Josh Palmer vs. Imran Khan set for Showdown 12 in November

Josh Palmer will be returning to action on November 11th against Imran Khan at Showdown 12 in Sheffield, Ireland. The event will take place at the Sheffield Octagon Centre.

Palmer has not competed since dropping a close decision to Panicus Yousf at the Siam Warriors eight man tournament in Cork, Ireland earlier this year. Palmer, who fights out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is considered one of the best Muay Thai talents in North America. Khan trains out of Bad Company gym and should prove to be a tough opponent for Palmer. This is definitely a solid fight for both fighters and the fans should be in for a treat.

Fight Sport Industires returns Nov. 27th with Muay Thai event in Doncaster featuing Simon Chu vs. Cedric Bacuna

Fight Sport Industries will host a show on Saturday, November 27th in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

The event will feature Simon Chu (Kiatphontip, Leeds) vs. Cedric Bacuna (Vos Gym, Holland)
Chu will undoubtibly be stepping up in competition against a very experienced Bacuna, whom has over 50 fights to his name.

Helene Garnett (Wicker Camp, Doncaster) vs. Orinta Van Der Zee (Vos Gym, Holland)
Garnett's is looking to cement her name and career when she takes on Van Der Zee, a fighter who is regarded as the number one welterweight in Europe (possibly the world).

Imran Khan (Wicker Camp, Sheffield) vs. Andy Thrasher (Manchester)
Two U.K. locals meet up with what is certain to be an exciting fight from start to finish. There will likely be no feeling out process in this fight as these two fighters are likely to go in and put it all on the line to get the win.

Marc Saergent (Studio 2000) vs. Mehdi Feroozi (Wicker Camp, Sheffield)
Two more local talents take on one another in what is sure to be a knockout waiting to happen. Both of these fighters have heavy hands and they both throw with bad intentions.

Other fighters announced for the fight card but are currently without an opponent are Dean James, Greg Wootton, Stuart Kemp, Daitan Jackson, Kris Addis, Mike Clarke, Phil Burke, Kate Stables, Thomas McCormick, Paige Farrington, John Aaong.

The event will take place at the Doncaster Dome. It's similar in layout to the Reebok, but bigger and has tiered seats. Tickets will go on sale Monday 18th October.

Fight Sport Industries Presents Champions Trophy

Fight Sport Industries presents Champions Trophy will feature an 8 man tournament with 10,000 (roughly about 13,000 US dollars) euro's up for grabs to the winner.

In addition to the 8 man tournament a string of super fights are expected to featured on the fight card. The event will take place September 11 in Brimingham, England.

The 8 man tournament will feature Andy Thrasher (Manchester), Tim Thomas (Bedford), Kevin Harper (Wigan), James France (Leeds), Wayne McCoy (Nottingham), Kieran Keddle (London), Imran Khan (Sheffield), and Nordin Kassrioui (Amsterdam). Dave Copestake (Birmingham) and Kerith Bhella (Wolverhampton) will serve as alternates for the tournament.

Confirmed to participate in super fights are Damien Trainor (Birmingham) vs. Gianpietro Marceddu (Italy) and Dean James (Wolverhampton) vs Penphet Sor Kittishai (Thailand).