City Kickboxing is a mixed martial arts training gym based in Auckland, New Zealand. The gym features professional fighters who have competed in many major promotions, such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator, ONE Championship, and Dibella Entertainment (Boxing).
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| Est. | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Eugene Bareman Doug Viney |
| Primary trainers | Eugene Bareman Doug Viney Chanel Niumata Tristram Apikitoa Mike Angove |
| Current titleholders | None |
| Training facilities | Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Website | citykickboxing |
History
editEugene Bareman and Doug Viney founded City Kickboxing in 2007.[1] The duo hoped that having their own premises would allow them to focus more on their training but quickly found the economics of running a gym was all-consuming and soon after transitioned to training professional fighters.[2]
Notable students & alumnae
editMMA
edit- Israel Adesanya - Two-time former UFC Middleweight Champion[3]
- Alexander Volkanovski - Former UFC Featherweight Champion[4][5]
- Kai Kara-France - #4 ranked UFC flyweight[6]
- Dan Hooker - #6 ranked UFC lightweight[6]
- Shane Young - UFC featherweight fighter
- Brad Riddell - UFC lightweight fighter
- Carlos Ulberg - #10 ranked UFC light heavyweight fighter
- Tyson Pedro - UFC light heavyweight fighter
- Kevin Jousset - UFC welterweight fighter and former HEX two-division champion
- Navajo Stirling - UFC light heavyweight fighter
* Champions and rankings as of November 3, 2024
Boxing
edit- Junior Fa - former WBO Oriental interim & New Zealand national (NZPBA version) Heavyweight Champion
- Hemi Ahio - current WBC Middle East, Former IBO Oceania, two time New Zealand national (NZNBF & PBCNZ version) Heavyweight Champion
- Baby Nansen - former New Zealand national (PBCNZ version) & South Pacific (PBCNZ version) Super Lightweight Champion
Awards
editAfter both Adesanya and Volkanovski claimed UFC championships in 2019, Bareman and City Kickboxing were named as the Coach of the Year and the Gym of the Year, respectively, by MMAJunkie.com.[7][8]
- MMAjunkie.com
- 2019 Gym of the Year[8]
- 2019 Coach of the Year (Eugene Bareman)[7]
- CombatPress.com
- World MMA Awards
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "City Kickboxing coach Eugene Bareman praises 'masterminds' behind Israel Adesanya's title win". nzherald.co.nz. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Eugene Bareman and the unlikely protagonists of City Kickboxing's biggest week". mmafighting.com. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Israel Adesanya's City Kickboxing teammates' emotional TV celebration". stuff.co.nz. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Alex Volkanovski backing City Kickboxing teammate Israel Adesanya to beat Rob Whittaker". sportingnews.com. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Israel Adesanya joined by new champ at City Kickboxing in Alex Volkanovski". stuff.co.nz. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ a b "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ a b Danny Segura (January 4, 2020). "MMA Junkie's 2019 'Coach of the Year': Eugene Bareman of City Kickboxing". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ a b Nolan King (January 8, 2020). "MMA Junkie's 2019 'Gym of the Year': City Kickboxing". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ a b Bryan Henderson (January 22, 2020). "Combat Press 2019 MMA Awards: Other Categories". combatpress.com.
- ^ a b Matthew Petela (January 6, 2021). "Combat Press 2020 MMA Awards: Other Categories". combatpress.com.
- ^ Matthew Petela (February 3, 2022). "Combat Press 2021 MMA Awards: Gym of the Year – City Kickboxing". combatpress.com.
- ^ a b MMA Fighting Newswire (2022-12-09). "2022 World MMA Awards Results". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.