News Sports Bowen beaten but not disgraced on Int’l stage Barbados Today15/10/20220123 views Barbadian-born International Kickboxer Kobe Bowen (left) and American Rick Schaefer competed in the Flex Fight Series which was held in the USA on October 8. Twenty-four-year-old Kobe Bowen may not have won the Flex Fights Series, which was held in Stereo Garden, Patchogue, New York on October 8, 2022, but he has won the hearts of many Barbadians who are proud to have had him represent them on the international stage. In an interview with Barbados TODAY, Bowen a former student of The St. Leonard’s Boys School, said he was pleased with the amount of support he has been receiving since returning from the USA. “I feel amazing to have represented Barbados and to be the main event. It was definitely an honour to be on a world class stage and show them what we in Barbados are capable of. The road to the fight was both a long and a great learning process as I learnt how to prepare for the media, how to respond to my fans whilst staying on top of my game as I prepared for my big day,” he said. Bowen who had defeated Joshua Oxendine in a professional bare knuckle fight April 17th, 2021, said that while he wanted to bring home the title for Barbados his opponent was better on match night. “I competed against American fighter Rick Schaefer. Although I had a solid game plan that was very precise, my opponent was equal in both preparation and mindset. I had a slight leg injury prior, and the opponent was able to capitalise and thus win the match. Despite the loss I feel really proud of myself as I did my best, I stuck to the game plan and now with the experience under my belt I can be even more prepared for my next fight,” he said. (Write Right PR Services)