{"id":9457,"date":"2023-08-23T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T04:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=9457"},"modified":"2023-08-29T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:02:00","slug":"9round-kickboxing-fitness-inks-deal-to-become-karate-combats-official-worldwide-fitness-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/chains\/9round-kickboxing-fitness-inks-deal-to-become-karate-combats-official-worldwide-fitness-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"9Round Kickboxing Fitness Inks Deal to Become Karate Combat\u2019s Official Worldwide Fitness Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/9Round-300x69.png\" alt=\"9Round: 30 Min Kickbox Fitness\" width=\"300\" height=\"69\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/9Round-300x69.png 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/9Round-200x46.png 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/9Round-800x184.png 800w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/9Round.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>9Round: 30 Min Kickbox Fitness<\/p>\n<p><strong>GREENVILLE, S.C.<\/strong> &#8211; 9Round, the world\u2019s largest kickboxing fitness franchise, announces it will become Karate Combat\u2019s Official Worldwide Fitness Partner. Karate Combat is the premier full-contact striking professional sports league.<\/p>\n<p>9Round has a global presence with nearly 500 locations across 18 countries. Karate Combat is distributed to over 100 countries and has long-term, exclusive contracts with fighters from over 30 countries including the United States, Canada, Mexico, UK, Spain, Australia, Japan and Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>As the league\u2019s Official Worldwide Fitness Partner, 9Round will become the exclusive gym and fitness franchise sponsor of Karate Combat. The partners will co-produce and co-distribute content for 9Round franchisees and members and Karate Combat\u2019s fans. 9Round\u2019s logo will be featured on Karate Combat\u2019s signature fighting pit and red carpet. Local members of 9Round and franchisees will receive opportunities to attend the league\u2019s live events.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership is a natural fit as 9Round\u2019s CEO &#038; Co-Founder, Shannon \u201cThe Cannon\u201d Hudson is an IKF Light Middleweight Kickboxing World Champion, a 5th-degree black belt in Japanese Shotokan Karate, a 5th-degree black belt under the Joe Lewis Fighting System, and a 4th-degree black belt under the Superfoot System (Bill Wallace). Both he and his wife, Heather \u201cThe Hero\u201d Hudson, co-founder, and 9Round Chief Operating Officer, appreciate the competitiveness of Karate Combat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c9Round is thrilled to announce its role as Karate Combat\u2019s Official Worldwide Fitness Partner. We find our inspiration in empowering individuals globally through invigorating fitness experiences. This strategic alliance magnifies our testament to fitness and wellbeing, transcending boundaries and crafting a legacy of strength, perseverance, and global unity,\u201d Shannon Hudson said.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Kovacs, League President of Karate Combat, said, \u201cWe are excited about this partnership\u2014two global sports brands with similar values and passion for everything striking. I&#8217;m thrilled to work with Shannon, a world-class striker who&#8217;s so dedicated to the sport.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GREENVILLE, S.C.<\/strong> &#8211; 9Round, the world\u2019s largest kickboxing fitness franchise, announces it will become Karate Combat\u2019s Official Worldwide Fitness Partner. 9Round has a global presence with nearly 500 locations across 18 countries. Karate Combat is distributed to over 100 countries and has long-term, exclusive contracts with fighters from over 30 countries including the United States, Canada, Mexico, UK, Spain, Australia, Japan and Morocco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9457"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9458,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9457\/revisions\/9458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}