- Wayne Turner (kickboxer)
Wayne "Homeboy" Turner, alternatively spelt Waine, (born
April 21 ,1967 ) is aBirmingham based Kickboxer fromSmethwick . He is a formerISKA WorldCruiserweight Kickboxing Champion. Turner had retired in2004 aged 37, but he was tempted back into the ring in2007 after being offered a World title shot - an opportunity that had eluded him until that point. Fighting at the site of his very first amateur bout,Dudley Concert Hall, "Homeboy" defeated Paul Hill on points after twelve rounds - having knocked him down in the ninth - on April 15th 2007. Turner had originally been scheduled to fight Alessandro Venditti; the Italian had to pull out for personal reasons. In his 20-year-long career Turner had previously held both theWKA British and European Cruiserweight belts, and claimed a Bronze medal at the Amateur World Championships.Turner lost his world title to Daniel "Pinta" Quigley on 17 May 2008 in
Letterkenny County Donegal .ources
* [http://waineturner.co.uk/ Official website]
* [http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Ourg8H4zDQkJ:www.iska.org.uk/index.php+iska+wayne+turner&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2 ISKA Preview of the title fight]
* [http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:1n39XpXF8PAJ:www.iska-europe.com/index.php%3Fname%3DNews+wayne+turner+world+amateur+championships&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4 A brief biography on ISKA Europe's site]
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