STOURPORT kickboxer Shaun Bradley is set for a bright future in the sport after making it to the quarter-finals of his first ever world championships.

Bradley, 15, trains at Stourport UK Kick-boxing Club and progressed to the last eight of the event near Milan, in Italy.

He worked on sparring and ground fighting with coach Brian Smith before the cha-mpionships, where he was among more than 40 competitors.

"He's done himself and the club proud," said Smith.