Duke RUOFUS Gym Instructors Duke RUOFUS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

* Over 31 years of Martial Arts, Kickboxing and Boxing Experience.

* ISKA Approved Coach and Gym Operator.

* USA Boxing Approved Coach and Gym Operator.

* 1991 WAKO U.S. Champion, Evansville, IN.

* 1991 WAKO Bronze Medallist, London, England.

* 1993 Wins WKA North American Heavyweight Championship by 1st round headkick KO over Zennie Renoylds (Springfield, MO) - Milwaukee, WI.

* 1995 Wins ISKA, WKA, WAKO Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship by 1st round overhand right KO over Stan "The Man" Longinidis (Melbourne, Australia) - Foxwoods Casino, Ledyards, CN.

* 1996 Wins WKBF World Heavyweight Championship by 1st round TKO over Mitch "Mandingo" Ohello (Brisbane, Australia) - Sydney, Australia.

* 1997 Wins KICK World Heavyweight Championship by 2nd round legkick KO over Patrick Smith (Denver, CO) - Foxwoods Casino, Ledyards, CN.

* 1997 Opens state-of-the-art Kickboxing and Boxing facility at present Virginia Street location.

* 1998 Wins IKF World Heavyweight Championship by Unanimous Decision over Hirawa Terengi (Aukland, New Zealand) - Milwaukee, WI.

* 2002 Receives I.S.K.A. "Certification of Outstanding Achieviement in Recognition of an Exceptional Career as a World Class Kickboxer" after announcing retirement from the ring.

- 2022 Inducted into the "BlackBelt Magazine Hall of Fame" in recognition of his "lifetime involvement, dedication and commitment to Martial Arts."

COACHING

KICKBOXING: Trainer of 3 Professional World Kickboxing Champions, World Amateur Muaythai Champion, 2 North American Kickboxing Champions, 19 National Amateur Kickboxing Champions and 3-Time IKF Trainer of the Year.

BOXING: Trainer of 2 WI Golden Gloves Champions, Chicago Women's Golden Gloves Champion and WI USA Boxing State Champion and "Most Outstanding Boxer" of the 2003 Tournament.

TELEVISION

* April 2001 Appeared on Chuck Norris' hit television series "Walker Texas Ranger" in episode entitled "Legends."

* May 2001 Appeared on E Entertainment TV with host Shanna Moakler.

* May 2002 Appeared on FoxSports "Best Damn Sports Show."

* May 2002 Commentator for ESPN2 broadcast of K-1 North America Tournament.

* May 2002 Hired by Dick Clark Productions and Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Productions to train Dustin Diamond a.k.a. "Screech" from the hit television show "Saved by the Bell" for FOX's Celebrity Boxing 2. Screech wins by KO.

* April 2003 Named Color Commentator for K-1 Pay-per-view, satellite and ESPN2 broadcasts and K-1 video series.

- 2022 Named Color Commentator for "King of the Cage" broadcasts on TSN, Canada's sports network.

MOVIES

* October 2002 Featured in Lead Role in action-reality motion picture "Knock Out" filmed in Milwaukee. Actual fight scenes from RUOFUS' October 19, 2002 Heavyweight Gladiators Pro Kickboxing Series event filmed for use in movie.

ARTICLES

* July 1998 Duke RUOFUS part of Chuck Norris' "Kick Drugs Out of America" Martial Arts extravaganza.

* November 1998 Feature Article appears in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel regarding popularity of Muaythai Workout at Duke RUOFUS' Gym.

* May 2001 Article appears in Las Vegas Revue-Journal regarding Duke RUOFUS' grueling K-1 training schedule.

* July 2001 Mentioned in OnMilwaukee.com article by Kevin Brandt ("K.B.") on "Milwaukee Legends."

* January 2002 Article appears on K-1 USA wesbite regarding Duke RUOFUS and partner Scott Joffe's promotion of the 2002 K-1 Milwaukee Qualifier, the first ever K-1 tournament to be held outside of Las Vegas in North America.

* April 2002 Duke RUOFUS mentioned in InfinityBoxing.com article regarding celebrities in attendance at Vegas Hard Rock Boxing Card.

* April 2002 K-1 USA Profile Article by Mike Sloan with Duke RUOFUS appears on InfinityBoxing.com.

* June 2002 Duke RUOFUS part of WISN TV Green Bay Packers Celebrity Softball Game - Red Team. See MilwaukeeChannel.com article.

* November 2002 Article appears in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel regarding Duke RUOFUS in new "action reality" motion picture "Knockout" by director William Alder.

* December 2002 Feature Article appears in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports about RUOFUS' first and highly successful USA Boxing show.

* December 2002 Article featuring Duke RUOFUS' USA Boxing Show appears on Women Boxing Archive Network website.

* January 2003 Named One of Milwaukee Magazine's "50 People You Should Know."

* April 2003 Duke RUOFUS' training of K-1 fighter Giuseppe DeNatale noted in K-1 USA article.

* May 2003 Duke RUOFUS mentioned as one of the "world's greatest mixed martial artists" in InfinityBoxing.com 2003 K-1 USA article by Lucia DiMino.

* July 2004 Duke RUOFUS Featured in OnMilwaukee.com article "RUOFUS Might Has Put Milwaukee On The Kickboxing Map."

* Archived Articles