Stephan Fox
| Stephan Fox | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephan Fox Germany |
| Other names | The Fox |
| Residence | Thailand / Australia |
| Nationality |
 German /  Australian
|
| Style | Muaythai |
| Rank | World Champion |
| Years active | 15 (1980–1995) |
| Occupation | General Secretary International Federation of Muaythai Amateur / Vice President WMC / Vice President SportAccord / President Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of SportAccord |
| Website | http://wmcmuaythai.org http://ifmamuaythai.org |
Stephan Fox (born 1963 in Germany) is a former Muaythai World Champion and the current General Secretary of IFMA and Vice-President of the WMC. Stephan Fox is the Vice President of SportAccord and the President of the Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) representing 23 international federations.
Stephan Fox is well known in the Muaythai world as a speaker, mentor and advocate of Thailand's national sport and combat art. His educational background is rooted both in both Germany and Australia, however he now resides in Thailand where he oversees the growth of both Amateur (IFMA) and Professional (WMC) Muaythai.
Stephan has been involved in Martial Arts from an early age and became involved in ring sports and Muaythai in the late 70s. He won many competitive titles such as the South Pacific, Intercontinental and World titles, making his way from a student to champion to trainer and on to an executive in the world of sport. Stephan has twice won the Australian Martial Art award and has been presented with the Thai equivalent. He has also won the North QLD Sports Personality Award and has represented both Germany and Australia throughout his fighting career.
He retired after 15 active ring years and, in 1995, was asked by the late General Vorayudh Mesommonta to join the WMC and IFMA to help with international affairs as he was known well in both the East and the West.
Having held the position of General Secretary of IFMA and the Vice-President of the WMC for a number of years, Stephan Fox is regarded by many to be one of the key forces behind the unification of the fractured official world of Muaythai. In the last few years, Stephan Fox has helped to lead Muaythai to its current world status being recognized by SportAccord,IWGA, FISU and being included in many Olympic and non-Olympic multi-sport events.
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