The hardest and toughest fight yet for ‘The Hit Man’

The year 2012 has been a remarkable one for Malta’s Billy Corito, known as ‘the Hit Man’, who had became a Semi-Professional Boxer on the European Boxing Federation books in December 2011.

Billy Corito and Harry Duiven Jr
Billy Corito and Harry Duiven Jr

The year 2012 has been a remarkable one for Malta's Billy Corito, known as ‘the Hit Man', who had became a Semi-Professional Boxer on the European Boxing Federation books in December 2011.

In the past months Corito featured in three fights confronting Ian Toby in January, Davey ‘Boy' Clarke in April and Eric ‘The Viking' Thompson in July, three fights with a common outcome - The Maltese boxer powerfully knocked down his challengers in the initial rounds of the respective fights. In so doing stretching his record to nine Knock-Out victories out of ten fights with the other fight he won by points.

Following such performances Corito is the holder of the EBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title Belt and ranks 6th in the EBF Heavyweight category rankings.

Now on Friday 7th December ‘The Hit Man' faces what is being described as his hardest and toughest fight yet. A highly important appointment against 6' 3" Dutchman Harry Duiven Jr whose impressive boxing record reads - 23 fights with 15 wins (KO 13) 7 lost (KO 5) 1 drawn. Duiven Jr who ranks 4th in the EBF Heavyweight category rankings was also champion of Holland in kickboxing and thai boxing. He is also an experienced K1 and MMA fighter with a predominately positive winning record.

Indeed Harry Duiven Jr has only ever fought the best within the EBF with his only losses coming to Mark Potter, Chris Bacon, Daz Davies and Dominic Negus, who have all been ranked number 1 in the EBF rankings at some time.

Meanwhile the organisers of this Boxing Spectacle, the European Boxing Federation (EBF) in collaboration with local promoter Paul Borg, have announced the names of the foreign boxers and their Maltese challengers.

Further to the main fight between Billy Corito against Harry Duiven Jr, made up of six by 3mins each session, another attraction on the night will be the EBF Super Middle Weight European Title fight between local Dione Galea and Jason "Ruthless" Curtis (UK) which will be made up of four by 2mins each session.

The rest of the programme will feature the following seven other bouts made up of four by 2mins each session. These are Tyrone Borg vs Jack Butler, Justin Grech vs Morgan Jackson, Ronald Tabone vs Joseph Quayle, Etienne Spiteri vs Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Brandon Borg vs Luke Bennett, Lydon "Beqqu" Chircop vs Raja Afzal and Carl Spiteri vs Daniel Helwitt.

A truly grand spectacle of boxing, made up of nine fights, which is being staged at the Dolmen Hotel Bugibba with the limited number of remaining tickets selling at €30 (VIP), €20 (Seated) and €15 (Standing). These are available from the London Butcher, Sir Frederick C. Ponsonby Street Gzira, The Art of Fighting Kick Boxing Club, Triq Titu Brandsma Fgura and from TeamSport, Triq Dun Karm, B'Kara by Pass, Iklin.

The main sponsors of this Night of Boxing, organized by the European Boxing Federation and local promoter Paul Borg, are RE/MAX, Fortina Hotel, The Party Bus Malta and MedAsia Playa. Other support is extended by Golden Harvest, Badass Burgers, Barcelona Lounge, and London Butcher-Gzira