‘Team Zeitoun’ fighters reach the finals of the French Professional Muaythai National Championships

By Alexander Zammit

Friday-April 15

The Carpenter Hall Stadium in Paris on Saturday 7th of May 2011 will be the venue for the finals of the pro-French championships. Hichem Abdel and Chafay Abderrahim from Team Zeitoun have both reached the finals, a grueling task which is spread out over several weeks of competition.

Andre “Maltese Blood” Zeitoun the famous Muaythai coach, who is of Maltese descent in a telephone interview with Malta Boxing News, said: “These championships for professional fighters are very important; the winners are selected to form part of the French national team.”  

Andre who is very often in Malta helping out and supporting Maltese combat sport clubs is a consummate professional touring many countries through out the year, giving seminars and demonstrations.

Asked about the Zeitoun Club  and Team Zeitoun in Paris Andre said: “The club is of course a full time commercial operation with group training and one on one sessions scheduled through out the day. Team Zeitoun is our competition team for professional fighters. The Zeitoun team does not take fighters from other teams or clubs, all team members (Team Zeitoun) have been training with my club since the very beginning of their introduction to thai boxing.”

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About his next visit to the Maltese Islands Andre said: “I wish I could be there more often, unfortunately this is not always possible. However I plan to be in Malta twice in early summer to attend and officiate at local competitions.”

Andre is very proud of his Maltese ancestry: “I am so proud of my Maltese origins and the support I have in Malta. Thank you,” said Andre.

Malta Boxing News wishes the very best to Andre and team Zeitoun at the coming French Championships and the very best of luck to the two fighters who made the finals.

Abdel (TZ) will be facing Samih Bachar for the Pro 91 Kg national title 2011

Abderrahim (TZ) will be facing Jean Guillemet for the Pro 80 Kg national title 2011

Hichem Abdell, 24 years old, 91kg 194cm

Has 19 fights, 17 wins, 2 losses.

2 times French National Champion, 2009 and 2010, and winner of the ‘French Pro Cup’ in 2011- He is a member of the French national team and has been training with Andre for the past eight years.

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Abderrahim Chafay, 30 years old, 80kg, 186cm

Has 28 fights, 23 wins (18 by kos), 2 draws, 3 losses

2 times French National Champion, 2007, 2010 and Mediterranean Muay Thai champion in 2009. Chafay has been training with Andre for the past seven years.

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