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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.
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