The 1st South Indian Muay Boran Championship, organised by Muay Boran Association of Kerala under the aegis of Muay Boran Association of India, was held on Jan. 9 and 10 at Salem Marthoma Auditorium, Kayamkulam, Alappuzha District, Kerala.

More than 300 participants of 25 different clubs from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka took part in the tournament which tested the strength, stamina and skills of the fighters.

Muay Boran Fighters of Kimura Fight Club, Mysuru, who took part in the tournament, won one gold and three silver medals.

They also won the 2nd Runner-up Trophy of the Championship. Besides these, the Kimura Fight Club was awarded the 8th Best Club of the Tournament.

K.G. Prajwal Deep won gold in the below 80 Kg category. In the Muay Boran Title Belt Fight, Prajwal Deep lost his bout against Kerala opponent and had to be content with the Runner-up title.

Harish S. Gouli, B. Ravi and A.M. Arjun won silver medals in the below 75 Kg, below 63.5 Kg and below 67 Kg category respectively.

All the fighters are trained by Kimura Fight Club Chief Coach and Trainer KRU. Chethan M. Ashwathama, who is an expert in Muay Thai, Muay Boran and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He has been trained at the Tiger Muay Thai Academy,Thailand and is training students from the past six years. He has a KRU Degree (Master in Muay Thai) from the Muay Thai International Association and is accredited by the Thai Ministry of Education, Thailand.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / January 25th, 2016