Seven Isaan stars shine at prestigious tournament in Bangkok

Seven boxers from the Isaan Muay Thai training centre in Oldham jetted off to Thailand to attend the WMF championships in Bangkok, and all turned in stellar performances.

The tournament is a annual event held over seven-day period where boxers can fight multiples times to win their category.

Isaan walked away with four gold medals and three silver medals against tough countries.

They were:

Leo Deakin, aged 12 from Royton - gold medal

Danny Ferris, aged 17 from Fitton Hill - gold medal

Tommy Sheridan from Failsworth - silver medal

Mikie McCombie, aged 11 from Derker - gold medal

James Deakin, aged 10 from Royton - silver medal

Jac Yates, aged 14 from New Moston  - silver medal

Mason Booth, aged 22 from New Moston  - silver medal

The whole of Team GB had it tough, so coach's were very proud of them all.

Isaan head coach Ste Donnelly said: "This was a very tough competition for Team GB.

"We faced most of the countries from the ex-iron curtain, including Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, who are extremely tough fighters.

"Big thanks to all the parents who who travelled to support the boxers - it’s been tremendous.

"And huge thanks to WMF event organisers Pete Spensley for all your hard work.

"There was lot of pressure behind the scenes working closely with Sandee (Keatkhomtorn), who provided free training for all of Team GB and arranged all the transfers and dealing with all the daily issues you'd expect."

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