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WMC/IFMA Meeting with Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister

October 7th, 2014

A special meeting was arranged by the new Minister for Sport and Tourism, Her Excellency Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul. The meeting was attended by the President of the World Muaythai Council under patronage of his Majesty the King General, Chetta Tanajaro, Dr Sakchye Tapsuwan, the President of IFMA and President of Amateur Muaythai Association of Thailand under patronage of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Stephan Fox, the International Vice President of WMC and General Secretary. ...

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¡Viva España!

October 6th, 2014

This Saturday, WMC and IFMA in conjunction with Asociacion WMTC Del Mundo Hispano (All Hispanic World WMC Asociation) is organising a super gala in Tarragona near Barcelona, Spain.Heading the fight card will be the Intercontinental fight between Martin Vellasco and Kunchit Nutong from Thailand. Promoting female muaythai and muaythai's UNiTE End Violence Against Women will be Spanish female superstar Sarai Medina and Thai champion Suphisara Konlak. There will be three Spanish National Titles up for grab,including a Spanish ...

Tags: EMF, Spain Muaythai
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Super MTC to Light up London

October 3rd, 2014

Team Tieu Promotions will be putting on another excellent event, the Super MuayThai Championships on October 19th at the famous Koko venue in Camden, London. The fight card will feature many talented Muaythai athletes hailing from the UK, Italy, France and other nations. The UK’s Champion, Matthew Tieu will be taking on Italy’s Champion, Ivano Siviero for a title fight which promises to be an exciting matchup. The main card will also feature a woman’s fight ...

Tags: London, Super MTC, UKMF
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European Championship Final Set Krakow on Fire

October 2nd, 2014

One of Europe’s most modern arenas the Krakow Arena, was chosen for the 2014 European Championship final and it was a night to remember for the approximately 10,000 spectators, teams and representatives from the neighbouring European countries. The evening started off with a welcoming speech by the mayor of Krakow, Mr Jacek Majchrowski, followed by a welcome speech by H.E. Mr Bansarn Bunnag, the Thai ambassador to Warsaw, Poland. Then, a thank you speech by the ...

Tags: EMF, European Championship 2014, Krakow Poland, Muaythai Live
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EMF General Assembly

October 1st, 2014

40 countries participated in this year’s EMF General Assembly, which was chaired by the new president of the EMF and the mayor of the beautiful city of Odessa, Mr Gennady Trukhanov . A special letter was sent from the National Olympic Council of Ukraine and International Olympic Committee Executive Board Member and one of the Olympic legends, Sergey Bubka. EMF President, Mr Trukhanov, welcomed everybody and talked about the achievements of IFMA and EMF, especially within ...

Tags: EMF, EMF AGM, European Championship 2014, Krakow Poland
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Epic 12 Set to Take Australia by Storm

September 30th, 2014

Mirrabooka, WA, Australia is gearing up to host Epic Fight Promotion’s “Epic 12- Jacked” event on October 12. The main event will feature the current WMC Australia title holder, Mike 300 Demitriou, defending his title against challenger, Marco Tentori. Multiple WMC and IFMA Champion and Australia’s own Caley Reece, will also be taking on former World Muaythai Angel contender Iman Ghbalou from Morocco. The rest of this epic card will also feature other superb muaythai athletes including: ...

Tags: Australia, Epic Promotions Australia
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Italy Muaythai on the Rise

September 30th, 2014

Moncalieri, Italy will be holding the “Storm Fighting Night,” on the October 19. The main event will feature Marco De Virgilio vs Luca Roma. The fight card will also feature several young up and comers that will be looking to prove themselves in the ring. Muaythai in Italy is definitely on the rise and with further events like this scheduled for the coming year, Italy is looking to be a growing force in the sport.

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2014 European Championship Press Conference

September 26th, 2014

This year’s European Championship held in Krakow, Poland is the largest Muaythai championship event held to date in Europe, with 40 European countries being represented in the competitions. With an expected attendance of over 10,000 spectators, the finals on Sunday will be a must-watch event with thousands more from around the world tuning in to watch the finals live online. Stephan Fox, IFMA General Secretary and Rafal Szlachta , Polish Muaythai Federation President were both present at the ...

Tags: European Championship 2014, Krakow Poland
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Muaythai Live to set Krakow in Fire

September 23rd, 2014

Muaythai Live, the famous highly-entertaining live Muaythai show from Bangkok, Thailand will be sending a demonstration team to perform at the closing ceremony for the European Muaythai Championships on the 28th of September. Already a close partner of the WMC and IFMA, Muaythai Live has already put in a spectacular performance at the opening of the IFMA world Champ in Langkawi, as well as at the Monte Carlo Fighting Masters in a special performance for HSH ...

Tags: EMF, European Championship 2014, Krakow Poland
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3 Days to the Opening of the European Championship

September 20th, 2014

The 2014 IFMA and EMF European Championship will be another milestone for Muaythai in Europe. The biggest number of countries and participants has already been confirmed and it will be an event tailored for the athletes and spectators with many activates planned. Krakow is a historical city, rich in culture and tradition, which makes it an ideal location to blend in the history, culture and tradition of Muaythai. The entire event will be streamed live online, ...

Tags: EMF, European Championship 2014, Krakow Poland
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TopKing World Series: Belarus Winners

September 19th, 2014

TopKing World Series held a highly successful event this past weekend in Belarus which featured the first eight fighters of their 16-man tournament. WMC and IFMA superstar Buakaw Banchamek, multiple IFMA World champion Andrei Kulebin, Dmytro Konstantynov, and Khayal Dzhaniev were the four fighters that will advance in the tournament after having won their respective bouts by unanimous decision. After this first leg in Belarus, the tournament will travel to France next to feature ...

Tags: Belarus, Buakaw, Topking World Series
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