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Recently ‘Malta Boxing News’ in collaboration with ‘Viking media .eu’ interviewed Ruben Azzopardi, a leading athlete with the ‘Ying Yang Kickboxing Club’.

In this interesting interview Zahra, explains that he has been training Martial Arts for a number of years, his role as the club’s public relations, Ying Yang’s connection the WKN and his attempt challenging for a world title in June of this year.

Interviewer: Alexander Zammit – Malta Boxing News

Film Credit: Justin Mifsud – Viking Media

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Recently ‘Viking Media .eu’ in collaboration with ‘Malta Boxing News’ gave coverage to a small club competition organised by the ‘Ying Yang Kickboxing Club’ of Fgura, Malta.

The competition targeted youths and children and the young athletes hailed from three different clubs Ying Yang / Wu Shu Ky and The New Kickboxing Club.

All of the young people taking part showed true sporting spirit, as did the sizable crowd of parents, relatives and friends that turned up for this event.

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Boxing fans in the Maltese Islands are in for a treat tomorrow evening, when Malta’s most popular boxer Billy ” The Hitman” Corito will be enjoying top billing at the, Sky Club, Paceville, Malta.

The fight card which is being promoted by local promoter PAUL BORG will see a number of Maltese fighters take on members of the English, Birmingham, based the European Boxing Federation (EBF).

The EBF which was established in 2005, http://www.ebfboxing.org/about , and holds around a hundred white collar and semi pro boxing shows yearly, was set up with the idea of providing a useful bridge between Amateur and Professional boxing allowing people from all walks of life to participate in competitive boxing. The EBF makes it a point to welcome, Ex-professionals, Former –Amateurs and Pre-professionals.

Topping the fight card is, Malta’s Heavyweight, Billy Corito, who is ranked as #8 in the EBF rankings, will face the experienced Ian Toby, a former professional, who retired from the pro circuit in 2001.

Previous to that a number of Maltese boxers will face a variety of boxers all registered with the EBF – Dione Galea will face Jordan Black – Etienne Spiteri will face Slinky Cumberlbach – Clayton Vella will face Scott Conners – Justin Grech will go up against Phill Worell. The under card will consist of 4X2 minute rounds, while the feature of the night will be of 6X3 minute rounds.

The VIP guest for this show is well known Irish Boxer Joe Egan turned actor http://www.bigjoeegan.com/described by Mike Tyson as ‘The toughest white man on the planet’.

For more info about Joe Egan: http://www.bigjoeegan.com/bio.html

Today the 26^th of January is the official weigh-in which is being held at the ‘Black Bull’ Paceville.

Tickets selling at €25 (VIP) and €15 are available from the London Butcher, Sir Frederick C. Ponsonby Street Gzira, The Art of Fighting and Boxway Fitness Gym Msida.

Video Links to Ian Toby

Video Links to Billy Corito

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All the team here at Malta Boxing News would like to extend festive greetings to our readers and friends

A big thank you to all combat sports participants, trainers, promoters and writers. Who provide us with the news & action throughout the year.

We’d like to thank you all for your support in 2011 and wish you a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2012

We hope you all have a great time over the holidays

Stay safe out there and have a great time

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Malta’s first professional boxer Daniel “The Spider” Micallef (w4 -KO 1 - lost 3) has just convincingly won his seventh professional boxing match by unanimous decision against Chris Steel at the Miners Welfare Club, Cleland, Scotland, UK, on the 9th of December.

Daniel is presently Malta’s one and only true professional, licensed boxer, training full time and striving to advance in the sport, he is the younger sibling of local boxing promoter Edwin Micallef and is managed in Scotland by Paul Graham of ‘Prospect Boxing’.

By outpointing undefeated Chris Steel 60-54 over 6 rounds. Daniel is now ranked 474 in the world, number one in Malta and equivalent to 47th in the Brittish ranks with Craig Windsor Jnr just above him in the ratings.

Daniel Micallef vs. Chris Steel

The first fight on the night saw Scots based Maltese, Daniel Micallef (3-3) take on Motherwell’s Chris Steel (3-1) over six-twos. Starting the fight strongly and always coming forward, Micallef looked to make use of the fact the Steel was the notably taller fighter. As the fight continued Micallef went on to land clearly and showed good command of the ring. At the end of round six, the referee lifted the Maltese fighter’s hand after scoring it 60-54.

Iain Butcher vs. Darren Pryce

This was the second show of the season for the Scottish based promoters (Prospect Boxing). Motherwell’s Iain Butcher, in his second appearance as a professional looked to make quick work of Newport’s Darren Pryce. Starting well, Pryce was out boxed for the rest of the fight and was also warned by ref Kenny Pringle in the second for low blows. Showing good technique mixed with a tight defence throughout the fight, Butcher went on to claim his second victory by 40-36.

Kris Hughes vs. Michael Harvey

And in the third and final fight of the night Kris Hughes moved to 15-1 with a point’s victory over Michael Harvey in the super-bantamweight division. Making a strong start, Hughes seemed to build on his previous points victory over Youssef Al Hamidi, with blistering body shots and never seemed to let Harvey get into the fight. After four-threes, referee Pringle raised Hughes’ hand after scoring it 40-36 to the Bellshill fighter. Hughes now moves on to a Commonwealth title fight against Irishman Carl Frampton at the end of January.

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Photos: Malta’s Edwin Micallef In Action

Photo Credit: Prospect Boxing / Scotland

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