Combat Sports Return to Dulles SportsPlex Saturday

Competitive martial arts return to Loudoun with Thai Championship Boxing III at Dulles SportsPlex Saturday, Sept. 17. The kickboxing event features 22 matches, including three title fights.

Vanguard gym of Manassas has three fighters on the card, Billy Reynolds, Adam Phillips and Vince Holland. Vanguard Gym instructor, and current Operation Octagon Lightweight champ, Mike Pope, said they "have been training between 5 and 6 nights a week for this, they’re ready.” 

Woodbridge’s Gold Medal Grappling Coach, Elijah Harshbarger, will be cornering his fighters, Brian Robey, Derric Threatt and Jamal Daniel. “These guys are all making their début. They’ve come a long way; they’re showing good distance and timing. I think people are going to be shocked at how good they are right out of the gate.”

Event promoter, Operation Octagon has previously held Thai Championship events as well as an event with both mixed-martial arts and kickboxing fights. The action takes place in two boxing rings and draws participants from all over the Washington Metropolitan area.

The Main Event – Middleweight Title Fight (185 lbs.)
TCB Welterweight Champion Brynnen McIver vs. Sean Croushorn   

Featherweight Title Fight (145 lbs.)
TCB Featherweight Champion Carlos Lopez vs. Brandon Cherry     

Super Middleweight Title Fight (190 lbs.)
Mike Rybak vs. Lubomyr Murashchik

Remaining Fight Card

• Bryan Robey vs. Scott Brain (Flyweight – 125)
• Jen Gaines vs. Jenny Segovia (Catchweight – 140)
• Kiall Wright vs. Jeraldo Cotto (Heavyweight – 215)
• Anthony Cordero vs. Jovan Davis (Super Welterweight – 175)
• Derric Threatt vs. Hakim Andrews (Light Heavyweight – 205)
• Caro Castro vs. Casey Terrell (Women’s Flyweight – 118)
• Andy  Luong vs. Ghary Ursua (Flyweight – 125)
• Tariq Sirgay vs. Kevin Hansen (Featherweight – 145)
• Tommy McDonnell vs. Billy Reynolds (Featherweight – 145)
• Ander Bordner vs. Arnulfo Alvarado (Lightweight – 155)
• Wade Houston vs. Vince Holland (Light Heavyweight – 205)
• Jamal Daniel vs. Albert Ranney (Middleweight – 185)
• John Ruiz vs. Adam Phillips (Featherweight – 145)
• Mike Johnson vs. Luis Vallecillo (Flyweight – 125)
• Eric Russi vs. Joshua. Aliaga (Light Bantamweight – 130)
• Brian Carpenter vs. CJ Gaffney (Heavyweight – 250)
• Felix DeJong vs. Juan Pablo Chang (Lightweight – 155)
• Frank Dawson vs. Konstantine Krapiva (Welterweight – 170)
• James Rhee vs. James Chia (Catchweight – 160)

For more details about fighters on the card, go to the Thai Championship Boxing website.

Weigh-ins are set for Friday, Sept. 16, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Hooters restaurant in Chantilly, 14441 Brookfield Tower Drive.

The action begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at 5:30 pm at the SportsPlex, 21610 Atlantic Boulevard, just east of Route 28. General admission tickets cost $25 online, or $30 at the door.

Additional mixed-martial arts events in Northern Virginia include DangerZone at the Manassas Park Community Center on Oct. 15 and Operation Octagon at Dulles SportsPlex on Oct. 22.