Kallan Todd is proud of his courageous display at the World Kickboxing and Karate Championships in Bali, Indonesia.

The 16-year-old punched well above his weight as he came away with two wins in three matches against adult opponents after being the sole junior competitor in his K-1 class.

Despite feeling the effects of jet lag after making the long journey to the Asian country, Todd had enough energy to secure a split-decision win against Iranian Mehran Cheriki in his first match.

He then shifted into high gear the following day with an excellent display of K-1 kickboxing on the way to a third-round knockout win against Faramarz Abdi, also of Iran, in his next foray in the ring.

Todd’s only blemish came in a loss via submission against Ryker Tepania, of New Zealand, on his mixed martial arts debut.

“Overall, it was a great experience and I am happy with the results,” Todd told The Royal Gazette.

“A lot of learning and improving to be done, but it was overall a great experience and Indonesia is a great country.”

The promising athlete came away from last week’s event with two gold medals and a silver and was gracious to still be able to compete under the circumstances.

“There was nobody my age that was my size and I was asked to fight with the adults so I can at least get fights,” Todd said. “I was more than willing to because I didn’t come all this way to fight nobody.

“The first fight went well. I could have been way better but I won. I didn’t push myself as much as I could have, but I got the win.

“The second day was much better. The first match against the other Iranian [Abdi] went way better. I pushed myself and actually fought a better fight. I followed instructions better, felt more confident and got the knockout.

“The third fight went OK. My striking was there but I had never done the grappling before so I was new to it, but it was still fun and a good experience.”

Also flying the island’s banner at the event was Krista Dyer who earned a gold medal after beating New Zealand’s Michelle Ihaka on points in a Low Kickboxing bout.

The 35-year-old then suffered a unanimous points decision loss to Ihipera Mackey, of New Zealand, in the 63kg female Emerge Series final in K-1 rules.

Garon Wilkinson, the Bermuda Sanshou Association president, is pleased with the pair’s performances at the event.

“Overall, I was really pleased with the team’s performance,” he said. “We always step up to the plate.

“Kallan, having the maturity to compete against older athletes, just showed that our programme is progressing as we’ve planned. Krista had an amazing first match and she looked very comfortable in the ring on both days.

“Clearly her Emerge competitor [Mackey] being a semi-pro fighter is of a higher calibre, but I think she handled the pressure well, knowing particularly there is no head protection.

”For her to show the composure she did just shows how dedicated she is to her craft and belief she has in herself.“

Wilkinson also saw action in the ring unexpectedly after receiving a last-minute opportunity to compete against unmatched opponents, claiming gold in his kickboxing match and silver after losing in a karate contest.

“I was more than happy to do a kickboxing match which I had not prepared for,” Wilkinson added.

“But I always keep myself in reasonable shape and was happy to be able to string together a decent performance and pull out a win.”

The local contingent was also accompanied by team manager Nolette Webb who doubled up at the event as a Pan American certified kickboxing judge.

“Notlette has officiated over 40 bouts and it wasn’t the initial plan for her to come out here and officiate,” Wilkinson said. “But when requested, because we do have qualifications, we are always willing to step up.”