The Best Fighters In The IKF For 2001!
The Announcement of the 2002 IKF Hall of Fame Pro & Amateur Fighter Of The Year!

2001 IKF All Around PRO Fighter Of The Year...
Anthony "Powerhouse" Bartinelli
There were many to consider for this award but for what Bartinelli accomplished in such a short time as a Pro Fighter, he seemed to be the one to pick as the 2001 IKF Pro Fighter of the Year. The only thing that put a question on this vote was that he's only had 3 Pro kickboxing Bouts. So the question came up once again, "How good could he be with only "3" Pro kickboxing bouts and only 11 Kickboxing Bouts Total?"

The same question was asked in the Spring of 2001 when he challenged #1 IKF Ranked Mike Nagy (Bout shown at left) who had a kickboxing record of 31 wins with 1 loss and 27 wins by KO/TKO for the vacant IKF Light Middleweight World Title. The first thought by some was, "Is this guy crazy?" Well, if any of you have seen Bartanalli fight, you would have never questioned the challenge. Several months before he faced Nagy, IKF Pro IR Heavyweight World Champion Rick "The Jet" Roufus had a chance to attend one of Bartinelli's bouts in Arizona, USA. When it was over he expressed how impressed he was after seeing Bartinelli expel another opponent with his tremendous punching skill and power. It was clear Roufus, a Hall Of Fame Fighter himself, and to those who "Believed" in Bartinelli all along knew this kid has talent! So with only "1" Pro fight as a kickboxer but a record of 13 wins, 4 loses, 1 draw with 9 of his 13 wins by KO/TKO as a pro boxer, the match with Nagy was set.

"How was he selected for a World Title Shot?" and "Can his boxing experience (12-4-1/8) really matter against a good kickboxer?" were just a few of the questions asked when the bout was being reviewed by the IKF Title Board for acceptance. The deciding factor was not just what he had won all his previous kickboxing bouts, but who he had to beat to get the wins. Ask 2000 IKF USA Light Middleweight IR National Champion Adam Rogers, (Right) of Seaside, California, USA (8-3/3) what Bartanalli's skill is like.

On March 4th, 1999, Bartinelli didn't just stop Rogers, he knocked him out cold. At the end of round 4, Bartinelli's combined a straight Right and Left hook that dropped Rogers motionless to the canvas at 1:55 of the 4th round. The punch was so Devastating that Referee Dan Stell was waving the bout off nearly before Rogers hit the floor. The win gave Bartinelli the IKF Amateur, IR United States Middleweight Title.

On October 26th, 1999 in Arizona Bartinelli made his pro debut and knock out the ISKA North American Champion Cecil Hagins in the 2nd round. Hagins went down three times in the that round. The first knockdown came with a right hook after a right roundhouse kick. The 2nd time was after a combo of punches, two left hooks then a straight right hand. The 3rd and final time was after a right hand, left hook then right hand.

On March 28th, 2000 he recorded his second Pro win 23 seconds into the 5th round after he let go a barrage of punches and kick combo's ending with two left hooks that split open his opponent, Thomas Downing's (25-15-2/10, of Ontario, Canada) left eye.

After his win against Downing, the phone stopped ringing and no one wanted to be in the ring with Bartinelli. So, his trainer, Clement Vierra made the challenge for what was then the Vacant IKF FCR Light Middleweight World Title. The IKF Title board wasn't easy on him either. Doing as required, we told him he had to fight the #1 IKF contender, Mike Nagy. They agreed and the fight was scheduled... and re-scheduled... and re-scheduled... Injuries, venue changes and finally it was on...However, yet another delay forced Bartinelli to take another Pro boxing match in March of 2001... The result? No different, another win.

Finally, on Tuesday Night, April 17th, 2001 at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Bartanalli and Nagy faced off (Right). But it was a quick trip for the highly favored Nagy as Bartanalli landed the shot heard around the globe in the 3rd round, a Powerhouse left hook. The punch landed with about 5 seconds left in the 3rd round but Nagy couldn't stand to beat the count of seasoned refereeJon Schorle II that continued into the round break. (Bell can't save a fighter in any round in the IKF)

It wasn't a wild punch though. It was a very tight and crisp left hook which those from behind didn't even see. Bartinelli's shoulders didn't move much at all and the only proof he landed anything was Nagy falling to the canvas.

When the count was over, Bartinelli was crowned the new IKF Pro FCR Light Middleweight World Champion. It explained why Bartinelli's ringname is "Powerhouse".

On October 9th, 2001 he faced an even stronger challenge when he did something he's never done in ANY of his previous kickboxing bouts... Wait for a judges decision before his hand was raised... This time he faced Bradenton, Florida, USA's Larry Jarrett who was another highly experienced opponent for Bartanalli with a record of 37 wins and 6 loses, ranked in the top 10 and a former Amateur World Champion.

It was a great fight, but it was not close in points. The judges who were appointed by the Arizona State Athletic Commission scored it a unanimous decision win for Bartinelli 100-88, 100-88 and 99-89.

So as everyone can see here, Bartanalli is a great choice for the 2001 IKF Pro Fighter of the Year.
Congratulations POWERHOUSE!
We look forward to seeing you a lot more in the years to come.

But There's More...
Who Else Can Call Themselves
"The BEST"
For 2001?

2001 IKF All Around AMATEUR Fighter Of The Year...
Trent Tompkins
We first heard about Tompkins back in April of 2000. It was an IKF Sanctioned event in Iowa, USA. It was bout 10 and it was for the vacant, IKF Amateur Super Heavyweight Full Contact Rules Iowa State Title. In the bout, Tompkins defeated Jason Fulcher by KO at :35 seconds into round 1. We soon discovered, this was not the last we would hear of him...

At the May 26th, 2001 in Beloit Wisconsin, USA at the IKF USA National Amateur Tournament North Central Regional, there was mixed emotions for Tompkins. Since there wasn't enough fighters to fill both the Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight divisions, all 3 fighters were given an automatic walkover to the National Finals (Top 2 in each division may go to the National Finals) However promoter Craig Monyelle wanted to have more bouts on the event so he put all 3 fighters into one division to fight together. In his first bout, Tompkins (7-0/3, 217) faced 235 lb IKF MidWest US Champion Rick Bloyer. In the bout, Tompkins won with a Head Kick KO at :30 seconds into the first round. Later that day in the final he faced Dan Erickson (11-0/4, 215 lbs.). In the bout, Erickson won by Split Decision. However, the bout was protested for a video review buy several neutral officials at the event. In the end, it was overturned and the win was given to Tompkins. The win really didn't matter since both were on their way to the National Finals, but in different weight classes (This would be a GREAT rematch) Something should be said here as well that Tompkins and his trainer (Russ O'Connell) never complained. It was protested by several neutral officials who were not judging the bout but were shocked at the decision.

At the National Finals, Tompkins first faced off against David Hampton of Calmet City, Illinois, USA (245, 10-3-2/0) and defeated him by TKO at 28 seconds into the 2nd round to advance to the Final. In the final, he defeated the 2000 IKF National Tournament Champion John Lenamon of Abilene, Texas, USA by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-27 & 29-27 to win the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur FCR Super Heavyweight Title.

On a personal level out of the kickboxing ring, Trent has proved he has more going on in his life than just Kickboxing. He spends many hours a week in training to achieve this status but he also spends many hours a week volunteering to train the young people at the gym he trains at in Iowa. His goal is to not only teach them to be good in the sport but to make them a good person and keep them on the right track and out of trouble. His strong focus on teaching discipline and respect reflect in him as a Champion in and out of the ring as well. He even spent his own time and money last year to go to Florida to coach the young fighters in the Jr. Olympics for TaeKwonDo. He also won the USA TaeKwonDo Nationals and was the youngest person to ever win the heavyweight division. In 1999 at the age of 18, he won the Athlete of the year. He is the only person to ever win nationals in both TaeKwonDo and kickboxing and he is only 20 years old. Trent is as mentor and role model for many who has won many honors and titles but never boasts or brags about such. Besides all the training and volunteer work Trent does, he is also a full-time college student. He recently got a 4.0 last semester and he carries a 3.5 cumulative average which puts him on the deans list.

So as you can see, both in and out of the ring, we have a good reason for selecting Mr. Trent Tompkins as the 2001 IKF Amateur Fighter of the Year.
Congratulations Trent...
We look forward to seeing you a lot more as well in the years to come.

Congratulations to all of the fighters who were considered for these awards which included every fighter, Amateur and Pro who fought for the IKF in 2001. Your ALL Champions!

The Best Of The Best In The IKF For 2001!
The Announcement of ALL The 2001 IKF Hall of Fame Inductees!

Well, here they are, the 2001 IKF Hall of Fame Inductees! It was a GREAT YEAR for all of us and with our 10 year anniversary year coming up, we look forward to an even bigger year for the IKF World Team! One thing you may notice is that it was EXTREMELY Hard for us to select just 1 winner in nearly all the categories. So now, without further delay, here are the
2001 IKF Hall of Fame Inductees!

2001 IKF Pro Fighters Of The Year

• Pro MuayThai Rules
  • Giuseppe DeNatale of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. On July 20th, 2001, in a Prestige Bout DeNatale defeated Jermaine Bennett. On September 27th, 2001 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA he defeated Kent Hensley of Atlanta, Georgia, USA by TKO in the second round.
    
    
  • Jason Johnson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. On February 3rd, 2001, Johnson fought in a non Title Prestige Bout and defeated Jeff Ford of Kansas City, Missouri, USA by TKO. On September 27th, 2001 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in another non Title Prestige Bout he defeated Raul Romero Gonzalez of Mexico City Mexico at 1:33 of round 1 with a head kick.
    
    
  • Matt Skelton, of Bedford, England. although he only fought once for the IKF in 2001, we need to remember that as a K-1 Super Heavyweight it's hard to get him booked for a fight. On November 18th, 2001 in North Hampton England Skelton retained his IKF MTR Super Heavyweight World Title by defeating Peter Varga of Budapest, Hungary by TKO at 53 seconds of round 3.
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    • Pedro Fernandez of Tijuana, Mexico. On March 31st, 2001 in Tijuana, Mexico Fernandez defeated Raul Romero Gonzalez for the vacant IKF Pro IR Super Heavyweight Mexico National Title.
      
      
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  • Vladimir Avtamonov, of Omsk, Siberia Russia. On February 3rd, 2001 in Omsk, Siberia Russia, Avtamonovof defeated Perry Ben of England for the vacant IKF FCR Super Welterweight World Title. On April 28th, 2001 in Coventry England he successfully defended his IKF FCR Super Welterweight World Title by defeating Eningoff Neilson of Newcastle, England.
    
    
  • Dave Marinoble of Roseville, CA, USA. On July 28th, 2001 in Kuala Limpur Malaysia, IKF US Middleweight and IKF North American Super Middleweight Champion Marinoble defeated then World Champion Champion Tommy Kimber of Salem, Massachusetts, USA by TKO in the 8th round for Kimber's IKF Pro World Middleweight Title.
    
    
  • Anthony Bartinelli of Phoenix, Arizona, USA. On April 17th, 2001 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, former IKF U.S. Amateur Champion Bartinelli defeated then undefeated #1 ranked Mike Nagy of Lake In The Hills, Illinois, USA by KO to win the IKF FCR Light Middleweight World Title. He fought again on October 9th, 2001 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA in a non title bout and defeated Bradenton, Florida, USA's Larry Jarrett by unanimous decision..
    • Honorable Mention: Leo "The Artist" Verontchjk of Russia. IKF Pro FCR European Champion.
      
      
• Pro San Shou Rules: Cung Le, San Jose, CA, USA. On December 15th, 2001 in San Jose California, USA, Cung Le become the first IKF San Shou World Champion when he won the Light Heavyweight Title by unanimous decision over Shoni Carter of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  
  

• 2001 IKF EUROPEAN Pro Fighter Of The Year
  • Kevin Smiles, Newcastle, England
    
    

2001 IKF Amateur Fighters Of The Year

• Amateur Men's International Rules
  • Narayan Stitt of Seaside, California, USA. Having already won the 2000 IKF USA National Amateur IR Middleweight Title, Stitt was back to defend it in 2001 where in his first round he defeated Jason Lovelace by TKO after the first round when Lovelace couldn't answer the bell for round 2. Stitt advanced to the Final where he defeated Todd Whitmoyer by majority decision, 30-27, 30-27 and 28-28.
    
    
  • Jorge Hernandez, Aurora, Colorado, USA. At the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament Hernandez defeated David Foley of Ogden, Utah in round 1. In the final he defeated 2000 National Champion Adam Rogers of Seaside, California by unanimous decision, 29-27, 30-26 & 29-26 to win the IKF USA National Light Middleweight Title.
    
    
  • Danny Kelly of San Jose, California, USA. Kelly was picked this year more for what we've seen him do over the years and not so much for his 2001 IKF USA Nationals win over John Greaves who he defeated by TKO at 45 seconds into the 3rd round to claim the Light Heavyweight Title.
    
    
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  • Craig Richardson (No picture available) of Newcastle, England. On April 29th, 2001 in Newcastle, England, Richardson became the first IKF Amateur FCR World Champion when he defeated Bruno Susano of Portugal by unanimous decision.
    
    
  • Paul Middlehurst (No picture available) of Haydock, England. On July 15th, 2001 in Kirkby, Liverpool, England, Middlehurst defeated Taigo Mendes of Portugal to become the 2nd IKF Amateur World Champion. He won the IKF Junior Amateur World Lightweight Title.
    
    
  • Robert Elledge of Roseville, California, USA. At the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament, Elledge in round 1 defeated Al Ronnei of Mondovi, Wisconsin. Later the same day in round 2 he fought and defeated by TKO, then undefeated (And 2000 Champion) Matt Bentley of Omaha, Nebraska. In the final he took a unanimous decision win over Curt Mickle of Atlanta, Georgia, USA to win the title.
    
    
  • Kyle McElroy (No picture available) of Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA. At the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament, McElroy was out to defend his 2000 National Tournament title. In his opening round, McElroy, defeated Jeffery Williams of Berlin, Georgia by TKO at break of rounds 1 & 2 to advance to Round 2. In round 2 he defeated Tom Poey of Virginia Beach, Virginia by split decision 30-27, 30-27 & 28-29 to advance to the Final. In the finals he defeated Matt Mayer of Spooner, Wisconsin by split decision, 29-28, 28-27 & 27-26 to win the title for the 2nd year in a row.
    
    
  • Danny Griffin (No picture available) of Lake in the Hills, Illinois, USA. At the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament, Griffin defeated Chris Terry of Phoenix, Arizona by unanimous decision, 30-16, 30-26 & 30-26 to advance to round 2.In round 2, Griffin defeated Shannon Hudson of Lyman, South Carolina, 30-27, 29-28 & 30-27 to advance to the Final. In the final Griffin defeated Zachary Day of Augusta, Georgia by unanimous decision, 29-28, 30-27 & 29-27 to win the National Title.
    
    
  • Trent Tompkins of Waterloo, Iowa, USA. At the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament, Tompkins in round 1 defeated David Hampton of Calmet City, Illinois by TKO at 28 seconds into the 2nd round to advance to the Final where he met and defeated the 2000 National Champion John Lenamon of Abilene, Texas by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-27 & 29-27 to win the National Title.
    
    
  • Anthony McGaughey of Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Like last year, how could we forget the perfection of McGaughey who continued his undefeated streak at this years Nationals when he defeated Jeff Bederd of St Louis, Missouri who had a 24-2 record, by unanimous decision, 30-27, 30-27 & 29-28. In the win, he defended his IKF US National Light Middleweight title and kept his perfect record in tact at 18-0 with 14 wins by TKO/KO.
    • Amateur Men's FCR Honorable Mention: Tim Ball of Pennsville, New Jersey, USA. When Ball finished fighting Mark Snow of Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA at this years IKF USA National Amateur Tournament, few waited for the MC to announce Tim's situation. Nearly everyone at Ringside at ring 2 stood to their feet and gave Tim a standing ovation for his efforts. When the applause quieted down, the MC explained how Tim had went through months of waiting for us at the IKF to make a decision whether or not to allow him to fight. We had several e-mails in support of him competing and finally, we made the decision to allow him to compete. The MC said to everyone there, "We decided, if Tim Ball wanted to walk the walk, we weren't going to stop him!" And the place erupted with yet another standing ovation. If you were there you would have felt a lot of emotion in the room. Tim represented every fighter at that moment. What was so special about Tim Ball? He was a fighter with a paralyzed right arm that simply hung to his side. He proved that if a 1 arm man could make the effort to "Walk The WALK" than NO ONE else could ever have a valid excuse. Tim may have lost his bout, but he won the hearts of EVERYONE there, and more important, he "Walked The Walk" in front of all his peers. Nothing is more valuable than that.
      
      
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  • Carter Williams, of Modesto, California, USA. After a poor showing on the K-1 USA undercard, Williams came to the IKF USA National Amateur Championships. In round 1 he defeated John Grantham of Athens, Georgia, USA by split decision 29-28, 29-28 & 28-29 to advance to the final. In the final, he faced 2000 Champion Kurt Hasley and defeated him by unanimous decision, 29-27, 29-27 & 28-27. In November of this year Williams went to Canada and defeated Andre Beaulieu of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada at the 1:42 mark of the second round. In the win Williams picked up an Amateur North American Super Heavyweight Title.
    
    
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  • Lee King, (No picture available) Houston, Texas, USA. On July 21st, 2001 in San Jose California, USA, King defeated Allen Eggburt of Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA by TKO at 1:54 of round 3, 2001 to win the IKF Amateur US San Shou Light Heavyweight Title.
  • Kimo Rigmadon, (No picture available) Houston, Texas, USA. On July 21st, 2001 in San Jose California, USA, Rigmadon defeated Previous Champion Chris Overbey of Bellefontaine, Ohio, by unanimous decision to win the IKF Amateur US San Shou Middleweight Title.
    
    
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  • Rebecca Preacher of Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA. It was billed as "The Ultimate Amateur Women's Showdown!" Why "The Ultimate?" The bout was a defense of Jennifer Thysen's IKF Amateur FCR U.S. Welterweight Title. Thysen of DePree Wisconsin, USA won the title at the 1999 USA National Amateur Tournament however Preacher won the same title at the 2000 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) in one of the closest bouts of the tournament over Thyssen. After the bout, there was controversy as to who really was the best Woman's FCR Welterweight in the Nation. So, on On June 23rd, 2001 in Carlton Minnesota USA the two met and Preacher defeated Thyssen by TKO round 4. As many of you know, to win an IKF U.S. title today, it can only be won at the National Tournament. This bout on a regular event was the last time a USA National Title was fought for outside the National Amateur Tournament. At the 2001 IKF USA Nationals though Thyssen showed up and defeated Terrie Hicks of Augusta, Georgia by unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28 & 29-28 to reclaim the title back.
    
    
  • Tara Opielouski, Norman, Oklahoma, USA. At the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament, in round 1, Opielouski, (0-0) defeated Kathy Hagler of Roswell, Georgia by TKO at 1:08 of round 2 to advance to round 2. In round 2, Opielouski defeated Katie Ehrhardt (8-1) of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. At the final, Opielouski won the Woman's USA National FCR Super Lightweight Title by forfeit when opponent Jennifer Woodrome of Imperial, Missouri choose not to fight due to a neck/back pain she got from her previous bout.
    
    
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  • Rebecca Natt (No picture available) of New York, New York, USA. At the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament, in round 1 Natt defeated Rachel Thomas of Milwaukee, Wisconsin by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-27 & 29-28 to advance to the Final. In the final she defeated Jennifer Butler of Amboy, Illinois by unanimous decision, 30-26, 30-27 & 30-26 to win the. IKF USA National Lightweight Title.
    
    
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  • Jenna Castilo of San Jose, CA, USA. On July 21st, 2001, San Jose, California, USA, Castilo defeated Katie Meehan of Denver Colorado, USA by TKO at 1:56 of round 2 to win the vacant IKF Amateur Woman's Bantamweight Title. In her first defense on December 15th, 2001 in San Jose, California, USA she defeated Christine Yandolli by Unanimous Decision 4 rounds to 0 on all 3 judges cards. Castilo's only problem is finding good "Experienced San Shou" competition in the woman's ranks.
    
    

• 2001 IKF EUROPEAN Amateur Fighter Of The Year
  • Bruno Susano, Abrantes, Portugal
    
    

2001 IKF Trainers Of The Year
This award is decided by many factors. Most importantly, it is not decided by just 1 single fighter that may have won a big title. This award is chosen by "Continued" efforts in the sport within IKF sanctioned events for the past year. But it is not just this 1 thing that makes one attain this award, but many things such as;

• How many fighters of yours participate on IKF Sanctioned Events.
• How many win.
• How many IKF Titles are won by them.
• What is your TEAMS attitude outside the ring.
• Your action as a cornerman or women.
• Their skill level.
• Their technique as a fighter.
• Their endurance.
• Their expressed improvement over time.
• That they participate on not just a couple, but several IKF Sanctioned events a year.

So with this being known, here, in no particular order are the 2001 IKF Trainers of the Year:

• Jesse Finney, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Team Finney Championship Kickboxing. Full Contact Rules, Amateurs only. Trainer of 3, 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Champions and a host of other winning Amateur Full Contact Rule Style Fighters.
  
  
• Clement & Rhonda Vierra, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Hard Knocks Gym. Trainers of IKF Pro FCR Light Middleweight World Champion Anthony Bartinelli and trainers of 4, 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Champions. Full Contact and International Rule Styles.
  
  
• Rob & Jimmy Zbilski, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Team Z. Trainer of 3, 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Champions including 2001 Amateur FCR Fighters of the year, Kyle McElroy and Danny Griffin. Pro and Amateur Full Contact Rules only.
  
  
• Duke Roufus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Team Roufus ? Duke Roufus Gym. Trainer of 5, 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Champions and many other Pro and Amateur Champions. Pro and Amateur MuayThai and International Rule Styles.
  
  
• Ray Thompson, Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA. Trainer of Rebecca Preacher and of the 4 fighters he took to the 2001 IKF USA National Amateur Tournament, 3 won their titles. Full Contact Rules only.
  
  

2001 IKF Promoter Of The Year
This Inductee is selected not just by number of events. They are selected by the style and manner of their promotions. This includes their event organization and presentation which includes, event start time, event activity schedule timing, event special effects, venue cleanliness, ringside set up, event programs and officials. Something to note here. Did the IKF Event Representative need to do a lot of work to help the event once there or just their suggested duty? Next they are judged on their hospitality they provided their guests, fighters, trainers and officials from travel in, accommodations as well as food and or daily per-diem expenses. Next they are selected by their willingness to follow the Rules and Regulations of the IKF from having qualified officials, good matchmaking of undercard bouts as well as Title bout requirements, Pro Purse distribution, IKF sanction logo appearance on all event ads, (Posters, programs, radio, TV, banners etc. etc.) following the sanctioning fee time guidelines. One of the most important selection is their event reports. Did they send the IKF Headquarters a pre-event as well as a post event press release so we can pre-post the event before it happens and after it happens on the NEWS Page for others to see. In addition, the results sheet should always include all the fighters info such as name, hometown, record, weight, height, age and contact number. These are available right here on the IKF Website for both Amateur Bouts and Pro Bouts. And finally, these promoters must do a minimum of 3 events a year (Or only 2 as long as they are directly associated with the organization of at least 2 others) 1 to qualify for this award.

After we look at all these things that to us, make a good event promoter, the one with the highest point total per average of event was selected as the 2001 IKF Promoter of the Year. And the winner is...

1. Mike & Elizabeth Carlson, (Right) Augusta, Georgia, USA
   • HONORABLE MENTION
     • Lane Collyer, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
     • Russ O'Connell, Waterloo, Iowa, USA
     • Duke Roufus & Scott Joffe, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
     • Andre Thomas, Wings Promotions and TNT Kickboxing, Kuala Limpur, Malaysia.
     • Jesse Finney, St Louis, Missouri, USA

• 2001 IKF Europe Promoters Of The Year
  • Professional: Morris Young
  • Amateur: Steve Donnelly & Mike Fowles

2001 IKF EUROPEAN Special Acknowledgements

• Michael Kossivakis, Greece: For Promoting IKF in Greece against all the odds
• Marcel David, France: For his help and co-operation.
• Istvan Rozman & Team, Hungary: For their contributions to shows in Europe.
• Nuno Ferreira, Portugal: Personality of the Year.
• Oleg Vadatursky & Team, Russia: For his friendship and sincerity
• ALL The IKF officials.
• Jacqui Thompson: Our IKF European Directors "GO TO" person who handles the IKF European Headquarters and organizes the efforts of all the IKF Europe Team above and is a diplomat who controls the brain.

IKF PRESTIGE AWARD
The IKF PRESTIGE AWARD is Awarded to the Individuals who have done the most for the IKF during the year. Who have contributed the most to the IKF such as bringing in new IKF Event Promoters, Registering new IKF Fighters, helping with new ideas for the IKF as well as helping make them a reality. Their work "Behind" the scenes to make the IKF grow stronger for everyone on the IKF World Team. This does not include PAID Positions of the IKF, Paid help or individuals efforts who knew their work would be financially rewarded. This award is about WHO has gone the extra mile for the TEAM at their own expense without expecting or awaiting any return on their investment, for THE TEAM! Some of them you may know their names while others, you may wonder who they are. Let it be known that their work and efforts for "THE TEAM", meaning ALL of you, are Greatly Noticed and Appreciated here at the IKF World Headquarters. Not that your efforts are not appreciated as well, truly, they are. It's just that these are the ones who have stood out in 2002 in going the extra mile. This is the ultimate TEAM AWARD! Now, In no particular order...This years 2001 IKF Prestige awards go to...

Congratulations To Our
2001 IKF Hall of Fame Inductees!
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