James Phillips (kickboxer) explained

James Phillips (born June 11, 1980) is a German heavyweight kickboxer of African American descent, currently competing in K-1. 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.^[1]

Biography and career

James Phillips was born in 1980 in Mannheim, Germany. 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. He has also competed in amateur boxing.

He is married and the father of two girls.

Championship Titles

• Professional
  • 2014 IKBO World K-1 champion (86 kg)
  • 2011 Fight Night Mannheim Champion
  • 2010 IKBF European Kickboxing champion (91 Kg)
  • 2010 K-1 Collizion Croatia Vize Champion
  • 2009 K-1 ColliZion Croatia champion
  • 2009 K-1 Collizion World Grand Prix (Final Elimination)
  • 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 (86 kg)
• 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

|-|- bgcolor="FFBBBB"| 2016-05-07 || Loss ||align=left| Bogdan Stoica || Showdown Fight Night || Mannheim, Germany || KO || 2 || |-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2015-09-12 || Win ||align=left| Errol Konning || It's Fight Time 2 || Darmstadt, Germany || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2014-04-26 || Win ||align=left| Almedin Hasanagic || Rhein Neckar Fight Night || Ludwigshafen, Germany || KO || 2 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="FFBBBB"| 2011-11-19 || Loss ||align=left| Andrei Stoica || SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011 || Darmstadt, Germany || KO (Right High Kick) || 1 || 2:19|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2011-10-15 || Win ||align=left| Michail Tutierev || Fight Night Mannheim || Mannheim, Germany || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2011-10-15 || Win ||align=left| Ladin Etic || Fight Night Mannheim || Mannheim, Germany || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2010-03-27 || Win ||align=left| Hicham Tourar || K1 Alpes || Bolzano, Italy || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2010-09-25 || Win ||align=left| Jaroslaw Zawodni || Fight Night Mannheim || Mannheim, Germany || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 5 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2010-06-24 || Loss ||align=left| Ondrej Hutnik || WFCA Prague || Prague, Czech Republic || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2010-03-27 || Loss ||align=left| Agron Preteni || K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia || Split, Croatia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2010-03-27 || Win ||align=left| Andrei Stoica || K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia || Split, Croatia || Decision || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2009-10-24 || Loss || align=left| Shamil Abasov || K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination || Arad, Romania || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2009-08-29 || Win || align=left| Werner Kreiskott || The Night in Löwen || Wuppertal, Germany || KO (High Kick) || 3 || N/A|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2009-07-03 ||Loss ||align=left| Coco Rus || K-1 ColliZion 2009 Sarajevo || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || Decision (Majority) || 3 ||3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2009-06-06 || Win ||align=left| Tarik Kuzucu || Fightclub Nürnberg || Nuremberg, Germany || KO (High kick) || 1 |||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2009-05-09 || Win ||align=left| Yahya Gülay || Mix Fight Gala VIII || Darmstadt, Germany || TKO (Corner stoppage/Gülay gave up) || 1 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2009-03-21 || Win ||align=left| Patrick Berger || K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia || Split, Croatia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2009-03-21 || Win ||align=left| David Dancrade || K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia || Split, Croatia || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 3 |||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2008-12-13 || Win ||align=left| Serdar Karaca || The Champions Club || Bamberg, Germany || KO (Left high kick) || 2 || 2:37|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2008-10-25 || Win ||align=left| Jimmy Sidony || Mix Fight Gala VII || Darmstadt, Germany || TKO (Referee stoppage) || 1 || 0:55|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2007-11-03 || Loss ||align=left| Daniel Ghiţă || Local Kombat 27 "Porţile de fier" || Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania || KO (Low kicks) || 2 || 1:58|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2007-09-01 || Win ||align=left| Yussuf Belmikdan || Fight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" || Mannheim, Germany || KO (Knees) || 2 || 2:48|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2007-09-01 || Win ||align=left| Florian Ogunade || Fight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" || Mannheim, Germany || Ext. R Decision (Split) || 4 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2007-06-23 || Loss ||align=left| Zabit Samedov || K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2007-03-10 || Win ||align=left| Ante Varnica || K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 || Split, Croatia || KO (Right hooks) || 2 || 1:01|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2007-03-10 || Win ||align=left| Damir Tovarovic || K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 || Split, Croatia || TKO (Knee to the body) || 1 || 1:33|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2007-03-10 || Win ||align=left| Dragan Jovanović || K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 || Split, Croatia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2007-01-27 || Win ||align=left| Roman Kupcak || Fight Night || Mannheim, Germany || KO (High kick) || 2 || N/A|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2006-09-16 || Win ||align=left| Mohamed Oudriss || Fight Night Mannheim 2006 || Mannheim, Germany || TKO (Corner stoppage) || 2 |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2007-09-16 || Win ||align=left| Abdel Lahmizi || Fight Night Mannheim 2006 || Mannheim, Germany || TKO (Corner stoppage) || 2 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2006-07-08 || Loss ||align=left| Ergin Solmaz || WPKC & WMC Grand Prix Tournament, Quarter Finals || Riccione, Italy || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2006-06-03 || Loss ||align=left| Azem Maksutaj || K-1 Gala in Luzern || Luzern, Switzerland || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2006-05-20 || Loss ||align=left| Thomas Rasmussen || K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 || Stockholm, Sweden || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2006-03-12 || Win ||align=left| Christian Lüdeke || Fight Night Leverkusen || Leverkusen, Germany || TKO (Low kicks) || 3 || 1:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2006-02-17 || Loss ||align=left| Azem Maksutaj || K-1 European League 2006 in Bratislava || Bratislava, Slovakia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2005-12-10 || Win ||align=left| Asmir Burgic || K-1 Final Battle 2005 || Lübeck, Germany || TKO (Kick to the body) || 2 |||-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2005-12-10 || Win ||align=left| Waldemar Dohmke || K-1 Final Battle 2005 || Lübeck, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2005-10-29 || Win ||align=left| Rodney Faverus || K-1 New Talents 2005 in Germany || Koblenz, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2005-06-25 || Win ||align=left| Attila Karacs || The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament || Riccione, Italy || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2005-06-25 || Win ||align=left| Petr Vondracek || The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament || Riccione, Italy || TKO (Doctor stoppage) || 2 || 2:16|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2005-05-07 || Loss ||align=left| Xhavit Bajrami || Kickboxgala in Bern || Bern, Switzerland || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2004-12-17 || Win ||align=left| Christian Lüdeke || Muay Thai Gala in Bonn || Bonn, Germany || TKO (Doctor stop/leg injury) || 1 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2004-10-30 || Win ||align=left| Henriques Zowa || MTBD Jubiläumsgala || Kaiserslautern, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2003-04-13 || Win ||align=left| Enrico Grootenhuis || Kickboxgala in Dresden || Dresden, Germany || KO (Right cross) || 1 || N/A|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2002-10-28 || Win ||align=left| Unknown Fighter || IMTF European championships || Portugal || Decision || 4 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2001-10-27 || Win ||align=left| Mdiba || Kickbox Gala in Ratheim || Ratheim, Germany || Decision || 5 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

• List of K-1 Events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers

External links

• Fight & Fitness

Notes and References

1. Web site: James Phillips profile. 2009-05-20. www.fansofk1.com.