The Italian muaythai Federation which is the sole recognised federation by the National Olympic Committee of Italy is holding a three-part weekly IFMA/WMC R&J seminar. The safety of the athletes is always at the forefront of IFMA, ITO Rodolfo Meoni Stated, especially at the grass roots level where we must ensure that we have the best referees in the centre ring to ensure safety and fairness for these young athletes. He went on further to say that ...
The 29th of May in the sunshine state of Queensland will play host to an evening of muaythai action presented by Coastal Warfare Muaythai Fight Series. The event which now boasts its 19 edition is sanctioned by the WMC and Muaythai Australia and promises not to disappoint with the finest of Queensland's pugilists all coming to showcase their skills. The headline event will be contested for an MTA State title between Tom Sonmerville and Clinton Corke. ...
Many organisations are trying to claim credit for the incredible development in female muaythai. As our older sister in muaythai, an IFMA Vice President, and one of the two female IFMA Continental Presidents, please allow me to take you all on a reflective journey back through the history of female muaythai. After three years of researching my thesis around female muaythai I feel I am in a position to paint a solid picture of the ...
The Iraqi muaythai federation fully recognised by Iraq National Olympic Committee and Ministry of Youth and Sports is one of the leading muaythai federations in Asia. President of the Iraqi muaythai federation, Mr. Mustafa Alag is also an executive board member of the National Olympic Committee. Iraqi muaythai federation’s mission is to ensure that all regions of Iraq develop equally and to ensure the wellbeing and safety of the athletes. The federation in cooperation with the government ...
Explosive Fight Promotions is back with a vengeance and have set their sights on June the 26th for the next event. The Elite Fight Series will head to the Cairns High State High School for an evening of premier muaythai featuring the very best of homegrown Ozzy athletes. The event which is sanctioned by the WMC boasts a solid card with a WMC light heavyweight State title on the line which will be contested between Paul ...
The International Federation of Muaythai Associations and the World Muaythai Council mourn the loss of one of our leading figures who has been part of the IFMA and WMC development since the early days of the 90’s. Kru Amnat dedicated his life to the Kingdom of Thailand and the art and sport of muaythai. Since his early childhood he has devoted his life to the very traditional rules of muaythai through all the different styles and ...
The Royal Moroccan Federation of Kickboxing, Muaythai, Savate and similar sports has set a new record with over a thousand participants coming together for a three-day national online training course organised for the benefit of coaches and seconds. The training course received an overwhelming and unexpected reception by the Moroccan muaythai community of trainers and coaches, due to the continuation of the precautionary measures that are still recommended by the health authorities in Morocco. ...
Some fantastic news for fight fans this week as a world title bout between Iman Barlow and Bekah Irwin has just been signed off by the WMC international office in Bangkok. The fight will take place on the 12th of June on Triumphant 11 in Miami, Florida. This bout has faced many obstacles due to the pandemic with travel restrictions playing a major factor. Now Team Barlow will fly out to the US via Mexico where ...
Congratulations to the Egyptian Muaythai Federation for holding the official senior national muaythai championship last month from 1 till 3 April 2021. The successful event saw the participation of 15 clubs and more than 150 athletes competition over 3 days on 2 rings celebrating the true spirit of muaythai under its five pillars of respect, honour, tradition, fair play and excellence. The event opened with an inspirational message of non-discrimination, echoing the vision and ...
IFMA was honoured to take part in last week’s seminars delivered by the FISU for all Organising Committees of 2022 and 2024 seasons of the World University Championship and University World Cup events. IFMA was represented by Dmitry Putilin as the Technical Committee Chair for Muaythai, alongside IFMA Director Charissa Tynan. The week-long seminar covered a myriad of subjects for the Organising Committees from Services & Protocols, Accreditation, Sport Programme, Venues, Anti-doping & Medical Services to Marketing, ...
The Hong Kong Muaythai Association is one of the leading associations in Asia which have organised some of the biggest annual promotions under the banners of IFMA and WMC. Many superstars from around the world such as Yodsanklai, Mardsua, Somsak, Arslan and Kulebin, including many celebrities such as Jackie Chan have been a part of these five-star Hong Kong events. Hong Kong has also staged many IFMA international competitions and now is planning post pandemic to ...
Muaythai Australia is getting ready for another big event on the beautiful Gold Coast at the famous Carrara Stadium this weekend which was part of the Commonwealth Games in 2018. The Gold Coast also hosted SportAccord 2019 and the sports festival in which Muaythai Australia played an important role. This week will see the Allan Bell Open in memory of one of Australia's pioneers of muaythai, the late Allan Bell with over 100 athletes expected. Muaythai Australia is beginning to prepare for the ...
