Some things are stories; others are facts. The fact is Peter Graham is now the WBF world heavyweight boxing champion. He is the first Australian in history to hold a heavyweight boxing title.
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Peter Graham – New WBF Boxing World Heavyweight Champion
Posted in Journalism, Peter Graham, Real Men with tags Boxing, heavyweight, Julius Long, Peter Graham, WBF, world title on February 28, 2016 by Jarrod BoyleGary Palmer
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Real Men with tags AFL, Ambrose Palmer, artillery, Boxing, Chikara Kenpo, Dave Palmer, Ed Parker, Football, Footscray Football Club, Gary Palmer, Glen Coxon, heavyweight, Jim Casey, Johnny Famechon, Karate, Kenshin Kan Karate, light heavyweight, Manly, Matthew Bryce, military, National All Styles, Paramatta, police force, Renshu Kai, Rugby, squash, Tae Kwon Do, World War Two on January 18, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleBlitz Magazine, December 2014
For Gary Palmer, martial arts have been part of his life for as long as he can remember.
“I started with boxing,” says Gary, “I grew up with it. I come from a boxing family. My grandfather was Dave Palmer, who was both heavy and light-heavyweight champion of Australia. He held several titles – that was back in the days when they weren’t so strict about weight; they let you fight up a division. Continue reading
Steve McKinnon: Glory Bound
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Bulldog Gym, cruiserweight, David Radcliffe, Enfusion, Fillip Verlinden, Glory, Glory 9, heavyweight, K1, Kickboxing, Michael Dutt, Milan, Muay Thai, Nathan 'Carnage' Corbett, Nick Stone, Shotokan karate, Steve Jez, Steve McKinnon, Total Carnage II, Tyrone Spong, WKBF amateur title on April 18, 2014 by Jarrod BoyleInternational Kickboxer Magazine, September/October, 2013
Steve McKinnon has just come through a difficult twelve months, but he’s feeling good. This year, Steve has had two fights on Glory World Series, the European promotion that has stepped in to fill the vacuum for world-class kickboxing since the demise of the Japanese K1. Continue reading