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In June 2013, after having its first U.S. event in New York, Glory 9: New York on June 22, 2013, Spike TV signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast Glory kickboxing events; their partnership began with Glory 11: Chicago on October 12 of that year. The broadcast deal with Spike was extended in May 2014 to cover 2015. [14]
In the 1970s women in the United States took up kickboxing as they were prevented from taking part in women's boxing. [8] In the UK kickboxing has a growing following according to the WMC. [9] In May 2016 the kickboxing organisation Glory announced the creation of a women's division built around Tiffany van Soest. [10]
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Eye of the Tiger Boxing – Montreal-based promotional entity. Agency Wars – Fight Network original charity amateur boxing production. Other boxing programming broadcast on FN: Golden Boy Classics – Archived Fights from the Golden Boy library. Ultimate Classic Boxing – Library of fights from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a mixed martial arts gym based in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). In 2014, AKA opened the AKA Thailand gym in Phuket, Thailand. Prominent trainers include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Leandro Vieira, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen, Javier Mendez, and Andy Fong.
Kickboxing (/ ˈ k ɪ k b ɒ k s ɪ ŋ / KIK-boks-ing) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. [2] The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of kicks.
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Below is a list of current female world boxing champions recognised by the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring. [1] [2] [3] [4]