International Federation of Muaythai Associations

International Federation of Muaythai Associations

Sport	Muay Thai
Category	Combat sport
Jurisdiction	International
Membership	140 national associations[1]
Abbreviation	IFMA
Founded	1993 (1993)
Affiliation	Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
Affiliation date	6 December 2016
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand Lausanne, Switzerland
President	Sakchye Tapsuwan
Secretary	Stephan Fox
Official website
muaythai.sport

The International Federation of Muaythai Associations, or IFMA, called the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur until 27 July 2019, is a sport governing body of amateur and professional Muay Thai and Muay boran consisting of 140 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations after unification of International Federation of Muaythai Amateur and World Muaythai Council. IFMA is officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF),^[2] the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA),^[3] World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)^[4] International World Games Association (IWGA),^[5] and Trim and Fitness International Sport for All Association (TAFISA).^[6] Muaythai has been included in many official sport programs such as the World Games, World Combat Games, Arafura Games, TAFISA Games, SEA Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games,^[7] Demonstration Sport in the Asian Games.

History

The International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA) was officially inaugurated in 1993 as the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur, a small federation with several enthusiastic member countries. IFMA has grown to 128 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations under a single, unified regulatory body. In 1998, IFMA was formally recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia. IFMA's objective is the total unification of all 128 member national federations, working mutually for the sport and the athletes. The enthusiasm and commitment of the members, boxers and officials is one of the greatest assets that IFMA brings to the ancient sport of Muaythai. ^[1]

FISU President Gallien & IFMA President Sakchye Tapsuwan sign the collaboration convention

At the IFMA Royal World Cup in Bangkok the AIMS conference took place gathering all 23 presidents from its members as well as representatives of IOC, FISU, IWGA, Peace and Sport, TAFISA and many others.^[8] The 2015 IFMA Royal World Cup displayed the rapid popularity of women competing in muaythai as the stadium quickly reached capacity during female bouts that displayed courage and heart.^[8] 93 countries participated in this event.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2015 AIMS received provisional recognition by the IOC. The following year in December 2016 at the annual meeting of the IOC Executive Board, Muaythai with IFMA as the governing body, was granted provisional IOC recognition for a period of three years. This allows IFMA to receive funding from the IOC and apply for development programmes.^{[citation needed]}

Timeline

Some of IFMA's milestones:^[9]

• 2005 – Inclusion in the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) as a fully recognised medal sport.
• 2005 – Inclusion in the Asian Indoor Games (AIG).
• 2006 – Recognition from the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).
• 2008 – Inclusion in the Trim and Fitness International Sport for All Association (TAFISA) Games and as a full member of the TAFISA Sport for All Organization.
• 2008 – Inclusion in the Arafura Games.
• 2009 – Inclusion in the Asian Martial Arts Games (AMAG).
• 2010 – Inclusion in the GAISF World Combat Games.
• 2013 – Inclusion in the International World Games Association (IWGA)
• 2013 – Inclusion in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG).
• 2014 – Inclusion in the Asian Beach Games.
• 2015 – International University Sports Federation (FISU) gives its patronage for University Muaythai Cup.
• 2015 – International University Sports Federation (FISU) has officially recognised muaythai signing the agreement between FISU and IFMA.
• 2016 – Provisional recognition from the International Olympic Committee.
• 2019 – Fully recognition from the International Olympic Committee.
• 2019 – Unification with World Muaythai Council (WMC) and rebranded to International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA).^[10][11]

IOC recognition

On December 6, 2016, the IOC Executive Board had provisionally recognised muaythai following an executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.^{[citation needed]}

Governance

Executive committee Name Role Country H.E. General Pichit Kullavanijaya Honorary life president  Thailand H.E. General Chetta Thanajaro Honorary life president  Thailand Yeo Kyu-tae Honorary life president  South Korea Dr. Sakchye Tapsuwan President  Thailand Stephan Fox Secretary general  Germany /  Australia Kajorn Prowsri Treasurer  Thailand H.E. Karim Massimov Vice president  Kazakhstan İbrahim Murat Gündüz Vice president  Turkey Elisa Salinas Vice president  Mexico Driss El Hilali Vice president  Morocco Sue Glassey Vice president  New Zealand Rafal Szlachta Vice president  Poland Somsak Leeswatrakul Vice president  Thailand Gennadiy Trukhanov Vice president  Ukraine Patrick Van Acker Committee member  Belgium Anatoliy Simonchik Committee member  Belarus Janice Lyn Committee member  Canada Michael Reid Committee member  Canada Petr Ottich Committee member  Czech Republic Nadir Allouache Committee member  France Detlef Turnau Committee member  Germany László Szabó Committee member  Hungary Davide Carlot Committee member  Italy Sami Kiblawi Committee member  Lebanon Dato' Shahnaz bin Azmi Committee member  Malaysia Sham Seetaram Committee member  Mauritius Rodrigo Jorquera Committee member  Peru Lucas Managuelod Committee member  Philippines Ana Vital Melo Committee member  Portugal Dmitry Putilin Committee member  Russia Mervyn Tan Committee member  Singapore Gustavo Luna Committee member  Spain Kasra Ashami Committee member  Sweden Charissa Tynan Committee member  Thailand Erdoğan Aydın Committee member  Turkey Halil Durna Committee member  Turkey Tareq Al-Mhairi Committee member  United Arab Emirates Michael Corley Committee member  United States

President’s Advisory Council Name Role Country Amir Hussaini Advisory council member  Afghanistan Ricky Tsang Advisory council member  Hong Kong Javad Nasiri Advisory council member  Iran Wu Wei Keong Advisory council member  Macau Iztok Vorkapič Advisory council member  Slovenia Commissions Commission Chairperson Country IFMA Technical & Rules Commission Dmitry Putilin  Russia IFMA Referee & Judge Commission Somchai Sripiew  Thailand IFMA Medical Commission Erdoğan Aydın  Turkey IFMA Finance Commission Sham Seetaram  Mauritius IFMA Sport & Active Society Commission Panida Ottesen  Denmark IFMA Youth Commission Elisa Salinas  Mexico IFMA Gender Equality Commission Sue Glassey  New Zealand IFMA Ethics Commission Caroline Baxter Tresise  France IFMA Press & PR Commission Toli Makris  Germany IFMA Business Commission Rolf Hess  Switzerland IFMA Legal Commission Mervyn Tan  Singapore IFMA Athletes Commission Janice Lyn  Canada IFMA Entourage Commission Vacant IFMA Education Commission Dato' Shahnaz bin Azmi  Malaysia IFMA Culture & Heritage Commission Chao Wathayotha  Thailand IFMA Professional Commission Kasra Ashami  Sweden

Area associations

International Federation of Muaythai Associations has a total of 122 member federations divided into 5 area associations.^[12]

  EMF – European Muaythai Federation in Europe

  FAMA – Federation of Asian Muaythai Associations in Asia

  Africa

  OMF – Oceania Muaythai Federation in Oceania

  PAMU – Pan-American Muaythai Union in the Americas

Code	Country	Federation	Website	Note
European Muaythai Federation
ALB	Albania			Provisional Member
AND	Andorra			Provisional Member
ARM	Armenia	Armenian Muaythai Federation	armeniamuaythai.com
AUT	Austria	Austrian Kickboxing and Thai Boxing Association	ifmamuaythai.at
AZE	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Muaythai and Thaiboxing Federation
BLR	Belarus	Belarusian Muaythai Federation	kickthai.by^[permanent dead link‍]
BEL	Belgium	Belgian Muaythai Organisation	bkbmo.be
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Muay Thai Union BiH
BUL	Bulgaria	Bulgarian National Muay Thai Federation	muaythai.bg Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
CRO	Croatia	Croatian Muaythai Federation	hoo.hr
CYR	Cyprus	Cyprus Muaythai Federation	cyprusmuaythai.org
CZE	Czech Republic	Czech Muay Thai Association	czechmuaythai.cz
DEN	Denmark	Danish Muay Thai Federation	dkmf.dk
EST	Estonia	Eesti Muay Thai Föderatsioon	thaiboxing.ee
FIN	Finland	Muaythai Association of Finland	muaythai.fi
FRA	France	Fédération française de kick boxing, muay thaï et disciplines associées	ffkmda.fr
GEO	Georgia	Thaiboxing Georgian Federation	geonoc.org.ge
GER	Germany	Muaythai Bund Deutschland e.V.	mtbd.de
GRE	Greece	Panhellenic Muaythai Federation	pmf.gr
HUN	Hungary	Hungarian Muaythai Federation	muaythai.hu
ISL	Iceland			Provisional Member
IRL	Ireland	Irish Muaythai Council	muaythaiireland.com Archived 2017-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
ISR	Israel	Muaythai Ring and Combat Sport Association	muaythai.co.il
ITA	Italy	Federazione Italiana Muay Thai	fikbms.net
KOS	Kosovo	Kosovo Federation of Muaythai	noc-kosovo.org
LAT	Latvia	Latvian Muaythai Federation	muaythai.lv
LIE	Liechtenstein			Provisional Member
LTU	Lithuania	Lithuanian Muaythai Federation	muaythai.lt
LUX	Luxembourg	Federation Luxembourgeoise des Arts Martiaux - FLAM	[1]	Provisional Member
MKD	North Macedonia	Muay Thai and Kickboxing Federation of Macedonia
MLT	Malta	Malta Muay Thai
MDA	Moldova	Federation of Muaythai of Republic of Moldova	thaiboxclub.md Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
MON	Monaco	Fédération Monégasque de Muaythai et Disciplines Associées	federation-muaythai.mc
MNE	Montenegro	Montenegrin Mauy Thai Federation
NED	Netherlands	Muaythai Organisation Netherlands	mon-ifma.org
NOR	Norway	Norwegian Muaythai Association	nmta.no
POL	Poland	Polish Muaythai Federation	pzmuaythai.pl
POR	Portugal	Portuguese Muaythai Federation	fpkmt.pt
ROM	Romania	Romanian Federation of Contact Martial Arts - FRAMC	[2]	Provisional Member
RUS	Russia	Russian Muaythai Federation	rmtf.ru
SMR	San Marino			Provisional Member
SRB	Serbia			Provisional Member
SVK	Slovakia	Slovak Muaythai Association	smta.sk
SLO	Slovenia	Slovenian Muay thai Federation	olympic.si
ESP	Spain	Federacion Española de Kickboxing y Muaythai	spainmuaythai.com
SWE	Sweden	Svenska Muaythai Förbundet	muaythai.se
SUI	Switzerland	Swiss Muaythai League		Provisional Member
TUR	Turkey	Turkish Muaythai Federation	muaythai.gov.tr
UKR	Ukraine	Ukraine National Muaythai Federation	muaythai.org.na^[permanent dead link‍]
GBR	United Kingdom	United Kingdom Muaythai Federation	ukmtf.com
Federation of Asian Muaythai Associations
AFG	Afghanistan	Afghanistan National Federation of Muaythai	muaythai.org.af Archived 2018-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
BRN	Bahrain	Bahraini Federation of Muaythai		Provisional Member
BAN	Bangladesh			Provisional Member
CHN	China	China Muaythai Association	olympic.cn
TPE	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei Muaythai Association	sanda.org.tw
HKG	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Muay Thai Association	hkmuaythai.org
IND	India	United Muaythai Association of India	www.olympic.org/india
INA	Indonesia	Indonesian Muaythai Federation	nocindonesia.or.id Archived 2013-11-14 at the Library of Congress Web Archives	Provisional Member
IRI	Iran	I.R. IRAN National Muaythai Association	olympic.ir
IRQ	Iraq	Iraqi Muaythai Federation	nociraq.iq Archived 2019-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
JPN	Japan	All Japan Muaythai Federation	ifma-j.org Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
JOR	Jordan	Jordan Muay Thai Association	joc.jo
KAZ	Kazakhstan	Muaythai Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan	olympic.kz Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
KOR	South Korea	Korea Muaythai Association	sports.or.kr/eng Archived 2012-12-19 at archive.today
KUW	Kuwait	Kuwait Muaythai Committee	kuwaitolympic.com Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz Muaythai Federation	kyrgyzmuaythai.org Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
LAO	Laos	Laos Muaythai		Provisional Member
LBN	Lebanon	Lebanese Muaythai Federation	lebolymp.org
MAC	Macau	Macau Muaythai Association	macauolympic.org
MAS	Malaysia	Malaysia Muaythai Association	muaythaimalaysia.org Archived 2016-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
MGL	Mongolia	Muaythai Federation of Mongolia	fight.mn Archived 2019-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
MYA	Myanmar			Provisional Member
NEP	Nepal	Nepal Muay Thai Association
OMA	Oman			Provisional Member
PAK	Pakistan	Pakistan Federation Amateur Muaythai	pfampk.com
PLE	Palestine	Palestine Federation of Muaythai	poc.ps Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
PHI	Philippines	Muaythai Association of the Philippines	olympic.ph
QAT	Qatar			Provisional Member
KSA	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Muaythai and Kickboxing Federation
SGP	Singapore	Muaythai Association Singapore (MAS)	amas.org.sg Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
SRI	Sri Lanka	Muayhai Association of Sri Lanka	mtaslb.com
SYR	Syria			Provisional Member
TJK	Tajikistan	Muaythai Federation of Tajikistan	olympic.tj
THA	Thailand	Amateur Muaythai Association of Thailand (AMTAT)	olympicthai.or.th Archived 2001-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
TLS	Timor-Leste			Provisional Member
TKM	Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan Muaythai Federation
UAE	United Arab Emirates	UAE Muaythai Federation	mkfed.ae
UZB	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan Amateur and Professional Muaythai Association	muaythai-ifma.uz Archived 2015-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
VIE	Vietnam	Vietnam Muay Federation	muayviet.com
YEM	Yemen	Yemen Federation of Muaythai
Africa
ALG	Algeria	Algeria Full Contact Kickboxing, Muaythai and Related Disciplines Federation
ANG	Angola			Provisional Member
CMR	Cameroon	Federation camerounaise de muaythai et disciplines affinitaires
EGY	Egypt	Egyptian Muaythai Federation
ETH	Ethiopia			Provisional Member
GAM	Gambia			Provisional Member
GHA	Ghana	Ghana Muaythai Federation
GUI	Guinea	Guinea Federation of Muaythai and associated Disciplines
CIV	Ivory Coast	Federation Ivoirienne de Muaythai et Disciplines Assimilees	fimt-muaythai.com
KEN	Kenya			Provisional Member
LBA	Libya	Libyan Union for Kickboxing and Similar Sports	olympic.ly Archived 2018-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
MDA	Madagascar			Provisional Member
MAU	Mauritania			Provisional Member
MRI	Mauritius	Mauritius Muaythai Federation	nocmauritius.org Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
MAR	Morocco	Federation Royale Marocaine de Muay Tai	cnomaroc.org
MOZ	Mozambique			Provisional Member
NAM	Namibia			Provisional Member
NGR	Nigeria	Nigeria Muaythai Federation
SEN	Senegal			Provisional Member
SLE	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone Muaythai Association
RSA	South Africa	South African Amateur Muaythai Federation	muaythai.org.za Archived 2019-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
TUN	Tunisia
UGA	Uganda			Provisional Member
Oceania Muaythai Federation
AUS	Australia	Muaythai Australia	muaythaiaustralia.com.au
COK	Cook Islands			Provisional Member
FIJ	Fiji			Provisional Member
PYF	French Polynesia	Fédération Polynésienne Boxe Thaïlandaise et Disciplines Associées
NZL	New Zealand	New Zealand Muaythai Federation
PNG	Papua New Guinea			Provisional Member
SAM	Samoa			Provisional Member
TGA	Tonga			Provisional Member
Pan American Muaythai Union
ARG	Argentina	Federación Argentina de Muaythai	muaythai.com.ar
ARU	Aruba	Muay Thai Federation Aruba
BAR	Barbados			Provisional Member
BOL	Bolivia	Federacion Boliviana de Muaythai		Membership in process
BRA	Brazil	Confederacao Brasileira de Muaythai Tradicional	cbmttbrasil.com
CAN	Canada	Muaythai Canada	muaythaicanada.org Archived 2020-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
CHI	Chile			Provisional Member
COL	Colombia	Federation Colombiana De Muaythai
CRC	Costa Rica	Federacion Costarricense de Muaythai
DOM	Dominican Republic	Federacion Dominicana de Muaythai
ECU	Ecuador	Federación Ecuatoriana de Muaythai
SLV	El Salvador			Provisional Member
GUA	Guatemala			Provisional Member
HON	Honduras	Federacion Hondurena De Muaythai	muaythaihn.blogspot.com
JAM	Jamaica			Provisional Member
MEX	Mexico	Mexican Muaythai Federation	femem.mx Archived 2017-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
PAN	Panama			Provisional Member
PAR	Paraguay	Federacion Paraguaya de Muaythai
PER	Peru	Peruvian Muaythai Federation	muaythaiperu.com
PUE	Puerto Rico			Provisional Member
SUR	Suriname	Surinamese Thaiboxing Association (Suthaibo)
TTO	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinbago Muaythai
USA	United States	United States Muaythai Federation	unitedstatesmuaythaifederation.org
URU	Uruguay	Federacion Uruguaya de Muaythai Tradicional	fumtt.com.uy
VEN	Venezuela			Provisional Member

Events

International

	Denotes inaugural event

Year	World Games	World Combat Games	World University Championships	World Martial Arts Masterships	World Championships / Cup	World Youth Championships
1993					Bangkok
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998					Bangkok
1999					Bangkok
2000					Bangkok
2001					Bangkok
2002					Bangkok
2003					Almaty
2004
2005					Bangkok	Bangkok
2006					Bangkok[13]	Bangkok[13]
2007					Bangkok[14]	Bangkok[14]
2008					Busan[15]	Busan[15]
2009					Bangkok[16]	Bangkok[16]
2010		Beijing			Bangkok[17]	Bangkok[17]
2011					Tashkent[18]	Tashkent[19]
2012					Saint Petersburg[20]	Saint Petersburg[21]
2013		Saint Petersburg				Istanbul[22]
2014					Langkawi[23]	Langkawi[24]
2015					Bangkok[25]	Bangkok[26]
2016				Cheongju	Jönköping[27]	Bangkok[28]
2017	Wrocław				Minsk[29]	Bangkok[30]
2018			Bangkok		Cancún[31]	Bangkok[32]
2019				Chungju	Bangkok[33]	Antalya[34]
2020			Nur-Sultan		Abu Dhabi[35]	TBA[36]
2021	Birmingham	Nur-Sultan			Bangkok
2022			Ekaterinburg

Continental

	Denotes inaugural event

Year	European Championships	Asian Championships	African Championships	Oceanian Championships	Pan American Championships
2008	Zgorzelec
2010	Velletri
2011	Antalya
2013	Lisbon

Professional rankings

As of 10 April 2020^[37]

Men's divisions

Rank	Mini flyweight	Flyweight	Bantamweight	Super bantamweight
C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1	Netipong Phrommakhot	Charak Murtuzaliev	Detrak Kulsena	Buengon Leknakhonsiri
2	Ovsep Aslanyan	Chanalert Meenayothin	Kumandoi Petcharoenvit	Kompatak Sinbimuaythai
3	Petchdech Wor.Sangbrapai	Satanmuanglek PetchyindeeAcademy	Ronachai Tor.Ramintra	Ponsanae Sor.Pumiphat
4	Yodkla Isantractor	PetchAnuwat Nor.Anuwatgym	Saotho Sitchefboontham	Petchhuahin Bor.Petchkaikaew
5	Watcharapon Meenayothin	Peerapat Muayded789	Petchmuangsiri Odtukdaeng	Kongthoranee Sor.Sommai
6	Koemrieng Him	Sakaengam Jitmuangnon	Chartpet Sor.Poonsawat	Chailar Por.Lakboon
7	Soulixay Singsavath	Malaynguen Somwang Gai Yang	Ariel Lee Lampacan	Tepthaksin Sor.Sonsing
8	Zubeyr Barin	Luo Chenghao	Nicolas Young	Nicolas Young
9	Mashal Islamzai	Mikita Mironchyk	Kholmurod Rakhimov	Kholmurod Rakhimov
10	Nadaka Eiwasportsgym	Bakytzhan Arifkhanov	Yelaman Sayassatov	Yelaman Sayassatov
Rank	Featherweight	Super featherweight	Lightweight	Super lightweight
C	N/A	N/A	Savvas Michael	N/A
1	Almaz Sarsembekov	Superlek Kiatmuu9	Aik Begian	Igor Liubchenko
2	Kiewpayak Jitmuangnon	Yodtongtai Sor.Sommai	Kaona SorJor.Tongprachin	Abdulmalik Mugidinov
3	Phetpangan Mor.Ratanabandit	Yodkritsada Yutthichonburi	Rodtang Jitmuangnon	Nuenglanlek Jitmuangnon
4	Messi Pangkongprab	Mongkolkaew Sor.Sommai	Tiradet Chor.Hapayak	Chamuaktong Fightermuaythai
5	Samingdet Nor.Anuwatgym	Lamnamoonlek Or.Atchariya	Sittisak Sengchimyou Yim	Shadow Suanahanpiekmai
6	Chalam Parunchai	Thanupetch Wor.Sangprapai	Extra Rongsamak OBJ Udon	Sangmanee Sathian
7	Alexsandr Abramov	Alexsandr Abramov	Petchmanee Por.Lakboon	Mohd Fazzatki bin Mohd Zaki
8	Nicholas Bryant	Tananchai Somwang Gai Yang	Sercan Koç	Ryan Jakiri
9	Vladyslav Mykytas	Arthur Meyer	Daniil Yermolenka	Kittipop Mueangprom
10	Tagir Khalilov	Jonathan Haggerty	Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất	Yousef Jahangir
Rank	Welterweight	Super welterweight	Middleweight	Super middleweight
C	Bobo Sacko	Oleksandr Moisa	Jimmy Vienot	Yohan Lidon
1	Thanet Nitutorn	Khunsuk Sitchefboontham	Ilya Balanov	Jimmy Vienot
2	Pongsiri P.K.Saenchaigym	Talaytong Sor.Thanapetch	Capitan PetchyindeeAcademy	Vladimir Moravcik
3	Yodlekpet Or.Pitisak	Saenpon PetchpacharaAcademy	Yodwicha Banchamek	Toby Smith
4	Rafi Singpatong	Bangpleenoi Sor.Jitpadana	Superbon Banchamek	Samy Sana
5	Liam Harrison	Nacheer KiatcamtonGym	Youssef Boughanem	Mansurbek Tolipov
6	Dmitry Varats		Oleh Huta	Khompikad Sor Tawnrung
7	Speth Norbert Attila	Wanchalerm Nuantongsnooker	Andrei Kulebin	Volodymyr Baryshev
8	Charlie Peters	Artem Pashporin	Sorgraw PetchyindeeAcademy	Nayanesh Parikh Bumba
9	Erdem Dincer	Liam Nolan	Gabriel Mazzetti	Youssef Abboud
10	Chadd Collins	George Mann	Amine El Moatassime	Anton Sjoqvist
Rank	Light heavyweight	Cruiserweight	Heavyweight	Super heavyweight
C	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1		Gadzhi Medzhidov	Oleh Primachov	Bugra Tugay Erdogan
2	Mikita Shostak	Yavheni Vavchok	Dzianis Hanchanarok	Yasin Petchsaman MT
3	Vasyl Sorokin	Anatolii Sukhanov	Jakub Klauda	Amine Kebir
4	Simon Marcus	Lukasz Radosv	Weerasinghe Madushanka	Viktor Torkotluk
5	Tengnueng Sitjaesairoong	Nathaniel Gaston	Zabit Samedov	Steve Banks
6	Jake Lund	Lorenzo Jiminez Martinez	Nadir Iskhanov	Chelli Kahin
7	Surik Magakian	Alexandr Tsarikov	Syed Asrar Hussain Sha	Michal Reissinger
8	Nicolai Woltmeijer Bartholin	Milos Cvjeticanin	Brice Guiden	Matuesz Duczmal
9	Ilyas Hbibali	Benkerrov Messaoud	Miguel Fuerte	Vinicius Silva Novaes De Souza
10	Miguel Angel Padilla	Cengaver Taylan Kemik	Raffaele Vitale	Soleymani Safakhaneh Seyed Kaveh

Women's divisions

Rank	Pinweight	Mini flyweight	Flyweight
C	N/A	N/A	Ticha Wor Por Sukothai RR Kila Korat
1	Alena Liashkevich	Tessa Kakkonen	Bùi Yến Ly
2	Samtiya Bor Buayboonpuet	Sze Sze Rowlinson	Ekaterina Gurina
3	Pluengwaree Sor Boonchay	FahChiangRai Sor Sakunthong	Funda Alkayis
4	Satu Mykkanen	Gulabdam Sit Sor Nor	Ploykiaw Sakchad
5	Tawanchai Dabhanyim	Gaewda Wor Muangpetch	Sommanee Wor Santai
6	Pawida Sor Pongsakon	Gulistan Turan	Rungnapa Por Muangpetch
7	Yuliia Diachenko	Suphisara Konlak	Petchiruang Wor Woragon
8	Vera Negodina	Myriame Djedidi	Monika Chochlikova
9	Huỳnh Hà Hữu Hiếu	Cheryl Gwa	Lisa Brierly
10	Yuliia Diachenko	Hanna Avakova	Yumiko Kawano
Rank	Bantamweight	Featherweight	Lightweight
C	Sofia Olofsson	Pecthdabi Mor Krungtep Thonburi	N/A
1	Almira Tinchurina	Maria Klimova	Nili Block
2	Jitti Sor Sor Chiang Mai	Yolanda Schmidt	Isa Tidblad
3	Kwanjai Sor Tawanrung	Candice Mitchell	Ekaterina Vinnikova
4	Wondergirl Fairtex	Sayfa Sor Suparat	Darya Bialkova
5	Sylvie Petchrungruang	Nongurn Sor Konggrapan	Janjeira Wankrue
6	Liya Sinbi Muaythai Gym	Jomyutting Sor Engineer Concrete	Mariana Ramirez Sanchez
7	Jenelyn Olsim	Anaelle Angerville	Mariya Valent
8	Coral Carnicella	Taylor McClatchie	Nina Scheucher
9	Yadrung “Chomanee” Tehiran	Karolina Klusova	Oleksandra Pecheniuk
10	Viktorie Bulinova	Patricia Axling	Gia Winberg
Rank	Lightweight	Welterweight	Middleweight
C	Claire Baxter	N/A	N/A
1	Zoe Putorak	Bediha Taçyıldız	Anna Rantanen
2	Angela Whitley	Emma Stonegård Abrahamsson	Angela Mamic
3	Sara Matsson	Anastasiia Nepianidi	Genah Fabian
4	Veronika Profeva	Ilmira Kunakhunova	Charmaine Tweet
5	Isa Tidblad	Alexsandra Sitnikova	Mahsa Salehpour
6	Svetlana Vinnikova	Alena Artemova	Helena Jurišić
7	Erica Björnestrand	Riikka Järvenpää	Anna Tarasava
8	Sabina Mazo	Maria Eugenia Gonzalez Sanquis	Michelle Lanna MT
9	Kübra Akbulut	Georgia Smith	Gradai Noi Wor Por Sukhothai
10	Anita Khodieieva	Tatiana Sharkova	Tersi Rookwood

Criticism

The Ukrainian and Finnish national teams boycotted the 2022 IFMA Youth World Championships held in Malaysia due to IFMA reversing their decision of not allowing the Russian and Belarusian national teams to participate in the competition.^[38][39]

At the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, the boxing style commonly practiced in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand was named Kun Khmer. The decision led to a severe backlash in Thailand.^[40] The sport has already been renamed Muay Lao once when the event was hosted in Vientiane in 2009, sparking no reactions from Thailand at that time.^[41] In 2023, the IFMA threatened six member-countries from Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore - with a two-year ban on any IFMA competitions and activities should they join the competition.^[42] Eventually only Thai athletes boycotted the competition.^[43]

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External links

• Official IFMA site