History will be made on May 11th when the World Championships 2018 will be opened in Cancun, Mexico.
It is the first time when IFMA World Championships will be held in PanAmerica. Elisa Salinas IFMA Vice President and President of the Pan-American Muaythai Federation stated that Mexico is honoured to have been given the trust of the 130 IFMA National Federation to hold the World Championships in beautiful Cancun at the same time it will be a major boost for Mexican Muaythai and for the Pan-American continent.
IFMA President Dr. Tapsuwan stated that he is very happy with a large number of athletes traveling to Mexico as it is an event for elite athletes and after 2011 Uzbekistan, 2012 Russia, 2014 Malaysia, 2015 Bangkok, 2016 Sweden, 2017 Belarus Mexico has been a great choice for the 2018 edition.
The President stated that much promotion has been done during the SportAccord Convention in Bangkok and that many VIPs of the world of sport will be watching Mexico 2018.