Ronnie Green (kickboxer)

Ronnie "Machine Gun" Green (born April 1, 1959) is a retired British professional kickboxer who is a former four-time world champion.

Biography
Green became a world champion in kickboxing and was the first British person to do so. Green also won titles in four different weight divisions. Green was raised in Manchester and first began training in martial arts in 1974, taking up judo and karate. Green began his training with Thohsaphon "Master Toddy" Sitiwatjana at his Deansgate gym in Manchester, England, in 1977. After wins in the Netherlands and France, Green became the first Brit to win a kickboxing match in Thailand by defeating Lamnak Pitiporn at Rajadamnern Stadium in March 1983. Green won the European Muay Thai title in by defeating Yasunori Suda in July 1983 and the World WKA Super Featherweight title in 1984 by defeating Joao Vieira in Amsterdam. Green fought Sombat Sor Thanikul to a draw in 1990 in London, an event that was one of the first kickboxing championships broadcast from the UK to Thailand. In a rematch ten months later, he defeated Thanikul. He formally retired from fighting in 2002. He won the World Kickboxing Association (WKA) light middleweight and super welterweight full contact titles.

Fight record (incomplete)

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 * 1995- || Win||align=left| Lance Lewis || Clash for Cash || Manchester, England || Decision ||  ||

! style=background:white colspan=9 |WKA Kickboxing World Super Lightweight title.
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 * 1993-12-04 || Loss ||align=left|🇨🇦 Pete Cunningham || W.K.A. Event at Mirage Hotel || Las Vegas, Nevada, USA || Decision (unanimous) || 12 || 2:00


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 * ? || Win ||align=left| Paul Lenihan || WKA Thai Boxing || United Kingdom || Decision || 5 ||3:00


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 * ? || Win ||align=left|🇺🇸 Darrell Eckles || Thai Boxing Superfights || Oldham, England || || ||

! style=background:white colspan=9 |Loses Muay Thai World title.
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 * 1992-|| Loss||align=left|🇹🇭 Samaisuk Chuwattana || || London, England || KO || 1 ||

! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins Muay Thai World title.
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 * 1992-04-|| Win||align=left|🇹🇭 Samaisuk Chuwattana || || London, England || Decision (Majority) || 5 || 3:00

! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins IMF Lightweight title.
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 * 1990-11-18|| Win||align=left|🇹🇭 Sombat Sor.Thanikul || || London, England || Decision || 5 || 3:00


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 * 1990-01-28|| Draw||align=left|🇹🇭 Sombat Sor.Thanikul || IMF at Pickett's Lock || London, England || Decision || 5 || 3:00

! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins WKA Kickboxing World Super Featherweight title.
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 * 1989-11-19 || Win ||align=left| Joao Vieira || || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 12||2:00


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 * 1989-03-18|| Loss ||align=left|🇹🇭 Sagat Petchyindee || AJKF || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5 || 3:00


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 * 1988- || Win ||align=left| ||  || Hong Kong ||  ||  ||

! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins WKA Kickboxing World Lightweight title.
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 * 1988-03-12 || Win ||align=left|🇯🇵 Kyoji Saito || A.J.K.F "Kakutougi Daisensou" || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Punches) || 11 || 1:46


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 * 1987-11-15 || Win ||align=left|🇯🇵 Kyoji Saito || A.J.K.F "Super Fight 3" || Tokyo, Japan || Decision || 5 || 3:00

! style=background:white colspan=9 |WKA Kickboxing World title.
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 * 1987-09- || Win ||align=left|🇮🇪 Brian Cullen || || Manchester, England || Decision || 12 || 2:00


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 * 1987-07-15 || Win ||align=left|🇯🇵 Eiji Kai || A.J.K.F || Tokyo, Japan || KO (High kick + punches)|| 1 || 2:53

! style=background:white colspan=9 |Loses WKA Kickboxing World Super Featherweight title.
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 * 1986-|| Loss ||align=left|🇺🇸 Pat Romero || Master Toddy Promotion || Manchester, England || Decision || 12||2:00


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 * ? || Win ||align=left|🇫🇷 Mohamed Jami || || Manchester, England || Decision || 5 ||3:00


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 * 1985-05-12 || Win ||align=left|🇹🇭 Pud Pad Nee || Kickfighters IV || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO (Left hook) || 1 ||


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 * 1984-10-26 || Win ||align=left|🇫🇷 Jo Prestia || || Manchester, England || Decision || 5 ||3:00


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 * 1984-09- || Win ||align=left|🇮🇪 Gallen || || Dublin, Ireland || ||  ||

! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins WKA Kickboxing World Super Featherweight title.
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 * 1984-04-21 || Win ||align=left| Joao Vieira || Night of the Stars || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO || 2||


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 * 1984-01-12 || Draw ||align=left| Joao Vieira || || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision  || 5 || 3:00

! style=background:white colspan=9 |For the European Muay Thai 130 lbs title.
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 * 1983-09-23 || Draw||align=left|🇫🇷 Philippe Cantamessi || || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision  || 5 || 3:00


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 * 1983-07-15 || Win ||align=left|🇯🇵 Yasunori Suda|| || Hong Kong || TKO (Elbow) ||3  ||


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 * 1983-06-18 || Win ||align=left|🇰🇷 Jin || || Hong Kong || KO ||1  ||


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 * 1983-05-15 || Loss ||align=left|🇹🇭 || || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision ||5  ||3:00


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 * 1983-04-21 || Draw||align=left|🇹🇭 || || Manchester, England || Decision ||5  || 3:00


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 * 1983-04-08 || Win ||align=left|🇹🇭 || || Hong Kong || Decision ||5  || 3:00


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 * 1983-03-31|| Win ||align=left|🇹🇭 Lamnak Pitiporn || Rajadamnern Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || KO || 2 ||


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 * 1982-06-11 || Win ||align=left|🇹🇭 Wattana Soudareth || || France || KO (Left hook) || 5 ||


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 * 1982-04-04 || Win ||align=left| Gilbert Ballantine || || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00


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 * ? || Loss||align=left|🇸🇷 Lucien Carbin ||  ||  || KO|| 2 ||


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 * ? || Loss||align=left|🇫🇷 René Desjardins || || France || KO || 4 ||


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 * 1979- || Win ||align=left|🇹🇭 Lonkeada Muangsurin || || Amsterdam, Netherlands || KO || 5 ||
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