Northern Ireland has a growing population of migrant workers from Eastern Europe, all keen to try and strike out and make a better life for themselves.

K1 Superstar Ernesto Hoost with ProKick's Pawel GorkaBut one man who has joined the exodus is doing so for different reasons – dreams of sporting glory.

Pawel Gorka, a 28 year old from Warsaw, Poland, headed to Belfast and to the renowned ProKick gym to follow his dream of being a kickboxing champ.

The quietly spoken man mountain – who stands 6ft 3 and weighs in at over 15 stone (97 kilo) – is still hoping to be an inspiration for the entire new generation of Northern Irish migrant workers