Standardized Tournaments And Ratings System

Date

Result

Weight

Division

Opponent

Location

Method

Round

(Time)

Sanction

Rules

Promoter

Corroboration

W-L-D,KO,KKO

Titles – Notes

1995 Dec 01

WIN

179 lbs

Marcus “The Hammer” Reed *1

“KobudoMania: The Iceman’s

Last Showdown”

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

TKO

(quits)

3

(1:30)

ISKA

Full-Contact

Victor Thériault

S

1,69

69-6-1, 61,12

Re-Establishes Vacant ISKA Light-Heavyweight World Title (5th World Championship, 32nd Title Bout)

(Vacates ISKA World Titles upon Retirement)

1994 Mar 26

LOSS

179.9 lbs

Rick Roufus *2

“PKA’s KarateMania VIII”

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

DECISION

12

PKC

Full-Contact

Victor Thériault

S

PPV

2,3,4,69

68-6-1, 60,12

PKC Light-Heavyweight World Title Bout (31st Title Bout)

1993 Nov

WIN

171.9 lbs

Sergei Andrianov

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

3

ISKA

Full-Contact

Unreported

69

68-5-1, 60,12

Retains ISKA Super Middleweight World Title Bout - 1st Defense (30th Title Bout)

1993 Jun 22

LOSS

171.9 lbs

Tosca “Thunder” Patridis *3

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

SPLIT

DECISION

12

PKC

Full-Contact

Richard

Dufresne

S

5,6,7,69

67-5-1, 59,12

PKC Super Middleweight World Title Bout (29th Title Bout)

1992 Dec 15

WIN

172 lbs

Leo de Snoo *4

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

DSQ

11

ISKA

Full-Contact

Richard

Dufresne

S

Showtime

5,8,69

67-4-1, 59,12

Re-Establishes ISKA Super Middleweight World Title (4th World Championship, 28th Title Bout)

1992 Jun 20

LOSS

172 lbs

Rob Kaman *5

Paris, FRANCE

TKO

(quit-injury)

6

ISKA

WKA

Full-Contact

Unreported

S

5,69

66-4-1, 59,12

ISKA Super Middleweight World Title Bout (27th Title Bout)

WKA Light-Heavyweight World Title Bout9

(Kaman overweight - ISKA World Title Vacated )

1991 Nov 23

WIN

172 lbs

Kevin Morton

Marseilles, FRANCE

DECISION

12

ISKA

Full-Contact

Erick Romeas

S

5,69

66-3-1, 58,12

Retains ISKA Super Middleweight World Title – 7th Defense (26th Title Bout)

1991 Oct 25

WIN

172 lbs

Klaus Nonnenmaher

“Thriller from Paris”

Paris, FRANCE

TKO

8

ISKA

Full-Contact

Pierre-Yves Benoliel

S

5,69

65-3-1, 58,12

Retains ISKA Super Middleweight World Title – 6th Defense (25th Title Bout)

1991 Mar 15

WIN

172 lbs

Michel Mongeot

Marseilles, FRANCE

TKO

4

ISKA

Full-Contact

Erick Romeas

S

5,69

64-3-1, 57,12

Retains ISKA Super Middleweight World Title – 5th Defense (24th Title Bout)

1990 Dec 17

WIN

172 lbs

Yediah Judah

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

TKO

6

ISKA

Full-Contact

Richard

Dufresne

S

5,69

63-3-1, 56,12

Retains ISKA Super Middleweight World Title – 4th Defense (23rd Title Bout)

1990 Dec 12

WIN

172 lbs

Mark Longo

Quebec City, QC, CANADA

DECISION

12

ISKA

Full-Contact

Serge Laflame

S

5,69

62-3-1, 55,12

Retains ISKA Super Middleweight World Title – 3rd Defense (22nd Title Bout)

1990 Feb 20

WIN

172 lbs

Andy Mayo

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

4

ISKA

Full-Contact

Richard

Dufresne

S

5,69

61-3-1, 55,12

Retains ISKA Super Middleweight World Title – 2nd Defense (21st Title Bout)

1989 Dec 12

WIN

171.9 lbs

William Knorr

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KICK-KO

(spin back kick-ribs)

4

PKC

Full-Contact

Richard

Dufresne

S

SCORE-TV

5,69

60-3-1, 54,12

Retains PKC Middleweight World Title – 4th Defense (20th Title Bout)

1989 Apr 21

WIN

172 lbs

Ernesto Hoost

Geneva, SWITZERLAND

SPLIT

DECISION

12

ISKA

Full-Contact

Daniel Perioud

S

5,69

59-3-1, 53,11

Retains ISKA Super Middleweight World Title – 1st Defense (19th Title Bout)

1988 Jun 03

WIN

172 lbs

Bob “Thunder” Thurman

Parking Lot – Le Havre Beach

Le Havre, FRANCE

KO

(hook-cross)

3

(1:37)

ISKA

Full-Contact

Jean Pieters

S

5,9

58-3-1, 53,11

Wins ISKA Super Middleweight World Title (3rd World Championship, 18th Title Bout)

1987 Nov 10

WIN

171.9 lbs

Larry McFadden

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

2

PKC

Full-Contact

Richard

Dufresne

S

5

57-3-1, 52,11

Retains PKC Middleweight World Title –  3rd Defense (17th Title Bout)

1987 May 05

WIN

171.9 lbs

C.L. Bergeron *6

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

1

PKC

Full-Contact

Richard

Dufresne

S

5

56-3-1, 51,11

Retrains PKC Middleweight World Title –  2nd Defense (16th Title Bout)

1986 Dec 14

WIN

171.9 lbs

Ernesto Hoost

Paul Sauvé Sports Centre

Montreal, QC, CANADA

DECISION

12

PKC

Full-Contact

Richard

Dufresne

S

65,69

55-3-1, 50,11

Retains PKC Middleweight World Title –  1st Defense (15th Title Bout)

1986 Sep 30

WIN

171.9 lbs

Richard Green

Paul Sauvé Sports Centre

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

4

PKC

Full-Contact

Richard

Dufresne

S

5,11,69

54-3-1, 50,11

Wins PKC Middleweight World Title (2nd World Championship, 14th Title Bout)

1986 Apr 26

WIN

171.9 lbs

Bob “Thunder” Thurman *7

“KarateMania: Thunder & Ice”

Omni Arena

Atlanta, GA, USA

KICK-TKO

(front kick-cut)

3

PKA

Full-Contact

Jim Abernethy, Joe Corley

S

PPV

5,10,11,

12,13,14,

15,16,17,

18

53-3-1, 49,11

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title –  11th Defense (13th Title Bout)

1986 Feb 08

WIN

171.9 lbs

Bob Handigan

Atlanta, GA, USA

KO

1

PKA

Full-Contact

Jim Abernethy

S

52-3-1, 48,10

1985 Oct 12

WIN

171.9 lbs

Paul Madison

National Western Complex Arena

Denver, CO, USA

KICK-TKO

(front kick-body)

5

PKA

Full-Contact

Karyn Turner

S

51-3-1, 47,10

1985 Jul 03

WIN

171.9 lbs

C.L. Bergeron

Moncton, QC, CANADA

KO

4

PKA

Full-Contact

Victor Thériault

S

50-3-1, 46,9

1985 May 01

WIN

171.9 lbs

Andy Brewer *8

Robert Guertin Arena

Hull, QC, CANADA

KO

1

(2:00)

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien & TSS Promotions

S

ESPN-TV,

TSN, NSQ

5,19

49-3-1, 45,9

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title –  10th Defense (12th Title Bout)

1985 Feb 13

WIN

171.9 lbs

Bret Zwierzynski

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, CANADA

TKO

6

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

48-3-1, 44,9

1984 Dec 18

DRAW

176 lbs

Don “The Dragon” Wilson *9

“Duel des Champions”

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

SPLIT DRAW

12

STAR

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

TSN-TV

5,12,20,

21,22,23,

24

47-3-1, 43,9

STAR Ratings Undisputed Light-Heavyweight World Championship Bout (11th Title Bout)

1984 Oct 30

WIN

171.9 lbs

Bob Handigan

Robert Guertin Arena

Hull, QC, CANADA

KO

3

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

25

47-3-0, 43,9

1984 Oct 06

WIN

171.9 lbs

Virgil Myers

Moncton, NB, CANADA

KO

1

PKA

Full-Contact

Unreported

S

46-3-0, 42,9

1984 Sep 18

WIN

171.9 lbs

Gary Cicciolletti

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

1

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

45-3-0, 41,9

1984 Jun 26

 WIN

171.9 lbs

Lonnie Grady

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

4

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

26

44-3-0, 40,9

1984 Apr 10

WIN

171.9 lbs

Rodney Batiste *10

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

(uppercut-hook)

7

(1:16)

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

ESPN-TV

TVSQ

1st Choice

5,27

43-3-0, 39,9

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title – 9th Defense (10th Title Bout)

1984 Jan 26

WIN

171.9 lbs

Paul Ford *11

New York, NY, USA

KICK-KO

(front kick–head)

6

PKA

Full-Contact

Bruce Turnbull, Henry Barbey

S

5

42-3-0, 38,9

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title – 8th Defense (9th Title Bout)

1983 Dec 20

WIN

171.9 lbs

Leroy Hopkins *12

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

TKO

(quit)

9

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

5,28,29

41-3-0, 37,8

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title – 7th Defense (8th Title Bout)

1983 Nov 15

WIN

171.9 lbs

Larry McFadden

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

3

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

29

40-3-0, 36,8

1983 Oct 11

WIN

171.9 lbs

David James *13

Robert Guertin Arena

Hull, QC, CANADA

KO

(st right)

1

(1:41)

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

29,69

39-3-0, 35,8

1983 Sep 25

WIN

171.9 lbs

Steve Wright *14

Pavillion de Lajeunesse

Quebec City, QC, CANADA

KICK-KO

3

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

38-3-0, 34,8

1983 Aug 23

WIN

179.9 lbs

Dan “Star Wars” Macaruso *15

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

DECISION

10

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

CTV

30

37-3-0, 33,7

1983 Jun 28

WIN

171.9 lbs

Roosevelt Moss

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

2

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

Video

69

36-3-0, 33,7

1983 May 11

WIN

171.9 lbs

Don Setzer

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KICK-KO

3

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

Video

69

35-3-0, 32,7

1983 Mar 15

WIN

171.9 lbs

Junior Bowden *16

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KO

2

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

CTV

5,31

34-3-0, 31,6

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title – 6th Defense (7th Title Bout)

1983 Jan 20

WIN

171.9 lbs

Steve Mackey

Toronto, ON, CANADA

KICK-TKO

4

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

ESPN-TV

5,32

33-3-0, 30,6

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title – 5th Defense (6th Title Bout)

(STAR Undisputed Title Vacated – Weight Division Re-Classified as Light-Heavyweight)

1982 Nov 17

WIN

170.9 lbs

Kerry Roop *17

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

TKO

7

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

NBC-TV

CTV

5,31,33,

34,37

32-3-0, 29,5

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title – 4th Defense (5th Title Bout)

1982 Oct 19

WIN

170.9 lbs

Bernard Clarke

London, ON, CANADA

KO

2

PKA

Full-Contact

Ron Day

S

CTV

5,33

31-3-0, 28,5

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title – 3rd Defense (4th Title Bout)

1982 Sep 21

WIN

170.9 lbs

Tommy Richardson *18

Exhibition Hall – Ottawa Civic Centre

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

TKO

(quit)

7

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

33,34

30-3-0, 27,5

1982 Jun 15

WIN

170.9 lbs

Maurice Moore

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KICK-KO

2

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

33,69

29-3-0, 26,5

1982 Apr 25

WIN

170.9 lbs

Andy Brewer

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KICK-KO

5

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

CTV

19,33,35,

36

28-3-0, 25,4

1982 Mar 09

WIN

170.9 lbs

Ron Scott *19

Ottawa Civic Centre

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

DSQ

(MKR violation)

4

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

33,36,38

27-3-0, 24,3

1982 Feb 17

WIN

170.9 lbs

Mark Zacharatos

Windsor, ON, CANADA

TKO

1

(0:21)

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

CTV

5,33,36,38

26-3-0, 23,3

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title – 2nd Defense (3rd Title Bout)

1982 Jan 26

WIN

170.9 lbs

Jarvis Gardner

Verdun Auditorium

Montreal, QC, CANADA

KKO

6

PKA

Full-Contact

Real Masse

S

33,36

25-3-0, 22,3

1981 Nov 17

WIN

169.9 lbs

Eddie “The Bull” Dourant *20

Salon C – Ottawa Civic Centre

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

TKO

(cuts)

3

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

Video

33,36,39,

40

24-3-0, 21,2

1981 Apr 25

WIN

169.9 lbs

Rodney Batiste *21

Salon C – Ottawa Civic Centre

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

DECISION

12

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

ESPN-TV

5,27,33, 36,41

23-3-0, 20,2

Retains PKA Middleweight World Title – 1st Defense (2nd Title Bout)

1981 Feb 24

WIN

169.9 lbs

Glenn McMorris *22

Salon C – Ottawa Civic Centre

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

KO

(body shot)

6

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

ESPN-TV

5,33,36,

42,43

22-3-0, 20,2

1980 Nov 15

WIN

169.9 lbs

Robert Biggs *23

Salon C – Ottawa Civic Centre

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

KICK-TKO

(round kick – forehead cut)

1

(1:43)

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien,

Don & Judy Quine

S

ESPN-TV

5,33,36,

44,45,46,

47,63

21-3-0, 19,2

Re-Establishes Vacant PKA Middleweight World Title (1st World Championship, 1st Title Bout)

STAR Recognition as Undisputed Super Middleweight World Champion (2nd World Championship)

1980 Aug 11

WIN

169.9 lbs

Larry Poore *24

Chateau Laurier Hotel Ballroom

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

KO

1

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

NBC-TV

33,36,45

20-3-0, 18,1

1980 Jul 17

WIN

169.9 lbs

Emilio Narvaez *25

Wonderland Ballroom

Revere, MA, USA

TKO

(st right)

7

PKA

Full-Contact

Bruce Marshall

S

ESPN-TV

33,36,44,

48,69

19-3-0, 17,1

PKA Middleweight World Championship Eliminations

1980 Apr 19

WIN

169.9 lbs

Ron Thiveridge

Chateau Laurier Hotel Ballroom

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

KICK-KO

3

PKA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

Video

33,36

18-3-0, 16,1

1980 Mar

WIN

169.9 lbs

Jeff White

Cobo Hall

Detroit, MI, USA

KO

1

PKA

Full-Contact

Unreported

Korean

S

33,36,69

17-3-0, 15,0

1979 Nov 07

LOSS

170 lbs

Ralph Hollett *26

Halifax, NS, CANADA

SPLIT

DECISION

9

CKBA

Full-Contact

Unreported

S

33,36,69

16-3-0, 14,0

CKBA Middleweight Canadian Championship Bout

1979 Nov 15

WIN

170 lbs

Doug Ware

Boston, MA, USA

KO

1

None

Full-Contact

Bruce Marshall

S

33,36,49

16-2-0, 14,0

1979 Oct

WIN

170 lbs

Doug Ware

Chateau Laurier Hotel Ballroom

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

KO

1

CKBA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

Video

33,36

15-2-0, 13,0

1979 Jul

WIN

170 lbs

Horace “Ace” Lewis

Boston, MA, USA

KO

(body shot)

4

None

Full-Contact

Bruce Marshall

S

33,36,69

14-2-0, 12,0

1979 Jun 09

WIN

170 lbs

Emilio Narvaez *27

Annex Arena - Kitchener Auditorium

Kitchener, ON, CANADA

TKO

(lt uppercut-jaw)

7

(1:02)

CKBA

Full-Contact

Ron Day,

Barry Clark

S

33,36,50,

51

13-2-0, 11,0

1979 May 02

LOSS

167 lbs

William “Blinky” Rodriguez *28

Lake Tahoe, NV, USA

KO

(left hook)

1

WKA

Experimental

Howard Hanson

S

NBC-TV

5,33,36,

52,53,54,

55,64

12-2-0, 10,0

1979 Apr 19

WIN

170 lbs

Kerry Roop

Chateau Laurier Hotel Ballroom

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

TKO

(rt cross)

5

CKBA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

Video

33,36,37,

69

12-1-0, 10,0

1978 Nov 07

WIN

170 lbs

Ralph Hollett *29

Chateau Laurier Hotel Ballroom

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

KO

(st rt–temple)

6

(1:00)

CKBA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

Video

33,36,56,

57

11-1-0, 9,0

Wins CKBA Middleweight Canadian Title

1978 Oct

WIN

170 lbs

Kerry Roop

Windsor, ON, CANADA

SPLIT DECISION

5

CKBA

Full-Contact

Unreported

S

33,36,37

10-1-0, 8,0

1978 May

WIN

163 lbs

Robby Warcloud

Sorel, QC, CANADA

TKO

4

CKBA

Full-Contact

Unreported

S

33,36,69

9-1-0, 8,0

1978 Mar 21

WIN

170 lbs

Fritz Matthews

Kitchener, ON, CANADA

TKO

2

CKBA

Full-Contact

Rick Joslin

S

33,36,58,

69

8-1-0, 7,0

1978 Mar 04

WIN

170 lbs

Mike Chapman

“Canada vs US Team Championship”

Chateau Laurier Hotel Ballroom

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

KO

2

CKBA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

Video

33,36,54,

55,59,66,

67,68

7-1-0, 6,0

1977 Nov

WIN

165 lbs

Victor Hale

Rochester, NY, USA

TKO

2

None

Full-Contact

Joe Jennings,

Bill Adams

S

33,36,69

6-1-0, 5,0

1977 Oct 15

WIN

165 lbs

Carl Beamon

Buffalo, NY, USA

DECISION

5

None

Full-Contact

Bill Adams

S

33,36,59,

69

5-1-0, 4,0

1977 Oct 08

WIN

165 lbs

Mark Kosycki *30

Ottawa Technical High School

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

KO

1

(0:44)

CKBA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

33,36,59

4-1-0, 4,0

1977 Sep

WIN

165 lbs

Roger Hurd

Toronto, ON, CANADA

TKO

2

CKBA

Full-Contact

Wally Slocki

S

33,36,69

3-1-0, 3,0

1977 Aug 27

WIN

182 lbs

James Louth

Rochester, NY, USA

TKO

2

None

Full-Contact

Joe Jennings

S

33,36,60,

69

2-1-0, 2,0

1977 Apr 08

LOSS

165 lbs

Murray Sutherland *31

“World of Fighting Arts Championships”

Ottawa Civic Center

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

TKO

(cut)

3

(bell)

CKBA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

33,36,61,

69

1-1-0, 1,0

1976 Jun

WIN

165 lbs

Serge Simard *32

Ottawa Technical High School

Ottawa, ON, CANADA

TKO

2

(quit)

CKBA

Full-Contact

John Therien

& TSS Promotions

S

33,36,62

1-0-0, 1,0

LEGEND

KICKBOXING

Any stand-up combative sport where competitors fight with kicks and punches for a knockout or multi-judge decision over scheduled rounds divided by rest periods. Throughout the 1980s, the STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings strictly distinguished between kickboxing which prohibited clinch-fighting and muay Thai which permitted clinch-fighting. STAR regarded kickboxing and muay Thai as different sports. Since that era, combative sports have become more broadly divided between kickboxing and mixed martial arts. Sanctioning bodies have embraced competition and established kickboxing titles under multiple rule formats. For the sake of the historic record, all prominent rule formats have been indicated within ring record compilations.

Predominant Kickboxing Rule Formats

            Without Clinch-Fighting

INTERNATIONAL – low kicks and footsweeps allowed, no clinch-fighting, no throws (i.e. freestyle, boxe française-savate, WKA style)

FULL-CONTACT – no striking below the waist, no clinch-fighting, no throws, minimum or continual kick requirement (i.e. full-contact karate, American kickboxing, PKA style)

            Clinch-Fighting Optional

EXPERIMENTAL – variable rule schemes from the early formative period of kickboxing (i.e. USKA, WSMAC, NKL), or special negotiated rules to enable a mix-match between contestants from otherwise different combative sports (i.e. kickboxer versus wrestler)

            With Clinch-Fighting

ASIAN – low kicks and sweeps allowed, knees to body and legs allowed, limited clinch-fighting allowed, no throws (i.e. K-1, modified muay Thai, muay Euro, Japanese kick-boxing)

CHINESE – low kicks and sweeps allowed, knees to body and legs allowed, limited clinch-fighting allowed, throws and takedowns allowed (i.e. san shou, sanda)

THAI – low kicks allowed, knee and elbow strikes allowed, clinch-fighting permitted, no throws, scoring based on classic techniques (i.e. muay Thai, Thai boxing)

Sanctioning Groups

Official Outcomes

CKBA – Canadian Kick Boxing Association

DECISION – three judges score for the winner

ISKA – International Sport Karate Association

MAJORITY DECISION – two judges score for the winner

PKA – Professional Karate Association

SPLIT DECISION – two judges score for the winner, one for the loser

PKC – Professional Kickboxing Commission

DRAW – the judges score for both contestants evenly

STAR – Standardized Tournaments And Ratings System

MAJORITY DRAW – two judges score evenly

SPLIT DRAW – one judge scores for each contestant, one even

DSQ (DISQUALIFICATION) – regarded the same as a TKO; typically the winner has been determined by penalty for a deliberate foul or for consecutive round violations of the minimum kick requirement

TDRAW – technical draw; fight stopped without basis for a decision

KO – knockout

KICK-KO (KKO) – kick-knockout

KICK-TKO(TKKO) – technical kick-knockout

TKO – technical knockout

NO-CONTEST – outcome officially set aside

NO-DECISION – competitive bout conducted without judges

*1

Thériault v Reed: Reed quit after being knocked down from a right uppercut to the head.  Thériault voluntarily vacated his ISKA and PKC world titles upon official retirement from the ring following this bout. 

*2

Thériault v Roufus: Although knocked down in the 4th round for first time in his 46-bout career, Roufus dominated the later rounds when Thériault appeared to run out of steam.

*3

Thériault v Patridis: ISKA title not at stake. Prior to this bout, Thériault chastised the local athletic commission for the sloppy scoring of its judges. Later, although Thériault never pointed fingers, some ring watchers believed that this decision inappropriately went against Thériault in retaliation for his advocacy of improved judging standards.

*4

Thériault v de Snoo: 6,200 spectators. Netherlander de Snoo received repeated warnings and point deductions for illegal low kicks before his disqualification for excessive rule violations. Thériault had scored multiple knockdowns and was dominating the bout on points when the referee halted the bout.

*5

Thériault v Kaman: Thériault did not answer the bell for the 6th round owing to an aggravated back injury sustained during training.  Kaman came in overweight; ISKA world title declared vacant.  Kaman retained WKA world title.

*6

Thériault v Bergeron-1: 2,500 spectators.

*7

Thériault v Thurman-1: 10,000 spectators.  Referee stopped the fight following an incapacitating eye cut principally inflicted by front kicks.  Thériault earned his biggest single-bout purse to that point.  Backed by a multi-millionaire promoter, this bout headlined the most-hyped event in the history of the PKA sanctioning group; also likely in the history of the sport.

*8

Thériault v Brewer-2: Over 3,200 spectators.

*9

Thériault v Wilson: Capacity 8,000 spectators.  Fought without formal sanction, each fighter agreed to select two judges. The two journalists selected by the Wilson camp brought in scores of 117-115 and 118-113 for Wilson, and the two judges selected by Thériault's camp brought in scores of 116-119 and 116-118 for Thériault.  This fight reportedly drew the biggest live gate net profit for any kickboxing event in North America to that time, about $100,000 CAD.

*10

Thériault v Batiste-2: Near-capacity 7,881 spectators. 

*11

Thériault v Ford: 1,500 spectators.

*12

Thériault v Hopkins: 6,137 spectators.

*13

Thériault v Jones: 4,000 spectators.

*14

Thériault v Wright: 4,000 spectators.

*15

Thériault v Macaruso: 5,237 spectators.  Macaruso was penalized a point for holding in rounds 3,4,5,6 and 9.  Final scores for Thériault: 100-82, 100-82, 100-84.

*16

Thériault v Bowden: 5,026 spectators.

*17

Thériault v Roop-3: 5,110 spectators.  Stunned multiple times throughout the bout, Roop did not answer the bell for round 7. 

*18

Thériault v Richardson: 2,500 spectators.  Unranked Richardson could not answer the bell for the 7th round.

*19

Thériault v Scott: Scott disqualified for minimum kick violations at the end of 4 rounds.

*20

Thériault v Dourant: 1,700 spectators.  Referee Ron Desjardins halted fight at the end of round 2 owing to cuts that closed both of Dourant’s eyes. 

*21

Thériault v Batiste-1: 2,500 spectators.  Despite scoring the first knockdown against Batiste in a one-sided effort, this match marked the first time a Thériault bout lasted 12 full rounds.  Final scores in all Thériault’s favor: 120-104, 120-105, 118-103.  Afterward Batiste, who had predicted his own victory by KO in the 7^th, was asked what it would take to beat the champion.  The challenger replied, “Kicks, punches … maybe an elephant gun.”

*22

Thériault v McMorris: 1,700 spectators.  McMorris came out of recent retirement with 4-days’ notice for this scheduled 7-round non-title bout to replace Dave Brummit who had been sidelined by pneumonia.

*23

Thériault v Biggs: 4,000 spectators.  Biggs ducked under Thériault’s straight right into a round-kick into the forehead that connected with the shin, opening a cut.  Referee Truman Irving halted the fight.  The referee initially told Biggs’s corner that the bout may be called a technical draw but, after conferring with PKA Vice President Joe Corley regarding no-fault fouls, he finally declared a TKO.  A protest filed by Biggs’s manager was not sustained.  Thériault became the first Canadian to win a world championship in a combative sport since boxer Jimmy McLarnin in 1933.  A few years later, the PKA changed its rules to reflect the pro-boxing practice of declaring a fight stopped by cuts in the first round as a technical draw.

*24

Thériault v Poore: 1,200 spectators. 

*25

Thériault v Narvaez-2: PKA championship elimination bout. When Narvaez’s instructor Ray Martin was selected as referee, Thériault’s corner advised that he pull out of the fight. Thériault instead determined that he must win by knockout. In the sixth round, Thériault knocks down Narvaez with three straight rights. When Narvaez pulls himself up by grabbing the ring ropes, the referee gives him a standing 8-count, wipes his gloves and continues to talk to him for another six or seven seconds until the bell rings. In total, it’s a 17-second long count. PKA Joe Corley as color commentator for ESPN noted that fighters were not supposed to be saved by the bell, but had been in Narvaez’s case.

*26

Thériault v Hollett-2:Thériault suffered from food poisoning which adversely affected his performance.

*27

Thériault v Narvaez-1: 1,000 spectators.  Former PKA world champion Dr. Eddie Andujar, Narvaez’s cousin, worked the corner and protested that referee Wally Slocki stopped the bout too fast.

*28

Thériault v Rodriguez: This bout was broadcast nationally in the US over NBC-TV as the semi-main to the Benny Urquidez-Rick Simerly world title fight.  Former boxing champion Ken Norton provided expert color commentary.  Legendary tournament karate champion and WKA co-founder Mike Stone refereed.  Karate champ-turned-movie star Chuck Norris sat in the audience as a special guest. 

   At the time of the event, the WKA was undergoing a period of rapid rule adjustment.  The organization encouraged international matchmaking between North American, Asian and European competitors by allowing muay Thai-style low kicks to the outside thigh.  This “leg kick” technique was so powerful against an unacquainted opponent that, in Europe, it was nicknamed “the great equalizer”.  A skilled low kicker could defeat an otherwise superior athlete by constantly whacking away with the shin bone into an opponent’s thigh muscles, keeping him off-balance, causing his legs to spasm and draining his endurance.  Most professional fighters required two years to master both the low kick technique and its various defenses.  

   Because Rodriguez then ranked among only a handful of expert low-kickers in the US, the WKA agreed to exclude low kicks from this bout.  However, the promoter neglected to inform Thériault’s camp that the WKA defined the traditional footsweep technique differently from other sanctioning groups.  In the WKA, footsweeps were not restricted to boot-to-boot motions.  The kung-fu-style shin-into-calf sweep as well as the drop-to-the-ground spinning sickle sweep were also permitted.  During the bout, Rodriguez blended the low kick with a kung-fu sweep to spin Thériault around 360-degrees into a hard oncoming left hook.  Thériault’s corner immediately protested, but was not sustained. 

   In 1983, a STAR administrative inquiry determined:  1) Both WKA president Howard Hanson and Thériault’s manager John Therien entirely concurred about what had occurred in this bout.  2) Although Rodriguez had not technically violated any WKA rule, including the low kick exclusion, the protest from Thériault’s corner nevertheless had merit.  Whether by design or by unintended consequences, Jean-Yves Thériault had been subjected to an unfair competitive disadvantage because he was not provided with reasonable opportunity to prepare his defensive tactics against a kicking sweep.  3) The WKA should have been more forthcoming about its evolving rule distinctions.  4) A formal review panel should have been convened by the WKA to consider a final disposition of no-contest. 

   The WKA subsequently rejected STAR’s recommendation for a review panel because no title had been at stake.

29

Thériault v Hollett-1: Over 1,000 spectators.

*30

Thériault v Kosycki: Sellout 1,500 spectators.

*31

Thériault v Sutherland:Owing to a cut above the eye,Thériault did not answer the bell for the 3rd round. Sutherland later fought for the WBA and WBC light-heavyweight boxing world titles and, 1984, won the IBF super middleweight boxing world title.

*32

Thériault v Simard: Simard did not answer the bell for the 2nd round. 

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