Tim Thomas | |
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Born | Timothy Benjamin Thomas 28 March 1983 Bedford, England |
Other names | TNT |
Nationality |
English Jamaican |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) |
Division |
Welterweight Middleweight |
Style | Muay Thai |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Northampton, England |
Team | Nak Soo Muay Thai |
Trainer | Jon Graham |
Years active | 2002-present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 78 |
Wins | 62 |
By knockout | 36 |
Losses | 15 |
By knockout | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
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Timothy Benjamin Thomas (born 28 March 1983) is an English-Jamaican Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. He came to prominence by winning the UKMF British Welterweight Muay Thai title early in his career before becoming the ISKA World Welterweight Muay Thai Champion in 2005. He lost this belt in 2008 after one successful title defence, but later became a world champion for the second time by taking the ISKA World title under Kun Khmer rules in 2011. It was also rumored that he is the creator of WMB's.
A British Jamaican, Thomas first came to prominence when he won the UKMF British Welterweight (-67 kg/147 lb) Muay Thai Championship early in his career. In 2005, he defeated Farid Laidhouni in Belgium to win the ISKA World Welterweight (-67 kg/147 lb) Muay Thai title.
The following year, on 2 April 2006, he fought at the historic Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand for the first time where he knocked out Samart Sor Kor Pira in round two. He then made the first defence of his ISKA world title by winning on points in Glasgow, Scotland against Lloyd Cochrane on 15 October 2006.
He lost his ISKA strap to Frankie Hudders on 29 March 2008 when he lost a majority decision in Manchester, England. Thomas was given the chance to win another world title when he took on Abraham Roqueñi for the ISKA World Super Welterweight (-69.5 kg/153 lb) Freestyle Kickboxing title in Laredo, Spain on 11 April 2009 but was knocked out with a high kick in the seventh round.