Nathan Corbett
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Nathan "Carnage" Corbett (born 23 October 1979) is an Australian Heavyweight
kickboxer
, fighting out of Urban Fight Gym, Gold Coast
, Australia
. He was the WMC Muaythai Cruiserweight World champion and K-1 Scandinavia 2007 tournament champion. As of April 2010, he is the number 1 ranked contender in the WBC Muay Thai super-cruiserweight division and is the current W.K.N.
Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion.
which lead him to shoot boxing
and Muay Thai
. He turned pro in 1997 and rose to national prominence in 2002 when he defeated Australian legend Scott Bannan with a slicing elbow and followed up his strong performance with a 1st round KO win over Clifton Brown
of Canada
winning his first WMC World Title.
On 26 June 2005 at Xplosion 10 event in Australia, Nathan Corbett won his second WMC World Title over Russia
n muay thai fighter Magomed Magomedov
.
At 3rd MARS World Fighting GP in Chiba
, Japan
in 2006 he suffered his first KO loss of his career against American Heavyweight Alex Roberts.
Nathan Corbett's fight against Tyrone Spong ended in a controversial decision, with Corbett knocking Spong out with punches but resumed fighting after the referee had stopped the fight, the fight was declared a no contest.
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
kickboxer
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
, fighting out of Urban Fight Gym, Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He was the WMC Muaythai Cruiserweight World champion and K-1 Scandinavia 2007 tournament champion. As of April 2010, he is the number 1 ranked contender in the WBC Muay Thai super-cruiserweight division and is the current W.K.N.
World Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion.
Biography and career
Nathan Corbett started practicing karateKarate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
which lead him to shoot boxing
Shoot boxing
Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....
and 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...
. He turned pro in 1997 and rose to national prominence in 2002 when he defeated Australian legend Scott Bannan with a slicing elbow and followed up his strong performance with a 1st round KO win over Clifton Brown
Clifton Brown
Clifton Brown is a retired Canadian Light Heavyweight kickboxer of Jamaican descent, who fought out of Toronto, Ontario. Clifton is the President/CEO of Warrior Caste Productions Inc. A production company which focuses on Martial Arts through athlete documentaries, and day to day operations of...
of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
winning his first WMC World Title.
On 26 June 2005 at Xplosion 10 event in Australia, Nathan Corbett won his second WMC World Title over Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n muay thai fighter Magomed Magomedov
Magomed Magomedov
Magomed "The Propeller" Magomedov is a Russian former kickboxer fighting out of Chinuk Gyn from Minsk, Belarus. He was six time amateur Russian kickboxing champion and the professional WMC and IMF Light Heavyweight World Muay Thai Champion....
.
At 3rd MARS World Fighting GP in Chiba
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 2006 he suffered his first KO loss of his career against American Heavyweight Alex Roberts.
Nathan Corbett's fight against Tyrone Spong ended in a controversial decision, with Corbett knocking Spong out with punches but resumed fighting after the referee had stopped the fight, the fight was declared a no contest.
Titles
- 2010 W.K.N.World Kickboxing NetworkThe World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Muay Thai World Champion -95 kg - 2010 A-1 World Combat Cup Heavyweight Tournament Champion
- 2009 W.I.P.U. King of the Ring Champion
- 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Scandinavian Qualification Champion
- 2005 W.B.C.World Boxing Council MuaythaiWorld Boxing Council Muaythai or WBC Muaythai is commissioned under the jurisdiction of the World Boxing Council as a non-profit organization to regulate, control and supervise professional Muay Thai events and their respective jurisdictions worldwide...
Muay Thai World Champion -79 kg - 2005-06 W.M.C. Muay Thai World Champion -86 kg (1 title defence)
- 2005 I.M.F. World Champion
- 2003 W.M.C. Muay Thai World Champion -82 kg
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