Three Ugandan kickboxers flagged off for World Championships

2016 World Kick boxing Championship:

• Saturday, 25^th June 2016 – Budapest, Hungary

Three Uganda kickboxers were on Tuesday morning flagged off for the 2016 World Kickboxing Championship slated to take place in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.

The flag off ceremony took place at the tranquil and beautiful Lake Heights Hotel found along Church Road in Entebbe Municipality.

The three fighters include; the reigning female Light Weight World Kickboxing Champion, Patricia Apolot, the international Light Middle Weight champion, Alex Matisko and Shakey Mubiru, Uganda’s Welter Weight champion.

The three kickboxers, flanked by their coaches during the flag-off ceremony held at Lake Heights Hotel in Entebbe on Tuesday

Handing over a Shs20M sponsorship package to the three kickboxers, Hima Cement Marketing Director Allan Ssemakula expressed gratitude venturing into the kick boxing sport for the very first time.

Ssemakula also wished the three kickboxers the best of luck in the upcoming event.

Hima Cement remains hopeful you will carry aloft the Uganda flag higher while in Hungary.

We are also privileged to be associated with the sport of kickboxing. Previously, we have been engaged in supporting Rugby and Motorsport.

It is a big honor to support kickboxing for the first time and this is just the start.

The fighters, flanked by their coaches Bruno Debard (physical trainer) and Adam Boumadi appreciated the timely offer and vowed to pay back in equal currency with diligent displays.

Apolot, flashing her trademark smile spoke to the media with confidence;

We are not tourists to Hungary. We travel for serious business in the ring. We promise to return victorious.

This is a great opportunity and special thanks to Hima Cement for the sponsorship

Happy faces from all the people who graced the official flag off ceremony for the Ugandan kickboxers

Apolot will fight Victoria Lipianska, Mubiru will battle Joo Sandor whilst Matisko will take on Samba Grovy. All the opponents are from Hungary.

At the same event, Hima Cement announced a Shs50M sponsorship package to Apolot for one year.

“This is just the start. We anticipate to deliver a lot more for the kickboxing sport” Ssemakula added.

Whereas Apolot leaves for Hungary on Tuesday, the other two will set off on Wednesday.

All the three fighters with their two coaches will fly by Brussels Airlines.