Kevin VanNostrand (17-1, 12 KO’s) was a bonus award winner at GLORY 48 NEW YORK this past weekend. His standout performances was voted by an internal GLORY panel to be the most impressive of the evening and have earned him a bonus payment of $5,000.

Last time Kevin Vannonstrand was in Madison Square Garden he stormed a four-man Featherweight Contender Tournament, winning back-to-back fights in one night to put his name into the title contender mix. He would have been challenging featherweight champion Robin van Roosmalen in the GLORY 48 NEW YORK main event but the champion suffered an eye injury which pulled him out of the bout. An interim featherweight championship bout was thus scheduled in its stead.

Amer Abdallah frequently travels to faraway places like Las Vegas and Dubai. As far as the professional kickboxer and sports promoter is concerned, Lockport will always be home. That’s one of the reasons why Abdallah, through his company, Lace Up Promotions, made a pre-Thanksgiving donation this week to help out the food pantry at the Salvation Army.

via Glory Kickboxing Website Photo Credit – James Law, GLORY Sports International Joe Taylor grew up in Lockport, New York, the son of of a professional boxer. His father wanted his son to follow him into the fight game and he did, albeit later in life than his father had […]

At GLORY 43, Kevin Vannostrand drops Mo Abdurahman with a spinning back fist in the first round. Abdurahman would get up, but would shortly be sent back down to the canvas and the fight is called. via espn.com