Another brilliant show was held at the Tower Ballroom on the 14th March 2015.
First fight to start the night off was K-star’s Kieran Thomas against Jacob Mordeal from Studio 2000. This was a rematch after Jacob won the first time around at the same venue. Kieran was very strong in the first half of the fight taking the early rounds. Jacob worked his way back in in the later rounds pushing Kieran all the way. It was very close going into the last round and both lads gave it their all. Jacob got the win again by a split decision. A very good fight to get the show going.
Next up was Ryan Moore from K-star fighting for the first time at the Tower ballroom. He took on Knowlesy Academy fighter Tobias Dunka. Ryan used some great techniques inopening round taking his opponent to the floor. Tobias was a tricky opponent and started to take the fight to Ryan and gave him a hard time. Ryan’s timing and scoring edged it for him and got a unanimous victory.
Todd Gray from Chaos Hereford gave away a big weight advantage against Josh Coventry from Russell MT. Josh started strong but began to tire as the fight went on and from losing weight during the weigh to allow the fight to go ahead. Todd won on points and was his second victory after stopping a fighter from Reaper gym the week before.
Dave Knight from K-star took on Paul Masangcay from Knowlesy Academy in the fourth fight of the night. Dave was going in the lesser experienced fighter with 3 fights compared to Paul’s 7 fights. The fight was even all the way with a lot of clinch work. The 5th round Dave edged with some good techniques but the judges sided with Masangcay. The crowd really showed their displeasure at this decision.
Logan Paling from K-star was stopped in the forth round against Liam Griffin from Stoke MT. The Fight was going well and both were landing scoring techniques in this even match up. In the forth round Logan was on the roped and lowered his head slightly and knee from Liam landed on the mouth of Logan. Logan couldn’t continue due to damaged teeth.
Lewis Jones from K-star really showed his class against Karol Dadon from 1st Legion. Lewis coming off two 1st round stoppages and had it all to do getting his career back on track. By far this was Lewis’ best performance. His timing, movement and mental strength were spot on and it won him every round by a wide margin. Points win for Lewis and a great personal victory.
Ryan Perkin from Stoke MT had a very good fight against Mathieu James from Siam MT. Ryan used very well timed techniques to outscore his man but it wasn't easy for him. Mathieu had very good boxing skills and used them to good effect. Judges decision Ryan Perkin from Stoke MT.
The Outlaw Sam Kelly took on Kamil Dadon from 1st Legion and brother of previous fighter earlier on in the night Karol. Sam known for going straight to work from the first bell did exactly as predicted and so did Kamil. It was a toe to toe fight with every shot loaded up with as much as possible. The fight went the distance to the surprise of many and The Outlaw Sam Kelly got a win for K-star.
Fintan Thornhill from K-star Perry Barr in his 3rd pro rules fight against an unbeaten fighter Emiliano Ragni. Ragni originally from Italy is know based at the Knowlesy academy in London and was going into the fight with a four fight four win record. Emiliano tried to start fast but Fintan used his timing and reach to full effect keeping him at bay. From the second round Fintan stepped it up and really took it to his Italian adversary and this continued through to the 3rd round. Emiliano asked for the fight to be stopped just before the end of the round. He had sustained a broken cheek bone and couldn't continue. A good win for Fintan, this could put him in the mix for a Midland title next.
Sam Francis from Trojan wasted no time against Thaitans fighter Will Major. From the sound of the bell Sam went for the kill and put and end to the bout in under a minute.
Crowd favourite Simon Whitehead fought hard to get a win against Charlie Spooner from Siam MT. This was Simon’s first fight after breaking his arm last year during a fight that he won. A great achievement for Simon who is a trainee instructor at K-star.
K-star Sheldon fighter Josh Page lost on points to Liam Brough from Legions Muay Thai gym. It was a very competitive fight all the way. Josh’s boxing gave Liam a lot of problems but he used his kicks and clinching to get himself a points win. Two lads with very good futures.
Ryan Costello from K-star City suffered his first defeat to the hands of Adi Woods. Ryan has been doing very well racking up seven straight wins with four of them being pro rules. Adi Woods came in with a 12,1,0 record and gave Ryan a really tough fight and valuable experience. A really good fight for the crowd.
The main event of the night saw Adrian Maguire fromK-star Thai Boxing Academy win the IKF British Thai Boxing title in style with a dramatic 1st round knockout of local rival from Diamond Academy Dasi Swali. The fight was held By now their were around 700 people in attendance.
The two Birmingham fighters were supposed to have met a year earlier but was called off when Swali had encountered an injury. This added more tension and anticipation to the fight this time round and drew much more attention for the domestic clash.
The atmosphere was electric as both fighters entered the ring. Swali ran out from the first bell throwing strong attacks. Maguire seemed to relish being on the back foot early on in the round, choosing to use his footwork & movement, to evade the aggressive onslaught. Once settled, a perfectly timed head kick from Maguire dropped Swali forcing him to take a count.
From this point, Maguire bossed the encounter, landing solid, hurtful blows and displaying an aptitude for controlled, aggressive pressure as he overwhelmed his previously confident opponent. A barrage of over 20 punches saw an end to the fight with Dasi Swali too hurt to continue.
A fantastic night with an amazing atmosphere.
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