| Priest West | |
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| Born | Priest Tyron Thomas West July 21, 1974 Mannheim, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (180 lb; 12.9 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Team | Thai-Bombs Mannheim |
| Trainer | Michael Damboer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 99 |
| Wins | 77 |
| By knockout | 31 |
| Losses | 22 |
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Priest Tyron Thomas West (born July 29, 1974) is a German light heavyweight kickboxer of American descent, currently competing in Muay Thai. He is a former WMC European Muay Thai Champion, IKBF European Champion K1 and IKBF World Champion K1. He trains under Michael Damboer and fights out of Thai-Bombs Mannheim.
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Priest West was born in Mannheim in 1974. He has trained in many different martial arts and sports, including amateur boxing and Wing Tsun. In 1998 he started training muay thai boxing with Thai-Bombs Mannheim e.V.. Together with Michael Damboer, he is now one of the head coaches of the Thai-Bombs Mannheim and co-owner of Hanuman Gym Mannheim, training center of the Thai-Bombs Mannheim. Priest West is married and father of a son and a daughter.
West's last fights were on November 1, 2009, against Hakan Aksoy which Priest won by T.K.O. in the first round, on November 23, 2009 against Jiri Zak which he lost on points(1-2),Zak be counted after a hard right cross from Priest, and on December 5, 2009 against Marcello Adriaans (Team Slamm) which he won on points via extra round. In January 2010, fighting in Turkey, he suffered a serious leg injury which put him out of game for six month.
On September 25, 2010 Priest West fought Marcin Tomczyk (Poland) at Fight Night Mannheim to determine the IKBF (K-1 Rules) European Championship at 82.5 kg. West won the title via K.O. in the 5th round. On Oktober 07, 2010 Priest won against Geronimo de Groot(NL) via K.O. in the 3rd round. On November 20, 2010 Priest won against Tarik Kuzucu(TR) by points. In April 2011, Priest lost versus Artem Vakithov (RUS) by points.
On October 2011, Priest won against Eldad Levy (Israel) by points, earning the IKBF Worldtitel after five hard rounds.