Muay Thai/Kickboxing News Articles
The heavyweight kickboxing landscape just became more competitive with the arrival of Samet “The King” Agdeve, whose perfect professional record has earned him a coveted spot on ONE Championship’s roster.
Yuki Yoza’s bantamweight kickboxing clash against ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 at ONE 173 on November 16 carries the weight of unfinished business that isn’t entirely his own.
The centerpiece matchup of ONE 173 features Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon seeking redemption against living legend Nong-O Hama for the vacant ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title.
Professional sports often present competitors with obstacles that seem insurmountable on paper but prove conquerable through preparation, technique, and unwavering self-belief.
In professional athletics, the most significant opportunities often arrive without advance notice, disguised as someone else’s misfortune.
The Jesolo Lido will play host to the WAKO Youth European Championship this week, as the best up-and-coming kickboxers on the continent go for gold in Italy from September 12-21.
Stella Hemetsberger didn’t just capture the vacant ONE women’s strawweight Muay Thai world championship — she blazed a trail no athlete from her country had ever walked.
Championship opportunities don’t announce themselves with fanfare. They arrive disguised as dangerous opponents with everything to lose and dreams of their own to protect. For Bampara “Bambi” Kouyate, that opportunity wears the face of Shadow Singha Mawynn, a Thai powerhouse standing directly between him and a shot at featherweight Muay Thai gold.