World Muay Thai Association

World Muay Thai Association

Abbreviation	WMTA
Formation	1984
Headquarters	Netherlands
Location	Amsterdam
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	National associations
Leader	Glen Huisman and Tim van Duijn
Website	http://www.wmta.nl/

The World Muay Thai Association (WMTA) is one of the oldest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of Muay Thai in the world for the sport.^[1]

The WMTA was created in the Netherlands as the World Muay Thai Association in 1984 by Thom Harinck, a Dutch kickboxing trainer and founder of the Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam. The organisation became one of the major sanctioning bodies for professional Muay Thai. Early stars of the WMTA included Branco Cikatic, Peter Aerts, Ernesto Hoost and Gilbert Ballantine. The WMTA is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[2] In 2009, Sayed Zeyada, Glen Huisman and Tim van Duijn took over the organization. In 2012, Sayed Zeyada left the WMTA.^[3]

Current champions

Male world champions

Weight Class	Champion	Date Won
Super Heavyweight	Vacant	–
Heavyweight	Vacant	–
Cruiserweight	Vacant	–
Light Heavyweight	Vacant	–
Super Middleweight	Vacant	–
Middleweight	Vacant	–
Super Welterweight	Armen Petrosyan	March 25, 2013
Welterweight	Vacant	–
Super Lightweight	Vacant	–
Lightweight	Vacant	–
Super Featherweight	Vacant	–
Featherweight	Vacant	–
Super Bantamweight	Vacant	–
Bantamweight	Vacant	–
Super Flyweight	Vacant	–
Flyweight	Vacant	–
Light Flyweight	Vacant	–
Mini Flyweight	Vacant	–

Female world champions

Weight Class	Champion	Date Won
Super Middleweight	Vacant	–
Middleweight	Vacant	–
Super Welterweight	Vacant	–
Welterweight	Vacant	–
Super Lightweight	Vacant	–
Lightweight	Vacant	–
Super Featherweight	Vacant	–
Featherweight	Roxanna Gaal	November 24, 2012
Super Bantamweight	Denise Kielholtz	April 13, 2013
Bantamweight	Vacant	–
Super Flyweight	Vacant	–
Flyweight	Vacant	–
Light Flyweight	Vacant	–
Mini Flyweight	Vacant	–
Pinweight	Vacant	–

References

External links

• WMTA official site