Mark Mullan has had more than thirty fights spread over a fifteen-year career. In that time, he has trained in the Netherlands at the toughest gym in the world and fought in Europe, Asia and Australia. The time has come to hang up the gloves and he intended to go out with a bang when he took on old rival Simon Coutsouvelis this Friday night. Continue reading
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Mark Mullan Retires
Posted in Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Bobby Scrivano, Brendan Pardy, Daniel 'The Rock' Dawson, farang, Fitzroy Stars, Golden Glory, Holland, ISS Pattaya, James Roesler, K1, Kickboxing Arnhem, MMA, Rumble in the Jungle, Simon Coutsouvelis, Strikefit, Thailand, Underworld Gym on November 27, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleSam Ballantyne: Natural Born Fighter
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing, Martial Arts with tags ADHD, AFL, Andy Regan, BJJ, Blair Smith, Boxing, Bunbury, Chris Bradford, Darren Curovic, Disellek Topking, Eight Weapons Gym, England, hockey, Jason Altman, Kao Sok Gym, Michael Wikertoa, Muay Thai, Paul Foreman, PCYC, Sitmonchai, Slough, Tarik Solak, Thailand, Western Australia, WMC title on September 8, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleInternational Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2015
Sam Ballantyne was born in Slough, England in 1989 and made the move to Australia two years later. He, his mother and brother settled in Bunbury in Western Australia and it wasn’t long before he found his calling. Continue reading
Gabriel Varga – Glory Featherweight Champion
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Aikido, Artem Levin, Bellator, Gabriel Varga, Glory, jiu jitsu, Joe Concha, Josh Jauncey, K1, Karate, Kickboxing, Lerdsila Chumpairtour, MMA, Muay Thai, Shotokan, Simon Marcus, Thailand, Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai on August 14, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleInternational Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2015
Hi Gabriel, how old are you?
I’m twenty-nine.
What weight do you fight at?
One hundred and forty-three pounds, or sixty-five kilograms. Continue reading
Ghot Seurnoi: Rare Breed
Posted in Kickboxing with tags Ali Yaakub, Appetite for Destruction, basketball, Dane Beauchamp, Elite Boxing, Evolution, Ghot Seurnoi, jiu jitsu, Joe Concha, Michael Tomahawk Thompson, NTG, Nugget McNaught, Oceania, Playstation, Queensland, Sone Vannathy, Soren Mongkontong, superman, Thai boxing, Thailand, WKN, WMC on March 4, 2015 by Jarrod BoyleInternational Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2015
The first point of contact for the elusive Ghot Seurnoi is his trainer, Soren Mongkontong. When we spoke, I explained that I had made an appointment to interview Ghot at ten thirty the following morning.
“Don’t be silly, mate. There’s no way he’ll be awake. He’ll have been up all night on his PlayStation.” Continue reading
Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses – A Novel
Posted in Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses with tags bouncer, gladstone bag, novel, Phi Phi Island, Thailand, Theme Parks and Obstacle Courses, UK, visa, working holiday on January 1, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle1.
Melbourne, as a city, is a lot like London.
Pat believed this like a superstition as he sauntered down the corridor that connected the aeroplane to the terminal. Continue reading
Desperate Romantic: My Life as a Stalker (A Lamentably True Story)
Posted in Acts of devotion, Love letters, Observation, Real Men with tags Bali, Cat's Eye, Dandenong Ranges, Margaret Atwood, orgasm, Pornography, sanity, Thailand, Yarra Valley on November 23, 2014 by Jarrod BoyleErik Miskle: Muay Thai Fever
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Burma, Cambodian Olympic Stadium Gym, chickens, Eh Phuthong, Elite Training Centre, International Kickboxer Magazine, K1 Fitness and Fight Factory, Kampaan Santaweesook, King of Thailand, Lethwei, Manoel Dias Moeira Jn, Muay Thai, Myanmar Ministry of Sport, Ot Phuthong, Patong Boxing Gym, Thailand on October 22, 2014 by Jarrod BoyleInternational Kickboxer Magazine, Sept/Oct 2014
Erik Miskle was in danger of entering a safe, conservative lifestyle when he was saved from it by a brush with Muay Thai fever. Continue reading
Ramon Dekkers: The Legend and the Legacy
Posted in Kickboxing with tags 'The Deadly Kisser', Anthony Vella, Boxing, Breda, Carlo Dekkers, Chalid 'Die Faust' Arrab, Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Cor Hemmers, Duane Ludwig, Errol Zimmerman, Frank Der Korput, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Judo, Kyokushin karate, Lumpinee Stadium, Maeng Ho, Marcel Dragan, Marino Deflorin, Marloes Coenen, Muay Thai, Namphon, Nicky Dekers, Paris, Paul Briggs, Pelmolenstreet, Peter Aerts, Quinty Dekkers, Raul Catinas, Rob Kaman, Sangtiennoi, Saville Row, Stefan Leko, Thailand, Volkswagen GTI on June 29, 2013 by Jarrod BoyleInternational Kickboxer Magazine, May/June 2013
Ramon Dekkers was the most significant Western fighter to wear the Mongkon. In fact, he and Rob Kaman can be credited with re-inventing Muay Thai in Thailand, its country of origin. Continue reading