April 6, 2005
LOS ANGELES, California
Karl-James Noons, one of four winners selected from the PRIDE FIGHTING U.S. AUDITIONS last November, will be competing in SUPERBRAWL 39, scheduled for April 9th in Honolulu, Hawaii. His opponent will be Malik Williams of Puna, Hawaii.
Noons is 510, 160 pounds, and was raised in Kona, Hawaii. Hes been competing in martial arts since the age of five. During his amateur career, he was the ISKA amateur international title winner and as a boxer went to the semi finals of the western trials for the Olympics in 2004. Hes been boxing and training in Muay Thai since the ago of 12 and has gained a black belt in American Kenpo Karate. As a professional, he is 1-0 as a boxer, 13-1 in Muay Thai/Kickboxing/San Shou competitions, and 1-1 in mixed martial arts competitions.
Noons currently trains and fights out the City Boxing gym in San Diego, California.
The auditions were held on November 20th, 2004 from the UCLA campus in Los Angeles. Contestants attended from all over the world and were given an opportunity to showcase their skills in front of PRIDEs judges and main decision-makers. Final decisions were made based upon each participants audition, interview, and highlight reel. Other winners included Nick Ring of Canada, Jake Draves of Ohio, and Tyrone Glover of San Diego.