A KICKBOXER is celebrating fighting his way to a national title.
Wesley Paul Fagan, 21, of Dipton, near Consett, County Durham, beat Michael Johnson, of Sunderland, to become the European Kickboxing Commission's British super middle-weight champion.
The title became vacant following the retirement of the holder.
Mr Fagan, who is the UK's top fighter at his weight, has been training at the Masac gym, in Annfield Plain, near Stanley, with trainer Goff Bates.
The contest was held in Stanley Central Working Men's Club.
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