At the start of 2014 we approached a number of the UK`S most respected Officials, Commentators and Coaches with the intention of recognising both Male and Female "Fighter of the Year" awards. Judged along the same lines as the "Sports writers award" in Thailand the aim is to acknowledge each year, the outstanding athletes currently competing on the UK fight scene under Full Thai Rules.

Results are taken from January to December with the criteria simple, all boxers based in the UK can qualify, there is no set amount of fights nor does winning all neccaserily guarentee being short listed, same can be said for a loss. We are looking for the boxers who excede expectation and achieve a level of consistancy throughout the year.

Special mention to a few fighters who had exceptional years and just missed out on the shortlist. im sure many have a case to be finalists and would reiterate, only one person wins!

Leyton Collymore (Franks Gym continued where he left off last year going unbeaten (6 wins) in 2017...
Liam Brough (Legions Gym)is another who was unbeaten this year with (6) wins as far away as Australia!
AND Jordan Watson, two big wins against Thai opponents at the beginning and end of the year, just needed one more fight (Thai Rules) and would probably have taken the award!

HERES THE MENS FINALISTS,

Liam Harrison (Bad Company)
Liams results this year..
Jesus Romero (SPAIN) WIN PTS 12/02
Rayan Mekki (FRANCE) WIN TKO3 25/03
Charles Francois (FRANCE) WIN TKO3 26/8
Kevin Burmester (GERMANY) WIN TKO2 15/10
Bobo Sako (FRANCE) LOSS PTS 09/12

JA Kiatphontip (Kiatphontip)
Ja`s results this year..
Dean James (Pra Chao Suua) WIN PTS 30/04
Karl Hodgers (IRELAND) WIN TKO3 23/07
Thepmnimit Sitmonchai (THAILAND) WIN PTS 26/08
Jon Haggerty (Keddles, Team Underground, Knowlesy) WIN PTS 15/10

Charlie Peters (DOUBLE K)
Last years winner had another good year..
Theo Michailidis (GREECE) WIN TKO4 01/04
Pakorn (THAILAND) WIN PTS 15/07/17
Azize Hlali (FRANCE) WIN PTS 22/09
Sean Clancy (IRELAND) WIN TKO1 25/11

Chris Shaw (POS Fight Team)
TWO tournament wins and a show stopping performance on YOKKAO..
Adrian Maxim (ROMANIA) WIN PTS 04/02
Mo Abdurrahman (Look Borai) #12 @63.5kg WIN PTS 04/02
Stephen Meleady (Bad Company #2 WIN PTS 30/04
Superlek Kiatmoo9 (THAILAND) LOSS PTS 15/10
Kacem (FRANCE) WIN PTS 25/11
Craig Dickson (Sutai) #3 @66.6kg WIN PTS 25/11
Mo Abdurrahman (Look Borai) #6 @61.5kg WIN PTS 25/11

Dan McGowan (Pra Chao Suua)
Another good year for the 2014 Thai Fighter of the Year..
Ryan Sheehan (IRELAND) WIN PTS 26/08
Rungarai Kiatmoo9 (THAILAND) WIN KO3 15/10
Tanadet TorPran (THAILAND) WIN PTS 08/12

we will now send the finalists out to our panel who will each cast 3 votes, the fighter with the most votes wins and will be announced before the end of the year.

Results are taken from January to December with the criteria simple, all boxers based in the UK can qualify, there is no set amount of fights nor does winning all neccaserily guarentee being short listed, same can be said for a loss. We are looking for the boxers who excede expectation and achieve a level of consistancy throughout the year.

We have been alot stricter this year with the criteria. we will now only take results under Full Muay Thai Rules, just missing out on the final was..
Sophie Hawkswell (KIATPHONTIP, Sophie had a good year defeating Lara Fernandez (SPAIN) B CLASS WIN PTS 18/02, Rita Carvalho (PORTUGAL) B CLASS WIN PTS 07/05, Aylina Engle (GERMANY) B CLASS WIN ???? 23/07 and a loss to Patricia Axling (SWEDEN) PRO-AM PTS 28/08.

WOMENS FINALISTS..

Iman Barlow (Assasins)
Ilsury Hendrikse (COLUMBIA) A CLASS WIN PTS 04/03
Theresa Gunnarsson (SWEDEN) A CLASS WIN TKO5 01/04
Cindy Silvestre (FRANCE) A CLASS WIN PTS 14/10
Sofia Olofson (SWEDEN) A CLASS LOSS PTS 26/11

Aimie Pirnie (INFERNO)
Dakota Ditcheva (Northern Spirit) #1@52.5 WIN PTS
Monica Santos (PORTUGAL) A CLASS WIN TKO3 13/05
Josefine Knutson (SWEDEN) A CLASS WIN PTS 15/10

Nicola Kaye (Science of Eight)
Sally McCarthy (Ippon Gym) A CLASS WIN PTS TANKO
Filipa Corriea (PORTUGAL) A CLASS LOSS PTS 05/08/17
Filipa Corriea (PORTUGAL) A CLASS WIN PTS 26/08