King in the Ring
King in the Ring is a kickboxing tournament that is held in New Zealand.
| Sport | Kickboxing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Owner(s) | Jason Suttie and Arna Johnson-Suttie |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Venue(s) | ASB Stadium Te Rauparaha Arena YMCA Stadium Auckland City Eventfinda Stadium |
| Most recent champion(s) | Rob Horrocks (1st title) |
| Most titles | Israel Adesanya (3 Titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TVNZ |
| Promotion to | King in the Ring Fight Series |
| Official website | King in the Ring |
Tournament format
King in the Ring is a last man standing eight man tournament that is complete in one night. Seven boxing bouts will be contested in one night, each bout being scheduled for three rounds, each round being three minutes with a minute break in between rounds. If after three rounds a fight is declared a draw, an extra round may be required to determine the winner. Judges will not be encouraged to draw fights but will be accepted in the case of close contests. In the event of a draw after a fourth round, the winner will be decided in consultation with the Referee and fight Supervisor. If an injury occurs to a winning boxer that eliminates him from the competition, he is to be replaced by the most deserving or merit worthy losing boxer from the earlier competition or reserve fight winner as decided by the Supervisor. A random draw out of a hat will be conducted to determine which fighters contest each other in four quarter final matches. There is a maximum knockdown rule, where a boxer can not be knocked down more than 3 times in the night.[1]
History
King in the Ring 100 kg I
The Tournament was competed on 20 May 2011 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured two WKBF World title bouts, including Roger Earp vs Joe Concha & Bronwyn Wylie vs Tegan Papasergi. The undercard also featured Muay Thai NZ title bout with James Gordon vs Rod McSwain. The opening bout of the night was ONeil Wiperi vs Ricky Hita.[2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Henry Taani (S.A.L.T) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Sasha Kunts (City Lee Gar) | ||||||||||||||
| Henry Taani (S.A.L.T) | ||||||||||||||
| Antz Nansen (ETK) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Antz Nansen (ETK) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Junior Ioane (Highlanders Gym) | ||||||||||||||
| Antz Nansen (ETK) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Josh Heta (ETK Northshore) | ||||||||||||||
| Josh Heta (ETK Northshore) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Papa Gabriel | ||||||||||||||
| Josh Heta (ETK Northshore) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli (Alpha Muay Thai) | ||||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli (Alpha Muay Thai) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Tafa Misipati (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 72 kg I
The Tournament was competed on 28 October 2011 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured a WKBF World Title Bout with Antz Nansen vs Eric Nosa. The undercard also featured Joey Baylon vs Chris Wells and Travis Green vs Ricky Hita.[3]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Brad Riddell (City Lee Gar) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Brendan Varty (Harleys Gym, Masterton) | ||||||||||||||
| Brad Riddell (City Lee Gar) | ||||||||||||||
| Edwin Samy (ETK) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Edwin Samy (ETK) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Sonny Sadler (Hardmans Gym) | ||||||||||||||
| Edwin Samy (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Hopkins (City Lee Gar) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Joe Hopkins (City Lee Gar) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Simoukov (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Hopkins (City Lee Gar) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Girish Rae | ||||||||||||||
| Girish Rae | Win | |||||||||||||
| Taylor Holland | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 62 kg I
The Tournament was competed on 19 May 2012 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Jake Crane vs Colin Chu, Michelle Preston vs Nikki Bigwood and Aaron Goddard vs Daniel Harris.[4]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Roger Earp (ETK) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Chris Wells (SMAC) | ||||||||||||||
| Roger Earp (ETK) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Ra Redden (Alpha Muay Thai) | ||||||||||||||
| Ra Redden (Alpha Muay Thai) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Ricki Campbell (Strikeforce) | ||||||||||||||
| Roger Earp (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
| Sone Vannathy (Arch Angel Thai Boxing) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Ben Sisam (Strikeforce) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Taylor Holland (Pathai) | ||||||||||||||
| Sone Vannathy (Arch Angel Thai Boxing) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Ben Sisam (Strikeforce) | ||||||||||||||
| Sone Vannathy (Arch Angel Thai Boxing) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Joey Baylon (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 100+ kg I
The Tournament was competed on 1 September 2012 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured William Robson De Oliveira vs Josh Marsters, Pane Haraki vs "Lightning" Mike Angove and Amateur Kickboxing WKBF NZ Title Fight James Eades vs Pati Afoa.[5]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Pauli Lakai | KO | |||||||||||||
| Thomas Peato | 2nd Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Pauli Lakai | KO | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | 2nd Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | SD | |||||||||||||
| Josh Wikiriwhi-Heta | ||||||||||||||
| Pauli Lakai | KO | |||||||||||||
| Tafa Misipati | 1st Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Mika Maliefulu | UD | |||||||||||||
| Hiriwa Te Rangi | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Maliefulu | KO | |||||||||||||
| Tafa Misipati | 1st Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Tafa Misipati | PTS | |||||||||||||
| Henry Taani | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 86 kg I
The Tournament was competed on 13 April 2013 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Yousef Almesfer vs Andrew Watson, Mikaera Povey vs Zak Fatamaka, WMC Lightweight Title Ra Redden vs Joey Baylon, Brendan Varty vs Edwin Samy, Richie Hardcore vs Hayden Todd and Andrew Peck and Tafa Misipati.[6]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jamie Eades (ETK Northshore) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Slava Alexeichik (City Lee Gar) | ||||||||||||||
| Jamie Eades (ETK Northshore) | ||||||||||||||
| Kyle Gallacher (Knee Assassins Guild) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Kyle Gallacher (Knee Assassins Guild) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Pati Afoa (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
| Kyle Gallacher (Knee Assassins Guild) | ||||||||||||||
| TY Williams (Alpha Muay Thai) | Win | |||||||||||||
| TY Williams (Alpha Muay Thai) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Joey Trevan (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
| TY Williams (Alpha Muay Thai) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Francis Vesetolu (SMAC) | ||||||||||||||
| Francis Vesetolu (SMAC) | Win | |||||||||||||
| Jan 'Karel Sroubek' Antolik (City Lee Gar) | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 100 kg II
The Tournament was competed on 9 November 2013 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Sanchai Aung vs Joey "The Filipino Kid" Baylon, Gaella "The Slayer" Nixon Baybee “Pitbull” Nansen, Benson Eves vs Wayne Hehea, Nikolas "The Greek" Charalampous vs Scott Taliauli, Edwin "Electric" Samy vs Mikaera "Shotgun" Povey, Tony Angelov vs Andrew Bannam and Pati "The Arsenal" Afoa vs Kyle "The Knee Assassin" Gallacher.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Pane "The Punisher" Haraki (Haraki Gym) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Tussi Asafo (Grizzly Thaiboxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Pane "The Punisher" Haraki (Haraki Gym) | ||||||||||||||
| Antz "Notorious" Nansen (ETK) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Antz "Notorious" Nansen (ETK) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Dan "The Man" Stirling (He Toa Muay Thai) | ||||||||||||||
| Antz "Notorious" Nansen (ETK) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli (Alpha Muay Thai) | ||||||||||||||
| Tafa "Thumper" Misipati (ETK) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Faisal "Diamond Flyer" Zakaria (Diamond Flyer Muay Thai) | ||||||||||||||
| Tafa "Thumper" Misipati (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli (Alpha Muay Thai) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli (Alpha Muay Thai) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Josh "Jaguar" Heta (ETK North Shore) | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 62 kg II & 4 Women 55 kg
These Tournaments were competed on 12 April 2014 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Mike Beavington vs David 'Sanchai' Aung, WKBF World Cruiserweight Title TY Williams vs Ben "Iron Fist" Johnson and Antz “Notorious” Nansen vs Nato Laauli.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ra "Razor" Reddon | UD | |||||||||||||
| Joey "The Filipino Kid" Baylon | ||||||||||||||
| Ra "Razor" Reddon | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Jordan "Sniper" Syme | 2nd Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Jordan "Sniper" Syme | UD | |||||||||||||
| Ben "Brawla" Sisam | ||||||||||||||
| Ra "Razor" Reddon | UD | |||||||||||||
| Sone "Arch Angel" Vannathy | ||||||||||||||
| Sone "Arch Angel" Vannathy | KO | |||||||||||||
| Chris "Butcher Boy" Wells | 1st Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Sone "Arch Angel" Vannathy | UD | |||||||||||||
| Sefa "The Silent One" Fue | ||||||||||||||
| Sefa "The Silent One" Fue | UD | |||||||||||||
| Alexi "Phet" Serepisos | ||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Gentiane Lupi | UD | |||||||
| 4 | Amy Vaughn | ||||||||
| Gentiane Lupi | KO | ||||||||
| Rochelle Stroh | 2nd Rnd | ||||||||
| 3 | Rochelle Stroh | UD | |||||||
| 2 | Roshelle McGee | ||||||||
King in the Ring 100+ kg II
These Tournaments were competed on 20 June 2014 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Sam 'The Shank' Hill vs Sailmon Boonruam, WKBF & WMC Cruiserweight Title Pati Afoa vs Zane Hopman, Victor Mechkov vs Joe Hopkins and Sone Vannathy vs Cheyne Rees.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Benson Eves (City Kickboxing) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Robin Suttie (Elite That Kickboxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Benson Eves (City Kickboxing) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Felise Leniu (Fobfather MMA) | 4 Rnds | |||||||||||||
| Felise Leniu (Fobfather MMA) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Leamy Tato (Tranzformus Gym) | 2nd Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Benson Eves (City Kickboxing) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Tafa Misipati (Elite Thai Kickboxing) | 1st Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Tafa Misipati (Elite Thai Kickboxing) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Avau Faafuata (Grizzly Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Tafa Misipati (Elite Thai Kickboxing) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Rik Barclay (Strikeforce Canterbury) | 3rd Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Rik Barclay (Strikeforce Canterbury) | MD | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli (Alpha Muay Thai) | 4 Rnds | |||||||||||||
King in the Ring 86 kg II
These Tournaments were competed on 30 August 2014 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Bronwyn 'Braveheart' Wylie vs Gaela 'The Slayer' Nixon, Edwin 'Electric' Samy vs Johnny 'Ruthless' Rickard, Ra 'Razor' Redden vs Jordan 'Sniper' Syme, Antz 'Notorious' Nansen vs Alofa Solitua and Hammad 'The General' Alloush vs Tafa 'Thumper' Misipati.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Israel 'The Stylebender' Adesanaya (City Kickboxing) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Slava 'Scarface' Alexeichik | ||||||||||||||
| Israel 'The Stylebender' Adesanaya (City Kickboxing) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Pati 'The Arsenal' Afoa (ETK) | 2nd Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Pati 'The Arsenal' Afoa (ETK) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Zac 'Fearless' Fatamaka (Grizzly Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Israel 'The Stylebender' Adesanaya (City Kickboxing) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Jamie 'The Kyokushin Kid' Eades (ETK North) | 3rd Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Jamie 'The Kyokushin Kid' Eades (ETK North) | MD | |||||||||||||
| Zane 'Hybrid' Hopman (Fortitude Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Jamie 'The Kyokushin Kid' Eades (ETK North) | UD | |||||||||||||
| T.Y. Williams (Alpha Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| T.Y. Williams (Alpha Thai Boxing) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Andrew 'Bulldog' Banham | 1st Rnd | |||||||||||||
King in the Ring 72 kg III
These Tournaments were competed on 8 November 2014 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Joey 'The Filipino Kid' Baylon vs Terry 'Turbo' Kounsavat, Mike 'Farmer' Fotheringhame vs Josh 'Method Man' Marsters, Sam 'the Shank' Hill vs Nathan 'Nasty Boy' Robson, Pati 'Arsenal' Afoa vs Simon 'Mayhem' Maait and Dan 'The Pain' Roberts vs Paulo 'The Barbarian' Lakai.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Harley 'Lethal' Love (City Lee Gar) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Jake 'The Snake' Crane (Helensville Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Harley 'Lethal' Love (City Lee Gar) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond (City Kickboxing) | 1st Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond (City Kickboxing) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Carlos 'The Flying Fijian' Hicks (House of Pain) | 1st RD | |||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond (City Kickboxing) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Edwin 'Electric' Samy (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
| Edwin 'Electric' Samy (ETK) | MD | |||||||||||||
| Brook 'on the Button' Sutton (Diamond Muay Thai) | ||||||||||||||
| Edwin 'Electric' Samy (ETK) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Brook 'VC' Haami (MTI Wellington) | 4 rnds | |||||||||||||
| Brook 'VC' Haami (MTI Wellington) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Chris 'Cobra' Eades (Elite Thai Kickboxing Northshore) | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 86 kg III
These Tournaments were competed on 11 April 2015 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Chris 'Cobra' Eades vs Jordan 'Sniper' Syme, Nato 'Hard Knocks' Laauli vs Pane 'The Punisher' Haraki, Sone 'Arch Angel' Vannathy vs Pumipi 'Ceazer' Ngaronoa and Blood Diamond vs 'Dirty' Sanchez.[7]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Zane 'Hybrid' Hopman (Fortitude Thai Boxing) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Kurt Pegoraro (Corporate Boxing Gym) | ||||||||||||||
| Zane 'Hybrid' Hopman (Fortitude Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Simon 'Mayhem' Maait (Bulldog Gym)† | UD | |||||||||||||
| Simon 'Mayhem' Maait (Bulldog Gym) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Zak 'Fearless' Fatamaka (Grizzly Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Pati 'The Arsenal' Afoa (ETK)† | KO | |||||||||||||
| Israel 'The Style Bender' Adesanya (City Kickboxing)' | 1st Rnd | |||||||||||||
| Israel 'The Style Bender' Adesanya (City Kickboxing) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Kim Loudon (Extreme Gym) | ||||||||||||||
| Israel 'The Style Bender' Adesanya (City Kickboxing)' | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Mark Timms (Bulldog Gym, Manly) | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Mark Timms (Bulldog Gym, Manly) | PTS | |||||||||||||
| Pati 'The Arsenal' Afoa (ETK)† | 4th Rnd | |||||||||||||
† Both semi-finalists from Maait vs Hopman were injured in their bout. Due to this, both were not able to continue into the final. Pati Afoa was the only kickboxer willing to go into the finals, despite losing in the first round of the tournament.
King in the Ring 62 kg III
These Tournaments were competed on 19 June 2015 at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua, New Zealand. The undercard featured Kieran Garcia vs Gerard Roach, Zane 'Hybrid' Hopman vs Pati 'The Arsenal' Afoa, Gentiane 'AAA' Lupi vs Natalia 'The Hun' Teller, Nick Taylor vs Sean 'Ruthless' Redgrave and Nato 'Hard Knocks' Laauli vs Thomas 'The Island Tank' Peato.[8]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Alexi 'Phet' Serepisos (Jai Thai Boxing) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Sone 'The Archangel' Vannathy (Arch Angel Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Alexi 'Phet' Serepisos (Jai Thai Boxing) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Kayne 'Insane' Conlan (Strikeforce) | 4 Rnds | |||||||||||||
| Kayne 'Insane' Conlan (Strikeforce) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Pumipi 'Ceazar' Ngaronoa (Dannevirke Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Alexi 'Phet' Serepisos (Jai Thai Boxing) | MD | |||||||||||||
| Joey 'The Filipino Kid' Baylon (Elite Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Chris 'Butcher Boy' Wells (SMAC) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Ra 'Razor' Redden (SMAC) | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Chris 'Butcher Boy' Wells (SMAC) | ||||||||||||||
| Joey 'The Filipino Kid' Baylon (Elite Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Joey 'The Filipino Kid' Baylon (Elite Thai Boxing) | MD | |||||||||||||
| Nic 'Icecream' Aratema | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 100+ kg III
These Tournaments were competed on 29 August 2015 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Tom Williams vs Socrates Fernandes, Cody Scott vs Roman Nia, Alexi Serepisos vs Albert Xavier and Brad Riddell vs Michael Badato.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Faisal Zakaria (Diamond Flyer Fight & Fitness) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Jordan Maroroa (S.A.L.T) | ||||||||||||||
| Faisal Zakaria (Diamond Flyer Fight & Fitness) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Paulo Lakai (ETK) | 1st RND | |||||||||||||
| Paulo Lakai (ETK) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Kyburz (Strikeforce Canterbury) | 1st RND | |||||||||||||
| Paulo Lakai (ETK) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Felise Leniu (MMA Pound) | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Felise Leniu (MMA Pound) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Tareq Alawneh (City Kickboxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Felise Leniu (MMA Pound) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Alex Ofanoa-Siulua (Wild Stables) | 3rd RND | |||||||||||||
| Alex Ofanoa-Siulua (Wild Stables) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Tafa Misipati (ETK) | 4th Rnd | |||||||||||||
King in the Ring 100 kg II
These Tournaments were competed on 31 October 2015 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Victor Mechkov vs Carlos Hicks, Richard Simpson vs Pati Afoa, Michelle Preston vs Kristan Armstrong, Joey Baylon vs Dayne Williams and Slav Alexeichik vs Matt Saville.[9]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jamie Eades (ETK North) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Joel Masters (Ultimate Kickboxing) | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Eades (ETK North) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Hamad Alloush (Team Ezza) | ||||||||||||||
| Hamad Alloush (Team Ezza) | MD | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli (ETK HQ) | ||||||||||||||
| Jamie Eades (ETK North) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Israel Adesanya (City Kickboxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Dan Roberts (Bulldog Gym) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Wayne Hehea (Wild Stables) | ||||||||||||||
| Dan Roberts (Bulldog Gym) | KO | |||||||||||||
| Israel Adesanya (City Kickboxing) | 1st RND | |||||||||||||
| Israel Adesanya (City Kickboxing) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Nase Foai (Giorgi's Gym) | 2nd Rnd | |||||||||||||
King in the Ring 75 kg I
These Tournaments were competed on 15 April 2016 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Jeremiah Fatialofa vs Fou Ah-Lam, Junior Coleman vs Tae Park, Mario Williams vs Doug Higgins and Slav Alexeichik vs Jamie Eades.[10]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond (CKB) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| David Watts (Toa Fighting Systems) | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond (CKB) | MD | |||||||||||||
| Victor Mechkov (ETK HQ) | ||||||||||||||
| Victor Mechkov (ETK HQ) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Mikaera Povey (Helensville Thai Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Victor Mechkov (ETK HQ) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Hayden Todd (Strikeforce) | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Eades (ETK Northshore) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Terrrence Montgomery (Wild Stables) | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Eades (ETK Northshore) | ||||||||||||||
| Hayden Todd (Strikeforce) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Hayden Todd (Strikeforce) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Rua Druce (MTI Wellington) | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 62 kg IV
These Tournaments were competed on 27 June 2016 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Paulo ‘Barbarian’ Lakai vs Ata ‘Smiling Assassin’ Fakalelu, Michelle ‘Pressure’ Preston vs Kim Townsend, WKBF Middleweight World Title Victor Mechkov vs Nick Ariel and Dayne Williams vs Nic ‘Ice Cream’ Aratema.[11]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Joey ‘The Filipino Kid’ Baylon | UD | |||||||||||||
| David ‘Sanchai’ Aung | 4 rnds | |||||||||||||
| Joey ‘The Filipino Kid’ Baylon | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Dayne Williams† | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Alexi ‘Phet’ Serepisos† | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nikora Lee-Kingi | ||||||||||||||
| Joey ‘The Filipino Kid’ Baylon | UD | |||||||||||||
| Sone ‘Arch Angel’ Vannathy | ||||||||||||||
| Sone ‘Arch Ange’ Vannathy | UD | |||||||||||||
| Kayne ‘Insane’ Conlan | ||||||||||||||
| Sone ‘Arch Angel’ Vannathy | UD | |||||||||||||
| Sam ‘The Shank’ Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Sam ‘The Shank’ Hill | KO | |||||||||||||
| Chris ‘Butcher Boy’ Wells | 3rd RND | |||||||||||||
† Despite winning the first round, Alexi ‘Phet’ Serepisos could not continue to the semi-finals due to a concussion. Dayne Williams who fought early that night on the undercard, took Serepisos's place in the semi-finals.
King in the Ring 92 kg I
These Tournaments were competed on 18 November 2016 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Sigi Pesaleli vs Taylor Matthews, Hayden 'Tat North' Todd vs Victor 'Slick Vic' Mechkov, Beau 'Ruthless' Rawiri vs Eugene 'Evil Genius' Bareman, Chris 'Cobra' Eades vs Blood Diamond and Lightweight World Title Super Fight WKBF Joey 'Filipino' Kid vs Ben Thompson.[12]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Davor Matarugic (CKB) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Geordie 'Gorilla' Bateman (Multi Martial Arts) | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Davor Matarugic (CKB) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Jamie 'Kyokushin Kid' Eades (ETK Northshore) | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Jamie 'Kyokushin Kid' Eades (ETK Northshore) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Ziggy Croft (City Lee Gar) | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Davor Matarugic (CKB) | ||||||||||||||
| Fou 'Fabulous' Ah-Lam (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
| Tussi 'Niuean Assassin' Asafo (Grizzly Thai Boxing) | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Ash Solly (CKB) | 2nd RND | |||||||||||||
| Ash Solly (CKB) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Fou 'Fabulous' Ah-Lam (ETK) | ||||||||||||||
| Fou 'Fabulous' Ah-Lam (ETK) | UD | |||||||||||||
| Jordan 'Le Sifi' Maroroa | ||||||||||||||
The Force
King in the Ring promoted their first The Force series. These Tournaments were competed on 7 April 2017 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Davor Matarugic vs Milos Rastovic, Terrence Montgomery vs Tyrene White and Taalili Wilson vs Jarrod Thompson. The event was commissioned by NZPBA (boxing) and NZMMAF (MMA).
Boxing
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Edwin Samy | TKO | |||||||
| 4 | Jordan Tai | 3rd RND | |||||||
| Jordan Tai | UD | ||||||||
| Mose Auimatagi Jnr | |||||||||
| 3 | Mose Auimatagi Jnr | UD | |||||||
| 2 | Ivana Siau | ||||||||
Kickboxing
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Ian Charlton | UD | |||||||
| 4 | David Aung | ||||||||
| Ian Charlton | TKO | ||||||||
| Alexi Serepisos | 3rd RND | ||||||||
| 3 | Sonny Vannathy | UD | |||||||
| 2 | Alexi Serepisos | ||||||||
MMA
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Cameron Tukua | SD | |||||||
| 4 | Sigi Pesaleli | ||||||||
| Sigi Pesaleli | TKO | ||||||||
| Henri Burns | 1st RND | ||||||||
| 3 | Henri Burns | TKO | |||||||
| 2 | Tafa Mispati | 1st RND | |||||||
King in the Ring 100 kg III
The Tournament will be competed on 30 June 2017 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Moe Hussain vs Fou Ah-Lam, King Assop vs Greg Lemanu and Billy Walker vs Alex Redhead.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ata Fakalelu | UD | |||||||||||||
| Jordan Maroroa | ||||||||||||||
| Ata Fakalelu | MD | |||||||||||||
| Carlos Ulberg | ||||||||||||||
| Carlos Ulberg | KO 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Tafa Misipati | 1:52 | |||||||||||||
| Carlos Ulberg | TKO 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | 0:41 | |||||||||||||
| Daniel Tai | UD | |||||||||||||
| Sigi Pesaleli | ||||||||||||||
| Daniel Tai | TKO 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | 0:49 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Kidwell | TKO 1st | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | 2:57 | |||||||||||||
King in the Ring 68 kg I
The Tournament will be competed on 15 September 2017 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Zoph Bell vs Andre MacDonald, Ben Te Tai vs Ben Petersen and WKBF New Zealand Heavyweight Title bout Taylor Matthews vs Fou Ah-Lam.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ra Redden | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nic Aratema | ||||||||||||||
| Ra Redden | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Josh Marsters | ||||||||||||||
| Josh Marsters | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Zacc Forbes-Smith | 1st | |||||||||||||
| Josh Marsters | UD | |||||||||||||
| Sam Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Sam Hill | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Shem Murdoch | 3rd | |||||||||||||
| Sam Hill | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Kayne Conlan | ||||||||||||||
| Kayne Conlan | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nick Taylor | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 86 kg IV
The Tournament was competed on 17 November 2017 at ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Rasy Soth vs Ethan Sudasarna, Pong Chau vs Andre McDonald and vacant WBC Muay Thai World Super Flyweight Title bout Fani Peloumpi vs Michelle Preston.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mose Afoa | UD | |||||||||||||
| Zane Hopman | ||||||||||||||
| Zane Hopman | SD | |||||||||||||
| Slava Alexeichik | ||||||||||||||
| Geordie Bateman | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Slava Alexeichik | 1:35 | |||||||||||||
| Slava Alexeichik | KO | |||||||||||||
| Ash Solly | 1:07 | |||||||||||||
| Ramegus Te Wake | UD | |||||||||||||
| Sigi Pesaleli † | ||||||||||||||
| Ramegus Te Wake | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Ash Solly | 2:19 | |||||||||||||
| Ash Solly | MD | |||||||||||||
| Edwin Samy | ||||||||||||||
† Despite winning the first round, Sigi Pesaleli could not continue to the semi-finals due to injury. Ramegus Te Wake who fought against Pesaleli, took his place in the semi-finals.
King in the Ring 100+ kg IV
The Tournament was on 23 March 2018 at YMCA Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Grant Heka vs Fou 'Fabulous' Ah-Lam, Hone Hepi vs Aaron Rei and Joey Parsons vs Luke Hiki.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Riki Barclay | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Jarrod Thompson | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Jarrod Thompson | ||||||||||||||
| Wayne Hehea | ||||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | KO | |||||||||||||
| James Pascoe | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Moe Hussain | ||||||||||||||
| Ata Fakalelu | ||||||||||||||
| Ata Fakalelu | ||||||||||||||
| James Pascoe | ||||||||||||||
| James Pascoe | ||||||||||||||
| David Tuitupou | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 75 kg II
The Tournament was on 8 June 2018 at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua, New Zealand. The undercard featured Zen Neethling vs Dan Robertson, Aaron Cole vs Jon Anderson, Ty Williams vs Tony Angelov and Pettawee Sor Kittachai vs Dominic Reed.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Joey Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| David Watts | ||||||||||||||
| David Watts | ||||||||||||||
| Carlos Hicks | ||||||||||||||
| Josh Marsters | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Carlos Hicks | ||||||||||||||
| Carlos Hicks | ||||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Kapi | ||||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond | ||||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond | ||||||||||||||
| Victor Mechkov | ||||||||||||||
| Rehua Smallman | ||||||||||||||
| Victor Mechkov | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 62 kg V
The Tournament was on 9 November 2018 at Barfoot & Thompson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Jordan Maroroa vs Stefan Harrison, Patrick Dittrich vs Fou Ah-Lam, Hayden Todd vs TY Williams and Lara Ahola vs Kelly Broerse.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hermain Perwaisy | ||||||||||||||
| Nikora Lee-Kingi | ||||||||||||||
| Nikora Lee-Kingi | ||||||||||||||
| Ben Spears | ||||||||||||||
| Ben Spears | ||||||||||||||
| Joey Baylon | ||||||||||||||
| Nikora Lee-Kingi | ||||||||||||||
| Dominic Reed | ||||||||||||||
| Logan Price | ||||||||||||||
| Nic R Aratema | ||||||||||||||
| Logan Price | ||||||||||||||
| Dominic Reed | ||||||||||||||
| Ale Taumalolo | ||||||||||||||
| Dominic Reed | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 92 kg II
The Tournament was on 30 March 2019 at Barfoot & Thompson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Vahid Unesi vs Salam Hermez, MMA fight Aaron Tau vs Logan Price, Josh Marsters vs Haaimiora Parsons-Grace and TY Williams vs Mandela Ale.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jamie Eades | ||||||||||||||
| Des Tana | ||||||||||||||
| Jamie Eades | ||||||||||||||
| Fou Ah-Lam | ||||||||||||||
| Fou Ah-Lam | ||||||||||||||
| Navajo Stirling | ||||||||||||||
| Fou Ah-Lam | ||||||||||||||
| Carlos Ulberg | ||||||||||||||
| Carlos Ulberg | ||||||||||||||
| Julius Poananga | ||||||||||||||
| Carlos Ulberg | ||||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | ||||||||||||||
| Nato Laauli | ||||||||||||||
| Geordie Bateman | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 68 kg
The Tournament was on 29 June 2019 at Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. The undercard featured Junior Tupufia vs Iain Clegg, Ollie Schmid vs Hayellom Tesfay, Davor Matarugic vs Fou Ah-Lam.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Shem Murdoch | ||||||||||||||
| Arshia Ebadi | ||||||||||||||
| Arshia Ebadi | ||||||||||||||
| Thomas Maguren† | ||||||||||||||
| Thomas Maguren | ||||||||||||||
| Jordan Syme | ||||||||||||||
| Arshia Ebadi | ||||||||||||||
| Josh Masters | ||||||||||||||
| Ale Taumalolo | ||||||||||||||
| Yassin Yass | ||||||||||||||
| Ale Taumalolo | ||||||||||||||
| Josh Marsters | ||||||||||||||
| Gene Elbourne | ||||||||||||||
| Josh Marsters | ||||||||||||||
† Despite winning the first round, Jordan Syme could not continue to the semi-finals due to injury. Thomas Maguren who fought against Syme, took his place in the semi-finals.
King in the Ring 86 kg
The Tournament was on 6 September 2019 at Palmerston North, New Zealand. The undercard featured Jasmine Kiihfuss vs Tessa Key, Blair McDonald vs Anton Simeon, Aaron Arnott vs Peter Gordon, Swade Wallace vs Stacey Te Kuru, Jacob Whawell vs Corey Dunn and David Tuitupou vs Moe Hussain.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Zeke Thompson | ||||||||||||||
| Geordie Bateman | ||||||||||||||
| Hayden Todd | ||||||||||||||
| Zeke Thompson | ||||||||||||||
| Hayden Todd | ||||||||||||||
| Cole Davids | ||||||||||||||
| TY Williams | ||||||||||||||
| Hayden Todd | ||||||||||||||
| Mandela Ale | ||||||||||||||
| Stefan Harrison | ||||||||||||||
| TY Williams | ||||||||||||||
| Mandela Ale | ||||||||||||||
| TY Williams | ||||||||||||||
| Mose Afoa | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 75 kg III
The Tournament was on 18 July 2020 at North Shore, New Zealand. The undercard featured Ajay Alsaeed vs Sam Parkes, Devan Syme vs Andre MacDonald, Jeeta Prasad vs Natalie Mackey, Hayellom Tesday vs Jordan Smart, Mark Timms vs Hayden Todd.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Oscar Remihana | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nick Taylor | ||||||||||||||
| Oscar Remihana | ||||||||||||||
| Terrence Montgomery | ||||||||||||||
| Terrence Montgomery | UD | |||||||||||||
| Haamiora Parsons-Grace | ||||||||||||||
| Terrence Montgomery | ||||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond | UD | |||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Mike Kapi | ||||||||||||||
| Arshia Ebadi | ||||||||||||||
| Blood Diamond | ||||||||||||||
| Arshia Ebadi | ||||||||||||||
| Jesse Morrow-Wilson | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 62VI
The Tournament was on 2 October 2020 at North Shore, New Zealand. The undercard featured Eden Phillips vs Tyer Hedley, Nate Law vs Elijah Taufuiaavalu and David Tuitupoa vs Thomas Peato.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Craig Hughes | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Dominic Reed | ||||||||||||||
| Dominic Reed | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Yassin Yass | ||||||||||||||
| Rasy Soth | UD | |||||||||||||
| Yassin Yass | ||||||||||||||
| Dominic Reed | SD | |||||||||||||
| Nikora Lee-Kingi | ||||||||||||||
| Andre MacDonald | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Nikora Lee-Kingi | ||||||||||||||
| Nikora Lee-Kingi | UD | |||||||||||||
| David Aung | ||||||||||||||
| Prasanth Guda | UD | |||||||||||||
| David Aung | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 92III
The Tournament was on 5 December 2020 at North Shore, New Zealand. The undercard featured Haamiora Parsons-Grace vs Victor Meckov, Professional boxing bout between Shiva Mishra vs Aung Sanda, and Lola Ferber vs Audrey Guyet.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Robel Haliu | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Ngari Dean | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Ngari Dean | ||||||||||||||
| Navajo Stirling | ||||||||||||||
| Jason King | ||||||||||||||
| Navajo Stirling | ||||||||||||||
| Navajo Stirling | ||||||||||||||
| Nato La'auli | ||||||||||||||
| Cameron Rowston | ||||||||||||||
| Vahid Unesi | ||||||||||||||
| Cameron Rowston | ||||||||||||||
| Nato La'auli | ||||||||||||||
| Viliami Tutone | ||||||||||||||
| Nato La'auli | ||||||||||||||
King in the Ring 68III
The Tournament was on 27 March 2021 at North Shore, New Zealand. The undercard featured Shem 'Money' Murdoch vs Ben 'Brawla' Sisam, Nyrene 'Neutron Bomb' Crowley vs Ayisha 'Baby Mumble' Abied, and Mike "Blood Diamond" winning the World Kickboxing Federation World light heavyweight title against Diego Beneduzzi.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jon Anderson | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Rob Horrocks | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Rob Horrocks | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Yury Mamic | 1st | |||||||||||||
| Yury Mamic | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Doug Higgins | 3rd | |||||||||||||
| Rob Horrocks | UD | |||||||||||||
| Kayne Conlan | ||||||||||||||
| Connar Wilson | KO | |||||||||||||
| Adam Manisy | 1st | |||||||||||||
| Adam Manisy | UD | |||||||||||||
| Kayne Conlan | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Jaggard | MD | |||||||||||||
| Kayne Conlan | ||||||||||||||
Rules
Permitted techniques
- All western style boxing techniques
- Spinning backfists
- All eastern and western kickboxing techniques with use of foot and knee
- Kicking inside outside leg kicks
- Grabbing neck with two hands and throwing only one knee to body or head is allowed. Fighter can continue to knee with one hand only
- When fighter attempts to throw body kick, opponent can counter by grabbing leg, and may strike only once while holding leg
- Flying knees to the head and body
Forbidden techniques
- Hammer punch
- Hitting with inside of glove
- Punching or striking to opponent's groin
- Punching opponent’s kidneys and neck
- Elbows to head and body
- Kicking or punching opponent's back
- Kicking and punching while on floor
- Speaking during fight
- Biting/holding opponent's arm
- Headbutting or throwing the opponent
- Strikes to joints or spine
- Kicking and punching after referee has instructed the contestant to stop round
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