The first ever official kick boxing match takes place next week at a unique venue, Treasure Island. It is between welterweights Bruce Coulson and Omar Dixon and should be a spectacular three round fight on 19 November on a white collar boxing show.
Local martial arts instructor Bob Daigle helped put this bout together. “We have been working behind the scenes trying to promote the sport of kick boxing in the Cayman Islands,” Daigle said. “When I heard that Rogue Gym would be hosting the popular white collar boxing event again I asked if they would consider allowing us to put one kick boxing fight on their fight card and they agreed.”
“The only other kick boxing match in the Cayman Islands that I know of was an exhibition bout between myself and one of my students Wayne McKenzie in the early Nineties at a local boxing event.
“Then we were holding back. In this fight nobody will be holding back. This is not an exhibition. Both fighters respect each other but when the bell rings, feet and fists will be flying with goal of knocking the other guy out.”
Anyone who is a martial arts fan will enjoy this clash. Both fighters will be hitting full force with punches, spinning back fists, kicks to the legs, body and head.
Coulson is a Caymanian and Dixon is a Cayman resident form Nicaragua. Coulson has been training in boxing for around seven years and has also competed in several mixed martial arts events in Cayman over the past few years. He is currently being trained by his brother Tim, a karate black belt and one of the best strikers in Cayman. Bruce is very experienced in combat sports having fought on Proving Ground mixed martial arts shows in the past.
Dixon has been training with Master Steve Graham of Ooi’s Tae Kwon Do for the past couple of years. His record is 1-0 in MMA. This will also be his first amateur kick boxing fight. Daigle is helping Master Graham prepare Dixon who said: “I would like to thank my employer McAlpine for their sponsorship and support.
“I feel Bruce is a very dangerous opponent for Omar,” Daigle said. “We are not under-estimating his extensive boxing experience.” The event will be raising money for the Cayman Island Diabetes Association. Tickets are $25 and $5 of every ticket goes to the diabetes association.
Organiser Lachie Hewitt said: “We would like to thank our main sponsor CayBrew for their support. There are five white collar boxing fights scheduled in addition to the kick boxing match. This should a great night of fights which will start at 7.30pm.”
Tickets can be purchased at Rogue Gym as well as the Treasure Island Club House. For more information contact Lachie Hewitt email: [email protected] or call 324-1800.
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