Archive for January, 2013

Brazil’s King of the Beach

January 28th, 2013

One of the busiest events of the South American summer, the Beach Fight, will be happening for a second time in the paradise of Arambaré, located in southern Brazil. The event will feature a Super 4 in the professional 71 kg category. The best of the best in Brazil and Uruguay will face off to claim the disputed belt for "King of the Beach." This will be the first event of the year for the ...

Italian Pro title in Monza

January 22nd, 2013

On February 3rd, the beautiful city of Monza, near Milan, will see a great competition for the FIMT Italian professional title between Alessio Martino and Marraffo Free Dogs Gym. Racing fans will know Monza well, famous for its racing circuit the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, home to the Italian Grand Prix. Kicking off at 6pm, the event will be followed by a live DJ set.  

Fight for a Good Cause: Perak Amanjaya Muaythai International 2013

January 15th, 2013

The Perak Amanjaya Muaythai International 2013 competition will be held on 27th January 2013, Sunday at 8.00pm which located at Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh. This competition is organized by BN Youth Perak with Perak Muaythai Amateur Association in cooperation with the Malaysian Muaythai Association, the sole Malaysian member of IFMA and the WMC, under the sanctioning of IFMA, the WMC and the Asian continental federation, FAMA, the controlling body for Muaythai in Asia. This is a ...

Thai Superstars in full support of Muaythai Towards Highest Sporting Recognition campaign

January 24th, 2013

Thai Muaythai and boxing superstars are united in their support of the application by IFMA towards gaining recognition for Muaythai from the IOC, a campaign which is fully supported by the National Olympic Committee of Thailand and the Thai Government. The official launch of the campaign was a wonderful success, to which HM King donated a trophy. The Prime Minister of Thailand donated the Female Cup, the official Muaythai anthem was introduced, and superstars like Olympic ...

L.A. in Muaythai Fever

January 18th, 2013

  Push Kick Promotions (PKP) in conjunction with WMC and IFMA, is putting on a great promotion for Muaythai Towards Highest Sporting Recognition, as part of the campaign to get Muaythai recognised by the IOC. It will also be a promotion for the SportAccord World Combat Games this year, and there will be pre-qualifiers for the event. Thai legend and winner of the Olympic gold medal in boxing, Somluck Kamsing is helping with the promotion by going ...

Hong Kong Kicks off the year with a gala event

January 16th, 2013

Famous Muaythai promoter Kim Ip, under the full sanctioning of the WMC, IFMA, FAMA and the Hong Kong Muaythai Association kicked off the year with a gala event at the International Trade Exhibition Centre. It was the first round of pre-qualifications for the upcoming SportAccord World Combat Games and the centre was filled to bursting point. The event was televised to China and delayed televised on ESPN. The lineup for the 71 kg division was: Ilya Grad (Israel), ...

Seconds Out Gala Results: Parma, Italy, December 15th &16th

January 11th, 2013

On the 15th and 16th of December, a superb professional and amateur Muaythai gala was held in Parma, Italy. The event was organized by the company that opened Seconds Out, which is prepared to organize even more interesting Muaythai events in 2013. The ring set-up was supplemented by a special Harley Davidson exhibition, which was a real highlight. The two day event was aired on TV, on the Italian "Sport Emilia" channel in the following days. Saturday 15th ...

Yodsanklai Wins Thai Fight of the Year

January 8th, 2013

In one of the most highly anticipated fights of 2012, between Yodsanklai Fairtex and Kem Sit Song Pee Nong, it was Yodsanklai who came out on top in style, with a 3rd round elbow KO. Yodsanklai who cut down in weight to 71 KG showed why he is the WMC World Champion and winner of the Contender Asia. Congratulations to the promoters of this spectacular WMC event, which ended 2012 with a bang.     All photos from the full ...

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