Rami Ibrahim vs. Joe Marchand Tipping set as main event for Friday Night Fights season opener

Friday Night Fights will kick off 2015 with their season opener on January 23rd at the Broad Street Ballroom in New York. The main event will feature Philadelphia's Rami Ibrahim looking to defend his WKA 135lb North American Title against Canada's Joe Marchand Tipping.

Ibrahim and Tipping are both veterans in the North American fight scene and should provide fight fans with a solid technical fight. Ibrahim has fought  not only in Muay Thai, but MMA and Boxing. He is known for having some of the best hands in the North American Muay Thai scene. Tipping has fought primarily for Friday Night Fights in the past few years having mixed results. 

You can keep checking back here at Muay Thai Authority for more news regarding the Friday Night Fights season opener.

Results and Recap: Friday Night Fights Sept. 16th event

by Peeloshmee Deonarain

Friday Night Fights Muay Thai kicked off the first of back-to-back events at the Broad Street Ballroom with their September 16th fight card, which featured five pro fights. The night's main event action was a bout between New York's Chris Kwiatkowski and Canada's Joe Marchand Tipping. Both fighters seemed equally matched in the ring, Kwiatkowski used his hands to do most of his damage, while Tipping used his kicks to score. The fight started off slow as both fighters felt each other out. Kwiatkowski clearly knew his hands were going to be key for him as he scored with them through out the bout, utilizing his reach to land his jab. Tipping was the smaller fighter of the two as he moved up a weight class to face Kwiatkowski, but clearly had no problem mixing it up with Kwiatkowski as he successfully implemented body kicks and leg kicks throughout the fight. In addition to landing his jab Kwiatkowski followed up with body kicks that successfully landed and in the end took home a unanimous decision win.

Joe Marchand Tipping talks about his upcoming fight with Chris Kwiatkowski

Joe Marchand Tipping will be facing New York's Chris Kwiatkowski on September 16th under the Friday Night Fights banner. Tipping took some time to answer a few questions for Muay Thai Authority about his upcoming fight with Kwiatkowski.

MTA: Joe, you are scheduled to fight Chris Kwiatkowski for Friday Night Fights on September 16th, how familiar are you with Chris as a fighter?

Joe: I know Chris is a great fighter with hard hands that no one should under estimate. I had the chance to watch Chris fight Oliver Parker live at Friday Night Fights June 10 event this year. Also, I train with a lot of fighters who have been on cards with him so I have a good familiarity with his style and pace.