USA-IFKK Knockdown Title Champions

The 2014 American International Karate champioships were held in Rochester, NY on the 20th September.  World Champions from IFK Russia attended and gained strong wins in the Heavy and Superheavy weight Men's titles.

Title belts were awarded to all champions and invited to return to defend their titles.

Men’s Lightweight Novice

1st     Jose Balardo, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

2nd Chris Smith, Rochester, NY, USA

3rd  Alex Paoli, Florence, KY, USA

Women’s Lightweight

1st   Myriam El Harrif, St. Jean, QC, Canada

2nd Bovin Anick, Montreal, Canada

Women’s Middleweight

1st     Jordan LeRoux, Gauteng, South Africa

2nd Gabriella Cayouetta, Pierrefends, QC, Canada

Women’s Heavyweight

1st    Jackie Porter, Hilton, NY, USA

2nd Audrey-Rose Charlebois, Pierrefends, QC, Canada

3rd Melissa Cousineau, St. Jean, QC, Canada

3rd Samantha Marrocco, Hamlin, NY, USA

Men’s Lightweight

1st    Ehsan Afshari, Meza, AZ, USA

2nd Benjamin Vasquez, Geneva, NY, USA

Men’s Middleweight

1st   Samuel Bate, Becconsfield, QC, Canada

2nd Lorinc Zord, Greenwood, NY, USA

3rd Christopher Farhat, Columbus, OH, USA

Men’s Heavyweight

1st   Dmitry Savelyev,St. Petersburg, Russia

2nd Michael Cordeiro, Pierrefends, QC, Canada

Men’s Super Heavyweight

1st   Aleksei Gorokhov, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

2nd Kamil Maras, Hazlet, NJ, USA