IFMA/WMC August Newsletter
August 12th, 2011Download PDF file HERE
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Countdown to the 2011 Muaythai World Championships
August 8th, 2011Only 6 weeks to go until the IFMA World Championships in Tashkent Uzbekistan, which will be another important event towards IOC recognition. Over 1000 athletes and coaches from 80 countries will participate in this historical event, held from the 20th-27th September 2011. The event is fully supported by the Uzbekistan Government and many dignitaries from around the world will be present. Download PDF file here
England – One of Europe’s Muaythai Power Houses
August 5th, 2011Muaythai in England is growing stronger and stronger through the efforts of the United Kingdom Muaythai Federation, the sole member of the WMC and IFMA. London is the host of the 2012 Olympic Games and this year also hosted the biggest sport convention, the SportAccord Convention & Exhibition. Muaythai is a member of SportAccord as one of the 104 world recognised sports under the WMC and IFMA. SportAccord was another fantastic venue at which muaythai was promoted ...
Thailand Vs. Challenger – Press Conference
July 21st, 2011Bangkok-based muaythai promoter Elite Boxing held a press conference at Gaysorn Plaza in Bangkok yesterday to announce the schedule for the much anticipated second series of Thailand VS Challenger (TVC). Featuring a total of five confirmed events in both Europe and Asia, all sanctioned by the WMC, TVC (2011) will be launched at a Grand Opening at the River City Hall in Bangkok on July 23. The press conference was chaired by His Excellency General Pichit ...
Ignition Muaythai 4 – Results
July 19th, 2011The fourth appointment in this series of sell-out events hosted by the West Australian Thai Boxing and Peter Boyd, trainer and official WMC promoter, was held in Perth on the 10th of July, 2011. The show was brought with an amazing lineup of seventeen fights featuring fighters from Perth, Bullsbrook, Bunbury, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. Peter Boyd and the WATBC team, again put on an action packed event that started at 1pm, with the crowd ...
NEW WMC LOGO !!!
July 11th, 2011The World Muaythai Council's President, General Chetta Thanajaro, proudly launches the new WMC logo design! Download THE OFFICIAL LETTER (PDF) Download THE NEW WMC LOGO
Press Conference: WMC Ultimate Muaythai
July 5th, 2011The 30th June 2011 saw the successful press conference being organised by the World Muaythai Council, the world governing body for the sport of muaythai, regarding the launch of the WMC Ultimate Muaythai TV programme, which is set to be broadcasted by the Thai TV channel, Thai Global Network (TGN). TGN is the first satellite broadcaster in Thailand. It covers 170 countries over 5 continents, reaching billion of potential viewers worldwide, through the employment of 6 ...
Athletic Club Troia – Greece
July 1st, 2011Hellenic Muaythai Federation ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ ΜΟΥΙΤΑΙ Athletic Club Troia (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος η Τροία) is the new member of the big family of the Hellenic Muaythai Federation, and consequentially of the European Muaythai Federation (EMF) and the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA). A.C. Troia was founded by Drosos Michalis in a high society area of Athens, called Palaio Faliro, where muaythai was not an athletic option for sportsmen till now. The growth in popularity of ...
Muaythai on ESPN
June 29th, 2011Muaythai has gained a huge bust in Asia over the last six months, due to the weekly muaythai TV show on ESPN Star Sport, sanctioned by the WMC. Every week, Millions of muaythai fans follow the show, which is broadcasted on prime time all around Asia. This event has been bringing stadiums from all around the world directly to the your living rooms and the big ...
WMC / IFMA June Newsletter 2011
June 22nd, 2011WMC/IFMA JUNE NEWSLETTER (pdf file)
Press Conference: Launch of the WMC World Muaythai Stand Off
June 20th, 2011The 15th June 2011 saw an exciting press conference in Bangkok’s Royal Thai Army Club to announce the kick-off of the WMC World Muaythai Stand Off which will mark the inauguration of the new “WMC Stadium” located in Pomona, California, USA. At the helm of the project, Dr. Joe Vivo and Pongsan Ekyothin of Push Kick Promotions whom extended their deep gratitude to the WMC for the support in making this project a reality. Dr. Joe ...
