27/09/08
Teesside juniors took part in an evening show in Glasgow.
We had three of our junior fighter compete in Scotland for the WKA Anglo Scottish titles.
Jordan Ferrie : This was a big step up for Jordon, to date all he had done was club sparring, weighing in @ 42 Kilos he did the club proud and all 3 round were contested at a fast pace which he stood up to well. Jordon lost on a very narrow point’s decision and can be very pleased with his efforts.
Jessica Nilsson: This was Jessica's first Thai Boxing ring experience and was fighting @ 48kilos, her opponent weighed in a bit heavier @ 51 kilos. Jessica from the off showed she was ready for anything that came her way and won in a convincing point win.
Jack Cooper: This was Jack’s first ring experience and he was fighting @ 52 Kilos. Jack’s opponent was very strong in the first round but jack dominated the second round with the third round being even resulting in a draw. Their will be a rematch early next year for Jack.
23/02/08
Teesside Thai Senior had their first outing in the IKF amatuer circuit in Darlington. We had four fighters competing on this event and had 3 wins and 1 draw.
Jonathan McAskill fights at cruiser weight. Won, one minute into the second round with a stopage this was under amatuer full muay thai rules. This was Jonathan's first fight and he showed talent well beyond the 2 months he has been training Muay Thai.
Will Connelly fights at welterweight. Won, 10 seconds into the first round with a stopage this was under amatuer full muay thai rules. This was Wills first fight in Muay Thai and again showed great skill. Will has been training in Muay Thai for 4 months.
Patrick Homes fights at welterweight. Draw, this was a hard fought contest and after the five rounds both fighters could not be seperated on points, this was under amatuer full muay thai rules. Patrick has been training Muay Thai for 2 years.
Leif Taggart fights at Featherweight. Won after 4 rounds on points for the IKF Amatuer Featherweight World Title. Leif fought Hakan Yildiz from Turkey. This was fought under IKF Olypic Scoring Rules. Leif was behind on points going into the fourth round but Hakan tired toward the end of the forth round and Leif continued to pressure and score well and grasped the victory in the last second of the fourth round.
08/12/2007
Teesside Thai Junior Boxers took part in the Golden Belt British championships on Saturday the 8th December.
We took 5 juniors to the championships and came back to Teesside with 3 British champions and two silver medallists.
Dale Mathie British Champion category 10 to 13 years old, 52-56kg
Jack Bezance Silver Medal category 10 to 13 years old, 48-52kg
Jack Cooper British Champion category 10 to 13 years old, 44-48kg
Lynden Watt Silver Medal category 14 to 17 years old, 78-80kg
Leif Taggart British Champion category 14 to 17 years old, 48-52kg
Well done from all the team at Teesside Thai Boxing Club
27/10/07
Leif Taggart wins Golden Belt "Atom Weight" Amatuer World Title
Leifs extensive training on the run up to this fight had set him apart from his American competitor. The first round of the fight was close until the last 20 second when Leif executed a spinning back kick and then went on to push the win for the first round. Rounds 2 and 3 were hard contested but Leif again was a clear winner and Leif showed a different class in rounds 4 and 5.
Great win for Leif and for Teesside Thai Boxing.
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21/07/07
Leif Taggart wins IKF English Featherweight Title. It was a hard fight for Leif but he won the fight on the night with awesome speed and great high and low kicks.
This was Leif’s first senior title and we would all like to say a big well done.
18/06/2007
Teesside Thai Boxers in action today in the British San Da Chinese Kickboxing Championship.
Leif Taggart wins British title in his weight and age class.
Jack Bezance wins British title in his weight and age class.
Well done Jack and Leif.
02/06/2007
Teesside Thai Boxing Club has its first win on the AKA England Fight circuit.
Assistant Instructor Leif Taggart won with a TKO (Technical knock Out) in the second round of the fight against a strong competitor from the King Cobra Club in the North East.
For more info on the AKA England please visit http://www.aka-england.org