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Michael Burgess On Upcoming Fight And More
[Written by Stephen Wright] Michael Tristan Burgess has made remarkable strides in kickboxing since taking up the sport just over two years ago. The 16-year-old is set to step into the ring on Saturday, where he will face American opponent Derek Wheeler in a junior amateur kickboxing bout on the Fight Night undercard at The Shed in Dockyard. Representing... Read more of this article

Srinivasan To Face Williams In Fight Night
Varshini Srinivasan will face Ashley Williams in an adult Sanda kickboxing bout on the Fight Night undercard at The Shed in Dockyard on February 15. Srinivasan represents the Bermuda Sanshou Association [BSA], while Williams trains at the Kaniwa Dojo in Amarillo, Texas, under coach Albert Treto. The amateur undercard will also feature Muryah Swan, of... Read more of this article

Jarryd Simmons Set To Fight In Ontario
[Written by Stephen Wright] Jarryd Simmons will be heading into the unknown when he takes on Shadadi Mbuguje in a Muay Thai showdown in Ontario, Canada, next month. The 25-year-old will compete in a three-round, 139lb bout against Mbuguje, a representative of MAS Academy of Martial Arts, on the St Valentine’s Massacre fight card at Tapestry Hall in... Read more of this article

Muryah Swan Set For Kickboxing Contest
Muryah Swan will face American Sarah Peterson in an adult Sanda kickboxing bout on the Fight Night undercard at The Shed in Dockyard on February 15. Swan represents the Bermuda Sanshou Association [BSA], while Peterson trains at the Kaniwa Dojo in Amarillo, Texas, under coach Albert Treto. The amateur undercard will feature several junior Sanda kickboxing... Read more of this article

Geraldine Sidders To Face Overseas Fighter
Geraldine Sidders will face American Keira Woolley in a junior Sanda kickboxing bout on the Fight Night undercard at The Shed in Dockyard on February 15. Sidders represents the Bermuda Sanshou Association [BSA], while Woolley trains at the Kaniwa Dojo in Amarillo, Texas, under coach Albert Treto, who has brought fighters to the island on several occasions. Also... Read more of this article

Tristan Robinson To Compete In Fight Night
Tristan Robinson will face American Jace Gaddy in a junior Sanda kickboxing bout on the Fight Night undercard at The Shed in Dockyard on February 15. Robinson represents the Bermuda Sanshou Association [BSA], while Gaddy trains at the Kaniwa Dojo in Amarillo, Texas, under coach Albert Treto, who has brought fighters to the island on several occasions. Also... Read more of this article

Michael Burgess To Fight Texan Opponent
Michael Tristan Burgess will face American Derek Wheeler in an amateur kickboxing bout on the Fight Night undercard at The Shed in Dockyard on February 15. Burgess represents the Bermuda Sanshou Association [BSA], while Wheeler trains at the Kaniwa Dojo in Amarillo, Texas, under coach Albert Treto, who has brought fighters to the island on several occasions. Also... Read more of this article

Open Mat Claim Nine Medals In Toronto
Open Mat Bermuda claimed nine medals at the Grappling Industries Gi and No-Gi Round-Robin Tournament in Toronto, Canada, at the weekend. Nine athletes from the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym competed at the tournament, held at Toronto Metropolitan University, with Ezra Dyer, Keegan Dyer, Jahmali Bridgewater, Ashley Dyer, Ryan Hopkins and Reina Maypa securing... Read more of this article

Open Mat Athletes Competing In Toronto
Nine athletes from Open Mat Bermuda are competing at the Grappling Industries Gi and No-Gi Round-Robin Tournament in Toronto this weekend. Junior competitors from the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym Ezra Dyer, Keegan Dyer have been joined by adult athletes Jahmali Bridgewater, Greg Maybury, Ryan Hopkins, Elijah Richardson, Ashley Dyer, Michael Walsh and Reina... Read more of this article

Cole Durham Set To Fight Jay Astwood
Cole Durham will face Jay Astwood in an amateur K-1 kickboxing bout on the undercard of Fight Night at The Shed in Dockyard on February 15. Both Durham, of the Bermuda Sanshou Association, and Astwood, of Fight City Muay Thai and Fitness, have represented the island at several international competitions. On the professional boxing card, Andre Lambe... Read more of this article

Regan And Bascome Win Medals In Las Vegas
Open Mat Bermuda athletes Chris Regan and Lonnie Bascome won medals at the World IBJJF Jui-Jitsu No-Gi Championship in Las Vegas at the weekend. Regan, the Open Mat head instructor, claimed silver in the superheavy black belt division; meanwhile, Bascome also secured silver in the lightweight brown belt category. Jason McAlpine also represented Open... Read more of this article

Krista Dyer Named Athlete Of The Month
Krista Dyer has been recognised for her achievements in the sport of Sanda after being named the International Wushu Federation Athlete of the Month for November. Dyer, the island’s most successful women’s Sanda [Chinese kickboxing] competitor, has enjoyed plenty of success on the world stage in recent years. She won a silver medal in the 65kg division... Read more of this article