World Kickboxing News - Archive 1
Nov99-Dec14/99

WKA New York Event Results
Edge Brown held a great event in New York on November 19th. Sanctioned by the WKA..

The results are as follows:
Coleen O'Brain won pts over Natalie Fuzz 3 rounds

Sean Hinds won 4th round t.k.o over Harvey Grasse.
Hinds won the WKA Amateur Supermiddleweight Thai boxing title.

Andrew Brown ISKA US Welterweight thai boxing champion won 2nd round k.o over Lloyd Hobson of England

International rules scheduled for 8 rounds
Kongnapa 4 times thai champion won 3rd round t.k.o over Steve Milles WKA US Welterweight champion thai boxing, and ISKA Oriental rules welterweight champion. The fight was stopped for bad cut over right eye caused by a roundhouse kick.


Psycho Kickboxer Curtis Bush

World Kickboxing Champion Curtis Bush Who fought in Belfast's Dundonald Ice Bowl -plays Alex Hunter, as an up-and-coming kickboxer whose fiance and father are brutally murdered by the city's cold-blooded and sadistic crime boss, and he himself tortured and left for dead. Discovered and nursed back to health by a wheelchair-bound Vietnam Vet who becomes his mentor, Alex is transformed into an avenging streetfighter - a one man vigilante and skull-cracking killing machine known as...The Dark Angel. Using controlled fury and a hunger for revenge to seek bloody retribution against low-life criminal scum, Alex's ultimate target is the untouchable crime boss. But a beautiful tabloid journalist who seeks to uncover the true identity of The Dark Angel is hot on the trail, yet that won't stop Alex from exacting his "eye for an eye". First, he must enter the Arena of Death and destroy one-by-one the most savage and deadly fighters imported from around the world by the crime boss. It WILL be the most thrilling, bone-cracking showdown ever!


Muaythai in Milwaukee

We are proud to host our 1st event at our new venue, the Milwaukee County Sports & Rec Complex. The event will feature Kongnapa Phetnoi IKF world champion vs Dimitri Pyasatsky WKA world champion of Minsk, Belarus in the main event. IKF US light cruiserweight title Kwame Stephens(champ) vs Christian Toleque Sit-Sakasem(challenge) The card will feature 7 awesome amateur Muaythai bouts and 1 pro submission-Adrian Serrano vs challenger. The event is sanctioned by the IKF and will feature a free referee and judges seminar Friday February the 26th 7:30pm at Phetnoi Gym-ALL ARE WELCOME. The seminar is conducted by Kuhn Fred Fitzgerald (the only American certified by the Thai goverment to oversee Muaythai officiating in the US).


Ernie Reyes Jr. Wins StrikeForce Championship

This weekend you can see Ernie Reyes Jr. in a fight scene in Pamela Anderson's V.I.P. tv series and then watch him do the real thing on ESPN2 StrikeForce Championships Ernie Reyes Jr. vs. Veasna Thach on ESPN2 on Sunday, December 12 at 9:30pm PST - Ernie's first Muay Thai bout in the U.S.

Check it out at http://www.erniereyesjr.com/strkfrce.htm A trailer of his film, THE PROCESS, that he wrote, directed and starred in will be shown right before the fight.


CHAMPIONSHIP KICKBOXING MATCH TO OPEN NEW MILLENNIUM

On January 15, 2000, a kickboxing match two years in the making will finally happen. Negotiations began two years ago with kickboxing veteran and champion Henry "The Hitman" Nieves (32-6-2 / 17 KO) and another kickboxing champion Luis "Bad Boy" Ruiz (16-4-0 / 12 KO) to fight for the vacant USKBA Super Light Heavyweight World Championship Title. In the interim, the opportunity arose to have Ruiz and John "The Stallion" Evans fight for the title. Ruiz won the title by a close decision. Nieves wants the title.

On January 15, 2000, Nieves will get his shot when Ruiz defends his USKBA World Title on THE BATTLE IN THE BRONX at New York's Premier Restaurant and Sports Club...Jimmy's Bronx Cafe. The fight card will also feature pro kickboxers "Diesel" Dave Buglione, Peter Kaljevic, Tommy "The Warrior" Rodriguez and Tim Lane. In addition, an action packed amateur undercard will complete the show.

This Millennium Kickboxing Event is being arranged by Michelle Conhaim and her Winning Image Productions promotion company and is sanctioned by the USKBA (United States Kickboxing Association). The event is scheduled to be broadcast by Bronxnet Cable TV and is sponsored and supported by Everlast and Cablevision. For additional information, go to the USKBA website at www.uskba.com, or e-mail the USKBA at info@uskba.com. Phone calls are being handled at 908-558-0400.


Baden-Württemberg Shidokan Novice Open Championships
Click Here
to download the application form for Shidokan Karate Germany's First Baden-Württemberg Shidokan Novice Open Championships. This Tournament will provide a great opportunity to all Fighters, regardless of Style or Affiliation, to test their skills and technique in a Knock-Down-Tournament. If you have any questions please feel free to mail us at info@shidokan.de or visit our website at www.shidokan.de
MOYA hits the bigtime again
World WKN Champion, Moya will be in Memphis, Tennesee, USA on 16th to 20th of December where the Spanish kickboxer will box on a DON KING BOXING Event. All King's heavyweights will box on this night of the big-boys.

The Post Tenebras Cup
will be held on 24th and 25th March 2000, in Geneva Switzerland.

Check out the PTC Site
View our report from the last PTC.


Fighting Irish in Thailand

Four bouts ended by the short route in the in the first round of the IFMA Cup International Amateur Muay Thai Championships at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium this week. Fighting Irish man, Seamus Cogan stopped Billy Alumno of the Philippines RSC in round 4. The highlight of the day saw Japanese boxer Hishida Yoshifumi beat Seyed Rouhollah of Iran RSC in the 2nd. Hishida was the boxer who fought and beat Thailand's famed ( Lady boxer) Parinya Kiatbusaba "Nong Toom" in Tokyo recently.

In the middleweight division (75K) Belgium's Ahramenko Vitary beat German Nils Konrad RSC in round 4th - while Israeli's Cicurel Adi had a lucky walk-over against Iranian Ghasemi Sirous. Two Thai boxers had little difficulty with their bouts. In the flyweight (51K) division, Sumpan Pokee easily beat Sebastien Ocana of France in a one sided match, but well done to the French man for going the distance.

And in bantamweight action (54K) Chatree Putavon defeated Jo Junghum of South Korea also on points.

Results in brief for the first round of the Championships

Sumpan Pokee (Thai)
beat Sebastien Ocana (France) on points.
(54K)

Chatree Putavon (Thai)
beat Jo Junghum (S Korea) on points;

Yakut Metin (Netherlands)
beat Rogelio Garganera (Philippines) on points

(57K)-James Livingstone (Scotland)
beat Bren Velasco (Philippines) on points

Aziz Abdulaev (Uzbekistan)
beat Ishida Shinichiro (Japan) on points

(67K)-Hishida Yoshifumi (Japan)
beat Seyed Rouhollah (Iran) RSC in round 2

Park Sung-Hwan (S Korea)
beat Faldir Chahbari (Netherlands) on points

Seamus Cogan (Irland)
beat Billy Alumno (Philippines) RSC in round 4(75K)

-Cicurel Adi (Israel)
w/o Ghasemi Sirous (Iran)

Trustfull Franky (Netherlands)
beat Simone Desirelli (Italy) on points

Ahramenko Vitary (Belgium)
beat Nils Konrad (Germany) RSC in round 4.

Sauli Janhunen (Finland) beat
Forrest Frederick (England) on points


Kings Birthday 1999 - Results

This was Mr Songchai Ratanasuban's biggest Boxing Promotion in the history of Thailand, in front of the Grand Palace, December 5, to celebrate the King's Birthday. There were over 200,000 people attending this celebration. This was the first time the event was televised live to France and Live all across Thailand. The King himself open the event. Click Here for the Full Report and Pictures!

Results in brief:
1. Welterweight International World Muaythai Title
Orono Por Muang-u-bon Winner points - 147 Lbs.(66.6 Kg.)
Sari Mourad (France)

2. Middleweight International World Muaythai Title
Sakmonkol Sith Tanai-oad Winner Ko in the 5th - 160 Lbs.(72.5 Kg.)
Ubeda (Holland)

3. Jr. Middleweight International World Muaythai Title
Dejpitak ISS Winner points 154 Lbs.(69.8 Kg.)
Stefan Nikiema (France)

4. Rodthung Vor Taweekiet Winner points154 Lbs.(69.8 Kg.)
Ettaki (Morocco)

5. Jr. Lightweight International World Muaythai Title
Po-daeng Sith Vi-sanu 130 Lbs.(58.9 Kg.)
Hideaki Suzuki NewJapanGym (Japan)Winner KO 5th

6. Yodsuriyan SithYodthong Winner 1st KO with jumping knee 154 Lbs.(69.8 Kg.)
Veasalic (Yugoslavia)

7. Kongpatapee SorSumalee Winner points154 Lbs.(69.8 Kg.)
Fidan RijntesGym (Turkey)

8. Fa-prakorp Muangsongkao 140 Lbs.(63.5 Kg.)
Totoff (Belgium)Winner KKo 5th

9. Paeng-ritSor Prapaporn 154 Lbs.(69.8 Kg.)
John Wayne (Australia) Winner points

10. Duen-e-sarn Kiet-sarika Winner points140 Lbs.(63.5 Kg.)
Starboski (Poland)

11. The only all Thai match of the night
Lukhai won on points over Sao-aek at the 46kg division.


K-1GRAND PRIX'99 Results
December 5th, at the TOKYO DOME.

K-1 Super Fight 1 /K-1 rule three minutes 5 R
Kensaku Maeda (Japan/Kick Boxing)
vs
Blad Heming (Australia/Muay Thai)
Winner: Kensaku Maeda by 1R 1'33 KO(Knee)

K-1 Super Fight 2 /K-1 rule three minutes 5 R
STEFAN LEKO (Germany/kick) /K-1 DREAM'99 victory
vs
Harry Hoovt (the Netherlands/Muay Thai)
Winner: STEFAN LEKO by 1R 2'37 KKO

Quarter Finals
K-1 rules - Three minutes 3 R

RAY SEFO (New Zealand/kick)K-1 GRANDPRIX '98 BEST8
vs
SAM GRECO/ (Australia/karate)K-1 GRANDPRIX '98 the third prize
Winner: SAM GRECO  by Decision  3-0

MIRKO"CRO COP"FILIPOVIC(Croatia/boxing)/K-1 BRAVES '99 the third prize
vs
MUSASHI (Japan/karate)
Winner: MIRKO"CRO COP"FILIPOVIC by 2R 1'13 TKO

ANDY HUG (Switzerland/karate)K-1 GRANDPRIX '96 king
vs
ERNESTO HOOST (the Netherlands/kick)K-1 GRANDPRIX '97 king
Winner: ERNESTO HOOST by Decision  3-0

JEROME LE BANNER (France/kick)GRANDPRIX '95 semi-victory
vs
PETER AERTS (the Netherlands/kick) K-1 GRANDPRIX '94, '95' 98 king
Winner: JEROME LE BANNER by 1R 1'11 KO(left hook)

Semi Finals

SAM GRECO/ (Australia/karate)
K-1 GRANDPRIX '98 the third prize
vs
MIRKO"CRO COP"FILIPOVIC(Croatia/boxing)
K-1 BRAVES '99 the third prize
Winner: MIRKO"CRO COP"FILIPOVIC by 2R 2'50 KO(low Kick)

ERNESTO HOOST (the Netherlands/kick)K-1 GRANDPRIX '97 king
vs
JEROME LE BANNER (France/kick)GRANDPRIX '95 semi-victory
Winner: ERNESTO HOOST by 2R 0'26 KO(many punch)

Tournament Final

MIRKO"CRO COP"FILIPOVIC(Croatia/boxing)
K-1 BRAVES '99 the third prize
vs
ERNESTO HOOST (the Netherlands/kick)K-1 GRANDPRIX '97 king
Winner: ERNESTO HOOST by 3R 1'09 KO(Body blow)


THE K-STAR GRAND PRIX is an 8 man elimination tournament that featured fighters from KARATE, KUNG FU, KICKBOXING AND THAI BOXING. There was £32,200 in prize money on offer with the winner getting £31,000.

The tournament featured the following fighters:
Steve Bullough 2 x world Karate Champion
Ken The powerhouse Tannis
Wing Chun Kung Fu
Neil Parry WAKO PRO British Kick Boxing Champion
Andrew Aubrey Thai Boxing
Graham Eva IAMTF British Thai Boxing Champion
Chris McDonald IAMTF World Silver meddalist
Paul Spinks 4 x British Thai Boxing Champion
Damien Trainor WMTO British Champion

The tournament was eventually won by DAMIEN TRAINOR of the K-STAR gym in Birmingham. You can watch video clips of KARATE Vs THAI BOXING and KUNG FU Vs THAI BOXING on the WMTO web site www.wmto.org and click on multi media.

The next K-star Grand Prix will take place at the Tower Ballroom in Birmingham on Sunday 26th march 2000. Fighters under 60kg and spectators contact Steve Logan at steve@wmto.org or phone 0044 121 331 4074


Dec 18 fight card - Duke Roufus's event
Color after name denotes what corner the fighter is fighting out of.
PRO lightweight 135 5rdsx3mins
Alex Arnal(Budo-kai Gym)Springfield,MO-red
vs  Richard Kostuck(Phetnoi Gym)-blue

AM lightheavyweight 178 5rdsx2mins
Larry"RazorSharpe(Sik-Tai)-red
vs Derek"T.N.T" Yuen (Phetnoi Gym)-blue

Rest of card are 3rdsx2mins bouts
AM heavyweight -200
"Bad"Brad Fowler (Phetnoi Gym)-blue
vs tba.

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

lightwelterweight 139
Mark Petersen(Gietphongkay)St.Paul-red
vs Adam"Bomb"Collins(Phetnoi)-blue

lightweltrweight 139
Rick Klien (Gietphongkay)-red
vs Nck"The Kick" Hare (Phetnoi Gym)-blue

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

lightmiddleweight 156
Aaron Andersen(Sik-Tai)-red
vs. Jason Strout(Phetnoi Gym)-blue

middleweight 165
Ciaran Daly(Minnesota Kali)-red
vs Ketla"Action" Jackson(Phetnoi Gym)-blue

lightheavyweight 178
James Melton(Minn. Kali)-red
vs. Predrag Androsevic(Phetnoi Gym)-blue

lightheavyweight 178
Brian Rood(Gietphongkay)-red
vs. "Battling"Ben Dauck(Phetnoi Gym)-blue

lightheavyweight 178
John Staufenberg(Singpraveah) Minneapolis-red
vs later to be named
Sik-Tai fighter. This is both fighters  1st fight.

There is a free Muaythai judges and referee clinic and
certification by Khun Fred Fitzgerald.The seminar is held fri. dec. 17
7:30 pm @Phetnoi  Muaythai Gym.

AND

James Downey 156 lbs, Jason Johnson 200lbs, and Dan Rawlings 132lbs departed today for the IFMA World Amateur Muaythai Championships in Bangkok.


FINNISH CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS
The big fight of the night was between Riku Immonen (Finland) and Luke Kempton (Australia) The first round was even. 2nd round went to Riku, when the Fin caught Luke with a spinning back fist. 3rd round was even. 4th round went clearly to Riku. Lukes was cut with on the forehead with his elbow it caused an 1 inch cut, the doc was called in -checked him out and let the fight go on. In the final round Luke tried one last attempt be was too late. And still World champion Riku Immonen (Finland). A top nights entertainment for all The promotion was well covered by the local press to all three of Finland's TV channels

Results in brief: WMC world title fight weight catecory 72,5kg
Riku Immonen World champion Finland vs. Luke Kempton Australia WINNER: Riku Immonen 3-0 (scores: 49-47, 50-48, 50-48)
Still unbeatable champion.


Kickboxing in Newcastle
Peter Wilson has managed to negotiate championship Kickboxing in a major city centre hotel of Newcastle Upon at the "FORTE POSTHOUSE HOTEL". Peter said "It has a beautiful ballroom where they have held boxing shows before and the facilities are very good for my show which will be on Sunday 30th April 2000." Peter Wilson is in negotiation to have the event film for SkySport.

Wako World Championships on TV
Held in Caorle last week can be seen on RAI/SAT on - December 1st - 1999 RAI SAT (Satellite TV) from 18.50 to 20.20.


Kickboxing on Eurosport


The Finalist for the K-1 GRANDPRIX'99
5th December 1999 Tokyo Dome

1st.RAY SEFO Vs SAM GRECO
2nd MUSASHI Vs MIRKO"CRO COP"FILIPOVIC
3rd ANDY HUG Vs ERNESTO HOOST
4th PETER AERTS Vs JEROME LE BANNER


Up coming International Thai Boxing Event
New Zealand takes on Europe's premier champions.

New Zealand's leading promoter Lollo Heimuli launches into the new millennium on Friday February 18th in the year 2000 with the new generation of New Zealand's Thai boxing stars taking on Europe's top fighters for a wide array of international titles at Auckland's Downtown Convention Centre.

Heading the card is John"the Rebel" Conway taking on Scottish champion Sandy Robinson for the Commonwealth professional super welterweight title. The rebels last fight saw him an impressive KO victor over the Japanese champion in early 1999. Since then he has been sharpening up his hands on the local pro boxing circuit. His opponent Sandy Robinson recently secured his Scottish title against the current champion in a torrid bout.

The semi main event is a World super heavyweight amateur Thai boxing title featuring the Tongan Tornado Tristram "Twister" Apikatoa. Tristam who has had great trouble finding opponents in New Zealand since knocking out Gary Hart in the first round earlier this year and gaining a bronze medal at the 1999 Oceania boxing championships in Tahiti. His opponent is a big man with wraps. Scotsman Scott "Braveheart" Docherty comes with a string of KO victories and is a recent medallist in the 1999 World Championships in Thailand. Both these guys weigh over 120 kilograms and have speed and skills rarely seen in such big men. The heavyweight explosion continues on the under card as New Zealand's newest professional Shane Wihongi attempts to take the professional Intercontinental heavyweight title from South Africa's Sheldon Shuztler. Sheldon tough technical fighter who gave New Zealand's Ron Sefo an extremely close fight in 1997. He has since gone from strength to strength beating Frenchman De Tholomase for the title he will defend against Shane on February the 18th. at Auckland Downtown Convention Centre.

Two commonwealth amateur titles will also be contested on the undercard. Super middleweight Aaron Boyes will be looking to bounce back from his hotly disputed decision loss in Wellington against Jim Herries with a big performance against Irelands big punching Ken Bishop. New Zealand's Simon "Spike" Chamberlain will also fight an Irishman in Gary Hamilton for the super welterweight commonwealth title. Simon is a relatively unknown fighter in New Zealand who exploded into the limelight in Thailand last year demolishing the Russian Champion at the world championships. After that fight Simon received huge applause from the Thai crowd which is an unusual honour indeed for a foreign fighter in the home of Thai boxing. Simon's only loss come in his first fight against vastly experienced Tokoroa hard man Carl Cowley in a very close bout. Negotiations is under way for rematches between Julie "The Jewel" Wood, Petrina "Cyclone" Sheppard against their Australian opponents who they fought earlier this year during the "Queens of the Ring '99"

Once again Lollo and Balmoral Lee Gar Thai Boxing promotions have put together a huge international fight card so don't miss this rare opportunity to support New Zelands newest stars as they come of age against Europe's best. If you would like more information contact the promoter Lollo Heimuli on (09) 815 1876 or via E-mail on lgtkb@ihug.co.nz But be fast as ticket numbers are limited and are selling fast.

 

ARCHIVE 1 HEADLINES:
WKA New York Event Results
Psycho Kickboxer Curtis Bush
Muaythai in Milwaukee
Ernie Reyes Jr. Wins StrikeForce Championship
USKBA Millennium Kickboxing
Baden-Württemberg Shidokan Novice Open Championships
MOYA hits the bigtime again
The Post Tenebras Cup
Fighting Irish in Thailand
Kings Birthday 1999- Results
K-1GRAND PRIX'99 Results
THE K-STAR GRAND PRIX
News from Duke Roufus
April '00
March '00
February '00
January '00
December '99
Oct99-Dec14/99
 
  BACK TO PROKICK | INFO | EMAIL