Lion Fight Promotions Official Press release for May 14th event
LION FIGHT PROMOTIONS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES SECOND PROFESSIONAL MUAY THAI EVENT SCHEDULED ON MAY 14 Las Vegas Local Sensation and 2010 Muay Thai Fighter of the Year Kevin Ross Billed as Main Event March 22, Las Vegas, NV – Lion Fight Promotions, LLC announced today that its second Muay Thai fight card in Nevada is scheduled […]
Pictures: Journey Fight Series Opening Round
Last Saturday the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament kicked off. It was one of the most anticipated events this far in 2011 due to the talent filled eight man tournament. Steve Arena was on hand to photograph the action. All photos courtesy of Steve Arena. For more of his great photography visit kiwiblack.com.
National Muaythai Day
by John Wolcott As legend has it, sometime around the late 1700’s on March 17, a Thai boxer by the name of Nai Khanom Tom, who was held captive by the King of Burma, fought and defeated ten Burmese boxers sequentially earning himself his freedom. As the story goes, Tom’s first opponent was so thrown […]
Pictures: Baxter Humby training for William Sriyapai
Scott Hirano was on hand to capture some photos of Baxter “The One Armed Bandit” Humby as he trains for his April 10th fight at IFS 7 New Blood against William “The Bull” Sriyapai.
Kevin Ross talks upcoming fight with Mark DeLuca
With Kevin Ross vs. Mark DeLuca all but confirmed we were able to catch up with “The Soul Assassin” and have him answer a few questions regarding his upcoming bout with Mark DeLuca. The fight is going to take place May 14th in Primm Valley at the Star of the Desert Arena in Buffalo Bill’s […]
Omar Ahmed: Ready to expand abroad
If you walk into Sitan Gym in Queens, NY odds are you will find Omar Ahmed training, or coaching. The Queens, NY native is on a mission to become the best Muay Thai practitioner he can be. Like anyone looking to strive for greatness you need discipline and dedication, and Omar has let Muay Thai […]
Second Chance Sneakers Program Official Press Release
The Muaythai Preservation Project was launched in 2010, and has been hard at work to provide at risk youth with the opportunity to train and learn about the art of Muay Thai. Their latest project is the Second Chance Sneakers Program. What was recently accomplished with the Second Chance Sneakers Program. In February, the […]
Josh Palmer talks opening round win, and semi-finals of Journey Fight Series tournament
Josh Palmer defeated Mark DeLuca this past weekend to earn his spot in the semi-finals of the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament. Josh was kind enough to answer a few questions for Muay Thai Authority about his win, the semi-finals, and what he has coming up. MTA: You advanced past the first round of the […]
Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament semi-finals official for June 11th
The semi-final of the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament are official, and set to take place at the Century Casino in Calgary, Canada on June 11th. Semi-final match-ups for the tournament are Coke Chunhawat vs. Matt Embree in a re-match of their September 2010 fight. Chunhawat defeated Parwez Ghulam by TKO in the tournaments opening […]
Matt Embree talks about win over Rami Ibrahim and the semi-finals of the Journey Fight Series tournament
Matt Embree defeated Rami Ibrahim this past weekend in the opening round of the Journey Fight Series 140lb eight man tournament. He answered a few questions for Muay Thai Authority regarding his fight, and the fact that he now gets a chance to avenge his Semptember 2010 loss to Coke Chunhawat in the next round […]