''S-Cup Europe 2008'' was a

martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; ...

event co promoted by Shoot Boxing Europe and East Side Promotions. It was a preliminary qualifying tournament for the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, involving ten fighters (two being reservists) with all bouts fought under

Shoot Boxing , commonly written as Shootboxing, is a combat sport. Shoot boxing is also a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985. Shootboxing, the combat sport, ...

rules (70 kg/154 lbs). All the tournament fighters were invitees selected on the basis of their achievements in

kickboxing Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid Martial arts, martial art and Boxing (disambiguation), boxing type based on punch (combat), punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, norma ...

Muay Thai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...

and

Savate Savate (), also known as French Boxing (French language, French: ''Boxe Française'') or French Foot Fighting, is a French hybrid martial art and full-contact combat sport that combines principles of boxing, western boxing with a wide variety ...

(more information on the fighters is provided by the bulleted list below). As well as tournament matches there were also a number of opening fights and super fights (including a retirement fight), and a W.P.K.L. European title fight. One of the opening fights was fought under

rules while the rest of the matches were fought under

rules. In total there were thirty four fighters at the event, representing twelve countries, with weight classes ranging from under 32 kg to over 95 kg. The S-Cup Europe 2008 tournament was won by Denis Schneidmiller who defeated

Dzhabar Askerov Dzhabar Askerov () (; born January 24, 1986) is a Russian Welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Melbourne, Australia and representing Russia. He is the World Muay Thai Council's Welterweight European Champion and K-1 MAX Scandinavia 2008 Tour ...

in the final by third round

split decision A split decision (SD) is a winning criterion in boxing, most commonly in full-contact combat sports, in which two of the three judges score one particular competitor as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other competitor. A split de ...

. As a result of his victory Schneidmiller would qualify for the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008. Other notable results saw Ruben van der Giessen defeat Christian di Paolo to win the W.P.K.L. light heavyweight European title (79 kg/174 lbs), while Gerald Zwane was unable to get a victory in his final bout, losing to Jan van Denderen by decision after three rounds. The event was held at the Oosterbliek Sporthal in Gorinchem, Netherlands on Saturday, 20 September 2008. Tournament finalists *

- x2 Muay Thai world champion,

The Contender Asia ''The Contender Asia'' (known as ''The Contender: Kickboxer'' in the United Kingdom, and ''The Contender: Muay Thai'' in the United States) was a reality-based television series that follows 16 Muay Thai middleweight fighters from 12 countries a ...

last 4 * Rudolf Durica - W.M.C. intercontinental champion '07, former world and European champion * Goran Borović - W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" Muay Thai world champion '06, x2 Savate world champion * Joakim Karlsson - I.F.M.A. Muay Thai Amateur World Championships '06 silver medalist * Malik Mangouchi - x2 kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion * Luis Reis - It's Showtime Trophy Portugal '07 champion, K-1 MAX Portugal champion '06 * Denis Schneidmiller - W.B.C. Muay Thai world champion '06, I.K.B.O. European champion '05 * Chris van Venrooij - W.F.C.A. world champion '03, W.M.C. intercontinental champion '02, x2 European champion Tournament Reservists * Harut Grigorian - up and coming Belgium based Armenian kickboxer *

Abdallah Mabel Abdallah Mabel (born July 27, 1983) is a French-Cameroonian Muay Thai kickboxer. Biography and career Biography Mabel resides in Lyon, France and trains at Gym boxing St Fons in Lyon, Saint-Fons. His trainer is Nasser Kacem. He started Muay ...

- W.F.C. world champion '07, W.P.K.C. intercontinental champion '05

S-Cup Europe 2008 Tournament

Results

References

{{reflist Shoot boxing events 2008 in kickboxing Kickboxing in the Netherlands Sports competitions in South Holland Sport in Gorinchem

S-Cup Europe 2008 Tournament

Results

See also

References