Cyvilne of Rhino Kickboxing & Muaythai Fitness and Liyen “The BlackHawk” of Tim’s Muaythai Gym Tawau will be facing off against each other in the K1 Semi-Pro Battle at Kompleks Karamunsing Exhibition Hall, here, Saturday (today).
The battle is scheduled to begin at 7pm which will be the highlight of the day, accompanying the K1 Kickboxing Tournament where 60 bouts comprising fighters from Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan, Singapore, and more have signed up to compete in the championship.
The K1 Kickboxing Tournament will begin at 10am onwards and will end with the semi-pro battle between Cyvilne and Liyen.
According to Organising Chairman Johan Julian Lee, the tournament’s format will be three rounds of two-minute fights with a minute rest and the winner will advance to the final round.
“We hope that fighting events could become a staple in shopping malls around here as this benefits both the sport and venue.
“Fighting events are also a potential tourism package in the form of combat sports and entertainment,” said Johan after the stare down between Cyvilne and Liyen at Kompleks Karamunsing Exhibition Hall, here, Friday.
On Sunday, the public would be able to witness several boxing exhibition matches from 12pm to 5pm.
Professional MMA fighter Hisyam “Zephyrus” Samsudin, who competed in the ONE Championship, will be joining the exhibition match.
The tournament is part of the Karamunsing Championship which is a combination of Combat Sport hosted by Fight Fest and the Sabah Esport State Selection hosted by Persatuan Esport Sabah.
Meanwhile, the Sabah Esport State Selection will also be held at the same venue from 10am onwards on Saturday (today) and Sunday.
Three games will be featured in the event; namely, Dota 2, Tekken 7, and Mobile Legends.
