Black Adder
16-05-2013, 23:51
The impact of leather on leather imparts a pleasing crack as Pierre Andurand releases a combination of jabs and hooks onto pads being held by his coach. Powerful shoulders hint at a past as an elite swimmer in France.
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Eric Utsch, left, and Tarek Rached fight during the Road to Glory elimination tournament in New York on March 22. Utsch defeated Rached in the first round. Photographer: Courtesy of Ed Diller/ Bloomberg Pursuits
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Brett Hlavacek kicks Francois Ambang during the Road to Glory tournament in New York on March 22. Ambang defeated Hlavacek in the second round. Photographer: Courtesy of Ed Diller/Bloomberg Pursuits
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Oil trader Pierre Andurand is battling to turn kickboxing into the next great international sport. Illustration: Philip Burke/Bloomberg Pursuits
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He’s near the end of a 90-minute training session at Urban Kings, a gym he owns on the edge of central London, Bloomberg Pursuits will report in its Summer 2013 issue. The sweat flies off his face as he launches his 107-kilogram, 1.8-meter frame forward one last time before dropping, exhausted, to the mat.
Kickboxing Oil Trader Pursues Knockout at New Hedge Fund - Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/kickboxing-oil-trader-pursues-knockout-at-new-hedge-fund.html)
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Eric Utsch, left, and Tarek Rached fight during the Road to Glory elimination tournament in New York on March 22. Utsch defeated Rached in the first round. Photographer: Courtesy of Ed Diller/ Bloomberg Pursuits
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Brett Hlavacek kicks Francois Ambang during the Road to Glory tournament in New York on March 22. Ambang defeated Hlavacek in the second round. Photographer: Courtesy of Ed Diller/Bloomberg Pursuits
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Oil trader Pierre Andurand is battling to turn kickboxing into the next great international sport. Illustration: Philip Burke/Bloomberg Pursuits
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He’s near the end of a 90-minute training session at Urban Kings, a gym he owns on the edge of central London, Bloomberg Pursuits will report in its Summer 2013 issue. The sweat flies off his face as he launches his 107-kilogram, 1.8-meter frame forward one last time before dropping, exhausted, to the mat.
Kickboxing Oil Trader Pursues Knockout at New Hedge Fund - Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-15/kickboxing-oil-trader-pursues-knockout-at-new-hedge-fund.html)