FIGHTERS LAUNCH WORLD MUAY THAI CAMPAIGNS WITH VICTORIES

Yazan Al-Seifi and Omar Awad have launched their World Muay Thai Championship campaigns with victories in the Kosovan city of Deçan.
The pair are fighting in the U-24 categories with Al-Seifi through to the semi-finals after beating Lebanese fighter Juan Seif, guaranteeing himself a medal in the -74kg weight.
Awad is into the last eight of the -67kg weight after defeating Polish world champion, Bartosz Pamuła, by knockout in the first round.