Great to hear - unfortunately being Auckland centric we don't see as much coming through - but again these guys have yet to prove themselves although they are working their way up the ranks -

Dave and Stu - with your young and talenteds fighter basically the strength of NZ Kickboxing comes from Auckland and now Wellington is growing - can you guys either set up fights for your guys vs Aucklanders (or top ranked fighters from around the country) in Wellington or travel - alhtough it is not fair, most of the coverage and therefore exposure for fighters will come by fighting in Auckland or beating Auckland fighters. I know this sounds arrogant but it is true

Out of the guys I mentioned above only Rex and Chris aren't Aucklanders (maybe me becasue I'm from Palmerston) and Chris has moved to Aussie.

I remember paying my own way hoping in a mini and treaveling 8 hours , staying on a floor and fighting an Aucklander and winning my first NZ title years ago and that was the only way I could get some recognition - perhaps you guys need to proove the cocky Aucklanders wrong and get up here and give the boys a spanking to get you own guys exposure - perhaps ther needs to be a recipricale arrnagement between promotors - Wellington and Chrischurch boys come up and fight one month then the next month or two the Auckland buys travel to Wellington and fight.

I still stand by my concern that I have yet to see any special fighters coming through - I mean Rex have been fighting for a very long time and only in the last couple of years has he peaked - What I am saying here is that it does take some time to develop fighters ( Lollo is very good in this respect) And at this point there is a huge gap between the top guys and the up and comers. With no one showing signs of bridging that gap.

PS Fracis Vesetolou is another fighter coming through also, Lance is improving, Gareth - we'd love to see him here, Mark Spencer - Dave tell me more who has he fought what is his record etc ...