James Phillips (kickboxer)
| James Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Phillips June 11, 1980 Mannheim, West Germany |
| Other names | Mr.Highkick |
| Nationality | German American |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 86.0 kg (189.6 lb; 13.54 st) |
| Division | Cruiserweight |
| Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Team Phillips - Fight & Fitness /
Wachenburgstr.125 / 68219 MannheimFlößerstraße 12 / Edingen-Neckarhausen |
| Trainer | James Phillips |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 107 |
| Wins | 82 |
| By knockout | 34 |
| Losses | 25 |
| By knockout | 3 |
Last updated on: November 19, 2011 | |
James Phillips (also known as "Mr Highkick") is a German heavyweight kickboxer of African American descent,[1] 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.[2]
Biography and career
James Phillips was born in 1980 in Mannheim, Germany, to a German mother and African American father.[3] 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.[4]
Championship Titles
- Professional
- 2014 IKBO World K-1 champion (86kg)
- 2011 Fight Night Mannheim Champion
- 2010 IKBF European Kickboxing champion (91 Kg) Archived 2010-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- 2010 K-1 Collizion Croatia Vize Champion Archived 2010-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- 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
| 82 Wins (34(T) KO's, 48 decisions), 25 Losses | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-07 | Loss | Bogdan Stoica | Showdown Fight Night | Mannheim, Germany | KO | 2 | — | |
| 2015-09-12 | Win | Errol Konning | It's Fight Time 2 | Darmstadt, Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-04-26 | Win | Almedin Hasanagic | Rhein Neckar Fight Night | Ludwigshafen, Germany | KO | 2 | ||
| Wins IKBO World K-1 title (86 kg). | ||||||||
| 2011-11-19 | Loss | Andrei Stoica | SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011 | Darmstadt, Germany | KO (Right High Kick) | 1 | 2:19 | |
| 2011-10-15 | Win | Michail Tutierev | Fight Night Mannheim | Mannheim, Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-10-15 | Win | Ladin Etic | Fight Night Mannheim | Mannheim, Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-03-27 | Win | Hicham Tourar | K1 Alpes | Bolzano, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-09-25 | Win | Jaroslaw Zawodni | Fight Night Mannheim | Mannheim, Germany | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-06-24 | Loss | Ondrej Hutnik | WFCA Prague | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-03-27 | Loss | Agron Preteni | K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia | Split, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| For K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia 4-men Heavyweight tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2010-03-27 | Win | Andrei Stoica | K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia | Split, Croatia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-10-24 | Loss | Shamil Abasov | K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination | Arad, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-08-29 | Win | Werner Kreiskott | The Night in Löwen | Wuppertal, Germany | KO (High Kick) | 3 | N/A | |
| 2009-07-03 | Loss | Coco Rus | K-1 ColliZion 2009 Sarajevo | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-06-06 | Win | Tarik Kuzucu | Fightclub Nürnberg | Nuremberg, Germany | KO (High kick) | 1 | ||
| 2009-05-09 | Win | Yahya Gülay | Mix Fight Gala VIII | Darmstadt, Germany | TKO (Corner stoppage/Gülay gave up) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-03-21 | Win | Patrick Berger | K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia | Split, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia 4-men Heavyweight tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2009-03-21 | Win | David Dancrade | K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia | Split, Croatia | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 3 | ||
| 2008-12-13 | Win | Serdar Karaca | The Champions Club | Bamberg, Germany | KO (Left high kick) | 2 | 2:37 | |
| 2008-10-25 | Win | Jimmy Sidony | Mix Fight Gala VII | Darmstadt, Germany | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 1 | 0:55 | |
| 2007-11-03 | Loss | Daniel Ghiţă | Local Kombat 27 "Porţile de fier" | Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania | KO (Low kicks) | 2 | 1:58 | |
| 2007-09-01 | Win | Yussuf Belmikdan | Fight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" | Mannheim, Germany | KO (Knees) | 2 | 2:48 | |
| Wins Fight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" 4-men tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2007-09-01 | Win | Florian Ogunade | Fight Night Mannheim "The Battle Continues" | Mannheim, Germany | Ext. R Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-06-23 | Loss | Zabit Samedov | K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-03-10 | Win | Ante Varnica | K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 | Split, Croatia | KO (Right hooks) | 2 | 1:01 | |
| Wins K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2007-03-10 | Win | Damir Tovarovic | K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 | Split, Croatia | TKO (Knee to the body) | 1 | 1:33 | |
| 2007-03-10 | Win | Dragan Jovanović | K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 | Split, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-01-27 | Win | Roman Kupcak | Fight Night | Mannheim, Germany | KO (High kick) | 2 | N/A | |
| 2006-09-16 | Win | Mohamed Oudriss | Fight Night Mannheim 2006 | Mannheim, Germany | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 2 | ||
| Wins Fight Night Mannheim 4-men tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2007-09-16 | Win | Abdel Lahmizi | Fight Night Mannheim 2006 | Mannheim, Germany | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-07-08 | Loss | Ergin Solmaz | WPKC & WMC Grand Prix Tournament, Quarter Finals | Riccione, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-06-03 | Loss | Azem Maksutaj | K-1 Gala in Luzern | Luzern, Switzerland | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-05-20 | Loss | Thomas Rasmussen | K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2006-03-12 | Win | Christian Lüdeke | Fight Night Leverkusen | Leverkusen, Germany | TKO (Low kicks) | 3 | 1:00 | |
| 2006-02-17 | Loss | Azem Maksutaj | K-1 European League 2006 in Bratislava | Bratislava, Slovakia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-12-10 | Win | Asmir Burgic | K-1 Final Battle 2005 | Lübeck, Germany | TKO (Kick to the body) | 2 | ||
| Wins K-1 Final Battle 2005 tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2005-12-10 | Win | Waldemar Dohmke | K-1 Final Battle 2005 | Lübeck, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-10-29 | Win | Rodney Faverus | K-1 New Talents 2005 in Germany | Koblenz, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2005-06-25 | Win | Attila Karacs | The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament | Riccione, Italy | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2005-06-25 | Win | Petr Vondracek | The Fight Club Riccione 4-men tournament | Riccione, Italy | TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:16 | |
| 2005-05-07 | Loss | Xhavit Bajrami | Kickboxgala in Bern | Bern, Switzerland | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-12-17 | Win | Christian Lüdeke | Muay Thai Gala in Bonn | Bonn, Germany | TKO (Doctor stop/leg injury) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-10-30 | Win | Henriques Zowa | MTBD Jubiläumsgala | Kaiserslautern, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2003-04-13 | Win | Enrico Grootenhuis | Kickboxgala in Dresden | Dresden, Germany | KO (Right cross) | 1 | N/A | |
| Wins IKBF European Kickboxing title (86 kg). | ||||||||
| 2002-10-28 | Win | Unknown Fighter | IMTF European championships | Portugal | Decision | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Wins IMTF European Amateur muay thai title (86 kg). | ||||||||
| 2001-10-27 | Win | Mdiba | Kickbox Gala in Ratheim | Ratheim, Germany | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
See also
External links
References
- ^ "James Phillips ("Mr. Highkick") | Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "James Phillips profile". www.fansofk1.com. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ "Biographie von James Phillips - Team Phillips - Fight & Fitness". www.james-phillips.de. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Das Team - Team Phillips - Fight & Fitness". www.james-phillips.de. Retrieved 2024-12-20.