Some big news in the muaythai world yesterday as Yodsanklai took to Instagram to announce his retirement from muaythai much to the dismay of his many fans across the world. Known as having the strongest kick in muaythai, Yodsanklai shot to international fame when he appeared on The Contender Asia, the award winning reality TV show sanctioned by the World Muaythai Council in which he for 15 weeks showed as much character as he did talent, ...
Channel 7 is one of the founding members of the World Muaythai Council and the 2 parties have long since shared a great relationship and mutual respect for one another. The late WMC Director and Director of Channel 7 Sahasompop Srisomwong played an instrumental part in national and international development and is honoured by the IFMA and WMC family. This weekend the important Channel 7 ceremony was held to honour the athletes for the year 2020 and we certainly as ...
Sami Kiblawi needs no introduction in the world of muaythai as the President of the Lebanese Muaythai Federation, Asian Vice President, IFMA Executive Board member and one of the driving forces in the muaythai family. With recognition of muaythai within the Olympic movement, many Olympic Committees now have IFMA Executives in their own Executive Committee. This weekend was the election for the Executive of the Olympic Committee of Lebanon and Mr Kiblawi received 26 out of 28 votes ...
When the conversation arises as to who is the best muaythai fighter outside of Thailand you can not have this discussion without bringing up French muaythai icon, Damien Alamos. Damien has spent the majority of his career training and fighting in Thailand mostly out of the renowned Singpatong Sitnumnoi in Phuket amassing an impressive 75 fights with 61 wins. Damien began training in muaythai at only 8 years old, the common age for Thais to start ...
The IFMA Cultural and Heritage commission which plays an important part in IFMA for protecting and promoting the cultural heritage of Muaythai this week sent their message of congratulations to the IFMA office. The chair of the IFMA Cultural Commission, Ajarn Chao personally congratulated the IFMA family on their outstanding work especially during the pandemic for promoting the Wai Khru and Mae Mai disciplines of the sport, which showcase the traditional and cultural aspects of the ...
Saturday the 20th of February was an exciting day for Australian Muaythai as it saw the return of Domination's latest event entitled 'The Rising'. Muaythai Australia which is fully recognised by Sports Australia and the world governing body IFMA which has merged with the WMC, sanctioned the show with 2 state title fights on the line and 15 bouts in total. If you have former-athletes like Darren Curovic and Blair Smith promoting who understand the need for the fighters then ...
Mauritius Muaythai which is fully recognised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Mauritius and the highest sporting community is continuing to promote muaythai both as a cultural art form and combat sport. President Sham Seetaram stated that the national federation wants to ensure that muaythai is much more than a ring sport, it is a way of life and the protection of the cultural rules, Wai Khru and Mae Muaythai is key. The grading was put together by the Moka Muaythai Sports Club ...
IFMA now has 148 national federation members recognised by their highest sporting authority and or National Olympic Committee. Sri Lanka is one of the federations that just got fully recognised by their National Olympic Committee and this is very much due to the successes of the federation under President Asoka Jayarathna. Sri Lankan Muaythai has done outstanding youth development work and was one of the most successful countries at the IFMA Virtual World Championships, also representing Sri Lanka in the United Through Sports World Youth Virtual Championships. This ...
Master Mohammadagha Towhidi needs no introduction in the world of muaythai as he is one of the pioneers of the sport promoting and representing muaythai in the Islamic Republic of Iran and around the world. He has competed globally and also in the major stadiums in Thailand and after his retirement dedicated his life to the development of the art and sport in Iran, coaching Iranian athletes who represented the Islamic Republic of Iran in major events. He has been instrumental ...
2021 marks a landmark year for TAFISA as it celebrates its 30th Anniversary! In 1969, the inaugural “Trim and Fitness” conference was held in Oslo, Norway, with representatives from eight European countries. These conferences, which went on to be organised every two years and developed into an unofficial steering platform for the Global Sport for All Movement, constituted the foundation of TAFISA.In 1991, representatives from 40 countries officially founded TAFISA in Bordeaux, France. Now in ...
Farid Villaume is one of the most successful and technical fighters to have ever come out of France and racked up over 100 fights across his 12 year career. Known for his precise boxing skills, he began training at 16 years old and trained under Thai instructors Lom Isarn, Lamkong and Soudareth. Farid is a two-time WMC world champion receiving the title for the first time in 2001 in an epic battle against Thailand's Orono Por Muang-Ubon, ...
Saturday the 27th of March in the beautiful city of Melbourne, Australia will see the return of Hardcore Promotions for a night of muaythai action. Sanctioned by the WMC the event entitled "Thailand vs Australia" will see Australia's finest go head to head with top level fighters from the motherland of the sport. This is definitely a night not to be missed for the die hard Muay Thai fans so make sure you get out and ...
