Nottingham’s Chad ‘2 Slick’ Sugden made a triumphant return to the global stage on Friday 3 April, defeating Turkey’s Atakan Arslan in Dubai on the world’s biggest kickboxing promotion, where the best of the best from all combat sports compete. The 20 year-old from Suggy’s Gym dominated his strong and highly rated opponent to take…
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Suggy’s Gym does the double on The Main Event
Over 200 Suggy’s Gym supporters from across the UK and Ireland made the journey to Bolton on Saturday 7 June to see their two favourite fighting brothers on the card of The Main Event Arena Tour. And in front of a 3,000 strong crowd for what was billed as the biggest and best promotion in…
Chad’s K-1 Global debut
Saturday 14 September 2013 – Palma Arena in Majorca on 14 September, on the card at the K-1 World MAX Final 16 event. The fight in Chad‘s own words… My opponent on the night was Christofer Mena, although I was originally supposed to be taking on Fran Palenzuela, a tall, orthodox Thai boxing style fighter. The change…
The road to glory
Over 5,000 people turned out to see the biggest and best fight card the UK has ever seen on Saturday 23 March 2013, among them over 100 local supporters ready to cheer Chad ‘2 Slick’ Sugden on to yet another victory. Chad was fighting on the undercard of the Glory show which featured heavyweights Remy Bonjasky and Tyrone Spong…
Latest win earns Chad a place on the world stage
October ended on a high for the Sugden family, with spectacular performances by Suggy’s Gym head coach (and proud dad!) Dean Sugden’s two older sons. Just a week after 17 year-old Regis ‘The First’ Sugden took the K-1 World Championship title at The Real Fight Night in The Dome at Kelham Hall, brother Chad ‘2 Slick’ Sugden rose to…
The youngest ever pro world champion
In a dramatic and action-packed night on Saturday 18 May 2013, kickboxing superstar Chad ‘2 Slick’ Sugden entered the record books as the youngest ever fighter to win a professional world title. The main event on the card of the first ever Super Fight Series Championship, promoted by Suggy’s Gym and held at Kelham Hall in Nottinghamshire, featured…
Chad '2 Slick' Sugden 