9Round Franchising LLC, a kickboxing gym company based in the Upstate, has finalized plans to continue development across Asia and expand into South India. The company made the announcement Nov. 29.
As part of the agreement, the company’s South India’s master franchisees Arun Bharathi, Balaji Jeyakumar and Sharmila Jayakumar will open the country’s first 9Round location in Chennai or Bangalore in early 2023.
9Round plans to open 50 locations across South India over the next seven years, including the states of:
- Karnataka
- Telangana
- Andhra Pradesh
- Pondicherry
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
“We look forward to further expanding our brand globally and bringing 9Round’s state-of-the-art facilities to India for the first time,” said 9Round Founder and CEO Shannon Hudson. “Based on our proven track record in Asia and the rapid expansion of franchises in India, which has grown to become the world’s second-largest franchise market, India is an ideal location for 9Round’s continued global expansion.”
9Round has also secured agreements for future expansion in nine additional countries:
- Bahrain
- Colombia
- Egypt
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Oman
- Panama
- South Korea
- Turkey
The company has nearly 700 locations open and operating throughout 41 states and in 19 countries including:
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Australia
- Guatemala
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Mexico
- Ecuador
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Spain
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
For more information, visit 9round.com.
