A.J. Verel
American kickboxer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- kickboxing
- Occupation
- kickboxer
A.J. Verel (born March 2) is an American kickboxer, martial artist, actor, stuntman raised in South Buffalo, NY.
Verel is a former Toughman Champion and Light Heavyweight & Middleweight sport karate and kickboxing Champion. In 1992 he won the World Kickboxing Association's (WKA) Middleweight title. Verel holds black belts in five different martial arts and as co-captain of the U.S. National Martial Arts and N.A.C.K. (North American Champions Karate) Demonstration Teams won two gold medals. Verel is an inductee into the Pro Martial Art/MMA Hall of Fame.
Verel returned to the Original Toughman Contest in 2000 as the shows referee for the FOX televised reality show titled Toughman World Championship Series which ran for five seasons on the FX Network. In June 2010 Verel was named the United States Delegate for the 'World Kickboxing League" (WKL) for all Ring Sports along with Ambassadors "The Jet" Rick Roufus and "The Dragon" Don Wilson.
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