Muaythai has gone truly global in recent years, with events held regularly in over 100 countries world-wide – but many Muaythai fans don’t have the chance to visit arenas around the world. Therefore Fox Sports has once again signed a two year agreement to take Muaythai into their regularly scheduled sports programming. Every week, viewers will have the chance to witness events from around the globe and to see the best of the best competing for honour, fame and glory.

All events are sanctioned by the sport’s world governing body, the World Muaythai Council and will be part of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur’s campaign to take Muaythai to the highest level in world sport.

The series opener will see four of the best fighters in the middle-weight division, fighting for the Royal Trophy graciously donated by HM the King of Thailand, in a star-studded event attended by celebrities and some big names in the world of sports.

The host channel will be Star Sports, but check out the ESPN Star Sports and Fox Sports program guide to stay up to date weekly.

The preview will be posted in two hours, so come back to check it out!

Chitalada Showdown Muaythai gala is back for its fourth edition, slated for April 6th in Tampere, Finland.

The gala’s main event will feature an incredible battle between multiple World Champion and Sportaccord World Combat Games gold medalist, Milja Heino, and former IFMA World Champion Valeriya Drozdova, from Russia.

The main male fight will be WMC Nordic Champion, Janne Ollonen, facing Tamirlan Ragimov, from Russia.

Fight card:

CHITALADA SHOWDOWN IV

Saturday 6.4. 2013. From  14.00

Puutarhakatu 12, Tampere, Finland

PROFESSIONAL MUAYTHAI FIGHTS:

“FULL MUAYTHAI RULES” 5 x 2 min 118lbs:

MILJA HEINO, Chitalada, Finland
IFMA World Champion
Sportaccord World Combat Games Gold medalist
WMC,WMC European Champion (105lbs)
Thailand Teprasit & Chonburi- stadion Champion

VS

VALERIYA DROZDOVA, Russia
IFMA World Champion

“FULL MUAYTHAI RULES” 5 x 3 min 160lbs:

JANNE OLLONEN, Chitalada,Finland
IFMA Nordic Champion
WMC Nordic Champion

VS

TAMIRLAN RAGIMOV, Russia

“FULL MUAYTHAI RULES” 5 x 2min 118lbs

MARJO RAUTANEN, Chitalada, Finland
IFMA European Champion
IFMA World Championships silver medalist
WMC European Champion

VS

SOFIA OLOFSSON, SWEDEN

“FULL MUAYTHAI RULES” 5 x 2min 108lbs:

HELI SALAPURO, Chitalada, Finland
IFMA Nordic Champion
IFMA European Champion
IFMA World Championships bronze medalist

VS

KATI KAARESKOSKI, TurkuTBC, Finland
IFMA European Champion
IFMA World Champion

Event trailer:

http://youtu.be/r4kWzwTGGwo

Enfusion Live arrives in Novo Mesto, Slovenia this April, part of a series of ten spectacular shows planned for 2013.

The event will feature Denise Kielholtz , winner of reality show ENFUSION December 2012, facing off against Croatia’s excellent Nevenka Mikulic,

Matches will feature fighters from Thailand, Russia, Poland, Netherlands, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.

In an incredible night’s fight, put on by Lion Fight Promotions, Canada’s Simon Marcus defeated the Russian “Lion,” Artem Levin in a hard hitting war that has paved the way for a serious re-match in October at the SportAccord World Combat Games.

This was a much anticipated match, both are winners of the IFMA World Championships, both are winners from the 2010 SportAccord World Combat Games, and both of them are WMC Continental Champions.

Held in Saint Petersburg, the World Combat Games will see Levin on the home soil of his native country, and it will be up to Marcus to hold his ground and prove his mettle again.

But for now, victory is complete for Simon Marcus. Flanked by the Canadian flag and a photograph in memory of the legendary Ajarn Sit Yod Tong, who passed away last month, Marcus punched the air with a victor’s smile.

Now these two have the chance to meet again in Levin’s territory, as they will be fighting in the same weight division, among the eight best light heavyweights in the world. They will be set in opposite qualifying groups, meaning they will both have to win twice, in order to meet one another again in the final. If that happens, it will set the stadium on fire.

Kevin Ross set his mark again, as one of the world’s best super welterweights, and could also be one of America’s hopes for the SportAccord World Combat Games.

The Lion Fight 9 event was broadcast on AXS TV, and featured five pro fights:

Simon Marcus def. Artem Levin via Unanimous Decision

Tiffany Van Soest (USA) def. Natalie Yip (CAN) by Unanimous Decision

Kevin Ross (USA) def. Bernie Mendieta (GB) by Split Decision

Ognjen Topic (USA) def. Paowarit Sasiprapa (THA) via KO (Head Kick) at 0:07 of Rd. 3

Jason Andrada (USA) def. Erik Ruiz (USA) via KO at 2:59 of Rd. 1

Special thanks must go to Lion Fight Promotions for putting on this fantastic event. For more pictures, check out: http://www.lionfight.com/multimedia/2013/03/lion-fight-9-photo-gallery/

Elite Boxing, in conjunction with Muaythai Bund Deutschland (MTBD) and the world governing body, WMC, is putting on another Thailand VS Challenger European series, with the best of the best lined up to compete.

The event will take place on Saturday, March 23rd in Ulm, Germany. Televised around the world, Thailand VS Europe will include many superstars, such as WMC World Champion Bernueng (THA) vs. Enriko Kehl (GER), former WMC Intercontinental Champion Marco Pique (NED) vs. Thai Champion Suriya Prasathin Pimai (THA), Thai champion Nonsai Sor Sanyakorn vs Steeve Valente (FRA) and Changpuek Sor. Keawsuek vs. Christophe Pruvost (SUI).

Watch the event on EuroSport or ESPN, or stay tuned for the recap on the WMC website.

Watch Live PPV at http://www.eliteboxing.tv/en/live/player/5

On the 23rd of March, the beautiful city of Halmstad, Sweden, will be treated to a long awaited event  in which some of Europe’s major athletes will meet.

Kicking off the sport spectacle, a fierce and fiery -58 kg female fight between 2 of the greatest female boxers of the world: Christin Fiedler (Austria) VS Madeleine Vall (Sweden)  .

This will no doubt be a battle of the bombshells with both fighters National Champions in their own countries, both well experienced with many bouts on their belts and both of whom were bronze medalists at the last IFMA World Championships in different weight categories. Now the two will meet in the middle with Madeleine coming down and Christin gaining up for what is sure to be an exciting match.

Madeleine Vall is a familiar face on the Swedish Muaythai scene. She trained in Muaythai for eight years and has competed for seven. Out of more than 50 fights, she is the 3 times Swedish Champion, 2 times Nordic Champion and 2 times European Champion.

Christin has shown that she was the best female fighter in Austria winning 20 fights out of 30. The fight will be 5 x 3 minutes full Muaythai rules.

The main event will present Mauro Serra (Italy) VS Sanny Dahlbeck (Sweden) in a -70 kg bout. Sanny Dahlbeck is a 21 year old rising star in Muaythai. He recently fought in the GLORY World Series final 8 and made a great run in the tournament, winning against Yoshihiro Sato with a KO in the semi-final.  Out of his 32 fights, he has 27 wins with an impressive 15 KO and TKO record. In 2010 Sanny won the  IFMA Amateur Nordic Muay Thai Champion Title. Facing off with him, the Italian Mauro “Caterpillar” Serra showed already many times that he was ready to fight the bests of the best, showing no fear when he matched up against Saiyok in 2011, or Buakaw in 2012. He has a fight record of 27 fights and 19 wins. The fight will be 3 x 3 minutes full Muaythai rules.   This event holds promise of  a great night of fight entertainment indeed!

For more information, check out the event website: http://www.heroesfighting.com/event/

Lion Fight Muay Thai debuted with a bang in January and the promotion returns this week with Tiffany “Timebomb” Van Soest, Kevin Ross and the most highly anticipated Light Heavyweight Title fight between Marcus Simon and Artem Levin.

Watch Friday March 15th at 10p ET and look to see if you have AXS TV HERE: http://bit.ly/WtTUDr

Dylan Salvador also continued his current rise by defeating Kaew Fairtex via unanimous decision.

The third Thai fighter, Dek Bunjong, was defeated by Bobo Sacko via unanimous decision as well.

Other results:

• Djime COULIBALY defeats Abdallah MABEL by unanimous decision

• Yassin El HANA defeats Willy BOREL by unanimous decision

• Christophe TANG defeats Christophe LEVEQUE by unanimous decision

• Nizar GALLAS defeats David DOUGE by unanimous decision

• Carolina PRESTIA defeats Anais DA SILVA by unanimous decision

Somluck, former Olympic Boxing gold medal winner, helping to promote Muaythai and the SportAccord World Combat Games, faced Chike Lindsay in the ring.

Somluck and Lindsay began at a slow pace, with Lindsay trying to pick up the action, but Somluck’s defense kept Lindsay from taking control of the bout, despite his best efforts.

However, in the end Lindsay was still able to show his good form and technique, en route to a victory via unanimous decision over the resilient and savvy Somluck.

Results:

Chike Lindsay def. Somluck Kamsing via Unanimous Decision

Moses Sangtiennoi def. Ray Cole via (T)KO

Matt Embree def. Ben Yelle via Unanimous Decision

Malaipet Sasiprapa def. Sean Kearney via Unanimous Decision

Neungsiam Samphusri def. Michael Perez via KO

Josh Aragon def. Shawn Yacoubian via Unanimous Decision

Glen Spencer def. Brett Martin via (T)KO

Chase Green and Daniel Kim fight to a Majority Draw

Sheldon Gaines def. Sam Poulton via KO

Amateur:

Lainel Briones def. Carlo Otiniano via Unanimous Decision

Jessica Rico def. Bianca Marrufo via Unanimous Decision

Shane Riley def. Jonathan Garcia via Unanimous Decision

Victor Alvarez def. Josh Shin via Unanimous Decision

Ron Cruz def. Jose Hernandez via Unanimous Decision

Manny Mancha def. Duane Bell via Unanimous Decision

Two of the world’s pound for pound best Muaythai fighters will square up at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, March 15^th.

North American champion, IFMA World Champion, and SportAccord World Combat Games 2010 winner, Simon Marcus will square off against multiple IFMA World Champion, European champion and SportAccord World Combat Games 2010 winner, Levin Artem.

CEO of Lion Fight Promotions, Mr. Scott Kent, said that this is a dream match.  A great promotion for the upcoming SportAccord World Combat Games, as both fighters will be in the same division in Saint Petersburg in October. Also, a great chance for the live audience at the arena at those watching AXS TV to see these two true champions meet in the ring.

Many fight celebrities from around the world, such as Oscar de la Hoya, will be ringside. Whoever loses will be out for revenge at the upcoming World Combat Games.

WMC Vice President and IFMA General Secretary Stephan Fox said that this is a promoter’s ideal match and that no doubt, in this division, these are the top two fighting to be Number 1.

Also on the card are Kevin Ross, the American champion, taking on Bernie Mendieta from England. The female fight will feature Canada’s Natalie Yip, taking on American Tiffany Van Soest. Stay tuned for more updates and congratulations to the promoter and everyone involved in this fantastic Muaythai promotion.

This weekend will be another international extravaganza for Muaythai. Copenhagen will host the Danish Championship, and Canada will see the final of the Journey Series, a sold-out event in Calgary. Paris, France will see a big international event with WMC World Champion Yodsanklai taking on French superstar Lidon.

Los Angeles will see the Muaythai World Stand-off with Olympic boxing gold medal winner Somluck on the main card, while in Cape Town, the South African National Championship will take place, and Cyprus will also hold its National Championship.

Prague will host the Czech Republic’s National Championship and Perth, Australia, will see the Demolition 10 event, with Australia’s best taking on fighters from Thailand and Brazil.

All these events will also be SportAccord Combat Games promotional events.