turning pro?

[tony09uk]

Hi, Im sorry for asking such an ignorant question but I have no idea about the answer and am really interested about kickboxing.

How does someone go from being a nobody to a pro in the world of kickboxing? Is it through divisions, leagues, or do scouts search for fresh talent? like in rugby or football.

I look forward to your replies.

[tony09uk]

turning pro?

Hi, Im sorry for asking such an ignorant question but I have no idea about the answer and am really interested about kickboxing.

How does someone go from being a nobody to a pro in the world of kickboxing? Is it through divisions, leagues, or do scouts search for fresh talent? like in rugby or football. Also how long does it take for a beginnger to get to pro level on average?

I look forward to your replies.

[Ghost]

Hi mate, no requirements as such, join a gym, when you are ready to fight they will let you, the pro circuit in the UK is huge, there are very few amatuer fights and you will know when they come up. They are usually small events with little public interest. Usually just people from other gyms coming to watch and it being held at a gym, often referred to as inter-clubs, there isnt much else that fits into the amateur field.

So youll end up fighting pro anyway. Hope that helps

[tony09uk]

Making money?

So is it possiable to make a living at kickboxing then and if so where does a fighter have to go?

I know of K1 in Japan and am guessing that it is possiable in Thailand am I right? If so how does a fighter or the coach know when they are ready? Is it seeded or just good old fashioned guess work?

[Ghost]

You cant really make a living out of it. To get into K1 in Japan you will have to qualify in your home country which is hard as you have to be very good.
Doing it in Thaiand you can make enough to get by, in Thailand, its peanuts in terms of UK money though.
Regarding matching fighters.
Alot of it is guess work, the trainers know each other and you match fighters by their fight record.
Promoter puts on a show, contacts the trainers, the trainers say they have whatever fighters with whatever record at whatever weight and fighters are matched from the pool that emerges. That makes the nights fights.

You wont make a living from it, not in a million years because no one can, there isnt enough money in it. If you want to make money from it you must teach it.

[Ghost]

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[tony09uk]

K1?

Thanks for your help mate, I thought it would take a lot longer to get an informative point of view. The information i'm compiling is for a short story i'm writing for college, but it needs to be kinda accurate.

So just to clarify even though difficult it could be possiable to make it to the K1 in Japan and make a living from it?

If that is right do you know how long it would take (best case scenario) and how a fighter could prove themselves for such a prestigious league?

[Ghost]

Thanks for your help mate, I thought it would take a lot longer to get an informative point of view. The information i'm compiling is for a short story i'm writing for college, but it needs to be kinda accurate.

So just to clarify even though difficult it could be possiable to make it to the K1 in Japan and make a living from it?

If that is right do you know how long it would take (best case scenario) and how a fighter could prove themselves for such a prestigious league?

K1 in japan is the culmination of a years worth of contests in various countries to find the top 8 or so. They then fight at the Tokyo dome in Japan for the title.
They make money out of advertising and from sponsorship as opposed to winning fights, the money for winning fights isnt that much and not really enough to live on, though if you win the K1 final its a nice little pay off.

Ive spent the last nearly 2+ years fighting and training in thailand. If you have any questions just ask.

More realistic to cover someone fighting in thailand and doing it for the love of the sport. K1 is very tricky and something people find their way into after fighting successfully already in thai/kick boxing. Its not right for everyone at all.

[tony09uk]

thai kickboxing

Cool that's a real help. Thanks for that dude. I'm sure I will have plenty more questions before I finish this so I will be posting more in the future, hope to hear from you on my next post.

Keep up the training!!! and winning!!!