Idris Elba Kickboxing Debut

Actor, Idris Elba, is off to a nice start early into his kickboxing career. For those who may not be aware, Idris Elba is the actor that most people recognize from The Wire or the hit picture on Netflix Beast of No Nation. Think back to those BET specials when he starred in Luther. Ring a bell? Yes, well that’s him, and he has won his very first professional match up last week at York Hall in Bethnal Green. Elba is now currently training at Double K Muay Thai gym in New England, London. One may think this is a mere publicity stunt similarl to CM punk crossing over from wrestling to mixed martial arts. Well, Elba’s coach confirmed that Idris Elba is serious about his professional career as a fighter. Elba’s coach, Kieran Keddle, said that “He’s not fighting on a big show and disrespecting full time athletes. He’s working hard in the gym so that he gets in good shape. He’s not going to be handed an opponent to lay down, the match will be fair and if anything he’ll fight someone with experience.” Idris Elba
said “It is not fake, I might get hurt but ultimately I have trained for it and I like to fight”. Elba also plans to release a three part documentary on the discovery channel titled Idris Elba: Fighter. In this documentary, Elba will discuss the origins of Muay Thai kickboxing, which is a martial art deriving from Thailand. This martial art is most commonly used in cage fighting utilized by mixed martial artist. This documentary is to be released in the year 2017.