Muaythai superstar Saenchai has been invited to Australia to conduct a series of seminars, co-hosted by Australia Muaythai, who is fully recognised by the Australian Government. Saenchai will tour major Australian cities to teach his unique fighting style and promote the Muaythai to Highest Sporting Recognition Campaign (Click here for more information on the Muaythai to Highest Sporting Recognition Campaign)
One of Malaysia’s major convention centres, Sunway Pyramid, was packed to bursting point with excited spectators and dignitaries ready for a spectacular event. Elite Boxing, which brought the concept “Thailand vs Challenger” to the world, put on a world class event under the sanctioning of the Malaysian Muaythai Association and the World Muaythai Council. The audience was filled with Malaysian celebrities, and also featured a Malaysian fashion parade on the runway. The sold-out seats inside the ...
Muaythai's evolution in the 21st century as a growing global sport and lifestyle activity was extensively featured in Sawasdee Magazine thanks to Joe Cummings, a well-known fixture in Bangkok's writing scene, since his early days as a groundbreaking writer for Lonely Planet Thailand. Focusing on the development of Muaythai as an internationally recognized sport, the article explains Muaythai's road to trying to achieve recognition from the International Olympic Committee.
On October 13th, fans of female Muaythai will have the show of a lifetime. Headlining the event will be Perths WMC World Champion Caley Reece defending her WMC World Title against Germany's Meryem Uslu. Caley is with no doubt one of Australia's leading female fighters and ambassadors. She has fought girls from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Belarus, Canada, Morocco, Russia, Sweden, Finland, America and Italy to name just a few. She is a former IFMA World Champion ...
Muaythai has already reached millions of households, but now it has really gone mainstream. It all began with “Contender Asia” which was included in the regional Emmy Awards for Asia, but now the break out show “The Challenger Muaythai” has just received a chance at one of the highest honours in television… nominated as one out of four top shows in the category “Non-Scripted Entertainment” for the 2012 International Emmy Awards. This is an amazing success story for Muaythai. The show’s ...
On October 13th, 2012 we will see one of the most successful female muaythai fighters standing in the ring for the last time. Caley Reece has been an outstanding athlete with multiple Australian titles, IFMA World Champion title, finalist Sport Accord Combat Games and one of the selected finalists holding the WMC Female World Title in two separate weight divisions. She has beaten the best in the world such as: Anna Willberg (Finland), Yodnampet (Thailand), ...
Last year the WMC and IFMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese government stating that all international Muaythai events in the People’s Republic of China will be sanctioned and coordinated by the World Muaythai Council (WMC) and the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA). The Chinese government wants to ensure that there is a proper fostering and grassroots development of Muaythai in the People’s Republic of China, which can only be done in cooperation ...
The Thai National team gave their official press conference to a packed room, as they plan to travel to Russia next week for the IFMA World Championships, with the hopes of regaining their number 1 team position in the world, a spot which has been intensely sought after in the past year. The Thai team is filled with superstars such as Kem Sitsongpeenong, and there are so many hopeful medallists in the team. The Thais want ...
FBT has signed an agreement with IFMA as the first to become an IFMA approved equipment supplier, in a special press conference held at the FBT Complex. The proprietor of FBT, Mr. Kamol Chokpaibulkit explained his happiness at being part of IFMA’s IOC recognition process. As Thailand’s largest sporting goods company, FBT has been a strong supporter of many sports for years, as well as being a strong supporter of IFMA. General Chetta Thanajaro, President of the ...
Miriam needs no introduction to the fighting world. She is undoubtedly America’s most famous female Muaythai export. She was one of the best-liked girls in the reality TV show Fight Girls, where her pleasant personality, athletic approach and life experience won the hearts of male and female viewers alike. In 2009, she won the IFMA World Championship and was voted the best female athlete of the event. From there on, she has fought well and won ...
The national federation of Muaythai in Monaco (FMSCDA), with the support of the WMC and IFMA, successfully ran a Muaythai seminar as part of the 2012 “Pass’Sport Culture Monaco Event 2012”, featuring none other than Muaythai star, 2 x WMC World Champion, King’s Cup Champion and winner of “The Challenger Muaythai”: Mardsua. Organised annually by the government of Monaco (Directorate for Education of the National Youth and Sports of Monaco), the event is aimed at students and ...
This year, 2012, is a historical one for many reasons. We have just witnessed the amazing Olympic Games in London, Muaythai has launched its application to become IOC recognized, and this year also marks 150 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Thailand. In order to celebrate this, a cultural exchange will take place between the two countries. The “Thailand VS Germany” gala event will take place on German soil on September 15th, sanctioned by ...
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