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Galway now has five new 1st Dan Black Belts in the dynamic art of Kickboxing.

A team of kickboxers from the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Gym were given a Mayoral Reception at Galway City Hall recently for their outstanding achievements at the Unified World Kickboxing Championships in Tuscany back in October.

Two Galway kickboxers head to Birmingham this weekend for major title fights.

Proud coaches of the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Gym Clodagh & Pete Foley from Annaghdown with their eleven year old son Finn who passed his Junior Black Belt Grading test recently with an A+ result.Finn will have to wait until he turns 16 before being eligible to test for his 1st Dan Black Belt but he is well on track.Finn has been training in the sport of Kickboxing for seven and a half years and is an active fighter with the club.He will fight on the undercard of the upcoming International Ireland V France Team Event in the Clayton Hotel on Saturday February 23 where he will face off with a Mayo opponent.

Kickboxing is a real family affair for aspiring world champion Whitney Sheppard who is preparing for the fight of her life this weekend in Galway.

The Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Gym has eight fighters in action in The Unified World Championships this week.

The Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club celebrates more success on the international stage. Six fighters, who were part of a 45 strong Irish team, competed at the Unified World Championships in Tuscany in Italy. The Unified World Championships is the world's largest martial arts tournament, attracting thousands of competitors each year from 120 countries. The Galway fighters took a total of five gold, four silver and five bronze medals after fighting the best kickboxers from around the globe.

Galway's Irish K-1 champion and 2015 World K-1 gold medallist, Cian McCormack, will feature in the main kickboxing event at the Clayton Hotel on Sunday.

The Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club will mark its 20th anniversary with an international fight night in the Clayton Hotel on Saturday.

The Galway senior footballers, in association with the Galway Football Supporters Club, will hold a fundraising Big Fight Night on Saturday November 28 to raise funds to go towards the squad’s costs for the forthcoming season and for MS Ireland Galway.