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Irshaad “White Tiger” Sayed

Irshaad Sayed, 21 years old, is a one of the most promising international fighters of his generation. His outstanding fight statistics speak for itself: 30 fights, 25 wins including 12 by KO.

Irshaad grew up in Cape Town South Africa. During his school years, Irshaad competed in his 1st professional kickboxing fight. After this first experience, all other sports fell away and his focus went on fighting.

After completing school, Irshaad decided to take his fighting to the next level and moved to Thailand. All Irshaad did was train day in and day out, learning the life of a real Muay Thai fighter. His training took him to different regions in Thailand and Asia. He fought at legendary Thai stadiums.

Recognizing his powerful and spectacular style, a Thai promoter gave him his fighting name “White Tiger”, a name now well known in the world of fighting.

His fighting career being successfully launched, Irshaad competed monthly all over Asia. Towards the end of his stay in Thailand, Irshaad got the opportunity to fight for the WPMF World Muay Thai title on the king’s birthday. Following a tough fight, Irshaad won his 1st world title at the age of 18.

After spending a year training and fighting in Thailand, Irshaad moved back to South Africa. Looking to share his experience and passion, Irshaad, at the tender age of 19, decided to establish his own training camp “White Tiger Muay Thai” in Cape Town.

To take his fitness knowledge further, Irshaad enrolled at the Exercise Teachers Academy in Cape Town.

While training at home, Irshaad’s reputation managed to get him competing in international fights in Malaysia and Hong Kong.

After coming to fight in Hong Kong for the WMC I-1 Asia title, Irshaad was offered to return and work as a trainer at a mixed martial arts gym. Irshaad moved to Hong Kong after completing his personal training course.

Now in Hong Kong for the last 2 years, Irshaad is pursuing his international fighting career along with training clients. Irshaad made his MMA debut in 2010 and won by KO against an experienced opponent at the City of Dreams in Macau. (see video links)

Irshaad is still actively involved in the development of White Tiger Muay Thai in Cape Town. He is the founder of “Kickboxing Against Drugs” fighting tournaments in Cape Town and is introducing MMA to South Africa. Standing out by his achievements, Irshaad won several youth awards recognizing him as an inspiring role model.

Recently, Irshaad won a WMC lightweight title at Planet Battle Elite in June 2010 against a top ranked Australian fighter (see video links). Irshaad is currently training for his next fight on 7th August which will be broadcast live on ATV (see video links and poster).

Selected video links

Fights

•	Planet battle, June 2010, WMC lightweight title fight vs. flip street, top ranked Australian fighter Result: Irshaad winner by unanimous decision http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk82Fvwebzg

•	Fury I, May 2010, MMA debut vs. ngoo ditty, experienced mma fighter Result: Irshaad winner by KO in round 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxgy4q-bAC4

•	Grand Xtream, November 2009, WMC I-1 Asia title vs. Yodkumarn, 3 time north Thailand champion Result: Irshaad winner by KO in round 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNokamKSplc

TV show

•	SABC channel 2, sports night tv show, interview and footage of kickboxing against drugs, April 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrigdBTIKaY

Career highlights

•	Promotional highlight video for kickboxing against drugs, April 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtHp8vNj7Xw

Training

•	Fight preparation for 7th of August, fight will be broadcast live on ATV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of388b-jNOs

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Fighting statistics:

30 fights, 25 wins, 12 by KO

Amateur kickboxing 4 fights, 4 wins, 3 KO Pro-am kickboxing 4 fights, 4 wins, 1 KO Pro muay thai and kickboxing 21 fights, 16 wins, 5 loss, 9 KO Pro Boxing 1 fight, 1 loss Pro MMA 1 fight, 1 win, 1 KO

Titles:

W.P.M.F world muay thai muay thai champion, 57.5kg, 2007 W.M.C I-1 Asia muay thai champion, 60 kg, 2008 SAAKA k1 kickboxing champion, 60-65kg, 2008 W.M.C I-1 lightweight champion, 60kg, 2009 W.M.C Planet battle lightweight champion, 60kg, 2010