Perth Voice Interactive

INGLEWOOD’S Alana Neal won the Muay Thai super lightweight WA title last Saturday night (Neal needs her knees, March 1, 2014).

“I weathered the storm and came out on top.”

In a gruelling kickboxing duel, Neal secured the title with a unanimous points decision over Mandurah rival Crystal Carlow: “She was prepared for my trademark knee smashes, so I had to alter my strategy and employ a lot of head kicks,” Neal says. “She was a bit of a brawler and kept coming at me with a big overhand right, but I weathered the storm and came out on top.”

After the fight an exhausted Neal celebrated her win with several bars of chocolate and a plate of macaroni and cheese.

“I had ice on my shins and just had a low-key celebration in the house,” she says.

She plans to fight next in Thailand—the home of Muay Thai—taking on the local talent.

by STEPHEN POLLOCK