Jamaica is set to play host to international martial arts when the UK's Thai Boxing Champion, Julie Kitchen faces WIKBA World Muay Thai Champion and No. 1 Female Muay Thai Fighter, Germaine de Randamie of Holland, in an all-out girl's brawl for the IKKC Muay Thai Women's World Lightweight and WIKBA World Muay Thai Championship Titles.

Muay Thai is the prestigious national sport of Thailand with a history dating back to 1560 A.D. It has an international fan base that span across the world.  MuayThai literally means Thai Boxing and is known as The Art of the Eight Limbs.  This style of boxing incorporates the use of elbows, and knees and allows the fighter to execute strikes using eight points of contact. 

The International Muay Thai Champion of Champions Fight Night will be held at Jamaica's prestigious Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium on Friday, June 20, 2008 beginning at 10p.m. EST. and will feature 8 other bouts including top fighters from around the world.

Hailing from Cornwall, UK, Julie Kitchen, 5'10"/141lbs, has only been training on Muay Thai for 3 years and is a mother of twins. She has an impressive fight record of 28 fights, with 22 wins and 6 losses against some of the toughest European fighters.

"Germaine is the toughest opponent for anyone, full stop, everyone male or female including myself rate her as their number one female fighter. When I beat her they will have to say the same about me, won't they?" said Kitchen in a recent interview with Rogue Magazine.

Holland's Germaine de Randamie, 5'7"/140lbs, has made her first fight debut at 16 years old against Lesly van Es from Matauri in Amsterdam on May, 2000. Her burst into the fight scene notched up some impressive title wins such as the WPKL and WIKBA World Championships and is currently undefeated by way of 37 fights, having 37 wins, 14 ko's.

"I always train very hard 6 to 8 weeks before a fight and I like to fight only the strongest woman" says Randamie. "A lot of people are interested in this matchup, and they know this fight will be extremely intense from the start. But I didn't take this fight to lose, I expect to win and win by knockout."

The fight night is part of a five day extravanza hosted by RISARC and the Caribbean Classic Golf Invitational (CCGI) Foundation.  The mission of RISARC and CCGI Foundation is to collaborate and focus resources on preparing a new generation of leaders by building a platform for leadership development and innovative project initiatives. Proceeds from the tournament will be used to contribute to this mission by providing computer labs in every primary school in Jamaica and eventually the entire Caribbean.

For those not able to attend, the fight night will be available via pay-per-view online at www.IStreamYouStream.com .

Visit the websites below for more information.

    * www.istreamyoustream.com
    * www.caribbeangolfclassic.org
    * www.youtube.com/muaythaijamaica
    * www.myspace.com/muaythaijamaica