Challenger 7 "Heavy Duty" Results: Jesse Miles scores KO in return to action

Challenger 7 “Heavy Duty” took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Friday night. The event featured the return of Jesse “Smiles” Miles after over a year long layoff. Miles returned to face Italian fighter Guiseppe D'amuri, and it didn’t take long for Miles to let everyone know he was back. A vicious overhand right from Miles in the first round ended D’amuri’s night. It was a great return for Miles after lengthy layoff.

Hakeem Dawodu and Sheldon Gaines, two of North Americas rising fighters fought in an exciting bout. In the third round Gaines suffered a cut over his eye from an elbow and in the fourth round the fight was stopped. With the win Dawodu moves to 2-0 as a pro, while Gaines has a three fight winning streak snapped.

In the night’s other pro bouts Sandria Bastian returned from a lengthy layoff to win a razor thin split decision over Emily Wahby and Dejan Kajic of Iron City Muay Thai in Vancouver defeated Matt Krayko by unanimous decision.

Results:
Jesse Miles def. Guieseppe D’amuri via KO (Punch) in Rd. 1
Hakeem Dawodu def. Sheldon Gaines via (T)KO (Cut) in Rd. 4
Sandra Bastian def. Emily Wahby via Split Decision
Dejan Kajic def. Matt Krayko via Unanimous Decision

Challenger 7 "Heavy Duty" set with 4 pro bouts including the return of Jesse Miles and Hakeem Dawodu vs. Sheldon Gaines

Jesse Miles will return to action after a year long layoff on April 19th at Challenger 7 “Heavy Duty” in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Miles last competed in January of 2012 when he scored a knockout victory over Wattana Sit Jor. Welcoming Miles in his return to the ring will be Italy’s Guiseppe D'amuri, who will most likely try to use his height advantage to try and stifle the technical game of Miles. It should be an exciting main event bout between Miles and D’amuri.

In the night’s co-main event Hakeem Dawodu and Sheldon Gaines will tangle in what is expected to be an exciting bout. Both fighters are coming off exciting knockouts. Dawodu most recently scored a knockout over Thai fighter Rungjara in the second round and Gaines scored a vicious head kick knockout over Sam Poulton less than a minute into his last bout. Dawodu is one of Canada’s top notch young talents, while Gaines is in the middle of a career resurgence. After starting his pro career 0-4, but has gone 5-1 since then with his only loss being a controversial decision loss.

Also fighting on the card will be Sandra Bastian as she takes on Emily Wahby of Italy, and Peter Arbeau will tangle with Dejan Kajic.

Challenger 7 “Heavy Duty” will take place at the Bowness Sportsplex in Calgary.

Pro Fight Card:
Jesse Miles vs. Guieseppe D’amuri
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Sheldon Gaines
Sandra Bastian vs. Emily Wahby
Peter Arbeau vs. Dejan Kajic

Pictures: Legends Muay Thai Championship

Scott Hirano was on hand at Legends Muay Thai Championship in San Francisco to photograph all of the action. In the main event Ky Hollnebeck defeated Cyrus Washington to win the WMC Intercontinental Title. 

Results and Recap: Legends Muay Thai Championship

Legends Muay Thai Championship took place in San Francisco, CA yesterday. The event was held in conjunction with the 4th International Lao New Year Festival and the fights took place in front San Francisco's City Hall. The event was headlined by a bout between Ky Hollenbeck and Cyrus Washington for the WMC Intercontinental Title.

Hollenbeck made quick work of Washington as the bout ended in roughly 50 seconds. Washington landed some solid shots in that time frame, but Hollenbeck pushed the pace from the start. His unrelenting attack eventually yielded a devastating spinning back fist that ended the bout. Hollenbeck connected with the devastating blow and Washington's body went limp as he hit the canvas and the referee stopped the bout immediately. With the win Hollenbeck bounces back in spectacular fashion from his first career loss to Nieky Holzken back in November of 2011. Hollenbeck is now set to face Michael Corley in the opening round of the Glory World Series at the end of May.

Miriam Nakamoto vs. Sandra Bastian set for Legends Muay Thai event on April 28th, Palacios and Hollnebeck in action as well

Miriam Nakamoto will be making her return to action after a layoff of over a year when she takes on Sandra Bastian at Legends Muay Thai Championship in San Francisco, CA for the WMC world title. The event is scheduled to take place April 28th at City Hall. Also scheduled for the event is a fight between Jose Palacios and Xiangming Liu, in addition Ky Hollenbeck is expected to be in action although is opponent is currently unknown.

Nakamoto had to undergo knee surgery in late 2011 and has not competed since late 2010. Bastian recently defeated Kristina Alvarez at the Jawbreaker event in Calgary, Canada. It will be interesting to see if the long layoff has affected Nakamoto, she is known for brining the fight to all of her opponents as she always looks to finish.

Results and Recap: Challenger 3 - Jawbreaker

Promoter Mike Miles hosted the sold out “Challenger 3 – JAWBREAKER” event on Saturday January 28th at the Century Casino in Calgary. The event featured Team Canada vs. Team Thailand in what was a series of exciting bouts. The nights’ professional bouts were sanctioned by the Calgary Combative Sports Commission (CCSC) and the World Muaythai Council (WMC). The amateur bouts were sanctioned by the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) and Muaythai Alberta (MA).

In the night’s main event Canada’s Jesse Miles took on Thailand’s Wattana Sit Jor. The opening round of the fight saw both fighters feel each other out and not over commit to anything. The action started to pick up in the second round, Miles was successful with kick early on before both fighters started letting their limbs fly. Both fighters were able to avoid one another’s attacks for the most part. Wattana scored the first big blow of the fight when a right hand sent Miles to the canvas. Miles popped back up instantly and when the fight was resumed it was clear Wattana was ready to end the bout as he darted across the ring trying to deliver a flying knee, which Miles avoided. Miles survived the round as he stifled Wattana’s offense by closing the distance, smothering him and not allowing him to be successful with his strikes.

Pictures: Kristina Alvarez training for upcoming fight with Sandra Bastian

Kristina Alvarez will be making her pro debut against Sandra Bastian on January 28th at Jawbreaker International Muay Thai Gala in Calgary, Canada. Alvarez trains under Alex Palma at Team Nogueira in San Diego, CA. Scott Hirano was on hand at Team Nogueira to capture pictures of Alvarez as she prepares for her upcoming fight with Bastian.

Jawbreaker International Muaythai Gala set for January 28th in Calgary

The Jawbreaker International Muaythai Gala will take place January 28th at the Century Casino in Calgary, Canada. The event will feature a theme of Canada vs. Thailand and will mark the return of Jesse Miles since his time the reality TV show “The Challenger Muaythai”. In addition, Sandra Bastian is also expected to return to action.

Jesse Miles is one of the most recognized fighters out of Canada and was recently featured on “The Challenger Muaythai”. He was eliminated in the opening ground of the 16 man tournament and has not fought since. Miles has also fought in the Kings Cup tournament in 2010 where he dropped a decision to Cosmo Alexandre. Facing Miles at the Jawbreaker event will be Wattana Sit Jor.

Pictures: Julie Kitchen training for her fight with Sandra Bastian

Scott Hirano was on hand to capture some pictures of Julie Kitchen as she trains for her fight with Sandra Bastian. Julie and Sandra will be fighting at the Muaythai Premier League's (MPL) "Blood and Steel" event in Holland on November 6th. Julie looks to earn her second win in as many tries as Sandra looks to get her first win of the MPL.

Pictures: Sandra Bastian training for her fight with Julie Kitchen

Sandra Bastian from Canada will be fighting Julie Kitchen at the Muaythai Premier League's (MPL) "Blood & Steel" event on November 6th in Holland. Scott Hirano was able to capture some great shots of Bastian as she prepares for Kitchen.

Jesse Miles returns to action Feb. 4th against Charlie Annonay

Ring Masters will be kicking of their 2011 campaign on February 4th at the Century Casino in Calgary, Canada. The main event will feature Jessie Miles vs. Charlie Annonay.

Miles is coming off a successful 2010 campaign which saw him taste defeat only once. The lone loss came to world ranked Cosmo Alexandre this past December at the King Cup tournament. Miles went the distance with Cosmo, but fell short on the judges score cards.

Annonay is a French Muay Thai fighter looking to start the year off with a bang. With a record to 25-5 he should not be taken lightly.

Other notable fighters on the card will include Sandra Bastian, Hakeem Dawodu, and Peter Arbeau. The event will be sanctioned by the World Muay Thai Council.

North America Women's Rankings

All fighters born in North America are eligible. North America Women's rankings will include fighters from the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Rankings are based on P4P.

1. Miriam Nakamoto (U.S.A.)

2. Jeri Sitzes (U.S.A.)

Full Fight Card Set for Saugus Speedway Full Rules Muay Thai

Event takes place August 14, 2010 at the Saugus Speedway in Saugus, CA

Main Card:

Sripare “Angel of Death” vs. Sandra “Heart” Bastian

Lerdsila “Mr Lightning” vs. Yusuke Sugawara

Fransisco Ekyotin Vs. Danny "Dangerous" Navarro

Undercard:

Francisco Amescua vs. Armin Safarini

Michael Ellison vs. Doug Raver

Ruben Lahn vs. Oscar Sanchez

Jordan Rhines vs. Devan Gonzalez

Anthony Lahn vs. Ronald Cruz

Anthony Cordoza vs. Nick Chambers

Hector Godoy vs. Angel Meca

Vito Funicello vs. Erick Gonzales