Q&A: Kombat’s Mo Abedeen on training at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym (Part 2 of 2)

Freddie Roach is lauded by many fans and experts as the best boxing trainer in the world today. He holds mitts and works the corner for big name world champions including Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan and Julio César Chávez, Jr. Kombat Arts boxer Mohammed Abedeen, veteran of around 80 amateur bouts and aspiring pro, recently had the opportunity to train at Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club …

Q&A: Kombat’s Mo Abedeen on training at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym (Part 1)

Freddie Roach is lauded by many fans and experts as the best boxing trainer in the world today. He holds mitts and works the corner for big name world champions including Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan and Julio César Chávez, Jr. Kombat Arts boxer Mohammed Abedeen, veteran of around 80 amateur bouts and aspiring pro, recently had the opportunity to train …

Amateur MMA Is Here: Interview with AMMA president Joey de Los Reyes (part 2)

In part two of our interview with AMMA council president and Kombat Arts head instructor Joey de Los Reyes, Kru Joey discusses how amateur MMA will help develop local athletes, details what he looks for in a fighter and what he thinks is the recipe for success, and also touches on this weekend’s inaugural Ontario amateur MMA event at the …

Amateur MMA Is Here: Interview with AMMA president Joey de Los Reyes (part I)

For the past year, the Council of Amateur Sport Kickboxing (CASK) has been working with a new national committee called AMMA, the amateur mixed martial arts council, to shape, form and regulate amateur MMA and integrate it into the world of established combat sports. The result is an innovative approach that signals big things to come for amateur MMA in …