{"id":9467,"date":"2025-09-04T13:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/?p=9467"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:51:19","slug":"ethan-gillanders-kickboxing-caldwell-fight-night-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/ethan-gillanders-kickboxing-caldwell-fight-night-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Gillanders | From Taekwondo Black Belt to Kickboxing Contender"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taekwondo black belt Ethan Gillanders is set for a 175-lb kickboxing bout at Caldwell Fight Night 3, bringing years of training and a dream of ONE Championship glory.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"175\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Media player\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ethan-gillanders-from-taekwondo-black-belt-to-kickboxing\/id1831427308?i=1000725037538&amp;itscg=30200&amp;itsct=podcast_box_player&amp;ls=1&amp;mttnsubad=1000725037538&amp;theme=auto\" id=\"embedPlayer\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" style=\"border: 0px; border-radius: 12px; width: 100%; height: 175px; max-width: 660px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At just 20 years old, Ethan Gillanders is already proving himself as one of Idaho\u2019s most exciting young martial artists. 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