Results and Recap: Super 4 Tournament; Saiyok edges Watson in Finals

A four man tournament took place in Thailand yesterday featuring Saiyok Pumphanmuang, Jordan Watson, Ilya Grad and Vuyisile Colossa. The opening round matched up Saiyok vs. Colossa and Watson vs. Grad. Saiyok and Watson were both victorious as they each beat their opponents by decision. In the finals of the tournament Saiyok and Watson put […]

Saiyok, Watson, Grad and Colossa set for four man tournament in Thailand on April 3rd

As previously reported by Total Muay Thai, the Bangkok Convention Center will play host to a four man tournament on April 3rd. Scheduled to be part of the tournament will be U.K. standout Jordan Watson, Thailand’s Saiyok Pumphanmuang, Israeli fighter Ilya Grad and South African fighter Vuyisile Colossa. Of the four fighters in the tournament, […]

Results and Recap: I-1 World Muay Thai Grand Extreme 2011

I-1 World Muay Thai Grand Extreme took place in Hong Kong. The event didn’t go off without some drama in the days leading up to it. Brothers, Antoine and Victor Pinto were set to compete at the event, but a last second disagreement between them and the promoter had them removed from the event. Antoine […]

Antoine Pinto talks upcoming I-1 World Muay Thai Extreme 2011 event

Antoine Pinto a.k.a. Antuan Siangboxing will be fighting as part of the one night, four man tournament at the I-1 Extreme 2011 event. Coming off a good run on “The Challenger Muaythai” reality TV show, the young fighter has been very active as he continues to take on some of the best fighters around the […]

I-1 World Muay Thai Grand Extreme set for December 19th in Hong Kong

I-1 World Muay Thai Grand Extreme will take place on December 19th at the Star Hall in Hong Kong, China. The night’s main attraction will be the “4-Man Elimination Tournament”, which will feature three fighters from the reality TV Show “The Challenger Muaythai”. Vuyisile “The Cheetah” Colossa, Antoine “Kid Shark” Pinto and Ilya “Achilles” Grad […]

The Challenger Muaythai blog – Ilya Grad

by Ilya Grad Israel’s citizens are not allowed to enter Malaysia; I knew it as a fact! So when I was called for The Challenger, naturally I got a bit doubtful, but I was assured that some influential people in Malaysia had my back and would do everything in their powers to get me in. […]

The Challenger Muaythai blog – Antoine Pinto

by Antoine Pinto I was very honored to be chosen with Cedric Muller to represent my country in this international Muaythai show, as well as being an ambassador for the sport because this event will affect millions of viewers worldwide. I think Stephan Fox and his team chose me for my experience in Thailand and […]