KICKmas time in Belfast 2013

BELFAST’S Gary Hamilton has landed himself another crack at reigning as a world kickboxing champion as his career enters a last-chance saloon. The 33-year-old, who held the WKN’s featherweight title for several years, and challenged the great Mohammad Samir in an epic encounter at the Ulster Hall in 2005, will return to the city’s historic fight venue in December.

The news of Hamilton’s opportunity to return to the top comes exactly 24 years to the day that his coach, Billy Murray, stunned the sport to defeated American  Richard Hill for the ISKA world welterweight belt, at the Ulster Hall.

Hamilton will showdown against the current world champion Daniel Zarha of Malta on December 14, headlining a fight card that will show how Murray’s Prokick Gym has churned out fighters ready to challenge for major amateur and professional titles.
 
The return of the popular KICKmas show to the Ulster Hall, promoted by Prokick and Billy Murray, will include emerging talents such as Karl McBlain who lifted the WKN European Thai-Boxing title in Italy recently.
McBlain is now a European amateur champion in three different disciplines, Full-Contact - kickboxing, K1-style kickboxing and Thai-Boxing.  The knock-out specialist won all his titles away from home - Cyprus, Scotland and last week in Sardinia. He is really looking forward to fighting in front of his home fans.
 
Billy Murray said: “Christmas has come early for the sport of kickboxing in Ireland. KICKmas has returned, and with it a world title shots for Gary Hamilton, Karl McBlain, Darren McMullan and Ursula Agnew. What more could any fight fan wish for this festive season? How about another four title fights - three of them European and a British title? Ulster Hall fight fans will also see a special fight attraction by MMA and kickboxing star Yoaan Kongolo, he will face tough guy, Dubliner Aidan Brooks.
 
“We will have a fight card that will have fans anticipating another great night of action at the Ulster Hall. I remember all my fights at the Ulster Hall especially my 1989 title win as if it was yesterday; I can still hear that crowd screaming, and I know 2013 will be just the same.”

WKN - World Kickboxing Network sanctioned titles:

WKN Professional Light welterweight world title 66,7kg
K1 Style Oriental rules. 5x3 min rounds
Gary Hamilton (Belfast, NI) Vs Daniel 'The Jet' Zahra Champion (Malta)

WKN International Prestige match 80kg
K1 Style Oriental rules. 3x3 min rounds
Yohan Kongolo (Switzerland) Vs Aidan Brooks (Dublin ROI)

5 mins Break

WKN Amateur Lightweight world title 58,5kg
Low-Kick rules. 5x2 min rounds
Ursula Agnew (Belfast, NI) Vs Marzia Vadala (Italy)
 
WKN Amateur Welterweight world title 66,6kg
K1 Sytle Oriental rules. 5x2 min rounds
Karl McBlain (Belfast, NI) Vs Kevin Burmester Champion (Hamburg, Germany)
 
WKN Amateur Middleweight world title 76,4kg
K1 Sytle Oriental rules. 5x2 min rounds
Darren McMullan (Ballygowan, NI) Vs Salamou Dzhamalkhanov (Russia)

10 mins Break

WKN Amateur Super welterweight International title 69kg
K1 Sytle Oriental rules. 4x2 min rounds
Johnny Smith (Bangor, NI Champion) Vs Nunzio Zambataro (Belgium)

WKN Amateur Light welterweight European title 66,7kg
Low-Kick or K1 rules. 4x2 min rounds
Samantha Robb (Terella, Co.Down, NI) Vs  Emilia Czerwinska (Poland)

WKN Amateur Light heavyweight European title 79,1kg
K1 Sytle Oriental rules. 4x2 min rounds
Alex Cioici (Belfast, NI - Romania) Vs Brandon Spiteri (Malta) 

WKN Amateur Light welterweight European title 64,4kg
K1 Sytle Oriental rules. 4x2 min rounds
 Gary Fullerton (Belfast, NI/Champion) Vs Lorenzo Piras (Sardinia)

WKN Amateur welterweight British title 67,7kg
Davy Foster (Ballynahinch, NI)  Vs Martin Young (Aberdeen, Scotland)

There are limited tickets available from the ProKick Gym, Belfast, Online at the ProKick Shop The Ulster hall box office, The Waterfront Box office and online at Ulster-Hall-tickets

Doors open 6pm

First bout 7pm