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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]
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 is related to other martial art styles of the Indian cultural sphere such as Musti-yuddha, [7] [8] Muay Chaiya, Muay Boran, Muay Lao, Lethwei, Benjang [9] and Tomoi. [10] A practitioner of Muay Thai is known as a Nak Muay. Western practitioners in Thailand are sometimes called Nak Muay Farang, meaning "foreign boxer". [11]
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.
Phayahong Ayothayafightgym (Thai: พญาหงส์ อโยธยาไฟท์ยิม) is a Thai muay thai kickboxer and the former K-1 Women's Atomweight champion. As of July 2022, she is ranked as the eight best female pound for pound kickboxer in the world according to Combat Press.
On December 30, 2011, Armin defeated Charles François ( France) by decision after 5R at "World Pro League Muay Thai: Gladiator's War" at Fairtex Thepprasit Boxing Stadium in Pattaya, Thailand, and he retained his title (1) and also won vacant another world welterweight title of "World Pro League Muay Thai" at the same time. [69] [70]
Ky Conrad Hollenbeck [1] (born June 17, 1987) is an American Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He won national and North American titles as an amateur in his teens before turning professional in 2007 and beating Billy Evangelista for the California state belt.
Namphon Sijantuek (Thai: นำพล สีจันทึก; May 19, 1969 – September 19, 2016), known professionally as Namphon Nongkeepahuyuth (Thai: นำพล หนองกี่พาหุยุทธ), was a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter. He was a three-time Lumpinee Stadium champion who was famous in the 1980s.