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UK Boxing, Morby-Cadman Title Rematch
January 25th, 2011 | 
Author: Graham Earl Hints At Early Morby-Cadman Title Rematch
By Rio
London - Tuesday, 25th January 2011
Former World Champion, turned promoter, Graham Earl today hinted at the possibility of a rematch, between Portsmouth’s Paul Morby and Essex’s Daniel ‘The Slick’ Cadman, after their Southern Area Super Middleweight Title clash on Saturday being declared a draw by referee Jeff Hines.
Jeff Hines really had his work cut out as every round was close, many far too close to call. Whilst his decision was probably the fairest, a large percentage of those ringside disagreed having felt Cadman, who had been the far more aggressive of the pair, had done enough to lift the title.
This opinion wasn’t restricted to Cadman supporters as became clear when Morby’s manager-promoter Graham Earl spoke earlier today “I’d been running around so didn’t get to see the whole fight, but what I saw was that the fight seemed to be going Daniel Cadman’s way
Obviously I manage and promote Paul Morby so having a draw was good for me, as he lives to fight another day really.
It did look like he (Paul Morby) was coming on stronger in the final couple of rounds, maybe that was their tactics. I did see, I think it was the ninth round, and Paul seemed to be landing some heavy shots.
I think that now Paul’s had this wake up call, he’ll work harder so that we can look to move him on, maybe one more defense, which could well be a rematch in the near future with Daniel Cadman, then we’ll move Paul on to bigger and better things.”
The prospect of a rematch between these two closely matched battlers is sure to please the Cadman camp more than Morby’s, after all the draw did enable Morby to retain the title.
Graham Earl is expected to be announcing the details of his next show shortly, which may or may not include Morby- Cadman II for the Southern Area Super Middleweight title.
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Paul Morby and Daniel Cadman in action on the 22nd Jan at York Hall
Graham Earl with Terry Holmes at the Ultrachem TKO Gym in London
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Taekwondo in the K-1, Muay Thai & Kickboxing Ring
This video is NOT about style superiority. It was simply made to show that both formal and sport TKD techniques are indeed effective weapons for the ring.
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Tags: K-1, Kickboxing, Kickboxing Ring, kicking techniques, kwonkicker, Muay Thai, Ring, Taekwondo
Result: DYNAMITE - 31 December
DREAM/K-1 DYNAMITE!! 2010 was held Friday December 31, 2023 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
In the main event, Hiroyuki “Streetfight Bancho” Takaya outpointed Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes to win the DREAM Featherweight Championship. Fernandes had originally bested Takaya to win the title by split decision in the finals of the 2009 DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix. This time it was a unanimous decision verdict and Takaya was on the winning end.
The co-main event featured another very significant win for Japanese MMA. Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri manhandled former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson for 3 rounds en route to a unanimous decision victory.
- MMA Featherweight Title: Hiroyuki Takaya def. Bibiano Fernandes via unanimous decision
- MMA: Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Josh Thomson via unanimous decision
- MMA: Jason High def. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai via split decision
- K-1: Akiyo Nishiura and Tetsuya Yamato fought to a majority draw
- MMA Welterweight Title: Marius Zaromskis def. Kazushi Sakuraba via first-round TKO (doctor)
- MMA: Satoshi Ishii def. Jerome Le Banner via unanimous decision
- MMA Heavyweight Title: Alistair Overeem def. Todd Duffee via KO - Round 1, 0:19
- K-1/MMA: Yuichiro Nagashima def. Shinya Aoki via KO (knee) - Round 2, 0:04
- K-1: Gegard Mousasi def. Kyotaro via unanimous decision
- MMA: Hiroshi Izumi def. Ikuhisa Minowa via TKO - Round 3, 2:50
- MMA: Sergei Kharitonov def. Tatsuya Mizuno via KO - Round 1, 1:25
- MMA: Hideo Tokoro def. Kazuhisa Watanabe via submission (armbar) - Round 3, 2:50
- MMA: Kazuyuki Miyata def. Caol Uno via unanimous decision
- MMA: Andy Ologun def. Katsuaki Furuki via unanimous decision
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MuayThai - Battle at the Beach
Battle at the Beach - WBC fights in Pattaya
Thailand‘s premier resort city Pattaya on 2 January will stage the annual “Battle of the Beach” with a first class card of international Muaythai combatants. This year the event will be taged at Mike‘s Department Store featuring 8 contests. The main contest will be a championship showdown for the WBC Muaythai Supermiddleweight International Title between Canadian Alain “The Crusader” Sylvester and Malaysian Alex Lim.
Hashim is a top ranked Lumpinee Stadium fighter with a first class record of 34 fights, 31 wins, two losses and 1 draw record, while Lim is an experienced journeyman from Malaysia. On the same card the WBC International Heavyweight Champion Ricardo van de Boss will be fighting along with Robie Hagaman who is Holland‘s hottest teenage talent trained by legend Muaythai Dutchman Ramon Dekker.
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Tags: Battle of the Beach, Lumpinee Stadium, Muay Thai, Muaythai, Pattaya, Supermiddleweight, Thai Boxing, Thailand, WBC, WBC Muaythai
Malta Thai Boxing Club
Malta Thai Boxing Club is Malta’s only full time Muay Thai and fitness club, with classes to suit all ability’s and offering a friendly training atmosphere. Why not drop in or give them a call? they look forward to seeing you!
Muay thai and fitness gym at 150 Rodolfu street, Sliema, Malta.
Tel: 00356 - 99058542
Sessions – Coach is Apollo who has been training in traditional Muay Thai for 15 years and is a licensed instructor for 9 of those years.
Apollo – “I have been tutored throughout as a student, instructor and fighter by Al Oakley, the founder and head instructor of West Area kick Thai (WAKT) the largest and most successful Thai Boxing club in the Southwest of England”.
Apollo – “I have travelled to Thailand on many occasions with WAKT and have been personally coached by Thakoon Pongsupha who is the owner of the world famous Sasiprapa Gym in Bangkok. I have also travelled to Thailand with both my instructor and some of our top fighters to help prepare them for championship fights back in the U.K.”
Malta Thai Boxing – fills in an important gap in local martial arts and offers new possibilities to followers and practitioners of martial arts.
http://www.maltathaiboxing.com
.Tel: 00356 - 99058542
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Tags: Al “Appolo” Creed, Malta Thai Boxing, Thai Boxing, Thai Boxing Malta, Thai Malta
Ying Yang Kickboxing Club - Malta
Over the past few years Kickboxing in Malta has seen a huge surge in popularity and hundreds of Maltese youths have taken up the sport. Recently “Ying Yang” one of the most successful kickboxing clubs on the Island celebrated its 14th anniversary.
The Ying Yang Kick Boxing Club was set up in 1996 by Master Noel Mercieca a 4th Dan Black Belt and is located in the town of Fgura.
If a club’s success is to be measured by its results, than this club would certainly qualify amongst the top in the Maltese islands. Ying Yang athletes have over the past years amassed an impressive amount of titles both on the national and international scene.
Ying Yang is also home to one of the leading Kick Boxers on the island - Daniel “The Jet” Zahra – trained by Master Mercieca - Daniel has fought both as an amateur & semi pro and has won several international tournaments, such as the WKN European and world Championships titles.
The Fgura club is also home to several other international titlists, such as Terence Cilia WKN European Champion 2010, Ruth Tanti WKN World Champion 2009, Stefan Cassar WKN World Champion 2009, Kursten Borg WKN Champion 2009 and several more.
Ying Yang Kickboxing Club is located on the small island of Malta in Europe and was founded by Master Noel Mercieca on the 17th November 1996. Master Mercieca is a 4th Dan in Kickboxing, 1st Dan in Tang Soo Doo, Brown Belt in Spirit Combat, European Champion and a runner up World Title. He serves with the Armed Forces of Malta and is also qualified as a gym instructor, a Military fitness Instructor and a sports masseur. Nowadays Ying Yang Club has over 100 members and is part of the largest kickboxing association, the WKN.
Master Noel Mercieca has been training his athletes with Ying Yang Kickboxing Club for the past 14 years and through these years many of our athletes won numerous competitions and titles, both National and European.
Our club itself organises various kickboxing events throughout the year to promote kickboxing more in Malta and to give its athletes every excitement this sports has to offer. Being in a large association such as the WKN, gives the opportunity for Ying Yang athletes to participate in competitions all over the world and gives them the chance to win International Kickboxing Titles in different weight categories for both Amateur and Professional classes.
Ying Yang training sessions are held regularly, daily from 5.30 pm till around 9.30 pm.
more information @ http://www.yingyangkickboxing.com/
Photos:
1. Daniel “The Jet” Zahra - R Noel Mercieca - L Adrian Axsisa (WKN Malta)
2. Ruth Tanti in action
Kickboxing Malta - Daniel ‘The Jet’ Zahra
Daniel Zahra is probably the most successful home grown kick boxing artist to come out of the Maltese islands to date.
Daniel ‘The Jet’ Zahra, was born on the 19th December 1985.
At the tender age of 10, he started practicing soccer. After some time he decided to switch to the martial arts discipline after being inspired by a movie. With help from his cousin, he enrolled with the Ying Yang Kickboxing Club. Daniel was taken under the wing of Master Noel Mercieca, a 4th Dan Black Belt in Kickboxing and club founder.
Daniel had his baptism of fire on the international platform in 1996 at an international kickboxing competition organised in Malta. Daniel lost his first international encounter to an English opponent on points.
Daniel stepped up physical preparation and focused more on his technique. He was by now a regular face in the local combat sport scene and had won the national kickboxing championships in his weight division several times.
In 2002, Under the guidance of club coach and mentor Master Noel Mercieca, Daniel excepted an invitation to compete in England and challenge for the European Title in his weight division which he won by points.
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From this point on Daniel ‘The Jet’ Zahra became unstoppable in the kickboxing amateur scene both locally and on the international platform.
2002 to 2009 he was the Malta National champion in the Open-Weight Category. In this category, weighing just 72 kilos he took on opponents from all weight classes. He also held the ‘National Best Fighter Title’ twice in a row.
In 2006 he again participated for the European Title in England winning by points in his weight category.
In 2007, Daniel started competing under the banner of the “World Kickboxing Network (WKN).”
In October 2007 the Daniel defeated his French opponent Adrian Lafauric for the WKN European title. The fight was held in Malta and signaled the start of Zahra’s rise under the WKN.
In August 2008 in a UK international competition Daniel switched to full contact without protective gear. Daniel won the match with a Technical Knock-Out just one minute into the first round against a former kickboxing professional.
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On the 19 September 2024 the WKN organised a world cup in Malta. Daniel again succeeded in taking the World Champion with a Technical Knock-Out in the middle-weight category after defeating Furleton of Northern Ireland.
In January 2010 for the first time ever the WKN held a K1 (Semi Pro) European title match in Malta, with Daniel ‘The Jet’ Zahra challenging for the middleweight title against Mohamed Jama from Holland. Daniel defeated his opponent to take the European title.
In April of 2010, Daniel ‘The Jet’ Zahra, went over to Belfast, Ireland to defend his title against Mark Bird from Northern Ireland. He retained his title after defeating his Irish opponent on points.
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Under the World Kickboxing Network federation, Daniel holds to this day a European and World Title in kickboxing and two European Titles in K1. With his experience in this discipline, Daniel is ready to walk the last mile towards becoming a professional fighter.
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Recently WKN World and European amateur champion Daniel “The Jet” Zahra, of the Ying Yang kickboxing club, Malta, has been nominated for the Maltese, ‘Sportsman of the Year Award.’
Boxing - Daniel Ponce de Leon
It’s not a matter of if Daniel Ponce de Leon will enforce his mandatory status against previous conqueror Juan Manuel Lopez, but when he will elect to do so.- Ponce de Leon could find himself fighting for a title a lot sooner than he and his handlers anticipated being the case. With the news of plans being pushed back at least a year in regards to Lopez squaring off with Yuriorkis Gamboa, the rest of the featherweight division is no longer on hold, now able to line up for title shots two at a time. — If he has his way, Ponce de Leon could possibly wind up no worse than second in line for another crack at Lopez. If not him, then Gamboa will certainly do. — “At this time I would like to have one more tune-up fight and then I’ll be ready for either one,” Ponce de Leon stated, shortly after dispatching Sergio Medina in seven rounds last Saturday in Veracruz, Mexico”.
Daniel “The Jet” Zahra – Nominated for ‘Sportsman of the Year Award.’
WKN World and European amateur champion , of the Ying Yang kickboxing club, Malta, has been nominated for the Maltese, ‘Sportsman of the Year Award.’
The organisers of the 2010 Għażliet Sportivi Nazzjonali are planning to commemorate the contest’s 40th anniversary in style with a lavish presentations night at the Mediterranean Conference Centre on January 29.
The contest, hosted jointly by the Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports and the Kunsill Malti għall-Isport, rewards the achievements of athletes, officials and administrators over the past 12 months.
The nominations for 2010 are:
Sportsman of the Year: A. Borg (snooker), S. Camilleri (waterpolo), W. Chetcuti (shooting), M. Cremona (table football), E. Bonello (cycling), S. Bajada (football), S. Deguara (basketball), B. Hindle Deguara (squash), M. Bonello (athletics), D. Zahra (kickboxing), N. Baldacchino (horse racing), M. Zammit (triathlon), H. Camilleri (hillclimb), M. Gauci (table football), M. Cassar (shooting), M. Formosa (cycling), C. Pace (chess), S. Giordmaina (drag racing), T. Drago (snooker), M. Spiteri (bowling).
Sportswoman of the year: R. Brincat Thoresen (basketball), J. Grima (basketball), M.C. Aquilina (cycling), E. Bezzina (shooting), D. Bonello Spiteri (cycling/triathlon), R. Camilleri (athletics), S. Abela (bowling), M. Bezzina (judo), J. Pace (table tennis), D. Mangion (swimming), A. Micallef (swimming), N. Gatt (weightlifting), K. Cassar (tennis).
Official of the year: M. Mifsud Bonnici (sports nutrition), E. Azzopardi (football), B. Vassallo (basketball), J. Caruana Curran (snooker), A. Mizzi (basketball), F. Camilleri (basketball), V. Degiorgio (pool), J. Caruana (weightlifting), M. Dalli (waterpolo), M. Angilleri (waterpolo), T. Camilleri (snooker), S. Catania (table football).
Team of the year: Birkirkara FC, Valletta FC, basketball (men and women), pool, Senglea regatta, 4×100 medley (swimming), triathlon team, rugby team, swimming (FISEC), D. Vella/C. Farrugia (shooting), T. Mifsud/I. Rizzo (snooker), table football.
U-17: C. Sultana (squash), D. Bajada (table-tennis), J. Saywell (judo), N. Gatt (athletics), M. Sammut (swimming), M. Sciberras (athletics), T. Farrugia (athletics), N. Xuereb (shooting), T. Vella (athletics), A. Agius (swimming), R. Cassar (swimming), L. Pace (karting), A. Galea (karting), L. Gauci (karate), J. Micallef Stafrace (golf), N. Muscat (swimming).
Athletes with special needs: C. Dalli, A. Azzopardi.
The Ying Yang Kick Boxing Club was set up in 1996 by Master Noel Mercieca a 4th Dan Black Belt and is located in the town of Fgura.
If a club’s success is to be measured by its results, than this club would certainly qualify amongst the top in the Maltese islands. Ying Yang athletes have over the past years amassed an impressive amount of titles both on the national and international scene.
