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Khaosai Galaxy – was a Muay Thai fighter; switched to boxing and became WBA super flyweight champion with 19 defenses in seven years (1984–1991); with a record of 47–1, he is listed No. 19 on Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and named him the 43rd greatest fighter of the past 80 years in 2002 [33]
Kongka Nor.Nakpathom or Kongka Sor.Wanich (Thai: คงคา น.นาคปฐม, คงคา ส.วานิช) is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium and Rajadamnern Stadium champion at Mini Flyweight .
Kaensak's peak continued into 1990 and he won the Fighter of the Year award for a second time, becoming the first nak muay (Muay Thai fighter) in history to win it for 2 consecutive years. In 1991, Kaensak would receive a purse of ฿380,000 (equivalent to ฿799,355 in 2020), making him the highest paid athlete of the golden era of Muay Thai.
Muay Thai (Thai: มวยไทย, RTGS: muai thai, pronounced [mūaj tʰāj] ⓘ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs [3] or the Science of Eight Limbs, [4] is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques. [5]
[2] In 2012 he made a return to the major boxing stadiums, not as a serious fighter, but to fight other semi-retired legends in hopes of attracting people to the sport. He beat fellow legend Jomhod Kiatadisak on October 4, 2012 at Rajadamnern Stadium in a fight with the largest ever side bet in Muay Thai, 5.27 million baht on the line. [3]
The Legend of Muay Thai: 9 Satra: 2018 A Thai 3D computer-animated action-fantasy film. Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: 2021 Muay Thai was included in the fighting style of Shang Chi, the title character. [citation needed] Raya and the Last Dragon: 2021 Namaari uses a style based on muay Thai and krabi krabong. [dubious – discuss]
Grace Spicer (born 19 September 1992) is an English kickboxer and Nak Muay.She is the IKF World Flyweight champion, is the WBC Muaythai International and British Super Flyweight champion, and has challenged for the WBC Muaythai World Super Flyweight title.
He, like other fighters from the Nongkeepahuyuth gym, also took advantage of a select number of old Muay boran techniques and properly used them in stadium Muay Thai. [2] In the 1990s, Namkabuan's fighting style was considered to be visually pleasing by the Thai audiences which resulted in his nickname of "The Ring Genius" as well as becoming ...