''Shoot Boxing – S-Cup 1996'' was a shoot boxing event promoted by

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. It was a qualifier for the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997, featuring four elimination fights with all bouts fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (70 kg/154 lbs weight class) involving eight fighters from across the world. The eight finalists were a mixture of invitees or had been involved in the 1995 tournament (for more information on these finalists, see the bulleted list below). As well as competition bouts there were also five 'Super Fights', three fought under Shoot Boxing Rules (various weight classes), two fought under

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Rules, and a 'Special Fight' fought under Kyokushin Karate Rules (75 kg/165 lbs weight class). In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing eleven countries. The four elimination fight winners would qualify for the semi-final stage of the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 1997 - to be held the following year. Defeated elimination fighter

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would also be invited to take part in a 'Super Fight' against up and coming shoot boxer Kenichi Ogata. The event was held at the

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on Sunday, 14 July 1996. S-Cup 1997 Finalists *

- Invitee, WMTC World Champion * Hassan Kassrioui - Invitee * Taro Minato - Invitee, MAJKF Champion * Mohamed Ouali - WPKL World Champion * Rainbow Sor.Prantalay - Invitee, WMTC World Champion * Roni Lewis - S Cup 95 Runner-up *

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- S Cup 95 Quarter-finalist, WPKL European Champion * Hiromu Yoshitaka - S Cup 95 Champion

Results

References

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