Pictured (l-r): Richard Lloyd (instructor and Poppy’s team mate), Annabelle Shoob (chief instructor and gym owner), Poppy Maslen, aged 14, Kev Shoob (instructor and corner man)
CHIPPENHAM Kickboxing Academy's Poppy Maslen clinched a unanimous judges' decision over Hollie Farley in Hastings.
Catching her opponent with a front kick to the face in round two and drawing blood, the 14 year old went on to claim a deserved triumph.
The Academy's Annabelle Shoob said: "Poppy’s last few bouts haven been her best so we decided to keep her out of the full contact until she felt ready again.
"After taking the fight with only three weeks notice, she was ready to step back in again and not only got the win, but to date her best performance.''
Maslen fights again along side two of her teammates, Richard Lloyd and Phoenix Harding, on November 25 in Kent
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