Wayne Turner (kickboxer)
Wayne "Homeboy" Turner, alternatively spelt Waine, (born April 21, 1967) is a Birmingham based Kickboxer from Smethwick. He is the current ISKA World Cruiserweight Kickboxing Champion. Turner had retired in 2004 aged 37, but he was tempted back into the ring in 2007 after being offered a World title shot - an opportunity that had eluded him until that point. Fighting at the site of his very first amateur bout, Dudley Concert Hall, "Homeboy" defeated Paul Hill on points after twelve rounds - having knocked him down in the ninth - on April 15th 2007. Turner had originally been scheduled to fight Alessandro Venditti; the Italian had to pull out for personal reasons.
In his 20-year-long career Turner had previously held both the WKA British and European Cruiserweight belts, and claimed a Bronze medal at the Amateur World Championships.