RUMORS

Here you'll find news and rumors from Brazil and the World.

 

For those who have been asking us for posters and pictures , we would like to inform that Mauricio Netto , who was last IVC official photographer , has both pictures and posters for sale. You may reach him at mgnetto@uol.com.br

07/06/2003

K-1 WORLD MAX 2003 RESULTS
Date : Saturday, July 5, 2003
Place : Saitama Super Arena

Kazuya Yasuhiro defeat Viatcheslav Nesterov (3R Decision 3-0)

Masato defeat Mike Zambidis (3R Decision 2-1)

Sakeddaw Kiatputon defeat Marfio Canoletti (3R Decision 3-0)

Duane Ludwig defeat Kozo Takeda (2R 0'46" KO)

Albert Kraus defeat Andy Souwer (1R 3'00" Doctor Stop)

Masato defeat Sakeddaw Kiatputon (2R 2'55" KO)

Albert Kraus defeat Duane Ludwig (3R 1'33" KO)

Super Fight

Serkan Yilmaz defeat Takashi Ohno (3R Decision 3-0)

 

Masato defeat Albert Kraus (2R 2'26" KO)

 

07/04/2003

K-1 WORLD MAX PRESS CONFERENCE

Sughetdhao Ghetputong x MÁRFIO CANOLETTI

 

06/30/2003

K-1 BEAST II 2003
Date :  June 29, 2003
Place : Saitama Super Arena


Manabu Ito  VS  HIROSHI - Draw

Tatsufumi Tomihira  defeat Masahide Aoyagi- by decision  at extra R (10-9,10-9,10-9)

Nobu Hayashi defeat  Tooru Ooishi - by  KO 1R 1:38

Hiraku Hori  defeat   Kazuhiro Nakamura- by  KO 2R 1:58

Hiromi Amada  defeat  TSUYOSHI - by  decision  (29-29,29-28,29-28)

Super Fight  (3R x 3min)
Hiroki Kurosawa  VS   Ivan Salaverry - Draw

Musashi defeat Montanha Silva - by  disqualification 

Shingo Koyasu  defeat Azem Maksutaj - by  decision  (29-28,29-28,29-28)

Butterbean defeat  Yusuke Fujimoto - by  KO 1R 1:02

TOA defeat Manabu Nakanishi - by  KO 1R 1:28

Peter Aerts defeat Tsuyoshi Nakasako - by  KO 2R 1:42

06/28/2003

K-1 Beast II - Press Conference

Musashi - Montanha Silva 

BOB SAPP - MONTANHA - Butterbean 

 

06/25/2003

NEW FIGHTER

 He'll be the new sensation in Japan, he'll fight on K-1 (under Master Roney Alex Muay Thai training from Brazil and for Vale Tudo under the training of Marco Jara from Los Angeles), following some info about him:

Name: Montanha Silva 

Age: 26 years

Height: 7'3"

Weight:  396 lb

Body Fat percentage: 5%

 

Montanha will make his debut in Japan on June 29th at K-1 BEAST II in Saitama, against the Japanese Musashi. Montanha will fight K-1, MMA and Pro-Wrestling, we'll leaving to Japan on June 25th with our complete team (Sergio Batarelli - Manager, Roney Alex - Muay Thai trainer, Marfio Canoletti K-1 WORLD MAX GP participant on July 5th and Marco Jara - MMA trainer), stay tuned for more about THE BRAZILIAN BEAST.

Montanha, Jefferson "Tank", Márfio Canoletti

Roney Alex

 

K-1 BEAST II 2003
Date : Sunday, June 29, 2003
Place : Saitama Super Arena

Manabu ito (Japan) vs Hiroshi (Japan)

Tatsufumi Tomihira (Japan) vs Masahide Aoyagi (Japan)

Nobu Hayashi (Japan) vs Tooru Ooishi (Japan)

Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japan) vs Hiraku Hori (Japan)

Hiromi Amada (Japan) vs Tsuyoshi (Japan)

Hiroki Kurosawa (Japan) vs Ivan Salaverry (USA)

Yusuke Fujimoto (Japan) vs Butterbean (USA)

Shingo Koyasu (Japan) vs Azem Maksutaj (Switzerland)
Musashi (Japan) vs Montanha Silva (Brazil)

TOA (New Zealand) vs Manabu Nakanishi (Japan)

Tsuyoshi Nakasako (Japan) vs Peter Aerts (Hollad)

 

K-1 WORLD MAX GP 2003

The Brazilian Promess.

 Márfio Canoletti Junior will participate at K-1 World Max  GP - 70 Kg.

By the first time a Brazilian will participate in this event, and he arrive in Japan quoted to be Champion.