“And as well, it’s listening to the corner, you know? I have the best cornermen and the best coaches in the world, and I can tune in to their voices. I can hear it in a stadium of 15,000 people. Whatever they say, I can just go for it and put together all their instructions.”
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With a plethora of experience gained on the regional scene, Rowston has found the jump to world level relatively straightforward so far, and he puts it down to the elite-level training he’s benefited from as part of the City Kickboxing team in Auckland, New Zealand.
“I’ve been operating and training with the best in the world, high-class training partners, so I knew that I’ve always been on this level,” he said. “It’s just been a matter of time until I’ve kind of had my opportunity to show it in front of a crowd on TV in the Octagon.”