My World Title Fight
The fight took place at the CTICC "Sons of Africa" bill on Saturday 19 July in Cape Town – my home town, my territory. My strategy for the rematch was to be more aggressive and to dominate right from the start.
Sugar Ray in Bangkok World Title Quest
SA Bantamweight Thaiboxing Champ Rayana Ameeroedien’s title fight training preparations include multiple training sessions daily, including padwork, bagwork and sparring. The only woman Thaiboxing fight promoter in the country has been invited to compete for the World Muay Thai Bantamweight Championship in Bangkok, Thailand early March, and has started the hard work needed to prepare […]
Fight Night Bloods New Champs
Rayana Ameeroedien (top, centre) with the Fight Girls prior to action in the all-women full-contact Thaiboxing K-1 Rules tournament, at the Walled City of Ratanga Junction in Cape Town, on Saturday 8 December 2007. All pictures kind courtesy Fight Girls SA. On Saturday 8 December 2007, the Walled City of Ratanga Junction in Cape Town […]
Girls, Guts and Glory Part II
The Thaiboxing banner for the Fight Girls SA event at Ratanga Junction, on Saturday 8 December. Following the huge success of the first ever all-women full contact fighting competition, Team Ray Fight Corporation is hosting the next Fight Girls South Africa tournament on Saturday 8 December 2007 at Ratanga Junction in Cape Town. The action […]
Woman Warriors Win in the Ring
The first “Fight Girls” South Africa All-Women’s Thaiboxing tournament held in Cape Town on Saturday 4th August was a huge success, with women from all over the country competing in this special event, adding to the profile of the Thaiboxing sport, and South Africa’s talented women fighters.
Girl Fighters Ready for Battle
A bunch of beautiful South African women fighters are getting ready to do serious battle in Cape Town this weekend, as the country’s first ever all-womens Thaiboxing tournament brings some much-needed heat to the Mother City.
Rayana Ameeroedien: Thaiboxing Promoter
My name is Rayana Ameeroedien; professional Kickboxer and current South African Bantamweight Thaiboxing Champion. I started training in the sport of Thaiboxing (or ‘Muay Thai’, similar to Kickboxing, but where you get to use your knees and elbows in fighting) to get fit and build confidence. I’ve gained so much more in […]
Fight Girls: Guts and Glory
A bunch of beautiful South African women fighters are preparing to battle it out in Cape Town’s first ever all-womens Thaiboxing tournament, happening at @mospheer (Cnr Pollux and Castor Roads, Lansdowne) on Saturday 4 August.