Martial Arts: Island fighter chasing second world title

Alanna Pritchard in Georgia for 2025 IMMAF World Championship

Isle of Man martial arts competitor, Alanna Pritchard will be chasing a second world title from this weekend.

The fighter from Ramsey will contest the 2025 IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia from 27 October to 2 November.

Representing England, Pritchard will be hoping to replicate the gold medal she took at the meeting in 2024.

In November last year, the 22-year-old took IMMAF World Championships gold in the Senior Women's Super Welterweight class - beating Angola's Ana Fernanda via technical knockout (TKO) in the final - in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.