Medical examination, check!
Next up, Fight Night!!
But just before we get to that, we have a little pre fight night post, just for you, the fans :)
Before we get into that, this will officially be our very first event that we will be covering all on our own, with live twitter updates @BoxingBarbieZA !!
We asked each fighter in the 5 main fights to introduce themselves, tell us how they felt about their upcoming fight and a little something extra. Here's what they had to say:
Hishaam Kamish (PFA) vs. Carlo Scheepers (Tricore)
Kamish was unavailable at the time of publication.
Carlo Schippers (29) holds an amateur record of 8-1 and a pro- am record of 5-1. Schippers agrees to being nervous as with every fight, to put on a great performance for the fans. Schippers says he has a lot of respect for Kamish and seems to know him on a personal level. After GITR, Schippers will be working towards his professional K1 debut but sees his upcoming fight as a means of improving the current level that he is on. Schippers concludes, "I would like to thank God first and foremost for blessing me with this opportunity, Ruhan Louw for always making sure I am prepared for all my fights. It is a blessing to have Louw as a Sensei and a coach. I'd also like to thank all my team mates for helping me prepare and always motivating me and everyone who has supported me"
Rafel Wozniak (Thaiholics) vs. Dyllan Dutton (Young Guns MMA)
Rafel Wozniak (23), holding a record of 6-2 says that he is always excited for upcoming fights and feels no differently about this one. Wozniak will be representing Western Province at the SA champs shortly after GITR, but for now, he has his eye on the W at GITR. With Wozniak's track record of being an entertainer, when asked what we can expect to see tomorrow night, he responded saying "I wont tell you what to expect in this fight, as every fight is different, be surprised instead" Wozniak mentions that his fight camp has been fun, tough and rewarding, but improvement never lacks. Wozniak concluded "I would like to thank my Coach, Nicholas Radley, for always being positive and taking that extra step to help me and many others improve in various ways. Thank you to all my friends and family for their continuous support. God I left you for last, because finding the words to thank you is impossible, I'm grateful for the chance to Live to fight another day"
Dyllan Dutton, with a fight record of +- 25 fights informs that his last fight was 2years ago at Cape Fight League, against Zeeke Norris. Dutton says it was a very hard fight against Norris, and since this is his comeback fight after 2 years, he'd like to shake the ring rust with his positivity and confidence. Dutton would like to persue a professional K1 career in the near future
Steven Peters (Young Guns) vs. Lucky van der Mokate (Young Guns)
Steven Peters (35) has had a total of just over 18 fights and is coming back from taking a break from competing. After Peters' last fight, he had been fighting independently, but now fights out of Young Guns MMA. Peters would like to thank the Almighty for his blessings, Nicholas Radley for the opportunity to compete, Young Guns as well as Bootleggers. Special thanks to Young Guns, Mitchells Plain, Ronan and Jeremy.
Lucky “The Surgeon” Mokate (30) holds a record of 27-4 and explains his emotion towards his upcoming fight is nothing but exciert as he hasn’t competed over the last 12months. Mokate admits that he will be testing his fitness as he has a lack of training partners and almost no one to spar with where he currently resides in the Northern Cape. Despite these constraints, Mokate considers himself a “Hungry Lion” and says he will still “eat” his opponent and nothing will stand in his way of a W. Mokate concludes thanking his team at Young Guns, Nicholas Radley and all his sponsors.
Christiano Ndombassy (Insane Boxing) vs. Ashley Robinson (Tricore)
Christiano was unavailable at the time of publication .
Ashley Robinson (24) holds a record 13-2 and will be making his pro debut with his upcoming fight. Robinson sees a bright future for himself, with only bigger and better opportunities to come. Robinson not only trains to be the best, but also likes to keep his crowd entertained so we never know what to expect. Robinson is thankful for his teammates, who not only train beside him everyday, but also motivate him when necessary. Robinson concludes thanking his sponsors: USN, HS trailers investments, R and R massage therapy, dryk holdings, fight evolution and apocalypse. Robinson considers them "golden stars and pure hearts" and admits that he would not be where he currently is, without their support. "Saving the best for last, I would like to thank God for opening up doors to opportunities and blessings".
Remo Ralph (Andrew Thomson) vs. Adrian van Wyk (Tricore)
Remo "The Destroyer" Ralph (25), with a record of 7-0, fights out of East London and says that he sees himself fighting abroad in the near future. Ralph has also had the experience of competing in the Extreme Fighting Championships Worldwide (EFC). Ralph says "I've been competing in K1 because I am naturally a stand up fighter and that's what my fans like seeing me do". Ralph concluded by thanking his Coach, Andrew Thomson, his friends and family in East London, as well as the rest of the country for all their support.
Adrian "Sparks" van Wyk (26) holds an amateur and pro-am record of 22-2, a professional record of 1-0 and a pro boxing record of 1-0. van Wyk stated that he feels confident and ready, saying "the harder I train, the more confident I feel" but admitted that "cutting weight is the hard part". When asked what his plans are after Get in the ring, van Wyk said that the first place he'd be heading to, would be the gym, because 2 weeks after GITR, he will be competing in "SA vs. Canada" and just 3 weeks thereafter, he will be competing in "Rumble" in Japan. We asked van Wyk if he had an opinion on his opponent having competed in EFC, van Wyk responded saying "I don't focus on who I'm going to fight, but only on my own training." he also added that he enjoys competing against opponents on a high level to improve himself, all that matters is how well he is prepared. van Wyk concluded with a thank you to his sponsors, his team at Tricore for all their love and support, with special thanks to Emile Brits, his main training partner.
Boxing Barbie would like to thank Nicholas Radley and his team for making the event possible and all the fighters who took the time out to be interviewed. We wish all the athletes competing, everything of the best and may the event be a success!!
See below for the full fight card :)
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