A brother vs. brother fight took place on ice over the weekend and one of them got knocked out cold
- If you've ever been to a boxing match and wondered if a hockey game might break out, Ice Wars may be for you.
- Ice Wars combines parts of boxing and ice hockey, and it held its first event Saturday.
A brother vs. brother boxing match on ice yielded a knockout win at a bizarre combat sports event called Ice Wars that took place Saturday at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Canada.
Ice Wars is the brainchild of president and founder A.J. Galante who wanted to create a new combat sport by combining boxing-type rules with ice hockey fights.
The result is Ice Wars, and it held its first promotion Saturday in Alberta.
"It's a play on something that has been part of hockey lore and tradition — but it's not hockey," Galante said ahead of the inaugural event, according to Yahoo.
"It's not going to be for everyone, but I believe there is a huge market for it, and I believe we're going to do something special."
The rules appear to be simple, according to the promotion's official website:
- No head-butting, kicking, or biting;
- No pulling hair, kneeling, tripping;
- No holding opponents' gloves;
- Helmets and gloves must stay on all fights.
One of the fights in the first Ice Wars show captured nearly all of the headlines, as it took the notion of sibling rivalry to another level by pitting Jordan Kennedy against his brother, Ben.
The clip below shows that Jordan won the fight by knockout, with Ben hitting the deck during the action.
Watch it right here:
It is unclear when Ice Wars will return, but the May 21 show was apparently one of an ongoing four-event sequence.