![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/worlds-strongest-boy-is-unrecognisable-as-wrestling-champ-nine-years-on/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ACP-COMP-0701-BLAKE.jpg&description=AN eight-year-old who became a bodybuilding internet sensation and was dubbed "the world's strongest boy" looks unrecognisable nine years later. Now aged 16, Brandon Blake from Kildare, Ireland is a champion wrestler and has kept up his hulk figure. Brandon, pictured here at age 8, when he was dubbed the 'world's strongest boy'Credit: SWNS:South West News Service An eight-year-old Brandon shows off his muscly absCredit: SWNS:South West News Service Brandon with Irish martial arts pro Conor McGregorCredit: Instagram/Brandon Blake At just age eight, he had the physique of a professional athlete - despite only being at infant school. And he has managed to stay in impeccable shape as he pursues a career in martial arts. According to his Instagram, Brandon is a three-time Irish wrestling champion and British wrestling champion. The teenager's account is scattered with medals and trophies from his many martial arts wins, alongside pictures of him in his intense training regimes in the gym. He recently picked up a gold medal at the British Wrestling Birmingham slam. That same weekend, he snatched gold in the Jiu-Jitsu European Championships. He shared a picture of himself posing on the podium with the Irish tricolour flag as he celebrated his achievements. As a kid, Brandon, who weighed a shocking 25kg at age 8 preferred doing chin-ups and bouncing on his trampoline rather than playing with toys. He became an online phenomenon after fitness star Frank Medrano shared a picture of the eight-year-old on Facebook. The image showed the two side-by-side - with Brandon looking like a carbon copy US celebrity. Medrano wrote: "Ran into this lil guy's Instagram and put a big smile in my face Only 7 years old this lil man Brandon showing some dedication. "Feels great to influence such a young generation and I hope he's living a happy and healthy life." The picture was shared almost 5,500 times. It went viral and people were talking about Brandon in Hong Kong and Australia. It was cra){kind=link}
AN eight-year-old who became a bodybuilding internet sensation and was dubbed “the world’s strongest boy” looks unrecognisable nine years later.
Now aged 16, Brandon Blake from Kildare, Ireland is a champion wrestler and has kept up his hulk figure.
At just age eight, he had the physique of a professional athlete – despite only being at infant school.
And he has managed to stay in impeccable shape as he pursues a career in martial arts.
According to his Instagram, Brandon is a three-time Irish wrestling champion and British wrestling champion.