{"id":134561,"date":"2024-10-24T13:25:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=134561"},"modified":"2024-10-25T19:56:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T01:56:46","slug":"celebrating-wbc-muaythai-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/celebrating-wbc-muaythai-20th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating WBC MuayThai 20th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Celebrating WBC MuayThai 20<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Twenty years ago, WBC MuayThai surged onwards and upwards globally, as a result of a promise between the King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great and the two great men, Police General Kovid Bhakdibhumi\u00a0and the WBC President for life, Don Jose Sulaiman.<\/p>\n<p>Two decades have passed and other great men and those who followed, have taken charge of preserving, honoring, and strengthening that dream, transforming it into reality\u2026among them: WBC MuayThai President, Major General Thanapol Bhakdibhumi; WBC Muay Thai Secretary General, Kevin Noone and WBC President, Mauricio Sulaiman.<\/p>\n<p>We commemorate the legacy of these three Giants, and at the same time celebrate the path that continues to be traversed through the WBC Muay Thai platform.<\/p>\n<p>We are delighted to present this documentary which highlights the amazing path WBC Muay Thai has crossed during its 20 years of history:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WBC MuayThai Documentary\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9tS5VT6YIp4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>About WBC Muay Thai<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The WBC MuayThai was established in 2004 under the World Boxing Council (WBC) as a non-profit organization, with a mission to develop professional Muay Thai worldwide, as an affiliated division of the WBC, adhering to the rules set by the Board of Boxing Sport (Office of Professional Sports) of the Sports Authority of Thailand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>WBC MuayThai was created to facilitate and sanction professional Muay Thai competitions to develop and expand Muay Thai worldwide and to foster Muay Thai at all levels and weight divisions with international safety standards for the development of Muay Thai as a world premier fighting art.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On November 26th, 2001, His Majesty, the King of Thailand, held a historic audience in Hua Hin, Thailand, with World Boxing Council President Dr. Jose Sulaiman and Pol. General Kovid Bhakdibhumi, WBC Vice\u2013President and WBC Asian Boxing Council President.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-133116 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary-1024x667.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary-224x146.png 224w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary-115x75.png 115w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary-960x626.png 960w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary-1036x675.png 1036w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WBC_Muay_Thai_20_Anniversary.png 1148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A short time later, the World Boxing Council established the WBC Muay Thai to rate fighters worldwide and sanction WBC MuayThai Title events. Pol. Gen. Kovid Bhakdibhumi was appointed the WBC MUAYTHAI Global Chairman.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Since its inception, the WBC MuayThai has promoted the sport of MuayThai worldwide. 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