At the end of last month, what an exciting and action packed week our Junior fighters had!
The International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) World Championships were held in Bangkok and showcased a lot of talent and skills for the young fighters of today’s generation.
Our own amazing NRF team members represented Australia with great pride, confidence and passion.
Our NRF representatives were Brooke Cooper, Taleah Delfs, Shannon Gardiner, Josie Rossallen, Josh King, Jack Kearney and Charlia Hodgson. Here are the results from our young warriors. We are super proud of each and every one of you!
NRF MEMBER RESULTS FROM IFMA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Jack Kearney | Gold Medal |
| Brooke Cooper | Silver Medal |
| Charlia Hodgson | Silver Medal |
| Josie Rossallen | Silver Medal |
| Shannon Gardiner | Bronze Medal |
| Taleah Delfs | Loss |
| Josh King | Loss |
Not only did Jack “The Tank” Kearney come away with the Gold, he also won the IFMA Rising Star award out of every fighting at the entire event! What a prestigious accolade to receive! Good work Jack!
Brooke “Psycho” Cooper also peformed at a high level, winning her first 2 bouths via early Stoppage!
I can’t believe it another win tonight against Russia via ref stoppage in the second round! So on to fight Ukraine (who also won tonight via second round stoppage) for Gold on Wednesday? hopefully I can bring it home” – Brooke Cooper
Brooke’s third fight saw her come away with a Silver Medal for Australia…
Thankyou thankyou thankyou to all the overwhelming support I have gotten from absolutely everyone! I’m afraid no gold but, today definitely was not my day I fell into the head hunting trap instead of fighting clean and fast instead I fought messy and gassed, sorry. But this has been a phenomenal opportunity to fight and train with the best of the best and I am forever grateful to all those who got me here. Especially my mum for letting me go for all my dreams and my coach, Michael Reberger for making my dreams reality. To all my friends and family back home there are way too many to name but love to you all.” – Brooke Cooper
Check out some Videos & Photos below of our NRF Members…
Early morning weight cut….Dedication,mental grit,determination and commitment.Its what makes champions. – True Grit Thaiboxing
Shannon Gardiner preparing for her fight
Jack “The Tank” Kearney training in Thailand
Birthday celebrations for Jack & Shannon by the whole Aussie Team…this shows great team spirit here…
