Weekly Kicks is Bloody Elbow's round-up of kickboxing news. Today, Glory announces Remy Bonjasky vs. Tyrone Spong plus their Heavyweight tournament match-ups, Andy Souwer wins the 2012 S-Cup, and more.
Weekly Kicks is Bloody Elbow's round-up of kickboxing news. Today, Badr Hari freed from jail! And then arrested again. Plus Superkombat results, Glory moved to NYE, S-Cup line-up, and more.
Kickboxing news this week includes full results from Glory 3 Rome Final 8, the line-up for the 2012 K-1 MAX Grand Prix, a preview of Superkombat, and which Strikeforce veteran is coming to kickboxing.
Our kickboxing round-up takes a look at the reuslts and fallout from Glory 2 Brussels and the return of Remy Bonjasky. Also, Superkombat news, the Shootboxing S-Cup line-up, and the K-1 Final 16.
Two-time Bellator tournament runner-up Toby Imada, continues to make waves in the kickboxing world, this time taking out Shoot Boxing legend Hiroki Shishido at Shoot Boxing 2011 Act 3 on Sunday...
American mixed martial artist Jessica Penne has been named as Rena Kubota's opponent for Shootboxing 2011 Act 4 on September 10th.
Shigeki Osawa and Yusuke Sugawara will face off at Shootboxing 2011 Act 4 on September 10th.
Erika Kamimura, the young Japanese female kickboxing upstart, will meet Rena Kubota - the face of women's Shootboxing - in November. Kamimura dominated Rena in an exhibition bout earlier this year.
Bellator fighter Toby Imada has been announced for the June 5 show for Japan's Shootboxing organization. Shootboxing is essentially a kickboxing organization, although they also allow throws and standing submissions (so the flying inverted triangle would be good to go). Imada made his Shootboxing debut last year as a late replacement in the company's prestigious S-Cup tournament. There, he pulled off a massive upset, defeating reigning champion and top 5 kickboxer Andy Souwer via decision before losing in the finals to Buakaw Por. Pramuk. Imada will face Shootboxing star Hiroki Shishido on the 5th. Photo courtesy of Bellator. HT: HeadKickLegend
Former K-1 MAX champion Andy Souwer continued to build momentum with a victory over Yoshihiro Sato in the main event at Shootboxing 2011 Act 2 on Saturday in Tokyo. Souwer won the bout via...
