Ben Edwards (kickboxer)
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Ben "The Guvner" Edwards (born 17 February 1985) is an Australian Super Heavyweight
kickboxer and Heavyweight
boxer
. He is the current K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra tournament champion. Edwards won the tournament by three 1st round KO's the fastest win in K-1 history in total time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds breaking the previous record held by Jerome Le Banner
of 4 minutes and 4 seconds in K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka. He is fighting out of Bulldog Gym, Canberra, Australia.
until he was 19. He represented the Canberra Raiders
sides in both Harold Mathews and SG Ball sides. He went to Dickson College
where he played first grade for the Queanbeyan Blues.
Ben Edwards started kickboxing in 2003 at the Bulldog Gym under late John Verran his coach and mentor.
Super heavyweight
In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...
kickboxer and Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. He is the current K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra tournament champion. Edwards won the tournament by three 1st round KO's the fastest win in K-1 history in total time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds breaking the previous record held by Jerome Le Banner
Jérôme Le Banner
Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....
of 4 minutes and 4 seconds in K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka. He is fighting out of Bulldog Gym, Canberra, Australia.
Biography and career
Ben Edwards was born in Sydney, Australia and has been living in Canberra since he was 4, currently residing in Queanbeyan. Edwards played Rugby LeagueRugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
until he was 19. He represented the Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
sides in both Harold Mathews and SG Ball sides. He went to Dickson College
Dickson College
Dickson College is a two-year secondary college located in the Canberra suburb of Dickson, Australian Capital Territory. It was created in 1976 when Dickson High School closed....
where he played first grade for the Queanbeyan Blues.
Ben Edwards started kickboxing in 2003 at the Bulldog Gym under late John Verran his coach and mentor.
Titles
- 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix in Canberra champion
- 2009 ISKA Super-heavyweight World champion
- 2008 ISKA Super-heavyweight South Pacific title
Kickboxing record
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See also
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
- List of K-1 events
External links
- Profile at K-1K-1K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...