Fightmag

Fightmag (stylized as FIGHTMAG) is a news website (online magazine) that covers combat sports internationally, such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Muay Thai, as well as bare knuckle fighting, lethwei and professional wrestling.[1][2][3] It publishes pieces including news, video, opinion, reviews, events and blogs.

Fightmag
Fightmag logo
Type of site
News, Combat sport, Mixed martial arts
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia
Created by
Founder(s)
EditorParviz Iskenderov
IndustrySports media
URLfightmag.com.au
Launched27 August 2005 (2005-08-27)
Current statusOnline
OCLC number1031215241

Overview

Fightmag was founded in August 2005 by the President of the World Kickboxing Network Stephane Cabrera. It was originally based in France, being oriented for Francophonie. In a year time it evolved internationally and the publishing started in two languages, English and French.[4]

Since 2009 Fightmag has been based in Australia and published in English. In 2015 Fightmag marked the date of its tenth anniversary.[5] In October 2016 FIGHTMAG was described in FightBox as "a leading online fight magazine out of Australia".[6] On March 18, 2019 it was announced via Twitter that Fightmag HQ relocated from Perth, WA to Melbourne, VIC.[7]

Fightmag has been cited in various publications and public media, including Talksport,[8] Maxim,[9] CNN Indonesia,[10][11] The Punch,[12] International Business Times,[13] DAZN,[14] Manchester Evening News,[15] Чемпионат,[16] Nur.kz,[17] Morocco World News,[18] EssentiallySports,[19] Boxing Scene,[20] Net.hr,[21] among others.[22][23][24][25]

Over the years Fightmag has been partnered with several kickboxing television series, inclduing Simply the Best[26] and Girl Power.[27]

As an affiliate, Fightmag has been partnered with such networks as: ESPN+, DAZN, Showtime, Sky Sports, FITE TV, BT Sport, among others.

Authors

The team of authors at Fightmag includes former multi-weight world champion in Muay Thai Nathan Corbett, who has become a regular contributor after retiring from fighting.[28] As well, the first Australian model to partake in Muay Thai bouts Lilian Dikmans, who has shared her experience in combat sports.[29] Former Muay Thai fighter and WKN Australian super lightweight title challenger Parviz Iskenderov, who has also been an editor of publication.[30]

Structure

There have been eight types of Fightmag stories, such as: news, videos, blogs, entertainment, beauty, fitness, lifestyle and press releases.

In 2020 Fightmag launched the Fight Schedule website,[31] featuring the list of upcoming combat sports events and event information.

See also

References
  1. "About - FIGHTMAG".
  2. Насонов, Александр. "Херб Дин в седьмой раз станет рефери боя Макгрегора". www.championat.com (in Russian).
  3. "Стал известен рефери боя Макгрегор – Серроне". Советский спорт (in Russian).
  4. "Fightmag 10th Anniversary Made In Stephane Cabrera & Parviz Iskenderov".
  5. "Fightmag Enters Second Decade".
  6. "The FightBox Podcast featured in Fightmag". fightbox.com.
  7. FIGHTMAG (2019-03-18). "FIGHTMAG HQ relocated to Melbourne, VICTORIA". @fightmag. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  8. "Anthony Joshua targeted for revenge by 23-0 giant with 18 KO's weighing 274lbs". talkSPORT. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. "Watch 2020 UFC 'Knockout of the Year' Nominees in Brutal Recap Video | Maxim". www.maxim.com.
  10. "Ugas Ingin Rusak Rencana dan Buat Pacquiao Pensiun". olahraga (in Indonesian).
  11. "Pacquiao: Ugas Juara Karena Sabuk Saya Dicopot" (in Indonesian).
  12. "Zhilei wants Joshua bout in China". Punch Newspapers. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  13. Tan, John (5 May 2020). "Boxing News: Ring Girl Janira Gaxiola-Kremets Wants To Pursue Boxing Career". International Business Times.
  14. Astbury, Matt. "Matchroom Fight Camp: Sandy Ryan wants her name in same bracket as Katie Taylor | DAZN News US". DAZN. No. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  15. Holt, Matthew (21 December 2021). "Joshua challenged by undefeated Chinese giant before Fury mega-fight". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  16. Насонов, Александр. "Тим Цзю оказался легче Хогана на взвешивании". www.championat.com (in Russian).
  17. "Блондинка в нижнем белье проиграла бой за пояс WBA (видео) | NUR.KZ". www.nur.kz (in Russian). 2021-04-11.
  18. Kasraoui, Safaa. "Morocco's Jamal Ben Saddik To Fight Against Rico Verhoeven". Morocco World News.
  19. "Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis: Date and Time in 30 Different Countries, Including US, UK, and Cuba". EssentiallySports. 16 August 2021.
  20. "Zhilei Zhang is Still Hoping For Future Revenge Bout With Anthony Joshua". BoxingScene.com. 21 December 2021.
  21. "Divljački ga poslao u carstvo snova. Dame i gospodo, imamo nokaut godine, ovo je spektakularno". Net.hr (in Croatian). 21 March 2022.
  22. ""Пришло время". Головкин встал на пути исторического достижения - Бокс/ММА". Sports.kz (in Russian).
  23. "Bob Sapp gets in brawl at kickboxing weigh in - was it real? » MixedMartialArts.com". www.mixedmartialarts.com.
  24. "Fightmag: "Στην εμβληματική πόλη της Λαμίας το GAMMA European Championship"". Lamia Sports (in Greek). 2021-06-02.
  25. "Vasyl Lomachenko vs Masayoshi Nakatani: Date and Time in 30 Different Countries, Including US, UK, and More". EssentiallySports. 22 June 2021.
  26. "Simply the Best - Kickboxing Television Series".
  27. "Girl Power Kickboxing".
  28. "Nathan Corbett: Who He Is and Why He Matters". Muay Thai Martial Arts. 2018-07-28.
  29. Altatis, Conan (2019-07-04). "Modelling, Muay Thai and Lilian Dikmans". CONAN Daily.
  30. "Steve Smoger into the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame | ACBHOF". 2016-12-02.
  31. "Upcoming Events". Fight Schedule - FIGHTMAG.
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