Great turnout at Kelston Boy's High School. Inga Tuigamala put on his first ever boxing tournament in an all amateur event last Saturday. A crowd of over 800 and something of a record as Inga was the promoter, and his two sons and one daughter all fought on the programme. Twelve exciting bouts and the […]
Australian promoter George Christodoulou, who also manages world heavyweight contender Kali Meehan, staged a first class promotion at the Auckland Boxing Association's Stadium on Auckland Anniversary weekend, Sunday, January 31st, writes Johnny Lloyd. A packed crowd saw a well promoted tournament featuring some of New Zealand's up-and-coming fighters. In the main event over six rounds […]
Shortland Street (New Zealand TV's top ranking soap) actor Xavier Horan was taken to hospital with a brain injury after his first professional boxing bout – but will not quit the fight game writes Finbarr Bunting from Auckland. The 28-year-old who played bad boy Tai Scott in the long running TV series, took a battering […]
The Headhunters Motorcycle Club staged another first-class mixed boxing – kickboxing promotion at their headquarters in Marua Road, Ellerslie (wealthy Auckland suburb) on Saturday, December 5. In the show topper Shane Chapman boxed well to outscore Areta Gilbert over six rounds of a cruiserweight bout. Billing himself as "Ace the Bass" as far as was […]
Native American Chauncy Welliver who claims the New Zealand National Boxing Federation heavyweight title won every one of the 12 rounds against Seiaute Mailata of Samoa at the A.B.A. Stadium, Eden Terrace, Auckland on Saturday, October 7th. At stake was the W.B.O. interim WBO Asia-Pacific heavyweight title. The fight itself never reached any great heights […]
Part 1 Paddy’s fight Club Cambodia, Antonio Graceffo began his Khmer boxing training with Paddy Carson, at the old Paddy’s Gym, in 2004. Now Paddy Carson has a new gym, dedicated to the training of professional fighters, doing both western boxing and Khmer boxing (Bradal Serey). For Antonio it is an exciting opportunity to work […]
Before we get to the exercises, you've got to understand the demands on the core, then you'll understand why these exercises are so good for training the core effectively for combat sports. Although the most popular exercise for the abs is the situp or crunch, this is probably provides the least transference to improved power […]
The Fifth Commonwealth Wrestling Championships were held in Jalandhar, Punjab, India between 18 December and 20 December 2009. Wrestlers competed in Freestyle wrestling (men and women) and Greco-Roman wrestling (men only). Freestyle – Male 60kg Placing Country Name 1st India MANN RAHUL 2nd Canada VERDI BALRAJ 3rd Scotland ETKO VIOREL 3rd India RAJNEESII 5th New […]
Often the most skilled instructor may use terminology that is not the best way to describe primary practices, however the physical skills, tactics and procedures on evaluation are correct in practice. The concern of this edition of the Close Combat Files is not so much error in verbiage, but is to outline and uncover potentially […]
The means of advertising and promotion for combative, self-defence, martial arts and related services and supplies are very different from years gone by. The Todd Group, formally and formerly the Baldock Institute, was established in 1927 and is the oldest global private training provider to the military of its kind. A stand-alone organization over 80 […]