WITNEY’S India Mae Thompson was crowned the unified world kickboxing champion after a superb display in Carrara, Italy.

The 12-year-old Burford School pupil took the -42kg title with a 7-0 win in the final, having faced opponents from Wales, England, Romania and Czech Republic.

She also narrowly missed out on a bronze medal in the -47kg category after bowing out in the semi finals.

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Her focus now is on the International Combat Organisation (ICO) world championships, which take place in Germany next March.

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