Courage

News broke today that the hotly anticipated featherweight rematch between defending champion Karl Hodgers (Louth Thai) and challenger James E O’Connell (Courage) would not go ahead. At Cage Kings Dublin last March, Hodgers shocked those in attendance with a first-round TKO victory over defending champion O’Connell to lift the...

It will be remembered as a year of progress. A year in which Muay Thai took its first steps towards becoming an Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided in December to give temporary acknowledgement and an annual grant of $25,000, which signified the possibility of Muay Thai...