Titan Fitness Muay Thai fighter, Corey Tilghman, won by TKO in the second round of his Thai Boxing fight on October 31, 2009. Corey controlled and dominated his opponent for two rounds before the fight was stopped at the end of the second round. Corey is a State College resident and Penn State student. He has been training at Titan Fitness for about one year. This was Corey’s second Thai Boxing event. He will be fighting again in January of 2010.
Titan Fitness, located in downtown State College, sent four of their amateur Muay Thai athletes to fight in Philadelphia at the renowned “Evolved Fighting” Thai Boxing event. Steve Mayzack, Jay Kearns, Mike Putnam, and Tyler Higgins fought some tough competition against opponents from Boston, Philadelphia, and Reading. Collectively the fighter’s, who have been training with Bruce Lombard at Titan for less than one year, had an impressive showing going 2-1-1.
Mayzack, Putnam, and Kearns are all Penn State University students, as Tyler Higgins is a college student at Lock Haven University.
As was previously reported, Titan Fitness & Martial Thai boxing member and Penn State student, Jordan Katz won his first ever Thai boxing bout this past July by TKO in the third round. A better has since popped up, and we thought it would be a better way for you to see his clear domination of the fight. So once again, check out the video and enjoy.
After a four and a half month layoff since his last fight, Titan Fitness boxing instructor and Penn State boxer, Dan Testa won a decision in his return to the ring at an amateur event in Uniontown, PA last Sunday on August 16, 2009. After a slow start, Dan dominated his opponent Eric Parker in the second and third rounds with a barrage of attacks to the body. Dan raises his record to 7 wins against only 2 losses. With one more fight, Dan qualifies for the open division of the amateur level.
Titan Fitness & Martial Arts Thai boxing student Jordan Katz won his first fight at a United States Kickboxing Alliance (U.S.K.A.) event held in Hamburg, PA at the Hamburg Field House on July 25, 2009. Jordan dominated the action for the three rounds leading up to a third round TKO. We encourage you to watch the youtube video of Jordan’s fight. We at Titan Fitness & Martial Arts congratulate Jordan on a great effort and victory in his inaugural bout.
As reported in an April 20 blog post, Kristen Althouse competed in a U.S.K.A. sanctioned Thai Boxing event in Hamburg, PA. Her fight was one of the most exciting of the night and was judged a draw. Enjoy the great effort put up by Kristen.
Kristen Althouse and Allison Glenny stepped into the ring at a United States Kickboxing Alliance (U.S.K.A.) Kickboxing and Muay Thai event held at the Hamburg Field House in Hamburg, PA this past Saturday night. The event drew competitors from a number of schools in New York and Pennsylvania.
Allison won a convincing unanimous decision in her bout. Allison showed great poise in her first-ever Thai fight utilizing a varied attack to keep her opponent off guard and on the defensive for the entire bout.
Kristen’s fight was one of the most exciting bouts of the night. Kristen showed great perseverance as she withstood an initial barage of punches and kicks in the early stages of the fight before imposing her will and taking the fight to her opponent on the inside delivering an effective assault of knees that nearly broke her opponent. The close fight was ruled a draw by the judges prompting the fight promoter to call for a rematch of the two combatants in July.
We at Titan Fitness & Martial Arts would like to congratulate both Kristen and Allison on their achievement and thank them for representing the gym as tenacious, yet classy and respectful competitors, the way combat athletes should carry themselves.
Titan Fitness Mixed Martial Arts students Shawn Slater and Derek Janssen competed at the North American Grappling Association (NAGA) event in Newark, New Jersey last Saturday, April 4. As this was the first competition for both of them, they competed in the novice division. They both were victorious in their first two submission grappling matches advancing into the quarterfinals. Though their respective tournaments ended at that point, this was an excellent result for both of the the first-time submission grappling competitors. We at Titan Fitness congratulate both Shawn and Derek on their efforts at NAGA.
Jake Winowich Advanced to Finals of the NCBA National Championships
Four Penn State boxers competed at the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) National Championships at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland April 2-4. Dan Testa and Luke Davis lost hard-fought decisions in the quarterfinal round on Thursday. Jake Winowich and Anthony Liotta were both victorious in their first bouts advancing to the semifinals and earning All-American status. In the semis, Anthony lost a close decision in his 139 pound bout. Jake was victorious advancing to the finals on Saturday. Jake lost but fought valliantly in Sunday’s final. Congratulations to all of the fighters and coaches on a great season and on the resurgence of Penn State Boxing. Titan Fitness has been proud to be associated with Penn State Boxing and looks forward to a long-standing relationship in promoting and supporting this fine program.
