World class Muay Thai hits Las Vegas as Lion Fights, Battle in the Desert 5, takes center stage at the Hard Rock Hotel on February 25th. WBC Interim World Light Heavyweight (175 pounds) Champion Joe Schilling (12-1 (10 KO’s) of Los Angeles, Calif. will take on undefeated top contender Simon Marcus (22-0 (17 KO’s) of Toronto, Ontario Canada. Schilling and Marcus are putting their purses on the line. Just to give you a taste of what Schilling can do, we’ve added his most recent full fight against Kaoklai Kaennorsing.
The co-main event is WBC International Middleweight Champion Chaz Mulkey (7-4, 3 KO’s), fresh off his fifth consecutive win at Lion Fight Promotions’ last event on Nov. 19, facing his toughest test to date in two-time world champion and WBC No. 5 ranked super middleweight (168 pounds) contender Gregory Choplin (50-9, 22 KO’s) of Miami, Fla. by way of Paris, France.
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February 17, 2012 at 10:23 am
Amazing fight. Joe is a beast. Can’t wait to see him fight again! Thanks for the awesome footage!!