TOKYO, December 3, 2007 — The worldwide preliminary, regional and elimination tournaments are all done — and now the world’s eight best remain, poised on the threshold of greatness. TOKYO, December 3, 2007 — The worldwide preliminary, regional and elimination tournaments are all done — and now the world’s eight best remain, poised on the […]
SEOUL, October 28, 2007 Held before a boisterous sellout crowd at the Jang Chung Gymnasium, the HERO’S Korea 2007 was a staggeringly ambitious production Pictures courtesy of FEGSEOUL, October 28, 2007 — Yoshihiro Akiyama spoiled Denis Kang’s HERO’S debut with a KO victory tonight at the HERO’S Korea 2007. Held before a boisterous sellout crowd […]
SEOUL, October 26, 2007 — The Main Event in this weekend’s HERO’s Korea 2007 has captured the attention of fightsport fans in Korea and Japan. Sports media in both countries have undertaken exhaustive analysis of the matchup, even as larger-than-life images of fighters Dennis Kang and Yoshihiro Akiyama assault Seoul motorists from countless billboards erected […]
Badr Hari: Young and Hungry Interview and photos courtesy International Fight Agency At just 22 years of age, Defending K-1 Heavyweight Champion Badr Hari is the youngest of the eight fighters competing in the Dec 8 K-1 World Grand Prix Final. The Moroccan kickboxer earned his spot by beating Doug Viney in Seoul on Sept […]
TOKYO, October 3, 2007TOKYO, October 3, 2007 — Shoot boxer Andy Souwer turned aside three challengers to win the K-1 World Max ’07 Final tonight at the historic Nippon Budokan. It was the 26 year-old Dutch fighter’s second World Max Championship, he also claimed the coveted Belt in 2005. The popularity of the K-1 World […]
TOKYO, October 2, 2007 — The popularity of the K-1 World Max 70kg/154lbs weight class now rivals that of the World GP. Where the heavyweights have the power, the lighter fighters appeal with speed and stamina, consistently producing thrilling contests. This year’s World Max top eight hail from six different countries, each with his own […]
SEOUL, September 30, 2007 — The K-1 World Grand Prix ’07 Final Eight were determined at the Seoul Olympic Complex last night. Today, in the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Intercontinental hotel, the first-tier matchups were set for the December 8 Yokohama Arena GP Final. The pairings were decided with a system that combines choice […]
SEOUL, September 29, 2007 — The Europeans fared well as always, big Hong-Man Choi squeaked out a controversial win, and Japan’s new wunderkind scored an upset tonight at the K-1 World Grand Prix Final Elimination in Seoul.SEOUL, September 29, 2007 — The Europeans fared well as always, big Hong-Man Choi squeaked out a controversial win, […]
SEOUL, September 29, 2007 — Fightsport’s most coveted crown, the K-1 World Grand Prix Championship, is bestowed on a single warrior at the conclusion of a year of regional qualifying tournaments. From Honolulu to Amsterdam to Hong Kong to Las Vegas and beyond — the battles have been waged. And now, from the hundreds of […]
Special to: K-1 Hero’s Middleweight Final StoryBy Monty DiPietro pics “Courtesy FEG”YOKOHAMA, September 17, 2007 — JZ Calvan prevailed in two fights tonight to defend his Belt in the Hero’s Middleweight World Championship 2007 Tournament Final at the Yokohama Arena. The twenty-four year-old mixed martial arts fighter was one of three Brazilians in the final […]
