Archive for October, 2014

One Month to the Asian Beach Games

October 16th, 2014

This year’s highly anticipated 4th Asian Beach Games will be held in the beautiful city of Phuket, Thailand.The event will be held from the 14th to the 22nd of November 2014 where 45 different Asian nations will be gathered in the heart of the famous beach city and will proudly walk around the stadium representing their national and Olympic flag. Muaythai is one of the most anticipated sport of the event with a 6 day competition schedule ...

Technical Tuesdays: The Art of Wai Khru

October 14th, 2014

Many people may wonder what “Wai Khru Art” or “Ram Muay” is? And why is it so important that every Muaythai fighter must perform it before starting the fight? Well, here are some clues for you to understand more about this intangible cultural tradition – Wai Khru Ceremony. Muaythai Art and its intangible cultural tradition For thousands of years Muaythai has been known for its unique styles and magnificent techniques. Tracing back to the time of Ayuttaya, ...

Motivation Monday: Fierce Rajadamnern Battle – Petchboonchu FA Group vs Yodvicha Por Boonsit

October 13th, 2014

One of the biggest local Muaythai events, promoted by Nattadet Wachirarattanawong and Mitnakorn, was held at Rajadamnern boxing stadium, the Petchwiset-Wanchai Fight just last week. Various Muaythai superstars from all regions of Thailand were present at the event to compete and perform at this explosive venue. Due to the official Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King, WMC sanctioned events in the Kingdom are now getting a definite boost in interest as the already popular ...

Top King World Series Round Two Set for France

October 10th, 2014

The next leg of the 16 man Top King World Series will be held near Versailles, France at the Vélodrome National events hall on November 15th. After an exciting and successful first round in Minsk, Belarus last month, the next round will definitely be a promising showdown with many current and former WMC champions as well as IFMA champions competing for the coveted 5 million Thai baht prize, which will be given to the final ...

Thai Fight Setting up for an Explosive Night

October 10th, 2014

The well-known Muaythai promotion, Thai Fight, will be putting on two special eight man tournaments on Saturday the 25th of October as the MCC Hall at The Mall Bangkapi in Bangkok, Thailand. Well known Muaythai superstars such as Thailand’s Yodsaenklai Fairtex and Saiyok, France’s Antoine Pinto, and America’s Michael Corley will be competing in the events. The tournaments will be split into two competitions. The first eight man tournament featuring Yodsaenklai and others will be a ...

Throwback Thursday: EPIC 9, Perth, Australia

October 9th, 2014

As we anticipate October 12th and the EPIC 12 Muaythai event, let's take a few minutes to look back at a few highlights from their EPIC 9 event. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmHDOrYQloQ Video courtesy of Kennedyboy Productions. EPIC Fight Promotions will certainly be putting on another stacked card and as the countdown to the fight day continues, it will definitely be an event to watch.

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. ...

¡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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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