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By Reuben Azzopardi

Malta - 2 December, 2010

This year’s Kickboxing activities are going to finish with a bang on the 7th of December at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali with “Gladiators 2″.

The climax of the evening is going to be a professional Kickboxing match between the Maltese champion Daniel “the Jet” Zahra and the Portuguese Jose de Olivera. They will compete for 5 rounds of 3 minutes for the World Kickboxing Network (WKN) European Title Belt in the 66kg weight category.

Together with this great match there will 10 more confrontations. The Fight Card for the evening will have one match of Boxing and another with K1 ruels where knee techniques are allowed. The other seven mathes will all be in Kickboxing. The clubs taking part in this event are Ying Yang, Tao Kickboxing, Strike Kickboxing, New Kickboxing, Wu Shu Ky, Malta Thai Boxing and Red Dragon.

Zahra is the first Maltese athlete that switched to professional Kickboxing. He already has various World and European WKN Title Belts. In the past month his instructor, Master Noel Mercieca, has been training him on a hard 3 times a day training regime.

On the same note of competing with foreign athletes, in November Reuben “the Wolf” Azzopardi won a K1 rules match. He competed with a Thai Boxer from Paris.

For more information regarding the night “Gladiators 2″ please visit the site www.yingyangkickboxing.com

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Maltese Boxing Veteran Dione Galea, will be competing in an International Kick Boxing Tournament, which is to be held in Trapani Sicily, on the 5th and 6^th of November 2011.

On day one of the tournament all fighters from each category are going to compete in a knockout event and the eventual winners from each group qualifying for the finals.

Galea will be representing “The Art of Fighting” club. Other members of this local club participating in the tournament are Alfred Bonnici, Renald Hayman and Jospeh Bonello, (Kickboxing) while Brandon Borg will be taking part in the Muay Thai boxing competition.

The “WU Shu Ky” martial arts club of Mosta, Malta, will also be taking part in this tournament with a number of local kickboxers mainly: Clayton Portelli, Chris Id- Donċu Said, Christopher Bezzina, Darren Scerri, Tyrone Muscat, Mathais and Damian Cacciattolo

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The Wu Shu Ky Kickboxing Club have just completed formalities to become members of the Kunsill Malti għall-Isport (KMS) (Malta Sport Council).

The Mosta based club is managed by Master Silvio Camilleri who has been teaching martial Arts in the Maltese islands for over 22 years.

Master Camilleri believes that ‘Martial Arts Is Not A Destination But A Journey Through Life’ and joining the KMS in another important stage in that journey.

The WSK club has is also a member of the World United Martial Arts Federation (W.U.M.A) which is one of the biggest UK based federations.

The Wu Shu Ky has been participating annually in the international W.U.M.A championships since 2003 and through out the past eight years many Maltese, Martial Arts Athletes have participated with success in these championships and done both club and country proud with their positive results and sportsmanship.

This year will be no exception and Master Silvio Camilleri accompanied by assistant coach Kenneth Scerri will shortly be departing for Italy, with a Maltese team of martial arts fighters, hailing from mixed disciplines and clubs for the annual W.U.M.A world championships.

The Wu Shu Ky team will be composed of: Clayton Portelli, Damion Caccatiolo, Tyrone Muscat, Christopher (former winner) Bezzina, Chris Said, Darren Scerri and Matthias Christano, who at age 14 is the youngest local participant. The team will be participating in the disciplines of Kickboxing, Muay Thai and K1.

Master Camilleri considers the Malta participation as a great occasion to gain more experience and establish new friends on the international fighting-sport circuit.

More details on the ‘Wu Shu Ky Kickboxing Club’ can be found @ www.kickboxingmalta.com

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By Reuben Azzopardi

Gladiators’ Night has come and gone, strikes to the body were given and scores settled. Out of the numerous matches that were held during the event the Ying Yang Kickboxing Club reaped what it has sown and won the lion’s share of the victories.

In June the Malta Kickboxing Association (MKBA) organized the National Kickboxing and K1 Championship. The event was “Gladiators’ Night”, and was a success due to the number of spectators that went to see the next Maltese Champions.

For this competition 22 Kickboxers from four different Maltese Kickboxing Clubs went into the ring to test their skills and to try to claim the prize for which they trained for so long. Athletes form Kickboxing Clubs Ying Yang, Red Dragon, New Kickboxing and Wu Shu Ky met together and competed in either Kickboxing or K1 matches.

In all the 10 matches and one exhibition match planned for the evening there was a Ying Yang’s athlete. Master Noel Mercieca, founder of the club, guided his students form the ring’s corner and in total the Ying Yang Kickboxing won 8 categories. Those that won the Kickboxing match were Kevin Cassar, Elian Mallia, Jonathan Curmi, Terence Cilia, Alan Ellul, and Andrew Hillsden. Runners up were Nicholas Ellul and Jessica Davey.

Two other members of the Ying Yang, Reuben Azzopardi u Daniel Zahra competed with K1 rules in which knees to the body and the head were permitted. This was the first National K1 Championship and both matches were for the World Kickboxing Network’s (WKN) Title Belt.

Reuben “Wolf” Azzopardi competed with Renald “Ice Man” Tabone for the Light Heavyweight Maltese WKN Title. In all the three rounds Azzopardi always had the upper hand by forcing Tabone to the corners or ropes and ending almost each attack with a well placed knee strike to the head or the body. It was in the third round that Azzopardi delivered the decisive knee strike to the ribs. After counting till 10 the referee terminated the match and declared the “Wolf” the winner. This was the only match that ended with a KO. In 2007 Azzopardi was the first Maltese Kickboxer that took part in a WKN match.

The main match was between Daniel “Jet” Zahra and “Super” Steve Martin for the Middle Weight Maltese WKN Title. All the five rounds were filled with nonstop strikes and counter strikes form both athletes. From one bell ring to the other Zahra and Martin gave a nice display of punches, knees and even jumping kicks. It was a head to head challenge till the last round when the Jet managed to place two good kicks that brought down Martin who never surrendered. In the end the victory was given to Zahra by points. “The Jet” already won three WKN Title Belts and one of them is the 2009 WKN World Title.

For more information regarding the Ying Yang club’s training days please visit the website www.yingyangkickboxing.com or contact Master Noel Mercieca on 79208283 or [email protected]

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In the fight of the night, the tough-as-nails challengers Daniel “The Jet” Zahra, from the Ying Yang and “Super” Steve Martin, from the Wu Shu Ky did not disappoint the crowd and indeed went to war for the vacant Maltese middleweight WKN K1 title belt

By Alex Zammit

The Malta Kick Boxing and K1 National championships which were held on Tuesday the 28^th of June at the Stitch club in San Gwann, Malta, were a huge success. The ‘Gladiators Promoters’ delivered what they promised an exciting fight event which was easily one of the best .in recent years.

The large crowd of spectators and fans vociferously showed their appreciation and support for the event by being proactive all the way, often chanting the name of the fighters. The venue it self was excellent well lit and the organization was smooth and fault less. A truly enjoyable and memorable fight night.

Main Event K1 – Steve Martin vs Daniel Zahra (Middleweight)

Round 1 – Both fighters came out of their corners hard, fast and vicious and engaged directly at close quarters exchanging several low kicks and blows, with the action going back and forth. Martin suffers a cut to the forehead over his right eye.

Round 2 – Martin got the upper hand in the opening minute with two beautifully executed front kicks, which had Zahra down on the canvas momentarily, in this round both fighters landed several kicks and blows but Martin seemed to have the upper hand in this round.

Round 3 – Zahra came out strong with flurries of kicks and punches; Martin picked up the pace and responded. Both fighters showing no fear exchanged blow for blow and kick for kick but neither could quite connect a KO blow with the knee.

The last two rounds added to the drama in great fashion. Zahra continued his incredible assault, while Martin increased his output, himself looking for the knockout. Zahra looked like he was close to getting it when he battered Martin in the last minute of the fifth round.The closing seconds of the last round definitely belonged to Zahra,a well executed round house kick missed Martin by inches and the plucky Martin although being battered on the ropes held on and found the strength to block the onslaught of blows and kicks unleashed by Zahra.

In the end, neither one scored a KO but they still delivered a brutal and thrilling middleweight war, a candidate for the Maltese “K1 Fight of the Year”. It was a close fight and the judges had to decide who would leave the ring with the prestigious local WKN belt. Zahra got the decision but it is without a doubt that both fighters showed true mettle and proved themselves as true warriors in the ring.

Co Main Event – K1 – Renald “Ice Man” Tabone vs Reuben “Wolf” Azzopardi Tabone for the Red Dragon and Azzopardi for the Ying Yang - battled for the Maltese light heavyweight WKN title. This was a three round contest; both fighters came out fighting from a distance and avoided engaging in close combat, both using jabs and high kicks trying to find an opening for a KO blow. The end came for Tabone in the third round when Azzopardi locked him in the corner and delivered a beautifully executed knee strike to the side which send him down to the canvas. Tabone could not regain his feet and referee Demis Sicluna waved it off with one minute to go.

Undercard – Main

MaltaHeavyweight Kickboxing Title – Sean Cutajar (for the Wu Shu Ky) vs Kevin Cassar (for the Ying Yang). The first round opened with heavy punches and some nicely place kicks by Cutajar but the tide soon turned as Cassar upped the pressure and Cutajar startd to absorb some heavy punishment from the faster Cassar. While Cutajar had his moments there was little doubt as to the outcome of this encounter and the judges had no problems in declaring Cassar the winner.

MaltaCruiserweight Kickboxing Title – Tyron Borg (for the Wu Su Ky) vs Nicky Ellul (for the Ying Yang) – A balanced fight in the first two rounds, with Borg showing slightly superior punching power. The tide turned toward the end of round two when it seemed that Ellul had run out of steam. Borg took the title on a points win.

Malta Super Cruiserweight Kickboxing Title Belt – Eman Zammit (from The New Kickboxing Club) vs Elian Mallia (from the Ying Yang) – Both fighter started very aggressive and exchanged flurries of low kicks and punches, round 2 was more of the same, with Mallia showing signs of settling down and edging ahead, round 3 Mallia found his range and started landing better kicks and blows – Mallia became champion on a points win.

Malta Welterweight Kick Boxing Title: Terence Cilia of the Ying Yang defeated a game but outclassed Tyron Muscat of the Wu Shu Ky – Cila came out fast and furious, to his merit Muscat rallied against the onslaught to answer back with some well executed kicks and punches but Cilia showed superior ring skills and the judges gave him victory on points.

Undercard – Non Title – Full Protection Gear.

• Alan Ellul of the Ying Yang defeated Clayton Portelli of the Wu Shu Ky on points.
• Lorna Mifsud of the Wu shy Ky defeated Jessie Davey of the Yin Yang on points
• Andrew Hillsden of the Ying Yang defeated Joseph Fenech of the Wu Shu Ky on Points

The Hillsden vs Fenech fight is worth noting because Hillsden is 50 years of age and he was taking on an opponent half his age. Andrew Hillsden sporting a good physique and a good level of fitness started training kickboxing at the late age of 49 and considering his age his skill level is quite good, his fitness was also tested to the full when the judges ordered two extra rounds of one minute each as they could not decide on a winner.

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