A-1 world combat cup Istanbul

[depechemode]

there is a tournament in Istanbul on 16 april

Serkan Yilmaz will fight on a 8 man tournament

[Kobayashi]

Whoa, then he'll fight in France at the end of the month? Good luck to him, I'm sure he has a great chance of winning both and I hope he does.

[depechemode]

I hope so 2 for Serkan
I want to see him again also on K-1 max arena , he is so entertaining

[Razor Bump]

In order for him to win he'll have to go through Pete Spratt and Mike Zambidis.... this is a tough tournament.

[AKA]

card???

[depechemode]

the schedule for 8 man tournament is as follows :
Wanllop Sitpholek vs. Serkan Yilmaz
Prince Hamid vs. Prince Amir

Amar Memedov vs. Kader Maarouf
Serkan Yavuz vs. Chris Riley

[edouble]

I might be wrong but for some reason I think the Turkey show might be canceled. I sent an email to the promoter just to get some clarity, since I have both events on my calander.

A1 WCC - Turkey (http://www.ironlife.com/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2005-4-16&e=385&c=1) on April 16, 2005

A1 WCC - France (http://www.ironlife.com/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2005-4-30&e=384&c=1) on April 30, 2005

~ed~

[edouble]

http://www.biletix.com/eng/live/wtsevent.php?Eventcd=FFMS1

The above link seems like a ticket master type of company, it clearly states the even it cancelled. But then again who knows it might be a misprint.

~ed~

[depechemode]

I dont know what happened there but I will try to find out

[depechemode]

well I got some info.
it is postponed to 14 may 2005

[Ghodrat]

That's not Prince Amir as in Amir Shafipour, is it? The Iranian kickboxer who fought in Australia quite a bit?

I think he retired a couple years ago......Be interestin if he's making a comeback, although he won't win the tournament.

[AKA]

wahoo thats sounds great! If both event are still on, Ylmaz is crazy!

[Ottoman Turk]

The date has been changed to May 14th,and here is some info:

Superfight - Tayfun Aktoz/Turkey - Francois Decrawes/Belgium

8 man Tournamnet consists of :
Wannlop Sitpholek (Thailand) VS Prince Hamid (Morroco)

Serkan Yilmaz (Turkey) VS Prince Amir (Iran)

Amar Memedov (Russia) VS Serkan Yavuz (Turkey)

Kader Maroouf (France) VS Chris Riley (USA)

MAIN BOUTS -
HEADHUNTER (PAPUA NEW GUINEA) VS Ramazan Beyazkaya (TURKEY)

Semi Main Event -
Birol Topuz (Turkey) VS Omar Bellhamar (Lebanon)

Main Event -
GURKAN OZKAN (TURKEY) VS JOHN SOFOCLEIUS (GREECE)


note:I've heard of a rumour that it might be cancelled again.I'll let you know.I know some of the fighters(Serkan Yavuz and Birol Topuz,they used to work out in the same gym as I do.)

[Ottoman Turk]

That's not Prince Amir as in Amir Shafipour, is it? The Iranian kickboxer who fought in Australia quite a bit?

I think he retired a couple years ago......Be interestin if he's making a comeback, although he won't win the tournament.

Well he is Iranian.I know nothing about him fighting in Australia but I know that he is Persian for sure.He gives private lessons in Istanbul.

[staves]

So have the shows been cancelled or not?

Solak claims he is having a A-1 tournament in Las Vegas as well sometime this year....

[Ghodrat]

Well he is Iranian.I know nothing about him fighting in Australia but I know that he is Persian for sure.He gives private lessons in Istanbul.

Interesting....I don't know if it's the same guy, though, as the one who lived in Australia for a while was still there last year and had started promoting shows last I heard.

But who knows, it could be the same guy. Maybe he moved.......The one who fought in Australia went up against guys like John Hallford, Daniel Dawson, Chris Allen, Scott Bannan, etc.....He also fought in the first K-1 Max Oceania tournament, beating Jenk Behic in the first round but losing to Mike Cope in the semis.

Also, Shafipour was promoted by Tarik Solak, the Turkish promoter in Australia who has been the promoter of Zambidis & Yilmaz.

[Ghodrat]

So have the shows been cancelled or not?

Solak claims he is having a A-1 tournament in Las Vegas as well sometime this year....

That would be cool as hell, but I don't know if it's realistic unless he totally limits the fighters as mainly being from North America. Otherwise, the travel expenses alone would be a killer.

[staves]

I was thinking more along the lines of names like A-1, Solak, and Zambidis would be meaningless to most americans...

[Ghodrat]

Well, if you think about it, the vast majority of names in the kickboxing world itself are meaningless to most Americans.

[dianesibille]

HI,

Do you know the results of this fight? My friend, Chris Riley is fighting.

Thanks,
Diane

The date has been changed to May 14th,and here is some info:

Superfight - Tayfun Aktoz/Turkey - Francois Decrawes/Belgium

8 man Tournamnet consists of :
Wannlop Sitpholek (Thailand) VS Prince Hamid (Morroco)

Serkan Yilmaz (Turkey) VS Prince Amir (Iran)

Amar Memedov (Russia) VS Serkan Yavuz (Turkey)

Kader Maroouf (France) VS Chris Riley (USA)

MAIN BOUTS -
HEADHUNTER (PAPUA NEW GUINEA) VS Ramazan Beyazkaya (TURKEY)

Semi Main Event -
Birol Topuz (Turkey) VS Omar Bellhamar (Lebanon)

Main Event -
GURKAN OZKAN (TURKEY) VS JOHN SOFOCLEIUS (GREECE)


note:I've heard of a rumour that it might be cancelled again.I'll let you know.I know some of the fighters(Serkan Yavuz and Birol Topuz,they used to work out in the same gym as I do.)

[Kobayashi]

Serkan Yilmaz slaughtered all 3 of his opponents. Well done to him!