Chantal Ughi

Chantal Ughi
Ughi in 2007
Born	(1981-12-17) December 17, 1981 (age 42) Milan, Italy
Other names	Janthra
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	Italian
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg; 10 st)
Division	Super Lightweight
Reach	70.0 in (178 cm)
Style	Boxing, Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Milan, Italy
Team	Lottatori Milano
Trainer	Diego Voltolin
Rank	certified Muay Thai kru 12th khan by National stadium, Bangkok
Years active	2005–present (Kickboxing)
Professional boxing record
Total	2
Losses	2
Kickboxing record
Total	68
Wins	45
By knockout	18
Losses	22
Draws	1
Other information
Website	https://twitter.com/chantalughi
Boxing record from BoxRec

Chantal Ughi (born December 17, 1981) is an Italian and American female kickboxer, actress and multiple Muay Thai champion. ^[1]

Ughi started training Muay Thai in New York aged 20, ^[2] and in January 2008 left her acting career in the United States to become a full time Muay Thai fighter in Thailand. She has since spoken out about the difficulties of being a female in a sport run by men, as well as her experiences of traveling to Thailand alone as a girl to train and compete in Muay Thai. ^[3] Chantal Ughi is a seven-time world champion in the sport. ^[4]

In 2014, Ughi returned to Italy to resume her acting career and was the subject matter and lead actress in the 2015 documentary Goodbye Darling I'm Off to Fight! (original in Italian: Ciao amore vado a combattere!) directed by Simone Manetti and produced by Alfredo Covelli, where she played herself. ^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Traveling Companion	Maria
1996	Growing Artichokes in Mimongo	Chantal
1997	Albania Blues	Aida
1998	Abbiamo Solo Fatto L'Amore	Corinna
2001	The Big Apple	Jackie
2016	Goodbye Darling, I'm Off to Fight	Herself	[6]
2017	All the Money in the World	Villager woman	[7]
2018	I Wanted Our Summer	Erika
2020	El Plebeyo	Dona Zucarello	[8]

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Acting career

Ughi in 2015

Actress, director, singer and photographer, Ughi studied piano and followed her family relative Uto Ughi a violin player, at an early age. She then started modeling and traveling Europe, Paris, London, Madrid and Tokyo, Japan. At the same time she pursued her passion for acting and photography.

Ughi soon moved to Rome where she got her first acting role in the movie Traveling Companion , starring Asia Argento and French actor Michel Piccoli (official selection at the Cannes International Film Festival).

She quickly became the muse of many European film directors such as Peter Del Monte, Citto Maselli, Giuseppe Piccioni, Fulvio Ottaviano. She showcased her talent in both drama and comedy movies through many leading and supporting roles in internationally acclaimed European and Italian movies like Not Of This World , starring Margherita Buy and Silvio Orlando (a United Artists release and winner of the Montreal World Film Festival and the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival), Love in The Mirror starring Peter Stormare ( Dancer In The Dark ), the Italian Academy Award Winner Growing Artichocks in Mimongo , the critically acclaimed comedy But We Only Made Love, where she plays Corinna, and Albania Blues , as Aida.

After an intensive Shakespeare program at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, Chantal decided to move to New York City, where she immediately landed a leading role in the romantic comedy The Big Apple , aka Freax and the City which she also help produce. In New York her debut film La Mia Mano Destra (My Right Hand) won for Best Short at the Brooklyn International Film Festival.

Goodbye Darling I'm Off To Fight (Ciao Amore Vado a combattere!) ^[5] directed by Simone Manetti and Produced by Alfredo Covelli, where Ughi plays herself, was won Best Italian Documentary Prize and Jury Special Mention Prize at the prestigious 2016 Biografilm Festival in Bologna, Italy as well as Best Documentary at Molise Cinema and many other prizes. It was also nominated for Italian Nastri D'Argento 2017. It was released in movie theatres all around Italy in 2017 by I Wonder Pictures.

In 2016, Chantal played the lead role in Fiorella Mannoia's music video to "Nessuna Conseguenza" (No consequences), highlighting the continued relevance of violence against women and domestic abuse. ^[10]

Muay Thai Career

Chantal Ughi began fighting Muay Thai professionally in 2008. She is a seven-time world champion in the sport. ^[4] She won her first Muay World title the WPMF against Carly Giumulli on Dec. 5th 2008, during the King of Thailand's Birthday celebration in Bangkok, in front of 100.000 people. ^[11] Chantal Ughi has fought Miriam Nakamoto for the WBC, Julie Kitchen for her WPMF title defense, Stephanie Ielö Page for the WMA and Eileen Forrest for the ISKA titles. ^{[12] [13]}

Championships and Accomplishments

• World Professional Muaythai Federation
  • WPMF World Welterweight Championship (147 lbs)
    • One title defense against Julie Kitchen
• World Muaythai Association
  • WMA World Super Lightweight Championship (140 lbs)
• World Muaythai Federation
  • WMF World Super Lightweight Championship (140 lbs)
  • WMF World Welterweight Championship (147 lbs)
  • WMF World Welterweight Amateur Championship (147 lbs)
• World Taekwondo Kickboxing Association
  • WTKA World Welterweight Amateur Championship (147 lbs)
• World Muaythai Organization
  • WMO World Super Lightweight Championship (140 lbs)
  • WMO Welterweight Championship (147 pounds
• Muaythai Premiere League
  • Runner up 63.5 kg. (140 lbs.) SuperLightweight division

Titles

• 2015 - WMO World Champion 63.5 Kg. ^[14]
• 2014 - World Muay Thai Federation(WMF) Pro Am World Champion 63.5 kg.
• 2014 - World Muay Thai Federation(WMF) Amateur World Champion 66 kg.
• 2012 – WMF Pro AM World Champion 66 kg (1 defense)
• 2010 – WMF World Championship (Bronze)
• 2009 – WMA World Champion 63.5 kg
• 2009 – Patong Stadium PK1 Champion (1 defense)
• 2008 – WMF World championship, Prince's Cup 67 kg (Gold)
• 2008 – WPMF World Champion 67 kg ^[14]
• 2008 – WTKA K1 Division Amateur World Champion 67 kg
• 2008 – WTKA Muay Thai Division Amateur World Champion 67 kg
• 2008 – WKA North American Amateur Champion 67 kg

Record

Kickboxing Record

45 Wins (18 (T)KO, 27 decisions), 22 Loss, 0 Draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
April 11, 2015	Loss	Annalisa Bucci		Ancona, Italy	Split Decision	2	3:00
vacant WTKA European title • 66kg
March 19, 2015	Win	Daniellea Callejas				3	3:00
vacant WMO World title
November 19, 2013	Loss	Jorina Baars	Lion Fight 20	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States	TKO	1	2:35
December 19, 2010	Loss	Miriam Nakamoto	WCK Muay Thai	Haikou City, Hainan Island, China	Decision (unanimous)	5	2:00
Fought for WBC World Title.
January 10, 2011	Loss	Antonina Shevchenko		Koh Samui Petch Booncha Stadium, Thailand	Unanimous Decision	4	2:00
October 30, 2010	Loss	Eileen Forrest	Warriors at War	Brisbane, Australia	Decision	5	3:00
Fought for ISKA World Title.
December 23, 2009	Win	Stephanie Ielö Page		MBK, Bangkok, Thailand	Unanimous Decision	3	3:00
Fought for WMA World Title.
April 8, 2009	Loss	Julie Kitchen		MBK Center, Bangkok, Thailand	Unanimous Decision	5	3:00
WPMF title defense.
March 30, 2009	Win	Lindsey Hofstrand		Patong Stadium, Phuket, Thailand		3	3:00
February 6, 2009	Win	Namwan		Patong Stadium, Phuket, Thailand		3	3:00
WIN vacant Stadium title
December 5, 2008	Win			Patong Stadium, Phuket, Thailand		3	3:00
December 5, 2008	Win	Carly Giumulli		King's Birthday, Sanam Luang, Bangkok, Thailand		3	3:00
WIN vacant WPMF World title
August 2, 2008	Win	Gulistan		WMF Prince's Cup, Bangkok, Thailand		3	3:00
vacant WMF Amateur World title
October 28, 2008	Win	Zelda		WTKA World Championship, Italy		3	3:00
vacant WTKA World Amateur title
October 28, 2008	Win	Kelly		WTKA World Championships, Italy		3	3:00
vacant WTKA Amateur Kickboxing World title
September 22, 2008	Win	Nongnane Jorguun gym		Patong Stadium, Phuket, Thailand		3	3:00
vacant PK1 Stadium Title
September 15, 2008	Win	Surat Thani		Patong Stadium, Thailand		3	3:00
June 15, 2008	Win			WKA North American Championships, Virginia, USA		3	3:00
WKA title
May 29, 2008	Win	Kwanfa		Kata Stadium, Phuket, Thailand		3	3:00
April 29, 2008	Win	Nonganne		Bangla Stadium, Phuket Thailand		3	3:00
January 14, 2008	Win			Lokroi Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand		3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Professional Boxing Record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
2	Loss	0–0–2	Mikaela Laurén	KO	1 (6), 1:50	Feb 2, 2012	The Aviation Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1	Loss	0–0–1	Siriphon Chanbuala	PTS	6	Feb 4, 2011	Bang Khen, Bangkok, Thailand

References

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2. "CHANTAL UGHI (ITALY)". 2020-02-29. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
3. "Chantal Ughi talks her return to Muay Thai, the difficulties of being a female in the sport and more". Muay Thai Authority. 2014-12-30. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
4. "Interview of Chantal Ughi by Serge Trefeu". Siamfightmag.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
5. "Ciao Amore Vado a Combattere". My Movies (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
6. "Goodbye Darling, I'm Off to Fight". imdb.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
7. "All the Money in the world". imdb.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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9. "Chantal Ughi". mymovies. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
10. "Nessuna Conseguenza, il nuovo singolo". Fiorella Mannoia | Sito Ufficiale (in Italian). 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
11. "Chantal Ughi". Siam Fighting. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
12. "GWCK Muay Thai China". Muay Thai TV. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
13. "Forrest wins muay thai world title". Observer . Retrieved 2014-11-30.
14. "Chantal Ughi | Muay Thai » Kickboxing". Awakening Fighters. Retrieved 2022-05-07.

External links

• Chantal Ughi at IMDb
• Chantal Ughi at Awakening Fighters