Kickboxing: Fenland’s finest fighters shine and take fifteen titles at World Championships
Chelsea Munday, Leon Gold, Simon Munday (WKC qualified International Referee), Freya Molloy and Jaden Harris of Fenland BCKA with their world championship medals. - Credit: Archant
The Fenland BCKA were the stars of the show at the WKC World Championships in Portugal after taking home an incredible 15 world titles.
Members of Fenland BCKA who were crowned Peterborough Series Overall Schools Grand Champions 2015. Back row: Savannah Evans, Kim Smith, Gillian Gundy, Zac Culpin, Sam Spencer, Karl Strange, Bradley King, Abi Daulton and Claire Patient. Front row: Ashton Brannigan, Kelsey Lock, Tasha Matthews, Nic Shacallis, Eddy Paddock, Adam Lock, Billy Patient and Leon King - Credit: Archant
Fenland’s finest kickboxers travelled to Albuferia, Portugal on October 23 to attend the annual world championships held over three days and won 15 world titles against 15 other countries, including England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Germany, Egypt, Canary Islands, Bosnia Herzegovina, Switzerland, Sweden, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Pakistan and France.
Results:
Jaden Harris
Cadet Girls -50kg Continuous - World Champion
Cadet Girls -55kg Continuous - Bronze
Ladies -65kg Continuous - World Champion
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Cadet Girls -50kg Points - World Champion
Cadet Girls -55kg Points - Bronze
Ladies -60kg Points - Silver
Ladies Points Team - World Champion
Ladies Continuous Team - World Champion
Leon Gold
Men’s -74kg Continuous - World Champion
Men’s -74kg Points - World Champion
Men’s 5 Man Team - Silver
Chelsea Munday
Ladies -70kg Continuous - World Champion
Ladies +70kg Continuous - Bronze
Ladies -70kg Points - World Champion
Ladies Points Team - Silver
Freya Molloy
Cadet Girls -60kg Points - World Champion
Cadet Girls +60kg Points - World Champion
Cadet Girls -60kg Continuous - World Champion
Cadet Girls +60kg Continuous - World Champion
Ladies -60kg Points - World Champion
Ladies Points Team - World Champion
Ladies Continuous Team - Silver
Andy Whitwell, who trains the fighters, was overjoyed at his teams success. He said: “I am so proud of our fighters who qualified to represent the WKC England team, they have trained harder than ever and were 100% focused on this event.
There was a second reason to celebrate for the team, as they were also crowned Peterborough Series Overall Schools Grand Champions for 2015.
Peterborough Series results:
Eddy Paddock
Boys -5”2’ (Advanced) Points - 1st
Colin Lock
Men’s -85kg (Intermediate) Points - 2nd
Men’s Vets Points 2nd
Kelsey Lock
Girls -5ft (Beginners) Points - 3rd & Grand Champion
Girls -45kg (Intermediate) Continuous - 3rd
Adam Lock
Boys -5ft (Intermediate) Points - 3rd & Grand Champion
Boys -5ft 2” (Beginners) Points - 1st & Grand Champion
Gillian Grundy
Ladies Creative Weapons Forms - 3rd
Ladies (Advanced) +80kg Continuous - 2nd
Ladies Creative Open Hand Forms - Grand Champion
Abi Daulton
Girls +5ft 4” (Beginners) Points -1st
Ladies (Beginners) -69kg Continuous - 1st
Savannah Evans
Girls +5ft 4” (intermediate) Points -2nd & Grand Champion
Girls +70kg Continuous - 2nd
Claire Patient
Ladies +69kg (Beginners) Points 1st & Grand champion
Jordan Noble
Men’s +95kg (Advanced) Points - 3rd
Men’s + 95kg (Advanced) Continuous - 2nd
Laura Parnell
Ladies -69kg (Advanced) Points - 2nd
Zac Culpin
Men’s -74kg (Advanced) Points - 2nd & Grand Champion
Men’s -84kg (Advanced) Points - 2nd & Grand Champion
Men’s -65kg (Advanced) Continuous - 2nd
Sam Spencer
Boys +5ft 4” Points - 2nd & Grand Champion
Boys -65kg Continuous - 1st
Kimberley Smith
Ladies +69kg Continuous - 1st
Ladies -69kg (Advanced) Points - 3rd
Nic Shacallis
Boys -5ft (Beginners) Points -3rd & Grand Champion
Boys -5ft 2” (Intermediate) -2nd
Leon King
Boys -4ft 4” (Beginner) Points - 4th
Bradley King
Men’s -74kg (Beginner) Points - 3rd
Tasha Matthews
Girls -5ft Points - 1st
Girls -5ft 2” - 3rd & Grand Champion
Ashton Brannigan
Boys - 4ft 8” - 4th
Following his team’s success in Peterborough, Andy Whitwell said: “It is great to see some new talent coming through and they will hopefully be fighting in the England team one day, too.”
The team’s next event is the Peterborough BCKA Invitational to be held at Stanground Sports Centre on Saturday November 14, where fighters will compete from Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire.
