Sombat Banchamek, also known by his ring name Buakaw Banchamek is a professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer from Thailand, who formerly fought out of Por. Pramuk Gym, in Bangkok, Thailand, under the ring name Buakaw Por. Pramuk.
Parinya Charoenphol, nicknamed Toom, also known by the stage name Parinya Kiatbusaba and the colloquial name Nong Toom or Nong Tum, is a Thai boxer, former muay Thai champion, model and actress. She is a kathoey, a Thai word referring to what is often considered a distinct gender in Thailand and elsewhere generally considered to be gender-nonconforming men or transgender women. At the age of 18, she underwent sex reassignment surgery.
Kristopher Lee "Kit" Cope is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight divisions. A four-time professional Muay Thai World Champion, Cope also fought in the K-1, Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting promotions.
Tim Conigrave was an Australian actor, activist and author of the internationally acclaimed memoir, Holding the Man.
Beautiful Boxer is a 2003 Thai biographical sports film produced, directed and co-written by Ekachai Uekrongtham. It tells the life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a famous kathoey, Muay Thai fighter, actress and model. Charoenphol was portrayed by male kickboxer Asanee Suwan.
Ole 'Iron Fist' Laursen is a Filipino-born Danish Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, he competed in K-1 and in ONE Championship.
Dany Bill is a Cameroonian former kickboxer and seven-time Muay Thai World Champion.
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr, also known as JWP, is a retired Australian Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a former 10-times World Champion and was the runner up on The Contender Asia.
Aneel Ahmad is a British filmmaker, writer, film director, and producer
Shane "Choppa" Chapman is a New Zealand super middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of City Lee Gar Gym in Auckland. He is the 2002 and 2004 K-1 Oceania MAX champion and 4 time Muay Thai World champion.
Somboon Pantasi, nicknamed Samson Isaan is a Thai former Muay Thai fighter and boxer. During the 1990s, Samson came to be known as one of the most popular Muay Bouk fighters in the Muay Thai circuit during the sport's golden era.
Fabio Pinca is an Italian-French Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Pinca is currently signed to ONE Championship. In 2010, Pinca became the first winner of the annual Thai Fight tournament.
Gloves Come Off is a Hong Kong television action drama produced by TVB under executive producer Marco Law, starring Kevin Cheng, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Selena Lee and Natalie Tong as the main leads. A costume fitting was held on 29 March 2011 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One at 12:30PM. A worship ceremony was then held on 28 April 2011 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio 12 at 2:00PM where filming began. Filming ended in July. The first episode was aired on April 16, 2012 on the TVB Jade channel, simultaneously with TVB's overseas partners and affiliates.
Singdam Yokkao Saenchaigym, formerly known as Singdam Kiatmuu9, is a professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer from Thailand. He is a Lumpinee Stadium champion, and is known for his powerful right kicks and technical fighting.
Chantal Ughi is an Italian and American female kickboxer, actress and multiple Muay Thai champion.
Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn is a retired Muay Thai fighter from Thailand. He holds one of the highest winning percentages, and one of the longest reigns as a Lumpinee Stadium Champion in history, remaining undefeated for the 135 lbs title between 2000–2006. He held wins over Muay Thai legends such as Saenchai, Samkor Kiatmontep, Kaolan Kaovichit, and Neungpichit Sityodtong. Namsaknoi was the camp senior of international Muay Thai superstar Buakaw when they both trained at Por Pramuk Camp. He spent 6 years in Singapore where he was an instructor to the Evolve Fight Team at Evolve Mixed Martial Arts, coaching world renowned MMA fighters such as Rafael Dos Anjos, Tarec Saffiedine, and Shinya Aoki.
Born Warriors is a 2016 trilogy of documentary films directed and shot by Vincent Giordano. The films focus on the art of Lethwei, an ancient form of Burmese bare-knuckle/bound-fist fighting that is still practiced throughout Myanmar.
Attachai Fairtex is a three-time Muay Thai World Champion. With 200 professional Muay Thai fights and a 90%-win record (180–15–5), he has been voted as one of the greatest fighters of his era by Thai media. Attachai Fairtex is a certified Muay Thai instructor from the Fairtex Camp in Thailand and has taught in various gyms in Thailand, America and Singapore. He now runs his own gym in Thailand – Attachai Muay Thai Gym.
Prasit Thaikaew who goes by the ring name of Oley Kiatoneway is a retired Thai Muay Thai fighter and boxer. He was praised by Thai audiences for his evasive fighting style. He was a Lumpinee Stadium champion during the golden era of Muay Thai and is currently a Muay Thai trainer at the Parunchai camp in his hometown of Thung Song. His students include Saen Parunchai and Chalam Parunchai, both of whom have beaten elite fighters.
Behzad Rafigh Doust, is an Iranian Muay Thai kickboxer based in Thailand. He is former 3-times W.P.M.F welterweight world champion and the best coach of World Lethwei Championship in 2019.
