{"id":1212,"date":"2025-11-26T12:35:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maltanutrition.com\/community\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:52:56","slug":"knockout-champion-boxer-interview-owen-bugeja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maltanutrition.com\/community\/knockout-champion-boxer-interview-owen-bugeja\/","title":{"rendered":"KNOCKOUT CHAMPION BOXER INTERVIEW-OWEN BUGEJA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Hi, I\u2019m Owen Bugeja, and my journey in combat sports began when I was 15 years old. What started as a way to challenge myself grew into a true passion, and for the past eight years I\u2019ve trained hard every single day to become the fighter I am today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an amateur, I built a 10\u20130 undefeated record and won the Malta Amateur Title, achievements that shaped me and pushed me toward the next level. A few months ago, I made my professional debut and secured my first pro win <strong>\u2014 a moment I\u2019ll never forget.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maltanutrition.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dfae2f30-63e0-4587-8ea4-51377500474a-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1213\" style=\"width:482px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maltanutrition.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dfae2f30-63e0-4587-8ea4-51377500474a-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.maltanutrition.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dfae2f30-63e0-4587-8ea4-51377500474a-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maltanutrition.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dfae2f30-63e0-4587-8ea4-51377500474a-768x515.jpg 768w, 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