Fighters sweep the board

10:00am Tue Nov 01, 2011

Fighters from Newark Martial Arts Kickboxing Club swept the board at this year’s Junior Full Contact Council Five Nations Championship.

The club hosted the event at The Grove High School, Balderton, on Sunday.

Open to fighters from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, it attracted national and international champions of all ages, from seven to under-19 level.

More than 150 competitors, including a strong Newark Martial Arts squad of 22, took part in the contest, which is widely regarded as the best in terms of junior full contact kick boxing.

Newark swept the board on the day, coming away with 22 medals.

With Chad Sugden not in action, Regis Sugden took centre stage, winning the -65kg 16-18 year old category.

Dean Sugden, said: “This is staggering. It has to be the best result ever for this club, especially as we entered some students who had not fought before.

“To come away with 22 medals when the competition was so great was just fantastic. Newark has always been a big supporter for our fighters, home and away.

“It was a fantastic honour to host the event, and a big boost for it to be on your door step so local people can come and support.

“The juniors at Newark Martial Arts have been leading the way in this competition for many years now with Chad and Regis Sugden becoming world champions plus Lewis Fallon who won an under-21 world title helping the to allow us to host the event.”

Results, 7-9 year category: 1 Reece Hislop, -25kg; 1 Andrew Price, -35kg; 3 Alfie Price, -35kg; 1 Lewis Hayward, -40kg. 10-12 years: 1 Jack Deakin, -45kg; 1 Robbie Pooley, +50kg; 1 Josie Callum, girls -35kg; 2 Daniel Scott, -45kg; 2 Georgia Deakin, girls’ -35kg; 2 Megan Williams, girls’ -40kg; 2 Katie Rastall, girls’ +50kg; 3 Josh Walker, -30kg; 3 Tom Rawlinson, -35kg; 3 Lucy Callum, girls’ -35kg. 13-15 years: 3 Bailey Sugden, -65kg; 3 Kristan Kraatz, Jake Matthews (joint) +65kg. 16-18 years: 1 Regis Sugden, -65kg; 3 Luke Baker, -70kg; 2 Michael Lyndsey, +75kg; 2 Shannon Graham, girls’ -60kg.