Journey Fight Series 8 man tournament quarter finals set for March 5th

Trevor Smandych is and his newly minted promotion Journey Fight Series are looking to start things off with a bang. They will play host to a 140lb eight man tournament which will spread across three events. The quarter finals will begin on March 5th at the Century Casino in Calgary, Canada.

Six slots in the eight man tournament have been filled. Currently four fighters will be representing Canada while, two of the confirmed fighters are from the United States. Justin Greskiewicz, and Mark DeLuca are the two Americans confirmed for the tournament.

Greskiewicz ended 2010 on a two fight win streak with both of those fights coming in New York at the Friday Night Fight series. Before the wins streak Greskiewicz fought to a controversial draw with Byoung Ku-Park in an IKKC International title bout, a fight which many observers feel he won.

DeLuca has already gotten things going for 2011 recording a come from behind decision victory of Kevin Molina at Friday Night Fights season opener on January 14th. DeLuca survived an early knockdown and rallied back in the final three rounds to score a knockdown of his own and take home a unanimous decision.

The four Canadian fighters confirmed so far include Matt Embree, Nate Smandych, Josh Palmer, and Parwez Ghulam.

Embree is probably best known in the states for his close battle with Coke Chunhawat, he lost a narrow split decision back in September. Fighting out of Ontario, Embree looks to finish fights as 8 of his 16 pro wins have come via KO.

Smandych is currently the least experienced of the fighters announced, with only three professional bouts to his name. However, he holds over 30 amateur bouts under his belt, and has won several WKA and IKF amateur titles.

Palmer is the most experienced of the current tournament fighters with fifty pro fights. Of his 35 wins, 25 have come by KO. Palmer also holds two WMF titles.

Ghulam has only tasted defeat once in his eight fight career, and of his sevens wins five have come via KO. Ghulam fights out of Shaolin Muay Thai, where he trains under Canadian great Shane "Shaolin" Cambell.

Aside from the tournament bouts, the card with be filled out with a few super fights, and some amateur fights as well.

Keep checking back here at Muay Thai Authority for more information regarding the 8 man tournament.