Kickboxers taking part in the upcoming show ‘Italian Job II’ promotion in Belfast are going to find they have extra body and bounce in the ring writes William Bruce – but it’s going to come from an unlikely source.Hair product company Schwarzkopf are sponsoring the show, at the Park Avenue hotel on June 15 and they’re hoping the events in the ring will lead to a hair-raising time for all the fight fans gathered.Northern Ireland territory manager Brendan Thompson, a keen Kickboxer himself, said he was keen that Schwarzkopf sponsored the event after the hugely positive event at the Falls Leisure centre several weeks ago. Thompson also said he was very impressed by the ethos of Prokick, the gym behind the promotion – especially their focus on bringing communities and people together.“I am very amazed with what Prokick has done over the years,” he said. “I have been to many of their events and have seen the huge number of people from different cultures and countries that they bring together. Schwarzkopf has a similar universal appeal and a seal of absolute quality. “For me it’s not just about kickboxing it’s about the common goal that we should share – peace and harmony, which I know that sounds bizarre when there are two people hammering ten bells out of each other; but the thing that comes across to me is the respect that the two competitors have for each other.”The undercard for ‘The Italian Job II’ will now see only 5 top Swiss fighters against 5 of Prokick’s top fighters.Tickets are selling fast and are available online at www.prokickshop.com or through usual outlets priced £20 for adults £7.50 for kids and any Prokick kids go free when they wear their Prokick uniform, children must be accompanied with an adult. For more information on kickboxing call 028 9065 1074

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