Power Of Scotland 8 returns to the
Lagoon Arena on
Saturday 1st May 2010. The Lagoon has proved to be a great venue for
POS and the setup just adds to the great fight action!
Some cracking young Scottish talent again taking centre stage on the event as normal, here is some of the International main fights!
A Class
John Dick (GTBA, SCOTLAND) Vs. Davy Mac (Bad Company, ENGLAND) (56kg)
John Dick needs no introduction to the POS crowd, the current No.1 Featherweight in the UK, STBA Scottish Champion, IKF British Champion, ISKA British Champion is set to defend his UK No.1 spot in the rankings, as he defends the challenge of fellow Scot Davy Mac, who has now relocated to Leeds and now trains in the top UK gym, Bad Company. This fight has been in the making for the last year as Davy has risen to contend the No. 1 spot and there is sure to be fireworks when it finally gets under way.
Kieran McAskill (POS Fight Team, SCOTLAND) Vs. Gerald Smith (Bridgestone, IRELAND) (54kg)
Kieran McAskill, the up and coming young local fighter is currently ranked No.4 in the UK independent rankings and after 3 strong performances at the last 3 POS events and winning the ISKA British title against Darren Whewell in his last outing. He now faces Gerald Smith from Dublin, who comes to the ring with a strong pedigree behind him, as the Bridgestone fighters always come to fight and have excellent technique.
Jordan Calder (Caledonian, SCOTLAND) Vs. Mouni Nasri (Fatih Meric, FRANCE) (56kg)
Jordan is a future star in the sport and this with a great junior pedigree and collection of titles to his name. He is now making waves in the senior rankings and again takes on nternational opposition on the POS stage. This clinical young Scot can finish a fight with a variety of techniques, so don’t blink! He again takes on international opposition on the POS stage as he faces Nasri.
B Class
Ritchie Hocking (NKT, SCOTLAND) Vs. Naoise Creven (Bridgestone, IRELAND) (80kg)
Hocking is one of the most poular fighters to ever fight on POS and has fought on every POS event. Since POS1 this teenager has grown 10 inces and put on 18kg and transformed into a monster of a fighter. Combined with his great technical ability, Hocking is now ready to climb the UK Rankings and start challenging for titles. On POS8 he will take on another International challenger from the very well regarded Bridgestone gym in Dublin, who always produce very talented and tough fighters.
Alan Weaver (NAMT) Vs. Aaron O’Callaghan (Siam Warriors, IRELAND) (56kg)
Alan Weaver is becoming one of the best up and coming fighters in the Scottish Muay Thai scene, he is currently training and fighting in Thailand, so it will be interesting to see his first performance back on home soil. He takes on a very skillful fighter from Cork in Aaron O’Callaghan in a fight that offers an interesting clash of styles.
JoJo Calderwod (Caledonian, SCOTLAND) Vs. Ferial Amweerodien (Bridgestone, IRELAND) (53kg)
JoJo makes her POS debut and puts her unbeaten record on the line against another International fighter in Ferial Amweerodien. JoJo is a very aggressive fighter who can end fights clinically, but when fighting any fighter from the Irish gym you can always expect a tough fight!
POS8 will run from
6-11pm, with doors opening at 5pm. Tickets go on sale this month and can be purchased from any of the fighters on the show or you can visit the Lagoon, Musclebound on New Street in Paisley. You will also be able to buy them through
www.tickets-scotland.com. Or alternatively
call me on 07790 788 368 for tickets, info or to book Ringside tickets . Seating is unreserved apart from the Ringside, so basically first there on the day will get pick of the seats and you’ll have the flexibility to sit in groups etc. However, the last three events at the Lagoon have practically been sell outs, so get in quick.
Tickets are separated into 3 bands,
Ringside (£50),
Tiered (£25) and
Standard (£20 for adults and £10 for Under 16’s). Ringside tickets offer close proximity seating, some food and waitress service. The majority of the tables have already been taken, so please get in touch asap if you are planning on taking one.
For regular updates on the event, check out the website:
www.powerofscotland.com, which will be updated regularly as the event develops. Thank you to everyone that has helped so far!
This event will not be filmed by P4TV, so don’t miss it!