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14 July 06

 

Club fear kicks out fight night

A Gold Coast kickboxing promoter has been forced to host his next show in Sydney amid fears the event could fuel another biker brawl.

Rising Promotions director Ray Matsu-mura, who hosted the X-Plosion kickboxing event at Royal Pines that sparked a brawl between Hells Angels and the Finks in March, will host his next event at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on August 18.

He said the cost of police protection about $30,000 was too much to host the event here.

The publicity surrounding the bloody brawl has already cost the Mermaid Beach promoter $50,000 in sponsorship, with Japan Airlines and Asics ditching the promoter.

More than 40 Finks stormed the kickboxing tournament attended by the Hells Angels.

Five people were either shot or stabbed.

Last week, it was revealed the Hells Angels had allegedly issued six Gold Coast clubs, including the Finks, with a written ultimatum, telling them to 'leave town'.

Amid fears of another bloodbath at Mr Mat-sumura's 'family event' he has vowed not to take any more chances.

Originally, he was to host an event last month at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre but after meeting with police, it was postponed to August.

However, Mr Matsu-mura last week decided with the reported unrest between bike clubs, to move the event to NSW.

The Darling Harbour event will showcase the Coast's Nathan 'Carnage' Corbett fighting Steve MacKinnon