CHOK! LIFE OF A CHAMPION
MAGNUS
ANDERSSON SWEDEN Hey Magnus, long time no see! How are things going ? Fantastic, thanks Bernard! I‘m enjoying training at the moment, still learning and trying to improve my performance. And still busy beating people up around the world or settling in to beach life on Phuket? Last year we were in Las Vegas with Lion Fight, in Gottenburg in Sweden as well as at a huge outdoor event with Top King World Series - with more than 10,000 people - in Thailand. I love to travel and meet new people and luckily I have a job that involves some travelling as well as fighting. I am very settled here on Phuket and island life suits me. I am not from a big city so I feel comfortable with my training and life on Phuket. You have won many big international titles over the last two or three years, fighting on some of the biggest promotions in the world. Your greatest moments in a few sentences? Every time I am about to go and compete is a great moment for me. I love to fight with the “Viking Spirit” and, win or lose, I love every single minute. My top-3 moments are maybe:
1.
The Thai Superstar Duongsompong knocked me down with a head kick, he was a two times Lumpinee Stadium Champion. After, he was jumping around the ring in victory, but I made the 8-count and came back to knock him out in the dying seconds of the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
2.
Winning the MX Muay Xtreme World Champion belt in Bangkok was a dream come true. It was a tough tournament and previously I had heavy losses to the Thai superstars Yodvisha and Dedjrit. So it was emotional to get on a roll and then become Champion.
3.
After years in Thailand, training at Revolution and fighting regularly against fighters at the top of the rankings in Thailand, I was able to fight in front of a home crowd in Sweden. It meant a lot to to me to be recognised for my sacrifices and achievements and to fight in front of all my 28
