BATAVIA/Flanagan wins title kickboxing match at the Cove with a TKO

(Photo credit- Lisa Hess and Dorky Stork Photography)  Peter Flanagan won his American Kickboxing Pro Title Bout with a TKO halfway through the first round on Saturday night at the Cove in Depew, NY, with a kick to the body against RJ Hayes of Red Creek. Congratulations to the 36-year-old …

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BATAVIA/Flanagan confident heading into kickboxing title fight on Saturday in Depew

By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service Without question, Peter Flanagan has that “fire in the belly” – the drive to succeed – as he resumes his professional kickboxing career this weekend at Castricone’s Colosseum Combat event in Depew. The 36-year-old Flanagan, owner of First Response MMA located above Borrell’s Gym …

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BATAVIA/Passion for mixed martial arts, jiu-jitsu drives first responder to open city venture

By Mike PettinellaFor Video News Service Successful first responders are willing to help, are committed to people’s health, are eager to learn, exhibit sound judgment and put others above themselves. When Batavian Peter Flanagan, a former City of Batavia police officer and current City of Batavia firefighter, talks about his …

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