Bruce Macfie
| Bruce Macfie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Bruce Macfie 6 July 1978 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Other names | The Preacher |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Corporate Box Gym |
| Years active | 15 (1995–present) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 143 |
| Wins | 92 |
| By knockout | 32 |
| Losses | 48 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/preacherk6 |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
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Bruce "The Preacher" Macfie (born 6 July 1978) is an Australian middleweight kickboxer from Brisbane, Queensland. He is current Intercontinental and Commonwealth World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai Middleweight champion. In 2007 he took part of the reality based television series The Contender Asia.[1]
Biography and career
Bruce Macfie started training Muay Thai in 1995 at Street Heat Muay Thai gym in Noosa, Australia. While training and fighting out of the Street Heat Muay Thai Gym bruce Travelled with master trainer Glen "Pops" Triming father of Kristian Sting Triming and Jamie Peake also fighting out of the street heat gym to far north Queensland to Blackwater Rockhampton for the Mauy Thai Show "The Bar room Brawlers" show as apart of the Sunshine coast team versus the North Queensland team. Bruce knocked hi opponent out early in the second round with a knee to the face. On the return trip bruce talked of his love for god and his family history with his faith. Pops then gave Bruce his fighting name: Bruce "The Preacher" Macfie. and fought He is now one of the most experienced professional Muay Thai fighters in Australia. Preacher has fought many fighters such as John Wayne Parr, Yodsaenklai Fairtex, Saiyok Pumpanmuang, Soren Monkongtong, Daniel Dawson, Lamsongkram Chuwattana, and Warren Elson.
A regular feature on Fox Sports popular Muay Thai broadcasts, MacFie appears on Australia's largest Muay Thai broadcast fight cards including events such as Xplosion and Evolution. A three-time WMC Intercontinental champion, six-time Australian champion and current WMC interim world title holder, MacFie's fights have been broadcast around Australia and the world on such networks as: Fox Sports, AXN Asia, EuroSports, ESPN and ITV4 UK.
In addition to his television exposure, MacFie is a favourite of print media, having appeared in magazines and newspapers and on the cover of International Kickboxer Magazine the world's leading kickboxing and Muay Thai publication.
The Contender Asia
In 2007 Bruce Macfie was featured in The Contender Asia reality show alongside of other Australian fighters John Wayne Parr and Soren Monkongtong.
Titles
- WKBF World Champion
- WKA World Champion[2]
- WMC World champion (Interim)
- 6 Times WMC Australian Muay Thai champion
- Current WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai champion
- Current WMC Commonwealth Muay Thai champion
- WMC South Pacific champion
- Australian Pro ISKA Welterweight champion
- 2003 IFMA World Muay Thai Championships Silver medal 71 kg
- 2008 NO CONTEST Thai Boxing Challenge Champion
Kickboxing record
| 97 Wins (32 (T)KO's, 54 Decisions), 52 Losses | |||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | |
| 4 June 2012 | Won |  Nonsai Sor.Sanyakorn |
Rumble at the Metro 2012, WKBF World Light Middleweight Title Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 23 July 2011 | Loss | Saiyok Pumpanmuang |
Thailand Versus Challenger Series 2011,Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 9 April 2011 | Loss |  Frank Giorgi |
Evolution 23, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 27 November 2010 | Loss | Frank Giorgi |
Evolution 22, Brisbane, Australia | KO | 2 | ||
| 11 September 2010 | Won | John Wayne Parr |
Evolution 21, Brisbane, Australia | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 7 August 2010 | Loss | Tong |
Libogen Fight Night, Hong Kong | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 22 May 2010 | Loss | Madsua |
Taipan Unleashed, Australia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 22 May 2010 | Win | Eli Madigan |
Evolution 20, Brisbane, Australia | TKO (Ref Stoppage) | 5 | 2:45 | |
| 17 October 2009 | Loss | Eugene Ekkelboom |
Supremacy 8, Perth, Australia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 12 January 2009 | Loss | Soren Monkongtong |
Evolution 19, Brisbane, Australia | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 26 September 2009 | Win |  Daniel Kerr |
Extreme Fight Night 1, WKA Super-Middleweight World title, Niagara Park, Australia | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 29 August 2009 | Loss | Madsua |
Evolution 17 Super 8, Brisbane, Australia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 29 August 2009 | Win |  Diego Ballardin |
Evolution 17 Super 8, Brisbane, Australia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 4 April 2009 | Win |  Wolf WMC Samui |
Evolution 16, Brisbane, Australia | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 21 February 2009 | Loss | Saiyok Pumpanmuang |
Libogen Fight Night 9, Hong Kong | KO | 2 | ||
| 6 December 2008 | Loss |  Dzhabar Askerov |
Evolution 15 "The Contender Qualifier", Brisbane, Australia | KO (Right overhand) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| 24 October 2008 | Win | Daniel Dawson |
No Contest Thai Boxing Challenge *08, Brisbane, Australia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 6 September 2008 | Loss |  Sean Wright |
Evolution 14 "The Contenders", Chandler, Queensland, Australia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 8 June 2008 | Win |  Shinku Yanagawa |
Libogen Fight Night VI, Hong Kong | TKO | 5 | ||
| 31 May 2008 | Loss |  Marco Pique |
K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008, Stockholm, Sweden | KO (Right knee strike) | 3 | 0:21 | |
| 26 April 2008 | Win | Therapong |
Evolution 13 "Carnival of Carnage", WMC Interim title, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 20 January 2008 | Win | Chavalit Jockey Gym |
Libogen Fight Night IV, Hong Kong | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 1 December 2007 | Win |  Gabriel Rossi |
Evolution 12 "Cowboy to King", Brisbane, Australia | KO (Low kicks) | 5 | ||
| 23 November 2007 | Win | Wanlop Sitpholek |
BLF Charity Show, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 26 October 2007 | Win | Jason Scerri |
Survivor Penrith Panthers, Sydney, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| September 2007 | Loss | Yodsaenklai Fairtex |
The Contender Asia, Episode 4, Singapore | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 18 August 2007 | Win | Samut Sasiprapa |
Libogen Fight Night III, Hong Kong | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 22 June 2007 | Loss | Daniel Dawson |
Xplosion 16 Super Fights, Gold Coast, Australia | TKO (Three knockdowns) | 3 | ||
| 2 June 2007 | Win | Somdet Mawang Lat |
Fury In Macau Super Fights, Macau | KO (Elbow) | 3 | ||
| 28 April 2007 | Win | Wanlop Sitpholek |
Evolution 10, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 24 February 2007 | Win | Richard Simko |
War on the Shore 7, Gold Coast, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 25 November 2006 | Loss | John Wayne Parr |
Evolution 9 "Revenge or Repeat", Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 16 September 2006 | Win |  Farokh Jarabashi |
Evolution 8 "Final Count Down", Brisbane, Australia | TKO | 3 | ||
| 11 August 2006 | Win | Farokh Jarabashi |
Queens Birthday, Thailand, WMC Intercontinental Jr Middle title | KO | 3 | ||
| 13 May 2006 | Win | Yoshihisa Ogawa |
MARS World Fighting GP in Makuhari, Chiba, Japan | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 1 April 2006 | Loss | Wanlop Sitpholek |
Evolution 7 "World Title Eliminator", Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 5 December 2005 | Loss | Lamsongkram Chuwattana |
WMC/S-1 Kings Birthday, Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 5 December 2005 | Win | Yücel Fidan |
WMC/S-1 Kings Birthday, Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 2 | ||
| 19 November 2005 | Loss | John Wayne Parr |
Evolution 6 "Two Tribes Go To War!", Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 16 September 2005 | Loss | Warren Elson |
Evolution 5 "Super 8 Tournament", Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 16 September 2005 | Win | Andrew Keogh |
Evolution 5 "Super 8 Tournament", Brisbane, Australia | TKO | 1 | ||
| 16 September 2005 | Win | Clayton Collier |
Evolution 5 "Super 8 Tournament", Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 25 July 2005 | Win |  Se Gi Kim |
K-1 Challenge 2005 Xplosion X, Gold Coast, Australia | KO | 2 | ||
| 1 April 2005 | Loss | Monkong Kaetsomkoum |
Evolution 4, Brisbane, WMC World Jr Middleweight title | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 3 December 2004 | Draw | Monkong Kaetsomkoum |
Evolution 3, Brisbane, WMC World Jr Middleweight title | Decision draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 19 September 2004 | Loss | Hiroki Shishido |
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004, Yokohama, Japan | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 27 August 2004 | Win |  Alex Daley |
Evolution 2, Brisbane, Australia | KO | 3 | ||
| 7 August 2004 | Win | Nick Barnes |
Punishment Vol. 1, Beenleigh, Australia | KO | 3 | ||
| 23 July 2004 | Win | Baris Nezif |
Supreme Carnage, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 16 April 2004 | Win | Ken Tusbosaka |
Evolution 1, Brisbane, Australia | TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 3 | ||
| 5 March 2004 | Win | Ashley White |
Kickboxing Gala, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 23 November 2003 | Win | Shannon Forrester |
Champions Battleground Supa 8, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 23 November 2003 | Win | Brad Aird |
Champions Battleground Supa 8, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 23 November 2003 | Win | John Purcell |
Champions Battleground Supa 8, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 31 October 2003 | Win | Greg Foley |
Battle of the Big Gunz, Hornsby, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 22 June 2003 | Win | Soren Monkongtong |
NTG Fight Night, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 26 August 2002 | Loss | Supachai |
SB Promotions: Welterweight Challenge, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 28 July 2002 | Win | Brad Hull |
Muay Thai Uprising Boonchu Cup, Gold Coast, Australia | KO | |||
| 26 August 2002 | Win | Supachai |
Australia vs Thailand, Brisbane, Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| December 2001 | Win | Soren Monkongtong |
SB Promotions, Brisbane, Australia | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 10 September 2000 | Loss | Baris Nezif |
K-1 Oceania Dream | KO | 1 | ||
| 11 December 1999 | Win | Craig Hogan |
Chandler, Australia | TKO | |||
| 23 May 1999 | Win | Shannon Forrester |
Xplosion 1, Gold Coast, Australia | KO | |||
See also
References
- ↑ ""Fighter Bios: Bruce "The Preacher" Macfie"". www.evolutionpromotions.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ↑ Winkler, Michael (6 February 2012). "Great Australian sporting hair". BigPond. Retrieved 25 February 2012.