Ist pic: Pete Foley, Chloe Corcoran, Ref John Quigley, Sophie Delaney, Tommy Delaney (Result - Draw) 2nd pic: Pete Foley, Chloe Collins, Ref Mick Burke, Millie Walker (Result - Draw) 3rd pic: Pete Foley, Faith Foley (Winner on points), Ref John Quigley, Rihanna Lynch 4th pic: Pete Foley, James Kelly (winner on points), Ref Mick Burke, Julius Byrne. 5th pic: Pete Foley, Jamie O Sullivan (winner on points), Ref Mick Burke, Mateusz Deren. 6th pic: Pete Foley, Leona Trautt (winner by TKO), Ref Mick Burke, Sarah Murray. 7th pic: Pete Foley, Cian Mc Cormack (winner on points), Ref Mick Burke, Charlie Kennedy 8th pic: Pete Foley, Marc Mc gettigan (winner by TKO), Ref Mick Burke, David Milswski, Ken Horan. 9th pic: Pete Foley, Paul Huish (winner on points), Ref Mick Burke, Dermot O Rourke. When: August 17, 2014 - The Road To Italy Where: Menlo Park Hotel, Galway Who: Promoter: Mr. Pete Foley Officials: Mick Burke, Joe Wilson, John Quigley, Patrick Ryan and Nicola Collins. IKF Representative: Jennifer Baranyai Medics: Two Doctors - Mr. Elsafty & his Daughter assisted by the Order Of Malta The IKF Sanctioned show in the Menlo Park Hotel on Sunday 17 August was yet another resounding success for the hosts, Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club. The show started at 4.15pm and finished at 7.15pm on the button, the house was full, the music was great, the bar was busy, the fight fans were treated to FREE finger food, there was 18 fights in total, there were several different styles on offer such as Light Contact, Full Contact, White Collar Boxing and K-1, the officials were on the money, the athmosphere was great and everybody was buzzing at the show and certainly after the show. From a promoters point of view, it couldnt have ran smoother - sure there was a few cancellations from up the country (I wouldnt want to fight my fighters either lol) and some adjustments to the fight card here & there but all in all, a great night of combat and comradarie with all concerned. When the show finished, the ring was taken down and loaded back into the van & trailer and we were all chillin out at the bar by 8pm. A huge word of thanks to all who helped set the show up & down from building the ring to door staff & security to MC & DJ, Glove Runners, corner staff, weight control crew, Judges, Referees, timekeeper, Menlo Park Hotel management & staff, fighters from home & away, coachs etc, etc and anybody else who helped put it all together. We had some class fights including a few wars with some of the more experienced fighters but some of the novices shone also and we have a serious crew of cadets coming through the ranks and they are looking to take over, also a few cracking juniors who entered the squared circle for the first time ever and they were all brilliant - win lose or draw - I couldnt be a prouder coach. Paul Huish from Black Dragon took on Dermot O Rourke from Top-Pro in Kilkenny in the main event and what a finale it was - both men looked in great shape and they put on a first class show which was well appreciated by the fight fans, but Huish showed his class and took a unanimous decision. Huish will now go forward to fight for the IKF European Super Lightweight K-1 Title in September in Galway. Another fantastic fight was between Black Dragon fighter Marc Mc Gettigan and David Milewski from Ken Horans club. Milewski started at a breakneck pace and had Marc backed up for most of the first round, but Marc weathered the storm and clipped Milewski with a right hook to the body which took some of the wind out of his sails. On instructions from his corner, Marc took the centre in round two and forced Milewski on the backfoot and made it a round apiece and in round three, Marc caught his game opponent with some crunching shots and forced a count. When the action resumed Marc was calm and picked his shots well and dropped him again for a count and the writing was on the wall now and although Milewski got up and fought on, Marc sensed a finish and picked up the pace even more and dropped him yet again and at this stage the ref had seen enough and called it off giving Marc victory by TKO. Another stand out fight was between Jamie O Sullivan from Black Dragon and Mateusz Deren from Mountmellick. Both men stood at least 63 tall and both had great range in their shots but it was Jamies left Jab that did the trick and he landed it at will, knocking back Derens head each time. After a very physical and entertaining contest, the decision went in favour of O Sullivan. James Kelly from Black Dragon took on Kyokushinkai fighter Julius Byrne from Dave Kings club in Galway and this was another cracker. James gave away over four kilos in weight to Byrne but his talent came to the fore and he took a well deserved win. John Walsh and Gary Elbert, both from Black Dragon, went at it under White Collar Boxing Rules and this was another classic. Elbert took the win on this occasion but in fairness to Walsh, he gave away six kilos in weigt. Cian Mc Cormack from Black Dragon beat Charlie Kennedy from Carlow Top-Pro on points and Leona Trautt was on fire against a very game Sarah Murray from Kildare. Murray took some serious shots but enough was enough in the third round and her corner quite rightly threw in the towel giving Leona yet another win by TKO. Eight years old Faith Foley from Black Dragon got the win over Rihanna Lynch from Dungarvan and Faiths club mate Chloe Corcoran scored a draw with Sophie Delaney from Mountmellick. Chloe Collins from Black Dragon also scored a draw with Carlow Black Dragons Millie Walker. Full results as follows: 1/ IKF Junior Kickboxing Adam Walsh from Galway lost to Connor Power from Dungarvan (20-19, 18-20, 20-19). 2/ IKF Junior Kickboxing Chloe Corcoran from Galway drew with Sophie Delaney from Mountmellick (20-20, 19-19, 20-18) 3/ IKF Junior Kickboxing Faith Foley from Galway defeated Rihanna Lynch from Dungarvan (20-19, 20-19, 20-20) 4/ IKF Junior Kickboxing Alicia Chambers from Tipperary defeated Aisha Ikeje from Mountmellick by withdrawal. 5/ IKF Junior Kickboxing Wesley Ward from Galway defeated Damien Creavin from Galway (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) 6/ IKF Junior Kickboxing Billie Maher from Carlow defeated Shannin O Dwier from Tipperary by withdrawal due to injury. 7/ IAB Boxing Gary Elbert from Galway defeated John Walsh from Galway (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 8/ IKF Junior kickboxing Chloe Collins from Galway and Millie Walker from Carlow fought to a draw (20-18, 19-19, 19-19) 9/ IKF AM FCR Sean Maher, Carlow, Ireland (2-1, 107kg, 6, 02-27-89, Dermot Maher, 085 7180586) defeated Brendan Creaven, Galway, Ireland (1-1, 112kg, 188cm, 09-12-86, Pete Foley, 087 8119227) by ref stoppage in round two. 10/ Leona Trautt, Galway, Ireland (12-1, 58kg, 01-12-81, Pete Foley, 087 8119227) defeated Sarah Murray, Kildare, Ireland (2-2-3, 61.1kg, 05-30-89, Vinnie Murphy, 087 9080922) by TKO in round three. IKF Ireland recommend a 30 day medical suspension for Sarah Murray until 17 September, 2014. 11/ IKF Junior Kickboxing Alex Fitzpatrick from Galway lost a decision to Jack Power from Dungarvan (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). 12/ IKF AM FCR Jamie O Sullivan, Galway, Ireland (1-0, 91.8kg, 63, 05-23-91, Pete Foley, 087 8119227) defeated Mateusz Deren, Mountmellick, Ireland (1-1, 91.9kg, 63, 08-16-86, Tommy Delaney, 085 1158606) by decision. (30-29, 29-29, 30-29). 13/ IKF AM FCR Niall Carroll, Kildare, Ireland (8-0, 61.4kg, 178cm, 01-14-99, Vinnie Murphy, 087 9080927) defeated Eoin Maher, Carlow, Ireland (0-2, 59.6kg, 59, 05-03-97, Dermot Maher, 085 7180587) by corner withdrawal in round one. 14/ Marc Mc Gettigan, Galway, Ireland (4-1-2, 72kg, 510, 08-18-84, Pete Foley, 087 8119227) defeated David Milewski, Galway, Ireland (3-4-1, 72.1kg, 177cm, 10-18-83, Ken Horan, 087 2596559) by TKO in round three. IKF Ireland recommend a 30 day medical suspension for David Milewski until 17 September, 2014. 15/ IKF Junior Kickboxing Exibition match. Saoirse Joyce from Galway and Megan Lennon from Dungarvan fought an exibition match to a draw. 16/ IKF AM K-1 James Kelly, Galway, Ireland (2-0, 52.7kg, 56, 08-29-99, Pete Foley, 087 8119227) defeated Julius Byrne, Galway, Ireland (0-1, 57.1kg, 58, 11-03-99, Dave King, 085 7801873) by decision. (29-27, 29-27, 30-26). 17/ IKF AM FCR Cian Mc Cormack, Galway, Ireland (4-0, 61.1kg, 510, 12-08-98, Pete Foley, 087 8119227) defeated Charlie Kennedy, Carlow, Ireland (3-4, 61.4kg, 510, 09-01-98, Dermot Maher, 085 7180586) by decision. (29-28, 30-27, 28-29). 18/ IKF AM FCR Paul Huish, Galway, Ireland (20-9-6, 65.5kg, 56, 03-10-90, Pete Foley, 087 8119227) defeated Dermot O Rourke, Kilkenny, Ireland (6-5-2, 64.5kg, 12-17-76, Paul Cummins, 085 2441538) by decision. (40-37, 40-36, 39-37).
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:49:49 +0000
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