Exclusive Interview

Two years ago Ronan O’Kane (22) began training in martial arts. The reason was similar to hundreds of others, to get fit. Now O’Kane (Mayhem) is preparing to compete on Warrior FC on May 28 against Shane Kirkwood (Kamikaze) in Dublin. An occasion that Derry man O’Kane is feeling...

Ivo Clinch (Warriors Gym) V Liam Purcell (Courage Muay Thai) Warriors Gym Fighter Ivo Clinch makes his second appearance on Cage Kings Dublin when he takes on Courage Muay Thai’s Liam Purcell. Liam will be joining team mates James E O Connell and Dylan Meagher on the card making...

Contact sports are synonymous with the entertainment industry. Two prize-fighters battle it out for honour and to make a living. Promotors generate interest, spectators pay to watch the ‘show’ and journalists provide media on the proceedings. But if we look deeper, there are incredible stories to be told from...

What’s infectious about John Wayne Parr’s appearance on Obviously Fight Talk is that the Muay Thai legend told stories with genuine enthusiasm and child-like happiness. The interview commenced with Parr’s most recent achievement, winning on his Bellator Kickboxing debut with a second-round knockout victory over Nando Calzetta. “I didn’t...

John Wayne Parr (JWP) is one of the best known Muay Thai fighters in the world. The Australian has had an illustrious career becoming a 10-time world champion and runner-up on The Contender Asia. Parr had thought about launching a career in MMA but after snapping one of his...

Jordan Matthews (Langka Muay Thai) will test his skills against Simon Alvey (Wicklow Martial Arts) in a 72kg pro K1 bout at Cage Kings on March 26. Before his sparring session at 11 o clock on Saturday morning Matthews spoke to Fightstore Media from his home in Belfast. The...

Paul Norton was in jovial mood as he sat down to talk with Fightstore Media before his training session at Champion Martial Arts. Next Saturday the ISKA Irish K1 champion will face Spaniard Ivon Nino for the Intercontinental title at Warrior FC after Ryan Edmundson pulled out due to...

It’s been over three years since Karl Hodgers last appeared in front of an Irish crowd but in that brief absence he’s been perfecting his craft in Thailand. On 26th March he’ll mark his comeback at Cage Kings Dublin for the 57kg Caged Thai title against the champion James...

On Saturday it was announced that the Takeover 8 main event would see a hotly anticipated rematch between Karl McCalling (Warriors) and Keith Levins (Lionheart). McCallig puts his ISKA A Class Muay Thai Title on the line as Levins looks to repeat his knockout performance from the last time...

Kieran Stapleton continued his impressive form by beating experienced fighter Jay Kelly in a five round B Class Thai contest at Extreme Fight Night on Saturday. In the corridor of Good Council GAA hall afterwards Stapleton reflected on the decision win. “To be honest I thought I was...

In part two of our interview with Mark Casserly we look at how he prepares himself to step into the cage, he gives us his thoughts on how the fight went and tells us about his future plans. It is clear from meeting Mark that he is a nice,...

He is one of the most well-known and respected fighters in Ireland. Mark Casserly (Champion) has won numerous titles on the local scene and abroad but on December 5th he stepped in on short notice at Caged Muay Thai 7 to face one of finest Muay Thai fighters in...