CLUB RETURNS FROM CANADA WITH 11 MEDALS

By Luke Robbins

A MARTIAL arts club has returned from Canada with 11 medals.

The team from CKI School of Martial Arts was competing at the WKC World Karate and Kickboxing Championships.

The charge for medals was lead veteran champion Yusuf Saleh who took silver and three bronze.

He nearly took gold in the -85kg section after dispatching his American rival in the semi-finals in a very close match.

But he lost in the final after sustaining an injured rib in his bout with a Canadian fighter and had to retire.

Angeliki Dwyer won silver in the -65kg light continuous kickboxing and took a bronze in the -65kg semi-contact category as well as another in the teams.

Ahmad Selah took bronze in the team event, Mollie Walden won a silver and a bronze in the cadet sections and contributed to a gold in the junior girls section.

For further information phone Ismail Saleh on: 07808 277893

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FORMER BOXER'S BODY PARTS FOUND IN FREEZERS


(Caption): Former British Champion Shawn Cummins
By Luke Robbins

BODY parts of a former British boxing champion have been discovered in freezers in his house.

The body of Shaun Cummins was found at his home the Saffron Lane estate, Leicester, on Wednesday, September 12th.

Police later arrested Thomas Dunkley, 28, who appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Saturday, September 15th, charged with murder.

Mr Cummins suffered a motorbike accident n accident in 2004 which left him paralysed and in need of carers.

He retired from boxing in 1995 with a 22 win, six defeats and a draw record.

Dunkley, of no fixed abode, befriended Mr Cummins around four years ago.

According to reports Mr Cummins, who was bedridden, died some time on or just after the beginning of the month.

The court heard that a nurse and a colleague visited Mr Cummins bungalow on September 1st.

After he disappeared there were reports of a smell coming from the bungalow and police were later called as suspicions grew something had happened to Mr Cummins.

When police searched the freezers they found what looked like body parts.

Police later arrested Dunkley in Wakefield, Yorkshire, and he was charged on Friday.

During the Magistrates Court preliminary hearing Dunkley made no plea to the court.

His defence made an application to give Dunkley an anonymity order because of his criminal connections.
 
This was rejected by the bench on the grounds it was too late in proceedings to ask for such an order as his name had already been made in open courtin front of members of the public.

He was remanded back in custody. He will next appear at the crown court on 25th September.

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THE MAASIF SUMMER EVENT

 

By Jon Pepperell, pics by Daniel Towers - Cage Amateurs UK

The MAASIF was back at Medway Park this weekend and we were there to watch the proceedings.

The event was held at The Medway Park Leisure Centre, Gillingham, Kent and was organised by Leo Alderman, Fighting Lions, Herne Bay.

A slight change to the registration process meant there was two or so hours to get registered depending what event you were taking part in.

This gave the false impression that things were a bit on the quiet side as at the last Tournament there were queues going out of the  hall door causing delays in the fights getting started.

This time as it turned out Leo had made a brilliant move the the initial lack of numbers soon changed to the usual busy assortment of fighters as the popular Strike and Grapple, now renamed Amateur MMA, contestants arrived in numbers. The larger hall mean't that there was more room for the matted areas and also the bonus of other free space for the fighters to practice while they waited there turn.

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