Tuesday, 15 August 2006, 4:02 pm
Press Release: Highlander Promotions
PAPAHO PANUI / MEDIA STATEMENT

Te 15 o nga ra o Here-turi-koka / 15 August 2006

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'Aotearoa's First Ever, Full Muay-Thai 8 Man Elimination Kickboxing Event'

Saturday 02 September 2006; Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre, Manukau City

For the first time ever in Aotearoa, WKB-1 and Highlander Promotions along with principal
sponsor, Mai Media Ltd present the Mai FM S-1 Oceania Championship, a Full Muay-Thai Rules, 8 man elimination kickboxing event.

S-1 Full Muay-Thai Rules is the most spectacular example of kickboxing and is rapidly becoming the fastest growing spectator sport in the world with qualifying events held worldwide. The sudden death format of this 8-man competition, where fighters can use all their weapons such as elbows, knees, punching and kicking provides spectators with all the drama, thrills and excitement they can handle.

This exciting event will see some of the very best 72.5kg Full Muay-Thai fighters from New Zealand, Australia and Thailand such as:

Choppa Chapman (NZ), Wanlop Sitpholek (Thailand), Prince Hamid (NZ), Mot Eck (Thailand), Warren Elson (Australia), Spike Chamberlain (NZ), Aaron Dixon (NZ), Shane Cornish (NZ)

Super Fight: Aaron Boyes (NZ) vs Leonard Sitpholek (Thailand)

With each fighter a current or past World, Commonwealth, South Pacific, Australian or New Zealand champion the action will be intense as they compete against each other for the Rights, Honour and Esteem of being crowned the first ever S-1 Oceania Grand Champion.

The winner securing for himself a place in Muay-Thai's most prestigious event, the Final of the 8 Man World S-1 Championship on December 5th in Bangkok, Thailand and the opportunity to become the world S-1 Grand Champion which carries a prize purse of 1 million baht.(Approx NZ$42,000.00)

Siraphop Ratanasuban (Songchai Jnr) will be attending this Event to welcome S-1, (the S standing for Self-Confidence, Self-Respect and Self-Discipline), to New Zealand and the Oceania Region which will be a great honour for Muay-Thai in this part of the World.

To book your Corporate Table / VIP Ringside Seats, contact: Scotty Thomson 021 142 0433 or highlandersfight@xtra.co.nz.

General tickets are on sale at TicketDirect. 0800 224 224 or www.ticketdirect.co.nz

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Ratner tells Coming Soon that he’d love to get basketballer Yao Ming, Aishwarya Rai, Gong Li and Tony Jaa for the next film. Who’s got a woody for the foreign biggies, then?

Hmm.OK. Nice picks. But are they prepared to sell their souls for the cabbage? Guess we’ll see.

"I'll tell you who I'm going after," he said with a burst of excitement. "I want Yao Ming, the basketball player, to be in it. I want to recreate the fight sequence from the Bruce Lee movie where he fights Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but I want to do the reverse; I want Chris Tucker to fight Yao Ming. I want that to happen. I want Aishwarya Rai [the biggest female star in Bollywood] and I would love Gong Li [last seen in Memoirs of a Geisha] to be in the movie. There's some people that I want, but I don't know if I'll be able to get them. Tony Jaa [star of last year's Ong Bak: Thai Warrior] I want, too. I love him."

“Rush Hour 3” starts filming this Summer in New York and Paris.

Source: http://www.moviehole.net/news/20060515_ratners_rush_hour_3_wish_list.html

Saturday, July 22, 2006 (Uttaradit, Thailand):

Sport not only helps keep a person physically fit but also mentally strong and the ancient martial art of Muay Thai boxing is proof of that.

Dozens of Thai boys and girls have said yes to this sport and no to drugs. They are not vying for a role in a sequel to Hollywood blockbuster Rocky but simply making some money to make ends meet.

12-year old national champion Phannipa and twin sister Sawinee Chaithes are just among the many Thai girls who are addicted to the sport of Muay Thai or kickboxing.

At the end of another day at school it's the beginning of an even tougher class for them, which needs close to five hours of physical exercise each day.

"The children live with their grandparents who may not understand their needs. This is why we worry about the children that they might mix with the wrong company and get involved with drugs," said Chuchart Khumpuang, Director, Suksawittaya School.

Most of the children come from nearby villages and live under severe conditions of poverty. Boxing has given most of them a new lease of life.

Worth the pain

Apart from helping the children spend their time constructively, they manage to make about $26 from every match, money that is well worth the pain especially for the sisters.

"I like it when I fight. It's a little painful, but I can make some money to support my grandmother," said Phannipa Chaithes, Muay Thai Boxer.

"I pity them every time they fight in a match because I'm afraid they will get hurt. But they have to do it because if they don't fight, they'll have no money," said Lubhiyat Chaites, twins' grandmother.

The Suksawittaya School helps around 40 such girls and boys to sharpen their kicks and punches. While this ancient martial art may not serve as a long-term career for these children, it certainly gives them a means of earning their livelihood for the time being.

Source: http://www.ndtv.com/

The WBC Muaythai organisation will be red hot in Europe this September with world titles being staged in London and Copenhagen.

The world light heavyweight title contest in Denmark scheduled for September 2 sees a sensational match-up between Denmark's Bassam Chahrour and Sweden's Markus Oberg.

"This is a very big fight as both fighters have something to prove and winning the WBC Muaythai world title in the light heavyweight division is massive," said promoter Brain Talarek.

Chahrour (21) has won 33 of his fights - 19 by knockout. Oberg has won 14 of 16 contests - five by knockout.

On September 17 in London promoters United as One will stage a WBC Muaythai world title as well as two international championships on the same super card.

In what has become one of the most talked about contests on the WBC Muaythai calendar for 2006, European and UK superstar Kieran Keddle will fight Thai superstar Danthai for the WBC super lightweight title.

Keddle has fought and trained in Thailand and has overcome all challengers in Europe, while Danthai is a main event fighter at Bangkok's Lumpinee and Rajadamnoen stadiums, and is the top ranked star on the Thai Channel 7 Sunday fight program.

United as One promoter Nash Keshwala said the Danthai/Keddle match-up between two of the hottest fighters from Europe and Thailand had created "a big buzz of excitement in London".

"You look at the fight history of Danthai and Keddle. They're at their peak and they are set to fight for a WBC world title belt. It's a very big championship and, consequently, there's enormous interest," said Keshwala.

The London event will also feature two WBC international championships.

England's Dale White will be challenged by Sergey Skiba of Belarus for the WBC Muaythai super flyweight international title.

The second international contest for the WBC Muaythai cruiserweight championship will be an enthralling showdown between London's talented Andre McIntyre and the Japanese warrior Magnum Sakai.

Patrick Cusick

The Nation

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/07/17/sport/sport_30008880.php

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