Friday, the 4th of April, will be an important day in the Muaythai calendar as Superstars Event 7 graces Pavilion Josephine in Strasbourg, France, for a prestigious Muaythai gala. The event is sanctioned by WMC France and FFKMDA, IFMA’s sole French member, and promises not to disappoint with a full international card of elite-level Muaythai bouts.
The main fight of the evening will be for the Light Heavyweight world title (not more than 81 kg) between Frenchman Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf and Aaron Ortiz from the USA. Both of these fighters are no strangers to IFMA and WMC, holding a plethora of Muaythai accolades between them.
Bilal has been on a path to the world title for several years, having previously held both the WMC European and Intercontinental titles, as well as being an IFMA medalist. He became the European champion by beating Spain’s Omar Moreno in 2022 with a second-round knockout. The following year, he faced Miguel Padilla of Mexico and won by TKO in the fourth round to become the Intercontinental champion.
Aaron won gold at the World Games in 2022 and is a three-time IFMA gold medalist. He has a wealth of experience in professional Muaythai and fought for the WMC world title in the UAE in 2022 falling short in a close bout. Aaron has since climbed back to fight once again for world title glory and has promised to make a statement with this fight as he heads into enemy territory.
With the number 1 ranked fighter facing the number 7 in the rankings for the WMC world title, this promises to be a clash of the titans.