Dusard hoping for deja vu against Bos
Published:Monday | June 25, 2018 | 12:00 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer
JAMAICA's Nicholas Dusard will attempt to repeat his feat of beating a multiple world champion live on ESPN's Night of Champions when he faces Timothy Bos of Italy at the 2018 International Sports Karate Association (ISKA) United States Open in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, July 7.
Dusard, one of Jamaica's most decorated martial artists, beat iconic United States lightweight fighter Julio Carlos in 2015 during the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) segment on the televised Night of Champions, reaching an international audience of millions.
Bos holds multiple ITF and World Association of Kickboxing Organisation's titles. He is a four-time world champion, who has won six European titles, four World Cup gold medals and is a 20-time Italian champion.Dusard ranks with Olympian Kenneth Edwards as Jamaica's top tatami fighters. He has won as many as six ISKA medals and is the country's top ITF fighter with three Pan-Am gold to his credit.
Bos, however, is undoubtedly the brightest light on the ITF world stage, making Dusard the underdog heading into the ESPN event.