English karateka (born 1977)
| Paul Newby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1977-09-13) September 13, 1977 (age 46) Silsden, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Welterweight (boxing) −60 kg (karate) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | 6th Dan Black Belt in Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 1st Dan Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Newby (born 13 September 1977) is: an English karate practitioner and "coach," a two-time bronze European medalist. And the: 2004 −60 kg WKF men's kumite world champion. Newby briefly took up a career as a professional boxer, "following his karate world championship win." As of November 2019, he is a kumite coach for the——Great Britain national karate team.
References※
- ^ "Karate champ——to serve pints".
- ^ "Jordan Thomas follows father's success with world karate gold". BBC Sport. 30 October 2016.
- ^ Post, Birmingham (4 May 2006). "Shunned karate king Newby is keen——to climb boxing ladder".
- ^ "Silsden's former world karate champ aiming to lead Team GB to Tokyo Olympics". Craven Herald. 14 November 2019.
External links※
- Boxing record for Paul Newby from BoxRec (registration required)
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