Kickboxer becomes Marine

**USKBA ACTION SPORTS News of... ...MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2004 **

USKBA 2003 TOURNAMENT GOLD MEDAL WINNER IS NOW A MARINE

Congratulations to PFC John Bottone Jr.!

John Bottone Jr., 18 yrs old, has completed his Marine Boot Camp and Infantry Training. John has achieved the rank of PFC in Boot Camp. Having completed his Infantry Training, he will go into additional training in Florida in January 2005.

John has been training at AFC Kickboxing (Middle Island NY), with his uncle TOMMY "BEE" BOTTONE, since he was a child. John won the Gold Medal at the 2003 USKBA ACTION SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur Tournament held at RexPlex Sports Complex in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

John Bottone Jr. is the son of Ring Of Fire Promotions promoter John Bottone. John Bottone Sr. is a former Marine.