Fighters bring back medals

Jodie-Lea Roberts (15) Bronze winner, Jade Bradbury (11, British Open title) and Joe Tomlin.

Thai Boxing

TWO talented fighters came away from the British Junior Thai Boxing Championships in Birmingham with medals.

Jade Bradbury and Jodie-Lea Roberts, of Higginshaw Thai Boxing Club, earned praise from coaches Danny Tomlin, Dave Taylor and Taz Tariq after a fantastic showing.

Jade (11) won the British title in the 35-40kg category. The Saddleworth School pupil navigated her way through two tough bouts before clinching gold.

And 14-year-old Jodie-Lea claimed bronze in the 45-50kg group, despite only having been involved in the sport for 12 months.

Joel Tomlin (14) also competed and, despite missing out on a medal, he produced an encouraging display.

Tomlin said: “They deserve a lot of credit for what they have done.

“They always train extremely hard and show dedication to the sport.

“We are delighted to see them do so well.”