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FRIDAY, June 30th, 2006, AT 9:20 PM, PT
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Breaking Records...
In 2005, the number of fighters registered as of the first deadline was 112. As of today, the first of several deadlines, (Click HERE to see all the deadlines) we have 114 Registered Fighters ready to "Walk The Walk" at this years 2006 IKF World Classic at the US Cellular Center Arena/Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids Iowa, USA...
We still have several weeks yet, and just a few of the additional teams that have verbally confirmed and will have their registration papers in soon include, Team England, Team Norway, Team Mike Miles, Team Hess, and many more...Keep watch to see who gets added next by clicking HERE.
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Congratulations To Calleros
For His Victory In Japan
Current IKF World Champion Fernando Calleros of El Paso, Texas, USA avenged a loss he has wanted to for years. Back in 1996, Callaros lost to Kozo Takeda by decision. The 31 year old Callaros never disputed the loss, but he has always wanted a rematch. Yesterday, he got that much desired rematch as he defeated the 33 year-old kickboxer Kozo Takeda of Japan in a K-1 Super Fight that took place in Tokyo, Japan on the World Max Final undercard.
Here is the bout rundown as written by
Monty
DiPietro, K-1 World Max 2006 reporter.
The bout was the Main
Superfight of the night.
Calleros made an aggressive start to this one, charging in early with a
barrage of punches to score a down. A rattled Takeda closed up and
managed to ride out the round, but faced a similar Calleros attack in
the second. Takeda stayed on his feet this time, and rallied somewhat
midway through with low kicks and a knee, but the Japanese fighter was being
out-adrenalined here. His head down and his fists flying, Calleros
advanced again in the third, and although Takeda was now using his low
kicks to ward off the American, the strategy came too late to salvage a draw,
and Calleros came out ahead on all three judges' cards.
THURSDAY, June 28th, 2006, AT 4:25 PM, PT
IKF Promoter Johnny Davis (Right)
thought it would be a good time to re-post an article written back on July 15th,
2003 about the IKF and our forthcoming
IKF World Classic Amateur Kickboxing Tournament this
July 28th, 29th and 30th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
A Stance for Something
Supporting the IKF World Classic
Tournament!
By Johnny Davis
2 Time Pro World Kickboxing Champion
Since childhood most of us have had to take a stance for or
against something. Often times, the mental or emotional
urges to follow the group in doing
something that we knew was wrong or detrimental to us were the toughest to
fight. We faced challenges in our adolescence that called for taking a stance.
Remember when a "friend" would ask you to stay out longer than
the deadline your parents had given? Some of us followed our parents' request
while others 
went the opposite direction
only to suffer the consequences of those actions...the wrath of our parents! As
adults we deal with taking a stance on our jobs, with our children, spouses, and
so on. Sometimes, not knowing if we are right or wrong but just following our
hearts to what we feel is the right thing to do and hoping for positive results.
Relying on our past experiences to show us and our loved ones the best way to
proceed is never easy but nonetheless pertinent to our daily successes or
failures.
Recently, 
Kickboxers
have had to deal with the reality of other amateur tournaments that seem to
spring up everywhere, alluring the "hungry for a fight"
Kickboxer to make a decision. For the past four years the
IKF has been building the most successful
Kickboxing tournament in the history of the sport. Now in it's fifth year, most
who have attended are pleased with the outcome of the IKF
Nationals. Other organizations have recognized the success of the IKF and are now eager to produce their version of a
National and/or North American tournament. The decision to try and support all
of these tournaments may have financial and enduring consequences that all of us
will have to deal with.
We will have to decide or take a stance on whether supporting
other tournaments is helping to further grow our
sport or diluting it in a way that
diminishes the longest running and most successful tournament. Thereby, taking
away the strength of a solidly laid foundation that could be the answer to
convincing major potential sponsors to pour badly needed revenues into the
dehydrated "spit bucket" we have had for many years. We are
now starting to reap a few rewards of the hard work done by the IKF. 
For
example, more sponsorships, a TV deal, and a Kickboxing magazine to name a few!
Some will argue they are more concerned with keeping their fighters busy than massaging any group's letters. Others will say that they support Kickboxing in general and the more tournaments the better. All of these views may be true and have their strong points. However, here is something to consider for example. When it comes to finances, some may find that choosing one tournament over the other will be their only recourse, resulting in one tournament losing out on a valuable competitor(s). Thus, possibly reducing the overall participants numbers to a level not respected by potential sponsors etc. So the real questions are do we take a stance for what has worked for us the past four years or, do we jump ship to chance the waters of the unproven? Is it better to have four or five small tournaments or one or two large ones? Are we willing to deal with the consequences of our actions in the potential demise of our sport...again? Or, should we continue to ride the wave of success that we have witnessed with the IKF / Nationals?
I don't necessarily
see where supporting other tournaments will ultimately cause the demise of our
sport and I also think one should follow their heart to what is the proper thing
to do based on their situation. Keep in mind the questions posed above. But
certainly there lies ahead a bigger challenge for the IKF
and that is to continue to grow and make events even better than in the past.
The IKF must continue to give the
fighters, trainers, promoters and the fans what they want. The IKF must continue to prevail to the hearts of those
who have committed their support to the IKF,
regardless of their commitments to other organizations.
My mother, when I was a child, and my wife today constantly remind me of these cherished words "Johnny, either you stand for something are you'll fall for anything!"
Therefore, my objective and stance is unclouded and I'm willing
to deal with whatever consequences that may
befall me.
I have witnessed firsthand the
IKF fulfilling today my childhood dreams
that never materialized for the sport of Kickboxing in the past. So today, my
stance is for the potential bright future that has been established by the
IKF's commitment to offer the best in
growing our sport since its inception ten years ago! My stance is for
consistency and to one day offer consistent opportunities for fighters to get
more fights and make the kind of money that enables them to live beyond the
meager means that many live in today! My stance is for fighters and
trainers to get the recognition they deserve for their undying commitment,
desire and hard work to become the best! My stance is for securing the
hopes and desires of those not yet born but who will also dream of obtaining
prosperity and longevity in this great sport of Kickboxing! My stance...
is for the IKF! Forward
March!
We hope to see you at this year's IKF World Classic...the true test for the Best Amateur Kickboxers in the World!
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RESULTS FROM LAST WEEKS
"FIGHT NIGHT!"
At The Big Kahuna
IKF Promoter Randall Stephen Hall & The Big Kahuna in Jackson, Tennessee, USA completed another edition of IKF Amateur Kickboxing last Thursday night. Here are the nights results.
For more info on the event, contact Randall Hall at (731) 426-5297.
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RESULTS FROM
"Fairfield
Fight Fest"
Fairfield,
California, USA
This past Saturday night, June 24th, IKF Promoter Tim Stell hosted another edition of his "Fairfield Fight Fest" at the Allen Witt Center in Fairfield, California, USA. The event featured amateur Muay Thai and one Amateur San Shou bout.
For more info contact Mr. Tim Stell at (707) 290-8192 or by e-mail by clicking ltdkickboxing@yahoo.com
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RESULTS FROM
"4th
Annual Battle At The Jambaloya Capitol"
Gonzales, Louisiana, USA
By IKF & ISCF Associate Representative Michael Gordon: First time IKF & ISCF Promoter Donald Mayeaux hosted his first IKF & ISCF Sanctioned event, "4th Annual Battle At The Jambaloya Capitol" this past Saturday, June 24th at the St. Amant High School Gym in Gonzales, Louisiana, USA. Approximately 5 to 600 fans were in attendance for the 9 bout fight card. The only "Hick-Up" for the event was when a severe thunder storm moved through the area causing the venue to lose power. This outage put the show two hours behind and hurt attendance but after the delay, those still in there were all ready to "Bring It ON!" Here are the nights results below.
Further notes about the show. Ben Poole was to fight Brantly Wilson. Poole's trainer called two hours before weigh-ins and informed the Promoter that Poole had to deal with some personal issues from the night before the event and was not going to be able to fight. Guy Girouard called on Wednesday and informed the promoter that he was unable to fight. The reason being he had taken a fight on the previous Saturday and got injured (broken ribs) on the show. He had a firm commitment with this promoter for his event for two months in advance, took a short notice fight on the weekend before this commitment and got injured. With the very short notice the promoter was unable to replace him and lost the entire fight. He was to fight Brandon Warr. Girouard has been suspended for his action of booking an additional bout after his commitment inside 30 days prior to this event.
For more info contact Mr. Donald Mayeaux at (225) 673-2046 or by e-mail at americanwarrior@eatel.net
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The FALSE & Malicious
Rumors Need To Stop...
Or Our Sport Will!
There is no room for petty politics in this sport. However, sometimes, people need to make public responses in regards to false rumors that are being talked about. This response or defense is needed because some tend to believe such rumors to be true. The air here needs to be cleared so that we can all move forward. We apologize for bringing those of you not involved into all this but we have no way of knowing who all the people this particular rumor has reached, so we determined it best to have the following post made here.
Yesterday a person named
David posted on the Kickboxing Message Board the Thread entitled,
Are the Nationals going to happen this year?
Here below are David's questions and our responses as posted yesterday,
June 28th:
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We want to Thank David for bringing up these question on the Kickboxing Message Board. After the posting of our responses yesterday, several trainers and fighters have called us to thank us for the reply and that they will now rush in their registration papers.
This was because these people were told by a certain person some comments lead to be true about this years IKF Tournament. This person, who's name needs not to be mentioned, said, and we will quote, "Man I think the IKF is cancelling their tournament" or "I think that IKF tournament was cancelled."
This action is an ultimate "Low Blow" by someone who would like to see this event fail for his own happiness or personal gain. In doing so, this person jeopardized the success of this event, and also jeopardized the opportunity of many amateur fighters who planned to "Walk The Walk" and take home one of the 2006 IKF World Classic Championship Belts!
However, now Thanks to David's question, the IKF was able to shut down this rumor and get back to the work associated with making this event, like the "Seven" others before it, the Largest Amateur Kickboxing Tournament and the most prestigious of its kind. We hope others here who may have heard the same comments will now continue to move forward and..."Walk The Walk" at this years 2006 IKF World Classic.
FRIDAY,
June 23rd, 2006, AT 11:40 AM,
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GAME OVER
For
Tonight's Knuckle Up Event At Cowboy's
Cobb County's Building Inspector Puts Stop To Show!
Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Special From knuckle Up Productions, 11:36 AM-PST:
Due to situations beyond our control tonight's Knuckle Up MMA show at
Cowboys is cancelled. Effective at 12noon today our venue, "Cowboys"
had their Certificate of Occupancy pulled by Cobb County's Building Inspector
due to massive amounts of violations of the "life safety code".
Knuckle Up was completely unaware of any issued between Cobb County and Cowboys until 10:AM today. Knuckle Up executives were present in a meeting with Attorneys for both Cobb County and Cowboys as well as Cobb Counties Building Inspectors and Fire Inspectors. After listening to all parties involved it was very clear that Cowboys was not a safe place for us to host our Fans and Fighters.
We apologies for any disappointment or inconvenience this is sure to cause but we are committed to rescheduling this event at another date a location yet to be determined.
In the event that you purchased advanced tickets or tables they will be honored at our next event. If you want to be refunded your money we will make that possible late next week at one of our locations once we collect and audit all pre-sales. Please check back for updates at www.KnuckleUpMMA.com or www.KnuckleUpFitness.com
ISCF: You can also check for updates here on the ISCF News Page or our Events page
For More Info Contact Mr. Chris Stolzman at (404) 247-5494 or cstolzman@velocitykickboxing.com
POSTED AT 3:55 PM, PT
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RESULTS FROM
Pure
Force III
"Maximum Impact"
On Friday night June 16th, HCX Mixed Martial Arts and Standing Ground Entertainment hosted non-stop ISCF Mixed Martial Arts and IKF Muay Thai Kickboxing action on their Pure Force III "Maximum Impact" event at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, Illinois.
Here are the nights results below:
For more info please contact Mr. Brian Thompson at HCX Mixed Martial Arts and Standing Ground Entertainment (815) 557-1734 or go to www.pureforcemma.com
THURSDAY, June 22nd, 2006, AT 12:15 PM, PT
THIS WEEKENDS IKF ACTION
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TONIGHTS
"FIGHT
NIGHT!"
At The Big Kahuna
IKF Promoter Randall Stephen Hall & The Big Kahuna in Jackson, Tennessee, USA are once again ready to "Bring it ON" with more IKF Amateur Kickboxing tonight. Here is the fight line up for tonights event below;
For more info on the event, contact Randall Hall at (731) 426-5297.
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Knuckle Up Productions Presents
"GAME OVER"
Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
WHEN: Friday
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LTD PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
"Fairfield Fight Fest"
Fairfield, California, USA
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Donald Mayeaux Presents
"4th Annual Battle At The
Jambaloya Capitol"
Gonzales,
Louisiana, USA
TUESDAY, June 20th, 2006, AT 4:10 PM, PT
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Arkansas Welcomes IKF &
ISCF At
Champions of the Rock
July 8th - Little Rock Arkansas, USA
IKF Arkansas, USA: July 8th is upon us and those in Little Rock are hoping to crush the barrier of Kickboxing and MMA in their state. For the first time the IKF and ISCF will be sanctioning their first event in the state of Arkansas. "We are hoping for a good show that will hopefully break that barrier." Said event promoter and long time IKF supporter David Oudthone.
The event is entitled, "Champions
of the Rock" and will be held at the Clear Channel Metroplex
in Little Rock Arkansas. As of today the following bouts are confirmed:
Geoff
Porter, Local hero vs. Garrett Johson
out of the Scott
"Conan" Mincey Fighting Gym in a Full Contact Rules
bout.
Kayla
Oudthone, Current IKF Central
Regional Champion and 2005
IKF NAC Tournament Champion and local Superstar
from the Team Prathet Thai Camp in Jacksonville, Arkansas vs.
Ashley Altman of Atlanta Georgia in an
exciting International Rules bout.If you know of a camp that can match-up a fighter vs following fighters, please have them call or email Promoter David Oudthone at (501) 541-6681 or by e-mail at oudieman@hotmail.com
For more info please contact Mr. David Oudthone at (501) 541-6681 or by e-mail at oudieman@hotmail.com
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IKF World Champ Calleros
To Fight In Japan!
Current IKF World Champion Fernando Calleros of El Paso, Texas, USA will be going to Japan to take on Kozo Takeda in a K-1 Super Fight. This will be a rematch between these two. Kozo defeated Calleros by decision back in 1996. Since then Kozo won a World Muay Thai Title in Thailand at the famous Rajadamen Stadium and was the runner -up in the K-1 Tournament in 2002.
However Callaros also won a World Title. He won his IKF Pro IR Super Welterweight World Title on June 26th, 2000 when he defeated Miguel Reyes of Tijauana, Baja CA, Mexico, by unanimous decision, 96-92, 97-91 and 97-91 in Sacramento California, USA. Callaros has never been challenged for his title so he has kept it ever since.
Callaros is thankful to K-1 USA Promoter Scott Coker who helped him set up the rematch. "It's only 2 weeks notice, but I'm in pretty good shape and I have won 3 of my last 4 comeback fights." Said Callaros.
REVISED By The
IKF On 6-27-06:
The fight Callaros
lost was to a very tough and well known English fighter, George Pattison.
The bout was for the WKU World Title. Malcolm Martin, a much
respected editor of four of the UK's martial arts magazines was at ringside. He
had Pattison 3 rounds ahead. Many other top coaches and judges present
on the night were all in agreement. This was a close fight and Callaros
fought tough, but Pattison worked constantly for every second of every
round.Callaros also had trouble getting in his required kicks, missing
them in several rounds.
Callaros himself thought there were some questionable calls though. In round 3, Callaros landing what he thought was a solid spinning back kick. Referee Andy Hill stepped between the two fighters and paused the bout and Callaros thought he was going to give Pattison an 8 count. Instead, according to sources, Hill saw it as a low kick and did not gave a standing 8 count.
A few moments later Hill stepped between the two fighters again, but this time it was to warn Callaros for an illegal back fist strike. The event Promoter, Mr. Colin Payne added, "It was a close fight, that's what you get with two of the best fighters in the world."
The decision was merited and certainly not the result of any 'home town bias' which was the news we were given in a previous fight report. We felt it important to make it clear that Pattison is indeed a great fighter, as is Callaros, but on this day, Pattison was the better of the two, We would also like to add that referee Andy Hill is one of the most active and best referees in the united Kingdom and he made no bad calls during this match-up. Callaros himself said, "I lost a very close 12 round decision against probably the best super welterweight, 6'2", full contact fighter I have ever fought, George Pattison is a great fighter!"
Congratulations to Pattison for his win and let's hope it will be Callaros day in Japan in a few weeks.
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POSTED AT 9:00 AM, PT
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RESULTS FROM
IKF England
Ferneham Hall, Fareham, England
This past Sunday, 18th June at the Ferneham Hall in Fareham,
England, new IKF Promoter Luke Carter
put on a fantastic show! Being his first event, you would expect some problems
here and there, but if you were watching, you would have never believed it was
his first. The venue (being sold out), the fight card and Carter
himself were First Class! On top of all this the fight of the
night left everyone asking "When is the return?"
We will
keep you posted on this!
Below are the nights results:
MONDAY, June 19th, 2006, AT 5:00 PM, PT
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RESULTS FROM
Rage At The Radisson!
Ultimate Boxing and Kickboxing
Special To The IKF: This past Friday night (June 16th, 2006) the Sacramento, California Radisson Hotel started the Fourth of July fireworks off early! All in attendance witnessed some exciting boxing and kickboxing action and everyone seemed to leave asking one question...when is the next one? This writer does not have that answer just yet, here's hoping it will be soon! This was one of the smoothest events to date promoted by Roseville's Uppercut Promotions headed by Nasser Niavaroni, a world class trainer for boxing and kickboxing. The event was in association with A. K. Promotions' Triple F Kickboxing Entertainment.
Navaroni was psyched for weeks trying to hold things together as he had to patch up several last minute dropouts. But to his credit, he never gave up and in the end had a very successful show in regards to the exciting matches that were presented! Unfortunately, he was not able to repair the fight of his prize pupil "The Hitman" Eric Reagan, who's opponent gave such short notice that he would not be available for the fight, Niavaroni had no time to replace him. The fact that Reagan is a world class boxing contender sporting a record of 25-2 with 18 KO's and an undefeated record of 24-0 in Kickboxing, its not the easiest task to find him an opponent. However, Niavarroni is vowing to get an opponent for the 6'3" Reagan in the next event! (date to be announced soon.)
Moreover, popular MMA fighter and Sacramento native Nick Dias was suppose to fight in his second boxing match but injured his hand weeks before. IKF Super Welterweight Amateur Kickboxing Champion Christian Gonzales of San Francisco, California had an on the job injury that was bad enough for him to pull out early in the matching of the event. We know for sure that both of these fighters are true champions and will be back in the fight arena soon! We await their return! "Its the fight business and these things happen" said Niavaroni. His profound understanding of the aforementioned statement is the reason he is resilient in his approach to never give up!
Niavaroni was also vowing the event would kick off on time and all fights would run consecutively ...he was successful again! All night, from start to finish, the ring was filled with action and the crowd seemed to love each and every minute!
The evening started with a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem performed by Sacramento's 16 year old rising star Alexis Whitherspoon! What a voice! Her performance set the stage for what was to be an exciting evening of boxing and kickboxing mania! We would also like to thank Alexis' mom Mrs. Bobbie Hammond Witherspoon for assisting with the excellent photography! She may now be seeking a new career!...
As mentioned in an earlier article, the serious tone and the
top conditioning at the weigh-in of all the fighters gave
hint of a silent rage building in each
of the combatants as they prepared to battle the following evening. It was
evident last night as the rage presented its self in the fury of each kick and
punch thrown with bad intentions!
The first fight of the evening featured two novice fighters. The fight crowd really enjoyed the match as both men gave their best, landing nice punches and kicks to the head and body, but in the end John Duenas of Antioch, California pushed the envelope a little harder and won a unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28 & 30-27 over South San Francisco, California's Kyle Rideau.
Next, the heavyweights took center stage as big, cool and
collected Jim Chapman of San Jose,
California who has fought on this card
several times, came out to take care of business like a pro. In fact his
demeanor and actions are in many ways like that of a pro although he only has a
total boxing and kickboxing record of 7-0. It may not be long before we hear an
announcement from Jim... but we will see. Jim took on the 'dreaded'
Josh Goessling of Sanoma, California. Not so dreaded because of his
decent fighting skills but more so because he wore dreadlocks that touches his
hips! It was kind of intriguing to watch the match wondering how the fight
would be affected by the hair. Overall, it was not much of a hindrance but the
big hair could have added to his fatigue as he was badly winded from the big
uppercuts to the head and knees to the body from Chapman resulting in a
stoppage by referee Dan Stell at :30 seconds of round 3.
Trainer George Tutsui of Concord, California is one of
the most confident trainers in the area and knows in his fighter's ability. We
are sure that confidence comes from the fact that Tutsui was a former
world kickboxing champion with massive skills. George knows that his
fighters are good and well trained and will let you know in private that his
guys are the guys to beat. This night would be different! Julian Bowers
is one of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. He's very personable and
eager to fight...perhaps too eager! All of this is good but for one problem.
His opponent, newcomer to the area Josh Rossi of Santa Rosa,
California, trains out of Napa,
California and is also a super nice guy and very eager to fight. To add to
this, both guys looked as though they lived in the gym with chiseled abs and
biceps to boot! They were ready! When the bell sounded, it was Rossi
that came at Bowers like a bull in a china cabinet! Although, a little
limited in skills, this guy knows how to fight and placed punches and kicks as
needed! Bowers never got a chance to show the highly technical skills
he processes. At 1:15 of round 1, the fight would be over as Rossi
landed a hard hook to the head of Bowers dropping him! Bowers
attempted to stand but staggered badly showing the referee that he was too hurt
and could not continue! The crowd enjoyed the action and erupted as the stoked
Rossi encouraged them to do so! One would guess we will see more of
Rossi in coming events!
Finally, it was time for the rematch! Dave Dennison of Santa Rosa, California was on a mission! He came to weigh-ins sporting his mohawk and serious attitude to let everyone know that he was there to avenge his lost to the talented Luke Riddering of San Luis Obispo, California. In digression, Riddering is the real deal! You must see this guy in action! Highly skilled, Super nice and clearly loves to fight! His boyish looks are very...very deceiving but one thing is for sure, we are looking at a future champion if he continues on his quest! We've remarked in previous articles that IKF Champion Christian Gonzales has the IT factor and still believe this is true... Well, we've found another one! There are a lot of good fighters out there but few who have the IT factor that will give them a presence in and out of the ring that screams CHAMPION...that's Cool Luke!
Dennison came into the fight with bad intentions as he
was the aggressor throughout the bout. However, he constantly ran into left
hooks and flying knees to the body! In fact, earlier Luke what was
asked of his plan for the fight and he said Plan A was to get another
devastating knockout as he did in the first
fight when he landed a perfect round
kick to the head of Dennison knocking him cold! People are still talking
about that KO today! Plan A did not work in part because Dennison
probably had it in the back of his mind. However, later in the fight, Riddering
would land kicks to the head of Dennision but did not get the same
result but delighted the enthusiastic crowd! In the end, Dennison had
to again go home with a loss, at least this time he went the distance losing a
Unanimous Decision, 30-27, 29-28 & 30-27. Riddering is now poised
to fight for a title soon and we hope that we can bring that fight in the next
Ultimate Boxing and Kickboxing Event in Sacramento. However, if Luke wants to "Solidify"
his "IT Factor" status, there is truly only ONE
place to do so. To "Walk The Walk" at the
IKF
World Classic next month in Iowa... Let's hope he makes the
trip.
The main event of the evening featured talented Pro boxer Otis Griffin (13-1-2) of Sacramento, California. Griffin took on the very cagey and tough Mike Word (3-2-2) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Word was the "Word!" was No joke!
This guy can fight and he kept Griffin's fans at the edges of their seats throughout the eight round fight as he landed hard body shots and a few good right hands to the head of Griffin! This was a true test for Griffin and showed that although he came to fame by winning Oscar De La Hoya's Next Great Champ Reality TV Show...he is the real deal! Otis can fight too! He seems to be getting better as time goes on. Fast hands, good technique and always in great shape, he will be a force to reckoned with in the coming months! All of the aforementioned skills allowed Griffin to maintain control of the entire fight! Slipping and countering, he gave true account of his full boxing arsenal! Griffin won the tough fight with a Unanimous Decision. The world of boxing should take notice of this fight because Mike Word was for real and Griffin handled him!
Kickboxing fights were matched by A. K. Promotions' - Triple "F" Kickboxing Entertainment. For more information contact Johnny Davis at (916) 205-4762 or by e-mail at johnnyd@akpromotions.org or go to www.AKPromotions.org Special Thanks to sponsors Silvarado Building Material of Sacramento, California.
FRIDAY, June 16th, 2006, AT 1:45 PM, PT
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Kickboxing
Fighters Take Weigh-Ins Seriously...
And Are Ready to Go!
Special From AK
Promotions: There is no doubt that the fights tonight at the
Radisson Hotel in Sacramento will be awesome!
All fighters scheduled to do battle
made their agreed weight last night at the official weigh-ins and are ready to
"Bring It On!"
All of them had an anxious edge as they seemed confident that
they would win their matches...of course - that was until they saw their
opponent... In an instant expressions of confidence loomed at a distance and
went to more of a lets wait and see attitude.
All of them saw their opponents come in looking ready and fit! All of them will need to definitely bring their "A" game. Well, "A games" are what makes a great night of fight entertainment as we are expecting this evening!
At right, WBO Special Champion and Main Event for tonight's (Boxing) fights, Otis Griffin of Sacramento, CA takes a pose with kickboxing matchmaker Johnny Davis. (Above Right). Griffin had no trouble making his weight and said "he's ready to go and wants to make quick work of his opponent!"
His opponent Mike Word (Above Left) makes his official weight as California Commission representative Mr. Bobby Ponzio examines scales for accuracy. If you have not made plans to attend...you should come out and enjoy this local evening of exciting boxing and kickboxing!
Here is how the Kickboxing card is scheduled as of weigh-ins last night
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Kyle Rideau of South San Francisco, California (144, 5-7", 0-0, trained by Tubsco Kickboxing) will face off against John Duenas of Antioch, California (144, 5'8", 0-0, trained by Guila's Kickboxing ) in an International 'Low Kick' Rules Bout.
Jim Chapman of San Jose, California (200, 6'1", 4-0/1 trained by American Kickboxing Academy) will meet up against Josh Goessling of Sonoma California, (200, 6'4", trained by McFarlands Kickboxing) in an Amateur Muay Thai bout.
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Julian Bowers of Concord, California (165, 5'11", 21, trained by George Tutsui) will meet up against Josh Rossi of Napa, California (165, 5'10", 5-1, trained by McFarland Kickboxing) in another Muay Thai match-up.
The big kickboxing bout for the night will be a rematch between Dave Dennison of Santa Rosa, California (175, 5'11", 11-10 trained by Billy Olsen) and Luke Riddering of San Luis Obispo, California (175, 5'10", 6-0 trained by John Hackleman).
Rounding out this exciting night of action will be several Professional Boxing matches featuring top contender Otis Griffin of Sacramento, California. Griffin was the winner of Oscar De La Hoya- Next Great Champ Reality TV Show!
Also on the Pro Boxing card will be
James Jefferson Vs
Branden Mahoney
Andrey Kim Vs
Alex Perez
Yohnny
Perez Vs
Daniel Quevedo
The Kickboxing fights were matched by A. K. Promotions' - Triple "F" Kickboxing Entertainment. For more information contact Johnny Davis at (916) 205-4762 or by e-mail at johnnyd@akpromotions.org or go to www.AKPromotions.org - Tickets available at at the Door! Doors opens at 7:PM- Fights start at 7:30.
THURSDAY, June 15th, 2006, AT 7:45 PM, PT
THIS WEEKENDS IKF ACTION
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Pure Force III
"Maximum Impact"
This Friday night June 16th, get ready for another great night
of MMA and Muay Thai action featuring some of the hardest hitting fighters in
the Midwest. 
Pure Force III "Maximum
Impact" will amaze and entertain you with non-stop Mixed Martial
Arts and Muay Thai Kickboxing bouts. Pure Force III
will feature over 10 bouts, plus an amazing Pro-Main Event Featuring The
Professional Debut of Joe Spiker. Joe has made his mark as an amateur
fighter and is now ready to prove to the pros he has what it takes to get to the
top. Spiker will be testing his skills against a very strong opponent in
his debut, when he faces the dangerous Billy Stamp who is an MMA vet.
Gyms will include HCX International, Olympic Arena, Iron
Academy, Carlson Gracie Team, Peoria Athletic Club, Pekin Martial Arts, Kil's
Taekwondo and Kickboxing, Team Damage, Team Shockwave, Team Takedown, KTAP
Fighting, Michigan Sports Camp, and more. This ISCF
Mixed Martial Arts and IKF Muay Thai
Kickboxing event will be held at the Luxurious Tinley Park Convention Center
Located at 18501 S. Harlem Ave. Tinley Park, IL 60477. The After Party will be
held at Bananas Bar and Grill within
the Holiday Inn Select
at the same address.
For Tickets Call (815) 730-3800 For More Info and Seating Chart, Logon to www.pureforcemma.com
MORE IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND
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MORE IKF NEWS OF 6-15-06
POSTED AT 10:10 AM, PT
Should
Pro Muay Thai
Do More Than 5 Rounds?
And More To Think On...
The arguments of "Tradition"
will always weigh strong whenever any change is suggested. However, change has
also improved things around the world. The question on the table today has to do
with the number of rounds a fighter can or should fight. Tradition from Thailand
have showed us that Muay Thai was made to be a 5 round fight. A 5 round fight
with 3 minute rounds and 2 minute rests. However, some time ago, someone "Invented"
the term, "Modified Muay Thai". ??? When many of us first
heard the term we thought, "So it's SORTA Muay Thai... but it's not?"
Modified Muay Thai allowed fighters who wanted to use their knees, but not their elbows. still say they were fighting "Muay Thai". Traditional Muay Thai fighters , trainers and supporters were probably as angered by the word "Modified" as much as many of us here were with the phrase "Cardio Kickboxing".(See The END is NEAR for FAKE Kickboxing Schools!)
Traditionally, Muay Thai "IS" Muay Thai. However, if several want to "Lesson" the weapons of this traditional art of fighting, why not extend the action? Modified Muay Thai has many now calling it "K-1 Rules". Name recognition is always important and if the words Muay Thai don't work, K-1 might. In K-1 Rules, the clinches are the big difference and depending on who's saying what, the use of knees and elbows very as well.
With this being said,
lets go back to the number of rounds question. If we are a promoter and we
schedule a "Modified" Muay Thai or K-1 Rules bout that has
say, no elbows, no clinching and only 2 minute rounds, why not extend the rounds
to say 10 for a World title fight, as is the case now for International Rules?
We ask this because the "Less Rounds" argument for Muay Thai
was solely based upon how tired a fighter gets in the clinch, the length of the
3 minute round and the punishment they could take from knees and elbows. But
take all of this away except the knees and what do you have?
In U.S. States like
California, no elbows are allowed in any Kickboxing.... (Yet in MMA it's
Ok... Go figure... We can address that in another article) So, if you have
no elbows, limited or no clinching and 2 minute rounds, what would be wrong with
seeing a 7, 8 or 10 round Muay Thai fight? Nothing is being done to change this
right now, but the concept has been brought up to us here and in return, we
would like to know what you think. As a traditional Muay Thai fighter or
trainer, as well as a non Traditionalist. What are the pros and cons of such an
idea? should we sanction some Muay Thai or Modified Muay Thai style fights that
are more than 5 rounds just to see how it goes? What could it hurt? remember, we
are only talking about professionals here, not amateurs.
But hey, since we brought up amateurs, who established the rule and why are amateurs only allowed to fight 5 rounds? Imagine some of the past great title fights we have seen and how they could have turned out if more than 5 rounds. OK, maybe that's asking a lot for a fighter who doesn't get paid, but it's just a thought. If we really want to open up the discussion, WHY is above the waist fighting called "Full Contact?" Isn't it ALL FULL CONTACT? Can't we come up with another name for it and if so, what would it be???
Well, these are some great topics for you guys to think about, but lets take it a step further and make productive use of the message board. we have started threads for the following topics and we hope you offer your thoughts on them all. Here are the threads and a direct link to them all below.
Muay Thai - More Than 5 Rounds?
This thread
was started by admin for responses to the article on the News page about having
some, "Modified" Muay Thai bouts longer than 5 rounds. We look forward
to your thoughts and posts on this.
Amateur Bouts - More Than 5 Rounds?
This
thread was started by admin for responses to the article on the News page about
having some, Amateur bouts longer than 5 rounds. We look forward to your
thoughts and posts on this.
Better Name For Full Contact?
This thread
was started by admin for responses to the article on the News page about
creating a new name for "Full Contact Rules Kickboxing". We look
forward to your thoughts and posts on this.
WEDNESDAY, June 14th, 2006, AT 9:45 PM, PT
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It's A Family Thing...
Han Champions From Texas Are
Coming Back
For MORE
IKF GOLD!
As in every year of the big IKF Tournament, there are those who return to prove to the World that their victory was no fluke. To prove to their peers that they are indeed TRUE Champions. This year it will be no different and the first 2005 IKF Champions to return to "The Show" will be an entire family of Champions, the Han Family.
There has been some
Great Champions come out of Texas. However Texas didn't bring home any IKF Tournament Gold until the 4th year of the
Tournament. That year the Lone Star State welcomed home 7 Champions.
Kornelija Numic,
Dallas, Texas, USA, trained by Steve Goin, won the Woman's FCR: Light
Welterweight: 137.1 lbs. - 142 lbs. Champion.The magic continued for Texas in 2003 when 5 more Texas Fighters brought home IKF Gold.
In 2004 John Vakidis became a Three Time Tournament Champion. Sharing the Texas spotlight with him was Tommy Alcozar Jr. trained by his father Tommy Alcozar Sr. and Christopher Salinas who was also trained by Alcozar. However, as in the Super Bowl, "Dynasties" change. None of these fighters made it to the 2005 IKF Classic, but in their place were the New Stars of Texas. Hey everyone, meet the Han Family.
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Last year, armed with tons of fight experience, all 4, Stephanie, Jennifer, Abraham and Heather entered the tournament. However, when all the matchmaking was complete, Jennifer (22) was left standing alone with no one to fight. As for the others, ALL THREE took IKF Titles home to Texas! So out of spite, lets just say chances were pretty good (As far as from what we saw the others do last year) that Jennifer would have followed in her family footsteps. As of today though, 2006 will be much different. More on Jennifer for 2006 below (First Match-up).
One thing to point out about this Family Team. Their respect, appreciation and self discipline they showed at last years Tournament really made them stand out! They didn't walk in as a bunch of "Tough-Guys" or "Tough Girls". They simply walked around with a welcoming smile on their face the entire weekend. However, when they stepped through the ropes, they were all Business! This is what we feel takes a Fighter to a Champion and a Champion to yet another level of respect among their peers.
This is how many of the fighters are at this event and we could not be more proud of ALL the Fighters! All of them each and every year work hard to earn the money it takes and make many personal sacrifices while training hard to show up to "Walk The Walk" and hope to bring home the Gold!
Will the Han's be the only fighters to Represent Texas in July in Iowa at the 2006 IKF World Classic? will we see Team Alcozar there again, or fighters from Troy Dorsey, Steve Goin or Chuck Best? Or will there be new trainers stepping up to "Walk The Walk" for the IKF World Classic Gold? We will all have to wait and see as we draw closer and closer to "The Show!"
MORE IKF NEWS OF 6-14-06
FIRST MATCH-UP...
At The 2006
IKF World Classic!
This year Jennifer Han won't have
to worry about having a match or not. That's because she will meet up with the
very first fighter to register this year, Cynthia Bress of Denver
Colorado.
Han is 22, 5'5" and registered at 125 lbs. Bress is 26, 5'3" and also registered at 125 lbs. Both will meet up in the Woman's International Rules Lightweight Division.
Bress brings a record of 4-1 to the Tournament. Han
on the other hand, like many of the Texas fighters we have encountered, brings a
much more experienced record to the ring. Her amateur boxing record alone is
listed at 86-16 while last year she listed her amateur kickboxing record at
85-4. Regardless of their records, as nearly everyone reading this knows, all
records go to 0-0 when the fighters step through the ropes. Who knows, these two
may not even meet... If more women register into their division, they could face
other fighters first which means both would have to win to work their way to
their potential meeting. Still, as we said above, we will all have to wait and
see what happens as we draw closer and closer to "The
Show!"
Read more on Bress below in the
article, "WHO WAS FIRST?"
MORE IKF NEWS OF 6-14-06
A Special Note To The Central East USA Region
As many here know, last
weekend IKF Promoter Will Smith
hosted the IKF Central East Regional. Will
and all the others involved did a great job in organizing this Tournament on
such a short notice. However, it wasn't so much the Tournament that we want to
talk about here, since we already did below, but instead, a certain comment that
keeps being brought up. It was again brought up by some individuals at this
event and again, we were asked about it this week as we have been asked for the
past several weeks. Because we are tired of responding to it, we feel we need to
clear the air on it. This is NOT an attempt to bash anyone, it's just to
make something VERY CLEAR since the comment is an outright false
rumor that has been going around claiming we said or wrote in an article
something we never did.
We never said "We don't need the East Coast Fighters" or "We don't want them at the IKF Tournament" or "We don't need those 30 fighters from the East." These rumors were started by someone when some back stage politics were being discussed between us here at the IKF, several individuals in the Central East and eventually, another tournament there, and it simply got out of hand.
What was said was that a certain person told us in an e-mail that others in the Central East region will do as he does and if he chooses not to go to the IKF World Classic Tournament, others will do as he does and won't either.
Our response in an article we did here this past
April (A Look At The 2006
IKF WORLD CLASSIC) was more along the lines of;
"If
this is true, and no one from the Central East come to the IKF event this year, than we will be about 30
fighters short this year."
We say "More along the lines" because the article was later edited since we saw no need for some of the things that were said in it. Still, No one here ever said we could care less about the estimated 30 fighters (a number used since over 30 fighters came from the Central East region last year), or the Central East Fighters or ANY Fighters for that matter. Lets be honest here, who in their right mind would EVER make such a statement? It would be regional Suicide and the Central East, like ANY region is very important to us here at the IKF and not just for this Tournament, but always! We care about ALL fighters. If not, why would we be doing this tournament for our 8th year in a row!
Lets all be honest here. Things get said in the heat of arguments and all of us involved are more than sorry for our differences, our actions as well as the damage that was done from it. It was unprofessional as well as physically and mentally destructive in many ways, especially when a few others were brought into the discussions that didn't need to be. This person said something in an e-mail and we said something in our article. Later, what we said was changed by someone as they spoke to people verbally, but not us. We think this needed to be said so this can end here and now. As for the other individuals who were involved in the political issues of all this, all of us have smoothed out our differences between us and we all now hope BOTH Tournaments, if not ALL Amateur Tournaments around the globe are supported by as many Amateur Fighters as possible and are all a great success For the Greater Good of the Sport!
The opportunities for Amateur Kickboxers are far more today
than they were 8 years ago when we did the first ever IKF
Tournament. Back then there were no Amateur Kickboxing Tournaments in the USA
and only 1 in North America which was done by Trainer and promoter Mike
Miles. This year the Amateur fighters around the Globe will have somewhere
in the range of 5 or 6 Tournaments in North America alone they can attend if
they can. Not to mention the other opportunities around the world.
Enough
of the politics!
Lets all get back to work as we prepare to "Walk
the Walk" and "Bring it ON!"
Or as Johnny
says, "Forward March!"
TUESDAY, June 13th, 2006, AT 10:05 PM, PT
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Gladiators Clash on Milwaukee's
"Festival of Fights" Supercard
Whitesel & Zuniga
Crowned Gladiators Champions
By Rob Hinds -
ISCF Event Representative: Gladiators
Fighting invaded Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Ramada Convention Center Grand
Ballroom Saturday evening,
June 3rd, 2006,
with a monster show of force called "Festival
of Fights." IKF and
ISCF Promoters
Duke
Roufus and Scott Joffe and their Gladiators Fighting "Festival of Fights"
Celebrated an evening of Exceptional Athletes. The Gladiators
Fighting Series put on another successful exhibition of the world's
greatest combat sports.
In an exciting exhibition showcasing two of the world's most popular combat sports, Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts, fans witnessed what many are calling one of the best Gladiators fight cards ever.
On a star studded night every fighter let it all hang out in the squared circle in front of a loyal, boisterous Milwaukee crowd. From the under card through the main event, every bout was worth the price of admission and then some.
Orlando, Florida's
Striker Productions was on hand filming the show for the Mayhem
Fighting Series television and DVD properties. "The Ultimate
Fighter - Season 1" reality show favorite and UFC Star Stephan
Bonnar was in attendance to assist veteran commentator Jay Adams
with calling the fights for Mayhem.
Seated ringside were former NFL defensive superstars Gilbert "The Gravedigger" Brown and Santana Dotson of the 1996 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers, Joel Przybilla, the 7'1" center of the NBA's Portland Trailblazers (formerly of the Milwaukee Bucks) and actor/comedian Dustin Diamond, more commonly known as "Screech" from the hit television show "Saved by the Bell." All of the personalities took a turn as the third man in the broadcast booth and as the dvd will show, each did an exceptional job behind the mike.
To begin the
evening of events with a bang, all amateur fights were outstanding. Those
enjoying victory include: Eric Markgraf, Jon Eldridge, Mike "The
Volt" Vaughn, and Adam "Bomb" Vander Veen.
The main card continued to please the crowd with an array of knockouts, submissions and hard fought battles making the judges decisions very challenging. The action was fast and furious in all bouts as fans watched the action live in the ring or on 1 of 8 video and plasma screens placed throughout the venue. This was an A-1 show from start to finish!
Two new Gladiator Champions were also crowned in Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing on this exciting night. Here are all the bout results below:
is now the
Gladiators Fighting Middleweight Mixed Martial Arts Champion. In an
ultimate show of sportsmanship, Serrano (with an ice pack taped to
his injured knee) asked to be able to help present the title belt to Whitesel.
Now that's class.
who put up quite a battle in a losing
effort. If Dauck gets his wish, fans can expect to see an explosive
rematch between these two warriors in the near future.
"Festival of Fights" was presented by John Ellenbecker's All Construction and Shepherd-Express.com and sponsored by the Branded Steer Restaurant, Cush Lounge, Euro Cafe Bar, Joey Buona's Pizzaria & Restaurant, On the Border, Share Chemical Corporation, Sunbusters, Tendercar, and US Beef.
For More Info Contact Mr. Duke Roufus at (414) 319-1151 or by e-mail at dukeroufus@wi.rr.com or go to www.GladiatorsKickboxing.com or www.GladiatorsFights.com
MORE IKF NEWS OF 6-13-06
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ANOTHER NIGHT OF RESULTS FROM
"FIGHT NIGHT!"
At The Big Kahuna
Anthony Maness, IKF Tennessee, Representative: IKF Promoter Randall Stephen Hall & The Big Kahuna in Jackson, Tennessee, USA once again provided IKF Kickboxing action last Thursday night. Here are the results from last weeks show and the fight line up for this Thursday nights show below them.
For more info on the event, contact Randall Hall at (731) 426-5297.
MONDAY, June 12th, 2006, AT 11:55 PM, PT
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RESULTS FROM THE
IKF CENTRAL EAST
REGIONAL SEEDING TOURNAMENT
June 10th, 2006 - Durham, North Carolina, USA
IKF Durham North
Carolina, USA
IKF Promoter Mr. Will Smith and
his Vanguard Promotions staff presented
the IKF
Central North East Regional Seeding Tournament in Durham North
Carolina at the beautiful Marriott Civic Center this past Saturday, on
June 10th. This was the first time ever that an IKF
Regional Tournament was held in Durham and in the state of North Carolina.
From the opening bell the Full Contact and International rules bouts were electrifying! We would like to thank all the Officials, fighters and spectators who came out to make this regional a success. It would be impossible to give credit to all of the folks who helped make this event a shinning success. First we would like to recognize the referees for this event, Mr. Ronnie Copeland and Mr. Lee Brennen. They impressed everyone with their professionalism and effectiveness as third men in the ring. A special thanks also goes out to Ms. Lori Burney who assisted with the bracketing and bout order. She successfully arranged all the bouts and got the fighters to the ring on time.
Of course we would like to give thanks and recognize the IKF Event Representative, Mr. Ray Thompson for a job well done. You just can't say enough good things about Mr. Thompson. He is a constant professional and a real attribute to the IKF and to the sport of kickboxing. Vanguard Promotions has made it clear that they look forward to working with him again on future events.
Last but not least, we want to thank IKF Regional Director and Promoter Mr. Will Smith for his hard work in putting this Tournament together in such a short notice.
Listed below are the results from the IKF Central North East Regional Seeding Tournament.
For more info please contact Mr. Will Smith at (919) 632-7242 or by e-mail at VanguardPro@nc.rr.com - For more info about this regional click HERE!
MORE IKF NEWS OF 6-12-06
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RESULTS FROM
IKF SOUTH CENTRAL
REGIONAL SEEDING TOURNAMENT
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
IKF
Regional Promoter
Jeff Mullen has completed his south Central regional Seeding Tournament.
The event took place this past Saturday at the New Daisy Theater on
Beale Street in "Elvis Town" Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Here are
the results below.
For more info please contact Mr. Jeff Mullen At (901) 406-2460 or by e-mail at jmullen@memphis.edu For additional news about this regional click HERE!
MORE IKF NEWS OF 6-12-06
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Ultimate Boxing and Kickboxing
Presents
Kickboxing
& Boxing
Friday, June 16th - Sacramento, California, USA
IKF Promoters Nasser Niavaroni and Johnny Davis are all set for their June 16th show at the Radisson Hotel at 500 Leisure Lane in Sacramento, California, USA. The Main Event of the night will by a Professional boxing bout featuring winner of Oscar De La Hoya's "The Next Great Champ" reality TV show, Otis Griffin of Sacramento. Griffin's opponent is Marcus Parnell of Portland, Oregon.
The Main Event was
suppose to feature former IKF North
American Pro Champion Eric Regan (Right) against former IKF Amateur Champion and veteran of over 90 amateur
fights (Last known amateur record to the IKF
was 100-11), Tommy Alcozar Jr. (Below Left) of Texas.
However last week Alcozar
called Niavaroni and in so many words said "I will not be
fighting, and I am pulling out of the bout." All this without a more
legitimate reason to do so other than his opponent being Eric Regan.
Ok... So who could blame Alcozar for his decision. Making his Pro Debut against a fighter who is the former ISKA Professional Middleweight World Champion, former IKF Professional North American Champion, 2 Time IKF Amateur Champion with an overall kickboxing
