Murray prepares for Korea trip
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Billy Murray jets off today to Korea for the K1 in Seoul. SA3962
IRISH kickboxing figurehead Billy Murray is heading east this weekend for whistle-stop fact finding tour.
The world champion turned coach is heading to Korea for the Seoul K1 event. Kickboxing legend Ernesto Hoost, who has become a familiar visitor to Northern Ireland this year, has organised VIP seats at the September 28 event for Murray and his partner Adele.
Following the event, Murray is set to sit down with the K1 worldwide chiefs to hold talks about using ProKick events as feeder events for the K1 shows - an exciting development for local kickboxing lovers.
During the trip, Murray will blog on developments and the on the incredible sights and sounds of the South Korean capital.
The trip is a late 50th birthday present for Murray from Adele. They had planned to go to Dubai for a similar K1 event earlier in the summer, but Murray's father Billy Snr took ill and was diagnosed with bone cancer from which he tragically died.
Murray will return from Korea in time to lead a ProKick team to Dublin for a Prokick select against a Southern Select in the National Stadium on October 4
