Top Asian Muay Thai Fighters to Step into the Ring for an Action-Filled Evening
We are
heading to Singapore again this week; for the first time ever Muse Fitness
Singapore and Axseed Events have come together to jointly organize Singapore’s Inaugural Asia Fighting
Championship (AFC) on 23 September 2017. Top champion fighters from Korea
(Seung Bum Woo and Yoo Deok Jae), Macau (Chao Wai Ian, Ieong Pan and Kuan Wei
Hou), Malaysia (Muhammad Ali Yaakub) will be making their first appearance and
fight against Singapore’s very own, promising an action-packed evening in Marina
Bay Sands Expo.
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| Asian Fighting Championship 2017 |
Asia
Fighting Championship (AFC), a new brand and concept entirely conceived in
Singapore, aims to unite different nations through the provision of a
professional platform to showcase the talent in the sport worldwide. This cross
collaboration aims to establish the Asia Fighting Championship as the globally
recognized arena for Muay Thai artistes; selecting and recruiting the best
athletes across all nations.
Asian Fighting Championship 2017
Date: 23rd
Sept 2017 (Saturday)
Time: 11:00am
to 10:00pm Expo Hall Opens and 7:00pm to
11:30pm Fight commences
Venue:
Marina Bay Sands Expo, Hall A, Level 1
Admission
Fees : VIP Suites S$5,350 | VIP S$137 | Standard S$95
Ticketing: www.sistic.com.sg
hotline (+65- 6348-5555) and all island-wide outlets. For bulk bookings, please
contact: pamm@axseedevents.com sales@axseedevents.com or Tel: 6394
9696 / +65 9855 0511
Bringing
Muay Thai to Greater Heights in Asia
From
across the borders of Continental Asia, the far reaches of Samarkand Uzbekistan
to the shores of the land of the rising sun Nippon; to rise before the great
People's Republic of China to the sons of Daehan Minguk Korea and to the
glitter of the Las Vegas of Asia – Macau.
Then also before the shores of Bumiputra Malaysia and to rest again
finally in the Lion City of Singapore, Asia Fighting Championship brings to you
the best of the Asian Fighting spirit, the spirit of all the sons of
Continental Asia where martial arts was born and bred.
Asia
Fighting Championships (AFC) will, in its competitions, seek to find a Champion
of Muay Thai, a Champion of the people and a Champion of life itself. This is Asia Fighting Championship’s QUEST to
find the true – “Champion of Champions”.
Stay tuned and follow us for this exciting and challenging journey and
endeavour starting in September 2017 at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore that
will take us to Kuala Lumpur and Macau before coming full circle back to
Singapore in September 2018 for the Final Showdown – Chapter 1.
AFC is
fully sanctioned by the World Muaythai Council (WMC). AFC will see the launch
of specially designed belts for four different weight classes. The winner of
each class will be crowned AFC champion and be awarded the belt.
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| From National Team Malaysia: Muhammad Ali Yaakub (Captain); Amirul Ariffin & Saifullah Bin Ismail |
For The
Record – Presenting The Top Fighters
Seung
Bum Woo (Korea)
At the
young age of 24, Seung Bum Woo has already made a name for himself in the world
of Muay Thai, with these accolades under his belt – MAXFC main fight 65kg
(2017), 2013/2015/2016/2017 Muay Thai Senior National Team (63.5kg), Korea Muay
Thai Association (63.5kg) champion and 96th National Sports Festival Muay Thai
(First Place) etc. IOne only needs to witness his prowess during the matches,
to understand why he has been termed ‘Crazy Donkey’.
Yoon
Deok Jae (Korea)
Known as
‘Baby Face Assassin’, 24-year-old Yoon Deok Jae has been crowned champion in
several matches, winning the title in 2012 and 2016 Korean Muay Thai Association
in 48Kg and 54Kg categories respectively, as well as 2011 IFMA World
Championships gold medal and 2016 MAXFC 57Kg champion.
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| Muhammad Ali Yaakub; Captain National Team Malaysia |
Muhammad
Ali Yaakub (Malaysia)
Ali
Yaakub, also known as one of the two best bets for SEA Games gold, the
30-year-old national Muay Thai fighter emerged champion (54kg category) at the
World Muay Thai Council championship in February this year.
The
reigning national champion has chalked up over 300 Muay Thai bouts and claimed
numerous titles worldwide, notably the gold medal at the Arafura Games in
Darwin, Australia, in 2009 and World Muay Thai Super Fights 2010 in Hong Kong.
Mohd Ali
also held the World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Asian champion belt in 2010. In
January 2017, he won the WMC-sanctioned Super 4 Invitational event in Bangkok,
beating International Federation of Muay Thai Amateur (IFMA) multiple champion
Igor Khalilov Tagir of Russia along the way.
Singapore's Key Fighter - Brandon Ng
Known by
his fight name – Brandon is already taking all the international top gains
making him the new rising star and a highlight of the local Thai Boxing scene
at only 22 years of age. Being in the sport for just seven years, Brandon has
fought against the toughest, in most recognised arenas and Championships of the
world; such as the Lumpinee Stadium, Rajadamnern Stadium, Max Muay Thai, IFMA
World Championships and many more.
As the
most experienced competing fighter in Singapore, he currently holds a record of
over 30 professional fights and stands in the cat of 65 kilos. He is the only
Singaporean Citizen to ever bring home victories from both of Thailand’s most
respected venues by knock out; Rajadamnern and Lumpinee Stadiums, Bangkok.
Just a
few months back, Brandon has become the new Title Belt Holder of Patong
Stadium, making him the new Phuket’s Champion for the year of 2016. Currently,
pursuing his daily routine of a minimum of two trainings, preparing for all
that is in store for him, including the IFMA S.E.A Games 2017. Not to be
undermined, one of Brandon’s toughest opponents, Ke Hao Xun, will be featured
in AFC as well.
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| The Fighters |
Current
confirmed stable of fighters:
Muhammad
Ali Yaakub (National Team Captain Malaysia)
Amirul
Ariffin (National Team Malaysia)
Saifullah
Bin Ismail (National Team Malaysia)
Seung
Bum Woo (National Team Korea)
Yoon
Deok Jae (National Team Korea)
Chao Wai
Ian (National Team Macau)
Ieong
Pan (National Team Macau)
Kuan Wai
Hou (National Team Macau)
Brandon
Ng (National Team Singapore)
Hao Xun
Ke (Singapore)
Cheryl
Gwa (National Team Singapore)
Bryan
Tee (National Team Singapore)
Lee
Dejun (National Team Singapore)
Other
AFC Highlights:
Adding a
touch of entertainment and glitz, we are proud to announce local stars
Sylvester Sim and Steven Lim joining the event as celebrity fighters.
Inaugural
Asia Fighting Championship Physique Championship
AFC, in
collaboration with WBPF Singapore (World Bodybuilding and Physique Federation
Singapore), is launching the inaugural Asia Fighting Championship Physique
Championship. Athletes from all over Asia will be invited to compete in the
following 3 categories: Male Sport Physique, Women’s Model Physique and Open
Body-Building.
There
will be monetary prizes for winners from each category, as AFC Physique
Championship will be crowning the very first winners from each category. Besides
attractive monetary prizes, the winning athletes will be invited to represent
Singapore and compete in related events all across Asia.
For more
updates on AFC, please visit www.asiafightingchampionship.com
or Facebook www.facebook.com/AsiaFightingChampionship
Instagram:
@asiafightingchampionship
Hashtags:
#AFCSingapore #AsiaFightingChampionship
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