Priest Tyron Thomas West (born July 29, 1974) is a German light heavyweight kickboxer, who competed in Muay Thai. He is a former WMC European Muay Thai Champion, IKBF European Champion, IKBF World Champion K1 and WKA World Champion K1.

Priest West
BornPriest Tyron Thomas West
(1974-07-21) July 21, 1974 (age 49)
Mannheim, Germany
NationalityGerman
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
StyleMuay Thai
TeamThai-Bombs Mannheim
TrainerMichael Damboer
Years active1998–2015
Kickboxing record
Total110
Wins85
By knockout35
Losses23
Draws1
No contests1
Last updated on: November 11, 2009

Fighting career edit

April 2003 Priest won in round three via TKO against Billy Cuba the IKBF German Title cruiser weight

October 2003 Priest won after five rounds by points against Christan Dinger (GER) the German MTBD / WMC Title super light heavy weight

September 2006 Priest won after five rounds the WMC European Title against Martin Kubes (CZ) super light heavy weight

West fought Clifton Brown(CND) for the World Muaythai Council (WMC) world super light heavyweight title on October 27, 2007. Priest have to give up in round one by knee injury.[1]

On September 25, 2010, Priest West fought Marcin Tomczyk (Poland) at Fight Night Mannheim to determine the IKBF (K-1 Rules) European Championship at -82.55 kg. West won the title via K.O. in the 5th round.

In October 2011, Priest won against Eldad Levy (Israel) by points 5:0, earning the IKBF Worldtitel after five hard rounds.

On June 2, 2012, Priest faced Tomi Čolić from Croatia and won the WKA World title (K1) by Kick-Ko in round 3.

Titles edit

  • 2012 WKA World Champion K1
  • 2011 IKBF World Champion K1
  • 2010 IKBF European Champion K1
  • 2007 WMC Vize World Champion Muay Thai
  • 2003/2009 German Champion MTBD/WMC Muay Thai (Professionals)
  • 2006 WMC European Champion Muay Thai
  • 2006 IFMA Europa Windy Cup Winner Muay Thai
  • 2005 WMC Windy Muay Thai Super Cup Tournament (82 kg) finalist
  • 2003/2005/2006 Bronze Medal Winner IFMA World Championship
  • 2003 German Champion IKBF Kickboxing (Professionals)
  • 2003 Int. German Champion Amateur Muay Thai IFMA
  • 2002/2004 Int. Sowenia Champion IFMA
  • 2002 Vize - European Champion Amateur Muay Thai IMTF
  • 2001/2002 Int. German Champion Amateur Muay Thai IMTF
  • 2000/2001 Int. German Champion IKBF Kickboxing Amateurs
  • 2000 Int. Austrian Champion Amateur Muay Thai IMTF

Professional kickboxing record edit

Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2013-09-28 NC   Taylan Yesil Apache Fight Night Germany NC
For WKU K1 World title.
2012-10-20 Loss   Patric Kolbe Germany TKO 2
2012-09-01 Win   Omar Armani Mix Fight Gala Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-06-02 Win   Tomi Čolić KO (Kick) 3
Wins WKA World K-1 rules title.
2011-11-19 Loss   Filip Sykora Souboj Titanu, Final Czech Republic TKO 1
Fight was for Souboj Titanu tournament title.
2011-11-19 Win   Jiri Kopencny Souboj Titanu, Semi finals Czech Republic KO (Kick) 2
2011-10 Win   Eldad Levy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins IKBF (K-1 Rules) World title.
2010-11-20 Win   Tarik Kuzucu The Champions Club 5 [2] Bamberg, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-10-07 Win   Geronimo de Groot Mix Fight Gala 10 KO 3
2010-09-25 Win   Marcin Tomczyk Fight Night Mannheim Mannheim, Germany KO 5
Wins IKBF (K-1 Rules) European Title 82.5 kg.
2010-01-10 Loss   Mehmet Aksoy [3] Adana, Turkey TKO (Injury) 1
2009-12-05 Win   Marcello Adriaansz Mix Fight Gala IX Darmstadt, Germany Ext. R. Decision 4 3:00
2009-11-23 Loss   Jiri Zak Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2009-11-01 Win   Hakan Aksoy TKO 1
2008-12-13 Win   Pierre Clasen The Champions Club 2 [4] Bamberg, Germany TKO
2007-10-27 Loss   Clifton Brown WMC "The Champions Club" Bamberg, Germany TKO (Knee injury) 1
For WMC World Title 82.5 kg.
2007-06-29 Loss   Attila Karacs Fighting European Tour 2007, Semi Finals Martigues, France TKO (injury) 2 1:10
2007-06-29 Win   Marko Tomašević Fighting European Tour 2007, Quarter Finals Martigues, France Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References edit

  1. ^ "WMC world title result". retrieved August 2, 2014
  2. ^ TCC 5 (D) Archived 2014-10-06 at archive.today
  3. ^ EVENT RESULTS FROM ADANA, TURKEY
  4. ^ TCC 2 (D) Archived 2014-10-06 at archive.today

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