Timothy Benjamin Thomas (born 28 March 1983) is a British

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who competes in the

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and middleweight divisions. He came to prominence by winning the UKMF British Welterweight Muay Thai title early in his career before becoming the

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World Welterweight Muay Thai Champion in 2005. He lost this belt in 2008 after one successful title defence, but later became a world champion for the second time in Jersey against Michael Blood for the WRSA title. He won by TKO in the 5th round. He then regained the ISKA World title under

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rules in 2011.

Career

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, Thomas first came to prominence when he won the UKMF British Welterweight (-67 kg/147 lb) Muay Thai Championship early in his career. In 2005, he defeated Farid Laidhouni in

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to win the

World Welterweight (-67 kg/147 lb) Muay Thai title. The following year, on 2 April 2006, he fought at the historic Rajadamnern Stadium in

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for the first time where he knocked out Samart Sor Kor Pira in round two. He then made the first defence of his ISKA world title by winning on points in

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against Lloyd Cochrane on 15 October 2006. He lost his ISKA strap to Frankie Hudders on 29 March 2008 when he lost a

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. Thomas was given the chance to win another world title when he took on Abraham Roqueñi for the ISKA World Super Welterweight (-69.5 kg/153 lb) Freestyle Kickboxing title in Laredo,

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on 11 April 2009 but was knocked out with a high kick in the seventh round. On 23 March 2010, Thomas competed in the ''I-1 World Muaythai Grand Prix 2010'', a 66 kg/145 lb one-night, eight-man tournament held in

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and was eliminated at the quarter-final stage when he lost a

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to Santichai Or. Boonchauy. He returned to the following year's edition of the tournament, the ''I-1 World Muaythai Grand Prix 2011'' on 21 April 2011, and fared slightly better by besting Lerm Ratchakhom by

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in the quarters before losing a split decision to Kurt Finlayson in the semis. Thomas became a world champion for the second time by defeating Michael Blood in Jersey by 5th-round TKO. Stopping him with kicks giving Michael a suspected broken arm. On 6 July 2011 he defeated Maes Chantha by

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at the

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in Phnom Penh,

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to regain the ISKA World Welterweight

title. He sent his opponent to the canvas three times in the fifth round, forcing the referee to stop the bout. The fight was not without controversy, however as Thomas was unable to make the contracted weight of 67 kg/147 lb on the scales provided and instead weighed in at 68.0 kg/151 lb. Just twenty-four days later, Thomas fought to a draw with former Rajadamnern champion Malaipet in

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. On 20 January 2012, he lost on points against

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in a five-rounder for the vacant

World Super Welterweight (-69.5 kg/153.2 lb) Oriental Championship in

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. In 2012, he signed with the Glory promotion and was included in the 2012 Middleweight Slam tournament, replacing Tie Yinghua on short notice to join sixteen of the world's best fighters at 70 kg/154 lb. The tournament kicked off in Stockholm, Sweden at '' Glory 1: Stockholm - 2012 Middleweight Slam First 16'' on 26 May 2012 where he defeated Dennis Schneidmiller by unanimous decision. Advancing to the tournament final eight at '' Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8'' in

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on 3 November 2012, Thomas was drawn against

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at the quarter-finals. He was wobbled with a variety of blows by the Dutchman, forcing the referee to stop the bout in round two. He met Reece McAllister in a 67 kg/147 lb

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bout at '' Glory 5: London'' on 23 March 2013 in London, England and lost a unanimous decision. He TKO'd Marcel Tratnik in round two at ''Day of Destruction 7'' in Hamburg, Germany on 14 September 2013 to win the WFCA European Junior Middleweight (-69.85 kg/154 lb) K-1 Championship. Thomas competed at the -65 kg/143 lb ''Thai Max'' tournament in Meyreuil, France on 19 October 2013, defeating Alessio D'Angelo by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals before losing to the eventual champion Damien Alamos by the same margin in the semis. He lost to Reece McAllister on points after being dropped with an elbow in a rmuch anticipated rematch at ''Yokkao 8'' in Bolton, England on 8 March 2014. Thomas attempted a comeback against prospect Connor McCormack on 4 June 2016 at ''Champions Collide'' in Coventry, England. Tim lost the fight in the second round via head kick knockout before again announcing his retirement from the sport.

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

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**ISKA World Welterweight (-67 kg/147 lb) Muay Thai Championship **ISKA World Welterweight (-67 kg/147 lb) Kun Khmer Championship *United Kingdom Muaythai Federation **UKMF British Welterweight (-67 kg/147 lb) Muay Thai Championship *World Full Contact Association **WFCA European Junior Middleweight (-69.85 kg/154 lb) K-1 Championship

Kickboxing record

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References

External links

Official Glory profile
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