James Phillips (kickboxer)

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James Phillips
BornJames Phillips
(1980-06-11) June 11, 1980 (age 43)
Mannheim, West Germany
Other namesMr.Highkick
NationalityGermany German United States American
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight86.0 kg (189.6 lb; 13.54 st)
DivisionCruiserweight
StyleMuay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing
StanceOrthodox
TeamTeam Phillips - Fight & Fitness /
Wachenburgstr.125 / 68219 Mannheim
Flößerstraße 12 / Edingen-Neckarhausen
TrainerJames Phillips
Years active1997–present
Kickboxing record
Total107
Wins82
By knockout34
Losses25
By knockout3
Last updated on: November 19, 2011

James Phillips (born June 11, 1980) is a German heavyweight kickboxer of African American descent, currently competing in K-1. He is former European muay thai champion and two time K-1 Croatia tournament champion. He is trained by Michael Damboer and fights out of Thai-Bombs Mannheim.[1]

Biography and career[edit]

James Phillips was born in 1980 in Mannheim, of African American heritage. He started his martial arts training at the age of 13. He studied karate and kickboxing for 4 years before moving on to Muay Thai in 1997 with the Thai-Bombs Mannheim e.V. He also competed in amateur boxing.

He is married and father of two girls.

Titles[edit]

  • Amateur
    • 2003 IMTF Teilnahme an der Amateur Muay Thai World championship in Bangkok
    • 2002 IMTF European Amateur Muaythai champion – (Europameister Muay Thai)
    • 2001 IMTF Teilnahme an der Amateur Muay Thai World championship in Bangkok
    • 2000 IMTF German Amateur Muay Thai Champion – (deutscher Meister Muay Thai)
    • 2000 IMTF Swiss Amateur Muay Thai Champion – (Schweizer Meister Muay Thai)
    • 2000 IMTF 3. Place European Amateur Muay Thai Champion
    • 2000 Baden-Württembergischer Amateur Muay Thai Champion
    • 1999 IMTF Teilnahme an der Amateur Muay Thai World championship in Bangkok
    • 1999 IMTF German Amateur Muay Thai Champion – (deutscher Meister Muay Thai)
    • 1999 Bayerischer Amateur Champion
    • 1998 IMTF German Amateur Muay Thai Vize Champion
    • 1998 Baden-Württembergischer Amateur Muay Thai Champion

Kickboxing record[edit]

Kickboxing record
82 Wins (34(T) KO's, 48 decisions), 25 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2016-05-07 Loss Romania Bogdan Stoica Showdown Fight Night Mannheim, Germany KO 2
2015-09-12 Win Netherlands Errol Konning It's Fight Time 2 Darmstadt, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2014-04-26 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Almedin Hasanagic Rhein Neckar Fight Night Ludwigshafen, Germany KO 2
Wins IKBO World K-1 title (86 kg).
2011-11-19 Loss Romania Andrei Stoica SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011 Darmstadt, Germany KO (Right High Kick) 1 2:19
2011-10-15 Win Russia Michail Tutierev Fight Night Mannheim Mannheim, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2011-10-15 Win Slovenia Ladin Etic Fight Night Mannheim Mannheim, Germany Decision 3 3:00
2010-03-27 Win Italy Hicham Tourar K1 Alpes Bolzano, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2010-09-25 Win Poland Jaroslaw Zawodni Fight Night Mannheim Mannheim, Germany TKO (Referee stoppage) 5 3:00
2010-06-24 Loss Czech Republic Ondrej Hutnik WFCA Prague Prague, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-03-27 Loss Croatia Agron Preteni K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia Split, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
For K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia 4-men Heavyweight tournament title.
2010-03-27 Win Romania Andrei Stoica K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia Split, Croatia Decision 3 3:00
2009-10-24 Loss Russia Shamil Abasov K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination Arad, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-08-29 Win Germany Werner Kreiskott The Night in Löwen Wuppertal, Germany KO (High Kick) 3 N/A
2009-07-03 Loss Romania Coco Rus K-1 ColliZion 2009 Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2009-06-06 Win Turkey Tarik Kuzucu Fightclub Nürnberg Nuremberg, Germany KO (High kick) 1
2009-05-09 Win Turkey Yahya Gülay Mix Fight Gala VIII Darmstadt, Germany TKO (Corner stoppage/Gülay gave up) 1 3:00
2009-03-21 Win Austria Patrick Berger K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia Split, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia 4-men Heavyweight tournament title.
2009-03-21 Win France David Dancrade K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia Split, Croatia TKO (Referee stoppage) 3
2008-12-13 Win Turkey Serdar Karaca The Champions Club Bamberg, Germany KO (Left high kick) 2 2:37
2008-10-25 Win France Jimmy Sidony Mix Fight Gala VII Darmstadt, Germany TKO (Referee stoppage) 1 0:55
2007-11-03 Loss Romania Daniel Ghiţă Local Kombat 27 "Porţile de fier" Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania KO (Low kicks) 2 1:58
2007-09-01 Win Morocco Yussuf Belmikdan Fight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" Mannheim, Germany KO (Knees) 2 2:48
Wins Fight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" 4-men tournament title.
2007-09-01 Win Germany Florian Ogunade Fight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" Mannheim, Germany Ext. R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2007-06-23 Loss Azerbaijan Zabit Samedov K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-03-10 Win Croatia Ante Varnica K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 Split, Croatia KO (Right hooks) 2 1:01
Wins K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 tournament title.
2007-03-10 Win Croatia Damir Tovarovic K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 Split, Croatia TKO (Knee to the body) 1 1:33
2007-03-10 Win Serbia Dragan Jovanović K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 Split, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-01-27 Win Slovakia Roman Kupcak Fight Night Mannheim, Germany KO (High kick) 2 N/A
2006-09-16 Win Morocco Mohamed Oudriss Fight Night Mannheim 2006 Mannheim, Germany TKO (Corner stoppage) 2
Wins Fight Night Mannheim 4-men tournament title.
2007-09-16 Win France Abdel Lahmizi Fight Night Mannheim 2006 Mannheim, Germany TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 3:00
2006-07-08 Loss Turkey Ergin Solmaz WPKC & WMC Grand Prix Tournament, Quarter Finals Riccione, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-06-03 Loss Albania Azem Maksutaj K-1 Gala in Luzern Luzern, Switzerland Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-05-20 Loss Sweden Thomas Rasmussen K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2006-03-12 Win Germany Christian Lüdeke Fight Night Leverkusen Leverkusen, Germany TKO (Low kicks) 3 1:00
2006-02-17 Loss Albania Azem Maksutaj K-1 European League 2006 in Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-12-10 Win Germany Asmir Burgic K-1 Final Battle 2005 Lübeck, Germany TKO (Kick to the body) 2
Wins K-1 Final Battle 2005 tournament title.
2005-12-10 Win Germany Waldemar Dohmke K-1 Final Battle 2005 Lübeck, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-10-29 Win Netherlands Rodney Faverus K-1 New Talents 2005 in Germany Koblenz, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-06-25 Win Hungary Attila Karacs The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament Riccione, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament title.
2005-06-25 Win Czech Republic Petr Vondracek The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament Riccione, Italy TKO (Doctor stoppage) 2 2:16
2005-05-07 Loss Albania Xhavit Bajrami Kickboxgala in Bern Bern, Switzerland Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2004-12-17 Win Germany Christian Lüdeke Muay Thai Gala in Bonn Bonn, Germany TKO (Doctor stop/leg injury) 1 3:00
2004-10-30 Win Angola Henriques Zowa MTBD Jubiläumsgala Kaiserslautern, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2003-04-13 Win Netherlands Enrico Grootenhuis Kickboxgala in Dresden Dresden, Germany KO (Right cross) 1 N/A
Wins IKBF European Kickboxing title (86 kg).
2002-10-28 Win Russia Unknown Fighter IMTF European championships Portugal Decision 4 2:00
Wins IMTF European Amateur muay thai title (86 kg).
2001-10-27 Win Switzerland Mdiba Kickbox Gala in Ratheim Ratheim, Germany Decision 5 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "James Phillips profile". www.fansofk1.com. Retrieved 2009-05-20.