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Paul Norman Wins Ontario Kickboxing Title

By Jim Riddell upscale venue at the Hilton ballroom
could be intimidating, but Paul said
he didn’t feel that way. “This was my
ll the hard work, personal second time fighting here, so I was

Asacrifice, and commitment that comfortable with the environment,
Finch’s Paul Norman has made these but fighting for a title provides extra

past few months has paid off in a big motivation.”
way. On Sunday night, May 18th,
So, what’s next for Paul Norman?
in the co-main event at Casino Lac
Leamy, Norman won the Ontario “Just relax for a bit, and enjoy the
cruiserweight kickboxing title with a win, then business as usual, back to
training, and then prepare to defend
very impressive third round knockout
of Mississauga’s Rob Hyman. the title,” he said. Jorge Luis, head
trainer at Champs Eastside Boxing
It was the fight of the night – Club in Cornwall, one of the best

one that had the crowd on the edge anywhere at evaluating a fighter, was

of their seats from start to finish. sitting at ringside and had this to say

Hyman, a strong, tough, more about Norman. “His trainers Norm
experienced fighter, weighing in six Beauchamp and Jean-Yves Theriault

pounds heavier than Norman’s 185, have done a great job at developing
came right after Paul at the opening him. He is powerful, explosive, uses
bell. Matching Hyman’s intensity his front kick to set up his hands,
level and using his front kick and jab and he can punch. He has a natural
to set up combinations, Norman won instinct to finish the fight when the

the close first round on the cards of all opportunity presents itself. If he stays

three judges. Part way through hard- on his trainers game plan, works hard
fought second round, Norman seized and continues to develop, bigger
control of the fight, and then knocked titles will come. He has unlimited

Hyman out in the third. In a post-fight potential.”
interview for Sports Energy, Paul was
asked about reacting to an opponent Norman is one of the most popular
kickboxers, and has a large and vocal

that he had never before seen fight,
and the minimal “feeling out” process following and he was very pleased

at the beginning of the first round. with, and thankful for the support he
received. Counting relatives, friends,
“I train hard for each opponent – It
doesn’t matter who it is, I train to teammates from various sports, and

firefighters cheering on a colleague,
win,“ said Norman. “That first round

– Yeah, he came out aggressive, and there were over two hundred people
he’s a very tough lad.” from Stormont County on hand to
witness Finch’s Paul Norman win the
Fighting for a Provincial title Ontario Cruiserweight kickboxing
in front of a sold-out crowd in the title.

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