http://internationalkickboxer.com Latest Kickboxing and Muay Thai Fighter News Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:51:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Soren Mongkontong hails from Brisbane where he represents NTG Gym. The Queenslander is the World Muay Thai Council Super 8 Champion World Series Champion as well as the WMC Intercontinental Champion. One of the most promising fighters to emerge from Australia, 25-year-old Monkontong trains with Eminent Air Boxing Gym in ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2008/0101/contender-asia-soren-mongkontong/ Alain Sylvestre is the current holder of Canada’s Middleweight Muay Thai Championship title. Quebec-born Sylvestre lives in Ottawa and trains at Ronin MMA before heading to Thailand to polish his Muay Thai skills. A hard worker, Sylvestre puts a lot of heart into his fights and will be a tough ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2007/1231/contender-asia-alain-sylvestre/ Joakim 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 ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2007/1230/contender-asia-joakim-karlsson/ Rafik Bakkouri is no stranger to fans of Muay Thai. The 29-year-old is the French Muay Thai Champion as well as a three-time Class A Champion. He doubles up as a fighter and trainer at Franthai Full gym in Paris, and is known r\to be a cold and clinical customer ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2007/1229/contender-asia-rafik-bakkouri/ Briton David Pacquette is ine of the better-known fighters vying to be The Contender Asia. At the KO Gym in London, Pacquette is a qualified martial arts instructor in Muay Thai, boxing, and kickboxing. He is also a gym instructor with qualifications first aid, circuit training and in nutrition and ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2007/1228/contender-asia-david-pacquette/ Russian-born Dzhabar Askerov is the youngest of the 16 fighters in The Contender Asia. Now residing in the United Arab Emirates, Askerov is a thinking man’s fighter, fighting intelligently with swift moves, turning his lack of height into strength. Training and fighting alongside Arslan Magomedov and Ramazan has made Askerov ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2007/1227/contender-asia-dzhabar-askerov/ Naruepol Fairtex is one of the most exciting Muay Thai fighters from Thailand’s famed Fairtex stable. Naruepol is currently regarded as one of the top contenders for the WMC Muaythai Welterweight title. A Lumpinee and Thai Champion, 22-year-old Naruepol is one of the most popular fighters with his handsome boyish ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2007/1226/contender-asia-naruepol/ Jose Pitu Sans brings a Catalan flavor to The Contender Asia. At 72kg, he is also the heaviest of the fighters and he intends to use this to his advantage. A chef by trade, Pitu now lives in Thailand with his wife, while his son is growing up in Spain. ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2007/1225/contender-asia-jose-pitu-sans/ Kim Khan Zaki ‘Zig Zach’ enters the competition as the third competitor after triumphing at the WMC Superfights World Muay Thai Heavyweight Grand Prix in Singapore. Growing up in Singapore there were no Muay Thai gyms and after seeing Muay Thai live for the first time in Thailand he immersed ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2007/1224/contender-asia-kim-khan-zaki-%e2%80%98zig-zach%e2%80%99/ Trevor Smandych is one of the most outstanding fighters to emerge form Canada, with a raft of international titles under his belt. Entering the world of martial arts at 11 and training in traditional karate under renowned coach Mike Miles, Trevor switched to Muay Thai and Kickboxing at 13, preferring ... http://internationalkickboxer.com/2007/1223/contender-asia-trevor-smandych/