Bob Mauro in the ringRich Kimball kicks the bagDerek Panza throws an axe kickBob Mauro lands a punch
Kenpo Karate & Ghost Kickboxing

 

 

 

3/30/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topkick championship Kickboxing will be holding a very exciting night of kickboxing on Friday March 30th at Sports Plus in Lake Grove Long Island. On the card Terek Rached will battle PA's own Randy Pouge.

Chris Algieri From Greenlawn Long Island will also be on the card. As of right now his scheduled opponent backed out and one has not yet been announced. Chris is the current world champion at 154 lbs and trains out of the world famous GHOST gym.

Some exciting amatures scheduled to be on the card are Mike Bickford from Long Beach L.I. and he trains out of the U.S. Karate Academy in Island Park, New york. Undefeated kickboxer Derrick Oldensmith who also trains at the U.S. Karate Academy in Island Park will be fighting Brian Glen. Derrick is a rising star. You certainly will be seeing a lot of him as he is soon to turn pro and is trying out for a spot on the Philidelphia Fire. Which is now being aired on the versus channel.

Tickets are now on sale and you can get them by calling (516) 431-8293 or (631) 271-5425. Tickets go fast so call today! General are $45.00 / ringside are $50.00

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Chris Algieri wins WKA welterweight World title with an 8th round knockout over Canadian Champion Brad Fowler.

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Joe Puleio pulled of yet another spectacular event at Sports Plus in Lake Grove, Long Island Friday night. This card was very exciting with a couple of knockouts. Mike Corleone knocked out his opponent 10 seconds of round 2 and kadir Kadri Knocked out his opponent in round 3. Bobby Campbell took the win over Lennox Chance.

The main event was an awesome demonstration of both skill and power. The match-up of Chris Algieri (of Ghost Kickboxing) and Tarek Rached (of UFC Kickboxing) will go down as one of the best fights so far this year! When the bell rang in round 1 Both fighters were very eager to get at each other. Rached was the larger of the two fighters. Algieri looked exceptionally sharp and accurate with his kick and punch combinations. The first round looked pretty even with both fighters fighting hard. Rounds 2 and 3 had Algieri delivering big body shots with hard round kicks and hooks to the body, which seemed to slow down Rached. In round 4 Algieri had some blood coming from his nose, but his corner man/trainer Bob Mauro quickly had that under control. In round 5 Rached came out strong Sensing that he needed a knockout to win, but Algieri being in top shape was able to make great counters to shut down Rached. Winner by unanimous decision..... Chris Algieri!

Shamos Farley defeats Alexus Caban.

One of the best fights on the under card was between Alexus Caban and Shamos Farley (Ghost Kickboxing). Caban was very strong and at times seemed to push Farley around, But Farley was clearly the sharper fighter. He managed to put Caban down in rounds 2 and 3, but every time Caban went down he got back up to continue. At the end Shamos Farley won by Unanimous division.

Chris Algieri wins .

Bob Mauro and Chris Algieri.

You can see the complete results and pictures at www.wkausa.com

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Congratulations to Amanda King, Sal Cincinelli, Justin Chu, and Michael Bickford on their promotion to Nidan (2nd degree Black Belt).

Congratulations to Paul Dellorusso, Mark Forkos and Richard Steinholz on their promotion to Shodan (1st degree Black Belt).

The U.S. Karate Academy would also like to congratulate Sheila Guy and Adam Rozell on a great performance at their Black Belt test.

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Chris Algieri captures the WKA U.S. title with a 3rd round knockout of Edelmiro Montero at Sports plus. In front of a packed crowd chris put on a spectacular display. This was a rematch of a fight that went the distance. Algieri with the help of trainer Bob Mauro were able to totally shut down Montero. Everything that Montero tried was quickly Neutalized. Simply put, the Algieri camp learned from the first fight and the Montero Camp made no changes. That simple fact is what made the fight so one sided.

Trainer Bob Mauro, Chris Algieri and corner man Mike Ebinger.