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World Title Fight  - England  vs  Hungary

Barnsley's Bridie Murphy will compete at the International Kick-Boxing Federation (IKF) event on June 3, in the first event of its kind to be held at the Barnsley Premier Leisure venue - famous for hosting boxing tournaments.

Bouts being contested at the event include the Ladies World Title fight, the British Mens title fight, a ladies area title and two mens area titles.

In the Ladies event, Barnsley fighter 37-year-old Bridie, will challenge the three-time ladies champion fighter from Hungary for the World title.

Jon 'Dragon-Foot' Green, International Kick-Boxing Champion and IKF event organiser, said: "Kick-boxing is a fast full-contact sport with combatants using fists and feet to overcome their opponents.  This event is going to be one of the most spectacular contests staged in the UK.

"Kick-Boxing comes from the US but has really caught on in the UK and we have contestants travelling from all over the country to participate at Barnsley."

Fighters will go head to head at the contest, with bouts covering as many as 12, two-minute rounds of furious action.

"The event is likely to generate a lot of interest in the sport and hopefully, a lot of local interest as Kick-Boxing returns to South Yorkshire after a 15-year absence," said Jon.

"There are few sports with as much spectator appeal as Kick-Boxing. The Barnsley Metrodome is a fantastic venue for people to enjoy this competition and to support Bridie in her challenge."

Michael Hirst, Marketing Manager at Barnsley Premier Leisure, said: "We are really pleased to be hosting the IKF event at the Metrodome.  The tournament looks set to become a big international contest and signals a great return for the sport to South Yorkshire."

English Title Fight  - Bridie  vs  tiffany

 Two “out of town” veterans of the Bournemouth events, Tiffany Williams and Bridie Murphy finally clash for the British title after several delays. This one will be an interesting battle with Bridies aggression trying to unsettle the silky smooth skills of Tiffany.

Brighton’s Tiffany Williams finally squared off against Rotherham’s Bridie Murphy in a British Title clash that was overwhelmingly dominated by Williams.
Both girls have fought regularly on the Bournemouth shows so the crowd were familiar with their profiles, but nobody thought that it would be so one sided. Bridie Murphy’s trainer Jon Green commented, "I have no idea what was going through her mind tonight. She trained long and hard for this, there were no surprises out there and she knew what she had to do - she just didn’t do it!" Not to worry. One bad day at the office can’t take away the performances she has given us in the past and will no doubt give again in the future.