Shane Allison

Shane Allison's chosen sport is kickboxing. Kickboxing is a full-contact combat sport and a form of boxing based on punching and kicking. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general fitness, or for competition. 

Kickboxing is an amazing sport for improving your physical fitness, and has many benefits for your body including improved co-ordination, balance, flexibility, muscle tone and endurance. When it comes to your mental wellbeing with regular training Kickboxing can help to improve; Memory Retention, Confidence, Self Control, Problem Solving, Adaptation. Kickboxing is a sport where individuals are celebrated, are included, mentored and encouraged in a fun, friendly environment. It helps create bonds that last a life time.

Shane became a World Champion in the Taekwondo World Championship in Finland in September this year. He became World Champion in his weight category, beating opponents from England, Finland, Scotland, Argentina, Australia and Romania.

This follows Shane's European Championship win in Romania in May 2021

Shane will be representing Ireland in his upcoming fight on ....