Sport
20 February, 2023
Fighters ready to battle the best of the best
FIGHTERS from the newly established Spirit Muay Thai (SMT) Gym in Mareeba will test their mettle against formidable opponents as they head out of state for the 1774 Muay Thai Series in Sydney this weekend.
Salvatore Signarino, Lachlan McWaters and Chris Obidon will all be traveling down to Sydney to fight professional bouts under SMT Gym’s banner.
Run by brothers Salvatore and Rosario (Ross) Signarino, SMT Gym is one of the newest gyms on the block and operates out of the Mareeba International Club where they host both kids and adults classes with the former proving to be ever-increasingly popular with families.
Muay Thai runs in the blood of the Signario brothers as they initially learnt the combat sport from their father.
While Salvatore still fights, Ross has taken on more of a training and coaching role however they both use their decades of knowledge and experience to teach any and all who would like to try their hand at the sport.
Ross was overwhelmed with the amount of community support the gym has gotten since they opened July last year and the number of people coming to classes is only growing.
“The community has been amazing, we did not expect all of this and grow to what we are now,” he said.
“In Far North Queensland Muay Thai is still a little bit behind so we are just trying to involve as many people in the sport as we can.
“The guys have been training really hard for their fights and I think they really deserve some recognition.”
For this Saturday’s fights, McWaters will be facing off against Jackson Walker in a professional undercard bout, Obidon will be fighting Cody Jameson and Signarino will fight James Cabra.
The next major fight for SMT gym will be in Cairns where Obidon will be aiming for the Elite Fight Series pro title and McWaters will also be fighting.
