ARLINGTON, TX, April 24, 2012 – We recently spoke to longtime Saekson Janjira student Charles Byrd regarding this Saturday night’s Dominion Warrior Evolution event scheduled for the Plano Centre. “Kid Dynamite” will be fighting fellow North Texas native and longtime Texas fight veteran “Hurricane” Ira Boyd in the main event of the evening as he looks to build on his current two-fight win streak on the way to bigger and better things.
Here’s what he had to say prior to the bout.
Interview – Charles “Kid Dynamite” Byrd (Saekson Janjira)
Charles, start off by telling the fans a little bit about yourself and how you got started in this sport.
You’re going into your seventh fight now as a pro. What has been your career-defining moment so far? Anything stand out in terms of great wins or tough losses?
I think the defining moment so far hasn’t happened yet – to me that is the UFC or another big promotion. I say as far as losses are concerned my DQ which shows as a loss (Donyell Winrow, Global Fighting, April 2009) is a fight I’ve really learned a lot from in terms of patience and being precise. I dominated that fight only to DQ myself with a mistake so I just don’t like it showing as a loss but hey it was my mistake. The other loss.. I learned a lot about preparation and taking this sport serious when it comes to training. In all I don’t try to regret much, in this sport anything can happen.
What’s it like training with your team there in the Dallas area? Can you describe your day-to-day atmosphere for us?
Tell us about your fight this weekend. Who are you fighting and what do you know?
I’m fighting Ira Boyd. I know he’s experienced and has fought some tough guys in the past, I used to lurk on TXMMA and laugh at all the feuds he’d have with certain people but that’s basically it. i know Ira is a vet and will be ready to fight once the bell rings and so will I.
Any predictions for how this fight ends?
I see this fight being fun. I will look to take Ira out standing. I’m not about talk I’m about action and I’ll be ready once the bell rings.
What does this fight mean to you? How can fans pick up tickets?
Any other last words before Saturday?
I just want to thank my Janjira family and especially Saekson Janjira, Matt Rossini (Imperial Fight Management), coach Glenn Killian at Warrior Training ground, Yousef and Molhsen at Star BJJ and wrestling and all my training partners that have helped me prepare for this fight.