Paul Newby (karateka)
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Born | Silsden, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England | September 13, 1977||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Welterweight (boxing) -60 kg (karate) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paul Newby (born 17 September 1971) is an English karateka who was the 2004 -60 kg WKF kumite world champion, and a two-time bronze European medalist.[1][2] Paul Newby briefly took up a career as a professional boxer.[3] Paul Newby is a karate coach for the Great Britain national karate team.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Karate champ to serve pints".
- ^ "Jordan Thomas follows father's success with world karate gold". 30 October 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ 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.
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Categories:
- Sportspeople from Keighley
- Living people
- English male karateka
- Karate coaches
- English male boxers
- Competitors at the 2001 World Games
- Welterweight boxers
- 1977 births
- British boxing biography stubs
- British martial arts biography stubs
- European karate biography stubs