Fairtex Gym is the name given to a number of Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 gym

Gym

The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...

s around the world. The original Fairtex Gym was founded in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 in 1975.

History

The Fairtex Garments Factory Company Limited was founded by Philip Wong in 1971, selling Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 training equipment and Fairtex branded T-shirts to the Thai department store

Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...

 market. The first Fairtex Gym was created in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

 in 1975, but later relocated to Bangplee. Wong created Fairtex Promotions in 1978 when he became a promoter at the Lumpinee Stadium.

In 1993, a Fairtex Gym was opened in Chandler, Arizona

Chandler, Arizona

-Demographics:As of the Census of 2010, there were 236,123 people, 86,924 households, and 60,212 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 8.3%...

, United States

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 but was relocated to San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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 in 1996. Four gyms were opened in the Tokyo metropolitan area in 2004, and another in Pattaya

Pattaya

Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi....

 the following year.

There are now Fairtex gyms Bangplee, Pattaya

Pattaya

Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi....

 (Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

), Mountain View

Mountain View, California

-Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south...

, Newark

Newark, California

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, San Francisco - closing (USA

United States

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), Arakawa

Arakawa

-Family name:* Adele Arakawa, an American evening news anchor* Alan Arakawa, mayor of Maui, Hawaii, USA* Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese manga artist* Minoru Arakawa, former president of Nintendo of America...

, Chiba

Chiba

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, Taito

Taito

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 and Warabi

Warabi, Saitama

is a city located in Saitama, Japan. Warabi is the name of a bracken. The city was founded on April 1, 1959.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 71,034 and a density of 13,928.24 persons per km². The total area is 5.10 km²...

 (Japan

Japan

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).

Fighters

Attachai Fairtex Bret Bergmark

Bret Bergmark

Bret Bergmark is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a Cesar Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt and an amateur Sanshou and Muay Thai kickboxer. He has competed in many MMA promotions, including Strikeforce, World Extreme Cagefighting , Pancrase, Ultimate Athlete, Warriors Quest...

 Ganyao Fairtex Alex Gong

Alex Gong

Alexander "F-14" James Gong was an American Muay Thai kickboxer.-Career:Gong was a world champion of ISKA World Muay Thai, Junior middleweight class. He won his world title in 1999. He defended his title on August 5, 2000...

 Jongsanan Fairtex Khem Fairtex Jean-Claude Leuyer

Jean-Claude Leuyer

Jean-Claude Leuyer is an American former kickboxer who competed in the super heavyweight division.-Biography and career:...

 Scott Lighty

Scott Lighty

Scott Lighty is an American super heavyweight kickboxer and light heavyweight mixed martial artist, from San Luis Obispo, California. He currently trains at The Pit alongside UFC veterans, Chuck Liddell and Glover Teixeira...

 Gilbert Melendez

Gilbert Melendez

Gilbert Melendez is an American mixed martial artist of Mexican descent. Currently fighting out of San Francisco, California, he formerly competed in the lightweight division of PRIDE Fighting Championships and now competes in Strikeforce...

 Naruepol Fairtex

Naruepol Fairtex

Naruepol Fairtex is a Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Fairtex Gym in Pattaya, Thailand. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium champion and current No.1 contender to challenge Nopadetch Chuwattana for the WBC title....

 Daniel Roberts

Daniel Roberts (fighter)

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 Alex Serdyukov Nick Diaz

Nick Díaz

Nicholas Robert Diaz is an American mixed martial artist. He is the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, WEC and IFC Welterweight Champion. He has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Elite Xtreme Combat. Diaz was promoted to black belt in Brazilian...

 Yvonne Trevino

Yvonne Trevino

Yvonne Trevino , is a former women's kickboxing and boxing champion from Peoria, Arizona.-Background:Yvonne Trevino very popular among boxing and kickboxing fans during the 1990s, especially in the Southwestern United States and in her Native home state of Arizona. Her popularity led her to have a...

 Turbo Fairtex Yodsanklai Fairtex

Yodsanklai Fairtex

Yodsanklai Fairtex a.k.a. Yod is a Thai kickboxer and the former super welterweight WBC Muay Thai World champion at 154 lb and former three time Lumpinee Stadium champion in the 112 and 147 lb weight classes...

 Xu Yan

Xu Yan (kickboxer)

Xu Yan is a Chinese kickboxer who competes in the welterweight division.-Biography and career:Xu made his debut in the K-1 promotion in March 2009 at K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009 and was knocked out by Se Ki Kim in the second round...