World Boxing Council Muaythai

World Boxing Council Muaythai
Abbreviation WBC Muaythai
Formation 2005
Headquarters Thailand
Location
Region served
 Worldwide
Membership
 National associations
Chairman
 General Kovid Bhakdibhumi
Website http://www.wbcmuaythai.com

World Boxing Council Muaythai or WBC Muaythai is commissioned under the jurisdiction of the World Boxing Council (WBC) as a non-profit organization to regulate, control and supervise professional Muay Thai (Muaythai) events and their respective jurisdictions worldwide. The organization also adheres to the standard rules and regulations for all Muay Thai competition as approved by the Board of Boxing Sport (Office of Professional Sports) Sports Authority of Thailand.[1][2]

WBC Muaythai has its own Constitution and Rules and Regulations, aiming to promote the sport as an acclaimed fighting art, and foster muaythai championships in all weight divisions with the highest levels of professional competition, gain greater popularity, recognition and professional status and evolve into becoming the world’s premier fighting art.[3]

Current champions

Male world champions

Weight ClassChampionDate Won
Super HeavyweightCameroon Cyril Bonye December 5, 2014
HeavyweightBrazil Fabiano Aoki June 9, 2012
Super CruiserweightAustralia Steve McKinnonJune 20, 2008
CruiserweightEngland Marlon Hunt March 28, 2014
Light HeavyweightFrance Cheick Sidibe February 1, 2014
Super MiddleweightFrance Yohan Lidon September 20, 2014
MiddleweightFrance Raphaël LlodraMarch 9, 2013
Super WelterweightThailand Kompetlek Lookprabaht December 29, 2015
WelterweightEngland Liam Harrison September 6, 2014
Super LightweightJapan Tetsuya Yamato November 15, 2014
LightweightTurkey Yetkin Özkul March 8, 2014
Super FeatherweightJapan Umeno Genji November 15, 2014
FeatherweightFrance Hakim Hamech September 20, 2014
Super BantamweightThailand Kaimukdum Chuwattana November 4, 2011
BantamweightEngland Andrew Howson September 6, 2014
Super FlyweightThailand Jomhod Eminent Air May 16, 2013
FlyweightVacant–
Light FlyweightVacant–
Mini FlyweightThailand Nichaoew Suwitgym January 5, 2013

Male international champions

Weight ClassChampionDate Won
Super HeavyweightAustralia Steve BonnerSeptember 1, 2012
HeavyweightSudan Faisal ZakariaJanuary 2, 2010
Super CruiserweightVacant–
CruiserweightVacant–
Light HeavyweightVacant–
Super MiddleweightUganda Umar Semata June 14, 2013
MiddleweightUnited States Chaz MulkeyAugust 20, 2011
Super WelterweightUnited States Chike LindsayAugust 13, 2011
WelterweightEngland Liam HarrisonAugust 1, 2011
Super LightweightJapan Tetsuya YamatoSeptember 22, 2012
LightweightVacant–
Super FeatherweightJapan Genji Umeno April 13, 2014
FeatherweightVacant–
Super BantamweightJapan Kunitaka FujiwaraDecember 5, 2009
BantamweightVacant–
Super FlyweightFrance Franck Gross July 19, 2014
FlyweightJapan Ryuji Kato December 23, 2013
Light FlyweightVacant–
Mini FlyweightVacant–

Female world champions

Weight ClassChampionDate Won
MiddleweightVacant–
Super WelterweightVacant–
WelterweightVacant–
Super LightweightVacant–
LightweightUnited States Miriam Nakamoto August 24, 2013
Super FeatherweightVacant–
FeatherweightEngland Lucy Payne June 13, 2015
Super BantamweightVacant–
BantamweightNetherlands Jemyma Betrian August 18, 2012
Super FlyweightVacant–
FlyweightUkraine Lena Ovchynnikova July 19, 2014
Light FlyweightVacant–
Mini FlyweightVacant–
PinweightEngland Denise Mellor July 14, 2012

Female international champions

Weight ClassChampionDate Won
MiddleweightVacant–
Super WelterweightVacant–
WelterweightVacant–
Super LightweightVacant–
LightweightVacant–
Super FeatherweightVacant–
FeatherweightVacant–
Super BantamweightVacant–
BantamweightUnited States Tiffany van Soest October 13, 2012
Super FlyweightEngland Ruth Ashdown March 9, 2013
FlyweightJapan Miyauchi Ayka July 26, 2014
Light FlyweightVacant–
Mini FlyweightVacant–
PinweightEngland Denise Mellor –

References

  1. ↑ Muaythai Promotions
  2. ↑ Green, Thomas A. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. ABC-CLIO. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-59884-243-2. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  3. ↑ FOUR WBC MUAY THAI TITLES ON THE LINE IN PRIMM, NEVADA ON AUG. 20

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