JUNIORS IMPRESS IN WORLD MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIPS

Akram Zyadeh has qualified to the final of the World Juniors Muay Thai Championships being held in Antalya, Turkey.

Zyadeh booked his -42kg final place after beating Mohammad Abdullah from Egypt in the semi-final of the 10-11 years category. He will fight Australia’s Dallas George in the final tomorrow.

His teammate Omar Al S’oub qualified to the quarter-final of the -44kg weight after beating the UAE’s Ali Omar, and he will meet Russian Vyacheslav Ivyukov in the semi-final.