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Sicily comes to Birmingham

March 4th, 2022

The Italian Muaythai Federation and the cooperation with the Olympic Committee of Italy have staged an official qualifying event for the World Games in Birmingham 2022. Cosimo Fratoni booked his ticket to Italy and is the second Italian fighter after Sveva Melillo the current IFA world champion. Davide Carlot added that Italian muaythai has become stronger and stronger and that they are very hopeful to have a third qualifying spot and Italy will come with a strong ...

Anaelle Angerville and Ilya Habibali Make History

March 4th, 2022

All athletes have been part of an amazing journey to the World Expo in Dubai and the debut for the Royal World Cup 2022. There were so many outstanding athletes and warriors but in the end, only two were the chosen ones for the Royal World Cup. In the female division, it was IFMA and WMC world champion Anaelle Angerville from France, the host country for the Olympics 2024 which was certainly as she described one of ...

Muaythai Royal World Cup

March 3rd, 2022

The World Expo in Dubai has been praised as one of the most outstanding World Expos and muaythai was proud to be part of this event.  A special muaythai arena was constructed with the aim of offering a journey to all aspects of the sport and art from the ancient past to a prosperous future. It was the perfect arena where the cultural aspects of muaythai were showcased through the ancient traditions and values, promoting ...

Birmingham comes to the World Expo

March 2nd, 2022

The World Expo in Dubai was a very special occasion as the official qualifier for the World Games 2020. Over 200,000 visitors came on that day to the World Expo and a special muaythai stadium was built with the World Games logo with the Road to Birmingham logo everywhere. The event was televised to over 80 countries with record numbers. There were 2 divisions, 63.5KG and 67KG with fighters from around the world trying to qualify.  ...

Muaythai at the World Expo

February 28th, 2022

History was made in the United Arab Emirates at the World Expo in Dubai with the Muaythai Fight Night World Expo 2022. It was a night where the world muaythai family came together to celebrate with a special delegation of the highest-ranking travelling from the Kingdom of Thailand and joining the representatives from around the world by invitation of the United Arab Emirates Muaythai Federation, the official member of IFMA. The centre of the expo was transformed into a massive ...

Royal World Cup in UAE this Weekend

February 25th, 2022

This weekend, Saturday the 26th of February is a date to put in the calendar for fight fans as the Royal World Cup will be held in Dubai as part of the World Expo. The Card boasts 4 world title fights, 2 Super 4 World Games qualifiers and one intercontinental title bout comprised of fighters from all 5 continents. The event which is sanctioned by IFMA and the WMC has been put together by the UAE ...

History Made for Muaythai at World Expo

February 21st, 2022

History will be made in Dubai at the World Expo where muaythai is part of the official programme. On Saturday the 26th of February the World Expo will get a special kick when the best of the best from around the world will participate in this joint cooperation between the UAE Muaythai Federation, IFMA and the WMC. Never before has muaythai been featured at the Expo and this showcases muayhai at its best as a competition sport and cultural ...

Spectacular Finals

February 21st, 2022

8 days of competition have come to an end at the European Championships 2022. The finals exceeded all expectations. With 12 World Games spots on the line and all contests going the distance, showcasing the quality of the competition. Men’s World Games Division Winners: 57kg Vladyslav Mykytas (UKR) dominates Rui B. (POR) 63.5kg Aik Begian (RUS) dominates Linus Bylander (SWE) 67kg Dzimitry Varats (BLR) wins against Erdem taha Dincer (TUR) 71kg Ilia Balanov (RUS) dominates Oleksandr Yefimenko (UKR)  81kg Enis Yunusoglu (TUR) dominates Daniil Chashin (RUS) 91kg Lukasz ...

Thai Ambassador Presides Over Thai Danish Tournament

February 10th, 2022

The Danish Muaythai Federation under the presidency Hans Olesen, has gone from strong to stronger over the last years. Under the presidency of Mr. Olesen Danish Muaythai has been building on grass root development, inclusion and equality. This has been very successful and the 2022 Danish Tournament highlighted and showcased this strategic development.  Athletes from all regions of Denmark participated at this event and H.E. the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand participated in the event giving ...

UAE National Championships

February 7th, 2022

The UAE Muaythai Federation, one of the leading federations in Asia is organising a 3-day national championship event to start preparing for the upcoming IFMA World Championships scheduled for mid-2022 in Abu Dhabi. The 3-day event will see athletes from all regions of the UAE coming together to select the finalists to make the National Team representing the UAE. The event will also serve as a test event for the forthcoming World Expo Fight Night and Royal ...

Islamic Republic of Iran Muaythai Federation General Assembly

February 2nd, 2022

Muaythai is one of the leading sports in the Islamic Republic of Iran and over the few last years, Iranian Muaythai has showcased the Olympic Values of inclusion, equality and non-discrimination in so many ways. Under the Presidency of Mr. Javad Nasiri, Iranian Muaythai has become one of the strongest National Federations showcasing gender equality showcasing full 50/50 ratio at all recent muaythai international events not only in the athletes, but also the coaching ...

2022 Ad-Hoc Management Committee Concludes its First Meeting

February 1st, 2022

With a very busy year ahead, the 2022 IFMA Ad-Hoc Management Committee (AHMC) held its first meeting of the year. The AHMC is made up of thirteen members of the Executive Committee. It is allocated for specific duties and roles in relation to projects, events, campaigns and/or all relevant IFMA functions. The AHMC meeting was led by the IFMA Director General Charissa Tynan who briefed the members on all upcoming 2022 events such as European Championships, ...

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