Saturday 11th September 2010

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Fans of combat sports are in for a real treat when the Muaythai Champions Trophy comes to Birmingham. This is the ultimate in sports entertainment. Featuring explosive, non-stop action, Muay Thai is regarded as the ultimate stand up fighting art and is known as the "art of eight limbs". It is devastatingly effective but requires tremendous dedication and discipline to become top level. Fighters can make use of their fists, legs, elbows and knees to land blows, meaning the action is non-stop at all ranges!

The Muaythai Champions Trophy is an 8 man tournament featuring the very best welterweights under Full Thai rules. The draw will have a random element so no-one is sure who they are fighting first and the winner will have to fight no less than 3 times in one night to take the trophy and become the Champion!

Fight Card

The fighters participating in the 8-man tournament are:

Andy Thrasher (Manchester) – 2 x World Champion

Tim Thomas (Bedford) – 1 x World Champion, Current British ranked number one

Kevin Harper (Wigan) – 2 x World Champion, 5 x British Champion

James France (Leeds) – European Champion

Wayne McCoy (Nottingham) – K65 Grand prix Champion

Kieran Keddle (London) – 2 x World Champion

Thomas McCormick (Sheffield) – Commonwealth Champion

Nordin Kassrioui (Amsterdam) – Dutch Champion

Dave Copestake (Birmingham) – English Champion

Kerith Bhella (Wolverhampton) – British Champion

(Including two reserves)

The single bout super fights include the following:

WORLD TITLE FIGHT

Damien Trainor (Birmingham) vs Gianpietro Marceddu (Italy)

Current IKF World and WMC European Champion Damien Trainor is set to fight on WAKO-pro world champion Gianpietro Marceddu from Italy.

WORLD TITLE FIGHT

Dean James (Wolverhampton) vs Penphet Sor Kittishai (Thailand)

Current WMC European Champion and British ranked number one Dean James will have the toughest test of his career against the experienced Penphet Sor Kittishai of Thailand who has over 80 fights to his name. Dean James is rated as pound for pound one of the most technical fighters in the country!