Joseph Christopher Ryan (born 14 April 2004) is a British Muay Thai fighter. He is the current WMO, and ISKA World Middleweight Champion as well as a former Rajadamnern Stadium and WBC Middleweight Champion.
Professional muay thai career
Ryan faced Jose Manuel Hita for the WBC Muay Thai Middleweight (160 lbs) European title at Supershowdown 3 on June 28, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
On Saturday, October 29, 2022, Joe Ryan was scheduled to fight Alex Bublea at Lumpinee Stadium with Fairtex Fight promotion. Joe Ryan vs Alex Bublea: Fairtex Fight Start Time, Live Stream, How to Watch. (2022, October 26). Fight Record. https://fightrecord.co.uk/news/joe-ryan-vs-alex-bublea-fairtex-fight-start-time-live-stream-how-to-watch/
Ryan faced Ignasi Larios Alvez for the ISKA World Muaythai Light-middleweight (160 lbs) world title at Masda Fight Night on December 17, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round knockout and became the youngest ISKA champion in history at just 18 years old.
Ryan faced Magnus Andersson for the vacant WMO Middleweight (160 lbs) World title at Hitman Fight League on June 10, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, 51 seconds into the opening round.
Ryan faced Reza Ahmadnezhad at the September 23, 2023, Rajadamnern World Series. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Ryan faced Petchmai SiadamMhoopraraRajadamnern for the vacant Rajadamnern Stadium Middleweight (160 lbs) title on December 16, 2023. He became the first ever British Rajadamnern Stadium world champion, as he captured the championship by unanimous decision.
Joe Ryan won the 2023 Fight Record UK Male Fighter of the Year award.Joe Ryan wins Fight Record UK Male Fighter of the Year 2023. (2024, January 1). Fight Record. https://fightrecord.co.uk/news/joe-ryan-wins-fight-record-uk-male-fighter-of-the-year-2023/ The top 3 final scores vote were Joe Ryan(10 pts), Nico Carrillo(9 pts) and Jonathan Haggerty(8 pts). Joe Ryan finished the year with a 4-1 record and won the WMO Muay Thai World title as well as defending successfully the WBC MuayThai European title.
Ryan made his first Rajadamnern Stadium Middleweight (160 lbs) title defense against Victor Hugo on April 20, 2024.
In July 7th 2024, Ryan defended the WMO middleweight world title against David Pennimpede and won by decision, a month after in August, Joe Ryan was able to capture the WBC Muay Thai middleweight world title against Beckham BigWinChampionGym winning by decision.
The World Muay Thai Organization formerly ranked him in their top 15 pound-for-pound male fighter list during October 2024.Pound-for-Pound. (n.d.). World Muay Thai Organization. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20241007141531/https://www.wmomuaythai.org/pound-for-pound/
During his reign as the WMO, WBC Muay Thai, ISKA and Rajadmnern Stadium world champion he was ranked number one in the world in the middleweight division by combat press."Combat Press Muay Thai Rankings: September 2024." Combat Press, https://combatpress.com/2024/09/combat-press-muay-thai-rankings-september-2024/. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
In November 2024 Ryan defended the Rajadmnern Stadium title against Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy and lost the title by decision.
In February 2025 Ryan defended the WBC Muay Thai title against Kongthailand Kiatnavy and lost by decision.
Titles and accomplishments Professional Rajadamnern Stadium 2023 Rajadamnern Stadium Middleweight (160 lbs) Champion (1 defense)
World Muay Thai Organization 2023 WMO World Middleweight (160 lbs) Champion (1 defense)
International Sport Karate Association 2022 ISKA World Muaythai Light-Middleweight (-72.5 kg / 160 lb) Champion
World Boxing Council Muaythai 2024 WBC Muay Thai World Middleweight (-72.5 kg / 160 lb) Champion 2022 WBC Muay Thai European Middleweight (-72.5 kg / 160 lb) Champion (1 defense) Amateur
International Federation of Muaythai Associations 2019 IFMA Baltic Open Junior (14-15) Championships (-63.5 kg) 2019 IFMA World Muaythai Junior (14-15) Championships (-63.5 kg) 2022 IFMA European Muaythai Junior (16-17) Championships (-75 kg)
World Boxing Council Muaythai 2019 WBC Muay Thai U-18 National Champion
Mixed martial arts record
|Win |align=center|1–0 |Sidney Aguero |TKO (elbow and punches) |Full Contact Contender 46 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:03 |Bolton, England |
Muay Thai record
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2025-02-22|| Loss ||align=left| Kongthailand Kiatnavy || Hungryside Super Show || Bentley, Australia || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-11-16 || Loss ||align=left| Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy || Rajadamnern World Series || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-08-10|| Win ||align=left| Beckham BigWinChampionGym || Hungryside Super Show || Glasgow, Scotland || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-07-06 || Win ||align=left| David Pennimpede|| Powerhouse Fight Series || Mackay, Australia || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-04-20 || Win ||align=left| Victor Hugo|| Rajadamnern World Series || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-12-16 || Win ||align=left| Petchmai SiadamMhooprara|| Rajadamnern World Series || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-09-23 || Win ||align=left| Reza Ahmadnezhad|| Rajadamnern World Series || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-08-19 || Loss ||align=left| Emerson Bento|| Rajadamnern World Series - Final 4 || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-06-10 || Win ||align=left| Magnus Andersson|| Hitman Fight League || Manchester, England || KO (Right High Kick) || 1 || 0:51 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-03-04 || Win ||align=left| Omar Samb|| Supershowdown || Bolton, England || KO (Knee) || 2 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-12-17 || Win ||align=left| Ignasi Larios Alvez|| Masda Fight Night || Liverpool, England || KO (Left High Kick) || 1 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-06-28 || Win ||align=left| Jose Manuel Hita|| Supershowdown 3 || Bolton, England || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-03-19 || Win ||align=left| Chris Shaw|| Science of 8 Muay Thai || Liverpool, England || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-12-18 || Win ||align=left| Toni Romero|| Masda Fight Night || Liverpool, England || KO (Elbow) || 2 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-11-02 || Win ||align=left| Jay Nolan|| Stand Your Ground 11 || Wallasey, England || TKO || ||
|- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2021-10-24 || Draw||align=left| Tayo Zahir|| SuperShowdown || Manchester, England || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-08-08|| Win ||align=left| Uzzy Choudhry || Yokkao 49|| || || || |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-05-23 || Win ||align=left| Hayden Sherriff|| Masda Fight Night || Liverpool, England || TKO (Left hok to the body) || 1 ||
| colspan=9 | Legend:
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2022-02-19 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Kirill Gribov || 2022 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Final || Istanbul, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2022-02-18 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Kyriakos Christodoulou || 2022 IFMA European Muaythai Championships, Tournament Semifinal || Istanbul, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2019-10-05 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Filypp Bachynskyi || 2019 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Final || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (Split) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2019-10-04 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Semen Bondarenko || 2019 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Semifinal || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2019-10-02 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Ashkan Hemeh Ali || 2019 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Quarterfinal || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2019-09-30 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Ohomairangi Takeshi-Vercoe || 2019 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Opening Round || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2019-02-23 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Harvey White || Stand Your Ground 8 || Liverpool, United Kingdom || KO || 3 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2019-02-02 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Emil Dzafarov || 2019 IFMA Baltic Open, Tournament Final || Vilnius, Latvia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2019-02-01 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Ilya Vasilko || 2019 IFMA Baltic Open, Tournament Semifinal || Vilnius, Latvia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2018-08-06 || Loss ||style="text-align:left"| İbrahİm Ethem Çakir || 2018 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Quarterfinal || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2018-08-04 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Maksym Klierini || 2018 IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Tournament Opening Round || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 2:00 |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
See also Rajadamnern Stadium
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