Staff Writer Thomas Noonan interviews Tony Ferrer, the President of KCL Muay Thai, as the club strives to win Varsity 2025.
Roar: What are your expectations for this year’s Varsity? How many fights are taking place?
Tony Ferrer: I’m expecting another exciting and tense showdown between the two clubs. This year, we hope to put on ten fights, compared to seven last year.
Whilst last year’s results didn’t go the way we wanted, our fighters have been working extremely hard this year with many great results recently. We look forward to putting on a show!
R: How has training been this year? Do you feel satisfied with KCLSU’s support for your club this year?
T: This year, I’ve made sure that we placed more emphasis on fight preparation and encouraging participation earlier on. Our club now operates like a private gym would, offering classes every day of the week!
The KCLSU has supported us thoroughly with our goals, providing us with the facilities to train and helping us create the best events for our members.
R: Finally, why should people come watch Muay Thai at Varsity and why should students join KCL Muay Thai?
T: Muay Thai is simply the most exciting and dynamic sport in the world, entrenched with deep cultural significance.
Whilst we are not professionals by any means, each fight is a six-minute story into each person’s character. It’s a display of physicality, courage and heart that you just don’t get from other sports.
Our recent women’s only fight night demonstrated this perfectly and hopefully inspired more women to do combat sports!
Finally, Muay Thai is an excellent all-rounder sport: physically challenging, yet fun and interactive; highly technical, yet develops character and grit. It’s also a potentially useful skill for self-defence, so it’s no surprise that it’s growing like crazy and both clubs–KCL & UCL Muay Thai–are massive communities. “
You can watch KCL Muay Thai on 23 March, from 1:30pm to 6pm at Somers Town Community Sport Centre.
