Contender Asia - Joakim Karlsson

asia-joakim.gifJoakim Karlsson from Sweden is one of trh most unconventional fighters in the series. His professional fight record lists 13 wins, 6 losses and one draw from 20 fights, including 5 KOs. Karlson is no stranger to knockout competition as he come second in the IFMA World Muaythai Championship in 2006 in which boxers from 82 countries participated. He is no stranger of fighting at big events as he won WMC hi Swedish Title in front of 12000 spectators at the WMC Rumble of the Kings event in Stockholm. This is one fighter that deserves respect for having the courage to put his troubled past behind him by embracing the strict discipline of Muay Thai, and he has the full backing of his manager and the owner of the Vallentuna Boxing Camp which he represents.