TUESDAY, December 28th, 1999, AT 3:30 PM - Pacific Time

No Question In Mua's Ability At IKF Fresno, CA, USA

To begin with, this was not your typical event featuring 10 fights done on a Friday or Saturday night. This event was a SPECIAL Attraction at the 1999 Fresno CA, Hmong New Year Celebration Event featured at 1PM on a Wednesday afternoon. From the sound of it, you would think that first time IKF Promoters Billy Mua and John Cho of Fresno CA, USA would have problems getting a crowd. However, when the event started, a quick look around the room saw approximately 1,500 plus in attendance and it was suddenly SHOWTIME!

The event, Y2Kickboxing had one bout they wanted to feature and 1 hometown fighter, IKF U.S. Amateur Champion Yia "The Bull" Mua (9-1/4, Fresno, CA, USA). There were questions by some about Mua's ability having just lost in his last performance in San Jose CA, USA. Today he was matched up against Fairtex MuayThai fighter Rakarma Young (2-1/2, San Francisco, CA, USA). Since the bout was booked by both trainers as a special 4 round MuayThai Rules feature bout, Young's trainer Alex Gong asked if Mua could put up his IKF title for the bout. However, gong was informed that Mua's IKF title was inInternational / Leg Kick Rules, not MuayThai Rules. However even if he held a MuayThai title, the IKF would have declined to sanction any title for the bout since Young only had 2 amateur fights.

Regardless of Mua's performance in San Jose on his last bout, this day, the ring belonged to Mua and ALL Questions about his strength, stamina, power and other abilities were clearly put to rest. Mua controlled the bout from the start and only faltered slightly in round 2 which he lost on all the judges score cards. Mua brought the crowd to their feet in round 1 when he dropped Young with a strong left hook to Young's temple. As Young stood back up, IKF Referee Dan Stell continued the 8 count and the round finished with Mua easily winning on all 3 judges cards 10-8.

Although Young got the judges nod in round 2, it was won with a price as he suffered a cut over his left eye from a right hand of Mua. Round 3 was well paced and close, but all scored it for Mua. In the final round, Mua put on a show and turned up the heat when eventually, Referee Dan Stell had to step in and give Young an 8 count after Mua landed several unanswered punches to Young's head. In the end there was no question who the winner was on this day as Mua won on all 3 judges cards 39-35 bringing the crowd to their feet and many jumping into the ring to congratulate Mua on a great win. Young did well and with a little more experience, we're sure to see him in the winners circle a lot more. This guy has some great potential.

There were only 2 other real bouts on the days schedule. In the first real bout of the day, a WILD and out of controlled Walt Gonzales (0-1) of Fresno, CA, USA found out what kickboxing is all about in his first match ever against Mak Bun (1-0) of Modesto, CA, USA who was also making his fighting debut with Gonzales in their International / Leg Kick Rules bout. Acting like a caged animal, Gonzales came out of his corner at the opening bell with a jumping side kick to Bun which missed and followed with a barrage of wild punches. He even slipped in several illegal knee strikes as well in their International Rules bout. (No knees allowed) Referee Dan Stell was forced to warn Gonzales several times about the knees and his animated actions and fighting style. Gonzales continued to taunt Bun with facial gestures until he ran out of gas in the first round. Although animated, Gonzales learned that COMPOSURE is a much better tactic in the ring. One that Bun used through it all and eventually won by unanimous decision, 30-27 on all 3 judges cards.

In the second real bout, Narayan Stitt (2-0/0, Seaside, CA, USA) won a unanimous decision over Danny Daniel (0-1, Modesto, CA, USA) in their International / Leg Kick Rules Bout.

The event also featured 5 exciting exhibition bouts of which the Women won over the crowd with their skills. Carina Moreno (109 lbs, 4-1/0) of Seaside, CA, USA took on Monica Mendoza(119 lbs, 0-1/0) of Fresno, CA, USA for 3 rounds exciting the crowd in ever round. The promoters were trying to book a real match for Moreno but no California fighter wanted to take the bout which could have been for an IKF State Title.

The other exhibitions featured Eddie Resendes vs Mao Noth, Pete Lopez vs Jeff Soukop, Kong vs Joy. The crowd was treated to a special Exhibition performance when Pro MuayThai fighters Boonkerd and Enn Fairtex faced off against each other to show some exciting MuayThai techniques to the crowd. Together they have won over 300 bouts in Thailand along with numerous titles before coming to the Fairtex CA Camp in San Francisco. For more info on this event you can contact Mr. John Cho at (559) 225-9796 or by e-mail by clicking HERE.

LAST UPDATE: TUESDAY, December 28th, 1999, AT 3:30 PM - Pacific Time

Mua and Cho Ready For IKF Fresno, CA, USA

First time IKF Promoters Billy Mua and John Cho of Fresno CA, USA are all set to host a special afternoon event at the Fresno Fairgrounds tomorrow (Wednesday, December 29th) at 1:00 PM in Fresno, CA, USA. The event will feature IKF Amateur Champion Yia Mau of Fresno as the main event in a non title bout against Rakarma of Fairtex San Francisco. Other MuayThai Bouts Feature,Walt Gonzales vs Maken Cheng, Tony Estrada vs Carlos Moreno, Mao Noth vs Joel Colerac, Vahe Ovsepyan vs Francisco Trulio and Naryan Sitt vs Danny Daniel. IKF veteran referees Dan Stell and Jon Schorle will both attend the event as officials. For more info you can contact Mr. John Cho at (559) 225-9796 or by e-mail by clicking HERE.

MORE NEWS OF 12-28-99. . .

IKF Champ Day Featured in Toughman on FX!

Zack "Attack" Day, who has won U.S. Amateur Kickboxing titles in 2 different sanctioning bodies at 3 different weight classes, has advanced to the "Sweet 16" finals of the Toughman Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, which airs on FX. His qualifying bouts are scheduled to air on January 21, 2000 with the finals to be held on February 11, 2000 at Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Day, who only 4 years ago was told by doctors to "forget competition", has won the following amateur kickboxing titles since this bit of "suspect advice": PKC (Professional Karate Commission) GA State Light Heavyweight Champion; PKC U.S. Cruiserweight Champion 1997-1998; IKF (International Kickboxing Federation) Middleweight East Coast U.S. Champion 1998, IKF National Tournament Champion at Middleweight 1999.

"One thing I have learned about Zack", says trainer/attorney/manager Mike Carlson, "is to never underestimate him." Day has also won submission wrestling tournaments and would like to fight NHB in the future. Day works as a mortgage banker and also teaches kickboxing and jujitsu at Carlson's Augusta Martial Arts Academy in Augusta/Martinez, Georgia, USA

LAST UPDATE: FRIDAY, December 25th, 1999, AT 12:10 PM - Pacific Time

IKF / TAKA Lleveland, Texas, USA Results.

Walt Mason: IKF Texas USA: On December 11, 1999 the IKF and TACKA (Texas Amateur Contact Kickboxing Association) co-sanctioned an event under the direction of Walt Mason and Phil Wileman, with great support and effort from Sharkey Lecroy. The event was held at the Boys Club in Lleveland, Texas, USA. With nine bouts of exciting kickboxing a crowd of approximately 400 people, came to enjoy the efforts of these fine athletes. A very responsive crowd, gave a resounding cheer with every technique thrown by each fighter. The fighters and coaches came from, Texas and New Mexico to take part in this event with a great anticipation for future events. Plans for another event already slated for 2000. Here are the event Results;

EMIL ALCOZAR defeated JAMES MALLETT: (Type of decision unknown)

JOSE RUBALANCA defeated JASON NAVARO: (Type of decision unknown)

JESUS SHENZ defeated JOHNATHAN BENNETT: (Type of decision unknown)

TOMMY ALCOZAR defeated BOBBY MENDEZ: (Type of decision unknown)

CORY MANNING defeated JOE MENALDI: (Type of decision unknown)

DUSTIN MOUSER defeated VINCE SOLIS: (Type of decision unknown)

MARCUS HALLUM defeated KELLEN McKELVEIEY: (Type of decision unknown)

RAUL ROMERO defeated JOHNNY FLORES: (Type of decision unknown)

MATEO ROMERO defeated RANDY ALCOZAR: (Type of decision unknown)

For more info, contact Mr. Walt Mason at (972) 239-5053 or by e-mail by clicking HERE!

Changes made to this article: 12-25-99. . .

FIRST POSTED: WEDNESDAY, December 22nd, 1999, AT 11:20 AM - Pacific Time

STEPHENS Retires MT Title To Move Down In Weight

IKF Pro United States MuayThai Light Cruiserweight Champion Kwame Stephens of Chicago, Illinois, USA (AM: 10-1/6 PRO: 22-4/19) has made the decision to retire his Title to move down into the Super Middleweight Class. Stephens hopes to eventually challenge for a title in the Super Middleweight Division if he can develope a winning streak. Stephens won his title against Kevin McMullen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA when Stephens defeated McMullen in a 5 round majority decision 48-46, 46-46 & 48-47. Since then, he has won one bout, lost 3 and ended one bout in a draw.

Stephens took a shot at the vacant IKF World Cruiserweight MuayThai title quickly afterwards when he faced Kurt Podany (13-0 with 10 KO's) in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The bout was suppose to feature top action from both champions but it appeared as if Podany was the only fighter going on the offensive the entire night. A failure to commit offensively saw Stephens behind on all 3 judges cards after 3 rounds. During the action of round 4, Stephens hurt his foot during the action which eventually brought referee Fred Fitzgerald to stop the bout at the 1:41 mark of the 4th round. Stephens was virtually inactive the entire fight, consistently waiting to counter Podany. However Podany's speed and technique made Stephens desires completely ineffective.

In his second bout since winning his U.S. Title, he faced IKF # 1 Ranked Light Heavyweight Maurice Travis of Los Angeles, CA, USA (32-5-1 with 22 knockouts) knocked Stephens out in the first round on a bout held in California, USA. On Stephens next bout, he lost in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

In October he fought his third bout since his title win against Jeff Robinson at the Beaumont club in Kansas City, MO and lost. However, the IKF is still awaiting a video of this bout because it is currently being protested. It could very likely be overturned.

In November, he fought his fourth bout since his title win against Andrew McCallister in Decatur, in which Stephens stopped McCallister in the first round with a knee.

A week later he fought Bill Rassiter to a DRAW on November 12th in Belleville.

Stephens is 16 pounds lighter now than when he won his IKF Title. The move down in weight should make him a stronger fighter so we should see a difference in technique and hopefully for Stephens future, a difference in outcomes as well. He stressed that his decision to retire the title was also to make the title available for someone else to have the same opportunity to fight for it as he did. "There's no reason for me to hold on to it just to say that I'm a champion. I'm a champion in heart and that is all that counts to me." said Stephens. Good Luck at the lighter weight Kwame, were sure to see you in the ring again soon.

LAST UPDATE: TUESDAY, December 21st, 1999, AT 10:10 PM - Pacific Time

Alexio Still Winning...

IKF Full Contact Rules Heavyweight World Champion Dennis Alexio won another bout by KO this last Saturday night. Alexio knocked out Gordan Minors of the United Kingdom at the 20 second mark of the 5th round in a non title bout in Honolulu, Hawaii. This makes Alexio's record 70-2 with 65 KO's.

MORE NEWS OF 12-21-99. . .

IKF AM MuayThai Champions Downey & Johnson Turning PRO!

1999 IKF/RINGSIDE USA National Amateur MuayThai Champions James Downey and Jason Johnson are turning PRO in 2000. James Downey Sit-Kongnapa (154 lbs.) is making his Pro debut January 6, 2000 at the famous Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok on Phetnoi Promotions vs a Thai opponent. He's the first American fighter to appear at Rajadamnern. Johnson (210) will make his debut February 26th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Promoter Scott Joffe is still looking for a Midwest opponent for him. Heavyweights interested, please contact Scott Joffe milwkick@geocities.com or (414) 305-3474

LAST UPDATE: SUNDAY, December 19th, 1999, AT 11:30 PM - Pacific Time

Marinoble Wins Title By TKO At IKF Win-River Casino, Redding, CA, USA

Win-River Casino - www.win-river.com

For all those people who ever questioned the power capability of Pro Full Contact Rules fighter, Dave Marinoble of Roseville, California USA (14-0-2/6), dig a hole and bury those questions...... DEEP!

Marinoble put a "KNOCKOUT" end to a SELLOUT Night at Win-River Casino (www.win-river.com ) in Redding, CA, USA, co-promoted by Dan Verdugo Martial Arts and Win-River Casino. Marinoble moved up to Super Middleweight to fight for the vacant IKF Pro Super Middleweight Full Contact Rules Title against veteran fighter Thomas Downing of Windsor, Ontario, Canada (25-14-2/10). Both fighters came out relaxed and composed in the opening round but it was Marinoble who was more busy, throwing over 20 kicks to Downing's 9. In round 2, both seemed to try to press the other but it was Marinoble again who pressed the action most of the round as he scored with hand and feet combinations throwing 17 kicks to Downing's 8 to his body and head. In the middle of round 2 as Marinoble went to kick, Downing stepped in and Marinoble's shin hit Downing in the ribs dropping him to 1 knee for an 8 count. Only seconds later as Marinoble went to kick again, Downing caught him with a punch as he was off balance, knocking Marinoble back. Marinoble used his hand to stop his fall but since his glove touched the ring canvas, it was still counted as a knockdown by IKF Referee, Jon Schorle. As round 2 ended, 2 judges had the score even at 18 while the third had Marinoble up 19-18.

As round 3 started, Marinoble wasted little time in turning up the heat on Downing, landing more punches than kicks this time in several attack combinations. Finally, at 1:04 of the third round, Downing was backed up on the ropes taking several unanswered punches from Marinoble when Referee Jon Schorle stepped in to stop the bout. Marinoble was crowned the New Pro IKF North American Super Middleweight Full Contact Rules Champion improving to 14 wins and NO LOSES and 6 KO's while Downing dropped to 25-14-2/10.

Marinoble's victory brings up a big question now as to what direction will he take in his fighting career. The biggest question on the minds of most though is who will he face next? Will a promoter match him up again against local rival Eric Regan (Pro IKF North American Middleweight Champion) also of Roseville, CA, USA? Chances of this are low. A couple years back, the two were once matched up, but while preparing for the bout, Marinoble suffered a broken rib in sparring putting an end to the bout. Looking at the possibility of such a match today seems slim as well, since Regan has turned to boxing over the last year for bigger paydays. Regan's trainer / manager (Niavaroni) says it will take a purse of $10,000 to get Regan to kickbox again unless he loses a bout as a boxer. So as much as we would all like to see this bout, chances are, it may never happen. Not picking a winner, but if there were ever a time that Marinoble were ready to beat Regan, that time is now. We say this now because there were some doubts before from some about Marinoble's power and composure in the ring. Regan's calm composure, reach and power always held the upper hand on paper in such a match up in the past.

But those doubts and advantages were "ALL" erased this last weekend for Marinoble against Downing. Marinoble's a much more mature and composed fighter, picking his shots more carefully than in the past when he earned a nickname of "The Madman". His quickness and power have never been better, blasting away on Downing's body over and over again.

Since a bout against Regan is unlikely due to Regan's managers purse demands, another direction could be to shoot for the top against IKF Pro Middleweight Full Contact Rules WORLD Champion, Tommy Kimber of Salem, Mass., USA. Who will promote the bout would be the next question though. Money won't be an issue with Kimber if it's a "Title Challenge" since Kimber will be required to accept the minimum purse fee for a Challenge. However, Kimber could make a lot more if he has his own promoter promote the bout.

However, there's also a third direction Marinoble may take. Something that could put a stop to Marinoble's fighting career. His family and his future. Entering Friday's bout, Marinoble was told that his father had only about 5 days to live after fighting a long and hard battle with Cancer. Such a loss can make one think about their needs and desires a little differently. Priorities become a bit different and family more important. With a beautiful wife (Liz) and 2 little girls (Adriana & Christina), fighting is clearly not the only thing on Marinoble's mind as he looks ahead to his future. He also owns 2 martial arts schools and is preparing to open a third. With all this in his life, he may turn in his gloves to focus on life after the ring. He may still choose to conquer that next level of World Champion, but it will still need a promoter willing to host the bout to make it happen. It's a fans dream bout for Full Contact Rules and if there were ever an excellent Full Contact Rules bout for TV, THIS would be it! Whatever choice Mr. Marinoble makes, we here at the IKF support him 100%. He has proved to many that he is a TRUE Kickboxing Champion, In and Out of the ring.

The Semi Main Event of the night was probably the best bout of the night even though there was a question of controversy in the final decision. IKF Amateur California Super Middleweight Full Contact Rules Champion, Jericho Lane escaped defeat in a 4 round, "Split Decision DRAW" with Challenger Shon Moore. One judge saw the bout 40-36 for Moore, another scored it 39-38 to Lane while the third judge scored it 38-38 even. Lane himself felt he had lost while still in the ring, as he said, "Let me put the belt on him (Moore)" before the decision was announced.

On the kick count, Moore out kicked Lane 75 to 26 over the 4 rounds. However, those who have seen Lane fight before know he's not a very active kicker. A key point in question here is "How many of Moore's kicks "SCORED" compared to how many of his kicks were "BLOCKED" by Lane? This will be the main focus of a bout video review by the IKF planned for later this week.

In round 1, Moore out kicked Lane 23 to 8. Two of the 3 judges gave the round to Lane. In round 2, Moore again out kicked Lane 20 to 6 and again, 2 of the 3 judges gave the round to Lane. In round 3, Moore out kicking Lane 14 to 6. One judge gave the round to Lane while the other two gave it to Moore. In the final round, Moore was clearly the aggressor, not only out kicking Lane, 18 to 6 but also scoring on numerous hand combinations. All 3 judges gave round 4 to Moore.

In the end the scores were announced as follows;

Judge Gene Fields of Modesto, California scored it 39-38 Lane.

Judge Mike Dougherty of Loomis, California scored it 40-36 Moore.

Judge Johnny Davis of San Jose, California scored it 38-38 Even.

The result, a split decision draw which didn't go over well with the crowd. There were NO HOMETOWN judges so don't think "FIX" Moore fans as some questioned at the event. This was simply the Opinion of "3" Impartial Judges watching a great fight!

In the bout, it was clear that Lane was frustrated by Moore's attack, showing much better skill in this bout than in their previous bout. Although a re-match would be an option of a solution, Lane announced after the bout that he was retiring. Regardless of his final decision, Lane has provided many exciting moments as a fighter throughout the years along with Moore, for this wasn't the first time these two met, it was the second. What a Great rivalry this has been over the years between these two! Here are the results of the rest of the event;

BOUT 1 IR: Tony Sanza (2-3/0, 163, Vacaville, CA, USA) defeated Khari Woods (0-1, 170, Susanville, CA, USA) by split decision, 29-28, 30-29, 30-27. These two were matched to fight the day of the event when Sanza's opponent Joel Cleric of Fairtex, San Francisco failed to show at the weigh-ins without any cancelation call.San Tong who was Woods' original opponent from Marysville didn't come to the event either but his absence was due to a mix-up between Tong's trainer and the event matchmaker.

BOUT 2 FCR David Velasquez (2-1/0, 154, Marysville, CA, USA) defeated Thor Ring (3-5/1, 150, Vacaville, CA, USA) by unanimous decision, 30-27 on all 3 judges cards.

BOUT 3 FCR Christi Neal (1-0/0, 171, Marysville, CA, USA) defeated Angela Kopp (0-1/0, 176, Susanville, CA, USA) by unanimous decision, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28.

BOUT 4 FCR Mike Marinoble (4-0/2, 200, Roseville, CA, USA) defeated Pete Garcia (4-5/3, 194, Redding, CA, USA) by Split decision, 28-29, 29-27, 29-25. Our thanks to Pete Garcia for filling in only hours before this bout. By the end of weigh-ins, Marinoble's planned opponent, Paul Bunyon of Bakersfield CA, USA failed to show up. Bunyon had been booked for the bout for weeks and even confirmed directions to the event the night before, however he didn't show up all day or night. A call to his house was never returned either.

Hey, all you "NO SHOW" Fighters! We can understand if you want to, or need to pull out of a fight. However, not calling to inform the promoter why you're going to do such a thing is a BAD move. One that WILL ONLY HURT your career. Its Professional Curtesy and a matter of Professional RESPECT, even if you're an amateur fighter. Such actions FOLLOW you and makes "ALL" promoters doubt matching you on their events. Out of Professional Curtesy and RESPECT, Find a phone guys.........and make a curtesy call please..!

BOUT 5 FCR Dave Holeman (5-2/2, 145, Vacaville, CA, USA) defeated Tawn Saephan (3-5/0, 150. Roseville, CA, USA) by unanimous decision, 30-28, 30-27, 29-28.

This was a great event and our hats go off to Co-Promoters Win-River Casino and Dan Verdugo for their GREAT HOSPITALITY! It was a TRUE Sellout and the first time kickboxing has been at Win-River Casino for over 2 years.

The event also saw the return of Emily Prince, the First Ever Official IKF Ringcard/Calendar Girl. Emily first worked for the IKF back in 1992 and was a part of nearly every IKF event for several years before moving and starting her own company where she is the owner and designer of her own custom Swimwear. The company, Barely There Skinwear can be found by clicking this link: www.barelythereskinwear.com. She was a special guest at the event as the event Ring Card Girl. GREAT to see you again Emily, your as lovely as ever!

Win-River Casino announced they would like to promote as many as 3 events in 2000 featuring both pro and amateur fighters. We look forward to working with Win-River Casino's Gary Hayward (General Manager) and Bobby Foreman (Event Coordinator & Marketing Manager) and Mr. Verdugo in the future. For more info, contact Mr. Dan Verdugo at (530) 241-8175 or by e-mail by clicking HERE or Mr. Bobby Foreman at (530) 243-3377 or by e-mail by clicking HERE

MORE NEWS OF 12-19-99. . .

KOSTUCK "EXPLODES" With :15 Second Win Over Arnall At IKF Wisconsin, USA!

Proves To ALL That he is TRULY READY For a World Title Shot!

Muaythai Kickboxing, The Rave - Milwaukee, WI, USA by George Buse: Milwaukee Phetnoi Muaythai Gym's Richard Kostuck (IKF Intercontinental Jr. Welterweight MuayThai Rules Champion) is a school teacher by trade, and Saturday night, December 18, 1999, he gave Springfield, Missouri's Alex Arnall (IKF #5 Contender) a serious lesson in Muaythai. Kostuck put the "K" in KO as he followed a beautiful high kick with a blazing punch to Arnall's head. Arnall crumbled to the canvas just five seconds into the first round. Motionless on the canvas, Arnall was counted out by Referee Al Wichgers at the 0:15 mark. Fortunately, Arnall received prompt medical attention and, after sufficiently passing a neurological exam, was able to walk under his own volition. Although the Kostuck-Arnall main event was the shortest pro fight of the year, the nine bout undercard was abundant with in-your-face amateur action. The results from the undercard can be seen below. The next Milwaukee event will be held at the spacious, uptown Milwaukee County Sports Complex on February 26, 2000. Stay tuned for more details on this and other fight cards in 2000. Happy New Year and thank you for your support--the new millennium will thrive with Milwaukee forging its way into the international Muaythai spotlight!

Undercard Results

BOUT 1 Light Heavyweight Division - 178 lbs: James Melton (Minnesota Kali Gym) defeated Joey Strongquill (Winnipeg Sik-Tai) Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Melton began with a hard low kick attack. Strongquill returned his own low kicks and exchanged punches with the Minnesota strongman. Both fighters clinched and threw knees at will. The first round concluded with solid punch exchanges by both. Round 2 was dominated by Melton's hard low kick and aggressiveness; Strongquill answered with a teep and leg kick attack of his own as the round ended. Firing right hands and uppercuts, Strongquill came out like gangbusters at the outset of Round 3. Melton unloaded a number of punches of his own. Both fighters clinched for most of the remainder of the fight.

BOUT 2 Middleweight Division - 165 lbs: Ciaran Daly (Minnesota Kali Gym) defeated Ketla "All Action" Jackson ( Milwaukee Phetnoi Gym) Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Daly commenced the fight with a hard low kick attack. Jackson stayed composed and blocked most of Daly's leg kicks. Jackson neutralized Daly with hard punches. Both fighters clinched for the remainder of Round 1. Round 2 started where Round 1 left off--in the clinch. Daly gained the upperhand in Rounds 2 and 3 with knees and punches. Jackson proved to be a true lionheart throughout Round 3 with his punch onslaught against the game Daly.

BOUT 3 Light Middleweight Division - 156 lbs: Jason "Friday the 13th" Strout (Milwaukee Phetnoi Gym) defeated Aaron Anderson (Winnipeg Sik-Tai) Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Strout pressed the action with a solid, well-paced tempo. Anderson exhibited a smart defense by keeping his hands high while trying to evade Strout's relentless punch combos and kicks. Anderson scored with some knees while in the clinch. Drilling multiple middle and low kicks, Strout was on fire in Round 2. Anderson buckled Strout's leg with a hard low kick, but Strout came back with swift punch combos and kicks in Round 3.

BOUT 4 Welterweight Division - 147 lbs: Raihan Alam (Minnesota Kali Gym) defeated Hutan Ghojallu (Milwaukee Phetnoi Gym) Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Ghojallu came out with his trademark hard low kicks, followed by good punch combos. Alam hung tough and kept moving well; he then moved in and exchanged scoring knees with Ghojallu. Both fighters were strong-willed. Round 2 proved to be a truly see-saw battle. Ghojallu fired a penetrating middle kick while Alam would work inside and land knees. Ghojallu stunned Alam with well-timed left-right punch combination. Alam fired back combinations of his own. Round 3 was action-packed with Ghojallu peppering more right middle kicks; both fighters got into a punch war to the delight of the packed audience. Ghojallu hung tough and sent Alam to the canvas with several well-executed leg sweeps.

BOUT 5 Welterweight Division - 147 lbs: "Smoking" Joe Zychowka (Winnipeg Sik-Tai) defeated Fred Davis (Minnesota GietPhongKay) Kick KO - 1:40 Round 3. This was another see-saw battle. Davis sent Zychowka to the canvas with leg sweeps. Neither fighter could seem to capitalize; both were composed throughout Round 1. Round 2 saw both fighters slowing the pace of the fight. Zychowka worked solid leg kicks followed by punches. Referee Wichgers gave Davis the standing eight count at the bell of Round 2. The Canadian kept working against the ripped Davis; the end came when Zychowka landed a hard kick that KO'd the formidable Davis.

BOUT 6 Lightweight Division - 132 lbs: "G.I." Joe Tarman (Milwaukee Phetnoi Gym) defeated Monti Johnson (Minneapolis Rico's Gym) TKO - 0:32 Round 1. Tarman overwhelmed Johnson with a brutal knee and kick attack. After getting knocked down, Johnson expressed that he did not want to continue.

BOUT 7 Light Welterweight Division - 139 lbs Nick "The Kick" Hare (Milwaukee Phetnoi Gym) defeated Rick Klein (Minnesota GietPhongKay) TKO - 1:32 Round 2. Hare exhibited a good arsenal of kicks. Klein lost a point after landing a number of groin shots throughout the first two rounds. Hare picked up the tempo. At some point in Round 2 Klein either clashed knees with Hare or caught Hare's hip with his knee; Klein's leg went limp and he was unable to continue.

BOUT 8 Light Heavyweight Division - 178 lbs: "Battling" Ben Dauck (Milwaukee Phetnoi Gym) defeated Brian Rood (Minnesota GietPhongKay) by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). This fight was a veritable war! Both fighters set a swift pace in Round 1. The undefeated Dauck exhibited good kick and punch combinations, and managed to muscle Rood to the canvas. Round 2 saw Rood getting a wide cut under his left eye. Fight physician David Niemann, MD was called in to look at the eye. The fight continued with both fighters working hard -- they threw kick after kick, punch after punch as the crowd roared to its feet.

BOUT 9 Light Heavyweight Division - 178 lbs: Derek "T.N.T." Yuen (Milwaukee Phetnoi Gym) defeated Larry "Razor" Sharpe (Winnipeg Sik-Tai) Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46). Like the preceding match, this was another great battle. Yuen pressed the action in Round 1 with his middle kick, while Sharpe maintained a solid defense. Sharpe would fire back throughout the five round war, but Yuen energized the audience with his relentless kick attack. As Round 5 wound down, Yuen had Sharpe dazed with a barrage of right hands. Great action and heart exhibited by both...

What a great way to end the year!

For more information, please call Milwaukee Phetnoi Muaythai Gym at (4514) 319-1151, Scott Joffe at (414) 967-7767 or e-mail at adcetera@mixcom.com or visit www.milwkick.com.

MORE NEWS OF 12-19-99. . .

Promoter Rashawans Has Problems With IKF Indiana, USA Promotion...

With less than 100 people in the crowd, first time IKF Promoter JoJo Rashawans found out how hard promoting can be. Rashawans event last Saturday night in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA featured 1 IKF Title bout and 4 undercard bouts.

IKF Pro fighter John Washington of Bakersfield, California, USA asked to pull out of the scheduled event last Thursday when he came down with the flue. However, after speaking with his trainer and IKF President Steve Fossum Thursday night, he choose to keep his agreement, despite being very weak from the flu. "His reasons were to help the promoter and to SAVE the Promoters event." Said Fossum. "It was a very honorable thing for him to do under the circumstances. He truly was very sick." If Washington would have pulled out, the promoter could have lost a lot of money since the title bout was the main focus of the event.

However, with less than 100 people in the crowd, it seems, looking back now, that maybe a rescheduling of the event would have been the best thing to do. Due to the special circumstances of Washington trying to help the show, the IKF informed the promoter that if Washington didn't win, he would be granted a mandatory rematch. All involved agreed and it looks like that re-match will happen since Washington only lasted into the 4th round when trainer Abe Belardo threw in the towel. "He simply couldn't breath and was really weak" said Belardo. The win gives Raul Llopis of Ft. Wayne Indiana, USA the IKF Pro Super Lightweight United States International / Leg Kick Rules Title. However, he will now be forced to defend the title in a mandatory rematch against Washington. Due to the special circumstances of this bout, the IKF will not charge the title bout sanctioning fee to the promoter who hosts the bout. More news on the undercard bout results and other news of this event as it comes later this week.

LAST UPDATE: THURSDAY, December 16th, 1999, AT 3:10 PM - Pacific Time

Verdugo & Win River Casino Host MILLENNIUM MADNESS At Redding, CA, USA!

After a long layoff from promoting, IKF Promoter Dan Verdugo is back at it again with Win River Casino in Redding California, USA. Tomorrow night December 17th, Verdugo and Win River Casino will host MILLENNIUM MADNESS. The event will feature 5 undercard bouts and 2 title bouts. In the Semi Main Event, Reddings own IKF Amateur California State Champion Jericho Lane will be defending his Full Contact Rules Super Middleweight Title against Shon Moore. The Main Event will be for the Vacant IKF Pro Super Middleweright North American Full Contact Rules Title when IKF U. S. Champion Dave Marinoble of Roseville, California USA (13-0-2/5) meets Thomas Downing of Windsor, Ontario, Canada (25-13-2/10). Here's the nights undercard bouts: Tawn Saephan vs Dave Holeman, Kristy Neal vs Angela Copp, Khari Woods vs San Tong, Thor Ring vs Dave Valasqes, Mike Marinoble vs Paul Bunyan. For more info, contact Mr. Verdugo at (530) 241-8175 or by e-mail by clicking HERE!

MORE NEWS OF 12-16-99. . .

Roufus & Joffe All Set For IKF Wisconsin, USA!

Pro IKF Intercontinental Muaythai Champion Richard Kostuck Featured on 12 Bout Holiday Extravaganza!

Scott Joffe, Ad Cetera Sports Marketing: Milwaukee's own Richard Kostuck (20-6-1, 5 KO's), the IKF Intercontinental Junior Welterweight MuayThai Rules Champion, takes on the IKF #5 Ranked Lightweight challenger Alex Arnall (15-5, 5 KO's) of Springfield, (MO) on Saturday, December 18, 1999 in the Rave Ballroom located at 2401 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA.

Kostuck, 28, fights out of Milwaukee Phetnoi Muaythai Gym and is trained by Phetnoi's Kongnapa and Duke Roufus. He's been fighting Professionally since 1994. Arnall, 25, fights out of the Budo-Kai Gym in Springfield. This event once again showcases two excellent Muaythai fighters - in Milwaukee - a city recognized worldwide as America's Muaythai hotbed. A total of 12 Muaythai bouts will be featured during the evening. Here are the nights other bouts, Color after name denotes what corner the fighter is fighting out of;

AM light heavyweight 178: Larry "Razor" Sharpe (Sik-Tai)-red vs Derek "T.N.T" Yuen (Phetnoi Gym)-blue

AM Lightweight 132: Monty Johnson (Rico's Gym) Minneapolis-red vs "G.I." Joe Tarman (Phetnoi Gym)-blue

AM Light Welterweight 139: Mark Petersen (Gietphongkay) St.Paul-red vs Adam "Bomb" Collins (Phetnoi Gym)-blue.

AM Light Welterweight 139: Rick Klien (Gietphongkay)-red vs Nck "The Kick" Hare (Phetnoi Gym)-blue.

AM Welterweight 147: Fred Davis (Gietphongkay)-red vs "Smoking "Joe Zychowka (Sik-Tai)-blue.

AM Light Middleweight 156: Aaron Andersen (Sik-Tai)-red vs. Jason Strout (Phetnoi Gym)-blue.

AM Middleweight 165: Ciaran Daly (Minnesota Kali)-red vs Ketla "Action" Jackson (Phetnoi Gym)-blue.

AM Light Heavyweight 178: James Melton (Minn. Kali)-red vs. Predrag Androsevic (Phetnoi Gym)-blue.

AM Light Heavyweight 178: Brian Rood (Gietphongkay)-red vs. "Battling" Ben Dauck (Phetnoi Gym)-blue.

AM Light Heavyweight 178: John Staufenberg (Singpraveah) Minneapolis-red vs later to be named Sik-Tai fighter.

AM Heavyweight -200: "Bad" Brad Fowler (Phetnoi Gym)-blue vs looking for opp.

Doors open at 7:00 PM., the first bout begins at 8:00 PM. Phetnoi Muaythai Gym is also sponsoring a free Muaythai judges and referee clinic and certification by KUHN FRED FITZGERALD. The seminar will be held on Friday, December 17 at 7:30 pm at Phetnoi Muaythai Gym in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. For info, contact Scott Joffe at (414) 319-1151 or e-mail at adcetera@mixcom.com

Phetnoi 2000 NEWS: In 2000, World Class Muaythai in Milwaukee moves to a new home - The Milwaukee County Sports Stadium, located at 6000 West Ryan Road in Franklin. This sparkling facility will host 10 exciting Muaythai events next year on the following Saturdays beginning at 7:30 p.m. (doors open 6:30 p.m.) - February 26th, April 1st, May 6th, May 27th (IKF Midwest Muaythai Regionals), June 17th, August 5th, September 9th, October 7th, November 4th and December 9th, 2000. Updates and amenities to look forward to include an improved, centralized venue location (3 minutes west of I-94 on Ryan Road, 15 minutes from Downtown Milwaukee), season tickets, child and group rates, valet and ample free parking, VIP Tables with wait service, new washroom facilities, lounge area and expanded menu of refreshments. For more information, please call Milwaukee Phetnoi Muaythai Gym at (4514) 319-1151, Scott Joffe at (414) 967-7767 or e-mail at adcetera@mixcom.com or visit www.milwkick.com.

MORE NEWS OF 12-16-99. . .

Rashawans Ready To Rock With IKF Indiana, USA!

First time IKF Promoter JoJo Rashawans will host his first IKF Sanctioned event this Saturday night in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA. IKF Event Representative Rob Zbilski will be on hand to assist with the promotion. The main event will feature IKF Pro fighters John Washington of Bakersfield, California, USA against Raul Llopis of Ft. Wayne Indiana, USA for the vacant IKF Pro Super Lightweight United States International / Leg Kick Rules Title. For more info, please contact Mr. JoJo Rashawans at (219) 447-4063.

LAST UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, December 15th, 1999, AT 7:30 PM - Pacific Time

Bush Wins Again as a Movie Star!

Although top ranked IKF Full Contact Rules Middleweight fighter Curtis Bush officially retired from kickboxing on November 12th of this year, he hasn't stopped throwing those powerful kicks that won him 4 World kickboxing titles. (The press release on this page says 5, but the video says 4...) Following in tight footsteps with 10 time World Champion Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Bush is the star in the made for video movie, THE DARK ANGEL: Psycho Kickboxer. Check out the cover jacket and get a copy by clicking HERE! As an amateur, Bush fought 17 times, winning 15 bouts and losing only twice with 11 knockouts. As a pro, he fought 53 times winning 42, losing 9 and had 2 draws. 30 of those pro wins were by knockout. Great job in your success Mr. Bush! As always, we support anything you do. But hey Champ, can you send us a copy of the movie...

LAST UPDATE: MONDAY, December 13th, 1999, AT 2:45 PM - Pacific Time

Quezada "Rocks The House" At IKF Bakersfield, CA, USA!

Although the Christmas Season crowd was smaller than his usual crowd, IKF Promoter Abe Belardo is very happy with a GREAT EVENT last Saturday night at the famous STRONGBOW Stadium in Bakersfield, CA, USA. The night featured 11 bouts with 3 of them being in the IKF Junior Amateur division in which 2 of them were the first IKF Junior Amateur titles ever awarded. The night also featured title bouts in theIKF Amateur Men's International / Leg Kick Rules and the Amateur Mens MuayThai rules.

The Main Event featuring Manual Quezada of Wasco, California, USA defending his IKF Amateur California State Super Heavyweight International / Leg Kick Title against a "Challenge" by unranked, Sam Malioo of Long Beach, California, USA. Round 1 saw Quezada landing several head kicks and spin kicks but Molioo was able to take them and even answered back with some swift combinations of his own. In round 2, it was more of the same as Quezada searched to find his distance with Molioo, exchanging combinations and Quezada still landing some good head kicks along with some strong leg kicks. But late in round 2, Quezada found his reach and landed a right hand punch that "Rocked The House" sending Molioo motionless to the mat at 1:44 of the second round. Quezada retained his IKF California Super Heavyweight International / Leg Kick title.

In the Semi Main Event, Henry Cho (174, 3-3/1) of San Louis Obispo, California, USA faced off against Kazushi Nishida (172, 6-2/0) of San Francisco, California, USA for the vacant IKF Amateur Light Heavyweight MuayThai Title. Let us tell you all that "BOTH" of these fighters put on a GREAT WAR for Everyone! This was truly one of the BEST MuayThai bouts of the year! When the smoke cleared, the judges as well saw it close. One judge saw it all even at 38-38, while the other two saw it 39-37 in favor of the new IKF Amateur Light Heavyweight MuayThai Champion, Kazushi Nishida. HOPEFULLY we will see BOTH these fighters in the 2000 IKF/RINGSIDE National Amateur Tournament next year to test their skills to see who is TRULY "The Best of the BEST!" in the Nation!

Lets go back now and review the other bouts of the night. The night started out with 3 Junior Amateur Bouts.

Junior Amateur Bout 1: Antwon Washington (50 lbs, 7 years old) of Bakersfield, CA, USA defeated Gurgen Saakyan (50 lbs, 7 years old) of Glendale CA, USA by unanimous decision, 29-28 on all 3 judges cards.

Junior Amateur Bout 2: This was the "*FIRST EVER", IKF Junior Amateur title. It was for the Boys International / Leg Kick California Light Atomweight title. In the bout, Carlos Robo (103 lbs, 13) of Bakersfield, CA, USA defeated Roque Quezada (104, 13) of Wasco, CA, USA by majority decision, 40-36, 37-37 and 39-37.

(*) First to actually FIGHT for a Junior Title. Anthony Kindel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA won the 1999 National Amateur Tournament Title in September by Forfeit at the 1999 IKF/RINGSIDE Nationals when his opponent failed to show up.

Junior Amateur Bout 3: This bout featured the SECOND, IKF Junior Amateur title but the "FIRST EVER GIRLS" Junior Amateur title Bout . It was for the Girls International / Leg Kick California Light Atomweight title. In this bout, Aylin Davtyan (100 lbs, 12) of Glendale, CA, USA defeated Kandra Washington (100, 12) of Bakersfield, CA, USA by split decision, 36-39, 37-39 and 39-37.

After the Junior Amateur bouts were over it was time for the adult bouts. The results were as follows;

BOUT 1: International / Leg Kick Tosh Cook (209, 1-0/1, North Hollywood, CA, USA) defeated Rick Alvarado (212, 1-2/0, Fresno, CA, USA) by TKO when Alvarado couldn't answer the bell after the 1st round due to a bad cut over his left eye that was caused by a right hand punch by Cook.

BOUT 2: International / Leg Kick Scott Lighty (213, 1-1/0, San Louis Obispo, CA, USA) defeated Lodune Sicaid (198, 0-1/0, North Hollywood, CA, USA) by unanimous decision, 29-28 on all 3 judges score cards.

BOUT 3: International / Leg Kick Jack Tousenkchian (142, 1-0/0, North Hollywood, CA, USA) defeated Luis Raya (138, 1-1/0, Wasco, CA, USA) by split decision, 29-27, 28-29 and 29-27. This bout was delayed when the Representative of the California State Athletic Commission insisted that the two fighters should wear 10 ounce gloves according to California State Commission Rules instead of 8 ounce. Despite argument from IKF President Steve Fossum, (who assured the California State Commission Representative that the fighters could wear 8 ounce gloves), the fight was delayed while the gloves were switched. After the bout, Fossum showed the California State Commission Representative in the California State Athletic Commission Rule Book that fighters weighing 147 lbs and below in both Amateur and Pro kickboxing may wear "8" ounce gloves. For more about this and problems with the California State Athletic Commission regarding Kickboxing click HERE.

BOUT 4: International / Leg Kick Freddy Diaz (147, 2-0/1, North Hollywood, CA, USA) defeated Jebadiah Baker (143, 0-1/0 Fresno, CA, USA) by TKO at 19 seconds of the third round.

BOUT 5: International / Leg Kick Mike Simmons (186, 2-0/1, Modesto, CA, USA) defeated Miguel Alvidrez (194, 1-2/0, Wasco, CA, USA) by TKO at the end of the second round.

BOUT 6: MuayThai Rules Lynda Loyce (124, 2-2/0, San Francisco, CA, USA) defeated Nadine Raya (121, 2-1/0, North Hollywood, CA, USA) by unanimous decision, 30-27 on all 3 judges score cards.

Mr. Belardo has scheduled his next event in Bakersfield, CA in February, 2000. For more info, contact Mr. Abe Belardo at (661) 834-5871.

MORE NEWS OF 12-13-99. . .

Johnson Of Wisconsin, USA, Wins MuayThai Gold!

IKF U.S. Amateur MuayThai Super Heavyweight Champion, Jason "Roadblock" Johnson of Milwaukee's Phetnoi Muaythai Gym captured the World International Federation Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) Super Heavyweight Gold Medal on Saturday, December 11, 1999 in Thailand with a second round TKO over his Ukrainian opponent. Johnson raises his amateur record to 7 wins with no loses and 4 wins coming by knockout.

MORE NEWS OF 12-13-99. . .

Mason's IKF Lleveland, Texas, USA Results Coming Soon...

LAST UPDATE: THURSDAY, December 9th, 1999, AT 10:35 PM - Pacific Time

Belardo Ready for IKF Bakersfield, California, USA!

IKF Promoter Abe Belardo is set to go with this Saturday nights Bakersfield, California, USA event held at the famous Strongbow Stadium. The event will feature 13 bouts with the Main Event featuring Manual Quezada of Wasco, California, USA defending his IKF Amateur California State International / Leg Kick Super Heavyweight Title against a "Challenge" by unranked, Sam Malioo of Campton, California, USA. In the Semi Main Event, Henry Cho of San Louis Obispo, California, USA will face off against Kazushi Nishida of San Francisco, California, USA for the vacant IKF Amateur Light Heavyweight MuayThai Rules Title.

Also featured on the event will be 2 IKF Junior AmateurDivision titles. They include, the vacant IKF California Junior Girls Amateur International Rules Light Atomweight Title Bout between Kandra Washington against Jenny Chavira and the vacant IKF California Junior Boys Amateur International Rules Flyweight Title Bout between Robo and Quezada. Doors open at 6:30PM and the bouts begin at 7:30PM. For more info, contact Mr. Abe Belardo at (661) 834-5871.

MORE NEWS OF 12-9-99. . .

Mason Ready for IKF Lleveland, Texas, USA!

IKF Promoter Walt Mason is set to go with this weekends, Lleveland, Texas, USA, event held at the Boys Club, this Saturday night, December 11th. The event will feature 14 non title bouts. Although no title bouts are scheduled for this IKF/TACKA co-sanctioned event it will feature top fighters from the state of Texas. Doors open at 6:PM and the bouts begin at 7:PM. For more info, contact Mr. Walt Mason at (972) 239-5053 or by e-mail by clicking HERE!

MORE NEWS OF 12-9-99. . .

Posted AT 10:30 AM - Pacific Time

Downey Loses For the First Time, Johnson Wins By TKO!

James Downey (156 lbs.. of Phetnoi MuayThai Gym-USA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) lost a close decision on one of the most exciting bouts of the World Amateur MuayThai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday at Nationals Stadium against a Finland opponent. This was Downey's first loss ever added to his 11-1 record with 5 Knockouts. Downey plans to make his pro debut at Rajadamnern Stadium this coming January 9th, 2000. Downey plans to stay in Thailand to train and fight for the next 2 months under the watchful eye of Phetnoi Gym-Thailand, producer of 6 Rajadamnern Stadium champions including IKF Pro World MuayThai Champions, Kongnapa, Khunpon.

Heavyweight MuayThai Fighter Jason Johnson (Phetnoi MuayThai Gym-USA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) won his first bout by TKO in the second round against an opponent fro Iran. Johnson now advances to the Championship round to fight for the Gold Medal against an opponent from the Ukraine. Johnson's record is now 6-0 with 3 Knockouts. After the World Championship Tournament, he too plans to turn pro.

Sorry to report that outstanding MuayThai fighter Dan Rawlings (132 lbs. Euclid Ohio, USA and now with Phetnoi MuayThai Gym) lost in his first round against an opponent from France by decision. Rawlings record drops to 15 wins with 3 loses with 7 knockouts.

MORE NEWS OF 12-9-99. . .

Posted AT 12:45 AM - Pacific Time

IKF Welcomes NEW Miss Wenger...

Veteran IKF Official Steve Wenger of San Francisco, California, USA, is the proud father of his first baby girl. Mr. Wenger's wife, Leslie gave birth last Saturday night, December 4th at 11:17 PM at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, CA to Sara Emily Wenger. Sara weighed in at quite a bit under the Atomweight limit, weighing 7 lbs, 10 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. For those who know Steve, give him a hello on his e-mail by clicking HERE!

MORE NEWS OF 12-9-99. . .

Roufus Wants To Make Bout Protest Public

Pro Heavyweight Muay Thai fighter Duke Roufus and his manager Scott Joffe of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA found themselves in an akward situation after Mr. Roufus' WKA World Title bout a few weeks back in Italy. After a foul in round 2 and no time to recover, Roufus was declaired the loser but from what you will read, there's much more to the story. Please note that this is "NOT" a slam to the WKA, for it could happen in ANY organization and HAS in the past. This is WHY there are protests allowed in the fight world. WKA President Paul Ingram was not present at the event as well. You will see the respect that Roufus and Joffe have for the WKA near the end of the article. They just wanted to make this protest letter public since many have asked what happened in the bout. Here is the entire letter below from Roufus and Joffe;

Dear Jon Gaskarth,

Hello. Hope you are doing well. It was nice meeting you in Treste. As you were the official WKA representative in attendance, I am writing this letter of formal protest to you, on behalf of my fighter, Duke Roufus. Please forward this letter to Paul Ingram and anyone else you see fit to receive it who can assist in evaluating our protest.

As you are well aware from witnessing Duke's fight in Treste, Italy on November 19, 1999, a foul (Judo type hip-throw) was commited during Round 2 which ultimately lead to Duke being counted out by the referee, moments later.

At first the referee acknowledged the foul (turns to all judges and signals "First Warning, next foul take away 1 point" and he let Duke take some time for recovery), but then suddenly the same referee started the 8 count about 25 seconds after the foul was commited as Duke was recovering from the illegal throw.

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING (and the basis of our formal protest):

The (Croatian, we were told he was from Italy though) referee ONLY took this action and started counting AFTER the event promoter and Duke's opponent's manager (the SAME person), Harry Gorian (and WKA Croatian Representative) ran up to the ring and yelled to the referee to begin the 8 count, AFTER the referee had determined that Duke could have recovery time.

I do not understand how this type of acton could be allowed by the person in charge of the action in the ring - the referee. (Well, I guess I do understand how these things happen).

I was less than 4 feet away from Mr. Gorian when he ran up and yelled to the referee to begin the count.

Once we saw that the referee started his count (quite late as it was), we yelled for Duke to "GET UP" (so he would not be counted out right then and there), which he did and beat the count (which should not have been started in the first place).

As you saw, Duke was stunned by the hip-throw. His back hit the mat flush and the action of the foul caused the back of his head to slam into the mat, knocking him out momentarily. Duke, as I stated above, beat the 8 count, but was not at all ready to continue fighting with less than 40 total seconds to recover.

Moments later, Duke (still in a fog) took another standing 8, but the referee stopped the fight (seeing that Duke could get seriously injured if he continued - which makes perfect sense).

I feel Harry Gorian's actions seriously tainted the bout and therefore request that the bout be declared a "No Contest," and not count on either fighter's records.

It was obvious to anyone who saw the fight (live or on video) what happened. Duke's opponent (who we scouted quite well) was getting solidly beaten by well placed low kicks and knees. He became frustrated and resorted to an illegal move. I understand these things happen and the referee seemed to have been in the right frame of mind at first - until Mr. Gorian took matters into his own hands - and his referee listened to him instead of doing the right thing.

(One other point - We were fighting for a WKA Thai Boxing Title, but Mr. Gorian insisted we use K-1 rules instead. Many managers do this to our fighters when they want to fight Muaythai, but at the same time do not want their fighter to be at a disadvantage in the ring (against a well rounded Thai style boxer). "We'll fight Muaythai, but shorter clinch and not much knees" (whatever that means). Therefore, this fight should not have been called a Thai Boxing Title Fight in the first place.

To make matters much worse, we did not get paid prior to the fight as promised (or afterward, as Mr. Gorian said to me he would on Friday at the fights). We had to "stake out" the Hotel Milano lobby (for Mr. Gorian) all day Saturday, Nov. 20th, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., waiting and wondering if we were going to get paid our purse and travel expenses (which we paid in advance). We eventually received payment at 3:15 p.m., after a long day waiting without any sleep or information. I heard that as of Monday, Nov. 22nd, Duke's opponent had not gotten paid.

All in all, I would hope, at the least, that this fight be declared a "No Contest" due to the factors stated above regarding the circumstances surrounding the fight.

Duke and I have much respect for the WKA and the people (such as yourself) involved with running it on a day-to-day basis. Duke was very confident that with the WKA's involvement, foul play would not become an issue. We are left with very bad feelings regarding this fight. Not so much with the WKA or yourself, but rather with Mr. Gorian and his involvement in this WKA sanctioned event.

I look forward to hearing from you soon and hope to catch up with you again sometime in the near future. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Sincerely, Scott A. Joffe, Manager Phetnoi Muaythai Camp, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, e-mail: adcetera@webtv.net

We WILL Post the response from the WKA here once we have it. In our response to this, we would like to see the video if at all possible.

LAST UPDATE: MONDAY, December 6th, 1999, AT 5:05 PM - Pacific Time

Downey Wins Bout 1 in Thailand

James Downey (156 lbs. of Phetnoi MuayThai Gym in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) won his first bout at the Amateur World MuayThai Championships in Bangkok, Thailand today at Nationals Stadium against a South African opponent. Downey won his bout by unanimous decision. His next bout is this Wednesday against a Finish opponent who Knocked out a Thai in his first bout with a head kick. There are a total of 16 fighters in Downey's division representing 16 different countries.

Dan Rawlings (132 lbs. Euclid Ohio, USA) and Jason Johnson's ( Heavyweight, of Phetnoi MuayThai Gym in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) will both have their first bouts this Wednesday. More details will be posted tomorrow in regards to the Amateur World MuayThai Championships.

MORE NEWS OF 12-6-99. . .

MuayThai Heavyweight Needed!

Milwaukee IKF MuayThai Promoters Duke Roufus and Scott Joffe of Phetnoi MuayThai Gym in Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA are searching for a 200 lb Amateur MuayThai Fighter to fight Brad Fowler (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 7 wins, 2 loses and 3 KO's, 6' 4", 200 lbs., 19 years old) on their upcoming December 18th event in Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA. They are looking for a fighter from the North Central Region of USA. Trainers or fighters, if you feel you can book this match or have questions in regards to it, please contact Scott Joffe at (414) 319-1151 or e-mail at adcetera@webtv.net

OFFICIALS SEMINAR... Phetnoi Gym is also hosting a FREE Muaythai judges and referee clinic and certification by KUHN FRED FITZGERALD. The seminar will be held Friday, December 17 at 7:30 P.M. at Phetnoi MuayThai Gym in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. For info, contact Scott Joffe at (414) 319-1151 or e-mail at adcetera@webtv.net

MORE NEWS OF 12-6-99. . .

Waiting For IKF St Louis, Missouri, USA Results.

As of this posting, (5:05 PM) we still have not yet received any results from last weekends IKF St Louis event so check back a bit later. The event, promoted by Jessie Finney was held at the Union Plaza in St Louis, Missouri, USA. For more info, you can contact Mr. Jessie Finney at (314) 351-5226.

MORE NEWS OF 12-6-99. . .

Ramsey Forced To Cancels IKF West Virginia... Again.

For the second time, Promoter Leon Ramsey was forced to cancel his event due to circumstances regarding his fighter George Randolph. Ramsey is still looking to host his first IKF event. This time, the IKF was informed that Randolph injured his hand forcing him to pull out of the bout. The event was planned to be held at Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia, USA. Last time Ramsey planned an event, Randolph pulled out due to personal reasons. On the line for this event was the Vacant IKF Pro U. S. Full Contact Rules Title Bout between #1 Ranked Full Contact Rules Super Heavyweight Kevin Rosier of Buffalo New York, USA vs #3 Ranked Full Contact Rules Super Heavyweight George Randolph of West Virginia, USA. Ramsey hopes to reschedule this event so we will wait and see. For more info, you can contact Mr. Leon Ramsey at (304) 462-5744.

LAST UPDATE: SATURDAY, December 4th, 1999, AT 10:45 AM - Pacific Time

IKF St Louis, Missouri, USA

IKF Promoter Jessie Finney is all set to host his second IKF Sanctioned event tonight at the Union Plaza in St Louis, Missouri, USA. There are no IKF title bouts planned for the event so we have no title bout info to report on. In addition, we didn't receive any pre-bout line-up as well from Mr. Finney, so we'll all have to wait for the event results. For more info, you can contact Mr. Jessie Finney at (314) 351-5226.

LAST UPDATE: FRIDAY, December 3rd, 1999, AT 12:30 AM - Pacific Time

IKF Standardizes Amateur MuayThai Rankings with The World.

On December 2nd, 1999, the IKF made some changes to the IKF Amateur MuayThai Rules Rankings . It all started when IKF MuayThai Representative Duke Roufus of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA suggested that the IKF become standardized with the rest of the world in regards to the MuayThai weight classes. Roufus pointed out the need for this if IKF Amateur MuayThai fighters ever want to be compared to other fighters around the world and in International Competition. Roufus recently sent a USA Team to compete in Thailand at the World MuayThai Championships. These USA fighters recently won at the first "EVER" TRUE National, USA Amateur Kickboxing Championships that the IKF USA Team organized along with RINGSIDE INC. The official Equipment Sponsor for IKF Kickboxing.

When you view the new IKF MuayThai Rules Rankings page, you'll notice one major change right away which is the new format of how the fighters are ranked and visually presented. The new format is much easier to read and all title holders are now ranked within the rankings as well. This is because some title holders may not be better than some non title holders. Nothing negative meant here, its simply true. The other change as we already mentioned was to standardizes the weight classes of IKF Amateur MuayThai with those weight classes done on the International Amateur Competition Level. This created less weight divisions which makes the competition better as well. However, it did present one problem. The change moved some CHAMPIONS into the same weight division as other CHAMPIONS. Those CHAMPIONS that are now listed in a different weight class than their previous one have an additional note below their name. For some of these Champions, it will make for a great title bout to make only "1" Champion in that division. However, some you will see are from the same school, so of course they won't be fighting each other.

So if your a promoter and you want to put some great fights together, maybe you'll be the first to unify the IKF Champions that are currently duplicated in the new IKF MuayThai Rules Rankings. Let us know how you like the new page by clicking HERE!

MORE NEWS OF 12-3-99. . .

"DANGEROUS" Dave Pareja Wins In Boxing!

IKF National Amateur Light Heavyweight Full Contact Rules Champion Dave Pareja has been keeping quite busy lately. He just won again in a Boxing bout Wednesday night December 1st at a club in Chicago, Illinois, USA called Liquids. According to Pareja, it was his best performance of the year so far and he felt the guy he fought was the toughest opponent he's faced this past year. That is not to say that Pareja hasn't had some hard fights it's just that this guy was his toughest of them all. With over 40 bouts to his credit (Boxing & Kickboxing) Pareja said he's never performed so well, or been so loose and relaxed in the ring against an opponent so far. "This just goes to show that all the fights this year, and all the hard work and training is starting to really pay off." Said Pareja

Pareja's fight was the 10th, and last fight of the night. He weighed in at 178 lbs. and his opponent was around 190 lbs. He totally dominated the fight with speed and power. In round one, Pareja sent him to the mat with a strong left hook to the head. He got up, and the referee gave him an 8 count and the fight continued. Later in round one Pareja landed so many shots to his opponents face that he started to bleed from his nose.

In round 2 Pareja hit him with a vicious attack to the body and head, and the referee stopped the action to give his opponent another standing 8 count. Again the bout continued. Pareja continued to land punch after punch through the end round 3, and then the fight was over. Pareja won the bout by unanimous decision and continues to be known as "DANGEROUS" DAVE PAREJA! Pareja's picture can be found on the IKF/RINGSIDE USA Amateur Tournament picture page by clicking HERE!

FIGHTERS: If you have a bout story that you would like us to publish here on the News page, please send it in by clicking HERE!

LAST UPDATE: TUESDAY, November 30th, 1999, AT 8:30 PM - Pacific Time

115 Lb. Amateur Female Needed

IKF Promoter Abe Belardo of Bakersfield CA, USA is looking for a 110 to 116 lb. Female Amateur International / Leg Kick opponent from California to fight on his upcoming December 11th event at Strongbow Stadium in Bakersfield, CA, USA. An Amateur female (from the bay area) had already contacted Belardo but her phone number was lost in the shuffle so if you're her and reading this, please contact Mr. Belardo. If not, please contact him anyway for a potential bout against amateur Lindsey Thompson (2-2/0). Contact Mr. Belardo at (661) 834-5871.

LAST UPDATE: SUNDAY, November 28th, 1999, AT 8:45 PM - Pacific Time

IKF Border League Results

IKF Tecate, Mexico: The tiny Mexican border town of Tecate played host to the latest IKF/Border League event this past Saturday, November 27th. A sparse crowd of 150 witnessed 15 excellent amateur MuayThai bouts promoted by Abraham Tostado and Miguel Reyes, sponsored by Tecate Beer and Matsushita Television. The fans were treated to a half-time intermission with the 1999 Border Miss Tecate contest that was well appreciated by the local fans. Special guests in attendence were WWF star Ken Shamrock, former IKF Pro IR World Champion Ivan Silva and WBO Featherweight World Champion Manuel "Mantecas" Medina. The nights results follow:

BOUT 1: Sergio Cortes won by decision over Gaspar Ortega

BOUT 2: Alex Munos won by 2nd round KO over Julio Ortega.

BOUT 3: Abraham Fontes won by 3rd round KO over Julian Solis.

BOUT 4: Sherrif Rochette won by 3rd round KO over Armando "Porky" Garcia .

BOUT 5: Diego Perez won by decision over Ken Floyd.

BOUT 6: Brenda Lopez won by first round KO over Janette Garcia.

BOUT 7: David Rubio won by decision over Joel Rubacalva.

BOUT 8: Mario Mendoza won by decision over Saul Gonzales.

BOUT 9: Julio Fernandez won by decision over Juan Salamon.

BOUT 10: Pedro Pena won by third round KO over Luis Silva.

BOUT 11: Juan Gonzales won by decision over David Ortega.

BOUT 12: Jesus Serrano won by decision over Pete Lopez.

BOUT 13: Aaron Lopez won by decision over Jorge Bejar.

BOUT 14: Miguel Madrigal won by decision over Juan Benivides.

BOUT 15: Roberto DeLaParra won by decision over Roberto Felix.

The next IKF/Border League event will be at the Baby Rock Disco in Tijuana, Mexico, February, 2000. Planned bouts include several Border League title bouts with area competitors. For further information about the IKF/Border League please contact Doug Dickey in the US at 619-529-0134 or Miguel Reyes in Mexico at 011-52-66-26-48-27.

MORE NEWS OF 11-28-99. . .

Steele & Olsen To Fight In Japan!

IKF MuayThai Fighter Billy Olsen (Featherweight, Pro MuayThai) and 2 time IKF Pro World Champion Danny Steele (IR & MT) are off to Japan for their next bouts. The two will be competing against 2 fighters from Japan in Shoot Boxing bouts promoted by Yuki of Japan. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, December 1st, at the Koyakun Hall in Tokyo Japan. Steele will face Japan's Doi at 140 lbs and Olson will face Japan's Moriya at 122 lbs. Lets hope the judging is fair and may the best fighters win. We say this only because of some negative results from the judging over there we were made of aware of in the past....Good Luck guys!

LAST UPDATE: FRIDAY, November 26th, 1999, AT 9:45 PM - Pacific Time

IKF Border League Ready To Rock In Mexico!

The IKF Border League is all set to go with this weekends event which will be held at the at the Tecate Munincipal Auditorium, Tecate, Mexico. The bouts will begin at 5:PM Saturday afternoon. Weigh-ins are from 3:00 to 4:30 PM and headgear will be required in the modified Muay Thai bouts. For more info in the USA, call Doug Dickey at (619) 529-0134.

On another note, IKF fighters Miguel Reyes and Heath Harris of Dickey's Camp will be headlining an event on Dec.5th in DelMar CA USA. Reyes will fight Luis Cordillero at 147lbs and Harris will fight Javier Diez at 168lbs.

LAST UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, November 24th, 1999, AT 10:50 PM - Pacific Time

Fighters Needed For IKF Redding, CA, USA

If you're a Amateur Fighter or Trainer from Oregon, California or Nevada, IKF Promoter Dan Verdugo would like to hear from you. Mr. Verdugo is hosting an IKF event on Friday night, December 17th at the Win River Casino in Redding CA, USA. (Northern CA). Since the event is being held on a Friday night (The only night the Casino had available) we've been having some problems booking fights. Currently, 7 bouts are confirmed but we're looking for 12. So if your a trainer or fighter that can make the show, please contact Mr. Verdugo by e-mail by clicking HERE or at his gym at (530) 241-8175. He will discuss travel arangements, accomidations and potential bouts as well. Thank you for your help.

MORE NEWS OF 11-24-99. . .

Torres and Calleros Put on a SHOW at IKF Sacramento, CA, USA

To say this bout was a "GOOD" bout would be an understatement. To say this was a "GREAT" bout, still wouldn't be enough. The fact is, is that this bout was one of the best World Title bouts we have ever seen by TWO GREAT FIGHTERS!!! There was nothing one sided about this bout, just 2 "GREAT" fighters going toe to toe for a full 12 rounds! IKF Pro Full Contact Rules Light Welterweight World Champion, Juan "The Ghost Warrior" Torres of South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, (AM: 5-0/4, PRO: 38-3/26) had not kickboxed since May of 1998 but it looked like he had been doing it everyday since. Challenger, Fernando Calleros of Albq. New Mexico, USA. (AM: 10-1/7, PRO: 28-7-16) was thought by some to not have what it took to be a self disciplined World Champion when he had problems making weight in the past. However, throw out the past because Calleros is back in Championship form and his last two fights now prove it!

Calleros had no problem making the requested contracted weight for his bout with Torres and he looked lean and mean for the challenge. He had also just defeated well know MuayThai Champion Danny Steele in San Jose, CA, USA a few weeks earlier and was now facing well known World Champion Torres. Together, the two threw over 270 kicks over the 12 rounds with Torres averaging just over 12 per round and Calleros just over 10. Torres most active kicking round was round 1 when he threw 19 as Calleros answered back with 10. Torres won round 1 on all 3 judges cards 10-9. After 3, all 3 judges had it at 29-28 Torres who was also ahead on the total kick count, 39-29. By the end of round 6, 2 judges had it dead even at 57 while judge 3 had it 58-56 Torres who remained ahead on the total kick count 74-61. After 9, 3 judges had it 86-85 Torres who remained ahead on the total kick count, 113-94, while the third had it 86-85 Calleros. After 11, Torres held a slightly larger edge on two judges cards, 106-103 and continued to lead in the total kick count, 138-116 while the third judge had it 105-104. The final round saw Calleros more on the attack with his hands, winning two of the judges cards 10-9 and throwing 9 kicks to Torres' 10, while the third saw it for Torres 10-9. However, it wasn't enough for Calleros as the Unanimous decision win went to the Champion, Juan Torres as he retained his IKF World Full Contact Rules Light Welterweight Title.

This bout had everything a classic Full Contact Rules Bout can offer from jump kicks, spin kicks to fantastic boxing ability by both fighters. Although Torres had a long absence from kickboxing ( 18 months) he didn't seem to miss a beat. These two have already agreed to a rematch and from the sound of the standing room only crowd, they would like to see it, as many of the fans thought Calleros should have received the decision.

All 3 judges were appointed by the California State Athletic Commission as all boxing and kickboxing events are in the State of California. The IKF was able to have IKF World Referee Dan Stell as the center referee. If a rematch occurs in California, the IKF may request their own "Certified" Kickboxing judges since some thought the State Commission Boxing judges didn't know how to score a kickboxing match. Regardless, this was a great bout and a GREAT performance by both fighters!! An added benefit to all promoters is that BOTH these fighters fight in "ALL 3" rule divisions so if your looking for some GREAT fighters, look these two up. Torres has been thinking of moving down in weight for some time now and may for his next bout. Calleros on the other hand has fought from light Welterweight up to Super Welterweight.

The only other "Kickboxing" bout on the event was a non title bout featuring top Full Contact female Fighter Jessica Nobles-Ellis (6-0/0, Sacramento, CA, USA) in only her 2nd leg kick bout. Nobles has recently made the move to leg kicks thinking she would get more bouts in that rule division, however she still continues to have problems finding opponents. Finally, a week before the event, Lynda Loyce (1-2/0 of Fairtex, San Francisco, CA, USA) was booked for the fight. However, the event matchmaker and Nobles trainer, Nasser Niavaroni never told anyone that he would like the bout to be for the vacant IKF Bantamweight title. Not Loyce's trainer Alex Gong or the IKF was informed prior to the weigh-ins of the desire. It was all a surprise to both when Nobles brought it up herself after the weigh-ins, the morning of the event. Niavaroni and IKF President Steve Fossum discussed it but they still had to discuss it with Loyce herself, who by that time had already left the weigh-ins. They also had to discuss it with her trainer Alex Gong who was not able to come to the event. By the night of the fight, Gong was finally reached by phone and he agreed that Loyce was not ready for any title shot with a 1-1 record. In addition, Nobles record as a leg kick fighter was only 1-0. Nobles is MORE THAN WORTHY of a Full Contact Rules Title shot, but she had only had 1 leg kick bout and the title requested was a leg kick title.

Regardless of all this, Nobles fought strong in round 1 forcing referee Dan Stell to administer an 8 count to Loyce as Nobles won on 2 of the judges cards 10-8 and a third California State Athletic Commission judge had it 10-7.... In round 2, Loyce pressed and countered more than in round 1 and won the round on 2 of the judges cards 10-9 and the other judge gave it to Nobles,10-9. In round 3, Nobles seemed to come back and get the nod from 2 of the 3 judges 10-9 while the third judge saw it 10-9 Loyce. Nobles won the bout 30-27, 29-27 and 28-27. The judge who recorded a 10-7 round did not effect the final outcome of the scoring other than it would of (Should of) been recorded a Majority decision since his final score should have been 28-28.

In a much anticipated bout, 1999 IKF /RINGSIDE National Amateur Super Middleweight Champion Darren Freeman (10-1-1/4, Susanville, CA, USA) was suppose to make his pro debut against Hector Torres (South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA.) However, to begin with, Freeman was over an hour late to the weigh-ins and once there, it was discovered that he had not completed his required tests for the California State Athletic Commission. It was determined that the tests could not be done by fight time so this bout was just an exhibition. A big disappointment for Hector Torres who was very ready to get back in the kickboxing ring after an 18 month layoff like brother Juan. However this time, unlike his match with Eric Regan back in May of 1998, (See Below Post) Torres was going to fight Freeman in his regular style of leg kicks, International Rules.

The remainder of the event featured 3 boxing matches. Two of the boxers are IKF Kickboxers. IKF Kickboxer Domonick Robles of Roseville, CA, USA defeated Efrain Munoz of Tijuana, Mexico by unanimous decision and IKF Pro North American Full Contact Rules Champion Eric Regan defeated Vincent Moses of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA by unanimous decision 80-71, 79-73 and 79-73. Regan improves to 7-0 with 6 KO's in Pro Boxing.

MORE NEWS OF 11-24-99. . .

IKF Ireland vs USA Results...

From November 11, 1999, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

PRELIM BOUT:

Steve Cannon, USA (12 yrs old) & Bobby Embree, USA (12 yrs old) 2 rounds. Exhibition Draw, 19-19, 19-19 and 19-19.

PRELIM BOUT;

Matt Kenney, USA (19 years old) & Justin Wheeler, USA (18 years old): Match stopped in the middle of the 2nd round with refree stops contest with Matt Kenney winning.

BOUT 1: Chris Brammer, USA vs. Henry O'Grady, Ireland. O'Grady wins by TKO in the second round with a side kick to Chris Brammer which cracked Chris's ribs.

BOUT 2: David Pareja, USA vs. Dan O'Shea, Ireland. David Pareja won by a split decision 29 -28, 30-29, 28-29.

BOUT 3: Tammy Roza, USA vs. Nora Jordan, Ireland. Tammy Roza won by split decision 30-26, 28-29, 29-28.

BOUT 4: Tim Mazurkiewicz, USA vs. Robert Maloney, Ireland. Refree stops contest in the first round. Mazurkiewicz overpowered Maloney all the way.

BOUT 5: Special Exhibition: Male vs Female: (battle of the sexes): Matt Bentley, USA (15 yrs old) vs Tracey Kuschel USA (30 something). Bentley won 30-26, 29-28, 30-27.

BOUT 6: Tony Barton , USA vs. Simon Moynihan, Ireland. Moynihan won by a split decison 29-27, 28-30, 28-29. Barton was given a low kick by Moynihan in the first round that took Barton to the ground, but Barton regained his strenght and gave Moynihan the fight of his life (so far that is).

BOUT 7: Rob Wiley, USA vs. Padraig Murphy, Ireland. Murphy won by a split decision 28-30, 28-29, 30-27.

LAST UPDATE: MONDAY, November 22nd, 1999, AT 11:00 PM - Pacific Time

Torres Defends IKF World Title In Sacramento, CA USA

IKF Pro FCR Light Welterweight World Champion, Juan "The Ghost Warrior" Torres (South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, AM: 5-0/4, PRO: 37-3/26) will return to kickboxing after being away from it for over a year to defend his IKF World Title he won back in January of 1994. Torres won the title when he stopped Jorge Angat (32-10-2) at 45 seconds of the second round at Caesar's Tahoe, Stateline Nevada on Karatemania 7, January 22nd, 1994. Torres last fought as a kickboxer on May 1st, 1998 in Sacramento (on the undercard of the Alexio vs Roger' World title bout) against Mauricio Gonzalas (12-0 with 8 KO's of Los Angeles, CA, USA.) Torres won that bout after Gonzalez threw a high kick in the beginning of the 3rd round to Torres' head that missed and Gonzalez appeared to pull something in his leg. After a brief time-out, he tried to continue but couldn't stand on the leg and referee Dan Stell was forced to stop the bout at :45 seconds of round 3. Before that bout, Torres had not kickboxed for 4 years, competing as a boxer instead. Just before his bout with Gonzalez, Torres won a 6 round unanimous decision over Gabriel Ocampo at the Scottish Right Center in San Diego, CA. USA. Torres at that time improved his boxing record to 10-3 and Ocampo's record was 19-13. In the bout, Torres simply overwhelmed Ocampo, scoring numerous shots to Ocampo's head and body.

Tuesday night in Sacramento, CA, USA, Torres will truly be tested when he faces Fernando Calleros of Albq. New Mexico, USA. Calleros record stands as 28 wins, 8 loses with 16 knockouts and unlike Torres, Calleros has been VERY ACTIVE as a kickboxer. He's coming off one of his biggest wins of his careers, a split decision win over MuayThai Standout, Danny Steele of Los Angeles, CA, USA in San Jose, CA, USA just a few weeks back. Calleros has kept busy taking bouts in all kinds of rule styles from MuayThai to Draka (SanShou-Throwing included) One things for certain, when the bell rings, these two will come out banging!

The kickboxing undercard of the night will feature the Pro Debut of 1999 IKF/RINGSIDE National Amateur Super Middleweight Champion Darren Freeman of Susanville, CA, USA. Freeman's kickboxing record is 10 wins with 1 loss and 1 controversial draw he received in Hawaii this last year. Four of his bouts were won by knockout. Freeman will face the other half of the Torres attack in Juan's brother Hector Torres, also of South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA. Hector's amateur kickboxing record was impressive with 19 wins without a loss and all 19 wins coming by knockout or technical knockout. As a pro, his kickboxing record is 3 wins and 4 loses with 1 KO. Hector last fought in kickboxing on the same Sacramento card his brother fought on back on May 1st, 1998. Before that, he too had a long absence from kickboxing of 4 years. In that bout, Hector went right to the top of the class when he took on Eric Regan (Current IKF Pro North American FCR Middleweight Champion) of Sacramento, CA, USA with a kickboxing record of 18 wins and NO LOSES with 12 wins coming by knockout or technical knockout. Although the bout was a war for 7 hard rounds, Hector knew he had enough and retired after the 7th round voluntarily. Not bad though considering his competition, especially after a 4 year layoff. Also on the kickboxing undercard will be Jessica Nobles-Ellis (5-0, from Citrus Heights, CA, USA) in an amateur International / Leg Kick bout, but her opponent was not known at press time.

What makes this event interesting though will be two IKF Kickboxers entering the ring to fight in boxing instead. We already brought up his name previously so Eric Regan is no stranger to this post. Although Regan loves to kick up his feet in kickboxing as a 6 foot 4 inch, 165 lb Middleweight, he's found some better paydays in the boxing arena. Regan is 6-0 with 6 Knockouts as a pro boxer and will be looking for win number 7 Tuesday night when he faces Vincent Moses of Nigeria. (6-4, also with 6 KO's) Another IKF Kickboxer featured on the event as a boxer is Sacrament's Domonic Robles. IKF Ringside Gym's chief trainer Greg Kirkpatrick of Roseville, CA, USA was scheduled to fight on the card but Kirkpatrick is coming off a hard fought 4 round boxing victory from about a week ago. Kirkpatrick improved his Pro Boxing record to 3 wins and no loses with 1 win by knockout.

The bout will take place at the Sacramento Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento, CA, USA. IKF Co-Founder Dan Stell will be the kickboxing referee. Stell was the referee the last time both Torres' brothers fought back in 1998 and he has also refereed Freeman and Calleros as well. Local radio personality Jim Hall of Sacramento will be the nights ring announcer. Hall was also the ring announcer in South Lake Tahoe when Torres fought Anget back in 1994.

This event is presented by Don Chargin Productions and begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $20 and $40. For more info, contact the Radisson Hotel at (916) 922-2020.

LAST UPDATE: FRIDAY, November 19th, 1999, AT 2:00 PM - Pacific Time

IKF & TACKA Featured At Galvaston, Texas USA

IKF Promoter Walt Mason will help host tonights third IKF and TACKA (Texas Amateur Contact Karate Association) Co-Sanctioned event in Galvaston Texas, USA. Full event details were not available at press time but a post event report will be posted here after the event. For more info, contact Mr. Walt Mason at (972) 239-5053 or e-mail by clicking HERE

MORE NEWS OF 11-19-99. . .

Help Keep The Rankings UPDATED..

Dear WEB VIEWERS, As we all know, fighters info changes as time goes by and many fighters fail to contact us with updated info on themselves. If you find something within our rankings (Fight record, weight, age etc.) that needs to be updated or corrected, please e-mail us the new info. For some reason, Phone Numbers seem to change often. So If you encounter a DISCONNECTED or WRONG Phone number, PLEASE inform us by e-mail so that we can try to register the correct number. The listed info is what we were last given by the fighter and their trainer. Make sure you inform us what RULE division and WEIGHTCLASS you found the errored number in. To e-mail us, click HERE: ikf@jps.net. Thank You.

MORE NEWS OF 11-19-99. . .

IKF & ISCF Featured In Memphis, Tennessee, USA

IKF Promoter Jeff Mullen hosted a mixed martial arts event last Saturday night, November 13th at the New Daisey Theatre in Memphis Tennessee, USA. The event featured both kickboxing and submission style fighting. The main event was suppose to be for the ISCF Amateur Mid-South Regional Middleweight Title between Mike Pyle and Quintin "Rampage" Jackson. However, Jackson weighed in heavy (200) for the title so technically, Pyle (175) won by forfeit. But this couldn't keep these two from going for it in the ring. In the end, Jackson won by unanimous decision but Pyle was quick to ask for a rematch. Whether the title will be on the line or not in the rematch has yet to be confirmed. For bout results, please see below. For more info, contact Mr. Jeff Mullens at (901) 757-0985 or by e-mail by clicking HERE.

IKF KICKBOXING RESULTS

Rich Anderson defeated Antonio Wilkerson by 3rd rd TKO.

Juanita Mcdonald defeated Lannie Gault by unanimous decision.

Mike Collier defeated Chris Granda by majority decision.

Donnie Woods defeated Mark Furdge by unanimous decision.

Martin Mayfield defeated Bobby Klein by unanimous decision.

ISCF SHOOTFIGHTING RESULTS

James Riley defeated Neil Farrell by choke 1st round.

Mark Keller defeated Nathaniel Illsley by split decision.

Nomi Davidson defeated Richard Lee by choke 1st round.

Quintin "Rampage" Jackson defeated Mike Pyle by unanimous decision.

LAST UPDATE: TUESDAY, November 16th, 1999, AT 6:00 PM - Pacific Time

"BIG" Plans for the Millennium with IKF EUROPE!!!

Well we can't announce who the individuals are just yet but what we can say is that IKF Team Europe has just made a major move in the growth of IKF Team Europe. IKF European Director Alby Bimpson appeared to some to be out of the picture lately with IKF work in Europe. However, what many didn't know was that Bimpson had been working on bringing several big names in kickboxing to theIKF World Team. As of today his organizational efforts are a success and the respected reputations of the individuals involved are sure to be an important link in organizing the sport of kickboxing worldwide under the IKF Banner. The individuals involved bring with them hundreds of pro and amateur promoters, fighters, trainers, clubs and officials from all across Europe as well as some other continents around the world. IKF President Steve Fossum may end up traveling to Europe before Churistmas to confirm all the issues involved in the agreement for 2000. Such issues include Promotional Events, TV Deals, IKF Licensed and Endorsed Appareal & Equipment along with other Endorsement deals and Fighter Organization.

In addition to the major connection for Pro Fights (Mainly more legit World Titles) the deal also seals a major tie in with the IKF/RINGSIDE USA National Amateur Tournament . With the connections, the IKF will now work toward organizing what has been in the IKF plans for some time now. A full European Amateur Championships in the year 2000. The IKF has also been working with several other continents and will soon be hosting the first EVER,TRUE World Amateur Championships for "ALL" Rule Styles. As news comes in, we'll report on it but until then, it will be a big surprise for the entire kickboxing world in 2000 and a MAJOR Step in Organizing the Sport of Kickboxing Worldwide under the IKF Banner.

MORE NEWS OF 11-16-99. . .

Check Out MuayThai News...

Kuhn Fred Fitzgerald has posted some event results and discusses his upcoming trip to Thailand with the USA Amateur MuayThai Team for the Kings Cup. Read all about it by clicking HERE!

MORE NEWS OF 11-16-99. . .

IKF USA Event Results

IKF Daytona, Florida, USA

IKF Promoter Larry Jones and IKF Florida Representative Sean Wohl completed their first IKF Event in Daytona this last weekend. The event was held at the Daytona YMCA at 825 Derbyshire Road, Daytona Beach, Florida. Although the crowd was small the action was big with 10 Amateur Kickboxing Bouts in total. A more detailed report will be added to this post later in the week. The bout results are listed below. For more info, contact Mr. Larry Jones at (904) 238-1001 or Mr. Sean Wohl at (904) 253-5141 or Larry by e-mail by clicking HERE or Sean by e-mail by clicking HERE.

Bout 1: Chris Kahn Vs Robert Tims - Winner - Tims.

Bout 2: Ruel Eccles Vs Daniel Wallace - Winner - Wallace.

Bout 3: Joel Eccles Vs David Hamby - Winner - Eccles.

Bout 4: Blake Chambers Vs Robby Burwell - Winner - Burwell.

Bout 5: Exhibition Match - Charles Camacho Vs Kern Brown.

Bout 6: Richard Allen Vs Amber Francis - Winner - Allen.

Bout 7: Jean Baptiste Vs Sean Camp - Winner - Baptiste.

Bout 8: Exhibition Match - Tim Kocher Vs Robert Rene Jr..

Bout 9: Joe Sanders Vs Shea Lowe - Winner - Sanders.

Bout 10: Majid Ibrahim Vs Dan Montereone - Winner - Montereone.

Bout 11: Exhibition Boxing Match - Rommel Rene Vs Tony Faust.

MORE NEWS OF 11-16-99. . .

IKF Omaha, Nebraska, USA