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TUESDAY, April 27th, 2004, AT 9:45 PM, PT
Four New IKF
Promoters Make Their
IKF Debut This Weekend!
We here at the IKF would
like to welcome three new promoters to the IKF
Team as they make their IKF Promoting
debut this weekend. However, this is not their "Promotional"
debut. All 4 have a tremendous background in Promoting. We wish them all the
best of luck for this weekend. They include,
Loe Hoyer of Holland
William
Lassi and Bobby Anderson of Minnesota, USA
Bob Schirmer
of Illinois, USA, And here are their events for this weekends IKF Action around the world...
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IKF
Comes To Holland - Neatherlands
Hoyer Faces Hountondji for
Vacant
IKF Pro San Shou Super Welterweight
World Title
This Friday night, May 1st, new IKF
Promoter Loe Hoyer (Left) will host the first
ever IKF
Sanctioned event in Holland/Neatherlands, Battle
of the South III. Hoyer is the national coach of sanda
from Holland and has worked hard to make this event one of the best ever.
Hoyer has hosted events in the past but for this one the event will be
more international than before. Fighters from Belgium, Sweden and Kazachstan
will fight against the Dutch fighters.
Making this event even bigger will be the Main Event for the
vacant IKF Pro San Shou Super Welterweight
World Title between Hoyer's son, 
Danny Hoyer
(Below Right) of Holland Vs
Alexis Hountondji (Sorry no photo
available at press time) of Belgium. As in many San Shou fighters in Europe,
the separation between amateurs and pros is slim.
Hoyer's overall record in both amateur and pro is 21 wins with 9 loses. He has won quite a few titles in his career as well which include;
The 33 year old Hountondji has an impressive fighting resume too. His combined styles fight record is very impressive with 58 wins and 9 loses. Here is the nights fight schedule as of press time:
This event will be presented
under traditional Sanda rules as allowed by IKF San Shou Rules.
In other words, these bouts will not be in a boxing ring, they will be on a
raised platform (See at right from Hoyer's last event).
Promoter Loe Hoyer has said that the biggest thing for him as a promoter is to make the IKF San Shou well known in Holland and Europe. In other words, look for a lot more IKF Action in Europe later this year. The address of the event is; Sporthal de Varenbeuk Heicarisborgweg 19 Heerlen Netherlands. For more info please contact Mr. Loe Hoyer at Tel/Fax 0031 (0) 45-5251412 - (0031) 622372297 - wushuhoyer@home.nl or go to www.loehoyer.com or www.battleofthesouth.cn or www.battleofthesouth.nl
MORE NEWS OF 4-27-04
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"BATTLE OF THE
WARRIORS"
Hinkley, Minnesota,
USA
First time IKF Promoters William Lassi and Bobby
Anderson are all set to host their "BATTLE
OF THE WARRIORS" Kickboxing event this Friday night, May
1st at the Grand Casino Hinkley in Hinkley, Minnesota, USA.
The nights main event will feature former IKF USA National Amateur Champion and now number 7 Pro Heavyweight IKF FCR Ranked Dan Erickson (Right, Pro: 5-1-1/1, (1 no contest), Amateur: 20-1/10) of Wisconsin Vs Howard Lameire of North Dakota. Erickson won the IKF National Amateur Title two years in a row. In 2001 he defeated Wil Joseph of Dallas, Texas by TKO at 1:18 of the 2nd round and in 2002 he successfully defended his FCR Heavyweight Title when he defeated Mark Mortensen of Lake Zurich, Illinois by unanimous decision 29-26 on all 3 judges cards.
The Co-Main event will have two fighters meet in the middle of their weightclasses as number 5 Pro Light Middleweight IKF FCR Ranked Aaron "Lightning" Lassi (Pro: 8-0/3, Amateur: 23-5-1/1) of Minnesota meets up with number 5 Pro Super Middleweight IKF FCR Ranked Ronnie "Diamond" Deleon (54-12-4/17) of Illinois, USA.
Event information please contact William Lassi or Bobby Anderson at (218) 390-3203 or by E-Mail At: THRILL10@mindspring.com The IKF Event Representative scheduled for this event is Mr. Tom Sullivan and the event referee will be Jim Peterson.
MORE NEWS OF 4-27-04
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COMBAT-DO CICERO KICKBOXING PRESENTS
Fight Night
Cicero, Illinois, USA
This coming Friday night, May 1st, IKF
Promoter Rob
Zbilski
will team up with
Bob Schirmer of Cicero, Illinois to host a "BIG"
night of IKF
Kickboxing at the Cicero Sports
Stadium in Cicero, Illinois, USA. The Pro Main event is a non title bout
featuring IKF Pro FCR Lightweight World Champion Tommy Bach (Right,
Pro: 10-1-1/3, Amateur: 8-3/3) against number 6 Pro Light Welterweight
IKF FCR Ranked Fernando
Leuvano (Left) of Chicago, Illinois (36-4 with 15 KO's ).
The event doors open at 6:00 PM and the fights begin at 7:30 PM. The teens fight will be held from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Tickets for the event are $20 General, $25 Silver Seating, $30 Gold Seating, Ringside Seats are still available. Here is a rundown of the rest of the nights card as of press time tonight:
There will also be a special appearance by Mr. International Shonie Carter & 5 Time World Champion Maribel Vega Schirmer. For more info call Mr. Rob Zbilski and the TEAM Z crew at (847) 458-8333 or contact Mr. Bob Schirmer and his staff at Combat-Do at (708) 222-8100 or go to Combat-Do website at www.combat-do.com
POSTED AT 10:20 AM, PT
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Selbee
Retains IKF Title Against James
At The Fight Party In Atlanta, Georgia, USA
IKF
& ISCF
Promoter Bret Moses
(R) is finally resting after a long night this past Friday. Moses
card only featured one Pro Kickboxing bout but before it took place, the crowd
was witness to both Pro and Amateur ISCF MMA: and Pro Boxing and by the time the
Main Event came around it was after midnight.
The Main Event featured the IKF Pro North American Heavyweight Full Contact Title Defense of Mark Selbee (Below Left) of Atlanta, Georgia against #4 IKF Pro FCR ranked John James (Below Right) of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Selbee was awarded the title last year by forfeit when his opponent, Dan Lucas of New York got injured on the way to the Airport for their bout. The condition put on the Title though was that Selbee had to defend it within a year and tonight was the night.
As the two entered the ring there was one
clear deference, their height. The night before at the weigh-ins James
came in 5 lbs overweight and was given till the following morning to make
weight, which he did, tipping the scales at 214 to Selbee's 215. Selbee
had the height advantage standing 6'5" tall to James 5'11"
height. However James came into the bout as the more experienced fighter
with a record of 35 wins, 5 loses and 25 wins by KO/TKO. Selbee had much
less experience with a record of 19 wins but no loses and 10 wins by KO/TKO. As
everyone knows though, once the bell rings, their past means little, as was the
game-plan of Selbee who was now under the direction of a new trainer.
Not just any trainer though, he was disciplined by one of the greatest ever in
the sport, Gary Brown, best known for training multi time World Champion
Rick "The Jet" Roufus. This was a new game to Selbee
under Brown, and it showed...
Round one is usually a proving period for two fighters prepared for a 10 round bout, however no one told these guys that. Selbee threw 16 kicks to James 14 and what impressed us most was James ability to throw his kicks up to Selbee's head, which seemed to surprise Selbee a bit too. However Selbee stayed to his game plan of "stick and move" throughout the round, scoring with his jabs and front leg. Round 2 seemed to slow down for both as Selbee dropped his kick count down to 11 as he focused more on his hands as did James. But James still stayed busy with his legs with 13 kicks.
In round 3, Selbee seemed to back way off his plan of kicking throwing only 8 while although less than the round before, James still threw more kicks than Selbee at 11. Round 4 was a change of pace for both. Selbee seemed to come alive with his hands and his kicks seemed to be stronger. Although he only threw 10, these kicks seemed to find their target more. James on the other hand went to work with his hands trying to close the gap with Selbee only throwing 8 kicks. In the middle of the round, James found himself under Selbee's left arm and here is where the questions come from. James felt Selbee tightened his arm around his neck and leaned forward on him causing him pain. So much that on the break, James fired a right hand hitting Selbee hard, probably the hardest shot he took in the bout. Referee Dan Stell warned James for hitting on a referee break but James answered back complaining about Selbee's move against the ropes. Although none of us could see such a foul or injury, it doesn't mean it didn't happen. Maybe so, but only James would know. He said it happened, so that is all we have to go on. (We are looking forward to see the video on this bout though to see if we can pick up what James complained about)
The pain started to bother James as the round ended and when he came out for round 5, he brought with him a totally changed game-plan and attitude. Instead of staying composed he now simply rushing at Selbee where he immediately got locked into a clinch. Some of his rushes now looked more like an attempt of an MMA fighter trying a takedown instead of in close fighting. In the middle of the round as referee Dan Stell went to break both fighters up in yet another bear-hug clinch, James threw and again hit Selbee on the break. This time Stell deducted a point from James for the foul.
As round 5 went on things just seemed to look worse. Possibly due to James injury but whatever had happened it had changed from a good fight to what looked more like a toughman contest with nothing to be proud of. James threw only 5 kicks in round 5, losing a point on the judges cards while Selbee threw 9. When the round was done, James told referee Dan Stell he was done due to the pain in his neck giving Selbee the win by TKO at the break of rounds 5 and 6.
We are not going to comment whether it was real or not because
we are not James and you can't just see a neck pain. Regardless, in the
end it wasn't pretty but Selbee took the win to confirm his title and
now looks forward to a possible World Title shot against one of the top 3
contenders. Who will it be? Possibly Kevin Smiles of England who holds a
record of 26-6/11 or even possibly Ronnie Copeland of High Point,
North Carolina, USA who has a pro
record of 22-4-1/18 and an amateur record of 10-3-1/2. Copeland has a
bout against the number 1 IKF Ranked FCR
Super Heavyweight, 
Raul Doucet
of Canada this May in South Carolina for a defense of Doucet's IKF North American Super Heavyweight Title. Copeland
has a chance to completely shake up the Pro FCR Heavyweight and
Super Heavyweight rankings if he defeats
Doucet. It would put Copeland in the drivers seat with a full
tank of gas and a big engine because he would then be in line for possible "TWO" World title bouts. The Heavyweight
against Selbee or at Super Heavyweight against who knows, actually
several possible fighters. While the Heavyweight contenders would be easy to
determine, a Copeland win would cause plenty of confusion for the Super
Heavyweight contenders. Especially since Doucet has pretty much
established himself as "THE" Super Heavyweight to
beat. Come May 15th at Ray Thompson's IKF
"Martial Arts May-Hem II"
event in South Carolina, we may all see this more clearly...
Here are the results from the ISCF MMA: Bouts at the Fight Party Below.
ISCF MMA: Jeff Bedard (AKA) wins by
unanimous decision over Steve Hallock (Columbus, OH).For more info call Brett Moses at (404) 285-3535 or e-mail at not_tank@earthlink.net or go to www.thefightparty.com
MONDAY, April 26th, 2004, AT 11:50 PM, PT
Coming Tuesday...
Results from Atlanta, Georgia!
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Morello
Wins IKF Title Back!
Lugo
Retains His With TKO!
The experts call a third match-up with someone a "rubber-match", however I'm not sure where that term came from. To give this match-up justice its best to go back to the beginning, the first time our two featured fighters here shared the ring together. In the beginning, a little over a year ago on January 31st, 2003, Mike Morello of Santa Barbara, California traveled to Bakersfield's Strongbow Stadium (Now called "The Dome") in Bakersfield, California to meet up with Raul Rodriguez in a match for the vacant IKF Amateur International Rules Light Middleweight Title. These two didn't get a chance to learn much about each other because the meeting only lasted 24 seconds. Morello won the title when he defeated Rodriguez by a head kick KO, 24 seconds into round 1. Fluke? Luck? Well Rodriguez seemed to think so. so much that he quickly asked for a rematch which Morello granted him without hesitation.
So on August 8th, 2003, again in Bakersfield, California, Morello and Rodriguez hooked it up for their second match-up. This time, the two fought toe to toe for 4 rounds. Although the title is only required to be 4 rounds, these two wanted an extra round to punish each other. However this time, it was Rodriguez who would do the punishing as he stopped Morello with some strong leg kicks at the 53 second mark of round 5 to take the title from Morello. So of course, the questions of a "Rubber-match" came up and people started talking. Of course the two would have to fight again because now the two have split, a win and a loss each.
So a final match to determine the best of 3 winner was set up for this last weekend, Saturday night, April 24th in Santa Barbara, California at the Santa Barbara Fairgrounds. It was an outdoor venue and plenty of Morello fans filled the seats where in Bakersfield it was Rodriguez fans. Here is how the bout played out...
judgement) and even though Judge
Ralph McKnight and Nelson Hamilton scored round 5, 10-9 for Rodriguez,
Judge Dej Sriampai gave round 5 to Morello 10-9, giving Morello
the unanimous decision win (48-47 on all 3 judges cards) and and the
IKF Amateur International Rules Light
Middleweight Title from Rodriguez.Will there be a fight 4? Well, not in the amateurs.
Rodriguez already has his first pro boxing match scheduled and will do
both pro boxing and kickboxing now. If and when Morello (Right)
turns pro though we would sure like to see these two in the ring together again.
These two put on a GREAT FIGHT for all in attendance and despite the
loss, Rodriguez who has had an excellent career (19-6/7), has no
reason to hang his head low. He and Morello both "Walked The
Walk" and fought a WAR for us ALL! Thanks
guys for a GREAT Bout!
Here are the results of the rest of
the nights bouts below.
MORE NEWS OF APRIL 26th, 2004
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Venting About
California!
Quiet Too Long... It's Time to Speak Up & Make A Stand! For The Sport!
Click Here
MORE NEWS OF APRIL 26th, 2004
POSTED AT 5:30 PM, PT
IKF Pro World Champ Skelton
KOs
Sprott In Boxing Title Bout!!
Saturday, April 24, 2004: With all his success in the Boxing ring there is a very good chance we may never see IKF Pro MuayThai Super Heavyweight World Champion Matt Skelton of England doing MuayThai anytime soon. The unbeaten (In Pro boxing - 13-0 with 12 KO's) Skelton knocked out defending British champ Michael Sprott (25-7) with two minutes to go in round twelve in Reading, England on Saturday, April 24. Skelton is now the British and Commonwealth Boxing Champion.
MORE NEWS OF APRIL 26th, 2004
POSTED AT 4:45 PM, PT
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Larson &
Carrillo
Win IKF
Titles In Arizona!
By Clement
Vierra - IKF Arizona Representative
On Saturday night,
April 24, Camp Verde Arizona was the site for the Night
of the Champions II fights. It was a great night that featured 5
Boxing and 5 Kickboxing bouts. Here are the results of the Kickboxing Bouts
below:
Round
Three: Baca came back out and worked on Larson's leg again
and it showed again it was hurting Larson. But Larson came back
with a hard combos and landed a straight right and down goes Baca. Baca
beat the count and made it to the bell. Round goes to Larson.I feel I need to make this comment about Clifford Larson. Larson started his kickboxing career on one of my events and fought on a bunch more. He is a prime example of someone that wanted to be a CHAMPION. After his first 7 fights his record was 0-7 and he got TKO'ed three times. But he did not give up, where most people would have given up. To be honest, I was thinking he should give it up too. I just Love when a fighter proves me wrong and Larson sure did. He found the way to be a Winner in his next 8 fights in a row! Not only did he win the fights he won the IKF Arizona State Title and the IKF National Tournament Title and Now the IKF Southwest Title. I am Very Proud of Clifford Larson. I just wanted to say to Clifford, Thanks for showing me the true meaning of "CHAMPIONS Never Give Up!"
For more info on this Arizona event please contact Mr. Gary Lolman at (928) 567-1024 or by e-mail at glollman@yan-tribe.org
MORE NEWS OF APRIL 26th, 2004
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Results From East Area's
Thai/Kickboxing Explosion XXX
Sunday 18th
April 2004 - The Corn Exchange, Bedford, England
Promoter - Nigel Thompson
Reported By Alby Bimpson, IKF Europe Director: This is one show that we look forward to attending every year, as Nigel Thompson puts on great shows with quality bouts. We need to apologize to Nigel, as due to the traffic on the day, the weigh-in due at 2 PM was delayed until 3.30 PM, delaying the arrival of the Officials. The show start was only delayed by 15 minutes, and the full capacity crowd did not have long to wait for the eleven bouts scheduled. But before the first bout Nigel was called into the ring, by members of his club, to present him with a set of 3 Samurai swords in appreciation for all his hard work over the years, that came as a total surprise to him.
MORE NEWS OF APRIL 26th, 2004
POSTED AT 1:00 PM, PT
Team Z Announces Info For
2004
IKF/TKO North
Central Regional!
- Full Contact Rules -
Z's Martial Arts Presents, the 2004 road to "The IKF/ TKO North American Classic" Regional Tournament, "Full Contact Rules Only - Adult Full Contact & Junior Amateur Full Contact" - June 19th, 2004. States included in this regional are Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana, Central & Eastern North Dakota (Time Zone Line East) Eastern South Dakota (Time Zone Line East)
The registration deadline is be
June 9th, 2004. The $35.00 Registration fee must accompany registration forms.
Please make checks out to the Regional Director's Promotional Company. (Call
for exact title on check). The weigh-in time will be announced soon on The
North Central page at:
www.ikfkickboxing.com/USNNC1.htm
The fight venue is Jimmy Z's Ringside Fitness, 410 E. Main St., Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047. For event tickets and additional Fighter Information please contact Regional director, Rob Zbilski (L) at Z's Martial Arts Academy, 166 N. Randle Road, Lake in the Hills, Illinois 60156, (847) 458-8333, Fax: (847) 458-8180
"Walk the Walk"
to the 2004
IKF/TKO Amateur
North American Classic Kickboxing Championships! Your True Test
to be The Best! BRING IT ON!
For
Info on the North Central MuayThai &
International Rules Regional in this
Region Click HERE.
Weekend Results Coming Later Today!
SUNDAY, April 25th, 2004, AT 10:00 AM, PT
Selbee &
Lugo Retain Titles Over Weekend
While
Morello Takes Rodriguez'
In Georgia Mark Selbee retained his IKF Pro FCR Heavyweight title over John James while in Santa Barbara, Julian Lugo defends his Amateur MTR Middleweight title. However, Mike Morello of Santa Barbara took the title back he originally won from Raul Rodriguez in one of the most exciting bouts of the year! Stories about all three of these IKF Title bouts along with titles in Arizona and another one in Iowa and all their supporting undercards will be coming Monday! What a GREAT Weekend of IKF Action!
ALSO COMING THIS WEEK...
Why Should State Athletic Commissions Profit From Our Sport?
What problems are State Athletic Commissions, like the one in California, causing our sport? Too often those who oversee us claim they know the sports rules when in reality, 'Some' prove to us they are not qualified or lack experience or proper training as referees for example. Why are MuayThai and leg kick fighters ALWAYS coming to us in the IKF asking to help or complaining about calls in their bouts and when we as the IKF stand up for them, we get publicly humiliated in a 'Power Trip' response that makes no sense that is always followed by 'Political' backlash BS!
From missed calls, ignored rules, insults to attitudes about our sport at the top level, we seem to be working with leaders who could care less about what our sport needs... Some officials have GREAT Knowledge of our sport, while others tend to just show up. While those in our sport all try to move our sport forward, we keep dragging the commission anchor behind us in states like California. Is it true what many say in California, that many of those on the commission could care less about our sport? We know some who do care, with great passion, but we also know many who don't! Kickboxing is the ugly step child to boxing in California and it NEEDS TO BE SEPARATED from boxing!
The straw has broke the camels back and the time has come for change! Who stays "IN" the circle and who should step "OUT" of the circle? Those associated with the commission know where they stand for our sport. Change is on the horizon and this time, its not just a desire and wishful thinking. The wheels have already started turning and things are in motion. As recently as the beginning of this year we thought it may be just a change of leadership that was needed. However, even that has come under question because no matter who is at top in the "State Commission" their hands would still be bound, by the commission itself. Should "ANY" commission oversee kickboxing in California? Pro or Amateur? After all we have seen, the answer is now even clearer... NO! We in kickboxing are tired of just being a paycheck to the commission without a voice. GOOD people with a great passion in our sport like Nelson "Doc" Hamilton have tried to change things, but his efforts have been without deserved rewards.
However, who should take control and how? We already have been given the answer which may include people like Hamilton. To add to this, you think MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) is dead in California? Think again... Those who have the ability to make changes have already stepped in and change is on the horizon with the help of the ISCF. More on all this in the coming week.
WEDNESDAY, April 21st, 2004, AT 10:00 PM, PT
THIS WEEKEND IN THE IKF!
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"IOWA
KICKFEST"
Waterloo, Iowa,
USA
Waterloo, Iowa, USA: This Saturday
night April 
24th, IKF Promoter Russ O'Connell (Right)
will host "IOWA KICKFEST"
at the Five Sullivan Brothers Event Center in Waterloo, Iowa, USA.
The event will feature two IKF Amateur title bouts which will include the quest for the vacant IKF Amateur IR Middleweight North Central Region Title between Nate Mohr of Iowa and David Flurry also of Iowa.
The other vacant IKF Title being fought for is the IKF Amateur FCR North Central Region Middleweight Title between Nick Anderson of Iowa and David Foreber of Wisconsin.
The nights undercard schedule was not available at press time. For more info please contact Mr. Russ O'Connell at (319) 234-1935 or by e-mail at Tkdoc07@aol.com
MORE WEEKEND IKF KICKBOXING!
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"Rumble On
The Rez!"
Camp Verde,
Arizona, USA
Camp Verde, Arizona, USA: This
Saturday night April 24th, IKF Promoter
Gary Lolman and the Yavapai-Apache Nation will host "Rumble On The Rez!" at the Yavapai-Apache
Nation Gymnasium in Camp Verde, Arizona, USA .
The event will feature 2 IKF amateur title bouts which will include the quest for the vacant IKF Amateur IR Lightweight South West Region Title between Rodolfo Carrillio and Chris Fleming.
REVISED AT 10:20 PM, APRIL 21st: Well known IKF Amateur Fighter Clifford Larson (R) will meet up with Sean Baca of New Mexico as the two fight for the vacant IKF Amateur IR Super Welterweight South Mountain Region Title.
The nights undercard schedule was not available at press time. For more info please contact Mr. Gary Lolman at (928) 567-1024 or by e-mail at glollman@yan-tribe.org
MORE WEEKEND IKF KICKBOXING!
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"King Of The
Ring IV"
Santa Barbara, CA,
USA
Santa Barbara, CA, USA: This Saturday
night April 24th IKF Promoter Domi
Tomate (Right) will host "King
Of The Ring IV" at the Santa Barbara Fairgrounds, Santa
Barbara, CA, USA.
The event will
feature another rematch between two great West Coast Fighters. This will be the
title defense of the IKF IR Light
Middleweight West Coast Title. Champion Raul Rodriguez (Left) of
Bakersfield, California will meet up with former Champion Mike Morello
(Right) of Santa Barbara California.
The first time these
two met, Morello won his title by KO at 24 seconds of round 1 on January
31st, 2003 in Bakersfield, California, USA. Rodrigues of course wanted a
rematch and Morello granted it. The second time was revenge time for
Rodriguez and both wanted it to be a 5 round battle instead of just the
required 4 rounds. In the end, it would be the 5th round that paid off for Rodriguez
as he defeated Morello TKO at 53 seconds of round 5 on August 8th, 2003
in Bakersfield, California, USA. Now Morello has been granted the
rematch by Rodriguez for the third and decisive bout. When the dust
settles, win or lose, Rodriguez will be turning pro while Morello
will set his sites on the IKF North
American Amateur Championships in August.
The nights undercard schedule was not available at press time. For more info please contact Mr. Domi Tomate at (661) 342-5222 or by e-mail at rodani@aol.com
MORE WEEKEND IKF KICKBOXING!
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Bret
Moses (R)
Fight
Party!
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
This Friday, April 23rd, the Georgia fight community will be
treated to the 2nd edition of the Friday Night Fight Party. 17 total fights
including 11 ISCF Mixed Martial Arts, 5 Boxing and 1 IKF
Championship Full Contact Kickboxing.
Georgia martial artists representing AFA, Alliance, LA Boxing, Tiger
Academy, Hardcore Gym, United Karate & Trammell's will pit there skills
against fighters from Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Tennessee and Alabama.
Mark Selbee of Atlanta, Georgia puts his IKF North American Heavyweight Full Contact title on the line against #4 ranked John James of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rising MMA star Jeff "LITTLE POPEYE" Bedard puts his undefeated MMA streak on the line against Ohio's Steve "THE WEASEL" Hallock. Promising prospects Junior Assuncao of LA Boxing and Damien Stelly of Alliance make their professional MMA debuts. On the boxing side, two of Atlanta's most promising up and coming fighters: Welterweight Ebo Elder & heavyweight Cedric Boswell, both of whom recently fought on high profile network broadcast cards, come to give their hometown fans a treat.
ISCF
Pro Welterweight: Jeff "Little Popeye" Bedard (AFA,
Atlanta, GA) V.
Steve "THE WEASEL" Hallock
ISCF
Amateur Super Heavyweight:
Cory Nesslehut (LA Boxing, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Vs
John Brown (Dixson Jiu Jitsu, Biloxi, Mississippi)
135 Lbs: Ebo Elder (18-1, 10 KO's) Vs William Rojas
(15-11, 8 KO's).Venue: The Atlanta Civic Center. Doors Open at 7:00 PM, Fights Start at 8:00 PM. For more info call Brett Moses at (404) 285-3535 or e-mail at not_tank@earthlink.net or go to www.thefightparty.com
MORE WEEKEND IKF KICKBOXING!
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"Kickboxing
Night!"
Northampton, England
Northampton England: This Sunday night, April 25th IKF Promoter Clive Matthews will host "Kickboxing Night" at the Moathouse in Northampton, England. Keeping in mind the schedule of bouts may change by fight time, as of this press release, Matthews has 4 Professional and 6 Amateur bouts scheduled. The tickets to the event include a full sit-down meal. For tickets call (In England) 07802 603030.
MORE NEWS OF 4-21-04
ROUFUS vs
TYSON
Reality Or
Dream?
Click HERE
and Scroll To The Bottom Article - ROUFUS vs TYSON
TUESDAY, April 20th, 2004, AT 8:10 PM, PT
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Moses Follows A Familiar Mix...
Kickboxing -
MMA - Boxing!
Friday
Night - April 23rd Match Ups - At The Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia,
USA
ISCF
Pro Welterweight: Jeff "Little Popeye" Bedard (AFA,
Atlanta, GA) V.
Steve "THE WEASEL" HallockISCF
Amateur Super Heavyweight:
Cory Nesslehut (LA Boxing, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Vs
John Brown (Dixson Jiu Jitsu, Biloxi, Mississippi)
135 Lbs: Ebo Elder (18-1, 10 KO's) Vs William Rojas
(15-11, 8 KO's).Venue: The Atlanta Civic Center. Doors Open at 7:00 PM, Fights Start at 8:00 PM. For more info call Brett Moses at (404) 285-3535 or e-mail at not_tank@earthlink.net or go to www.thefightparty.com
MONDAY, April 19th, 2004, AT 12:45 PM, PT
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RESULTS FROM...
"RUMBLE IN THE PARK
III"
Rockford,
Illinois, USA
Rockford, Illinois, USA: Congratulations should be extended out to Sky Drysdale for putting on an outstanding Show (Rumble in the Park III) in Rockford, Illinois. Close to a thousand people had the chance to witness Nine great fights in one of the most enthusiastic areas in the country. The Rockford area people really love their IKF Kickboxing.
With a full card and full house, Drysdale and his promotional team had things well organized and in control 100% of the time. Also, everyone had the chance to witness a marriage proposal in the ring immediately following the Main event. Here are the highlights of the remainder of the nights bouts...
Here are the highlights of the remainder of the nights bouts...
Congratulations to all the winners and great job of "Walking The Walk" by all the fighters on this night. And as well, best of luck to Laura Jo Wessels. We look forward to seeing her back in the ring as soon as possible. A Big THANKS to the Clock Tower Racquet Club who were absolutely the "BEST" to work with. What a beautiful facility and a GREAT accommodating staff! And of course, Thanks to Sky Drysdale for a great evening of IKF Kickboxing. For more info please contact Mr. Sky Drysdale by e-mail at SkyDryKing@aol.com
MORE RESULTS!
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RESULTS FROM...
Finney's In St. Louis!
For information about tickets please contact Jesse Finney at 314-608-3104 or finneys@finneyskickboxing.com
FRIDAY, April 16th, 2004, AT 6:00 PM, PT
THIS WEEKEND IN THE IKF!
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"RUMBLE
IN THE PARK III"
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Illinois, USA: This Saturday night IKF Promoter Sky Drysdale will host "RUMBLE IN THE PARK III" at the Clock Tower Racquet Club, Rockford, Illinois, USA. The event will feature 2 pro bouts and a full amateur undercard. As for the Pros, this will be a CO-MAIN EVENT. Shayne Adam of Illinois will face off against Rick Boyler of Wisconsin while Mike Winkeler of Illinois will face off against Rich Whitenack also of Illinois. Drysdale had 3 pro bouts planned which the third one was between Horace Craft of Wisconsin and Bryce Frank. However Frank pulled out of the bout just this week. Tickets can be attained still by calling (815) 968-5222. The doors open at 6:30 PM with the first fight starting at 7:30 PM. For more info please contact Mr. Sky Drysdale by e-mail at SkyDryKing@aol.com
MORE WEEKEND IKF KICKBOXING!
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Finney's
Show Offers Variety!
Is MMA a bigger hit
than Kickboxing?
St. Louis, Missouri, USA: Over the
last couple of years St.. Louis has been a big Kickboxing city, this is starting
to change. Last year Jesse Finney and the
ISCF
worked with the Missouri Athletic Commission to legalize Amateur Mixed Martial
Arts events in Missouri. This new law has help Shamrock
Promotions LLC. (Finney's Promotional Company) In the
past the St. Louis events had great Full-contact fights, normally anywhere from
8-11 bouts. Now that MMA is legal, more and more fighters are coming to Promoter
Jesse Finney wanting to get in the ring and fight.
The main event is more than two men fighting it out for the crowd. "Mean" Mike Green will be up against John Long, in a NHB fight. Long has been a boxer for several years and Green has been kickboxing and completing in MMA for a couple years. This feud started just as most fights outside the ring start... over a women. Long has disrespected Green's girlfriend and Green on numerous occasions, and now they have agreed to settle the differences in the ring. The rest of the card is as follows:
ISCF NHB:
Dustin Severs, St. Louis, MO -vs- Joe Mabin, Kansas City, MOFor information about tickets please contact Jesse Finney at 314-608-3104 or finneys@finneyskickboxing.com
MORE IKF THIS WEEKEND!
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Thai/Kickboxing - ExplosionXXX
Bedford,
England
Bedford, England: This Sunday, April 18th, IKF Promoter Nigel Thompson will present, Thai/Kickboxing - ExplosionXXX at the Corn Exchange in Bedford, England. The event will feature a full card of both Pro & Amateur Thai Boxing. Thompson hopes to feature as his Main Event the IKF England Middleweight Thai Boxing Title featuring contender Narginder Gill (Who is the current Area Title Holder) of Bedford England (8-2) vs (Confirmed on 4/17) Steven Jones of Manchester England (5-2). Doors open At 5:PM and the fights start at 6:PM. For tickets call 07831714383.
THURSDAY, April 15th, 2004, AT 10:40 AM, PT
It's Official!
IKF
& TKO Team Up Again For
2004 IKF/TKO North American Classic!
Today, Thursday April 15th it became official that
TKO
Sports Group(www.tkogear.com) has once again acquired the
naming rights to this years 2004
IKF/TKO North
American Classic! Although the Tournament has been expanded to a "North
American" format to include fighters from both Canada and Mexico, the
concept of the event stays the same. The yearly IKF
Sanctioned tournament is without a doubt the largest amateur "Kickboxing"
Tournament in North America. This year the event will again be held in at the
magnificent US Cellular Center Arena in
Cedar Rapids Iowa with the host hotel being the Crowne
Plaza. For info on this years "FINALS" event
Click HERE!
This will be the 6th year of the event that started in Council
Bluffs Iowa in September of
1999. As in all 5 previous Tournaments, Ringside
Inc. will again be a sponsor of this years event. When the tournament
started in 
1999 it was mainly due to the efforts
of 
Ringside Inc. Joe Taylor (Left)
along with others in the IKF such as Rob
Zbilski, Mick Doyle, Duke Roufus and IKF
President Steve Fossum to create a IKF/Ringside
USA National Amateur Tournament.
TKO
Sports has made a name for itself in the
sporting goods stores, however
their competition level equipment has not been in the main stream as much as
they would like. Recently TKO Sports and Ringside
teamed up and Ringside now sells selected
TKO Sports
merchandise in their Catalog. TKO Sports is also the exclusive equipment
sponsor for Amateur Boxing's National Golden Gloves Tournament.
TKO Sports
will supply gloves, headguards, shin pads and several other things agreed upon
with the IKF while ringside will be
involved with media assistance and supplying some of the Champion Awards as in
previous years. Watch for more news on the 2004 IKF/TKO
North American Classic here on the News page. To see what Regional
Events are currently confirmed Click HERE!
MORE NEWS OF 4-15-04
New Addition To IKF Rankings!
Many here know that a lot of fighters fight in both Kickboxing and Boxing. However, for a long time it was hard to research what kind of record these fighters have. The help of the IKF Rankings surly added to the sport, but the IKF is taking the rankings a step further. Recently we have added links to the rankings of the IKF Ranked Pro Kickboxers who have fought in Pro boxing and with those links, their current boxing records. The links are directed to a fighter data base hosted by www.boxrec.com. Boxrec.com offers a great data base for boxers around the world and has 217,086 Pro Boxers from around the world in their records.
Soon to be added to our rankings will be links to a fighters record in MMA/NHB. Currently our sister organization, the ISCF (Sanctioning Organization for MMA/NHB) uses the fighter database hosted by www.sherdog.com. Adding all this information to the IKF Ranked fighters name will give matchmakers as well as potential opponents a complete background of a fighter or at least as complete as we can offer.
Some of the records in the IKF Kickboxing Rankings the Sherdog.com Listings and Boxrec.com Listings can be a little off for some obvious reasons. Some fights such as those on Indian Reservations or unknown non sanctioned events may go unreported, thus making any of the 3 listing systems a bit incomplete. In addition are the kickboxing bouts we here at the IKF never hear of or MMA/NHB bouts Sherdog.com never hears of or even the Boxing bouts Boxrec.com never hears of.
Adding to this, the fighters too often tend to not inform us here of their updated records, especially losses and especially knock out losses. Hopefully while cross-referencing all 3 data bases we can keep most fighters records as up to date as possible. If you are a fighter and want to update your current record in the IKF Rankings please do so by e-mail at rankings@ikfkickboxing.com. Fights do not have to be IKF Sanctioned fights to count on your records and there is no charge for the update.
MONDAY, April 12th, 2004, AT 12:30 PM, PT
Christian Morales Is FIRST!
Amateur kickboxer Christian Morales wants to make sure he is "In The House" in August at the 2004 IKF North American Classic. Today, Morales who is from San Antonio Texas, USA (MuayThai, 172 lbs.) became the first official registered fighter for the 2004 IKF North American Classic. Morales' region (South Central 2) is a "Walkover region" this year with no scheduled regional which is how he was able to register so early. Morales trains at the San Antonio Martial Arts Institute under James Olsen.
To see the list of confirmed "Regional Tournaments" Click HERE!
FRIDAY, April 9th, 2004, AT 4:30 PM, PT
A.K. Promotions
To
Now Feature "ALL" Rule Styles!
Rocklin, CA, USA: After a discussion with a well-known practitioner of MuayThai and San Shou fighting styles, one of the most active promoter's in the state of California, Johnny Davis and his A.K. Promotions' company have decided to widen the fan base of the sport of Kickboxing. Davis will now be featuring all 4 IKF Sanctioned rule styles on his events that will start with his upcoming card in Rocklin, CA on May 7th.
He and assistant matchmaker Mike Marinoble will attempt to match two fights in San Shou and two in Muay Thai as feature bouts on the card. The remaining card will be in the Full Contact Rules (American style) and International rule styles formerly exclusive to Davis' events. "Recently I've attended some fights in the area and noticed something different about Muay Thai. The boxing skills seem to be much better than what I had witnessed in the past and there seems to be less holding and more head kicks! These fights were exciting with good techniques! Therefore we are excited to add these styles of fighting to our events."
Davis continues, "Every style seems to have their own fan base and we have decided to offer all kickboxing fans what they want while offering the fighters a platform to showcase their skills."
During Davis' fighting era there was one dominant fighting style in the U.S. which was above the waist full contact rules. However, times have changed and especially on the West Coast where full contact is not as popular as in the midwest and east coast. Davis has several ideas as to how to educate his fans as to what type of fight they are about to see which will help the fans better understand each bout. Davis adds, "My company's logo is dedicated to preserving the longevity of the sport, I hope this test is a step in the right direction." Adding to Davis' local exposure will soon be his local Triple "F" TV Show in the weeks ahead which will give more exposure and educate viewers about the variety of styles involved in the sport of kickboxing.
Well Amateur Fighters... The welcome mat is out. For
those interested in participating in A.K. Promotions' May 7th event under/in ANY"
rule style can contact matchmaker Mike Marinoble at (916) 704-6730 or
at www.AKPromotions.org
(916) 780-7483. Forward March!
NOTE: AK
Promotions are only seeking those within driving distance and willing
to drive to this event.
TUESDAY, April 6th, 2004, AT 12:40 PM, PT
IKF Point Kickboxing Competitors
Motivated
by 4' Trophies!
Results from
April 3rd PKB in Roseville, CA, USA
Reported by
Johnny Davis
Roseville, CA,
USA: It would not have taken much for one to see that
there was lots of tension brewing before this past weekend's
IKF Point Kickboxing
event. The competitors paced the halls of the Lord's Gym as preparing for an
Olympic event. The looks intensified has the rumor of the beautiful four feet
trophies came to fruition as they were being unloaded from the delivery van. "Oh
man, I want to take one of those babies home," I witnessed one
participate whisper.
I knew then…it was on!
I will say this again and again, if you like Kickboxing, you are missing out on some great and exciting action at these events! These events may offer as few as 20 matches or as many as 100. Regardless of the number of bouts, for only a $5 ticket to watch it all, any way you look at it, it's non stop FIGHT ACTION! The diversity of the participants range from seven to forty seven and all of them wanted to drag their own "four foot trophy" out and load it in their vehicles. Some would have this honor while others would have to wait until next time.
All are literally winners at these events because every
participant receives an award for having the courage to enter. The
always-supportive IKF Chief Referee Dan
Stell ( at left from 
previous event) took the lead officiating
all of the bouts. Also, Master Instructor Rubi Navarro (Right)
of Navarro's Kenpo and Muay Thai Kickboxing of San Francisco, CA gave decisive
calls to each bout.
The little ones started the matches for the day and the action was the impressive. Gabiella Orteza of Rocklin edged out a victory over the tough Matteo "Machine Gun" Contartese also of Rocklin, CA in the PK-14: 8-10 year old! This was a tough match to call and went into a one-minute overtime! Evan Morrell of Rocklin won his third, First Place trophy out of his last three PKB events with a win over Jessica Cullen (2nd Place) and Sean Cronin (3rd Place) both of Rocklin. Evan really understands the concept of Point Kickboxing as his continuous rapid-fire kicks and punches bombards his opponents!
Rich Davis of Rocklin, CA is getting more impressive each time out. He throws an assortment of spin kicks combined with jump kicks and lands punching in a varied of combinations that dazzles the onlookers! On Saturday his first win came over the aggressive twenty nine year old Lilia Garciaof San Francisco, CA who ended up taking 3rd Place. Lila was the only women in this event and had to fight in the Junior Boys Advance division. Because of her small stature, this division suited her best. The junior boys where her size and were fairly even in regards to their skill level. Next, Davis would meet the always-improving Cameron Jones of Rocklin in a tough match that went, two additional overtime rounds. In the end, Davis took home the 1st Place trophy while Jones finished in 2nd Place. Those in attendance loved the action and both Rich and Cameron understood even more the importance of conditioning!
Jason Susdorf of Woodland, CA, is a junior with skills that will need to be reckoned with if he continues in the PKB events but more so, if and when he decides to go into the real, full contact events. His moves are slick and cagey! His thin built reminds me of another great blast from the past Curtis "the explosive thin man" Bush. Jason won first place while Eric Rivera of Sacramento, CA took 2nd Place. Aaron Wieand of Rocklin, CA finished in 3rd Place. Jason is the son of Woodland, CA instructor Mr. Dell Susdorf who was beaming with pride as he carried his son's trophy out of the gym.
In an exciting men's lightweight division, Jeff Cessford of Sacramento would take first place over Lincoln's Alex Orteza who finished in 2nd Place. Jerimiah Lewis of Woodland, CA took 3rd Place. Orteza looked as though he would take the division with his impressive win over Jermiah but due to poor conditioning was barely able to complete the last bout. He vows to be more prepared for future events and is eager to prove he can rise to the top.
The PIR 27 (International Rule –low kick-) Beginner lightweight division saw Steve Rivera of San Francisco, CA take home 1st Place with a close decision win over Chris "the cerebral assassin" Lugatiman of Vallejo, CA. In the final division of the evening, (PIR 32- Advance Heavyweight) the flexible and talented Charles Caesar of San Francisco, CA took the first place trophy home with a tough overtime decision win over Zak McBride of Sacramento, CA. Bill Huchet also of Sacramento took third place.
All the first place winners were excited to win the four-foot trophies! They seemed eager to get back and show it off to their friends! If you want to get your students started the right way…make sure they take the right and first step out of the gym with IKF Point Kickboxing. Hope to see you at the next on August 7th!
Special thanks to all the event officials for all their support. Also all of the parents from my Kickboxing program out of Rocklin, CA. Thanks too, to some of the newcomers like those from the Marcus Reaves Academy of Martial Arts of Sacramento and Darryl Liner's Kenpo and Karate of Sacramento. Thanks also to World Eagle Claw Martial Arts, Navarro's Muay Thai and Kickboxing, Woodland Self Defense School of Karate and Kickboxing, Aztec Kickboxing of Dixon, CA. and the others I may have missed. If you would like to host an IKF Point Kickboxing event or would like more information contact me (Johnny Davis) at (916) 780-7483 or e-mail me at johnnyd@akpromotions.org or see my site at www.AKPromotions.org
MONDAY, April 5th, 2004, AT 4:00 PM, PT
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Results From The Fredericksburg
Fight Fest
Hess
Edges Kernan
For
Vacant IKF US Amateur Title!
Fredericksburg,
Virginia, USA
Promoter
Chris Manual
Reported By Craig Smith Virginia
IKF Representative
VACANT IKF
Women's Amateur FCR US Lightweight Title
Nicole Hess vs
Stephanie Kernan
Here are the results of the nights Undercard
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