Kickboxers Perform Well In St Patrick’s Day Fights

Posted by Jim Masson On March - 22 - 2011

CELEBRATING St Patrick’s Day with a Bash.

The St Patrick’s night Bash lived up to the hype at the event in the Holiday Inn in Belfast as the battle of Northern Ireland proved Gary Hamilton was still the number No.1 light welterweight kickboxer in the country. He outclassed tough but game Aubrey Tarr.

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ProKick Fighters Perform Well In Japan

Posted by Jim Masson On December - 24 - 2010

A TEAM of brave sportsmen and women made history this month as they travelled to Japan to compete in an inaugural East meets West kickboxing competition and amongst them was Balklynahinch father of four Davy Foster.

The amateur kickboxers were led by legendary former world champion-turned-coach, Billy Murray, and they represented Northern Ireland at the event in Nagoya. They faced the might of a formidible Japanese select put together by Ernesto Hoost, the man the world of Kickboxing fans call quite simply, ‘Mr Perfect’.

There were eight bouts in total, with Murray’s mighty warriors winning three and drawing two which was a tremendous result for the visitors.

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