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With the Lion Fight 25 world title clash between John Wayne Parr and Cosmo Alexandre less than three weeks away (Oct. 23), here are seven telling facts about the most famed and legendary kickboxer Australia has ever produced.
No. 1:
John Wayne Parr is married to Angela Rivera-Parr, an American-born pro kickboxer who has won two world titles and amassed a career record of 30-12-3. Mrs. Parr won 8 USA Muay Thai championships (source: Womenskickboxing.com)I wanted to learn self-defense because I was afraid of some skinhead chick that wanted to beat me up with a baseball bat, Rivera-Parr told the website.
No. 2:
Daughter, Jasmine, First Fought Competitively At 8 Years Old!Borrowing a page from the Thais, where young boys fighting is par for the course, Jasmine Parr generated national headlines across Australia back in 2011 for her first amateur fight at the tender age of 8. Needless to say, the news sparked some controversy, though John Wayne Parr defended the decision to reporters from The Sydney Morning Herald thusly:It encourages a healthy, active lifestyle, he told the popular newspaper and online publication. Theyre not smoking or drinking or talking back to their parents. It teaches (kids) respect and manners. Its better than kids whose parents just turn a blind eye to what theyre doing.Jasmine further told the newspaper she intends to follow not only in her mom and dads footsteps, but also in Ronda Rouseys.I want to be a Muay Thai fighter for a few years, she said, and then hopefully qualify for the UFC and become a world champion.
For the entire story:
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/john-wayne-parrs-daughter-11-back-in-the-ring-20150105-12i747.html
John Wayne Parr and Daughter
No. 3:
JWP, meanwhile, turned pro at the tender age of 16I was lucky to start training and fighting early giving me an advantage so when I reached my late teens I was already fighting men, Par said. By the time I reached 20 I was already fighting against Orono who has had over 300 fights in Thailand. If I had of waited till later in life I would have missed that opportunity and would have still been fighting in pads.
No. 4:
A Pioneer Who Paved the Way For Foreigners Training in ThailandParr moved to Thailand at the age of 19.At the time he struggled to find camps which were willing to train Westerners but today Muay Thai tourism is rampant with numerous gyms opening their doors to paying guests from all over the world, FightLands James Goyder wrote in a blog about a John Wayne Parr fight last year.
No. 5:
Parr has fought 40+ fights in Thailand, the sports Mecca, and is forever distinguished as the first Australian to fight at the famous Lumpinee Stadium, Songchai Stadium, Kings Birthdays, according to Boonchu.com.In the year 2000, according to the website, Parr upset famous Thai fighter Orono in front of a crowd of over 100,000 people in Bangkok.
No. 6:
Extremely popular in his homeland: Roughly 45 of Parrs pro fights have been broadcast on FOX Sports TV in Australia.
No. 7:
Greatest Australian kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter in historyParr owns 10 world titles and goes for #11 against Brazilian juggernaut Cosmo Alexandre. The Muay Thai titans have squared off twice before, each man getting his hand raised once. Their Oct. 23 trilogy comes with high stakes, with the vacant Lion Fight super welterweight title (167 pounds) on the line.
With the Lion Fight 25 world title clash between John Wayne Parr and Cosmo Alexandre less than three weeks away (Oct. 23), here are seven telling facts about the most famed and legendary kickboxer Australia has ever produced.
No. 1:
John Wayne Parr is married to Angela Rivera-Parr, an American-born pro kickboxer who has won two world titles and amassed a career record of 30-12-3. Mrs. Parr won 8 USA Muay Thai championships (source: Womenskickboxing.com)I wanted to learn self-defense because I was afraid of some skinhead chick that wanted to beat me up with a baseball bat, Rivera-Parr told the website.
No. 2:
Daughter, Jasmine, First Fought Competitively At 8 Years Old!Borrowing a page from the Thais, where young boys fighting is par for the course, Jasmine Parr generated national headlines across Australia back in 2011 for her first amateur fight at the tender age of 8. Needless to say, the news sparked some controversy, though John Wayne Parr defended the decision to reporters from The Sydney Morning Herald thusly:It encourages a healthy, active lifestyle, he told the popular newspaper and online publication. Theyre not smoking or drinking or talking back to their parents. It teaches (kids) respect and manners. Its better than kids whose parents just turn a blind eye to what theyre doing.Jasmine further told the newspaper she intends to follow not only in her mom and dads footsteps, but also in Ronda Rouseys.I want to be a Muay Thai fighter for a few years, she said, and then hopefully qualify for the UFC and become a world champion.
For the entire story:
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/john-wayne-parrs-daughter-11-back-in-the-ring-20150105-12i747.html
John Wayne Parr and Daughter
No. 3:
JWP, meanwhile, turned pro at the tender age of 16I was lucky to start training and fighting early giving me an advantage so when I reached my late teens I was already fighting men, Par said. By the time I reached 20 I was already fighting against Orono who has had over 300 fights in Thailand. If I had of waited till later in life I would have missed that opportunity and would have still been fighting in pads.
No. 4:
A Pioneer Who Paved the Way For Foreigners Training in ThailandParr moved to Thailand at the age of 19.At the time he struggled to find camps which were willing to train Westerners but today Muay Thai tourism is rampant with numerous gyms opening their doors to paying guests from all over the world, FightLands James Goyder wrote in a blog about a John Wayne Parr fight last year.
No. 5:
Parr has fought 40+ fights in Thailand, the sports Mecca, and is forever distinguished as the first Australian to fight at the famous Lumpinee Stadium, Songchai Stadium, Kings Birthdays, according to Boonchu.com.In the year 2000, according to the website, Parr upset famous Thai fighter Orono in front of a crowd of over 100,000 people in Bangkok.
No. 6:
Extremely popular in his homeland: Roughly 45 of Parrs pro fights have been broadcast on FOX Sports TV in Australia.
No. 7:
Greatest Australian kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter in historyParr owns 10 world titles and goes for #11 against Brazilian juggernaut Cosmo Alexandre. The Muay Thai titans have squared off twice before, each man getting his hand raised once. Their Oct. 23 trilogy comes with high stakes, with the vacant Lion Fight super welterweight title (167 pounds) on the line.
