Duncan Airlie James
| Duncan Airlie James | |
|---|---|
| Born | Duncan Campbell May 23, 1961 Helensburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality |  Scottish |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 98 kg (220 lb; 15.4 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Team | Strikeforce Glasgow |
| Years active | 198?–2006 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 48 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.duncanairliejames.com/ |
Duncan Airlie James (born Duncan Campbell on May 23, 1961) is a Scottish former heavyweight kickboxer.[1][2] He was the first Scottish fighter to win a world Muay Thai title and fight in K-1.
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[edit] Biography and career
James was born Duncan Campbell and was educated at the fee-paying Keil School where he was a competitive rugby player. His martial arts background began when he took up Shotokan karate. He was also a drummer and played with a number of bands including Nazareth. He even moved to Boston, Massachusetts in the US to try to become a professional and changed his name to Duncan Airlie James as he felt it was more suiting for a musician.[3]
When he returned to Scotland, he took up Muay Thai kickboxing in the late 1980s. In 1993, he won his first title, the World Kickboxing Association Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Championship. After successfully defending that title, he vacated it and moved up to the Cruiserweight division and later the Heavyweight division where he won a number of other titles. In February 1999, he made his K-1 debut against Japanese legend Musashi at K-1 Rising Sun '99 and lost via technical knockout after being knocked down three times in the third round. He went on to fight twice more in Japan that year, drawing with Yoji Anjo and losing to karate master Nobuaki Kakuda.
He retired in 2006 with a record of 32 wins, 14 losses and 2 draws. In 2008, he founded Battle Group International, a promotion company.[4] He has also established the Scottish Kick Boxing Federation (S.K.B.F.), a membership association for all the main types of ‘stand-up’ full-contact styles - Thai, High Kick Kickboxing, Low Kick Kickboxing, and K-1 Rules in Scotland.
Since retiring, Duncan has retrained as an actor and has starred in many and varied films including a small cameo in the film Perfect Sense starring Ewan McGregor.[5]
[edit] Titles and honours
- WKA Commonwealth Super Light Heavyweight Champion (1993)
- ISKA World Super Cruiserweight Champion (1998)
- WKN World Heavyweight Champion (2001)
- WAKO World Heavyweight Champion (2003)
- WKF World Heavyweight Champion (2005)
- WPKA World Heavyweight Champion
[edit] Kickboxing record
| 32 Wins, 14 Losses, 2 Draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| 2006 | Loss |  Daniel Waciakowski |
TKO (shoulder injury) | For WPKL and KL World Heavyweight Championships. | ||||
| April 15th, 2006 | Loss |  Guiseppe DiNatale |
Colosseum 2 | KO (punches) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
For IKF World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship. | ||
| May, 2005 | Win |  Tibor Nagy |
WPKA / WKF | Decision (Unanimous) | - | - | Glasgow, Scotland |
Wins WPKA and WKF World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championships. |
| February 22, 2004 | Loss |  Chris Batcheldor |
K-1 Battle of Britain 2004 | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | Wolverhampton, England |
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| November, 2003 | Win |  Angelo Grenata |
WAKO | TKO | 2 | - | Palermo, Italy |
Wins WAKO World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship. |
| April 13, 2003 | Loss | Phil Williams |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary UK | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | Birmingham, England |
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| April 5, 2002 | Loss |  Sergei Ivanovich |
Decision | 3 | 1:53 | Motherwell, Scotland |
For WAKO and ISKA World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championships. | |
| June 30, 2001 | Win |  Stephane Reveillon |
World Kickboxing Network | KO | 1 | - |  Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Wins WKN World Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship. |
| April, 2001 | Win |  |
KO | 1 | Worcester, England |
Wins WKA International Super Heavyweight Championship. | ||
| April 16, 2000 | Loss | John Wyatt |
K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000 | TKO | 2 | 2:00 | Birmingham, England |
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| June 6, 1999 | Loss |  Nobuaki Kakuda |
K-1 Survival '99 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | Sapporo, Japan |
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| May 15, 1999 | Loss | Jerome Turcan |
Strikeforce | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |  San Jose, California, USA |
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| March 22, 1999 | Draw | Yoji Anjo |
K-1 The Challenge '99 | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
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| February 3, 1999 | Loss | Musashi |
K-1 Rising Sun '99 | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 2:52 | Tokyo, Japan |
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| August 16th, 1998 | Loss | Chris Wright |
KO | 2 | 2:04 | St. Helens, England |
Loss I.K.F Pro Muay Thai Cruiserweight World Title. | |
| June, 1998 | Win | Christophe de Tholomaise |
Decision | Bangor, Northern Ireland |
Wins ISKA World Super Cruiserweight Muay Thai Championship. | |||
| 1997 | Win | Paul Senior |
WKA: Quest | KO | - | - | Birmingham, England |
Wins WKA: Quest Cruiserweight tournament. |
| September, 1995 | Win |  Hassan Babchi |
KO | 1 | - | Glasgow, Scotland |
Wins WKO Cruiserweight World Championship. | |
| October 9, 1993 | Win | Lee Hasdell |
WKA | TKO (cut) | - | - | England |
Wins WKA Light Heavyweight Commonwealth Muay Thai Championship. |
[edit] References
- ^ Richard Bath (1999-08-15). "No mean street fighter". The Sunday Herald. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_19990815/ai_n13940239. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Jim McBeth (2004-02-23). "Battling Scot set to hang up his gloves". The Scotsman. http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Battling-Scot-set-to-hang.2505755.jp. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Local Hero: From musician to kick boxer to . . . Hollywood actor? The fascinating journey of Duncan Airlie James
- ^ http://www.battlegroup.org.uk/whois.html
- ^ http://www.duncanairliejames.com/credits.html
