Bloodied, bruised, down, but not out
JEWISH fighter Tali Silberman has fallen just short of winning the WMC Victorian Muay Thai Championship title, after going down in a unanimous decision at the Road to Rebellion 2 event at Albert Park on the weekend.
JEWISH fighter Tali Silberman has fallen just short of winning the WMC Victorian Muay Thai Championship title, after going down in a unanimous decision at the Road to Rebellion 2 event at Albert Park on the weekend.
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The 27-year-old, who has been involved in the martial art for more than two years, lost just her fourth fight from 17 bouts after a narrow defeat at the hands of new champion Claire Foreman and suffered a broken nose.
“I’m a little bit disappointed,” Silberman told The AJN.
“Judges here will judge equally on every round, but in Thailand rounds 3, 4 and 5 count more, so it would have gone my way.
“But my trainers were happy, and maybe I should have gone a bit harder in the first couple of rounds.”
The gruelling five-round battle saw both fighters land several crucial blows, but Foreman was able to take the upper hand early on.
Silberman then fought her way back into the contest, executing a perfect take-down in the fourth to swing the momentum her way.
“I heard the crowd go wild and my corner went mad, so it pushed me on,” Silberman said.
An epic final round saw both fighters dig deep for coveted points, but despite Silberman landing a couple more hits, it wasn’t enough to see her over the line.
Though she was disappointed with the final result, Silberman thanked the team at Supafight Gym, which is under the guidance of former Australian champion Don Millar.
“The support from Supafight has been huge,” Silberman said
“They’ve got my back 100 per cent and the support network is also good, now I’m just looking for some sponsors to help me along the way.”
Silberman took up the martial art in the wake of the 2009 Maccabiah Games, in which she represented Australian in netball.
After travelling to Thailand to train with a Muay Thai club for a year, she returned home to Supafight to train and take part in several events.
She drew in last year’s state title fight, which was retained by the reigning champion, and was hoping to finally don the belt in her latest bout.
But after again falling short and taking her record to 12 wins, four losses and a draw, she will now be on the hunt to return to the winners’ circle with a potential fight next month.
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ASHLEY SHENKER
Photo: Peter Haskin
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