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TUESDAY, July 31st, 2001, AT 5:30 PM PT
Marinoble
Stops Kimber In The 8th In
MALAYSIA to Win World Title!
But The Truth Is... Both Were Winners For Kickboxing On This
Trip!
IKF Pro North American Super Middleweight and IKF Pro U.S. Middleweight Champion Dave
Marinoble (Left, coming off the plane in Sacramento, CA
with IKF Director of Marketing,
Johnny Davis) of Roseville
California, USA can add the finishing touches to his awards shelf this week.
Marinoble stopped former IKF Pro Middleweight World Champion Tommy Kimber of Salem, Massachusetts, USA at 1:08 of the 8th round in Kuala Limpur MALAYSIA at the Shah Alam Stadium last Saturday night.
The win crowned Marinoble as the new and still undefeated, IKF Pro Full Contact Rules Middleweight World Champion. A full bout and event story with pictures to come later this week...
But There's More...
This was not just a great fight and a great event with over 5,000 in attendance.
Marinoble (Right with Trainer
Greg Kirkpatrick ) and Kimber
made 
us all proud in another way as
well... Last week, the two had to spend a lot of time together promoting this
event leading up to the fight. They attended every special aberrances together
which included event press conferences and several TV and Radio show interviews,
lunches, dinners and more.
Our hats go off to them both for being Champions out of the ring as well. Their public presentation and representation of the sport of kickboxing to the country of Malaysia was FIRST CLASS! They made us proud to have them contending for an IKF World Title. Even after the bout, the two continued to promote the sport and work together in a positive way as they toured the town the following day. Their efforts out of the ring appears to be a big reason why the promoters may want them both back again later this year against different opponents.
Once again, Thank You Dave and Tommy, your efforts and professionalism in representing our sport like true Champions did not go unnoticed.
SUNDAY, July 22nd, 2001, AT 6:00 PM PT
THE
WAIT IS OVER!
Kimber
& Marinoble Are Off To Meet In
MALAYSIA!
Over 2 years ago, Tommy Kimber (Left)
Salem, Massachusetts, USA fought the greatest fight of his career when he beat
long time World Kickboxing Champion Curtis Bush to win the IKF Pro Middleweight World Title. The bout was
little noticed since it was on the undercard of his brother Dick Kimber's
bout against Don "The Dragon" Wilson for the IKF Cruiserweight World Title.
But as if that wasn't enough, it was also overshadowing by the bouts between Rick Roufus and Stan Longinidis, Paul Biafore against Bernard Robinson and Mike LaBree against Kevin Rosier. Tommy's bout was little noticed because all these other mentioned bouts on that night in Massachusetts were seen on the PPV Event. However Tommy's great bout wasn't seen because of PPV Time restrictions with the event. As often happens, one of the greatest bouts was never seen by millions.
However, this coming Saturday, Tommy Kimber will be the star at center stage as he defends his IKF World Middleweight Title for the first time against IKF North American Super Middleweight and IKF U.S. Middleweight Champion Dave Marinoble (Above Right)
For quite awhile there, Kimber and Marinoble were probably the 2 most frustrated fighters in the world. In a span of 6 months, this World Title Bout was scheduled and cancelled "3" Times until finally being confirmed for this next Saturday night, July 28th in Kuala Limpur MALAYSIA at the Shah Alam Stadium. Later tonight, Kimber and his trainer, brother Dick Kimber, Marinoble and trainer Greg Kirkpatrick and an entire IKF officials staff (IKF President Steve Fossum, Referee Dan Stell and Judges Brooks Mason and Chuck Wolfe) will all fly in from around the U.S. to meet together in Los Angeles airport to depart on the same plane bound for Malaysia. All will make the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 095, 20+ hour journey and arrive in Malaysia at approximately 11 AM Tuesday morning. (The Time clock is a big difference...) From the moment they get off the plane they will have their days filled with several big press conferences and media appearance. This will truly be the biggest bout of their dynamic careers and from the purses involved, one of the greatest in kickboxing ever.
The event is promoted by Wings Promotions and TNT Kickboxing with event assistance from "Total Sports" of Malaysia as well. All under the guidance of Mr. Andre Thomas and Mr. Vincent Lee. It's been an event that all involved have been working on finalizing for the last 1 year and a half.
Kimber has 24 Wins to his credit with 4 Loses. 12 of his wins have come by way of Knockout or TKO. He's the current IKF FCR Middleweight World Champion and won his IKF World Title against 3 time ISKA World Champion Curtis Bush (Retired now) back in 1999. Marinoble has 15 Wins to his credit with no loses and 2 draws. 7 of his wins have been by Knockout or TKO. He's the current IKF Middleweight U.S. Champion and the IKF Super Middleweight North American Champion. Both fighters come to the ring with a flashy style of fighting. Both have Kung Fu training in their backgrounds as well. Flashy spin kicks, spinning backhands and more are all part of a normal fight for these two so the crowd is sure to be pleased regardless of who walks away with the World Title Belt.
Speaking of such, as previously reported in a past IKF Article, the line is long behind them of other middleweights awaiting their shot at the Champion. Whoever wins is sure to stay busy in the challenge department. in no particular order, starting with IKF Light Middleweight World Champion Anthony Bartinelli of Phoenix, Arizona, USA who would like nothing better than to hold "2" IKF World titles. He's followed by IKF Middleweight European Champion Austin Caverley of Worcester, England, IKF North American Middleweight Champion Eric Regan, of Roseville, CA, USA, IKF Super Middleweight European Champion Dave Wilson of St Helens, Merseyside, England, IKF Middleweight British Champion Wullie Robbie of Glasgow, Scotland and thats just the title holders. Don't forget the non title holders who are all top contenders as well which include, Middleweights Trevor Ambrose of Bournemouth , England, Evgeny Muzychin of Soligorsk, Belarus, Lex Easdon of Paisley, Scotland, Ernie Kitterman of O'Fallon, Illinois, USA and Tommy Bottone of Middle Island, New York, USA, just to name a few. But the list continues with IKF Super Middleweight European Champion Dave Wilson of St Helens, Merseyside, England along with Victor Tereshenko of Vitebsk, Belarus, Ronnie Deleon of O'Fallon, Illinois, USA, Stanley Dickenson of Providence, Rhode Island, USA and others in nearby weight divisions. So as anyone can see, the Middleweight Divisions are occupied by a lot of company and none of its very friendly if you know what we mean...At least for whoever comes back with the IKF Middleweight World Title anyway...
But there's more to this story... Win or lose Saturday night, Tommy Kimber has his future sites set on another possible opponent. He wants to move up in weight in hopes of a possibly "Family Rematch" and face Don Wilson who knocked out his brother, Dick Kimber the same night Tommy won his IKF World Title against Bush. Wilson recently vacated his IKF Cruiserweight World Title to move down to the Light Heavyweight division. This is what Tommy Kimber is really hoping for. A World Title bout against a legend of the sport, Don Wilson. Does Tommy want it for revenge of his brothers loss though, or just a shot at the Legend himself? Who knows his true reasons.
The marketing hype would be an easy one on such a bout... "The Brothers Revenge!" Wilson would welcome it as well, but it may be a better movie plot with that kind of title and especially for the money involved... No sense in Wilson walking away from a 6 or 7 digit movie deal to fight for real for chump change. Any fighter would agree. Wilson has nothing to prove after winning 10 different World titles anyway..., so making the bout may be hard for the promoter, provided Kimber can find one willing to put up the $$ necessary to bring "The Dragon" back in the ring. However Tommy needs to stay focused on his bout with Marinoble now. Marinoble isn't looking past Kimber at all. His sites are set square on Kimber and the World Title Belt around his waist. Marinoble's not just hungry for this World Title, he's starving for it! But Kimber has no plans of giving it up at all, especially in the ring... Wilson is just a dream match for Kimber now. He too knows the most important bout of his career is right in front of him which makes it better for those in Malaysia...
This is sure to be a GREAT WAR!
MORE News Of July 22nd, 2001!
POSTED AT 4:45 PM PT
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USH!
Cung Le
& SanShou
Rock The HOUSE In San Jose CA,
USA!
Sorry readers, but we we warned you.... If you wanted to see one of the Greatest San Shou Events Ever, you should have been at the West Valley College in San Jose, CA, USA last night, Saturday, July 21st! If you missed it, MAN! Did you miss it!
However, the 2,000 plus people who didn't miss it were witness to 8 IKF San Shou Title Bouts with some great San Shou exhibitions as well. This event was truly one of
"The Greatest Amateur San Shou Event in America!"
World Famous San Shou
fighter Cung Le and his staff from UsH
Entertainment feature the BEST Amateur San Shou Fighters from across
the USA!
Le had some other World Famous stars in the house along with him on this night as well. In attendance was legendary martial arts star, Bob Wall (Left). For two decades Bob Wall was a force on the tournament circuit placing 1st or 2nd in every major karate championship from 1965 to 1972. He was also a member of the legendary quintet of Chuck Norris, Mike Stone, Joe Lewis, and Skipper Mullins sweeping the world professional titles for 1970, 71, & 72.
In addition to his championship career in the ring, he was also the only actor to appear in three Bruce Lee movies. His most notable role was as the evil O'Hara (Right) in "Enter The Dragon," one of Warner Brothers top ten grossing films of all time. He and Lee were very close friends; they shared a special bond that lasted until Lee's untimely death. To this day Mr. Wall speaks often and fondly of his departed friend. for more on Mr. Wall, click HERE!
Also in attendance was famous NHB
Champion, Frank Shamrock (Left) and David Krapes of
World Black Belt.com(Right).
The main excitement happened in the ring though on this night and here's a look at the results of the nights Amateur San Shou Championship Action!
BOUT 3: IKF Amateur San Shou
Cruiserweight U.S. Title:
JAMES COOPER (20-2/1, Houston Kickboxing, Houston, Texas, USA)
defeated BRIAN MADIGAN (8-3/2, Brent Humby, EBM Kung-Fu
Academy, Oakland, CA, USA) by unanimous decision.
Lets don't forget the Special Exhibition by 2 Great Pro San Shou fighters. The
nights star of course, Cung Le (Left)
himself and 
his IKF Pro U.S. San Shou Champion student,
Rudi Ott! The two thrilled the crowd with
several dynamic San Shou throws mixed in with explosive kick and punch
combinations in a quick but exciting 2 minute exhibition round. Great job in the
youth Exhibition as well by Steffany Cornejo and Matt Dong of
Cung Le's San Shou Club and of course, the Cung
Le USH Demo Team.
A Special Thanks to the event
sponsors,
A-1 Fence, Oxy-Water, Discover Chiropractic, The Beauty Spot and Discoteca El Indito.
For more info, please contact Mr. Cung Le and USH! ENTERTAINMENT at (408) 729-4900 or e-mail at CUNGLE@CUNGLE.COM.
You can also check out the Cung Le web site at:CungLe.com.
MORE NEWS OF JULY 22nd, 2001!
Posted AT 1:30 PM PT
K-1
Has New Superstar As Ignashov Wins Nagoya GP
Alex MacDonald,
IKF Japan
In a K-1 tournament that
many believe boasted the most talent all year, a confident 23-year-old Alexei
Ignashov (Right) walked away the winner with a berth in the Grand
Prix Final in Tokyo. There he will join Jerome LeBanner (winner of
the Osaka GP), Ernesto Hoost (winner of the Melbourne GP),
the soon to be decided winner of the Las Vegas GP, the winner of the K-1 Japan,
both finalists of the repechage tournament in Fukuoka and a fighter selected by
K-1 producer Kazuyoshi Ishii.
OPENING ROUND
Mike Bernardo vs. Takeru
Takeru,
though not known for precision techniques or striking power, is respected for a
feistiness that has earned him victories over K-1 Italy finalist Berbachi
and two time K-1 South Africa champion Andrew Thompson. Against Bernardo
he showed no fear and took the fight to the dangerous boxer. Unfortunately, his
strategy of trying to hold the head and using knees backfired at the end of the
first round as Bernardo's body blows dropped the spirited Japanese
fighter. The second round started with something we'd expect to see in pro
wrestling. Takeru attempted a flying knee and got tagged in the air by a
left jab that had a clothesline effect. Punches to the head and more body work
later sent him to the canvas and the towel soon followed. Bernardo TKO ROUND 3.
Lloyd Van Dams vs.
Bjorn Bregy
At 201cm in height and
weighing 120kg, Bregy is not the kind of fighter who is used to being
backed up. Van Dams, on the other hand, is credited with the hardest low
kicks in the K-1 and for never taking a backward step. In three rounds, Bregy
couldn't managed to break through the Dutchman's tight defense or match the low
kicks and thereby lost the decision. Van Dams WINS BY
3 ROUND DECISION.
Andrew Thompson vs. Cyril Abidi
There were some concerns about Abidi's
chin since he had dental surgery in May this year, but his loss in this fight
cannot be attributed to any surgery. The young Frenchman took the unheralded K-1
South Africa champion lightly and completely ignored any form of defense. He did
connect with some good combinations and one even buckled Thompson's
knees but an overhand right jarred Abidi into reality and an immediate
second eight count ended the fight. Thompson TKO
ROUND 1.
Alexei Ignashov vs. Petar Mjstorovic
The second generation Peter
Aerts (Ignashov) and the second generation Andy Hug
(Mjstorovic) fought a very close contest. In the second round a
flying knee by Ignashov sent the Swiss opponent to the floor. Although
the skilled
Mjstorovic still had lots of fight left in him, there was not enough
time to make up for the spread in points the down had cost him. Ignashov WINS BY 3 ROUND DECISION.
SEMI FINALS
Mike Bernardo vs. Lloyd
Van Dams
Bernardo was set to meet the fighter who would
be the hardest of his career. The South African's legs have always been his weak
point. LeBanner, Hoost and the late Andy Hug have all collected
wins against him due to this weakness. His forte on the other hand, is his
boxing skill and punching power. Van Dams' power kicks and tight defense
would be daunting enough but the fact that he has only been stopped once in his
entire career only made the task seem more impossible. Peter Aerts
couldn't knock him out and neither could Ernesto Hoost nor IKF World Champion Matt Skelton. The
question was : What could Bernardo do against someone who is hard to
hit, hard to hurt and who possesses the best offensive tools to match his own
weakness?
Bernardo hoped that Bregy, taking the Dutch tank three rounds, may have taken a bit of the snap out of the low kicks. He soon realized that he was in for a tough fight. In the first round, there was little he could do to get past the tight defense or to evade the frightening low kicks. The second round was a little closer in terms of points scored but Bernardo's legs were suffering more damage. The third round had Bernardo landing more strikes but by the end he was gasping for breath. Van Dams, the ever advancing juggernaut, needed to be pushed off to get room to launch combinations. This was nothing less than an exhausting chore. After three rounds, one judge gave the fight to Van Dams and the other two called it a draw which meant an over time round was needed. A knee to Bernardo's groin caused a time stop and allowed him to regain his breath. When the fight resumed, Mike made sure to score more than his opponent and took the decision. Bernardo WINS BY "4" ROUND DECISION.
Alexei Ignashov vs. Andrew Thompson
Thompson, encouraged by
his performance against Abidi, tried to catch the Red Scorpion cold.
Ignashov, however, is nothing if not patient. When the pace settled,
Alexei felled his adversary twice with punch-knee combinations. Ignashov KO In Round 1.
Bernardo receives a doctor stop
The knee that Mike Bernardo received to
the groin was ruled too severe to allow him to enter the final match by the
event physician. From a wheelchair, he apologized to the Nagoya fans and
promised to do better next time round. K-1 producer, Kazuyoshi Ishii (Left)
then announced that Lloyd Van Dams would advance to the final.
Although the groin injury is the official reason, there is little doubt that the damage to the legs would have also been enough to stop Bernardo from continuing. Two years ago Peter Aerts eked out a victory over Van Dams and was lucky to have two months to recover before the next round. Last year, Ernesto Hoost was less lucky and managed to only hold off LeBanner for one round before throwing in the towel as a result of the low kicks he receive in the earlier match with Lloyd.
FINAL
Alexei
Ignashov vs. Lloyd Van Dams
If
Bernardo was tailor made for Van Dams, then it can be argued
that Van Dams himself was tailor made for Ignashov. In fact, the
only KO loss of is career came from the fearless Red Scorpion. Ignashov
used his height and reach to keep the Dutchman from advancing. He threw front
kicks to the body and face and when Van Dams managed to close the
distance he was fighting off dangerous knees (that is how he got knocked out
last time). How well did this work? Well, Van Dams averaged 22 kicks
per round against Bregy and 23 per round against Bernardo, yet
only managed 5 per round against Ignashov. Of course, Van Dams
did the best he could with a punching game and after three rounds the judges
called the fight a draw. If fighting 3 rounds more than Ignashov (Lloyd
fought 10 at this point in the evening to Alexei's 7) wasn't a
factor in the overtime round, then being 10 years older certainly was. As hard
as Lloyd fought, Ignashov gave a little more and won the judges
approval. Ignashov WINS BY DECISION.
Although Ignashov will be
going to Tokyo Dome, Lloyd Van Dams (who fought a total 11 rounds)
didn't walk away empty handed. His second place finish earned him a berth in the
repechage tournament in Fukuoka along with the three other second place
finishers Adam Watt, IKF World Champion
Matt Skelton (Right) and the runner up in the upcoming Las Vegas
USA GP. The remaining four entries will be K-1 superstars who were either upset
by lower tier fighters (in other words- 'They choked.') or fighters who
were undefeated but too injured to continue in the tournament. Filipovic
and Abidi are the two examples of the former while Sefo and Bernardo
are the two examples of the latter. With all eight spots now filled, it will be
interesting to see how the K-1 organization will manage any more upsets if they
appear in the Las Vegas GP.
THURSDAY, July 19th, 2001, AT 11:00 AM PT
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IKF Team Portugal STRONG!
Pictured are some of the IKF
Portuguese Officals at the recent IKF
Portugal National Amateur Championships. IKF
Portugal Representative Nuno is on the far left. IKF
European Director Alby Bimpson is second from right. For full story on this
event, scroll down to the article on this page entitled, PORTUGAL MAKES A
GREAT KICK START FOR
IKF
More News Of 7-19-01
Below posted At AT 1:00 AM PT
As Usual...
LOTS OF IKF Action
This Weekend!!
Colorado USA, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada,
California USA and Coventry England
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Albo
Ready For Big Show In CANADA!
Pro Heavyweight MuayThai Giuseppe DeNatale
Vs
Jermaine Bennett
Friday night, July 20th, IKF Promoter Frank Albo and his "Night Of Thunder Promotions Team" will host "FIGHT NIGHT", IKF Kickboxing at the Le Rendez-Vous Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Main Event will be a Prestige Bout featuring Pro Heavyweight MuayThai fighters Giuseppe DeNatale Vs Jermaine Bennett.
The Main Event is sponsored by Brawd Clothing Inc! (www.brawdclothing.com) Ticket prices are $20, $25, $40, $50 and $75. For more info, please contact Mr. Frank Albo at (204) 235-1357 or by e-mail at falbo2000@home.com.
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Cung Le &
and UsH Entertainment Present...
"BORN TO FIGHT"
San Shou Shootout.. The Greatest San Shou Event Ever?
If your in San Jose, CA, USA this Saturday night, July 21st,
you might want to drop in to witness what could very well be"The Greatest Amateur San Shou Event in America!"
World Famous San Shou fighter Cung Le (Below Left) and UsH Entertainment will feature the BEST Amateur San Shou Fighters in the USA to determine who truly is... "The BEST in the US!"
This event is the first of many planned by Le and his Promotional Team in San Jose CA, USA. This weekends event will feature 10 IKF San Shou Title Bouts. Of them, 7 will be US Titles and 3 Regional titles. Here's a "COMPLETE" rundown of the nights action...
BOUT 4: IKF Amateur San Shou
Cruiserweight U.S. Title:
BRIAN MADIGAN (EBM Kung-Fu Academy) vs. JAMES COOPER (Houston
Kickboxing)
The event will be held at the West Valley College in San Jose, California and will follow a daytime Tournament promoted by Le and his Promotional Team. For more info, please contact Mr. Cung Le and USH! ENTERTAINMENT at (408) 729-4900 or e-mail at CUNGLE@CUNGLE.COM. For more event info, you can also check out the Cung Le web site at: CungLe.com.
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Bean &
Over 50 Fighters Will
"Walk The Walk"
At IKF/RINGSIDE Central Mountain!
This Saturday July 21st,
IKF Colorado Representative and Promoter
Sven Bean (Right) and his FY Fight Productions of Aurora
Colorado will have a lot to be proud of. About 50 reasons to be exact... Thats
how many fighters Bean registered to "Walk
The Walk" and represent the Central
Mountain Division of the IKF/RINGSIDE National Amateur Qualifier Tournament in
Denver Colorado.
In previous years, registration has been extremely low but with
the 
moving of this years National Finals to Kansas City it opened the door to more
fighters since it was more local.
Fighters in ALL the Tournament Rule Styles are registered and
coming from New Mexico (Shared with the South Mountain Regional) Utah,
Colorado, Wyoming, Western Kansas, Western Nebraska, North AND West Texas and
Western Oklahoma. As of press time, Bean announced he had 51 fighters
registered but was allowing for a couple of late registrations.
The
following fighters are registered;
Compared to last year, Bean has made a dramatic turnaround in fighter participation. The Central Mountain Division looks incredibly strong this year and after the best year of regional events ever as far as number of fighters, this years National Championships is sure to be the Greatest EVER!
Official weigh-ins will start at 9 AM with the first bout scheduled to start at noon. However, expect delays since there are a lot of fighters to match up. The event will be held at the Commerce City Rec. Center Gymnasium in Commerce City, Colorado (Denver, Colorado) For more info, please contact Mr. Sven Bean at (303) 667-8612 or by e-mail at beanz4@email.msn.com
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Dons & Fury Ready For More
IKF England!
This Sunday night, July 22nd, the IKF Promotional Team of Stephen Donnelly and Mick Fowles of Dons & Fury Promotions will host another exciting night of IKF Kickboxing. The event will be held in Coventry, England. Final Title bouts for this event were not fully confirmed as of press time. For more info, please contact Mr. Stephen Donnelly or Mr. Mick Fowles by e-mail at promotions@donsfurypromotions.com or visit their web site at, www.donsfurypromotions.com
WEDNESDAY, July 18th, 2001, AT 6:30 PM PT
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Director
of Nevada USA Athletic Commission
Mark Ratner
Speaks out on Kickboxing in Las Vegas.
by Johnny Davis
(Right)
The K-1 event features some of the
best heavyweight kickboxers and other martial art styles from around the world.
Many celebrities attended the prestigious event on May 5th, 2001 at the Las
Vegas Mirage Hotel. But one of the most well known figures in attendance had to
be the Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Mark Ratner. (Left)
The soft spoken Ratner seems perhaps a little timid and almost shy at first impression but it only takes a moment of conversation with him to realize that he is a very intelligent, confident, and serious opponent to contend with . I 'm sure fighters like former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson quickly realized that Mr. Ratner may be soft spoken but carries a big punch.
It was Mr. Ratner and his board of commissioners that lead the charge in issuing Mr. Tyson an almost lethal blow to his elaborate boxing career. The now famous "Bite of the Century", in regards to Mike Tyson's biting of champion Evander Holyfield's ear, forced the Nevada Commission to suspend Mr. Tyson's Boxing license in the State of Nevada. This is a major blow to any boxer seeking the big purses and promotions provided by the wealthy casinos to entertain their high rolling guest.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Ratner on several issues including his thoughts on Mike Tyson. I think readers may be surprised at some of his comments as well as pleased to know of his feeling towards the sport of kick boxing.
Interview with Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Mark Ratner, May 5th, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the K-1 Event...
Director Ratner is sincerely a fan of kickboxing and seems to really be making an all-out effort to allow the sport of kickboxing to shine in Las Vegas, the city of lights. We can all be thankful he's in our corner. I'm sure he will be at ringside for the upcoming K-1 event August 11th at the beautiful Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. We hope to see you there!
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Another New
Rosier
Champion!
Congratulations to former Kickboxing Champion Kevin Rosier
(
Right) and wife Tina on
the birth of their new baby girl, Madisun Susan Rosier. (Left)
Madisun who joins her brother Max Rosier, was born June 26, 2001 in Buffalo, New York!!
(Born: 06-26-2001, Birth Time: 12:41 PM, Weight: 6 lbs 10.8 oz, Length: 19.75 in)
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POSTED AT 2:30 AM PT
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Collyer Proves He "IS" The "COMEBACK KID!"
Last week we informed everyone of
the setback Promoter Lane Collyer (Right) experienced on his
last Promotion of MuayThai Uprising in Atlanta Georgia USA. However, as we
mentioned, with some lessons learned and some advice from his peers, Collyer
found new life in the Kickboxing Promotion business. Opening up to the idea of
promoting Full Contact Style bouts along with his
love of MuayThai and adding in some
International Rules to round it all out, Collyer
has made one of the greatest comebacks in promotional history.
Friday
night at the official weigh-ins, Collyer welcomed 68 fighters to "Walk The Walk" at the
IKF/RINGSIDE South East USA National Regional
Tournament. With great efforts put in by all the trainers of the
fighters who not only brought their fighters to the event, but the many who
helped out with working the event as well, this event had success written all
over it. Not only were there a record number of fighters at the South East
Regional, there was probably a record number in attendance as well as the stands
were packed with friends, family and kickboxing fans from as far north as West
Virginia and as far south as Miami Florida. One thing was true, "If you
were a TOP South East Amateur Kickboxer, you were at this event to Prove it to
everyone! If you weren't there... Well, keep Talking the Talk... but you
didn't Walk The Walk!"
What a shame there were fighters in the South East that missed this event. But as everyone in attendance agreed, "If you thought you were one of the best, you would have been there, and if you missed it... well... figure the rest out yourself!" This was THE SHOW of the BEST Amateur Kickboxers the South East had to offer! No politics with letters of ABC organizations! EVERYONE was invited and or accepted and no one was turned away! This was an OPEN INVITATION Tournament meaning ANY AMATEUR could enter. No hidden reasons why certain fighter didn't make it! There's NO Excuse at all if any amateur fighter missed this event, but of course some did.... So brag all you want about your "Glorified" Amateur US Titles you won against the guy across the street... The FACT IS, If you weren't at this event, you weren't even "Second Best" in the South East! Knowing this... Ask yourself... "What's your title really worth if you never fought the best to EARN IT?!"
Enough of who didn't show, lets focus on who did. There was "A LOT" of great talent at this event. The South East will have a STRONG Representation at this years National Tournament if all who qualified end up going. Probably the strongest ever. Lets take a look at all the Tournament bouts and see who earned a qualifying spot at this years National Amateur Championships in Kansas City!
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SOUTH EAST
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS
In these bouts below, BOTH Fighters
Qualify For the National Finals
-This year, the top 2 Qualifiers
are allowed to attend the National Finals from each Regional-
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Here are the South East Regional WALKOVER CHAMPIONS who Qualified for the 2001 IKF /RINGSIDE USA National Amateur Kickboxing Championships in Kansas City... | |
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For National Finals Info, Go To This
Page Link;
2001 IKF/RINGSIDE USA National
Finals!
The IKF would like to congratulate Mr. Lane Collyer on an "Outstanding Job" on this event and together, the IKF and Mr. Collyer would like to thank the Many Trainers AND Fighters who "Walked The Walk" to make this event possible. Some of the trainers include but are not limited to, Mike Carlson, Ray Thompson, Gary Brown, James Corbett, Pedro Villalobos, Khunpon, Scott Hicks, Dennis Palmer, Eric Haycraft, Mark Maske, Kevin Hudson, LA Boxing and many more! for more info on the South East Regional Tournament or the National Finals, please contact Mr. Lane Collyer at (404) 906-0110 or by e-mail at Lanecoll@aol.com.
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PORTUGAL MAKES A GREAT KICK START FOR IKF
IKF Europe: Under the control of Nuno Fereira and his father, supported by a GREAT IKF TEAM, Nuno held the FIRST IKF Portugese National Amateur Title Bouts. Six in total. The show was scheduled to take part in Abrantes, in one of the best open air set ups, Alby Bimpson, IKF European Director has seen in a long time. But due to the only day it rained, the show was relocated, on the day, to an indoor sports centre. Alby Bimpson was amazed at the Teamwork, and the help of the local people to pull together and dismantle and resurrect the ring in a different venue in such a short time, ready for the evening show.
The show consisted of 6 Amateur National Portugal Titles.
The six new IKF Portugal Champions all wore their belts proudly. They now look forward to being challenged for their prestigious title. Bimpson was at first a bit hesitant about going to Portugal, having Been let down by someone who only "Talked the Talk" but did not "Walk the Walk". Now he takes great pleasure in accepting on board, Nuno and his father, and The new IKF Portugal TEAM. Bimpson would like to personally thank Nuno and Sylvia for their Tremendous Hospitality, and says he can only see great things for IKF in Portugal. To contact Nuno Ferreira, check out IKF Europe where details of all European Representatives can be found.
More News Of 7-18-01
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Middlehurst of England Claims IKF Junior Amateur World Lightweight Title!
15/07/01: IKF
Liverpool, England: Last Sunday night, June 15th, IKF European Director
Alby Bimpson (Right) hosted
a great IKF Amateur event that took place
at the Kirkby Suite in Kirkby, Liverpool, England. The main event featured Paul
Middlehurst of Haydock, England Vs
Taigo Mendes of Portugal for the IKF
Junior Amateur World Lightweight Title. Middlehurst won the Title with a
first round KO! Also on the night was Bruno Susano of Portugal facing
off against
Alexandrous Dimitri of Greece for the vacant IKF
Amateur Middleweight FCR European Title. Susano of Portugal won the
vacant title bout. No news was reported on the outcome of the Lisa Hobon
of England Vs Louise Burnett
of England vacant IKF Amateur
Featherweight IR England Title.Full report to
come later this week from IKF Europe.
For more event info, contact Mr. Alby Bimpson at 079 60 870 967 or by
e-mail by clicking
HERE!
TUESDAY, July 17th, 2001, AT 2:55 PM PT
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Stewert
Wins 10 Round Decision Over Robinson
Wins IKF US Light Middleweight Title!
It was 10 rounds of non stop action at the Butler Days Inn last Friday night when pro fighters Bernard Robinson and Jimmy Stewert faced off against each other. After 10 rounds, Stewert had kicked over 120 times to Robinson's 99 and ended up taking a unanimous decision victory to win the vacant IKF Pro Light Middleweight US FCR Title.
It was strange to see anyone outkick
Robinson (Right) who earned his nickname "Swiftkick"
from his tremendous kicking speed and flashy kicks. Although "Counted Kicks"
do not make the determination on the judges cards as to who wins a round, it was
clear Stewert (Left) tried to work a good inside game that
seemed to always be set up by his kicking game. Robinson only won 3
rounds in the kicking category (4, 6 & 10) and tied with Stewert
in 1 (2nd round). However on the other side of the ring, Stewert
won 6 of the rounds (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, & 9). The rounds won were not
buy much though. Round 1 Stewert outkicked Robinson 16-11. Round
2 they tied 14-14, Round 3 Stewert won 12-8, Round 4 Robinson
won 12-11, Round 5 Stewert won 12-11, Round 6 Robinson won
11-10, round 7 Stewert won, 11-10, Round 8 Stewert won 14-9.
However in round 9, Robinson missed his kicks and lost a point as he
only kicked 5 times to Stewert's 13. In the final round, Robinson
kicked 10 to
Stewert's 8.
In what was a great bout, there were only a couple of questionable calls. If the judging had been closer, the calls might have been more noticeable on the score cards and worthy of a protest. Robinson was given an 8 count in round 3 from being knocked off balance from a kick, but as full contact rules go, a knockdown is a knockdown. At the time, Robinson was down on 2 of the judges cards 20-18 and even on another 19-19. After round 3, he was down 30-26 on 1 card, 30-27 on another and 29-27 on another.
Robinson came on strong in round 4 but only outright
won on 1 judges card as the other 2 had it 10-10. That was the last 10 score
Robinson received from the judges until round 7 when one of the judges
scored it 10-10. Stewert simply kept busier on the outside as well as on
the inside.Robinson was able to win round 9, 10-9 on 2 of the 3 judges
cards but he lost a point for not getting his kicks in (5) so he lost again.
Going into the 10th round Robinson was down on all 3 judges cards 90 to
80, 88 to 83 and 88 to 82. Stewert had fought a masterful fight doing
exactly what he wanted to. 
He knew
he could out box Robinson (Who has a pro boxing record of 3-20)
and planned to focus on his boxing as a big part of his attack. However, even
Stewert was surprised at how much he kicked and even more surprised he
outkicked Swiftkick. He worked his kicks from the
outside to get in tight so he could work his inside game and the plan worked all
night long.
As round 10 came it was clear in everyone's eyes that neither
fighter wanted to quit. Both came out throwing stronger and faster than in any
of the previous 9 rounds. Where they found the energy to do this, who knows...
It was just the will and desire to win that kept them both strong. In the first
minute they both had exploded with more combinations than in the earlier first
half of rounds and it appeared they had just started the first round again. Robinson
was the victim of a questionable call
by referee Rick Steigerwald when he bounced off the ropes and fell
forward without Stewert even touching him. It appeared Robinson
was expecting to lean on Stewert as he came off the ropes and Stewert
just moved to the side. Steigerwald gave Robinson an 8 count,
but the deduction for it made no difference in the final outcome. We'd like to
point out that Rick Steigerwald is an
EXCELLENT referee and the one call was a
valid mistake. Robinson fell to the floor and hesitated on getting up
quickly which was probably why Steigerwald thought something knocked him
down.
In the end, Stewert took the decision 100-88, 98-91 and 99-90 to win the vacant IKF Pro Light Middleweight US FCR Title. Stewert now has the job of looking to his next opponent. Since he can weigh-in at any of 3 weight classes, his options are wide open.
Although he holds the IKF
Pennsylvania State Middleweight title, Stewert doubts he wants to move
back up in weight after fighting such a strong fight at Light Middleweight
against
Robinson. In fact, he's even considered fighting in the Super
Welterweight division. Although a World Title 
Shot
is what every fighter wants,
Stewert may opt instead to fight for the vacant IKF North American title in one of the weight
classes (Super Welterweight or Light Middleweight) against one of
several North American opponents. They include opponents such as
Mike Nagy or Jim Zbilski both of Lake In The Hills, Illinois,
USA, Scott Mincey of Norman, Oklahoma, USA, Angelo Di Bella of
Montreal, Quebec, Canada and a few others. A North American Title win in the
Super Welterweight Division may possibly lead to
Stewert getting a challenge at IKF
Super Welterweight World Champion Vladimir Avtamonov (Left) of
Omsk, Siberia, Russia.
The greater
Middleweight Divisions (Light, Middle & Super Middleweight Divisions)
in any fighting style is usually the most active and it's no different in IKF 
Kickboxing.
In the Middleweight range there's a vast amount of great talent which includes
IKF Light Middleweight World Champion
Anthony Bartinelli (Right) of Phoenix, Arizona, USA, IKF Middleweight World Champion
Tommy Kimber (Left) of Salem, Massachusetts, USA, IKF Super Middleweight North American and
Middleweight U.S. Champion Dave Marinoble of Roseville, CA. Kimber
and Marinoble will meet in Malaysia in 2 weeks for Kimber's
first defense of his Middleweight World title he won by decision over Curtis
Bush 2 years ago. Adding to the middleweight mix is IKF Middleweight European Champion Austin
Caverley of Worcester, England,
IKF North American Middleweight Champion
Eric Regan, of Roseville, CA, USA, IKF
Super Middleweight European Champion Dave Wilson of St Helens,
Merseyside, England, IKF Middleweight
British Champion
Wullie Robbie of Glasgow, Scotland and thats just the title holders.
Don't forget the non title holders who are all top contenders as well which
include, Middleweights Trevor Ambrose of Bournemouth , England, Evgeny
Muzychin of Soligorsk, Belarus, Lex Easdon of Paisley, Scotland,
Ernie Kitterman 
of O'Fallon,
Illinois, USA, Tommy Bottone (Right) of Middle Island, New York,
USA, just to name a few. Light Middleweights
Mike Nagy (Left) of Lake
In The Hills, Illinois, USA, Tom Montgomery of Brighton, England and
Scott Mincey of Norman, Oklahoma, USA (If he's still fighting)
The IKF Super Middleweight World title remains vacant still with several top fighters in a contending position for it who include IKF Super Middleweight North American Champion Dave Marinoble and IKF Super Middleweight European Champion Dave Wilson of St Helens, Merseyside, England again along with Victor Tereshenko of Vitebsk, Belarus, Ronnie Deleon of O'Fallon, Illinois, USA, Stanley Dickenson of Providence, Rhode Island, USA and others in nearby weight divisions. So as anyone can see, the Middleweight Divisions are occupied by a lot of company.
For this reason alone, it would be a smarter choice for Stewert to stay in the super welterweight to light middleweight divisions to increase his chances at the eventual goal of an IKF World title shot. It appears as of now, a North American Title shot will be east for Stewert. A win there would make a World Title shot almost guaranteed. The only question would be with who?
To add to the
Middleweight mix, none of the current IKF
Champions have faced #1 ranked Middleweight contender Trevor Ambrose (Right)
of Bournemouth, England. Eventually one of them will need to if they want to say
they've faced the best in the world because Ambrose in our opinion ranks up
there as one of the greatest middleweight full contact fighters ever! This
opinion isn't just shared by us here at the IKF
either. He's long been regarded as the Ultimate Middleweight. However a shocking
upset a couple years back put his career on hold, but the hold was not by
choice. Instead, it's been because of a lack of opportunity.
Lex Easdon of Paisley, Scotland is the only one of the top middleweights we've mentioned who can claim a win over Ambrose and his win threw a wrench in the working wheels of the Middleweight World title slot in one of the other top sanctioning organizations. In the bout, Easdon took Ambros' long held ISKA World Title and Easdon never gave him a rematch as promised. Something Ambrose will never forget. A rematch was promised because in reality, Ambrose should have cancelled the bout instead of taking it. Why? The week of the fight, 2 of his family members died and instead of taking some time off to clear his head, he elected to keep his commitment to the promoter and fight.
Before the Easdon-Ambrose bout IKF Middleweight North American Champion
Eric Regan (Left) was
tentatively scheduled to face IKF World
Champion Tommy Kimber for Kimber's first World title defense.
However, seeing a world title could be won without the need to go through Ambrose,
or Kimber, (Who won his title by beating long time ISKA World
Champion Curtis Bush, now retired) Regan's trainer Nasser
Niavaroni past on both and jumped at the chance to fight Easdon. The
bout was a classic slugfest with both fighters exchanging great combinations.
Most who watched it claimed Easdon was dominating every round which the
scorecards also proved, until Regan, who can't be counted out in any
bout with his talent, caught Easdon in the late rounds with a shot that
closed Easdon's eye and forced him to stop the bout himself giving Regan
the title.
Since Regan won the title, Ambrose has never been offered a shot at it back which just seemed like the right thing to do after losing it under such circumstances. Instead Regan has faced other USA opponents. Regardless, Ambrose instead has been setting his sights on the IKF World Title now that the ISKA organization has taken yet another setback in Europe with the Paul Hennessey issue.
After Kimber and
Marinoble (Left) meet on July 28th, Ambrose is sure to
come into the mix with one of them. Marinoble has already said if he
takes the title from Kimber, he want's to offer Regan a
unification match in Sacramento to unify both World Titles (IKF & ISKA). If Kimber beats Marinoble,
the options are even greater though. Marinoble could move up or down in
weight in hopes for another World Title shot or stick around in hopes for
another shot at the Middleweight title again. He may not have to wait long if he
loses because Tommy Kimber may choose to vacate the Middleweight World
title to move up in weight for another opportunity. This would open up the
Middleweight division tremendously to many contenders. Ambrose, Regan,
Caverley, Muzychin, Easdon and even Marinoble again. Kimber
wants to move up in weight in hopes of a possibly "Family Rematch" and
face Don Wilson
(Right) who
knocked out Tommy's brother, Dick Kimber 2 years ago to win the
IKF Cruiserweight World Title. Wilson
recently vacated the Title to move down to the Light Heavyweight division. This
is what Tommy Kimber is hoping for the most and has a good chance of
getting it regardless of the outcome with Marinoble.
So as everyone can see, the Middleweight division once again is getting a lot of attention. The IKF is open to unification with any of the other top sanctioning organization, however their sanctioning fees may keep this from ever happening. But if it ever did, these would be the bouts the fans would truly want to see. The Best Vs The Best to see who truly is THE BEST!
Here's the full results of the Butler Pennsylvania Event, "MEETING IN THE MIDDLE!"
The event was sponsored by Coors Light and promoted by The Stewert Center. For more info, please contact The Stewert Center at (724) 284-3725.
FRIDAY, July 13th, 2001, AT 1:30 AM PT
IKF Weekend Action Looks To Be BIG!
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Name Collyer The "COMEBACK KID!"
IKF
Atlanta Georgia USA Promoter Lane Collyer (Right) recently
experienced something every promoter has during their promotional career. A "GREAT
FIGHT EVENT that made very little at the ticket gate. It was easy to see the
negative in his event which seemed to overshadow his great matchmaking.
Questions run through a promoters mind at times like this. "Am I a
failure at promoting? Should I stop now before I lose everything? It's so hard
to be successful at this, maybe thats why very few do it..."
All of us have been there before where Collyer put himself that
night after the event... At a very important fork in the road where a decision
faces us all whether as a kickboxing promoter, fighter, trainer or any other
career or line of work. "Walk away or simply work harder...?"
This was the question he had to ask himself... "Take the easy way out
and quit? Or challenge failure head on and try again?" The questions
and challenges continued through the next week... "Do I really want to
Promote Kickboxing again?"
Well a few months have past and it appears Collyer not only answered those question with a strong "YES", but he's also welcomed the challenge to overcome his past box office disappointment with the famous new words of IKF Kickboxing as he looked himself in the mirror, took a deep breath and said... "Potential Failure Vs victory? Hmmmmm... Well Mr. Failure... I dare you to visit me again...BRING IT ON!"
With some lessons learned and some advice from his peers, Collyer's new found attitude to the kickboxing promotions game was, "If it was so easy, EVERYONE would be doing this." Which makes those who DO PROMOTE, VERY IMPORTANT to the sport! About 2 weeks ago, Collyer was looking at less than 20 registered fighters and only 6 matches for his IKF/RINGSIDE South East USA National Regional Tournament. The info prompted a call from IKF President Steve Fossum who was the one to advise him that if necessary, he would approve the cancelation of his event to save Collyer his promotional expense for only 5 or 6 bouts. Something that had to the California and Arizona Regional Events already this year.
However Collyer asked for just 1 more week to make it happen. Last thing he wanted was to face the feeling of failure again. He went to work on one of the greatest short surges in regional history... He re-called every trainer and fighter he knew in his region to remind them again of the regional and the deadline for registration. In what seemed to be a matter of days, Collyer went from 20 fighters to nearly 50. Today as we prepare to enter the IKF/RINGSIDE South East USA National Regional Tournament weekend, Collyer is the proud new record holder of the most fighters registered by an individual Regional Promoter for an IKF/RINGSIDE Regional event with 68 Registered Fighters! WOW! Almost 20 more than the closest other region as far as numbers registered.
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Collyer has booked the Largest Regional Ever with fighters coming from 6 states to compete. In fact, in the last couple of days AFTER the "EXTENDED" registration deadline had past, he was forced to follow the regional deadline rules and had to turn away 16 more fighters. What a shame... these fighters, somehow, not only missed the original deadline, but the extended deadline as well. Man are they going to miss a big event!
Once again the IKF and Mr. Collyer would like to thank the many trainers who made this new regional record possible. It's shared with all of you. Some of these trainers include, Mike Carlson, Ray Thompson, Gary Brown, James Corbett, Pedro Villalobos, Khunpon, Scott Hicks, Dennis Palmer, Eric Haycraft, Mark Maske, Kevin Hudson, LA Boxing
Enough of the talking, lets see who's going to "Walk The Walk" at this weekends IKF/RINGSIDE South East USA National Regional Tournament... "Bring It ON!"
For National Finals Info, Go To This
Page Link;
2001 IKF/RINGSIDE USA National
Finals!
More News Of 7-13-01...Bring It ON!
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Stewert
Meets Robinson For IKF
US Light Middleweight Title!Could Winner meet
World Champ Bartanalli for his
IKF World Title?
Tonight, Stewert Center Promotions and Coors will present "MEETING IN THE MIDDLE!" as two top contenders, both from Pennsylvania, meet for the vacant IKF Light Middleweight US FCR Title at the Days Inn in Butler PA, USA.
Jimmy Stewart (Left) is the current IKF Pro Pennsylvania State Full Contact Middleweight
Champion from Butler, Pennsylvania, USA. He has a full Professional kickboxing
record of 11 wins and no loses with 7 wins by
Knockout.
His opponent will be Bernard Swiftkick Robinson (Right) who is the current #1 Ranked IKF Super Welterweight full contact rules fighter from South Hills, Pennsylvania. Robinson has a combined amateur and pro record os 46 wins, 6 loses with 31 wins by Knockout!
Last week, Robinson was scheduled to fight for an IKF Regional title. However his opponent, Steve "Awesome" Williams of Baltimore, Maryland, USA came in overweight so the title was scratched from the event and the two fighters did an exhibition in front of a sparce crowd of about 100 people at the Pittsburgh Marriot City Center in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Robinson's last IKF
title shot was for the IKF FCR
Welterweight World Title against 
Paul
Biafore (Left) in Massachusetts of May of 1999. In the bout Robinson
came out strong with a lot of great combinations with both his hands and feet,
but so did the experienced Biafore. The bout was stopped at the end of
the 4th round after Biafore landed several strong combinations with Robinson
in the corner. In his win, Biafore won the vacant IKF Pro FCR Welterweight World Title. A look at all
the scorecards showed Biafore ahead on all the cards at the time, 40-36,
40-35 & 40-35.
Tonight Robinson hopes he will Swiftkick his way to his first IKF Title against Stewert, but it won't be an easy task. These two, being so local, have some negative history between them and there doesn't appear to be much respect from either fighter of the other. In organizing this event there has already been plenty of trash talkin over the phones lines between the two but tonight we'll see who's able to keep quiet long enough to "Walk The Walk" and win the title.
Robinson is
moving up a weightclass while his Stewert (Right) will come down
a weight class where the two plan to "Meet in The Middle" for
the vacant IKF Light Middleweight U. S.
Title.
Looking past tonights
bout is the potential of a World title shot for the winner. Such a shot is not
confirmed but it will bring the winner closer to a contender position against
current IKF Light Middleweight World
Champion Anthony Bartanalli (Left) later this fall in Bartanalli's
first title defense. This is only a possibility because there are several other
contenders being considered for this bout as well.
Also featured on tonights card will be IKF AM FCR Women's Champion
Donna Ferguson and a Light Middleweight Bout featuring Justin "The
Flash" Mankey Vs Chris "The Kid" Fisher. The event is sponsored by Coors Light and will be promoted by The Stewert Center. The weigh-Ins are tonight at
5:30 PM. Doors Opens At 7:PM, Fights Start at 8:PM. As far as tickets go,
Ringside are $25 and General Admission $15. For more info, please contact The
Stewert Center at (724) 284-3725.
This event is co-sanctioned by the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Commission
And the IKF.
More News Of 7-13-01...Bring It ON!
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IKF Amateur World Title Action In England!
This Sunday night, June 15th, IKF
European Director Alby Bimpson (Left)
will host a dynamic IKF Amateur event that
will include an IKF Amateur World title
bout. The event will take place at the Kirkby Suite in Kirkby, Liverpool,
England.
The main event will feature the battle for the vacant IKF Amateur Lightweight FCR World Title between Paul Middlehurst of Haydock, England Vs Taigo Mendes of Portugal. Also on the event will be 2 more IKF title bouts. They include Bruno Susano of Portugal facing off against Alexandrous Dimitri of Greece for the vacant IKF Amateur Middleweight FCR European Title and Lisa Hobon of England taking on Louise Burnett also of England for the vacant IKF Amateur Featherweight IR England Title.
For more event info, contact Mr. Alby Bimpson at 079 60 870 967 or by e-mail by clicking HERE!
More News Of 7-13-01...Bring It ON!
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Finney's
Ready For
IKF St. Louis, Missouri,
USA
This Saturday night, July 14th, IKF
Promoter Jesse Finney (Left) and his
promotional team of St Louis, Missouri USA
will host yet another night of exciting amateur kickboxing. Finney's Team will feature amateur kickboxing at the
Union Plaza at 300 S. Grand in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. No title bouts are
scheduled for this event but there is sure to be plenty of great kickboxing
action!
For more info, please call Mr. Jesse Finney at (314) 351-5226 or contact Finney's Kickboxing by e-mail by clicking HERE
To see the Finney's Kickboxing webpage, click HERE!
MONDAY, July 9th, 2001, AT 7:00 PM PT
Collyer & TEAM Add More To South East Regional!
What was 49 registered fighters last Friday,
just became more... As of tonight, IKF
South East Regional Promoter Lane Collyer has announced he has a total
of 66 Registered
Fighters ready for this weekends IKF/RINGSIDE
South East USA National Regional Tournament. Keep watch... It may go
even higher... Once again, we'd like to thank all the trainers who are making
this regional a great one... Mike Carlson, Ray Thompson, Gary Brown, James
Corbett, Pedro Villabos, Khunpon, Scott Hicks, Dennis Palmer, Eric Haycraft,
Mark Maske, Kevin Hudson, LA Boxing and the many others.
FRIDAY, July 6th, 2001, AT 6:20 PM PT
Collyer & TEAM Ready To ROCK The SOUTH/EAST!
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If all goes as planned, IKF Regional Director Lane Collyer (Left)
and everyone else involved in the South East Regional will win the prize for the
largest IKF/RINGSIDE
USA National Amateur Tournament Regional Event this year. Collyer and
his South/East Regional Associates that consist of fighters, trainers and
officials of the South East are looking forward to winning this award.
As it stands, they have 49 paid registered fighters with yet a few "Allowed" late registrations coming in. The South East makes up a large group of amateur fighters from trainers such as Mike Carlson, Ray Thompson, Gary Brown, James Corbett, Pedro Villabos, Khunpon, Scott Hicks, Dennis Palmer, Eric Haycraft, Mark Maske, Kevin Hudson, LA Boxing and many others.
By next week all the other qualifiers from the previous regionals around the USA will finally be listed on the 2001 NATIONAL FINALIST QUALIFIERS Page. So far there are over 200 Qualifiers for this years National Finals. However the true question is not how many qualified, but
"How many will actually SHOW UP to "Walk The Walk" at the National Championships?
We're truly hoping to see over 200 there! Come on qualifiers... This is your chance to Prove your the Best! At the National Finals, there are NO LOSERS! Only fighters who are willing to challenge the Best and "Walk The Walk rather than... Talk The Talk!" It's time for you to SHINE everyone... and as each challenge faces you, you only have one response...
"Bring It ON!"
Here's who's ready to "Walk The Walk"
so far next weekend, July 14th in Atlanta, Georgia at the IKF/RINGSIDE
South East USA National Regional Tournament...
Check out the NEW
National Finals Info Page located at this link
here...
2001 IKF/RINGSIDE USA National Finals!
More News Of 7-6-01
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Cruz Wins WAR against Siebert For IKF Women's New Mexico State Title!
IKF Arizona, Reported by Rob Monroe: Last Friday night, June 29th, IKF Promoter and IKF New Mexico State Representative Tony Rosales hosted an exciting night of IKF Amateur Kickboxing at the Johnson Gymnasium at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque New Mexico, USA. The main event featured the battle for the vacant IKF Amateur New Mexico State Women's Flyweight Title Bout when Nadia Santa Cruz of the Rosales Kickboxing Gym went toe to toe for 5 strong rounds with Jody Siebert of Bill Packer AKKA for the vacant title. Here's the round by round action:
Here's the results of the other bouts on the night...
For more info on this event please contact Mr. Rob Monroe At (505) 362-0972 or by e-mail by clicking HERE or Mr. Tony Rosales at (505) 865-5414.
TUESDAY, July 3rd, 2001, AT 8:30 AM PT
WBA Super Sizes
An IKF Reader mailed
this to us with the added comment... "Promise me
you'll never do anything this stupid."
WBA super
sizes...
BY SANTOS A. PEREZ,
sperez@herald.com
If Miamians Randall Bailey and Diobelys Hurtado fight for a
world title later this year, consider it another layer of confusion in a sport
that does not need more complications.
Bailey-Hurtado would be an
appealing bout to South Florida fans, where the 140-pound contenders have a
following. But the matchup would be the result of a puzzling decision by the WBA
to create a ``super world champion'' status.
The WBA recently decided to
ascend reigning champions who also are titleholders in other organizations to
``super world champion.'' The WBA is forming a system of two world champions in
one weight division.
When a champion is elevated to super status, his title
will be declared vacant.
The WBA has two champions -- light heavyweight Roy
Jones and super lightweight Kostya Tszyu -- who fall into this new
category.
The Bailey-Hurtado matchup for the vacated regular
champion title is a real possibility because No. 1 contender Hector Camacho
Jr. is considering a challenge of Tszyu, or dropping to 135 pounds
and competing for the lightweight title.
Hurtado is ranked No. 2 and
Bailey is ranked No. 3. The WBA's reason for creating this ``super
champion'' status is to extend mandatory challenge deadlines to holders of more
than one title belt.
The WBA might have good intentions, but is the answer a
second tier of champions? Probably not. Not lost in this new concept is that
the WBA will profit from additional title-fight sanctioning fees.
Addition: Keep in mind, Boxing Sanctioning fees for the top 3 organizations are on the average, $20,000 and up for a World Title compared to "Hundreds" or in some cases with some organizations, a few thousand dollars in sanctioning a kickboxing World Title. Often, Boxing sanctioning fees for a World Title bout are between 5 and 10% of the total purse. On an event with $10 million in total purses, do the math... $$$
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