PRIMM VALLEY CASINO RESORTS PRESENT WCK full rules MUAYTHAI
Jul 22, 2010
(PRESS RELEASE) -- WBC MuayThai-sanctioned fights feature Female
International Bantamweight title fight between Jeri Sitzes (US) and
Sujeong Lim (Korea) and US national Super heavyweight championship
title fight between Rick Cheek and Steven Banks; IKKC sanctions an
International Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Shawn
Yarborough (US) and Mawande Vapi (South Africa) and US National
Welterweight title fight between Scotty Ray Leffler and Justin
Greskiewicz
Primm, Nev. – July 13, 2010 – After huge success of the WCK MuayThai show at the Star of the Desert Arena last April, Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino nine more Full Rules WCK MuayThai Championship bouts, headlined by an exceptional WBC MuayThai US National Super heavyweight championship fight between Rick Cheek and Steven Banks.
A rare opportunity will be presented to fans of MuayThai Aug. 28,
when two 260-pound, 6’4’ and 6’5’’ fighters step into the ring to
claim the WBC MuayThai US National Super Heavyweight Championship
Title. With a record of 23 wins (20 knockouts), two losses and one
draw, Cheek is a formidable opponent for Banks, who just came off
two wins by knockout himself.
Billy Olsen, the trainer of Cheek comments: “This one will not go the distance; one of them is going to get KO’ed.” Cheek, who also fights in K1, has built up a tremendous following for himself in Northern California. Banks comes to Buffalo Bill’s from Myrtle Beach, SC. In the ring, watch Cheeks’ hand speed countered by strong elbows and knees from Banks.
Shawn Yarborough will be representing the United States, when he defends his international championship belt sanctioned by IKKC against the undefeated fighter from South Africa, Mawande Vapi. Vapi’s current record stands at 22 wins (19 by KO) and two losses. Yarborough is the current WBC MuayThai Light Heavyweight U.S. National Champion.
William “The Bull” Sriyapai, one of the most decorated US fighters, and a K1 competitor, will step into the ring with Raul Rodriguez of Way of Japan gym in Bakersfield, Calif. Sriyapai was inducted into Master’s Hall of Fame this year in Las Vegas. Rodriguez left a memorable impression when he won a tough battle against Bryce Krause in Las Vegas last year.
Three-time French MuayThai Champion, and former K1 fighter, Remy Bonnel does not need introductions. He is best known for taking on and winning against Duane Ludwig, Jerry Morris, Trevor Smandych and Peter Kaljevic among others. With a record of 57 wins and seven losses, he might pose a serious hurdle for Las Vegas fighter Chaz Mulkey. However, Mulkey’s last fight against the Dutch star, Menno Dijkstra showed that clinch and elbows come to Mulkey as easy as breathing. Mulkey managed to easily steal every single round from Dijkstra and win against a fighter with a 32-4 record.
Always a crowd pleaser, Scotty Ray Leffler of One Kick’s gym in Las Vegas will put up a first round of defense of his newly acquired IKKC US National Welterweight belt against the notorious Justin Greskiewicz of Philadelphia. Leffler won the title this April on the WCK MuayThai card by a TKO in the second round from James Martinez, known as the American pick for the WMC sanctioned “Contender Asia” Muay Thai reality TV show.
A much awaited bout of Jack Thames vs. Mike Ryan will also take place on August 28th. Both fighters have been waiting for a chance to take on Craig Buchahan for the WBC MuayThai US National Middleweight title, and Thames has come close in his previous fight against Buchanan in the Star of the Desert Arena. Thames will get his chance in the fall to become the new U.S. Middleweight champion when he rematches Buchanan. As a potential contender for the WBC belt, Ryan, and his famously heavy hands will do their best to stop Thames, and get a chance to fight Buchanan if he retains the belt or rematch Thames later this year in case he is the new WBC champion.
Shawn Yacoubian, a fighter with utmost dedication to muay thai and pride of the Armenian community, will once again step into the ring to test his own force and talent. His challenger, Joe Davidson, a veteran muay thai fighter, is from the “Red Dragon Karate” school in Fontana, Calif.
Artem “The Russian Experiment” Sharoshkin will have his pro debut at Buffalo Bill’s after a superb third round knockout at the same venue in April, and later securing the IAMTF US National Welterweight Championship belt. His opponent, also having his first pro fight, Titus Holmes, comes from the famed Las Vegas school of fighting.
WBC Muaythai United States Super Heavyweight Title 5rds. Rick Cheek vs Stephen Banks
WBC Muaythai Female International Super Bantamweight Title 5rds. Jeri Sitzes vs Lim Su Jeong (Korea)
IKKC Muaythai International Light Heavyweight Title 5rds. Shawn Yarborough (champion) vs Mawande Vapi (South Africa)
WBC Muaythai Super Welterweight Title Elimination Bout 5rds. Raul Rodriguez vs William Sriyapai
WBC Middleweight International Prestige Bout 5rds. Chaz Mulkey vs Remy Bonnel
IKKC Muaythai United States Welterweight Title 5rds. Scott Leffler (champion) vs Justin Greskiewicz
IKKC Muaythai Super Middleweight Bout 4rds. Jack Thames vs Mike Ryan
IKKC Muaythai Super Welterweight Bout 4rds. Shawn Yacoubian vs Joe Davidson
IKKC Muaythai Welterweight Bout 4rds. Artem Sharoshkin vs Titus Holmes
Amateur bouts IAMTF USA Welterweight Title 5rds. Chris Minor vs Roy Corona
IAMTF Super Heavyweight Bout 3rds. Andrew Miller vs Isaac Gomez
IAMTF Middleweight Bout 3rds. Damien Earley vs Andy Lazarit
IAMTF USA Super Featherweight Title Bout Jason Andrada vs George Amirian
IAMTF Female Flyweight Bout featuring Amber Pope vs Tandy Schafer
All bouts are subject to change.
The championships will be supervised by the WBC MuayThai representative in the United States, Chalermkiat Suvanamas. WCK MuayThai is sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thai Airways, National Realty Group and Lucky’s Race and Sports Book.
Amateur fight program starts at 5 p.m., professional fights start at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $35 to $100 ringside. All concerts and sporting events take place in the Star of the Desert Arena at Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino. For more information, please call 1.800.FUNSTOP (1.800.386.7867) or visit www.primmvalleyresorts.com.
About WCK MuayThai:
Founded in 1989, by Dennis Warner and In Sync Productions, WCK MuayThai is based in Southern California and is the largest Muay Thai sports entertainment event in North America. The championships are held in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Beijing and other cities and feature top fighters from the U.S., China, Japan, Thailand, Netherlands, South Africa, Korea, England and Australia, including such champions as Yodsenklai Fairtex, Steve McKinnen, Lomsomcram, John Wayne Parr, Craig Buchanan, Christine Toledo, Romie Adanza, Kevin Ross, Jeri Sitzes and Malaipet. For more information about WCK MuayThai, please visit www.wckmuaythai.com or check out our Facebook WCK MuayThai group.
About Primm Valley Casino Resorts:
Primm Valley Casino Resorts, located 25 minutes south of Las Vegas on Interstate 15 at the Southern Nevada/California state line, includes Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino, Primm Valley Resort & Casino, and Whiskey Pete’s Hotel & Casino. The properties’ amenities offer something for everyone including 24-hour dining, The Spa at Primm, shopping at the Las Vegas Premium Outlets and two championship golf courses designed by Tom Fazio. With attractions for the whole family, the Desperado Rollercoaster, Adventure Canyon Log Flume, Video Game Arcade, Carolee Movie Theatre and Star of the Desert Arena, a venue for the best live performances, Primm Valley Casino Resorts offers entertainment and recreation at an affordable price. For more information, visit www.primmvalleyresorts.com.
Primm, Nev. – July 13, 2010 – After huge success of the WCK MuayThai show at the Star of the Desert Arena last April, Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino nine more Full Rules WCK MuayThai Championship bouts, headlined by an exceptional WBC MuayThai US National Super heavyweight championship fight between Rick Cheek and Steven Banks.
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Billy Olsen, the trainer of Cheek comments: “This one will not go the distance; one of them is going to get KO’ed.” Cheek, who also fights in K1, has built up a tremendous following for himself in Northern California. Banks comes to Buffalo Bill’s from Myrtle Beach, SC. In the ring, watch Cheeks’ hand speed countered by strong elbows and knees from Banks.
As WCK MuayThai continues its commitment to promote female MuayThai
fighters around the world, it brings Jeri “Fists of Fury” Sitzes of
Missouri to represent the U.S. against a Korean fight and
entertainment star, Sujeong Lim in the WBC MuayThai International
Bantamweight Championship title. Sitzes, well known as a
Strikeforce fighter, who TKO’ed Lacey Schuckman in round three, has
secured great recognition as one of the top female boxers in the
United States. Her last muay thai performance and win against the
tough Christine Toledo left an unforgettable impression on the
spectators. She now sports a flawless record of 12 wins with no
losses. Sujeong Lim, who has been training and fighting
internationally since high school, has managed to accumulate a
record of 25 wins and 5 losses. She was the Gold Olympic Taekwondo
medalist at the Beijing Olympics of 2008, bronze medalist of the
International Federation of Muay Thai Amateur Tournament held in
Bangkok in 2007 and the muay thai bantamweight champion in South
Korea, where she is also known for her career in the TV
entertainment arena, appearing in several television shows and
movies.
Shawn Yarborough will be representing the United States, when he defends his international championship belt sanctioned by IKKC against the undefeated fighter from South Africa, Mawande Vapi. Vapi’s current record stands at 22 wins (19 by KO) and two losses. Yarborough is the current WBC MuayThai Light Heavyweight U.S. National Champion.
William “The Bull” Sriyapai, one of the most decorated US fighters, and a K1 competitor, will step into the ring with Raul Rodriguez of Way of Japan gym in Bakersfield, Calif. Sriyapai was inducted into Master’s Hall of Fame this year in Las Vegas. Rodriguez left a memorable impression when he won a tough battle against Bryce Krause in Las Vegas last year.
Three-time French MuayThai Champion, and former K1 fighter, Remy Bonnel does not need introductions. He is best known for taking on and winning against Duane Ludwig, Jerry Morris, Trevor Smandych and Peter Kaljevic among others. With a record of 57 wins and seven losses, he might pose a serious hurdle for Las Vegas fighter Chaz Mulkey. However, Mulkey’s last fight against the Dutch star, Menno Dijkstra showed that clinch and elbows come to Mulkey as easy as breathing. Mulkey managed to easily steal every single round from Dijkstra and win against a fighter with a 32-4 record.
Always a crowd pleaser, Scotty Ray Leffler of One Kick’s gym in Las Vegas will put up a first round of defense of his newly acquired IKKC US National Welterweight belt against the notorious Justin Greskiewicz of Philadelphia. Leffler won the title this April on the WCK MuayThai card by a TKO in the second round from James Martinez, known as the American pick for the WMC sanctioned “Contender Asia” Muay Thai reality TV show.
A much awaited bout of Jack Thames vs. Mike Ryan will also take place on August 28th. Both fighters have been waiting for a chance to take on Craig Buchahan for the WBC MuayThai US National Middleweight title, and Thames has come close in his previous fight against Buchanan in the Star of the Desert Arena. Thames will get his chance in the fall to become the new U.S. Middleweight champion when he rematches Buchanan. As a potential contender for the WBC belt, Ryan, and his famously heavy hands will do their best to stop Thames, and get a chance to fight Buchanan if he retains the belt or rematch Thames later this year in case he is the new WBC champion.
Shawn Yacoubian, a fighter with utmost dedication to muay thai and pride of the Armenian community, will once again step into the ring to test his own force and talent. His challenger, Joe Davidson, a veteran muay thai fighter, is from the “Red Dragon Karate” school in Fontana, Calif.
Artem “The Russian Experiment” Sharoshkin will have his pro debut at Buffalo Bill’s after a superb third round knockout at the same venue in April, and later securing the IAMTF US National Welterweight Championship belt. His opponent, also having his first pro fight, Titus Holmes, comes from the famed Las Vegas school of fighting.
WBC Muaythai United States Super Heavyweight Title 5rds. Rick Cheek vs Stephen Banks
WBC Muaythai Female International Super Bantamweight Title 5rds. Jeri Sitzes vs Lim Su Jeong (Korea)
IKKC Muaythai International Light Heavyweight Title 5rds. Shawn Yarborough (champion) vs Mawande Vapi (South Africa)
WBC Muaythai Super Welterweight Title Elimination Bout 5rds. Raul Rodriguez vs William Sriyapai
WBC Middleweight International Prestige Bout 5rds. Chaz Mulkey vs Remy Bonnel
IKKC Muaythai United States Welterweight Title 5rds. Scott Leffler (champion) vs Justin Greskiewicz
IKKC Muaythai Super Middleweight Bout 4rds. Jack Thames vs Mike Ryan
IKKC Muaythai Super Welterweight Bout 4rds. Shawn Yacoubian vs Joe Davidson
IKKC Muaythai Welterweight Bout 4rds. Artem Sharoshkin vs Titus Holmes
Amateur bouts IAMTF USA Welterweight Title 5rds. Chris Minor vs Roy Corona
IAMTF Super Heavyweight Bout 3rds. Andrew Miller vs Isaac Gomez
IAMTF Middleweight Bout 3rds. Damien Earley vs Andy Lazarit
IAMTF USA Super Featherweight Title Bout Jason Andrada vs George Amirian
IAMTF Female Flyweight Bout featuring Amber Pope vs Tandy Schafer
All bouts are subject to change.
The championships will be supervised by the WBC MuayThai representative in the United States, Chalermkiat Suvanamas. WCK MuayThai is sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thai Airways, National Realty Group and Lucky’s Race and Sports Book.
Amateur fight program starts at 5 p.m., professional fights start at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $35 to $100 ringside. All concerts and sporting events take place in the Star of the Desert Arena at Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino. For more information, please call 1.800.FUNSTOP (1.800.386.7867) or visit www.primmvalleyresorts.com.
About WCK MuayThai:
Founded in 1989, by Dennis Warner and In Sync Productions, WCK MuayThai is based in Southern California and is the largest Muay Thai sports entertainment event in North America. The championships are held in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Beijing and other cities and feature top fighters from the U.S., China, Japan, Thailand, Netherlands, South Africa, Korea, England and Australia, including such champions as Yodsenklai Fairtex, Steve McKinnen, Lomsomcram, John Wayne Parr, Craig Buchanan, Christine Toledo, Romie Adanza, Kevin Ross, Jeri Sitzes and Malaipet. For more information about WCK MuayThai, please visit www.wckmuaythai.com or check out our Facebook WCK MuayThai group.
About Primm Valley Casino Resorts:
Primm Valley Casino Resorts, located 25 minutes south of Las Vegas on Interstate 15 at the Southern Nevada/California state line, includes Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino, Primm Valley Resort & Casino, and Whiskey Pete’s Hotel & Casino. The properties’ amenities offer something for everyone including 24-hour dining, The Spa at Primm, shopping at the Las Vegas Premium Outlets and two championship golf courses designed by Tom Fazio. With attractions for the whole family, the Desperado Rollercoaster, Adventure Canyon Log Flume, Video Game Arcade, Carolee Movie Theatre and Star of the Desert Arena, a venue for the best live performances, Primm Valley Casino Resorts offers entertainment and recreation at an affordable price. For more information, visit www.primmvalleyresorts.com.
