Iman Barlow and Ashley Nichols headline Enfusion Live Halifax as Barlow Defends Title – Full Fight Card Posted on July 5, 2017August 28, 2019 By Angela Chang Iman Barlow is one of the more well-known names when it comes to active female Muay Thai fighters. She’s had close to 100 fights (this fight will be her 100th, actually!) and impresses viewers with her technical skills and power. The contracted Lion Fight, Enfusion, and Muay Thai GP competitor has an impressive 14 world titles to her name. Barlow has been competing since she was 4-years old and is still going on strong.In Canada, she will face Ashley Nichols, who is also distinguished in her right. In under the past year, she’s won not one, but two WPMF World Titles in Thailand; the second one came from beating one of Thailand’s best 55-57 kg fighters, Sawsing Sor Sopit. Recently, she’s been dabbling in MMA, and to much success. She’s won 3 out of her 3 MMA fights this year, and is the current TKO Strawweight champion at 115 lb.This is an excellent match up and fans of the Muay Thai community should be very excited to see how this fight goes, if they aren’t already. (FYI, under Enfusion rules, there are no elbow strikes allowed)The fight is going down this Saturday, July 8th in Halifax, Canada. For those that want to watch it live, it will be at The Forum Halifax. Doors open at 6:00pm and first fights start at 6:45pm. Fight CardLenny Wheeler (CA) vs Desmond Johnson (CA) @ 60 kgChris McMillan (CA) vs Kyle Nelson (CA) @ 70 kgJustin Condie (CA) vs Matthew Kendell (CA) @ 75 kgMark MacKinnon (CA) vs Joey George (CA) @ 85 kgThomas Dalziel (CA) vs Ariel Abreu (US) @ 80 kgIman Barlow (UK) vs Ashley Nichols (CA) @ 54 kg News ashley nicholsfight cardiman barlownews
News 25 Million Baht Budget Approved to Aid Muay Thai Fighters & Trainers Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020On April 10, there was a meeting held by the Professional Boxing Association. The meeting was coordinated by Somchat Charoen Watcharawit and members of the Boxing Board Committee (คณะกรรมการกีฬามวย) to figure out how to provide immediate help to those in Muay Thai affected by COVID-19. Read More
News Thailand’s Third Wave Shuts Down Bangkok’s Muay Thai Scene Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Just a few months after the second wave of COVID-19 that prompted closures in Bangkok and surrounding provinces in January, infections are on the rise again. Except for this time, it’s been detected that it’s the UK variant of the strain – so far, it’s spread more quickly and resulted in more deaths than the last wave. There is currently a shortage of hospital beds in Bangkok. People are being turned away due to this.Starting today, April 26, 31 types of venues in Bangkok are mandated to close for the next two weeks (or until further notice). These venues include Muay Thai camps, boxing stadiums, fitness gyms, and parks. Read More
News Thai Fight Samui 2017 Results Posted on May 1, 2017May 1, 2017The first Thai Fight event to have females on the card ended with an extraordinary number of knockouts. Unfortunately, they did not air the females fights on TV so I am still looking for videos of those fights. The fight between Rosa and Phetchnapa went the distance, but Walorska had the… Read More