EUROPEAN amateur lightweight kickboxing champion Chris Heath passed his black belt exam on Saturday.

The 32-year-old from Great Sankey, who defeated Turkey's Yesil Suleyman to win the European title in May, is a member of Warrington Kickboxing Studio and was one of 100 people to take grading exams at the club at the weekend.

Adam MacFarlane also had success on Saturday as he advanced to senior student level by passing his brown belt exam.