Oxford Martial Arts Academy’s Oleg Jablonis and Rafal Gorka were foiled in their bid for Southern Area titles at the International Muay Thai Fight Night at the Regal, Cowley Road.

Jablonis was beaten by Alex Meramo (Diesel Gym, London) in the World Ring Sports Association (WRSA) 69kg category, while Gorka found the height and lightning technique of Mark Palmer (St Neots Muay Thai) too much in the 75kg category.

Oxford’s Hugo Fins, Daniel Zak and James Morris also suffered defeats in Class C fights.

Fins was on the wrong end of a unanimous points decision against Luke Ivankow (Chao Phraya, Lincoln) in the 66kg category, and Morris suffered the same fate against William Dryden (Diesel Gym) in the 80kg section.

Zak was beaten by Bradley Marshall (Nak Soo, Northampton) in the 66kg category.

Robert Allen (Nak Rop Muay Thai, Banbury) was another Oxfordshire fighter to come off second best, slipping to defeat against Joshua Murray (Singdayt Gym, London) in the 95kg section.

The night’s highlight saw 15 year-old Daniel McGowan, from Bedford, crowned WRSA junior world champion with victory over Thailand’s Malaisan in the 47kg category.

In the second world title fight, Seang-atit (Boo, Thailand) beat Cambridge’s Lee Coville in the 59kg category.

RESULTS

WRSA world titles – 47kg: D McGowan (Liam’s Gym, Northampton) bt Malaisan (Himalai Gym, Bangkok; 59kg: Seang-atit (Boo, Thailand) bt Lee Coville (Covilles Gym, Cambridge).

WRSA European titles – 63kg: P Yusuf (Liam’s Gym, Northampton) bt S Wiesse (Mikenta Gym, Denmark); 67kg: D Carlssen (Karlstad Muay Thai, Sweden) bt M Conroy (Castlegar Muay Thai, Ireland).

WRSA Southern Area titles – 69kg: A Meramo (Diesel Gym, London) bt O Jablonis (OMAA) Oxford); 75kg: M Palmer (St Neots Muay Thai) bt R Gorka (OMAA Oxford).

WRSA C Class – 66kg: L Ivankow (Chao Phraya, Lincoln) bt H Fins (OMAA); 69kg: B Marshall (Nak Soo, Northampton) bt D Zak (OMAA, Oxford); 69kg: R Dring (Diesel Gym, London) bt M Skidmore (Chao Phraya, Lincoln); 72kg: J Alleyne (Wutan) bt S Johns (Chao Phraya, Lincoln) rsc 2nd; 72kg: H de Soos (Diesel Gym, London) bt P Zolowicz (Wutan); 73kg: L Vas Civivias (Wutan) bt H Sitek (Dragons Muay Thai) rsc 2nd; 80kg: W Dryden (Diesel Gym, London) bt J Morris (OMAA, Oxford); 95 kg: J Murray (Singdayt Gym, London) bt R Allen (Nak Rop Muay Thai, Banbury).