Stephan Fox (born 1963 in Germany) is a German sporting figure. He is the current General Secretary of International Federation of Muaythai AmateurIFMA
International Federation of Muaythai Amateur and vice-president of the

World Muaythai Council The World Muaythai Council (WMC) is one of the oldest professional sanctioning organizations of Muaythai in the world for the sport. The organization was set up in 1995 by parliament resolution, and is incorporated by the Royal Thai Government a ...

.WMC
World Muaythai Council Fox is also the Vice-president

SportAccord SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that is governed by stakeholders representing the Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations and has currently taken on some of the activities of the dissolve ...

and the President of the Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) representing 23 international federations.

Early life

Stephan has been involved in ring sports and Muaythai in the late 70s. He won titles such as the South Pacific, Intercontinental and World titles. Stephan won the Australian Martial Art award and has been presented with the Thai equivalent. He has also won the North QLD Sports Personality Award and has represented both

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and

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

throughout his fighting career.

IFMA and WMC

Fox retired in 1995, was asked by the late General Vorayudh Mesommonta to join the WMC and IFMA to help with international affairs. He is an advocate of Thailand's national sport and combat art. His educational background is rooted both in both Germany and Australia, however he now resides in Thailand where he oversees the growth of both Amateur ( IFMA) and Professional ( WMC) Muaythai. Fox holds the position of General Secretary of IFMA and the vice-president of the WMC and in the last few years, he has helped to lead Muaythai to its current world status being recognized by SportAccord, IWGA,

FISU The International University Sports Federation (FISU; ) is responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 25. It was founded in 1949 as the world governing body of ...

and being included in many Olympic and non-Olympic multi-sport events.

TV appearances

Fox has been a part of more than a hundred TV shows as host commentator and TV celebrity. He has been seen as the mentor / host of The Contender Asia, a celebrity trainer on The Biggest Loser Asia, a mentor and host on

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number one rated,

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nominated show The Challenger Muaythai, and has been the host of many Muaythai TV Shows such as Muaythai Fight Night shown on

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and

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. Stephan Fox has also been featured on the cover of a number of international martial art magazines such as Blitz, International Kick-boxer, Martial Arts World and Muaythai World.

Charitable works

Fox has been involved in

youth development Positive youth development (PYD) programs are designed to optimize youth developmental progress. This is sought through a positivistic approach that emphasizes the inherent potential, strengths, and capabilities youth hold. PYD differs from other ...

programs through the Muaythai Against Drugs (MAD) program established by Privy Councillor to HM the

King of Thailand The monarchy of Thailand is the constitutional monarchy, constitutional form of government of Thailand (formerly ''Siam''). The king of Thailand (, historically, ''king of Siam''; ) is the head of state and head of the ruling Chakri dynasty. ...

, General Pichitr Kullavanijaya. Under the patronage of the

Peace and Sport Peace and Sport (also known as "L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport") is a sports organization based in Monaco under the patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco. Ivorian Football player, footballer Didier Drogba became the organization's ...

and

IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in L ...

, Fox helped found the 'Sport is your Gang' campaign, to motivate, change and raise awareness of the danger of gang affiliation in youths and''Do Good Feel Good'' campaign in which the world's leading Muaythai celebrities do charity and work with troubled youths to help them find the right path in life. He also has been involved in projects run in conjunctions with Fox has been one of the main driving forces behind the collaboration between the

UN Women The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity charged with working for gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women is charged with advocating for the righ ...

and Muaythai's UNiTE to End

Violence Against Women Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence (GBV) or sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), violent, violence primarily committed by Man, men or boys against woman, women or girls. Such violence is often considered hat ...

campaign; a joint campaign in which an MoU was signed in April 2013. Later on in 2014, the "Sport is Your Gang" campaign was awarded the "Spirit of Sport" award, the most prestigious award for using the power of sport to make a difference, at the 2014

Convention in Belek, Turkey.

Speaker and advocate

As a leader of SportAccord Martial Arts Group, Fox oversees 15 Olympic and non-Olympic combat sports. He was a guest speaker the World Cultural Martial Art Forum in Beijing (World Combat Games 2010) during the 1st SportAccord Combat Games as well as numerous editions of the annual IF Forum hosted by SportAccord Convention in conjunction with SportAccord, ASOIF and AIOWF. Fox was also nominated to oversee all ring sports for the 2013 games, held in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has also been one of the main persons in the organization of over 10 World Championship events held in Thailand, Korea, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Malaysia and other countries around the world. Fox often promotes Muaythai by holding official seminars, workshops.Muaythai – Arab Emirates
Muaythai Sessions in the UAE

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Stephan 1963 births Living people Australian male Muay Thai practitioners German male Muay Thai practitioners Muay Thai trainers