Kickboxing
A devastating knockout victory for Masterton kickboxer Zane Hopman on Saturday has cleared his way to a North Island title shot this month.
Hopman, fighting out of the Fortitude Thai Boxing Gymnasium, knocked out Eddie Rangihuna from Mana Muaythai with a cleanly executed step-up knee to the face only a minute in to the first round of their 92kg bout at the Elimination Fight Night at Te Rauparaha Arena at Porirua on Saturday.
The knockout came after Hopman had already delivered a withering combination of kicks and punches.
The victory, his eighth straight win, gives him a shot at the World Muaythai Council New Zealand North Island title in Auckland.