Mardsua talks about winning “The Challenger Muaythai”
The reality TV show “The Challenger Muaythai” featured some of the best fighters in the world, but when it was all over only man remained. Mardsua defeated the UK’s Jordan Watson in the finals of the “The Challenger Muaythai” to become the seasons champion. Mardsua took some time to talk to Muay Thai Authority about […]
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 […]
The Challenger Muaythai blog – Mostafa Abdollahi part 2
by Mostafa Abdollahi After my first fight and my victory by KO against Jay Woodham from the UK, I had a bad injury and my rib was cracked from his knee. I was in pain, even that night I couldn’t sleep. After one day rest and recovery, I started very light training again. In the […]
Sport can make a difference
by Stephan Fox Over the past century, sport has played an integral role in bringing together cultures and creeds from across the globe. Thriving on the spirit of fair play and ethical behaviour, its power to communicate between all humanity has been instrumental in fostering an environment of inter-cultural dialogue. Based on a foundation of […]
The Challenger Muaythai blog – Antoine Pinto part 2
by Antoine Pinto For the quarter-finals the last eight boxers were divided into two teams of four, I was chosen first to face Faizal. In matters of pure boxing it was not a difficult fight for me because Faizal is not as technical of a fighter as I am and he does not have my […]
The Challenger Muaythai Grand Finale set for November 19th in Malaysia
The Challenger Muaythai is currently airing on AXN Asia. The show started off with 16 world class Muaythai fighters and the field has now been narrowed down to eight fighters. These eight are Vuyisile Colossa, Cedric Muller, Antoine Pinto, Tum Mardsua, Faizal Bin Ramil, Jordan Watson, Marco Pique and Mostafa Abdollahi. Once the field is […]
The Challenger Muaythai blog – Vuyisile Colossa
by Vuyisile Colossa I learned about The Challenger in February of this year. I was immediately excited, because I felt this was what I needed in my career. We arrived at the house and I had no idea who the other competitors would be, but as soon as I met everyone I recognized a few […]
The Challenger Muaythai blog – Mostafa Abdollahi
by Mostafa Abdollahi I was the Iranian Muaythai team captain for several years and earned a few medals in different international Muaythai competitions. I was one of the last fighters to be chosen to enter the Challenger Muaythai from the WMC and I only found out for definite 2 days before I had to fly […]
The Challenger Muaythai blog – Jay Woodham
by Jay Woodham I train at the Lamiamuaythai Camp Koh Samui with Tum Mardsua, he had already been chosen to take part in the show. They were looking for another fighter, I got asked to do a video interview like a screen test so I did that. They knew I was a decent fighter from […]
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. […]