World Muaythai Council

A joint technical official referee and judge course by the World Muaythai Council and IFMA is taking place at the Sports Authority of Thailand before the opening of the IFMA World Championships. Thirty selected ITO's from around the world have come together to be part of this 4 day course which is supervised by Associate Professor Ajarn Radom Nabangchang the chair of the muaythai professional sector and also the former technical head of the famous Lumphinee ...

Pascal Schroth, the 2016 King's Cup winner has just ordained as a monk in what he described as a life changing moment. Also know as 'the German' due to his country of origin Pascal has had the most challenging year of his life to date following an injury due to an illegal throw in China where his neck was broken. The doctor's said he was lucky to be alive with the injury preventing him from ...

Friday the 12th of July will see the rematch of Giorgio Petrosyan and Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy after the previous bout ended in one of the most controversial decisions the sport has ever seen. The One Championship Masters of Destiny is heading to the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumphur, Malaysia with another amazing line up but this fight will definitely be the highlight of the evening. In the previous fight the decision was overturned as it was said ...

Olympia was in the centre of Greek civilisation where the first addition of the games took place in 776 BC and evolved into the modern Olympic Games which nowadays the world is celebrating every 4 years. IFMA is proud that the Panhellenic Muaythai Federation has been fully recognised in Greece last year and a special celebration was held to mark the one year anniversary. Muaythai history can be traced back centuries ago, an ancient art which ...

Myriam Djedidi is someone who needs no introduction in the muaythai world and is known as the Queen of muaythai in France. Fighting at Super flyweight (52.15kg), Myriam is the current WMC intercontinental and 2 time WMC European champion as well as an IFMA gold medalist. She became the Intercontinental champion following a valiant performance against Canadian athlete Yumiko Kawano from Canada in what was an epic battle. Myriam now has her heart set on winning the world title as ...

It is an exciting week for fight fans around the world as Andy Howson, a man that needs no introduction in the muaythai world has just signed a 6 fight contract with the ONE Championship.  Also know as ‘The Punisher’ and ‘The Lord of War’ he has made a name for himself as one of the most fierce fighters in the 55kg Bantamweight division, never failing to put on a good show. Hailing from the Bad ...

The Panhellenic Muaythai Federation has just hosted the biggest iGLA Khru seminar to date with over 100 people participating. The federation is hosting a series of seminars from the 27th June to the 2nd July to celebrate one year of recognition by the Greek Ministry of Sport. Coaches came from all parts of Greece including some of the 200 islands which make up the country to celebrate this auspicious event showing strength and unity in the ...

Saturday the 6th of July will see the return of Epic Promotions in Mirrabooka, Perth this time at the Herb Graham Centre. The team have put together another amazing fight card featuring the best of the best from Australia as well as international athletes under the sanctioning of the WMC. The Headline event will see Lloyd Dean from Riddlers gym go head to head with Khumsab from Bailey Fight which is a bout everyone has been ...

One of the biggest names of the modern era of muaythai Jimmy Vienot made the French team for the World Championships which definitely adds to the chances of team France being on top of the rankings for the team result. Current world title holder by the most reputable sanctioning body WMC Jimmy is now one of the most desired athletes by any promoter and his appearance at the World Championships will make so many spectators follow ...

Saturday the 15th June in the quaint city of Pistoian in the Tuscany region of Italy saw an event of muaythai action as Boxing Bar returned. The 6th event in the series which was sanctioned by the WMC was a massive success as spectators were treated to an evening of bouts comprised of international athletes and home grown heroes. Beginning at 3pm the event opened with a series of bouts under IFMA rules then at 19.30 ...

One of the notable IFMA team members in Sweden in the +91 kg division Simon Ogolla has just finished his muaythai career transitioning to a coaching job within the Swedish national team. He will try a new experience of being at the other side of the ring during the competition in Bangkok. Muaythai followers will remember the rivalry of Simon with Ukrainian Tsotne Rogava which shook the ring with their powerful kicks. Simon can be proud of ...

The official venue of the World Muaythai Championships, The Sports Authority of Thailand will soon become one of the biggest muaythai sites setting up three competition rings, fan zone, expo-zone and entertainment taking over the main sports facility of Thailand from 20 to 29 July. Extensive presentations were made by the local organising committee at the weekly meeting with the Amateur Association of Thailand with diagrams and proposals to make this event one of the most ...