WEDNESDAY, November 11th, 1998, AT 10:00 PM

The DREAM Matches!
Wilson-Kimber, Roufus-Alexio
Rosier-LaBree, Le-Jackson!

So, who are these fighters? Surly you know most of them. Where does the IKF have plans for such a card...? First read about how Super Heavyweight Kevin Rosier has been past up by many. Then see whats coming in 1999. Click HERE..and find out more!.

TUESDAY, November 10th, 1998, AT 11:55 PM

Duke Roufus
Seeks
IKF World Title!

Jeff "DUKE" Roufus is back in the fighting fast lane this December. Roufus, already a 3 time World Champion will enter the ring again on December 5th at the Eagles Club in Milwaukee Wisconsin to fight Dimitri Stepanov of Minsk, Belarus for the vacant IKF World Super Heavyweight Muay Thai title. The 28 year old Roufus, 30-4-1 with 23 KO's stands 6'1" and will weigh in at 220 lbs. Stepanov's record is currently being verified through official sources and once we have verified it, we will report it here. He too will weigh in at approximatly 220 as well. Roufus' most memorable bout was a first round Knock Out against Stan Longinidis of Melborne, Victoria, Australia. Since the event is promoted in Roufus' hometown, IKF President Steve Fossum and several other IKF associates will oversee all aspects of the promotion to assure fareness with all officials and event activities. Keep watch for more news of this event.

MORE NEWS OF 11-10-98. . .

IKF
Wilson vs Kimber Card
Could Feature
Rick Roufus & Alexio
As Well!

For the first time in 8 years, on March 27, 1999, Don "The Dragon" Wilson will enter the fighting ring for real against Dick "The Destroyer" Kimber for the vacant IKF World Cruiserweight Title. The promoters of the event, Revolution Productions are now stating that Dennis Alexio may face Rick Roufus on the card as well for either Alexio's IKF World Full Contact Rules title or the vacant IKF World Heavyweight Full Contact Rules Title. The event will be featured on pay-per-view as well. Concerns and questions though about the match-up centered around Alexio who apparently does not want to fight on the card as a semi-main event. His desires are valid since he has been fighting several times a year with his most recent bout being in Sacramento, CA, USA on May 1st of this year defending his IKF World Full Contact rules title. However, the fact is, is that this event was designed for Wilson first. Maybe Alexio won't headline, but he could have the biggest payday of his career if he says yes to the deal. On the other side of the ring, Roufus' desire to fight in K-1 USA in February may delay signing as well. Rick's brother Duke Roufus has also voiced interest to fight on the same K-1 card. Duke being the more skilled leg kicker of the 2 Roufus brothers is a 3 Time World Champion. He hopes to add number 4 around his waist December 5th when he fights for the vacantIKF World Muay Thai title in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA against Dimitri Stepanov of Minsk, Belarus. The Alexio vs Rick Roufus match-up is probably one of the last great heavyweight full contact rules (Above the waist) bouts everyone really "WANTS" to see. Oh sure, there are still many great Super Heavyweight Full Contact Rules Fighters out there, but no 2 are better matched than these 2 together in the ring. Roufus has wanted Alexio ever since Roufus was a Cruiserweight at only 185 lbs. After bulking up for K-1, Roufus knows that the time is right for these 2 great fighters to meet. The promoters will do everything possible to make this a reality. The money is there this time and all they need are the 2 signatures. Well keep everyone informed as we know more.

MORE NEWS OF 11-10-98. . .

IKF
CANADA RESULTS

THE 13TH ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND PRAIRIES

IKF CANADA REPORT
IKF Promoter Mike Miles hosted his 13th Annual Battle of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies Championship Kickboxing Card and Martial Arts Tournament on the 7th of November, 1998 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The event was an outstanding success with the evening fight card being completely sold out to 1,400 people. Several television channels as well as the local press attended to cover the exciting and entertaining bouts. The event featured 5 international bouts, 2 of which were under full Muay Thai Rules (which included knees AND Elbows) 2 of which were Modified Muay Thai Rules (with no elbows but knees) and the remaining bouts being International Rules (allowing kicks to the legs). The audience was treated to some very exceptional and memorable bouts.

The main event was for the IKF Intercontinental Light-welterweight Muay Thai Title. It featured Team Canada member and local athlete Trevor T.N.T. Smandych battling against Thailand's Wittaya Sripave. The Thai had 5 times the experience of the Canadian and in no way did this intimidate or deter Smandych from wanting to win the title. The athletes came out fairly quickly and without spending a full round probing and feeling each other out, started to deliver some brisk shots at each other. Wittaya possessed some good power and was fleet of hand and foot, which complimented the fact that Smandych possessed the same qualities. Wittaya would take some good punches and smile at Smandych. This woke the partisan Canadian audience up and worked them into a frenzy with a chant asking "the Canadian to wipe the smile off of the Thai's face". In reality, Wittaya was in no way being disrespectful but just attempting to play mind games with Smandych. In round two both athletes were receiving instructions to try and use their elbows and though both attempted (Smandych attempted a flying elbow), neither were successful. Throughout the first two rounds, Smandych kept delivering a left roundhouse kick toWittaya and in the third round he changed his strategy. After backing Wittaya up into his own corner, Wittaya lifted his chin and dropped his left hand to feign invincibility. This was a mistake because Smandych delivered a lightning fast right roundhouse kick to Wittaya head which landed with a resounding crack. Wittaya fell to the canvas. He attempted to sit up but fell onto his face. Wittaya was slow to get to his feet and by the count of 10, and not wanting to risk any danger to Wittaya's well being, referee Tim Yorke stopped the contest. Smandych won the IKF Intercontinental Light-welterweight Muay Thai Title by KO over Thailand's Wittaya Sripave.

The semi-main event featured Team Canada member Jason Fenton battling against Thailand's Parinya Iaard for the IKF Intercontinental Welterweight Muay Thai Title. The bout started off very slowly with both athletes probing each other's defenses with punches and kicks. This was to remain the pace for the majority of the bout. As each round progressed, more and more powerful shots were exchanged. Fenton was keen on trying to use his elbows, and though he only managed to deliver a few of them, it resulted in Iaard being cut in the hairline and no one finding out about it until after the bout. Iaard looked strong on the clinching and kneeing but Fenton proved his worth by countering with his own knee barrage to the body as well. Throughout the bout, Fenton appeared to be forcing the bout but both athletes looked like they had delivered a comparable amount of blows at each other. The decision was announced and Fenton took the bout by a majority decision. Several seasoned fight aficionados felt the fight was close but the edge should have went to Iaard. "I have promised to bring Parinya back to Canada for a rematch, even though he is happy with the outcome of the bout", said promoter Mike Miles.

Team Canada athlete Kerry Dell stepped into the ring against transplanted Greek national Valentinos Papalambros who now trains in England under World Champion Julian Howell. The bout was cautious from the start. Both athletes seemed to pick a shot in here and there and would hesitate to follow it up. Several times Dell would fire in a shot, connect and then step back and Papalambros would take the momentum and rush in delivering a few shots. The rounds were all very close and only in the 5th and final round was it clear who won a round. Papalambros delivered a beautiful left roundhouse kick to the body of Dell who went down but was up before the count was completed. The judges scored the bout, 48-46 for Dell, 48-47 for Papalambros, and 48-48. The bout was declared a draw. Dell looked very uninspired in this bout and not like the man who only 2 months earlier had knocked out the current IKF Professional Light-cruiserweight Champion Phil Petit in one round.

Team Canada's Vanessa Bellegarde stepped into the ring with England's Helen Wilson for an International Prestige International Rules Muay Thai match. In round one, Bellegarde rushed out and like a women possessed threw everything she had at Wilson. Wilson's coach at one point was about to throw the towel in when the tide turned and Wilson started coming back. In round two, Bellegarde was starting to look very weary and though she was dominating the round (the British coach again was ready at one point to throw the towel in), Wilson fought back with exceptional courage and desire. In the final round Wilson was looking tired and although she could only win the bout now by KO, she showed she is a fighter tooth and nail. Wilson proved she is a fighter through and through and she gained the respect and admiration of Bellegarde and the Canadian audience. Bellegarde won the bout by unanimous decision.

Javier Gomez stepped into the ring with England's Darren Fisher in a 3 round modified Muay Thai Rules bout. Both athletes were fast with the feet and fast with the punches (when they both decided to punch), and this made both very cautious on the inside. Both delivered impressive technique and though Gomez was delivering more fast and snappy style kicks, neither of the athletes were really dominating the other. This changed in the final round when Gomez pulled one of his Karate style kicks out of the hat and delivered a spinning back kick on Fisher dropping him to the canvas. The British coach threw in the towel. Gomez won by KO. Strangely enough in this Muay Thai rules bout, no knees were delivered in any of the exchanges.

In what was to be one of the best bouts of the evening, Calgary's Sokhim Or stepped into the ring for his 6th time against a seasoned amateur Jason Unger who has trained out of the USA's Fairtex Muay Thai Camp. Unger stepped into the ring with almost three times the experience of Or. The Calgarian came out like a man possessed, not wild, but very fast and methodical not allowing Unger to test his opponent's strengths and weaknesses. Strong punches followed by strong kicks confused and overwhelmed Unger from the get go. By the end of the first round Unger had been dropped twice. Or never had the chance to attempt a third knockdown as the bell rang. In the second round Or again came out fast mixing his shots up from the head to the body and the legs. Unger tried to deliver a left leg cut kick and Or stepped in and delivered a crushing straight left to Unger's head which resulted in the fight being stopped. Unger lost by 2nd round TKO and for his efforts, Or won the 1998 Roy Lilley Memorial Award. Jason Unger is a very fine athlete and this was only his 2nd bout after a 2 year lay off (he won his last bout by 2nd round TKO). A rematch between these 2 athletes under Muay Thai rules would probably result in what could possibly be "THE" amateur match of the year in Canada.

In a Submission rules contest Vancouver's Dennis Kang stepped into the ring with Winnipeg's Oleg Datsky. The bout started slowly but progressed to the floor. Kang for the first seven minutes of the bout seemed to be in control of the ring attempting to complete a choke on the Russian while on his back. He could not complete the move and suddenly at the seven minute mark Datsky took control and forced Kang onto his back. Datsky forced Kang to tap out from a very painful arm bar. Datsky was a far more experienced athlete (having been rated in the top ten in the world of Judo at one point) and the audience thoroughly enjoyed this bout.

The results of the remaining bouts were as follows:

1. Jeremy Rempel (Calgary - National Kickboxing & Muay Thai) stopped Winnipeg's Dirk Creighton (Dragon Muay Thai) in the 2nd round.(Intl Rules)
   
   
2. Trevor Desjarlais' (Red Deer - Cheney's Zen Karate/Kickboxing) stepped into the ring with Calgary's David Herceg (Victory Tae Kwon-Do)
   Desjarlais' original opponent Winnipeg's Dave Zuniga (Sik Tai) backed out 3 days before due to an injury to the hand.
   Herceg took this bout on 2 days notice and to his credit proved he has good desire and possesses a granite chin.
   Desjarlais won by unanimously decision.
   
   
3. Calgary's Gord Anderson (National Kickboxing & Muay Thai) defeated Prince Albert's Bradley Parent (Emerald Gym) - (Full Contact rules)
   
   
4. Winnipeg's Domingo Zuniga (Sik Tai) defeated Calgary's Yuki Tatsuno (National Kickboxing & Muay Thai) by unanimous decision.
   
   
5. Ashley Odd (Sicamous, B.C.) defeated Prince Albert's Steven Crawford (Emerald Gym) by TKO in round 1.
   Odd slugged his way to a first round stoppage against the advice of his cornerman.
   "I wanted to get him to box and kick his way to a victory, because though Odd has not been in the ring in a very long time, he had more experience than Crawford. Odd did not listen to one thing I said", said Mike Miles
   
   
6. Keith Crawford (National Kickboxing & Muay Thai) stopped boxing veteran Darcy Henderson (Sik Tai) in the 2nd round.
   
   
7. Jason Taylor (National Kickboxing & Muay Thai) stopped Shane Doerkson (Emerald Gym) by KO in round 3.
   
   
8. Larry Sharpe (Sik Tai) won a decision over Dave Robson (Red Deer - Seven Stars Praying Mantis)
   
   

SUNDAY, November 1st , 1998, AT 3:15 PM

IKF
ARMENIA vs USA
"SAN SHOU"

The IKF will sanction their first event in Armenia this coming Saturday night, November 7th. The event will be a Full Contact Karate/San Shou event held at Hamaleer Stadium in Yerevan Armenia. IKF President Steve Fossum will attend as the IKF Event Representative along with the trainers and 5 team members. They will leave for Armenia Monday, November 2nd and return late Monday, November 9th. The event will feature the team from USA vs a team from Armenia. USA Full Contact Karate Federation Associate Ken Arutyunyan of North Hollywood, CA, USA organized the USA team of 5 fighters. Here is the line-up.

• Featherweight Division
  Miranian Varazdat, Armenia vs Dominic Viloria, USA
  
  
• Welterweight Division
  Avakian Vache, Armenia Team Captain vs David Solomon, USA
  
  
• Middleweight Division
  Ohanian Karen, Armenia vs Doug Evans, USA
  
  
• Super Middleweight Division
  Israelian Gor, Armenia vs Cary Nathan, USA
  
  
• Cruiserweight Division
  Khachatrian Vahram, Armenia vs Eugene Jackson, USA
  
  

MORE NEWS OF 11-1-98. . .

IKF Promoters Ready
For Saturday, November 7th Events.

Four IKF Promoters have events scheduled for this Saturday, November 7th. As the end of 1998 closes in, these IKF Promoters and others are completing a very successful year with their Promotional Teams, Fighters and as a big part of the IKF WORLD TEAM. Here is the rundown of each of the events;

Mike Miles
Ready For IKF Calgary, Canada

IKF promoter Mike Miles prepares to close out a fantastic 1998 as he promotes his 5th IKF event of 1998 in Calgary, Alberta Canada Saturday. The event entitled, "The Battle" will feature 2 IKF Title bouts which include the following.

Fighting for the IKF Amateur Intercontinental Light Welterweight Muay Thai Rules Title Bout will be IKF Amateur North American Full Contact Rules Champion Trevor Smandych (10-4-1) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada vs Wittaya Sripave (Over 50 bouts) of Koh Samui Thailand.

The second title bout will be for the IKF Amateur Intercontinental Welterweight Muay Thai Rules Title Bout between IKF Amateur North American Muay Thai Champion Jason Fenton (15-3 with 10 KOs) of Calgary, Alberta Canada vs Parinya Iapard (Over 50 bouts) of Koh Samui Thailand. For more info on this event, contact Mr. Mike Miles at (403) 244-8424 or e-mail by clicking HERE.

MORE NEWS OF 11-1-98. . .

Mick Doyle
Ready For IKF Iowa, USA

IKF promoter Mick Doyle prepares as well to close out a fantastic 1998 as he promotes his 3rd IKF event of 1998 at Harveys Resort Casino in Council Bluffs Iowa, USA Saturday. The event will feature 1 IKF Title bout when IKF number 1 ranked Light Middleweight contender Steven Berkolayko of Brooklyn, New York takes on number 2 ranked Nathan Clemens of Mertle Beach, South Carolina for the IKF United States Amateur, Muay Thai Rules Light Middleweight Title. IKF Representative Brooks Mason will be the official IKF Representative for the event. For more info on this event, contact Mr. Mick Doyle at (402) 498-9592 or e-mail by clicking HERE.

MORE NEWS OF 11-1-98. . .

Shorne Moorcroft
Ready For IKF South Africa

IKF promoter Shorne Moorcroft prepares to promote his first IKF Event with IKF Associate Roleen Coetser in Johannesburg, South Africa, this Saturday, November 7th. The event is an introduction of the IKF Organization to Kickboxers, Trainers and Schools in South Africa and markes the beginning of IKF South Africa. IKF Associate Roleen Coetser will host a meeting introducing those attending to the IKF Organization after which promoter Shorne Moorcroft will hold an IKF Open Amateur Invitation Tournament among those attending. This event will be followed soon by the first IKF World title bout hosted by South Africa. For more info on this event, contact IKF Associate and the official IKF Representative for this event, Roleen Coetser +27 11 378-7042, FAX: +27 11 378-8042 or by e-mail by clicking HERE.

MORE NEWS OF 11-1-98. . .

Jack Glueck
Ready For IKF Oregon, USA

IKF promoter Jack Glueck prepares to promote his first IKF Event and the first kickboxing in Oregon USA. The event entitled "Championship Kickboxing Invades the Armory" will be held at the Medford Armory in Medford, Oregon, USA. Mr. Glueck isn't planning a small event either. His first event will feature 3 IKF Title Bouts. Number 1 ranked Super Lightweight Billy Beach (6-0 with 2 KOs) of Citrus Heights, California, USA will meet number 2 ranked Tawn Saephan (3-1, no KOs) of Roseville, California, USA for the IKF Amateur United States Super Lightweight Full Contact Rules Title.

Number 1 ranked Super Lightweight Shawn Yacoubian (3-2 with 3 KOs) of Van Nuys California, USA, will face non IKF ranked fighter Armando Ramos for the IKF Amateur West Coast USA Super Lightweight Muay Thai Rules Title.

Number 1 ranked Light Welterweight Jones Tom (7-6 with 4 KOs) of Vacaville, California USA will be moving up in weight to meet number 2 ranked Juan Escobar (7-1 with 4 KOs) of San Jose, California, USA for the IKF Amateur West Coast USA Super Welterweight Full Contact Rules Title. IKF Co-Founder and Head of Officials Dan Stell will be the official IKF event Representative. For more info on this event, contact Mr. Jack Gluck at: (541) 773-9589.

MORE NEWS OF 11-1-98. . .

K-1
Grand Prix Results

OK, yes these results are late but here they are.

• Stan Longinidis defeated Yoshi Nakasako by TKO at 30 seconds of round 4 in his first bout since knee surgery.
  
  
• Nobuaki Kakuda defeated Bart Vale by KO at 2:09 of round 1.
  
  
• Jan Nortje' defeated Mitsuta Nagai by TKO at 2:51 of round 1.
  
  
• Andy Hug defeated Masaaki Miyamoto by KO at 2:50 of round 1.
  
  
• Michael Thompson defeated Musashi by Majority Decision.
  
  
• SUPER BOUT: Mike Bernardo defeated S. Kiatsongrit by TKO at 2:00 of round 1.
  
  

TUESDAY, October 27th, 1998, AT 1:00 PM

Wilson Comeback Bout vs Kimber
Alexio & Roufus "MIGHT" be Part of it as Well.

Many of you have e-mailed the IKF asking if the IKF is still confirmed to sanction the comeback bout of Don "The Dragon" Wilson against Dick "The Destroyer" Kimber. Apparently there was a rumor going around that another sanctioning organization was going to sanction Mr. Wilson's comeback bout in April instead. The IKF would like to confirm that this is only a rumor. The IKF will be the "ONLY" sanctioning organization for the event scheduled for March 27th, 1999 at the Tsongas Arena, in Lowell Massachusetts, USA . It will "NOT" be co-sanctioned with any other organization either. The IKF would also like to add that there is talk of the long awaited Rick Roufus vs Dennis Alexio match-up on this event as well. Both Roufus and Alexio hold IKF Pro World titles. If the two agree to terms, the next decision will be what rules the bout will be fought under.International Rules which Roufus seems to like most and holds his World Title in or Full Contact Rules where Alexio holds his World Title. It seems both will be weighing in the 210 to 220 pound range. Other "Possible" fighters on the card include IKF Pro North American Full Contact Rules Champion Eric Regan and San Shou & Draka sesation Cung Le. For more event information you can contact Mr. Rick Broider of Revolution Productions at (781) 592-9063 or by e-mail by clicking HERE.

MONDAY, October 26th, 1998, AT 1:00 PM

KONGNAPA
Wins IKF World Title

Duke Roufus and IKF Team Milwaukee held another outstanding event at the Eagles Club in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA this past Saturday night. The event featured 2 IKF title bouts with 1 for an IKF World Title. Muay Thai sensation, Kongnapa of Thailand, now training with Duke Roufus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA defeated Ryan Jones of Winnipage, Manitoba, Canada by KO in the first round of their scheduled 5 round World Muay Thai bout to win the IKF Pro World Junior Middleweight Muay Thai Rules Title. Kongnapa KOed Jones with a strong hook punch that left Jones motionless on the canvas. Phil Petit of Winnipage, Manitoba, Canada defeated Kevin McMullen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to win the IKF Pro North American Light Cruiserweight Muay Thai Rules Title. For more info, you can contact Mr. Duke Roufus at Milwaukee Kickboxing at (414) 319-1151

MORE NEWS OF 10-26-98. . .

1999 IKF / RINGSIDE
National Amateur Tournament

Here are the Official Regions for the 1999 IKF / RINGSIDE National Amateur Tournament. Each region will hold several events to determine who will represent each weight division in each of the 2 fighting rule divisions of International Rules (Leg Kick) and Full Contact Rules (Above the waist) Muay Thai will not be a division for the 1999 tournament but maybe for 2000

To participate in any of the regional tournaments, each fighter will pay a $35.00 registration fee. $20 will go to each promoter to help cover event expenses and $15 to the IKF for official fighter registration. The IKF is still accepting promoter applications for several regions. The National amateur Championship Tournament location has yet to be determined. The IKF and RINGSIDE are currently reviewing various venue ideas. Any imput to the National Tournament will be appreciated. For information on registration, promoters etc, please e-mail the IKF by clicking HERE or phone the World Headquarters at (916) 663-2467.

• IKF PACIFIC NORTH WEST DIVISION
  Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Northern CA & Northern NV, Alaska.
  
  
• IKF PACIFIC SOUTH WEST DIVISION
  Hawaii, Southern CA, Southern NV, Arizona, New Mexico.
  
  
• IKF CENTRAL NORTH DIVISION
  North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana.
  
  
• IKF CENTRAL DIVISION
  Colorado, Utah, Kansas, Missouri.
  
  
• IKF CENTRAL SOUTH DIVISION
  Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
  
  
• IKF SOUTH EASTERN DIVISION
  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
  
  
• IKF EASTERN CENTRAL DIVISION
  Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio.
  
  
• IKF NORTH EASTERN DIVISION
  Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island.
  
  

TUESDAY, October 20th, 1998, AT 12:10 PM

Roufus
Ready For IKF Wisconsin, USA

IKF Promoter, Duke Roufus has another exciting IKF event planned for Milwaukee Wisconsin USA this Saturday, October 24th at the Famous Eagles Club. The Milwaukee event will feature several IKF Title Bouts including IKF PRO World Muay Thai Junior Middleweight Title Bout with Kongnapa taking on Ryan Jones. Other title bouts will include, IKF PRO North American Muay Thai Lt. Cruiserweight Title Bout with Kevin McMullen vs Phil Petit and IKF Amateur Midwest USA Super Middleweight Muay Thai Title Bout with Ryan Klagmann vs Brian Campbell. For more info, you can contact Mr. Duke Roufus at Milwaukee Kickboxing at (414) 319-1151

MONDAY, October 19th, 1998, AT 3:00 PM

Another High Profile Fighter
Comes On Board
With The IKF In England

Alby Bimpson IKF England
IKF England has great pleasure in welcoming CHERYL ROBERTSON, former WIBF Bantomweight World Boxing Champion. Cheryl lost her WIBF World Boxing title to America's Eva Jones-Young in Atlanta City New Jersey in March 1998, but now under new management she looks forward to reclaiming this title. Cheryl is also a High Profile Kickboxer, holding a number of titles. "LOOK OUT KIM MESSER - Cheryl has made it clear that she wants a rematch, but this time for the IKF World Title! Alby Bimpson who Trains and Manages IKF Pro World Muay Thai Champion Chris Wright is now the new Manager and Trainer of Cheryl. Please contact IKF for further details - More to follow.

SUNDAY, October 18th, 1998, AT 6:00 PM

DRAKA & San Shou Sensation
Cung Le Wins By KO!

The IKF would like to congratulate top IKF San Shou Martial Arts Fighter and DRAKA Sensation, Cung Le of San Jose, CA, USA on his recent victory over Dan Garrett of Pasadena, Maryland, USA. The bout was held in San Jose and promoted by Scott Coker on Saturday night, October 10th. Le was in control of the entire bout with exciting throws and takedowns, showing great kickboxing skills as well as landing several devastating legs kicks and punches on Garrett. Le knocked Garrett out at :20 seconds of the third round. Cung Le is making the fighting style of San Shou a worldwide favorite from his exciting DRAKA performances where he has yet to lose.

To assure true San Shou credibility, IKF Cofounder and head of IKF World Officials Dan Stell of Fairfield, CA, USA was the official San Shou bout referee. Stell is also a top DRAKA official with Marcos Rosalas of Bakersfield, CA, USA. IKF San Shou President Tat-Mau Wong of San Francisco, CA, USA (Also a past San Shou Champion) assured the TV commentary would be accurate to the San Shou rules as he handled the TV fight color commentary. The event will later air on ESPN 2. We look forward to Le's next bout which will probably be on the next DRAKA event. The date of that show has yet to be announced. Martial art celebrities at the event included, Ernie Reyes Jr. & Ernie Reyes Sr. Past World Kickboxing Champions, Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham were also present. To contact Cung Le, click HERE!

There is a possibility Cung Le may fight an IKF San Shou Title Bout on the undercard of the IKF Sanctioned Don Wilson comeback bout on March 27th, 1999. Wilson is confirmed to face Dick Kimber of Lynn, Massachusetts, USA (48-2 with 46 KO's) for the IKF Pro Full Contact Rules Cruiserweight World Title. The bout will air "LIVE" on PPV cable TV. For details about the Kimber-Wilson bout, click HERE!.

MONDAY, October 5th, 1998, AT 3:00 PM

K-1
Quarterfinal Matches

Next K-1, Quarterfinals, December the 12th, 1998, at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

1. Ernesto Hoost vs Sam Greco
   
   
2. Andy Hug vs Ray Sefo
   v
3. Peter Aerts vs Masaaki Satake
   
   
4. Francisco Filho vs Mike Bernardo
   
   

SUNDAY, October 4th, 1998, AT 10:00 AM

K-1
RESULTS!!!

A special IKF Thank You to IKF web fan, Mr. Steve Kalakoda, manager/trainer of Mike Bernardo. Mr. Kalakoda sent the IKF the recent K-1 results for all of you to see. Here they are;

1. Peter Aerts (Holland) KO 1:55 of 2nd round Sinisa Andrijasevic (Croatia)
   
   
2. Ray Sefo (New Zealand) won on points against Stefan Leko (Germany)
   
   
3. Sam Greco (Australia) won on points Matt Skelton (United Kingdom)
   
   
4. Franscisco Filho ( Brazil) KO :15 into 2nd round Rick Roufus (USA, leg injury)
   
   
5. Andy Hug (Switzerland) KO 2:07 of 2nd round Mark Russell (United Kingdom)
   
   
6. Mike Bernardo (South Africa) won on points Maurice Smith (USA)
   
   
7. Ernesto Hoost (Holland) won at 3:00 4th round Tosca Petrides (Aus) retired by corner
   
   
8. Masaaki Satake (Japan) won on points Glaube Feitosa (Brazil)

If you get a chance, thank Mr. Kalakoda for the update by clicking HERE and we are sure if you want more details, he can help you.

SATURDAY, October 3rd, 1998, AT 1:30 PM

It's BACK...
IKF San Shou Page...
Click HERE

MORE NEWS OF 10-3-98. . .

CORRECTION...
MUAY THAI & IKF - 2000 OLYMPICS?

Revised: 10-5-98

According to sources, there has been some great progress for amateur Muay Thai to be accepted into the Olympics. With Olympic judo, wrestling, boxing and Tae Kwon-do already in, watch out everyone as Muay Thai has made great strides to be involved. However, there is still a lot of work to do. Whether it will be an exhibition sport in 2000 is now doubtful since there is still a lot of work organizing the sport worldwide. The IOC is still looking at the sport and feeling very positive about it all but the most important piece of this puzzle is whether the political infighting among several Muay Thai organizations in Thailand can be resolved.

It seems that the IOC wants the Thailand organizations to come together and work as a team, but those knowing the organizations know that this will be a difficult task to become a reality. For example, WHO will decide the actual terms of the sport in regards to rules, representatives, officials etc. in the actual Olympic games?

Although the IKF is willing to work side by side with whoever the organization is that will head up the sport worldwide, now the IKF may not be allowed to organize it under the title IKF. Apparently the IOC is looking for a non-profit organization to organize the teams. However, the known organizations that are non-profit have no strong following or actual amateur rankings, especially here in the USA where as the IKF does.

Still, the IKF may assist in some way to form a non-profit organization for the betterment of the sport that will not be associated directly with the IKF. If so, the IKF will offer their rankings, fighter info, contacts etc. to such an organization for free. Members of the committee will include those in the IKF and other organizations already firmly established in the Muay Thai community such as, Mike Miles, Canada, Alby Bimpson, England & Duke Roufus, & Mick Doyle USA among others. This is a big job and a major step for Muay Thai and even Kickboxing so don't expect results overnight. We'll keep you updated as things happen. Muay Thai is a national sport in Thailand, which made it possible to become eligible for an Olympic sport, unlike leg kick or Full Contact Rules Kickboxing.

FRIDAY, October 2nd, 1998, AT 2:00 PM

Cung Le
News & Website
Click HERE to read all about it...

THURSDAY, October 1st, 1998, AT 10:30 PM

IKF Will Sanction
Wilson's Comeback Bout

It's a confirmed done deal. Don "The Dragon" Wilson "WILL fight for REAL! Rick Broider Revolution Productions Inc. and other members of their Promotional Company have chosen to join forces with the IKF in Promoting several MAJOR televised kickboxing events for 1999. Their plan is to bring about global standardization of rules via major marketing power, corporate longevity planning and by allocating the proper marketing resources to ensure the complete success and longevity of Kickboxing in the Mainstream Market. Wilson has signed the dotted line and accepted a deposit to fight Dick "The Destroyer" Kimber as the Main Event on the show scheduled for March 27th, 1999 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell Massachusetts, USA. The event will be a Televised PPV event. This event will be broadcasted not just Domestically but Internationally on Pay Per View, with possible post fight broadcasts on HBO, USA, or TNT. Revolution Productions is also assembling a very exciting undercard where there will be possible 2 more World Titles on the line and at least two IKF US titles. For more info, you can contact Mr. Rick Broider of Revolution Productions at 781-592-9063 or e-mail by clicking HERE

BIG NEWS OF 10-1-98. . .

IKF ITEMS - Coming Soon......

IKF
Apparel Line..

Usually, IKF clothes such as Sweats, T-Shirts, Polo Shirts, Hats, Jackets etc. were special order through the IKF Headquarters. Not for long. Soon several choices of IKF apparel will be available at several major clothing outlets. The IKF line will be out soon so get ready to GO EXTREME in the new IKF look!

IKF
Magazine..

More details on this will be coming soon but to answer all those questions and requests of kickboxing fans that have been great fans of our website, YES, The IKF "IS" putting out a magazine that will focus EXCLUSIVELY on KICKBOXING News WORLDWIDE! It is IKF RINGSIDE! We will keep you posted on it's development and hey... the wait won't be very long....

IKF
Kickboxing Equipment..

Need some GREAT Kickboxing Equipment? Well here it comes! Joe Taylor of RINGSIDE INC. has, as many of you already know, teamed up with the IKF to design some great kickboxing equipment endorsed by the IKF. The equipment and other kickboxing items will be featured in their upcoming Spring 1999 catalog. Several IKF Champions have been photographed to be featured demonstrating the equipment.IKF Appareal and instructional videos will also be available through RINGSIDE INC.

IKF /RINGSIDE
National Amateur Tournament.

Hey Promoters, Trainers and Amateur kickboxers! Here comes the 1999 IKF/RINGSIDE National Amateur Tournament. The IKF is now finalizing the "8" National Divisions that will meet at the end of summer, 1999 in the MidWest USA to compete for the HONEST, IKF US National Championship Title in their weight Division! If you are a promoter that is interested in hosting a regional tournament event, please contact the IKF via e-mail by clicking HERE. The IKF is currently determining the promoters who will be involved. The championship weekend will be a 3 day event and the Sunday IKF Championship Bouts will be televised Live Nationally on Network TV. Trainers and fighters, get ready. It's time to determine the TRUE National Amateur Kickboxing Champions!

WEDNESDAY, September 30th, 1998, AT 12:50 PM

IKF Europe Wants The FACTS Known.
We have chosen to place this on our opinions page. For obvious reasons, you'll see why...
Click HERE to go to the IKF Opinion Page!

SATURDAY, September 26th, 1998, AT 10:00 PM

DRAKA VI
TOPS AGAIN!

Danny STEELE Breaks Opponents Leg
& Cung LE Wins By Head Kick KO!

FOR ALL YOUR DRAKA NEWS
CLICK HERE!

FRIDAY, September 18th, 1998, AT 1:30 AM

IKF BELOIT, WISCONSIN RESULTS

IKF Promoter Craig Monyelle completed a large IKF event in Beloit Wisconsin on Sunday night September 6th. The event featured 11 undercard bouts and 1 IKF Title bout. The title was for the IKF Midwest Title bout which saw Light Heavyweights Danny Russ (175, 10-1/4) defeat Roy Jones (175, 16-4-1/4) by majority decision, 39-37, 38-38 and 38-37. Here are the other bout results;

1. Tommy Gusias (Buffalo Grove IL.) defeated Scott Macon (Beloit WS) by KO.
   
   
2. Russell Ford (Chicago, IL) defeated Matt Simon (Dixon IL) by unanimous decision.
   
   
3. Rick Whiteneck (Belvidere IL) defeated Joe Bulkis (Robbins IL) by TKO.
   
   
4. Tim Mazurkeiwicz (Freeport IL) defeated Bryce Frank (Rockford IL) by unanimous decision.
   
   
5. Tamira Stewert (Buffalo Grove IL) defeated Amanda Thomas (Dixon IL) by unanimous decision.
   
   
6. Chris Roney (Chicago IL) defeated John Ransom (Clinton WI) by unanimous decision.
   
   
7. Jason Johnson (Milwaukee WS) defeated Jack Lagrange (Dubuque IA) by split decision.
   
   
8. Chris Weitz (Dubuque IA) defeated Louis Tobar (Chicago IL) by TKO.
   
   
9. Dan Lamping (Indianapolis IN) defeated Mitch Adams (Dubuque IA) by TKO.
   
   
10. Derick Yuen (Milwaukee WS) defeated Don Mundt (Dubuque IA) by TKO.
    
    
11. Jon Schurtz (Peoria IL) defeated Nick Hyde (Indianapolis IN) by TKO. IKF
    
    

Mr. Monyelle's next event will be in January 1999 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. For more info, you can contact Mr. Monyelle at (608) 362-0404

MORE NEWS OF 9-18-98. . .

IKF
MASSACHUSETTS
RESULTS

Promoter Bruce Marshall has closed the books on a very successful event in Massachusetts this last weekend. According to IKF event Representative Frank Thiboutot, he was particularly impressed with the quality of the Muay Thai fighters. Fighters such as Pro welterweight Steve Milles who won a decision over Peter Keltecich and Amateur fighters such as the Borodine brothers of Brooklyn, NY, (originally from the Ukraine). Steve Borodine stopping Keith Walsh with a knee to the chin at :43 seconds into round 1 while brother Greg won a unanimous decision over Steve Sorjano.

Welterweight John Hunt, was stopped by Andrew Brown at 2:00 of round 2 of the scheduled 5, 3 minute round bout. The best Full Contact bout was between Pro Middleweights Gary Bonnenfant and Bobby Francis. Both were polished fighters showing goods skills especially Bonnenfant whose hands were better which ended up stopping Francis at 1:44 of round 3 of the scheduled 5 round bout.

There were several demos which included Boston Tae Kwon Do. Here are the outcomes of the remaining bouts;

1. Franklin Gomez won by unanimous decision over Ed Doherty. (Amateur)
   
   
2. Tony Maestro stopped Richard Sanon by KO at 1:48 of round 1. (Amateur)
   
   
3. Zubia Laliwala defeated Harut Arutyunyan when Arutyunyan injured his knee at the end of round 1. (Amateur)
   
   
4. Brayher Martinez won by by unanimous decision over Tyre Wilson. (Amateur)
   
   
5. Scott Weyant stopped Pat Flaherty at 1:15 of round 1. (Amateur)
   
   
6. Ruben Colon won by unanimous decision over Jason Bonacorsi. (Pro)
   
   
7. Steve Mills defeated Peter Keltevich by decision. (Pro)
   
   

For more info you can contact Bruce Marshall at 978-465-5538

TUESDAY, September 16th, 1998, AT 3:30 AM

IKF
PORTUGAL RESULTS

Promoter Fernando Loio Is Part of Another Great Step Forward for the IKF!

IKF Europe: It gives the IKF WORLD TEAM great pleasure, to welcome IKF Promoter Fernando Loio to the IKF WORLD TEAM as our new IKF Representative for Portugal. IKF Europe Representatives Alby Bimpson and Jacqui Thompson were treated with wonderful hospitality, and look forward to working with Mr. Loio and his IKF TEAM in the future on more IKF Events. "We can only see the IKF and Kickboxing getting stronger in Portugal with people such as Mr. Loio and his wife, Amelia that believe and are committed to fair play." Says IKF Representative Alby Bimpson.

The event, which was part of a town festival of the town Viseu, turned out to be the main attraction. 3000+ spectators attended, and the Director of Entertainment commented it was the biggest attendance for 50 years which was also reported in the National Newspaper. The two attending Government officials congratulated and commended the show. The show was televised as well. "The hospitality was excellent." said Alby Bimpson. "I would have no hesitation in sending fighters to Portugal through Fernando Loio." Loio plans to do 6 IKF Kickboxing events a year which will make him a major force in the European Kickboxing scene.

Portugal Amateur Fighter Celso Costa of Viseu Portugal became the first ever IKF Portugal Champion winning the IKF European Featherweight Full Contact Title with a unanimous decision win over Jamie Chedotal of Liverpool, England. (49-46, 50-46, 50-48) Costa fought a good technical fight using his height to his advantage. He was several inches taller than the shorter Chedotal. Chedotal was put down in the 3rd round by an excellent spinning thrust kick by Costa which certainly delighted the crowd. Chedotal did not give up trying up to the final bell. Both fighters showed a high degree of fitness in completing the 5 rounds with no problems. The spectators showed great enthusiasm and respect to both fighters. Chedotal came away with a handful of presents, and a sore hand from shaking so many delighted fans hands after the event. Great respect was shown by both fighters of which the crowd recognized and applauded. Costa is a good European Amateur champion for the IKF for his technique, standard of fitness and respect for his opponent. Congratulations Mr. Costa and Congratulations Mr. Loio and his IKF for establishing a firm hold on IKF Kickboxing in Portugal. You are a welcome member of the official IKF WORLD TEAM!

Here are the Fight Results;

1. Ricardo Caselobra defeated Helder Marques
   
   
2. CHANGE, 9/22/98: Franscisco Ferreira and Fernando Loureiro fought to a Majority Draw, 28-29, 29-29 & 29-29. A re-match is in the works for these two.
   
   
3. Carlos Almeida defeated Hugo Augusto by Split Decision, 29-28, 30-28 & 28-30.
   
   
4. Miguel Almeida defeated Julio Pinto by Unanimous Decision 30-27 all 3 judges.
   
   
5. Augusto Gomes defeated Mario Vicente when Vicente quit after the 3rd round in a scheduled 5 round bout. Gomes was leading on all the cards, 29-28, 30-27 & 30-28.
   
   
6. IKF EUROPEAN AMATEUR FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE: Celso Costa of Viseu Portugal defeated Jamie Chedotal of Liverpool, England
   
   
7. Andre Ferraz defeated Filipe Lopes by forfeit since Lopes failed to show up.
   
   
8. Cesar Goncales of Lisboa Portugal defeated Helder Tarceues of Viseu Portugal in a Tae Kwon Do Freestyle fight. ( Unsanctioned by the IKF )
   
   
9. Pro Kickboxer Jose Peres (40-33-7/5 of Lisboa Portugal) also did a Full Contact Rules Exhibition demo/bout with David Ferreira(20-12-8/3 of Jiseu Portugal).
   
   

All Fighters will be entered into the IKF EUROPEAN Amateur Rankings once the IKF has received the full event report from the IKF Europe office.

MORE NEWS OF 9-16-98. . .

IKF
WISCONSIN, USA RESULTS
KHUNPON Is "THE MAN"
In The World Of Muay Thai!

OK, so you want to see some GREAT MUAY THAI? Want to see it all in a sold out stadium, in the USA? Well, we've said it before and we will say it again, "The Winning Road of USA Muay Thai Travels through Milwaukee Wisconsin..." Yes... Wisconsin! IKF Promoter Duke Roufus continues his dedication to make the world of Muay Thai a legit style here in the US. With so many promoters only booking fighters they know their fighters can beat, Roufus continues to bring in top talent from around the globe to face his Muay Thai boys and the results have been some of the greatest fights ever seen. So great that the IKF has plans to kick off their TV programing on one of Roufus' IKF events. Milwaukee not only has the great talent for such an inagrual event but a great venue in the famous "Eagles Club Stadium" and some of the greatest fans in the sport. They don't just root for the hometown boys in Milwaukee, they root for a great fight, no matter where their from! This last weekends event was no different and hey, not all of Roufus' fighters win either...Only "THE BEST" Fighter wins in Milwaukee, and if there's a question, ask the Milwaukee fans. They KNOW their Muay Thai!

The event featured 7 great Muay Thai bouts as IKF Team USA took on IKF Team Thailand. In addition, Roufus brought in a fighter from Canada to fight along with other US fighters as well. Surly the crowd pleaser though and hometown favorite was Khunpon from Thailand who is now a regular trainer and fighter out of Roufus' Milwaukee Kickboxing & Fitness gym. Khunpon faced Mark Borgoeis (20-4 with 17 KO's) of Canada as a defense of Khunpon's IKF World Muay Thai Title. Khunpon made "QUICK" work of Borgoeis as he has done to every opponent while defending his IKF World Muay Thai Title. After knocking down Borgoeis in round 1, Khunpon came out in round 2 on a mission. Scoring with leg kick after leg kick followed by strong hand combinations, Borgoeis finally took one too many leg kicks and limped back with his hand in the air as he told referee Al Wichgers his legs couldn't take any more. The bout was officially stopped at 1:56 of the scheduled 3 minute round 2. "He kicks hard" said Borgoeis after the bout which was no surprise to the IKF. We've seen this guy kick before! Khunpon is next scheduled to face Marcus Mangan of Sydney Australia for another title defense in Milwaukee on December 4th.

Jim "The Hitman" Heberer of Milwaukee Wisconsin USA won the IKF United States Amateur Muay Thai Heavyweight Title when Omaha Nebraska USA's Steve Bass' corner threw in the towel at the end of the 4th round. The bout was faced paced from the start. Round 1 stayed close with Heberer getting the judges edge 10-9 on all 3 cards. As round 2 begin, Bass entered the ring with a large gash on his left shin. The round was a dynamite round for Heberer though as he landed blow after blow to Bass. Bass came back strong though vowing not to give in so easily but once again, Heberer took the edge on all 3 cards 10-9. As round 3 started, Bass begin to have breathing problems from his asthma. The loss of breath took its tole as Heberer won a strong round 3 as well. By round 4 Bass' air was short and he was having problems breathing and took a strong knee to the face midway through the round which proved it was time to stop. A very smart decision was made by Bass' corner. Heberer will next face Giusseppe Denatale on October 24th in Milwaukee. Despite his asthma problems which Bass hopes to control by relaxing more in the ring, he is a STRONG Heavyweight with great fighting skill. A true ring warrior and we are confident from the talent he has shown the IKF in his last 2 bouts, "BASS WILL BE BACK!"

Another great Muay Thai bout during the night was between Hadai (45-15-3) of Thailand against Paul Svehlek (12-0 with 9 KO's) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Back and forth these two warriors went at each other often teasing and prodding each other with hand and facial jesters during their 5 round bout. These two were clearly crowd pleasers going toe to toe. Hadai seemed to frustrate Svehlek a lot with his relaxed, "Bring it on" attitude. At bouts end, the scorecards read Svehlek ahead by a split decision, 47-48, 48-47 & 47-48 but the crowd and the IKF questioned the decision at ringside. After an official review of the event by video tape, the decision was reversed as an error on the scorecards was found and Hadai of Thailand was given the decision win. Great fight guys! Now That was Muay Thai!!!

Milwaukee favorite and IKF Champion Richard Kostuck (17-3, 9 KO's) also faced one of the dynamic Thai fighters in a non title bout as he went toe to toe with Songkla Yibosv (75-25-3) of Thailand. Kostuck dominated round 1 as he stocked Yibosv around the ring and won on all 3 judges cards. However, round 2 opened up with Yibosv fighting back strong and he eventually caught Kostuck with an overhand right that split Kostuck's eye lid and doctor Dave Nieman stopped the bout at 2:11 of round 2 giving Yibosv the win. Kostuck is next scheduled to re-match Sakasem on Roufus' October 24th card in Milwaukee.

Rounding out the card, IKF Submission fighters Adrian Serrano of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA and David Menne of Minneapolis Minnesota, USA excited the crowd with a great submission bout that went the entire 10 minute distance. At times end the judges had Serrano ahead 4-1, 3-2 and 3-2. Great work gentlemen. Back to Muay Thai, Tieng Phetviaxy (1-0) of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA scored an amateur bout unanimous decision over David Brice (3-0) of Omaha Nebraska, USA, 30-28, 30-27 and 30-27. Kharm Phetviaxy (1-0) of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA stopped Jayson Wesley (0-0) of Louiville Kentucky, USA after knocking Wesley down 3 times in the first round. Wesley took the bout on one days notice. Referee Al Wichgers stopped the bout after the third knockdown at 1:45 of the first round. Wesley's corner "SHOULD" have thrown in the towel earlier on this one as Phetviaxy dominated from the opening simply punishing Wesley with blow after blow. Wesley seemed like he didn't even want to defend himself.

The IKF congratulates Mr. Roufus and his IKF Milwaukee TEAM on yet another successful event! It seems the IKF Milwaukee TEAM just keeps getting better and better! Their next 2 events are already planned for October 24th when Kevin "The Fighting Irish" McMullen takes on Phil "Le Grande" Petit for the IKF North American Superlight Heavyweight Muay Thai Title and Kongnapa of Thailand faces Ryan Jones for the IKF World Junior Middleweight Muay Thai Title. December 4th is Roufus' "Return to Glory Event". The event will feature Duke's return to the ring when he faces South Pacific Champion, Hirawa Te Ringi of Auckland New Zealand. Roufus himself is a 3 time World Champion. In addition as previously mentioned, Khunpon of Milwaukee via Thailand will defend his IKF World Title against Marcus Mangan of Sydney Australia. If you want to see TRUE MUAY THAI in the USA, come visit Milwaukee... Have a beer and some famous cheese bread while your there. You'll want to come back for more........MUAY THAI!!! ...OK... some cheese bread too...

MORE NEWS OF 9-16-98. . .

IKF
CALIFORNIA, USA RESULTS
Abe Belardo Hosts Another Packed House In Bakersfield!

IKF Veteran Promoter Abe Belardo has succeed again as he packed the house at the famous Strongbow Stadium in Bakersfield California USA. Belardo is one of the first and most successful IKF promoters and he continued his success this last Saturday night. The much anticipated main event featuring the IKF U. S Amateur International Rules Featherweight Title Defense of Delano's Jesus Andrade against challenger Billy Olsen of Santa Rosa never took place as Olsen pulled out of the bout the day before the event.

However, Bakersfields own Manual Quezada (218 lbs) didn't disappoint the hometown crowd as he stopped Modesto California's Carter Williams (209 lbs) by TKO to win the IKF California Amateur International Rules Super Heavyweight Title. However it's too bad that Quezada's fans smeared a black mark on his performance by throwing beer cups into the ring. If it happens again, we'd like to see those individuals who can't control themselves during an event hauled away and locked up. These type of fans spoil it for everyone.

Hawk Chhim (125 lbs) of Modesto, CA, won his IKF United States Featherweight title by forfeit when his opponent refused to fight the day of the event while his brother Vantha Chhim (128 lbs) defeated Reddings Billy Soksoda (121 lbs) by majority decision to win the IKF California Amateur Featherweight Muay Thai Title.

HOWEVER, Vantha Chhim's and Soksoda's weight spread was far beyond the maximum 4 pound spread in their weight class. Soksoda weighed in light for the Featherweight Title (124.1-128) at 121 lbs which means technically, Soksoda would have lost the title by forfeit before the bout even took place since Vantha weighed within the limits of the division at 128 lbs. Vantha was a last minute replacement as an opponent for Soksoda and Soksoda was told he weighed in at 125 lbs. It was not until after the event that Soksoda realized he was outweighed by 7 lbs. The bout though took place under the guidence of the State Commission despite the weight spread though. Now, after this discovery, the bout is under official review by the State Athletic Commission and the IKF which well determine why the bout went on with such a weight spread in the first place.

In other bouts,

1. Rick Hernandez defeated Chan Pen by KO at 1:51 of round 3.
   
   
2. Jose Landin defeated Danny Mocello by unanimous decision, 28-27, 28-27 & 29-26.
   
   
3. Robert Preciado defeated Erin Berthold by disqualification as Berthold fouled with knees to the head and elbows.
   
   
4. Lindsi Thompson defeated Angie Fields by TKO round 2.
   
   
5. Rick Aivarado defeated Derik Soto by unanimous decision 29-28, 30-27 & 29-28.
   
   
6. Mike Morello defeated Henery Cho by unanimous decision 29-27, 29-27 & 29-27.
   
   
7. Yia Mau defeated Gary Wheeler by split decision 30-27, 28-29 & 27-29.
   
   

Belardo's next event has yet to be planned but keep track of the IKF Upcoming Events page and it will appear soon.

Special thanks to Kathy Chilimidos of the California State Athletic Commission and Abe Belardo for assisting with these results.

FRIDAY, September 11th, 1998, AT 1:00 AM

Marshall Ready For
IKF New England, USA

Bruce Marshall & Frank Thiboutot have recently applied to become IKF promoters but the outcome of their upcoming event will decide their acceptance. Marshall's event is scheduled for this Saturday night, September 12th in New England. However due to the late notice on sanctioning confrimation, bout details were not available at press time. Along with managing fighters, Mr. Thiboutot is the founder of a great Cardio Kickboxing Video. Check it out by clicking HERE.

TUESDAY, September 8th, 1998, AT 10:00 PM

Abe Belardo Ready For
IKF California, USA

IKF Promoter Abe Belardo of Bakersfield, CA, USA will host another exciting IKF Kickboxing event on September 12th at the famous Strongbow Stadium in Bakersfield, CA. The event will feature several IKF Amateur Title Bouts. Bakersfields Boyd Murphy will defend his IKF U. S Amateur IR Heavyweight Title against Paul Bunyon. Jesus Andrade of Delano CA will defend his IKF U. S Amateur IR Featherweight Title against Billy Olsen. Manual Quezada will meet Carter Williams for the vacant IKF California Amateur IR Heavyweight Title Bout and Phongmong will face Hawk Chhim for the vacant IKF California Amateur MT Bantamweight Title. For more info, you can contact Mr. Abe Belardo at (805) 834-5871

MORE NEWS OF 9-8-98. . .

Fernando Loio Ready
For IKF Portugal

IKF Promoter Fernando Loio of Portugal will host the first IKF Portugal event on September 12th at Feira de S.Mateus-Viseu, Portugal. The event will feature 1 IKF Title bout as Jamie Chedotal of England meets Celso Costa of Portugal for the vacant IKF Amateur Featherweight Full Contact Rules European National Title. The event will feature 7 other exciting bouts as well. Since IKF President Steve Fossum will be in Milwaukee Wisconsin for Duke Roufus' IKF World Title Event, IKF England Representatives Alby Bimpson and Jacqui Thompson will be the IKF Representatives at the event. For more info you can contact Mr. Loio by fax at: 032-440316 or e-mail by clicking HERE!

MORE NEWS OF 9-8-98. . .

Roufus Ready
For IKF Wisconsin, USA

IKF Promoter, Duke Roufus' has another exciting event planned for Milwaukee Wisconsin this Saturday, September 12th. The Milwaukee event will feature THAILAND vs USA featuring IKF Muay Thai Heavyweight Title Bout featuring Jim Heberer vs Steve Bass PLUS...Milwaukee sinsation Richard Kostuck vs Songkla of Thailand, Paul "M-16" Svehlek vs Hadyiai also of Thailand, Khunpol vs Mark Borgoeis of Canada. PLUS: IKF Submission Title Bout featuring Adrian Serrano vs David Menne. for more info, you can contact Mr. Duke Roufus at (414) 319-1151

MONDAY, August 31st, 1998, AT 11:50 PM

Monyelle Ready
For IKF Wisconsin, USA

IKF Promoter Craig Monyelle is gearing up for his IKF Beloit Wisconsin event. Monyelle has his event planned for Saturday night, September 6th at the Telfer Park Pavilion on Cranston Road in Beloit Wisconsin.Monyelle's Fight Night 98 II will feature the IKF Amateur Light Heavyweight Midwest U.S. Full Contact Rules Title with Danny Russ taking on Roy Jones. The event will feature 14 other bouts including Muay Thai, Full Contact & Women Fights. Doors open at 5:30, Fights start at 6:30. For more info, you can contact Mr. Monyelle at Thunder & Lightening Stateline Kickboxing, (608) 362-0404.

THURSDAY, August 27th, 1998, AT 6:00 PM

IKF EUROPE/ENGLAND...
THE STORM GROWS!!!

IKF Europe/England is growing Strong and Fast and now is the time to get involved. Dozens of clubs, fighters, trainers and promoters have already followed the wave across Europe and joined the IKF organization. Wonder why? Well everyone, clubs, trainers, fighters and promoters, now is the time to join forces with the fastest growing, genuine kickboxing organization in the world today, the IKF! IKF England head man Alby Bimpson has asked anyone interested in England and Europe as well to contact him by phone or e-mail personally to see why he has become a strong IKF supporter. We look forward to hearing from those of you who are truly interested in making the sport of KICKBOXING more organized and legit worldwide through the team effort of yourself and the IKF. You can contact Mr. Alby Bimpson at Merseyside Kickboxing at +44 1942 723858 or e-mail Mr. Bimpson by clicking e-mail

MORE NEWS OF 8-27-98. . .

IKF CANADA
RESULTS

MALICE AT THE PALACE: Sunday, August 23rd, 1998: Calgary was host to one of its most exciting fight events in recent memory. Calgary's hottest night club 'The Palace' and promoter Mike Miles co-hosted their first ever fight card together called, "Malice at the Palace". Twelve hundred people packed into the sold out venue to witness what was to be one of the most entertaining and anticipated events in recent memory. Reporters, cameramen and photographers from all facets of the media (newspapers, television and radio) as well as local celebrities including former Calgary Flames hockey legend Lanny Mcdonald attended and immensely enjoyed the event.

IKFNorth American Flyweight Kickboxing Title: The first of the two semi main events featured Canada's Vanessa Bellegarde battling American Mercedes "Chiquita Lovely" Medina for the IKF North American Flyweight Kickboxing Title. This was a fight that any promoter would have had loved to have as a main event. It was a war and to quote one of the local sports reporting media, "I have seen around 300 boxing fights this year, and the heart, spirit and action in this bout left all these other professional bouts pale by comparison!" As Bellegarde entered the ring to her fight music, Medina was in the ring dancing and taunting the Canadian. Before the bout started, both athletes were in the ring dancing and looking at each other while the audience broke into a frenzy. In the first round Medina threw caution to the wind and rushed in delivering good boxing combinations surprising and forcing Bellegarde into a retreat. Bellegarde quickly got her bearings and started working a very effective front ball kick and cut kick. Though Medina took the first round, the blueprint for the fight had been set in this round. In the second round Medina resorted to what would be her fight plan (whether intentional or not) of starting the round with a strong 15 second boxing flurry to try and knock the Canadian out and then run around the ring until the end of the round (looking tired) where she would deliver another hand flurry at the close of the round. Bellegarde's front ball kick scored effectively and seemed to take the steam out of Medina. Though Bellegarde was not scoring as often as the American with her punches, her kicks were very effective. In the third round a fast right gave Bellegarde a bleeding nose but even so, the tide had turned in favor of Bellegarde with her landing more punches and kicks while forcing the action in the bout. Bellegarde landed a perfect side kick flush on the face of Medina during this round and the audience screamed its approval. The final two rounds had Bellegarde forcing the action and landing more blows than the American girl. In the fifth round a beautiful front ball kick from Bellegarde bloodied Medina's mouth. The fight ended unanimously in favor of the Canadian girl winning the IKF North American Flyweight Kickboxing Title. (As a note of interest, Bellegarde has now signed a six Muay Thai fight deal for Bangkok to be fulfilled over the next eight months in Rangsit stadium! The event features twelve of the best women's featherweights from around the world including Korea, Russia, England, Scotland, Germany, Holland, France, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) competing to be the women's Muay Thai Queen of the ring.

IKFNorth American Light Cruiserweight Muay Thai Title: The other semi main event of the evening featured Calgary's Kerry Dell stepping into the ring against the talented, extremely tough and dangerous Phil Petit (also of Canada) for the IKF North American Light Cruiserweight Muay Thai Title. This bout has been in the works for the last few years and many fight pundits were wondering if the bout would ever get off of the ground. Dell was perceived in the media as the underdog in this bout due to the age difference of both athletes. As the bout started, it was obvious both athletes were very experienced with the strong and quick probing shots each athlete gave each other. Around a minute into the first round Petit was careless with an attack and Dell landed one of patented right hands which shook Petit. Sensing a possible quick finish, Dell pounced into action and though he could not finish his foe, it ended with a standing eight count for Petit. As the bout continued, Petit was still trying to shake the cobwebs when Dell landed another beautiful right which had a delayed effect. Almost in slow motion, Petit stood straight up after the punch and then crumbled to the canvas. By the count of six, Petit had sluggishly made it to his feet and by the end of the count, he was still extremely wobbly on his legs. The referee stopped the bout (at one minute and thirty eight seconds into the round) and though Petit wanted to protest the stoppage, it was clear that the correct decision had been made by the referee. The need for safety of the athlete outweighed the risk of further permanent damage to Petit had the bout went any further. Dell won his first title belt in over two years. Congratulations to the IKF North American Light Cruiserweight Muay Thai Champion Kerry Dell.

The Main Event featured a title sanctioned by theWKA since the desired IKF title in the division was already held by Canadian Jason Fenton. The title up for grabs was the WKA North American Welterweight Muay Thai Title. One of Calgary's most popular fighting athletes Trevor "T.N.T." Smandych (Stablemate of Fenton) battling against American David "Burrito" Rodriguez. Smandych, who has won a world title as a lightweight has stepped up in weight (in this case two divisions) to compensate for the fact that he is young and still growing in weight and stature. This fight was a full Muay Thai rules bout which allowed the use of punches, kicks, knees, and elbows (though the elbows were padded). When Smandych entered the venue and headed to the ring, the music and the atmosphere drove the audience into a frenzy chanting "T.N.T., T.N.T. ...", so loud to the point even the announcer could not be understood over the venue's PA system! American Rodriguez was larger in stature and height than the Canadian athlete but Smandych has taken on the reputation of being somewhat of a 'giant killer' as of late, having been defeating athletes who all weighed more and were considerably taller. However, the stature difference only seemed to invigorate the crowd in support of Smandych. As the bell sounded, both athletes approached each other and started exchanging cut kicks simultaneously. This lasted shortly, as the American was starting to wince from the hard cut kicks of the Canadian. They started taking their toll on the legs and fighting spirit of Rodriguez. The American then resorted to throwing strong punch combinations which had the Canadian shelling up against and as a result, few of the American's punches made their way through to their intended target. Rodriguez mistakenly felt he had the upper hand in the punching skills when Smandych decided to start answering with strong left lead hand combinations. The Canadian started using his left hand from every angle, jabs, to hooks to uppercuts, answering the onslaught and scoring effectively. Towards the end of the round, Smandych stepped in and was in mid flight with a spinning back elbow when the bell rang. Smandych stopped his elbow short of the mark and calmly strode back to his corner. The second round had Smandych put his attack into second gear and he attacked the American with an onslaught of heavy cut kicks that hurt the American. The American started dropping his hands to try and absorb the low kicks and Smandych clued in on this and delivered a high roundhouse kick catching the American on the chin and dropped him to the canvas. With exceptional speed, Smandych followed with 2 roundhouse kicks as the American was going down. The second kick hit the American as he was down, and though it struck Rodriguez's forearms, the Canadian was not given a warning for hitting his opponent while he was down. The American took a standing eight and as the fight resumed, Smandych pounced on his foe and landed a left hook dropping the American to the canvas for a second time. A second eight count was given and the bout continued. Smandych moved in quickly again as the action continued and landed a right hook dropping the American and finishing the bout (with a three knockdown rule in effect). Smandych walked away with the win and the WKA North American Welterweight Muay Thai Title.

SUBMISSION BOUT: In a much anticipated grappling bout, Calgary's Dave Sweet stepped into the ring with fellow Canadian Joe Doerkson. Sweet has been winning every grappling tournament he has entered in Canada and is a man of great talent and potential. Doerkson is no slouch having won a major event in Toronto recently as well as having traveled back and forth to compete on the tough circuit in Brazil. Sweet, a very strong and intellectual athlete ended this match thirty eight seconds into the scheduled eight minute time limit. Doerkson appeared for a moment to have the upper hand, taking Sweet to the ground under him. Sweet countered by grabbing Doerkson's leg and quickly applied an ankle stretch. Doerkson had no way out of the ankle lock and after a few very painful seconds had to submit to Sweet.

There were international prestige bouts (Canada against the USA) on the undercard. -

1. Super Middleweight
   Jeremy Rempel (Canada) won a very close split decision in a full Muay Thai rules bout against American John York. The bout was extremely close and the decision could have went either way.
   
   
2. Cruiserweight
   Greg Davis (USA) won an unanimous decision over Canadian Dave Robson in a three round Kickboxing match (allowing leg kicks).
   
   
3. Welterweight
   Sokhim Or (Canada) defeated Super Welterweight Ronnie Overcast (USA) in a modified Muay Thai rules bout.
   
   
4. Middleweight
   Lara Young (Canada) pounded out a unanimous decision over American Desiree Rodriguez in a Kickboxing match (allowing leg kicks). The American's coach almost threw the towel in during the second round but Rodriguez was saved from the Canadian's onslaught by the bell.
   
   
5. Trevor Desjarlais (Canada) won a decision over American Duane Ludwig (USA) in a very close Kickboxing bout in the Super Welterweight division. The Canadian forced the bout but the American fought a very smart and technical bout. Many thought the American should have won the bout, but the judges thought differently. Ludwig has a great future in Muay Thai! Promoters look out for this kid as he is very good!
   
   
6. Super Heavyweight
   Keith Crawford was very disappointed as he was scheduled to meet American Steven Fierro in a Kickboxing bout. Fierro broke his hand the week earlier at work.
   
   
7. The opening bout of the event had Calgary's Javier Gomez stepping into the ring with the heavier Gilbert Mange. Gomez won this bout by a unanimous decision.
   
   

For more info on IKF Canada, you can contact IKF Canada RepresentativeMr. Miles at (403) 244-8424 or e-mail him by clicking HERE

FRIDAY, August 21st, 1998, AT 11:00 PM

PRESS RELEASE FROM...
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA - CONSUMER SERVICES AGENCY
CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
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Pete Wilson, Governor - August 21, 1998

The California State Athletic Commission is in the process of locating some 3,500 professional boxers who fought in California between the years of 1981 through 1996. These boxers contributed to the Professional Boxers' Pension Plan and, as a result of revising the Pension Plan statutes in 1996, are entitled to a refund plus interest.

We ask for your assistance in spreading the word to all professional boxers that they may be entitled to a refund of contributions made to the Professional Boxers' Pension Plan between 1981 and 1996. This may include boxers from Mexico and other foreign countries that fall within the above stated criteria.

For a boxer to inquire if he/she has a refund due, they must contact the Sacramento Commission office by telephone at (916) 263-2195, by facsimile at (916) 263-2197 or through regular mail before January 1, 1999. All written inquiries must include the boxers' full name, date of birth, fight weight, ring name, last fight date in California, social security number (if a U.S. citizen) and current address and phone number. Written correspondence can be mailed to the following address:

California State Athletic Commission Pension Plan Refunds
1424 Howe Avenue, Suite 33 Sacramento, California 95825

By law, refunds not claimed by their rightful owners before January 1, 1999 will be placed back into the main Pension fund and distributed to vested boxers. We thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter. RL:CLC

THURSDAY, August 20th, 1998, AT 5:00 PM

IKF STORMS EUROPE!
UPDATE...

Alby Bimpson's
IKF ENGLAND ................
A KNOCKOUT SUCCESS!!!

IKF Promoter Alby Bimpson is making BIG WAVES in European Kickboxing. Bimpson, a top promoter in the area has broke ground with the forming of IKF EUROPE. Bimpson promoted the first ever IKF World Title Event and it seems everything was in full focus from the look of the outcome. With a "STANDING ROOM ONLY" crowd, Alby Bimpson, Jacqui Thompson and their event promotional "TEAM" hosted a FANTASTIC event that is only a taste of things to come in Europe for the IKF."We couldn't be happier with our inaugural events with Alby and Jan" says IKF President Steve Fossum."We waited a long time to bring the IKF to Europe and the wait was surly worth it all. Alby, Jacqui and Jan are now a dynamic part of the IKF TEAM!"

The event was held on Sunday night, August 16th, at the St. Helens Town Hall, in St. Helenes, Merseyside, England. IKF President Steve Fossum was the IKF event Representative and IKF Muay Thai Representative Duke Roufus of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA was one of the event judges. Here are the full results in detail...

1. IKF Full Contact Rules
   Philip McGilvray (62K of Scotland) defeated Paul Reynolds (63K of Liverpool, England) by unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28 & 30-27.
   McGilvary improves to 7 wins, 3 loses with 1 draw.
   
   
2. IKF International Rules
   For the IKF Northwest Area England Light Middleweight Title. Paul Wright (69K of Haydock England) defeated Robbie Weedall (70K of Upholland England) by TKO with a strong kick to Weedall's stomach at the 16 second mark of the 3rd round. Wright improves to 5 wins with 2 loses and 5 KO's.
   
   
3. IKF Pro Muay Thai Rules
   IKF Pro Muay Thai Rules Cruiserweight World Title
   It was "Champion vs Champion" as Chris Wright of Merseyside England, who holds several titles, took on Duncan Arlie James of Glasgow Scotland who also holds several titles, for the vacant IKF Muay Thai Rules Pro World Cruiserweight Title. Making the match-up even more exciting was the fact that James had just recently won the ISKA World Cruiserweight Muay Thai title. This fact proved that James would be a good match-up for Wright who somehow has been an unknown Worldwide in the sport despite his "MANY" accomplishments. However, after his performance in this bout, Wright should have no problem getting attention. Wright set a fast pace from the opening bell, scoring head kicks as well as leg kicks and hand combinations to James early. Wright took round 1 with ease on all 3 of the judges cards. In round 2, Wright again started fast. Quickly knocking James down with a head kick, than again with a strong and solid uppercut to James' chin. Finally, Wright landed a dynamic head kick that sent James to the canvas for the final time at 2:04 of round 2 (Muay Thai Rules, 3 minute rounds) Although a great fighter, James never seemed to get on track. Wright's fast pace seemed to throw James off and ended up being the winning edge. With hands in the air, Chris Wright became the newest IKF PRO WORLD CHAMPION, claiming the vacant IKF Pro World Muay Thai Cruiserweight Title. Wright made it clear after the bout that he is ready and willing to take on any challengers, anywhere, anytime and we at the IKF agree. This guy can FIGHT! We here at the IKF NEED to ask, "WHY isn't this fighter known Worldwide?????" Wright has the Muay Thai skill along with devastating head kicks like a top full contact fighter. He is also a champion out of the ring as well, a true gentleman showing respect to everyone. If England is looking for a spokesperson for kickboxing, Wright is their man! Wright improves to 14 wins with 3 loses and 7 wins by KO. James drops to 15 wins, 7 loses, 1 draw with 5 wins by KO.
   
   Wright, trained by Alby Bimpson of Merseyside Kickboxing in England, also had some training from 7 time World Kickboxing Champion Ronnie Green. Green himself is truly a "CLASS ACT". He was at a post event dinner hosted by Bimpson and team and shared his own thoughts about the growth of the IKF in Europe. Green held an impressive record while competing of 73 wins, 3 loses and 3 draws with 42 knockouts, 21 coming by kicks. A question of the IKF is once again, like Chris Wright... How come fighters like Green didn't receive more exposure during their careers. Green, now 39 lives in Manchester England. In total, Green won 7 World titles from 3 different organizations. However, to many in North America for example, Green went through his outstanding career virtually un-noticed. The IKF plans to change that as Green focuses on being a top seminar trainer. The IKF has plans to put Green on our recommended Seminar Trainers list. His skill as a trainer is just as impressive as his ability as a fighter. Green and Bimpson definatly gave Wright, "The RIGHT Stuff" and a Knockout fighting style that will take Chris Wright a long way. Again.... WOW! Why hasn't Chris Wright become known through other organizations??? And Mr. Ronnie Green.....Boy... have they missed the boat on promoting these guys or what?!
   
   
4. IKF Full Contact Rules
   Scheduled to fight next was Tony Bassnett of Merseyside England with an overall record of 16 wins, 4 loses and 8 wins by KO (AM: 12-3/6, PRO: 4-1/2) for an IKF Title but his opponent backed out of the bout the night of the weigh-ins. Or better put, he didn't even show up! Shane Mills didn't even have the professional courtesy to call promoter Alby Bimpson and let him know he didn't want to fight. This kind of thing can only do the sport harm. Next time Mills wants to persue his kickboxing career, this incident will be remembered and come back to hurt him. There is nothing worse to ANY event promoter than a fighter who backs out at the last minute.
   
   
5. IKF International Rules
   This bout was for the IKF Northwest Area England Light Heavyweight Title. David Wilson, of St Helens, England entered the ring at 80 kilos and standing 6'2" tall. But when one glanced across the ring to Wilson's opponent, Warren Steele from Wallasey England, it looked like Warren was wearing his last name. Hard as "STEEL" and an upper body like a tank, Steele looked like a giant. But, the weight must have all been in his upper body because Steele only weighed in at 78 kilos although he looked 90+. However, with Steele standing 5'11" tall, Wilson had a height advantage. If you were a betting man though in the stands, Steele would have been your pick from the initial visual. But Wilson had other plans. Wilson, who looked like a baby face compared to Steele kept his cool from the beginning, snapping jab after jab cleanly on Steele's nose. After awhile, you could see the confidence grow in Wilson's face as he realized he could land the jab any time he wanted. In fact, Wilson appeared to smile from time to time as he scored repeadly and in simple words, he "WORKED" Steele over and over again.. Wilson won every round from all the judges and than added the final blow when he finished Steele off at 1:05 of round 4. Although the Wright vs James bout was exciting, this was a pounding of extremes! This would have won bout of the night if there was a trophy to grab for it. Wilson not only won the IKF Title, but he also earned a nickname from IKF President Steve Fossum. David "THE WORKS" Wilson from his ability to continually "WORK" the jab and other combinations with fast and powerful flurrys. They say the fans remember the last bout the most and if this was any indication, promoter Alby Bimpson may need a bigger venue for his next show...And ya know what.... He just may have already planned to do that. But regardless, there is no question "IF" there will be more IKF Kickboxing in Europe... The only question left now is "WHEN"..... Keep watch. Bimpson and his team are trying to organize a November event already... Hope to see you there. For more info on IKF England, you can contact Mr. Alby Bimpson at Merseyside Kickboxing at +44 1942 723858 or e-mail Mr. Alby Bimpson by clicking e-mail

MORE NEWS OF 8-20-98. . .

RESULTS FROM JULY 31st Event

Jan Cree's
IKF Scotland
A GREAT SUCCESS!!!

When Bimpson knew he was going to promote and sanction with the IKF, he quickly took charge of the opportunities awaiting and brought on Promoter Jan Cree of Scotland who promoted the first IKF Scotland event on July 31st in which Bimpson served as the IKF Representative.

Cree promoted a dynamic event at the Burnbank Masonic Club in Hamilton, Scotland. The all amateur event featured 2 IKF Scotish Titles, 1 woman's match, 1 IKF Junior Division match, 2 exhibition/demonstration matches along with 3 other undercard bouts..

IKF SCOTLAND RESULTS:

IKF TITLE BOUTS

• IKF Full Contact Rules
  Scotish Amateur Light Heavyweight Title
  Willie Robbie (75K) defeated Paul Hendry (78K) by unanimous decision.
  
  
  
• IKF Full Contact Rules
  Scotish Amateur Light Welterweight Title
  Philip McGilvray (65K) defeated John Robertson (65K) by decision.

UNDERCARD BOUTS

1. IKF Full Contact Rules - Junior Division
   Darren McLean (45K) defeats Greg Docherty (41K) by unanimous decision.
   
   
2. IKF Full Contact Rules
   Jacqueline Mills (54K) defeated Heather Robertson (58K) by TKO in the 3rd round.
   
   
3. IKF Full Contact Rules
   Seth Gill (64K) defeated Stephen McLaughlin by decision.
   
   
4. IKF International Rules
   Greg Docherty Sr. (104K) defeated Evan Sloane (100K) by Knockout.
   
   
5. IKF Full Contact Rules
   John Rogers (74K) defeated Richard Sockell (72K) by TKO round 1.
   
   

For more info on IKF England, you can contact Mr. Alby Bimpson at Merseyside Kickboxing at +44 1942 723858 or e-mail Mr. Alby Bimpson by clicking e-mail You can also contact Mr. Cree at: Tel/Fax: =44 1698 342539.

MORE NEWS OF 8-20-98. . .

IKF STORMS
EUROPE!
THE BEGINNING OF IKF EUROPE!

It is clearly obvious now that the IKF has formed ANOTHER IMPORTANT part of the IKF TEAM through Alby Bimpson & associates.IKF EUROPE is here to stay with a great future in store! Mr. Bimpson made it happen and many in the European kickboxing scene stand to benefit greatly from it. He also hosted a post event dinner where several notables of the European kickboxing scene attended. From the reaction of those at the dinner, they too are looking forward to the IKF presence in Europe. Clearly, the organization of the sport, press exposure and leadership the IKF can offer is greatly welcome. Coming soon will be a separate amateur rankings for Europe as well. With the IKF EUROPE team now strongly on its way, the IKF will continue to do what all the fighters, trainers and promoters ask of them...

"Promote the sport we all love... The GREAT sport of KICKBOXING!"

For even more info, you can contact the IKF England Representative and event promoter, Mr. Bimpson at Merseyside Kickboxing at +44 1942 723858 or e-mail him by clicking e-mail

WEDNESDAY, August 19th, 1998, AT 11:00 PM

Barnard & Lee
Win Georgia State Titles at
Carlson's IKF Georgia ,USA

In front of a standing room only crowd at the Warren Road Community Center, the 1998 Hot Summer Fights kickboxing event was held on Saturday, August 15, 1998. The event was co-sanctioned by the IKF, International Kickboxing Federation and the PKC, Professional Karate Commission. It was promoted by JM Promotions in association with the Mike Carlson's, Augusta Martial Arts Academy. Here are the results below.

Title Bouts;

PKC Georgia State USA Light Welterweight Title: J.R. Barnard defeated Troy Widener by unanimous decision.

PKC Georgia State USA Welterweight Title: Scott Lee defeated Nathan Brown by TKO in the 3rd round.

Undercard Bouts;

1. Light Middleweight: Ben Pohlmann defeated Shannon Henson by unanimous decision.
2. Middleweight: Joachim Eitenmiller defeated Matt Preusser by unanimous decision.
3. Light Middleweight: Lee Branham defeated Rustam Bikulov by split decision.
4. Cruiserweight:Mark Jenkins wins by walkover
5. Light Heavyweight: Julian Turnipseed defeated Curtis Brown by unanimous decision.
6. Super Heavyweight: Tice Stephens defeated Sylvester James by majority decision.
7. Cruiserweight: Scott Usry defeated Thomas Perkins by unanimous decision.
8. Heavyweight: Don Rosado wins by walkover.
9. Middleweight: Mark Brennan defeated Gary Williamson by TKO in the 2nd round.
10. Welterweight: Joseph Miles and Michael James fought to a draw.
11. In the Women's Middleweight division, Rebecca Preacher defeated Carol Bentley by TKO in the 2nd round.
12. Cruiserweight: Jeremy Diemer defeated Houston Grant by unanimous decision.

For more info, contact Mr. Mike Carlson or Mrs. Elizabeth Carlson at the Augusta Martial Arts Academy (706) 855-5269 or e-mail them by clicking HERE.

THURSDAY, August 13th, 1998, AT 6:00 PM

Alby Bimpson Ready
For IKF ENGLAND

IKF England kickboxing promoter Alby Bimpson is ready for his big IKF World Title Event on August 16th at the St Helens Town Hall, St Helenes Merseyside, England. IKF President Steve Fossum and IKF Muay Thai Representative Duke Roufus Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA will depart for England Friday, August 14th and return Tuesday, August 18th. Bimpson's event will feature the IKF Pro World Cruiserweight Muay Thai Rules Title with England's Chris Wright against Scotlands Duncan Arlic James. The event will also feature 4 other IKF titles. 1 IKF British title, an IKF Intercontinental title and 2 IKF local titles. For more info, you can contact Mr. Bimpson at Merseyside Kickboxing at +44 1942 723858 or e-mail him by clicking e-mail

FRIDAY, August 7th, 1998, AT 10:30 PM

IKF Champ
RICK ROUFUS
Wins K-1.....
As Schuster Is Forced To Bow Out

With a PACKED HOUSE of approximately 4,200 kickboxing fans at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada, USA, The first ever K-1 USA was everything the paying audience wanted. Well...that is... until the final championship tournament bout. When the time came to put the 2 undefeated fighters together, Curt Schuster and Rick Roufus, Schuster honorably bowed out due to a knee injury and Roufus won the first ever K-1 USA title by "Walkover", without throwing 1 punch or 1 kick. Schuster had just went through a round and a half war with Jean-Claude Leuyer before knocking out Leuyer in the middle of the second round. Schuster hurt his leg in the bout and when called to the ring to meet Roufus, Schuster didn't even have his gloves on. This would have been a great fight! It's too bad for both fighters that it had to end this way. Bad of course for Schuster but we're sure a seasoned warrior like Roufus isn't proud of taking this kind of a win as well. However, that's K-1 , and the fact is, IKF World Heavyweight Champion Rick "The Jet" Roufus is $70,000.00 richer and now the K-1 Champion as well. Hey, here's an idea... You've all heard of that guy "Duke Roufus...?" You know, the guy who "KNOCKED Stan Longinidis OUT COLD" in round 1 awhile back? Who knows what the future holds... Roufus vs Roufus...? Do brothers still fight like when they were kids...? Would they? In the mean time, Rick is on his way to the K-1 Grand Prix in Osaka Japan, November 27th! Oh.. and because of his showing and the way he was forced to bow out, Curt Schuster will be there too... Maybe they will meet afterall.. Good Luck Guys!

As far as the K-1 Super Bouts...

Well, in the first K-1 Super Bout, we here at the IKF don't want to say "We told you so"... but OK... "We told you so!" Andy Hug 6', 220 lbs. and anked #3 in IKF International Rules & #1 in IKF Muay Thai Rules with 23 wins, 7 loses, 1 draw and 19 KO's faced Full Contact Rules fighter, Mike Lebree. At 37 years old, Labree's stats were 6', 220 lbs, and ranked #2 in IKF Full Contact Rules with 45 wins, 1 lose and 39 KO's, sound IMPRESSIVE? YA!... Full Contact Rules. "ABOVE THE WAIST" This was LaBree's FIRST EVER Leg kick bout. The result? Well... Kinda like this... Hug kicks to Labree's leg.. "OUCH!", Labree falls down... Hug does it again..."OUCH!"... Bout over... in ROUND "1"... OK...maybe not that simple, but pretty close. Where was DRAKA Champion JIM MULLEN when we all wanted a good fight here????? Didn't we suggest him???

In the 2nd K-1 Super Bout, favored K-1 fighter Maurice Smith at 6'2, 218 lbs., who "WAS" ranked #1 in the IKF International Rules & #5 in IKF Muay Thai Rules with 58 wins, 5 loses, 3 draws and 44 KO's had just fought to a 10 round majority draw againstJean-Claude Leuyer at the DRAKA event in May. Although he was scheduled to fight Peter Aerts, Aerts suffered a severe shin injury during his bout with Francisco Filho on the July 18th K-1 Dreams in Nagoya, Japan. K-1 promoters filled the gap quickly though with, Ernesto Hoost. Smith knew his task wasn't any easier facing Hoost, who all of us know, is at the top of his game, and considered by many as one of the top heavyweights in the game. The two met once before in the inaugural K-1 heavyweight tournament on April 30, 1993 in Tokyo, when Hoost won via a dramatic roundhouse kick to Smith head in the semi-final round of the tournament. Hoost advanced to the championship round, but was knocked out by Dojo Chakuriki's Branco Cikatic. So what happened in this meeting? Well this bout would be different. Sort of... This bout had no knockouts but Hoost still came away the winner with a unanimous decision, 50-47, 49-46 & 50-45, knocking Smith out of the IKF number 1 spot for Super Heavyweights.

Individual Results In The Eight-Man Grand Prix Elimination Tournament

Rick Roufus
2 Wins-(3). 0 loses. KOed Fernandez round 2 & KOed Jerome Turcan round 1. Won tournament by walkover when Schuster bowed out due to injury before the bout started. Roufus will not be given a win for this bout and Schuster will not be given a loss.

Curtis Schuster
2 wins. 0 loses (1) Defeated Kucharzewski KO round 2 & defeated Leuyer by KO round 2. Lost the tournament when he bowed out due to injury before the final championship bout started to Roufus. Roufus will not be given a win for this bout and Schuster will not be given a loss.

Jean Claude Leuyer
1 Win, 1 loss. Defeated Jean Riviere by leg kick KO and then lost by KO to Curtis Schuster.

Pedro Fernandez
0 wins, 1 loss. Lost to Rick Roufus by KO round 2. What a way to be introduced to the PROS! Here's another result the IKF told you would happen... This was Fernandez's FIRST pro bout and even though he put up a good fight, the outcome was expected. Don't worry though... He "WILL" make some noise. Just let him get more established as a pro and watch out!

Tomacz Kucharzewski
0 wins 1 loss. Lost to Schuster KO round 2.

Jean Riviere
0 wins 1 loss. Lost opening bout to Jean Claude Leuyer by leg kick KO.

Jerome Turcan
1 win, 1 loss. Defeated Espedito Da Silva by decision and lost by KO to Roufus, round 1.

Espedito Da Silva
0 wins 1 loss, lost by unanimous decision to Jerome Turcan.

The IKF would like to say GREAT JOB to all the fighters, trainers and people behind the scenes that made this first ever K-1 USA happen! We would also like to say FANTASTIC job to K-1 Creator Kazuyoshi Ishii and K-1 USA Promoter Art Davie for a dynamic event. Kickboxing needs more promoters like you to help the sport we all love grow to it's greatest potential. We hope you were all rewarded greatly for your efforts! You deserve it for your work and those of us who have ever promoted, from small amateure events to the big ones, know that promoting at any level is no easy task. Congratulations on your SUCCESS!

Special Thanks to IKF Co-Founder, and kickboxing Champion, Dan Stell who assisted with facts and scores for this article.

TUESDAY, July 28th, 1998, AT 2:30 PM

IKF Promoters Gearing Up for Big Events!

Jan Cree Set
For IKF Scotland Event

IKF Scotland kickboxing promoter Jan Cree is gearing up for his IKF event this weekend, July 31st. The all amateur event will be at the Burnbank Masonic Club in Hamilton, Scotland. For more info, you can contact Mr. Cree at: Tel/Fax: =44 1698 342539 or the IKF Associate Representative for his event, Mr. Alby Bimpson at Merseyside Kickboxing at +44 1942 723858 or e-mail Mr. Alby Bimpson by clicking e-mail

MORE NEWS OF 7-28-98. . .

Duke Roufus Set
For IKF Milwaukee USA

IKF Muay Thai kickboxing promoter Duke Roufus is gearing up for his event this weekend, August 1st at the Eagles Club Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The event will be an all amateur event featuring 8 Muay Thai Bouts and 1 submission bout. The submission bout will featuring Adrian Serrano of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA against Tim Wills of Danville, Illinois, USA. Roufus is mainly gearing up for his big September 12th event that will feature all full blown Pro IKF Muay Thai bouts. (Knees AND Elbows) It will be Thailand vs USA. For more info, you can contact Mr. Roufus at (404) 319-1151

MORE NEWS OF 7-28-98. . .

Mike Miles Set
For IKF Canada

IKF Canada kickboxing promoter Mike Miles is gearing up for his big event in August. Miles has his event, "Malice At The Palace" scheduled for August 23rd, 1998 at Tha Palace, the cities hotest night club in Calgary, Alberta Canada.

Three IKF North American titles will be featured on the event which include:

• IKF Muay Thai Rules
  North American Cruiserweight Title.
  Kerry Dell (Calgary, Alberta Canada, 13 Wins, 4 Losses, 2 Draws) VS Phil Petit (Winnipeg, Canada, 19 Wins, 3 Losses)
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• IKF Muay Thai Rules
  North American Light Welterweight Title.
  IKF Full Contact Rules North American Welterweight Champion Trevor Smandych ( Calgary, Alberta Canada, 10 Wins, 4 Losses, 1 Draw) VS David Rodriguez (San Diego, CA, USA, 4 Wins, 0 Losses)
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• IKF International Rules
  North American Womens Featherweight Title.
  Vanessa Bellegarde ( Calgary, Alberta Canada, 9 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 Draw) facing Mercedes Medina (Los Angeles, CA, USA, 11 Wins, 0 Losses)
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The event will be held at the city's hottest night club. The event starts at 8:15 PM. Ticket prices are $22.00. For more info, you can contact Mr. Miles at (403) 244-8424 or e-mail him by clicking HERE

THURSDAY, July 23rd, 1998, AT 3:30 PM

A Fan Who Wants Some Answers!!!

The IKF was recently sent an e-mail from a kickboxing fan and we thought the content might interest some of you.
You'll find it on our Opinion Page by clicking HERE

WEDNESDAY, July 22nd, 1998, AT 4:00 PM

Jim Mullen's
Wants
K-1 OR ANY HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT!

Yes, you heard correctly, and we would like to see Mullens in K-1 instead of some in the line-up! IKF number 1 Ranked Heavyweight, Jim "JIMBO" Mullen wants us to make a public request. He is ready and willing to fight anyone, anywhere at anytime! Any takers? Check out what Mullens is hungry for and his desire to fight in the Las Vegas USA K-1 by clicking HERE.

MORE NEWS OF 7-22-98. . .

NEW ADDITION!!!

TRAINERS!!! FIGHTERS!!!
Check out our new IKF CORNER TALK! Master Sensei, Kickboxing & Muay Thai Trainer Brooks Mason offers his PERSONAL advice to all who ask. Mr. Mason has trained many champions over the years. Read more about him by clicking...

BROOKS MASON'S IKF CORNER TALK

WEDNESDAY, July 15th, 1998, AT 3:00 PM

Mexico Kickboxing?
Not so Good After all...

IKF associate Doug Dickey has something to say about the latest kickboxing promoter in Mexico, Johnny Zarate. As if ol' Gerald Salmon (The last troubled kickboxing promoter in Mexico) wasn't enough, this guy makes Salmon look like a saint. Since it wasn't nice, it was placed on the opinion page but since we thought it was important, we put a press clip here. Check out Mr. Dickey's article by clicking HERE and you'll see why the IKF past on sanctioning the event for the better of the sport and the fighters involved. We just wished everyone else would have listened and followed our hunch...

MORE NEWS OF 7-15-98. . .

Where Did
All The Champions GO?

If you've been with the IKF awhile, you may remember some of the first title holders. Than again, maybe someone you know is claiming to be a past IKF Champion and your not sure about it. Or did you ever wonder how a certain fighter won their title? Well, the IKF is working on a new page link entitled, CHAMPIONS OF THE IKF. (Click it to check it out) If your big on needing to know the scoop and history of past title bouts and champions, this page is for you. Please let us know your thoughts. We'd like to know if all the work were putting into it will be worth it for our readers. Hope to hear from you soon.

SATURDAY, July 12th, 1998, AT 4:00 PM

Stephens Injures Foot -
Podany Wins World IKF Muay Thai Title.

IKF Promoter Mick Doyle of Omaha, Nebraska, USA hosted an "OUTSTANDING" event at the beautiful Harvey's Casino in Council Bluffs Iowa, USA this last Friday night, July 10th. Nine bouts and 1 exhibition bout featured Muay Thai and International Rules. The Main event featured 2 current IKF United States Champions. IKF US Light Cruiserweight Muay Thai Champion, Kwame Stephens (22-2 with 19 KO's) of Carbondale Illinois, USA, made the trip to Iowa to face IKF US Cruiserweight Muay Thai Champion,Kurt Podany (13-0 with 10 KO's) of 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. In the 4th round, the top of Stephens foot connected with Podany's knee as he executed a check block. The connection blasted Stephens foot and as swelling begin in the ring, ring physician Dr. Sheppard directed 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. Due to the way the bout ended though, there is talk of a possible re-match between the two. If Stephens fights the way he fought when he won his IKF US title, it's sure to be a much better bout with the winner, a coin toss in the air.

The semi main event was for the vacant IKFSuper Heavyweight title. Moti Horenstein of Spring Valley New York, USA won the IKF United States Super Heavyweight Muay Thai Title when he knocked out Steve Bass of Omaha, Nebraska, USA at 36 seconds into the 2nd round. Horenstein is well known for fighting all over the world in many different fighting styles

Of the other bouts on the event, here are the quick results;

Oleg Iamtsoun of Brooklyn New York, USA won by DEVASTATING KO over Willie Stewert of Omaha Nebraska, USA at :17 seconds into the opening round. The overhand right broke Stewert's jaw and he was forced into surgery Saturday morning. Our best wishes go out to you Willie.

In a great bout by both fighters, Steven Berkoluyko of Brooklyn, New York, USA defeated Tom Carpenter of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28 & 29-28.

Bout 3 saw Tony Barton of Omaha Nebraska, USA stay undefeated at 6-0 as he defeated Nil Borg of Brooklyn, New York, USA by TKO at 1:49 of the first round.

In bout 4, Gavin VanVlack of New York, USA defeated Jonathan Eyman of Omaha Nebraska by unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28 & 29-28.

Bout 5 had David Brice of Omaha Nebraska, USA defeat Boris Bondarenko of Brooklyn, New York, USA by unanimous decision 29-28, 30-27 & 29-28.

In bout 6, Rob Wiley of Omaha Nebraska, USA took a split decision win over Sean Hinds of New York, USA, 29-28, 28-29 & 29-28.

Bout 7 featured pro veteran James Cook of Minnapolis, Minnesota, USA in an exciting bout with Steve Miles of New York, USA. The bout was exciting enough to be a title bout but it was only a 5 round featured undercard. Cook won the battle in a unanimous decision, 49-46, 50-45 & 49-46.

Featured as a celebrity judge was the trainer who took World Champion and now movie star Don "The Dragon" Wilson's to fame and World title glory, Brooks Mason. Mason currently living in Omaha Nebraska will be doing some instructional videos with the IKF to be featured and marketed through Ringside Inc. Mason is also planning on instructing seminars as part of the already talented IKF seminar team. Famous Muay Thai referee Kuhn Fred Fitzgerald was also featured at the event as one of several fantastic referees under his direction. Fitzgerald is also assisting the IKF Muay Thai division in upgrading the rules & regulations of IKF Muay Thai with IKF Muay Thai coordinator Duke Roufus, promoter, trainer & fighter Mick Doyle and IKF President Steve Fossum.

The event was sponsored by RINGSIDE INC. as all IKF events are. In attendance at ringside with IKF President Steve Fossum were Ringside's marketing director Joe Taylor and Ringside Inc. Creative Director Doug Ward. The Ringside guys brought up tons of Ringside shirts and products to give to the fighters on the event as well as many of the fans. After the event, Taylor, Ward, Fossum, Duke Roufus and Brooks Mason spent until the "LATE" hours of the morning discussing the future of the IKF- RINGSIDE INC. connection. From what we know, the national amateur tournament, product endorsements, training videos, seminars and event sponsorship are just a few of the things Ringside and the IKF will be offering to make the sport of kickboxing even better. What a GREAT CONNECTION guys!

For more info on this Iowa event or future Iowa events, please contact Mr. Mick Doyle at (402) 498-9592. Doyle and Fossum are planning to work with other Harvey's Casino's in other parts of the United States as well promoting Muay Thai events. Doyle and Fossum have already discussed a tentative event in Tahoe, Nevada USA possibly later this year.

Event Results

1. IKF KO 17 Seconds Round 1
   Oleg Iamtsoun of Brooklyn New York, USA over Willie Stewert of Omaha Nebraska, USA.
   The overhand right broke Stewert's jaw and he was forced into surgery the next morning.
   
   
2. IKF Unanimous Decision
   Steven Berkoluyko of Brooklyn, New York, USA overTom Carpenter of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 29-28, 29-28 & 29-28.
   
   
3. IKF TKO 1:49 Round 1
   Tony Barton of Omaha Nebraska, USA over Nil Borg of Brooklyn, New York, USA.
   
   
4. IKF Unanimous Decision
   Gavin VanVlack of New York, USA over Jonathan Eyman of Omaha Nebraska. 30-27, 29-28 & 29-28.
   
   
5. IKFUnanimous Decision
   David Brice of Omaha Nebraska, USA over Boris Bondarenko of Brooklyn, New York, USA. 29-28, 30-27 & 29-28.
   
   
6. IKF Split Decision
   Rob Wiley of Omaha Nebraska, USA over Sean Hinds of New York, USA. 29-28, 28-29 & 29-28.
   
   
7. IKF PRO Unanimous Decision
   James Cook of Minnapolis, Minnesota, USA over Steve Miles of New York, USA. 49-46, 50-45 & 49-46.
   
   
8. Vacant IKF Muay Thai Rules United States Super Heavyweight Title.
   Moti Horenstein of Spring Valley New York, USA defeated Steve Bass of Omaha, Nebraska, USA by KO at :36 Seconds Round 2.
   
   
9. Vacant IKF Pro Muay Thai Rules World Light Cruiserweight Title.
   
   Kurt Podany (15-0 with 10 KO's) of Omaha, Nebraska, USA defeated Kwame Stephens (22-3 with 19 KO's) of Carbondale Illinois, USA at 1:41 of round 4.
   Stephens smashed the top of his foot on Podany's knee as Podany blocked while stephens was attempting a kick.
   Stephens foot swelled and the ring doctor stopped the bout. (Podany was ahead on all the judges cards 30-27 at the time)
   • Doctor Stops Bout Due To Injury - Round 4.

IKF EVENT NOTES

• IKF Representative & Scorekeeper: Steve Fossum
• IKF Alternating Judges & Referees: Brooks Mason, Fred Fitzgerald, Scott Weakley, Colleen Beal, Vladimir Borodine, Mike Storm, Terry Tarrelton, Kevin Brown
• Physicians: Dr. Shepard
• Timekeeper: Patty Gooslby
• Ring Announcer: Leni Zealand

MORE NEWS OF 7-12-98. . .

IKF #1
In NO. AMERICAN
MUAY THAI?

The IKF is fast becoming the trademark organization for true Muay Thai in North America. So far in 1998, the IKF has sanctioned more Muay Thai events in North America than any other organization. The IKF discovered that the foundation of True Muay Thai needed organization especially in the USA. After listening to the requests of hundreds of trainers and fighters. The IKF has not only been listening, but making a lot of great changes in working to bring the TRUE MUAY THAI style out of Thailand and to the rest of the World. To add to their organization efforts, the IKF has now changed its Muay Thai Weight classes to equal those used in Thailand. IKF Muay Thai director Duke Roufus and IKF President Steve Fossum are also working with RINGSIDE Products Company to enhance their Muay Thai training equipment. Also working with the IKF Muay Thai Division is well known Muay Thai Referee, Fred Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald is known worldwide as one of the best Muay Thai referees in the world. Famous trainer Brooks Mason has also come on board to assist the IKF/RINGSIDE connection in producing an instructional video to be marketed through RINGSIDE INC.. Mason himself has fought in several hundred ring bouts under Muay Thai rules, boxing, bare knuckle and regular kickboxing. He started training Don "The Dragon" Wilson at age 17, before Wilson was known as The Dragon . Although Wilson didn't specialize in Muay Thai, Mason's leadership as a top trainer is without question. He trained Wilson to over 50 wins with over 40 KO's. Wilson is also the only kickboxer to win ten world titles in three weight divisions (light heavyweight, super light heavyweight and cruiserweight). He was the fighting Champion of five different sactioning organizations (WKA, STAR, KICK, ISKA, and the PKO). During his career, he defeated 11 World Champions and 15 National Champions on 4 continents. "MANY" more changes to the IKF Muay Thai Division are coming soon. Keep watch.

Don't get the IKF wrong though. They are still the leader in Sanctioning Full Contact Rules and International Rules (leg kick) bouts in North America and one of the top 3 in the world continuing to keep the 3 main fighting divisions organized and running strong. The IKF is confident that their passion for the sport and the ability to open up, listen and give the fighters, trainers and promoters want they want in the sport will soon make them the leading organization worldwide. With the IKF making such great efforts to improve Muay Thai outside of Thailand many well known Muay Thai people are getting involved with the IKF "TEAM". Are you next?

MORE NEWS OF 7-12-98. . .

IKF World Muay Thai Champions
Khunpol & Kongnapa Win!

In a quiet performance, IKF World Muay Thai Champion Khunpol who is currently training at Milwaukee Kickboxing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, did only what he needed to do to defeat Fernando Calleros of Albquerque New Mexico, USA in Las Vegas Nevada, Friday night July 3rd. Currently training with Duke Roufus, Khunpol simply worked his basic techniques since there was no title at stake to clearly outpoint Calleros in every round on the judges cards to win a unanimous decision. Fellow stablemate Kongnapa also training at Milwaukee Kickboxing with Duke Roufus made quick work of Brian Lee of Springfield Missouri, USA, knocking him out in the first round.

WEDNESDAY, July 1st, 1998, AT 10: PM

IKF World Champion
Rick Roufus
Looking Past K-1 - USA

(Special via RINGREPORT) Vowing "no more 'above-the-waist' fights", IKF Pro World Heavyweight Champion Rick'The Jet' Roufus has landed in Southern California to train for the August 7th K-1 USA heavyweight tournament at The Mirage in Las Vegas. The Los Angeles area has long been the 'capital of the low kick' on the U.S. kickboxing scene, and there Roufus has found top flight trainers and no shortage of sparring partners. He is spending most of his time banging with noted trainer David Krapes, who recently opened the Sherman Oaks World Martial Arts Center in the San Fernando Valley, and is also sharpening skills with past IKF Pro Muay Thai World Champion, Saeksan Janjira at the Muay Thai Janjira gym in nearby South Gate. Roufus, who is looking very strong at 218 lbs., wants a shot at the big prize, which is the K-1 Grand Prix Finals in Tokyo later this year. To get there, however, he must fight through the eight-man USA Grand Prix just to earn a slot in the semi-final round on September 27th in Osaka, Japan. More on Roufus and his training over the weeks leading up to the event. Krapes' Sherman Oaks gym can be reached at (818) 788-2321.

MONDAY, June 29th, 1998, AT 10:10 AM

New Division For The IKF

It's official! The IKF has now established a new fighting division for the younger kickboxers! The IKF in association with RINGSIDE INC. have established the new IKF Junior Amateur Kickboxing Division for young kickboxers, ages 8 to 15. The Junior Division was established to better prepare amateur kickboxers for their future in kickboxing. Traditionally, kickboxers in the United States were only fighters above the age of 16, however, the IKF and RINGSIDE INC. would like to make kickboxing another option for the many martial arts students out there. For those who either don't want to do just traditional boxing, or, are frustrated with the typical "Karate Non/Light Contact Point Fighting" tournaments. IKF Junior Kickboxing is for young kickboxers who want to truly test and improve their ring skills. The IKF and RINGSIDE INC. plan to organize a National Tournament like RINGSIDE INC. has done with boxing (National Silver Gloves Tournament) but for kickboxing. A National tournament for ages 16 and up is also planned. To see the new IKF Junior Amateur Kickboxing Page, Click HERE

WEDNESDAY, June 17th, 1998, AT 9:00 PM

Duke Roufus Plans
Big Muay Thai Event!
THAILAND vs USA

Milwaukee Kickboxing & Fitness in association with the Phetnoi Thai Boxing Gym of Thailand have confirmed the IKF USA vs Thailand event planned for September 12th. IKF Promoter Duke Roufus has confirmed that the event will be all Pro Muay Thai bouts with all bouts including Knees AND ELBOWS! Mr. Phetnoi himself and his wife will come from Thailand to be special guests at the event. Here is the line-up.

Southern Thailand champion Hadjyai vs Paul "M-16" Suehlek, 1998 Featherweight Mitsubishi Tournament Champion Songkla vs IKF Intercontinental Champion Richard Kostuck, Thailand stadium champion and IKF World Champion Khunpol vs Jose Ramirez, Thailand Stadium champion Kongnapa vs Mick Doyle, Sakasam vs Anthony Mora.

A non Thailand vs USA bout will feature a re-match between "BAD" Brad Fowler and Jack LaGrange for the IKF Amateur Cruiserweight Title. The event will also feature Adrian Sorano against David Menne in Submission Fighting. for more info on this event, please contact Mr. Duke Roufus at (414) 319-1151.

MONDAY, June 15th, 1998, AT 3:00 PM

"The Flame" Burns Out!
Robinson Wins By Forfeit!

It seems that Herald "The Flame" Givens is nothing more than a spark after no showing for his scheduled IKF Pro U.S. title bout with Jason "Quiet Riot" Robinson. Givens who was already an underdog was obviously scared of Robinson since he couldn't even bring himself to call promoters Paul and Avid Gakhal to let them know he wouldn't be showing up. Givens who has fought on several Chicago kickboxing events was given an opportunity to fight for a Legit title in his bout with Robinson. Since Givens no-showed, Robinson wins the IKF Pro Full Contact Rules Cruiserweight title automatically by forfeit. Previously, Chicago fighters have only been offered local titles by local promoters. However, this time, it was a true title from a worldwide organization, the IKF. IKF Representative Duke Roufus said although the crowd was small, the Gakhal brothers now have more of an idea what they want to do with future promotions. "Every promoter has to start somewhere" says IKF President Steve Fossum. "Chicago kickboxing has been ruled by what appears to be one person in the past but the IKF brings legitimate titles to any event. Not just local titles." The IKF is willing to take the competition head on, especially after this event. Chicago kickboxing has a lot of room to grow and things will be changing in Chicago for the better. Fighters who fight on an IKF sanctioned event will be ranked in the IKF rankings and get worldwide exposure.

A good example is Muay Thai kickboxer Kwame Stephens of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Stephens had been dealing with other organizations and promoters for years until becoming involved with the IKF. Previously an unknown in the sport, Stephens now holds the IKF Pro Muay Thai Light Cruiserweight Title and is scheduled to fight for the IKF World Light Cruiserweight Muay Thai Title on July 10th. "The IKF has opened doors and opportunities like no other organization ever did." says Stephens this last month at an IKF event in Wisconsin.

The Chicago event also featured some woman's exhibition bouts as well as some VERY exciting IKF Submission bouts. The Gakhal brothers plan to promote an even larger event sometime in August or September. "The Gakhal's are clearly here to stay as IKF Chicago promoters" says Fossum. "Fighters can either fight on an IKF sanctioned event or for an unknown organization and their promoters. The bottom line though is that those who fight on an IKF sanctioned event have a future bigger than Chicago and no other promoter in the Chicago area is offering that."

MONDAY, June 15th, 1998, AT 1:20 AM

IKF Canada
Desjarlais Defends Title

SUPERFIGHTS # 4: June 13th, 1998. IKF Promoters Mike Miles and Lyle Cheney hosted their annual Kickboxing event in the city of Red Deer, Canada dubbed Superfights # 4. The event's card featured eight bouts, half of which involved international athletes against Canadian athletes. All the bouts were of high quality which left over four hundred spectators impressed and happy with the event. The main event featured Canada's Trevor Desjarlais, defending his IKF Intercontinental Welterweight Kickboxing Title against England's Brian Taylor. Taylor, the taller of the two, provided excellent defensive footwork which at times seemed to frustrate the Canadian Desjarlais. Taylor's downfall though was the fact that he countered very sporadically. Against a strong combination fighter like Desjarlais, this was to prove to be Taylor's downfall. Half way into the third round, a left roundhouse kick by Desjarlais to the neck of Taylor wobbled the English fighter, and Desjarlais who is an excellent finisher, smelled blood and was all over Taylor with excellent punches. Taylor was in serious trouble and his corner threw in the towel and Desjarlais successfully defended his IKF Title with a third round TKO over the British fighter. ( Mike Miles )

MONDAY, June 8th, 1998, AT 4:00 PM

MURPHY POUNDS OUT TITLE WIN
AT IKF Bakersfield, CA, USA

IKF Promoter Abe Belardo held another action packed event this last weekend at the famous Strongbow Stadium in Bakersfield, California, USA. Although the event only featured 3 actual adult bouts, the event was history making for the IKF as they kicked off the first ever IKF sanctioned Junior Division bout with 2 fighters under 16 years old. The bout featured 10 year old Sam Soksoda of Soksoda Muay Thai in Redding, CA, USA who defeated 8 year old Christopher Soriano of Bakersfield, CA, USA by split decision. The win was a controversial one due to a standing 8 count that was given to Soriano. Many thought it was a slip but the bout referee ruled it a knockdown. The knockdown proved to be the difference as Soksoda won the split decision, 29-26, 27-28 & 29-28. The IKF will be scheduling more Junior Division bouts soon on the way to the IKF RINGSIDE National Amateur Tournament. The Junior Division will be run just like USA Amateur Boxing and from the sound of the crowd this last weekend, the Junior Division is sure to be a MAJOR crowd pleaser. Watch for more info on this new division soon.

The Main Event of the night was the IKF heavyweight title defense of Manual Quezada. Quezada was defending his IKF Amateur Heavyweight International Rules Title against Boyd Murphy. The bout went the 5 round distance with both fighters showing a lot of heart and power. In the end though, Murphy proved to be in better shape and more stronger as he clearly took the title from the Champion, Quezada in a unanimous decision win, 48-47, 49-45 & 46-45.

The semi main featured a bout for the vacant IKF Muay Thai Rules Light Welterweight Amateur title in which Le Hua defeated last second fill in, Josh Rogers of Soksoda Muay Thai in Redding, CA, USA by unanimous decision, 39-27, 40-36 & 40-36.

The one non title undercard featured 2 fighters that had little ring experience but looked like they were seasoned veterans. Mike Morello of Santa Barbara, CA, USA was ahead of Majid Raees of Silmar on all the judges cards until Raees landed a PERFECT, Benny The Jet Style spinning rear kick into Morello's ribs at :43 seconds of the final round. The kick doubled Morello over with a loud yell and after a few steps, he dropped down and out. It was a perfect kick that took what looked like a sure victory from Morello. Raees had several flashy kicks throughout the bout as well. This was a GREAT BOUT by BOTH fighters and due to the way this one ended, we are sure these two will meet again soon.

John Washington and IKF U.S. Champion, Jesus Andrede did a short partial round exhibition to fill some time but it was clear that "The HAMMER" stole the exhibition show. IKF Undefeated North American Super Middleweight Champion Toney "The Hammer" Hannon of Bakersfield, CA, USA and IKF Co-Founder and past kickboxing Champion, Dannie "BAM BAM" Stell of Fairfield, CA, USA both thrilled the crowd with their great technical skill, speed and flash in an action packed 3 round exhibition. It was obvious, "The Hammer" is still a great hometown favorite!

The event was fully sponsored by the IKF/ RINGSIDE connection once again as RINGSIDE provided their New Pro Style Fight Gloves for the event.Thanks again RINGSIDE!

Event Results

1. IKF Junior Amateur Division, Split Decision:
   Sam Soksoda, (Age 10, 62 lbs.) Redding, CA, USA over Christopher Soriano, (Age 8, 57 lbs.) Bakersfield, CA, USA. 27-28, 29-28, 29-26 International Rules
   
   
2. Spin Side Kick KO @ :43 of ROUND 3:
   Majid Raees, Sylmar, CA, USA over Mike Morello, Santa Barbara. CA, USA. International Rules
   
   
3. SPECIAL EXHIBITION:
   John Washington, Bakersfield, CA, USA & Jesus Andrade, Delano, CA, USA. International Rules
   
   
4. For the Vacant IKF Muay Thai Rules CA Amateur Lt. Welterweight Title.
   UNANIMOUS DECISION:
   Le Hua, Silmar, CA, USA over Josh Rogers "Muaynoi", Redding, CA, USA. 39-37, 40-36, 40-36. Muay Thai Rules
   
   
5. SPECIAL EXHIBITION:
   Toney Hannon, Bakersfield, CA, USA & Danny Stell, Fairfield, CA, USA. Full Contact Rules
   
   
6. Defense of the IKF Intl. Rules United States Amateur Heavyweight Title.UNANIMOUS DECISION: Challenger Boyd Murphy, Bakersfield, CA, USA defeats champion, Manuel Quezada, CA, USA. 48-47, 49-45, 46-45.International Rules

IKF EVENT NOTES

• IKFRepresentative & Scorekeeper: Steve Fossum
• CA Commission Judge: Scott Milam
• IKF Alternating Judges & Referees: Dan Stell & Marcos Rosales
• California State Athletic Commission Representatives: Dean Lohuis & Dwayne Woodard
• Physicians: Dr. Jerry Seydel
• Timekeeper: Ralph McKnight
• Ring Announcer: Spydie
• Special Guests: Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Jim Mullen & Lilly Rodriguez

THURSDAY, June 5th, 1998, AT 3:00 AM

IKF Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

"The Road To Muay Thai America Leads through MILWAUKEE!!"

Yes thats TRUE! The crowd over 1,200 at the Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA witnessed some of the greatest Muay Thai bouts of the year as IKF Promoter Duke Roufus hosted another dynamic Muay Thai Event on Saturday, May 30th. Here are the results:

1. The first bout of the night was a submission bout which saw David Menne of Minnesota, USA defeat Henery Matamoros of Wisconsin, USA in a 10 minute match by Unanimous Decision.
2. In bout 2, Khunpol of Wisconsin, USA via Thailand, KOed Kong Napa of Thailand at 1:21 of the 3rd round with a right elbow to the jaw to retain his IKF World Welterweight Muay Thai title.
3. In bout 3, Brian Fowler of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA defeated Dan Lamping of Indianapolis Indiana, USA by Split decision, 28-26, 30-29 & 28-29.
4. In bout 4, Paul "M-16" Svehlek of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA continued his quest for an IKF title shot upping his record to 12-0 with 9 KO's with a unanimous decision win over Dan Rawlings of Euclid, Ohio, USA, 48-46, 49-46 & 50-45.
5. In bout 5, Brad Fowler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA defeated Jack LaGrange of Dubuque, Iowa, USA by unanimous decision, 29-24, 29-24 & 29-24. LaGrange lost a total of 3 points per card due to illigal blows.

The Main event was probably the best IKF Muay Thai bout since Canada's Chad Sawyer and USA's Maurice Travis fought in Fresno, CA, USA last year to win the IKF bout of the year. Bout 6 featured well known Muay Thai fighter Sakasem of Fairtex past against Richard Kostuck of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA for the vacant IKF Pro Intercontinental Muay Thai title. Kostuck won the bout by unanimous decision, 50-46, 50-46 & 48-47 and although the scores may not indicate it, this was a GREAT BOUT!!! For more event info, contact IKF Promoter, Duke Roufus at Milwaukee Kickboxing at (414) 319-1151.

Event Results

1. SHOOTFIGHTING - Unanimous Decision, 1 - 10 minute round: David Menne of Minnesota, USA defeated Henery Matamoros of Wisconsin, USA.
   
   
2. Defense of the IKF PRO World Muay Thai Welterweight Title. KO 1:21 OF ROUND 3
   
   
3. Khunpon of Wisconsin, USA via Thailand, over Kongnapa of Thailand. Right elbow to the jaw.Muay Thai Rules
   
   
4. Amateur - SPLIT DECISION: Brian Fowler of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA over Dan Lamping of Indianapolis Indiana, USA by Split decision, 28-26, 30-29 & 28-29.Muay Thai Rules
   
   
5. Pro - UNANIMOUS DECISION: Paul "M-16" Svehlek of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA over Dan Rawlings of Euclid, Ohio, USA, 48-46, 49-46 & 50-45. Muay Thai Rules
   
   
6. Amateur - UNANIMOUS DECISION: Brad Fowler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA over Jack LaGrange of Dubuque, Iowa, USA. 29-24, 29-24 & 29-24. Muay Thai Rules
   
   
7. For the Vacant IKF PRO Intercontinental Muay Thai Light Welterweight Title. UNANIMOUS DECISION:Richard Kostuck of Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA over Sakasem, Indianapolis, Indiana, via Thailand. 50-46, 50-46 & 48-47

IKF EVENT NOTES

• IKF Representative & Scorekeeper: Steve Fossum
• IKF Judges: B. J. Lavota, Ben Salas, Rich Holmes
• IKF Kickboxing Referee: Al Wichger
• IKF Shootfighting Referee: Ben Salas
• Physicians: Dr. Niemann & Dr. Wilson
• Timekeeper: Kolette Macek
• Ring Announcer: Kieron Davis
• Attendance 1,200+

MORE NEWS OF 7-12-98. . .

IKF Memphis, Tennessee, USA

IKF Promoter Mr. Mullen hosted IKF Tennessee, kickshoot '98 at the Daisy Theater in Memphis, TN. on Friday night, May 29th. Here are the quick results.

Event Results

1. IKF AMATEUR FULL CONTACT RULES
   Darrell Rudd of Mid South Kickboxing defeated Donnell Peavy (trad. ma academy) by TKO @ 1:11 of Round 1.
   
   
2. IKF AMATEUR FULL CONTACT RULES
   Derrick Jones of Clarksdale Tae kwon Do over Montez Logan (Covington kb) by unanimous decision.
   
   
3. IKF AMATEUR FULL CONTACT RULES
   Danny Levy of Covington, Tennessee defeated Justin Russell (MSK) by unanimous decision.
   
   
4. IKF AMATEUR FULL CONTACT RULES
   Miguel Pilgram of Mid South Kickboxing defeated Chris Thompson (Clarksdale Tae Kwon Do) by unanimous decision.
   
   
5. IKF AMATEUR FULL CONTACT RULES
   Donnie Cook of Mid South Kickboxing defeated Nghia Trong (Black Dragons) by TKO Between rounds 2 & 3.
   
   
6. IKF AMATEUR FULL CONTACT RULES
   Steve Hall of Clarksdale Tae Kwon Do defeated Robert Gooch (Black Dragons) by unanimous decision.
   
   
7. IKF AMATEUR FULL CONTACT RULES
   Donnell Logan of Cvington Tae kwon Do defeated Shane Chappley (Black Dragons) by unanimous decision.
   
   
8. IKF SUBMISSION RULES
   David Roberts (Mphs Gracie Training Assoc) defeated Devin Reynolds (Trad M.A. Academy) armbar submission at 4:59 of round 1.
   
   

For more info, contact IKF Promoter Mr. Mullen at (901) 757-0985.

SUNDAY, May 10th, 1998, AT 4:00 PM

IKF San Francisco!
A DYNAMIC Success!

• CA State Athletic Commission: Mr. Wong & Mr. Ponzio
• IKF Representative & Scorekeeper: Steve Fossum
• IKF Judges: Susan Thomas & Steve Wenger
• IKF Referees - Alternating: Marcos Rosalas & Dan Stell
• Physicians: Dr. Angoggi, Dr. Lansdale & Dr. Smith
• Timekeeper: Marleene Swallow
• Ring Announcer: Dave Thomas
• Attendance: 2,200+
• PROMOTER: Tat Mau Wong

For those of you looking for the QUICK story, here are the short results from the IKF San Francisco, CA, USA Event. This event featured 11 bouts and 22 GREAT Warriors. Some fought for their first time and did very well, while others continued their climb to the ultimate of all kickboxers which is to someday wear an IKF World Title Belt! As we like to say on ALL IKF kickboxing events, there were no losers on this night. Just 22 fighters with the strength and courage enough to get in the ring and "Walk the Walk" rather than talk about it from the bleacher seats. These are true warriors and all are champions on this night, both men and women!

This event was the first of many that will include a relationship with RINGSIDE INC. of Lenexa, Kansas, USA and the IKF. RINGSIDE provided all the fight gloves for the fights and EVERYONE was VERY PLEASED with them. We here at the IKF are looking forward to a long relationship with the IKF-RINGSIDE Connection. The IKF & RINGSIDE will work together promoting the sport of Kickboxing on IKF sanctioned events as well as having IKF Trainers, Champions and other fighters help design new and improved RINGSIDE Kickboxing equipment that will be officially endorsed by the IKF . Look for more and more news of this soon, but for now.... Here are the San Francisco results;

Event Results

1. IKF AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL RULES
   Phongmong Sit-Boonkerd of Redding, California, USA defeated Thaddeus Mercado of San Jose, California, USA by Majority decision, 28-28, 29-28 & 29-28.
   
   
2. IKF AMATEUR FULL CONTACT RULES
   Gastova Caldaron of Santa Rosa, California, USA defeated Aaron Judd of Roseville, California, USA by TKO at 1:42 of round 3.
   
   
3. IKF AMATEUR WOMEN'S FULL CONTACT RULES
   Thuy Le of Santa Rosa, California, USA defeated Suzanne Strickland of Granite Bay, CA, USA by Split Decision, 29-28, 28-29 & 29-28.
   
   
4. IKF AMATEUR MUAY THAI RULES
   Hawk Chhim of Modesto, California, USA fought to a Majority Draw with David Lau of San Francisco, California, USA.
   Two judges scored the bout 28-28 while one scored it 29-28 Lau.
   Chhim lost 1 point on all 3 judges cards in round 2 for a second groin kick to Lau.
   
   
5. IKF AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL RULES
   Darren Freeman of Susanville, California, USA defeated Adam Rodgers of Monterey, California, USA by Unanimous Decision, 29-27, 29-27 & 29-28.
   
   
6. IKF AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL RULES
   Brian Gamble of Susanville, California, USA defeated Robb Plada of Oakland, California, USA by Knockout at :26 seconds of round 2.
   
   
7. IKF AMATEUR FULL CONTACT RULES
   Dave Marinoble of Roseville, California, USA defeated Chan Pen of Modesto, California, USA by TKO at 1:41 of round 1.
   
   
8. IKF AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL RULES
   Gerado Sanchez of Santa Rosa, California, USA did not show up at the weigh-ins for his bout against Andy Graham of San Francisco, California, USA so Graham won by forfeit.
   Details of this no show are being confirmed soon by Sanchez's trainer.
   
   
9. IKF AMATEUR WOMEN'S FULL CONTACT RULES
   CALIFORNIA ATOMWEIGHT TITLE
   Jaime Baron, of Cool, California, USA, defeated Angie Fields of Modesto, California, USA, by TKO at 1:37 of round 1.
   
   
10. IKF AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL RULES
    UNITED STATES WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
    Juan Escubar of Gilroy, California, USA, defeated Adam Garcia of San Diego, California, USA, by Unanimous Decision, 48-47, 49-46 & 49-46.
    
    
11. IKF AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL RULES
    UNITED STATES SUPER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
    Yia Mua of Fresno, California, USA, defeated Randy Tsutsui of Vallejo, CA, USA, by TKO at 1:07 of round 2.
    
    
12. IKF AMATEUR MUAY THAI RULES
    UNITED STATES MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
    Middleweight Title: Harry Vacarro of San Diego, California, USA, defeated Doug Evans of Redwood City, California, USA, by TKO at 1:17 of round 4.

1998 Hand Injury Forces
The Duke
Out of Greco Bout
May END career for good!

A re-injury to 3 time World Champion, Jeff "DUKE" Roufus' right hand has forced him to cancel his bout with Sam Greco in Australia. Word is that this time the injury may be career ending. We will keep everyone up to date with the news on the Duke! On the brighter side, rather than worry about the injury, Roufus has used that positive outlook motivational training taught to him by his martial arts father and decided to confirm a date for his next IKF Milwaukee event as May 30th. Featured fighters will include Khunpol from Thailand who is now in America training with the Duke at his Milwaukee Kickboxing & Fitness Club. Top ranked Muay Thai Light Cruiserweight Kevin "The Fighting Irish" McMullen of Milwaukee Wisconsin will return to the ring as well. For more info, contact Mr. Duke Roufus at Milwaukee Kickboxing at (414) 319-1151.

WEDNESDAY, May 6th, 1998, AT 7:00 AM

Promoter Mike Miles
IKF CANADA...
FANTASTIC!

KICKBOXING - MANIA 6!

IKF Alberta Canada Press: IKF Promoter Mike Miles of Canada held another fantastic kickboxing event Saturday night, May 2nd in Calgary Alberta Canada. Miles continued in his tradition of hosting an annual Martial Arts tournament and Kickboxing card in which all profits went to a children's charity. This year's event had all profits go towards the Canadian Liver Foundation and its children's programs. Attendance was nearly a sell out with over 800 people and very few empty seats.

The event had no Muay Thai bouts but nonetheless, it had excellent fights under the International Rules and Full Contact Rules. A week leading into the event, a school in Manitoba that had promised 4 fighters, pulled out leaving promoter Miles scrambling to fill the remainder of the card with quality bouts. 17 bouts and 1 exhibition took place on the event and all were first class match-ups.

The MAIN EVENT featured Canada's Trevor Smandych of Calgary Alberta Canada in his first Full Contact Rules bout against Rey Amaya of Texas USA, for the IKF North American Welterweight Full Contact Rules Title. Making this bout more of a challenge for the Canadian, Smandych was stepping up 2 complete weight divisions (Smandych regularly fights as a lightweight at 132 lbs.). At the weigh in, Smandych was under the bottom end of the Welterweight division by 4 pounds (138 lbs.) while Amaya was at the top end of the division (146 lbs.), a full 8 pounds heavier than Smandych. Although Smandych was out of the weight requirements, Amaya agreed to the match if Smandych was willing to give up the weight, which he did. Since the title was vacant, the IKF accepted upon the fighters desire to continue with it. The bout was action packed from start to finish. Rounds one and two had Smandych take the lead with cleaner and crisper shots than the American. Round three was a great round for Smandych but also a very controversial one. Smandych landed a roundhouse kick to Amaya's head which put him down like a ton of bricks. Demonstrating his toughness, Amaya was up and at the count of eight and when the fight continued, Smandych was all over Amaya dropping him with a stinging left hook (Amaya didn't remember the blow and/or the resulting knockdown). This was where the controversy begins. The referee gave Amaya a very slow standing eight and then spent time making sure he was coherent. After confirming Amaya was all right, The referee walked Amaya over to the doctor to see if he would allow the fight to continue. After the doctor allowed the bout to continue, Amaya was slowly walked over to his corner to have his mouthguard washed. Well over two minutes had taken place allowing Amaya to regain himself. This took the opportunity away from Smandych to attempt a third knockdown in the fight and thus win by TKO. In rounds four and five, Amaya came out and pressured Smandych to the ropes forcing the fight on the inside. The final two rounds were Amaya. At the end of the fight, a split decision was awarded to Smandych and he became the recipient of the IKF North American Welterweight Full Contact Title. The IKF headquarters is awaiting video of this bout to review what happened during the knockdowns and why such a long break was given to Amaya.

Canada's Nick Ring stepped into the ring with the shorter but stronger muscled Jace Jeanes from Texas USA in a Full Contact Rules match. Jeanes came out swiftly cornering Ring and trying to land a heavy punch. Ring shelled and responded quickly with a three punch combination which sent Jeanes flying backwards and onto the canvas in grief.Jeanes had fractured his foot while fighting and the bout could not continue so Ring won the fight by first round TKO. A rematch is slated for the future.

1. Canada's Jason Fenton won by decision over American Rudy Vasquez in a Full Contact Rules match.
   
   
2. In a Super Heavyweight International Rules bout, Canadian Keith Crawford won by 1st round TKO over Colorado, USA's Mike Jamenez.
   
   
3. As a show of unity of martial arts organizations, Promoter Mike Miles also had the WKA involved as a sanctioning organization with the IKF on this event. B.C.'s Adam Hay defeated fellow B.C. athlete Dave Rannala for the WKA Western Canadian Cruiserweight Full Contact Title.
   
   
4. Alberta's Trevor Desjarlais won by TKO in round 1 over B.C.'s Mark Woolnaugh
   
   
5. Manitoba's Sik Tai gym sent 4 athletes to compete on the card. As mentioned earlier another gym from Manitoba had pulled out the week earlier and the substitutes from Sik Tai, did very well considering they all took the bouts on a week's notice. "These guys really help save the show and I owe them," said promoter Mike Miles.
   
   
6. Calgary's Kerry Dell won by 3rd round TKO over Sik Tai's Larry Sharpe.
   
   
7. Gord Anderson (Calgary) won by 3rd round TKO over Domingo Zuniga (Sik Tai).
   
   
8. Sokhim Or won by split decision over Dave Zuniga.
   
   
9. Calgary's Ricki Hagel won by decision over Sik Tai's Melody Sinclair.
   
   
10. Calgary's Cayne Madoche stopped Saskatchewan, Mike McNab in the second round.
    
    
11. Calgary's Lara Young defeated Saskatchewan's Larissa Link.
    
    
12. Calgary's Erwin Schonfeldt won by TKO in round 3 over B.C.'s Ryan Coulter.
    
    
13. Calgary's Jeremy Rempel took the nod over Saskatchewan's Shane Doerkson.
    
    
14. Calgary's Bobby Swyryda battled with journeyman athlete Bradley Parent from Saskatchewan. In the first round and again in the second, Parent was accidently kicked in the groin and could not continue. The bout was called a draw.
    
    
15. Calgary's Javier Gomez won by decision over Luke Spicer from Red Deer.
    
    
16. Red Deer's Dave Robson stopped Calgarian Garth McCrady in round 2.
    
    
17. Calgary's Vanessa Bellegarde was slated to battle with East Coast American Christina Rondeau. However the Rondeau broke her hand in a bout, leading into this match. Bellegarde stepped in the ring with Janne Lamontagne for an exhibition bout.