James Phillips (kickboxer)

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

Biography and career

James Phillips was born in 1980 in Mannheim, Germany, to a German mother and African American father. He started his martial arts training at the age of 13, studying karate and kickboxing for 4 years before moving on to Muay Thai in 1997 with the Thai-Bombs Mannheim e.V, becoming the European Muay Thai champion in 2002. He has also competed in amateur boxing.
He is married and the father of two girls.

Team Phillips

He is the owner and one of the coaches of "Team Phillips Fight & Fitness", along with Elias Handke, Mahir Tan, Sylvia Krüger, Markus R, Markus Knoop, Endre Piller, Isabel Knoop, and Francesco Palermo.

Championship Titles

Professional
* 2014 IKBO World K-1 champion
* 2011 Fight Night Mannheim Champion
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*2009 K-1 ColliZion Croatia champion
* 2009 K-1 Collizion World Grand Prix
* 2007 K-1 Network World Grand Prix
* 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Croatia champion
* 2006 Fight Night Mannheim champion
* 2005 K-1 Final Battle champion
* 2005 The Fight Club Riccione tournament champion
* 2004 WMC / S1 Heavyweight Tournament Champion
* 2003 IKBF European Kickboxing champion
Amateur
* 2003 IMTF Teilnahme an der Amateur Muay Thai World championship in Bangkok
* 2002 IMTF European Amateur Muaythai champion –
* 2001 IMTF Teilnahme an der Amateur Muay Thai World championship in Bangkok
* 2000 IMTF German Amateur Muay Thai Champion –
* 2000 IMTF Swiss Amateur Muay Thai Champion –
* 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 –
* 1999 Bayerischer Amateur Champion
* 1998 IMTF German Amateur Muay Thai Vize Champion
* 1998 Baden-Württembergischer Amateur Muay Thai Champion

Kickboxing record