fights.
Round #1: Felts and Swoopes
danced the usual feeling out round with Swoopes scoring a couple of
undeserved knockdowns. The fight was a junior bout and the referee, who did a
great job during the night, was a bit protective of the fighters in the first
round. Had he known the toughness of the Voyles fighters he may have let
the opponent bring a bat in the ring.
BOUT #2:
EXHIBITION - Engel
vs Dinnsdale
Fight #5:
McNamara vs Nolden
Round #1: Smith has an
excellent side kick. I wish more fighters would take the time to learn how to
use this kick effectively.
Smith used the sidekick very effectively. It kept him alive against one
of the most aggressive fighters in the ring today. Smith came to this
fight with an impressive 16-1 record and gave Mayfield a good fight.
Perhaps the round by round account is not the best way to report this fight
either. I do not want to diminish the quality of Smith's fighting
ability and how well he played the side kick but he was up against Mayfield
and that seems to say it all. If you have never seen Mayfield fight, you
should make the trip to St. Louis sometime. Good jazz, great food and the Mayfield
experience. He swarms his opponents with everything. Kicks, punches,
combinations but most of all aggression. He is a tsunami in the ring. His
continued improvement is impressive. His footwork has improved since the
2002 IKF USA Nationals
and that wasn't long ago. I can only wonder what Bozada and Finney
have in store for this boy next.
Mark Mayfield is the Joe Frazier of kickboxing and destined to
hold a world title. Mayfield won...
Christopher is a fine
fighter with a bright future. A future that does not include Finney (Right)
for some time I hope. Christopher kept Finney honest and made
him work. I wish I could say more but the fight was too short to get a feel for
Christopher's style.
The Golden Boy Finney came out of
retirement.
Jessey came to make a case for his dominance of kickboxing and he could
not have done better if Carlson
had argued his case.
Jessey Finney has an innate quality about his fighting ability that
leaves no doubt he is one of the best fighters in the world. His footwork and
ingenuity in the ring can only be admired. The fight went as planned. Classic
Finney straight rights and shins to the body. The only combo I didn't
see was the signature left boot-to-boot sweep followed by a hard right. The only
combo that Christopher didn't see knocked him out at 1:50 of the second
round. To deny Jessey Finney his position as one of the best in his
class is to bury your head in the sand. An idea... Finney vs Thompson...
Chip Post... Can you say Pay Per View...MORE NEWS OF 10-8-02
Johnny Davis introduce the new fitness walk...
The
Walk-A-Bout©
Program
The Fitness Walk of the 21st
Century!
MONDAY, October 7th, 2002, AT 11:00 AM, PT
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FINNEY'S
KICKBOXING PRESENTS...
"PIKE FIGHT NIGHT"
St. Louis,
Missouri, USA
IKF Promoter and trainer
Jesse Finney and his Finney's
Kickboxing Team are once again ready for yet another night of
exciting kickboxing action in St.Louis, Missouri, USA. Tonights October 7th
event "PIKE FIGHT NIGHT" will be
held at Lucky's on the Landing as nearly all the Finney events are held
at.
For more event info, please contact Mr. Jesse Finney at (314) 351-5226 or by e-mail at finneys@finneyskickboxing.com or see their website at...
THURSDAY, October 3rd, 2002, AT 3:30 PM, PT
Can't Live By "Fight" Alone
By: JoAnne Bachman
A complete rundown of what visitors can do when at this
years 2002 North American Championship Tournament
in South Carolina, USA.
CLICK
HERE!
WEDNESDAY, October 2nd, 2002, AT 2:10 PM, PT
IKFKickboxing.com
Records
Yet "ANOTHER" TOP Internet Rating!
For the "FOURTH" week in a row we are reporting a new "HIGH" Rating Record of the IKF (www.IKFKickboxing.com) website as we set yet ANOTHER Internet Traffic Rating record for the site! The last report we gave you announced the IKF Web Site as breaking the 100,000 mark for the first time when it moved up to being ranked at 94,708 among the Millions of Internet Web Sites. Today the IKF website went over 2,500 sites higher in the rankings as it registered at 92,107 on the web traffic rating site, Alexa.com
Again to remind everyone, these are not "Hits". This is a ranking among the millions of world wide web sites. Like in Golf, the lower the number, the better the rating. To view more about this, please click HERE. Or check out these numbers for yourself by going to Alexa.com Remember, the lower the number, the higher the site traffic rating...
MORE NEWS OF 10-2-02
Kickboxing Under Attack
In New York
THE KICKBOXING CORRESPONDENCE by
Eddie Goldman
Kickboxing is in big trouble in New York, and apparently in no
small part because of the new attitude of the scandal-plagued New York State
Athletic Commission.
We have been writing for some time now about the
outrageous activities of th
