James Phillips (kickboxer)

Last updated
James Phillips
BornJames Phillips
(1980-06-11) June 11, 1980 (age 44)
Mannheim, West Germany
Other namesMr.Highkick
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg German Flag of the United States.svg American
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight86.0 kg (189.6 lb; 13.54 st)
DivisionCruiserweight
Style Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing
Stance Orthodox
TeamTeam Phillips - Fight & Fitness /
Wachenburgstr.125 / 68219 Mannheim
Flößerstraße 12 / Edingen-Neckarhausen
TrainerJames Phillips
Years active1997–present
Kickboxing record
Total107
Wins82
By knockout34
Losses25
By knockout3
Last updated on: November 19, 2011

James Phillips (also known as "Mr Highkick") is a German heavyweight kickboxer of African American descent [1] , currently competing in K-1. He was born on June 11, 1980. He is a former European Muay Thai champion and two-time K-1 Croatia tournament champion. He was trained by Michael Damboer and fights out of Thai-Bombs Mannheim. [2]

Contents

Biography and career

James Phillips was born in 1980 in Mannheim, Germany, to a German mother and African American father. [3] He started his martial arts training at the age of 13, studying karate and kickboxing for 4 years before moving on to Muay Thai in 1997 with the Thai-Bombs Mannheim e.V, becoming the European Muay Thai champion in 2002. He has also competed in amateur boxing.

He is married and the father of two girls.

Team Phillips

He is the owner and one of the coaches of "Team Phillips Fight & Fitness", along with Elias Handke, Mahir Tan, Sylvia Krüger, Markus R, Markus Knoop, Endre Piller, Isabel Knoop, and Francesco Palermo. [4]

Championship Titles

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
82 Wins (34(T) KO's, 48 decisions), 25 Losses
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2016-05-07Loss Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan Stoica Showdown Fight Night Mannheim, Germany KO2
2015-09-12Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Errol KonningIt's Fight Time 2 Darmstadt, Germany Decision33:00
2014-04-26Win Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Almedin HasanagicRhein Neckar Fight Night Ludwigshafen, Germany KO2
Wins IKBO World K-1 title (86 kg).
2011-11-19Loss Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Stoica SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011 Darmstadt, Germany KO (Right High Kick)12:19
2011-10-15Win Flag of Russia.svg Michail TutierevFight Night Mannheim Mannheim, Germany Decision33:00
2011-10-15Win Flag of Slovenia.svg Ladin EticFight Night Mannheim Mannheim, Germany Decision33:00
2010-03-27Win Flag of Italy.svg Hicham TourarK1 Alpes Bolzano, Italy Decision33:00
2010-09-25Win Flag of Poland.svg Jaroslaw ZawodniFight Night Mannheim Mannheim, Germany TKO (Referee stoppage)53:00
2010-06-24Loss Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondrej Hutnik WFCA Prague Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2010-03-27Loss Flag of Croatia.svg Agron Preteni K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia Split, Croatia Decision (Unanimous)33:00
For K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia 4-men Heavyweight tournament title.
2010-03-27Win Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Stoica K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia Split, Croatia Decision33:00
2009-10-24Loss Flag of Russia.svg Shamil Abasov K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination Arad, Romania Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2009-08-29Win Flag of Germany.svg Werner KreiskottThe Night in Löwen Wuppertal, Germany KO (High Kick)3N/A
2009-07-03Loss Flag of Romania.svg Coco Rus K-1 ColliZion 2009 Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (Majority)33:00
2009-06-06Win Flag of Turkey.svg Tarik KuzucuFightclub Nürnberg Nuremberg, Germany KO (High kick)1
2009-05-09Win Flag of Turkey.svg Yahya GülayMix Fight Gala VIII Darmstadt, Germany TKO (Corner stoppage/Gülay gave up)13:00
2009-03-21Win Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Berger K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia Split, Croatia Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia 4-men Heavyweight tournament title.
2009-03-21Win Flag of France.svg David Dancrade K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia Split, Croatia TKO (Referee stoppage)3
2008-12-13Win Flag of Turkey.svg Serdar KaracaThe Champions Club Bamberg, Germany KO (Left high kick)22:37
2008-10-25Win Flag of France.svg Jimmy SidonyMix Fight Gala VII Darmstadt, Germany TKO (Referee stoppage)10:55
2007-11-03Loss Flag of Romania.svg Daniel Ghiţă Local Kombat 27 "Porţile de fier" Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania KO (Low kicks)21:58
2007-09-01Win Flag of Morocco.svg Yussuf BelmikdanFight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" Mannheim, Germany KO (Knees)22:48
Wins Fight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" 4-men tournament title.
2007-09-01Win Flag of Germany.svg Florian OgunadeFight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" Mannheim, Germany Ext. R Decision (Split)43:00
2007-06-23Loss Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Zabit Samedov K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2007-03-10Win Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Varnica K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 Split, Croatia KO (Right hooks)21:01
Wins K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 tournament title.
2007-03-10Win Flag of Croatia.svg Damir Tovarovic K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 Split, Croatia TKO (Knee to the body)11:33
2007-03-10Win Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Jovanović K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 Split, Croatia Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2007-01-27Win Flag of Slovakia.svg Roman KupcakFight Night Mannheim, Germany KO (High kick)2N/A
2006-09-16Win Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Oudriss Fight Night Mannheim 2006 Mannheim, Germany TKO (Corner stoppage)2
Wins Fight Night Mannheim 4-men tournament title.
2007-09-16Win Flag of France.svg Abdel Lahmizi Fight Night Mannheim 2006 Mannheim, Germany TKO (Corner stoppage)23:00
2006-07-08Loss Flag of Turkey.svg Ergin SolmazWPKC & WMC Grand Prix Tournament, Quarter Finals Riccione, Italy Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-06-03Loss Flag of Albania.svg Azem Maksutaj K-1 Gala in Luzern Luzern, Switzerland Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-05-20Loss Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Rasmussen K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2006-03-12Win Flag of Germany.svg Christian LüdekeFight Night Leverkusen Leverkusen, Germany TKO (Low kicks)31:00
2006-02-17Loss Flag of Albania.svg Azem Maksutaj K-1 European League 2006 in Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2005-12-10Win Flag of Germany.svg Asmir Burgic K-1 Final Battle 2005 Lübeck, Germany TKO (Kick to the body)2
Wins K-1 Final Battle 2005 tournament title.
2005-12-10Win Flag of Germany.svg Waldemar Dohmke K-1 Final Battle 2005 Lübeck, Germany Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2005-10-29Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rodney Faverus K-1 New Talents 2005 in Germany Koblenz, Germany Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2005-06-25Win Flag of Hungary.svg Attila KaracsThe Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament Riccione, Italy Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament title.
2005-06-25Win Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Vondracek The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament Riccione, Italy TKO (Doctor stoppage)22:16
2005-05-07Loss Flag of Albania.svg Xhavit Bajrami Kickboxgala in Bern Bern, Switzerland Decision (Split)33:00
2004-12-17Win Flag of Germany.svg Christian LüdekeMuay Thai Gala in Bonn Bonn, Germany TKO (Doctor stop/leg injury)13:00
2004-10-30Win Flag of Angola.svg Henriques Zowa MTBD Jubiläumsgala Kaiserslautern, Germany Decision (Unanimous)33:00
2003-04-13Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Enrico GrootenhuisKickboxgala in Dresden Dresden, Germany KO (Right cross)1N/A
Wins IKBF European Kickboxing title (86 kg).
2002-10-28Win Flag of Russia.svg Unknown FighterIMTF European championships Portugal Decision42:00
Wins IMTF European Amateur muay thai title (86 kg).
2001-10-27Win Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg MdibaKickbox Gala in RatheimRatheim, Germany Decision53:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rob Kaman</span> Dutch martial artist (1960–2024)

Robert Diem Kaman was a Dutch nine-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion. He was often called "Mr. Low Kick" because of his feared low kicks which he used to set up his devastating offensive attacks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ole Laursen</span> Danish kickboxer and mixed martial artist

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.

Stefan Leko is a German heavyweight kickboxer. He is the current WKA Super-Heavyweight world champion in kickboxing, and former Muay Thai world super-heavyweight champion and Kickboxing world super-heavyweight champion, WMTA, WKN, IKBO, IKBF, and WKA world champion, K-1 European Grand Prix 1998 champion, 1999 K-1 Dream champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas tournament champion. He fights out of Team Golden Glory in Breda, Netherlands under Cor Hemmers. Since 2011 Stefan Leko is coached and managed by Tom Trautsch and won two Heavyweight World Champion Titles.

Chamlom Thodthing, known professionally as Jomhod Kiatadisak, is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer.

Sergei Gur is a Belarusian former kickboxer from Minsk. He is a former 2004 WMF World Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 Italy tournament 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.

Priest Tyron Thomas West is a German light heavyweight kickboxer, who competed in Muay Thai. He is a former WMC European Muay Thai Champion, IKBF European Champion, IKBF World Champion K1 and WKA World Champion K1.

K-1 Grand Prix '93 was a martial arts event held by the K-1 organization on April 30, 1993, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. It was the inaugural K-1 World Grand Prix, featuring an eight-man tournament fought under K-1 rules. The eight tournament qualifiers were all invited on the basis of their achievements in the kickboxing world. As well as tournament matches there was also a full contact karate bout between Andy Hug and Nobuaki Kakuda. The event featured ten fights with fighters representing seven countries. The winner was Branko Cikatić who defeated Ernesto Hoost in the final by first-round knockout, becoming the first K-1 World champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vitaly Gurkov</span> Belarusian kickboxer

Vitaly Hurkou, is a Belarusian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Minsk for Patriot Gym. He is a seven time amateur Muay Thai world champion and is the K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe champion currently competing in Kunlun Fight. He is also the singer of the rock band Brutto.

José 'The Devil's Advocate' Reis is a Portuguese Muay Thai kickboxer of Cape Verdean descent fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal for Olival Gym at either welterweight or super middleweight. He is the 2010 W.F.C.A. Full Contact world champion and a x2 K-1 MAX regional champion who has fought for both the K-1 MAX and SuperLeague organizations. His younger brother, Luis Reis, is also a successful kickboxer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrei Kulebin</span> Belarusian Muay Thai welterweight kickboxer

Andrei "Bullet" Kulebin is a Belarusian Muay Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for Gym "Kick Fighter". He is an 18 time Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion who has won international titles both at amateur and professional level from 51 kg to 67 kg and is considered one of the top pound for pound Muay Thai fighters outside of Thailand. In 2007 he was the first Muay Thai fighter in Belarus to be awarded the "Honored Master of Sport" by the countries president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vasily Shish</span> Belarusian kickboxer

Vasily "Torero" Shish is a Belarusian Muay Thai middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for the Chinuk Gym. He is a five time world and five time European Muaythai and kickboxing champion who has won titles at both amateur and professional level. Vasily has fought for several notable promotions such as K-1 MAX and Thai & Kickbox SuperLeague.

Dennis Alexio vs. Branko Cikatić was a heavyweight kickboxing bout that took place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on March 16, 1992, which ended in a controversial technical draw.

Gilbert Ballantine is a Surinamese-Dutch retired professional kickboxer and a nine-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion. He also took part in mixed martial arts competition, winning three Rings Dutch championships.

Enriko Kehl, is a German Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the Lightweight division of GLORY, he previously competed in the Featherweight division of ONE Championship. He is the 2014 K-1 World Max Championship Tournament Champion. Kehl was voted German Kickboxer of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ania Fucz</span> German kickboxer

Ania Fucz is a German female kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Polish descent, based in Würselen, Germany. She competes professionally since 2005 and was the ISKA Welterweight champion.

Ismail Keta is an Albanian kickboxer who was a three time German champion in 1999 and 2000 in Federation WKA. In 2001 he was proclaimed world champion Under Thaibox. In November 19-11-2011 he won the title of Federation World Champion Iska. In 2012 he won World Champion title again. His last title came in December 7-12-2013 for federation IKBF.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Oleinik (kickboxer)</span> Ukrainian kickboxer & Muay Thai fighter

Alexander Oleinik is a Ukrainian professional Kickboxing and Muay Thai fighter who competes in the middleweight, light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. He has begun practicing Kyokushin Karate in early childhood at the age of six. Shortly he became a Ukrainian champion in the youth division. At the age of 17 he started practicing Muay Thai.

Ciprian Sora is a Romanian kickboxing trainer and founder of the Golden Glory Romania gym in Bucharest. As an athlete, he became the first ever Romanian to win a gold medal at the Muay Thai world championships in 1999 and still holds the record for that. Sora had an amateur record of 75–5, being undefeated in Romania throughout his career before turning professional. He signed with Local Kombat, the future SUPERKOMBAT, in 2004.

Cindy Silvestre is a French kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter who has been professionally competing since 2015.

References

  1. "James Phillips ("Mr. Highkick") | Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  2. "James Phillips profile". www.fansofk1.com. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  3. "Biographie von James Phillips - Team Phillips - Fight & Fitness". www.james-phillips.de. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  4. "Das Team - Team Phillips - Fight & Fitness". www.james-phillips.de. Retrieved 2024-12-20.