The Punch it Newcomer Challenge
We, Punch it Gym Koh Samui, are the promoter of the international Punch it Newcomer Challenge – in association with Bernard Caplin and CHOK! Magazine, one of the most popular international martial arts magazines worldwide.
Together we have created an international tournament concept for Muaythai newcomers, encompassing 4 to 6 national tournaments in different countries and at different weight classes. Each national tournament winner wins 2 weeks free fightcamp at our gym here on Koh Samui, including hotel room. On top, each winner also gets the opportunity of a paid fight against a professional Thai fighter in the grand finale hier on Samui in November.
Each national tournament is a 4-participant format, our goal is to help develop new young talent around the world. The age range is set from 16 to maximum 21 years old, fighters cannot have fought in Thailand before and must not have more than 10 A-class Muaythai fights upon entry.
Each national tournament is organised by a local promoter, which can also be a federation or a club. Bernard Caplin, an experienced promoter, will assist all local promoters with their organisation, event planning and rules & regulations. The grand final will be at the famous Phetchbuncha Stadium on Koh Samui late November. All finalists will receive a small fight purse in baht for this fight, also special Muaythai clothing & accessories from Punch it.
A country may host a national tournament no more than twice, after which our committee will consider new countries. All applications to host a national tournament in the coming year must be approved by December.
Please check out our gallery below and social media pages for regular informations:
Impressions / Gallery
It`s TOMORROW! Let`s gather and make some noise!!
On December 21, 2024, the strongest young warriors from the Czech Republic will step into the ring for the prestigious Punch it Newcomer Challenge "Fight Your Way to Thailand" tournament!
4 Men. 100% Muay Thai Rules. 1 Grand Prize.
The winner will claim an unforgettable 2-week training camp at Punch It Muay Thai Camp in Thailand, complete with accommodation and expert coaching on the paradise island of Koh Samui with a final fight at Phetchbuncha the largest Muay thai stadium in southern Thailand.
Who will rise above the rest and earn this life-changing opportunity?
Don’t miss the action LIVE in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, on December 21, 2024!
#MuayThai #FightYourWayToThailand #PunchItGym #CeskeBudejovice #MuayThaiCzechRepublic
The Countdown Begins!
On December 21, 2024, the strongest young warriors from the Czech Republic will step into the ring for the prestigious Punch it Newcomer Challenge "Fight Your Way to Thailand" tournament!
4 Men. 100% Muay Thai Rules. 1 Grand Prize.
The winner will claim an unforgettable 2-week training camp at Punch It Muay Thai Camp in Thailand, complete with accommodation and expert coaching on the paradise island of Koh Samui with a final fight at Phetchbuncha the largest Muay thai stadium in southern Thailand.
Who will rise above the rest and earn this life-changing opportunity?
Don’t miss the action LIVE in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, on December 21, 2024!
#MuayThai #FightYourWayToThailand #PunchItGym #CeskeBudejovice #MuayThaiCzechRepublic
Eftikhar Akbari, a young and rising fighter from Afghanistan, wins this year`s Punch it Newcomer Challenge Germany and two weeks fightcamp at the Punch it Gym on Koh Samui!
Watch his full fight here >> https://youtu.be/CdJxQ4HG0xk?si=Mo009nEXrrWOtZgy (link in bio)
#punchitgym #kohsamui #punchitnewconerchallenge #punchitchallenge #thailand #germany
Victory by TKO! Congratulations to Eftekhar Akbari from THAI-BOX CLUB SINGEN for his incredible win at the Punch It Newcomer Challenge on November 23rd!
With a dominant performance, Eftekhar secured victory by TKO in the 4th round, proving his strength and determination in Bamberg`s ring!
As the champion, he’s earned a 2-week training camp at the prestigious Punch It Gym in Koh Samui, Thailand. Including free access to our world-class facilities!
We’re excited to welcome Eftekhar to paradise soon, where he’ll train with the best and prepare for the next step in his Muay Thai journey.
A huge thank you to all the organizers, especially @bernardcaplin , for keeping the spirit of traditional Muay Thai alive and delivering an unforgettable Fight Night!
Let’s give it up for Eftekhar as he sets his sights on Thailand!
#PunchItChallenge #MuayThai #FightNight #KoSamui #PunchItGym #MuayThaiJourney #ThaiBoxen #punchitnewcomerchallenge
GET READY TO MAKE SOME NOISE FOR TOMORROW!
TICKETS STILL WITH Bernard Caplin , AT THE SCALE ON FRIDAY 22.11 FROM 7 PM (AT VAMOS) OR ON 23.11 AT THE BOX OFFICE FROM 17.00 PM! 💥
📆 Saturday 23rd November 2024
📌 VAMOS | BAMBERG
⏰ Admission from 17.00, start 19.00
🎉 After-Party bis 02.00
1. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, Semi 1, 3x3, will be drawn in the evening!
2. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, Semi 2, 3x3, will be drawn in the evening!
- Daniel Heart ✅
- Eftikhar Ali Akbari ✅
- Lukas Kaiser ✅
- TBA!
3. TCC Muaythai Amateur Fight, female, 61kg, 3x2, Lara Kupfer vs Talla Plass
4. TCC Muaythai Amateur Fight, 72,5kg, 3x2, Felix Mohr vs Tobias Weckerle
5. TCC Muaythai Superfight, 71kg, 5x2, Felix `Hannibal` Lechner vs "Khawpayak" Marine Pmt
6. TCC Muaythai Int. Superfight, female, 58kg, 5x2, Mascha Kockov vs Romina Cerna 🇨🇿
+++++++ Pause 20 mins +++++++
7. TCC Muaythai German 🇩🇪 Championship im Leichtgewicht (135 lbs), 5x2, Hermann Koch vs Jesse-Björn Buckler
8. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, final, 3x3, winner fight 1 vs winner fight 2
9. WBC MuayThai 🇩🇪 German Middleweight Championship (160 lbs), 5x3, Nino Srdic vs Martin Pranjkovic
+++ After-fight party until 02.00 o`clock +++
Only 3 days away!
TCC 15 - MUAYTHAI COMBAT CLUB ONLINE SOLD OUT! TICKETS STILL WITH ME, AT THE SCALE ON FRIDAY 22.11 FROM 7 PM (AT VAMOS) OR ON 23.11 AT THE BOX OFFICE FROM 17.00 PM! 💥
📆 Saturday 23rd November 2024
📌 VAMOS | BAMBERG
⏰ Admission from 17.00, start 19.00
🎉 After-Party bis 02.00
1. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, Semi 1, 3x3, will be drawn in the evening!
2. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, Semi 2, 3x3, will be drawn in the evening!
- Daniel Heart ✅
- Eftikhar Ali Akbari ✅
- Lukas Kaiser ✅
- TBA!
3. TCC Muaythai Amateur Fight, female, 61kg, 3x2, Lara Kupfer vs Talla Plass
4. TCC Muaythai Amateur Fight, 72,5kg, 3x2, Felix Mohr vs Tobias Weckerle
5. TCC Muaythai Superfight, 71kg, 5x2, Felix `Hannibal` Lechner vs "Khawpayak" Marine Pmt
6. TCC Muaythai Int. Superfight, female, 58kg, 5x2, Mascha Kockov vs Romina Cerna 🇨🇿
+++++++ Pause 20 mins +++++++
7. TCC Muaythai German 🇩🇪 Championship im Leichtgewicht (135 lbs), 5x2, Hermann Koch vs Jesse-Björn Buckler
8. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, final, 3x3, winner fight 1 vs winner fight 2
9. WBC MuayThai 🇩🇪 German Middleweight Championship (160 lbs), 5x3, Nino Srdic vs Martin Pranjkovic
+++ After-Fight Party bis 02.00 Uhr +++
@bernardcaplin
4 days and counting! 💥 Current fightcard! TCC 15 - MUAYTHAI COMBAT CLUB 🇩🇪
📆 Saturday 23rd November 2024
📌 VAMOS | BAMBERG
⏰ Admission from 17.00, start 19.00
🎉 After-Party bis 02.00
🎟️ www.etix.com/ticket/p/89974470?cobrand=vamos-club
1. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, Semi 1, 3x3, will be drawn in the evening!
2. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, Semi 2, 3x3, will be drawn in the evening!
- Daniel Heart ✅
- Eftikhar Ali Akbari ✅
- Lukas Kaiser ✅
- Jakob Kollenda ✅
3. TCC Muaythai Amateur Fight, female, 61kg, 3x2, Lara Kupfer vs Talla Plass
4. TCC Muaythai Amateur Fight, 72,5kg, 3x2, Felix Mohr vs Tobias Weckerle
5. TCC Muaythai Superfight, 71kg, 5x2, Felix `Hannibal` Lechner vs "Khawpayak" Marine Pmt
6. TCC Muaythai Int. Superfight, female, 58kg, 5x2, Mascha Kockov vs Romina Cerna 🇨🇿
+++++++ Pause 20 mins +++++++
7. TCC Muaythai Int. Superfight, 75kg, 3x3, Jorge Wilkens vs TBA!
8. TCC Muaythai German 🇩🇪 Championship im Leichtgewicht (135 lbs), 5x2, Hermann Koch vs Jesse-Björn Buckler
9. TCC Muaythai Int. Super Featherweight Championship (130 lbs), 5x3, Sergiu Stoica vs Sattar Rezaee 🇦🇫
10. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, final, 3x3, winner fight 1 vs winner fight 2
+++++++ Pause 10 mins +++++++
11. WBC MuayThai 🇩🇪 German Middleweight Championship (160 lbs), 5x3, Nino Srdic vs Martin Pranjkovic
+++ After-fight party until 02.00 o`clock +++
#strictlymuaythai #fightyourwaytothailand www.the-championsclub.com
Who wins two weeks Fightcamp at @punch_it_gym_thailand in 🇹🇭? The countdown is on... Grab your tickets now!
On Saturday the 23rd November Punch it Newcomer Challenge presents the WBC MuayThai Germany Middleweight Championship, for the first time two The Champions Club (Official) TCC Muaythai Championship fights (130lbs & 135lbs) and the TCC 15 - MUAYTHAI COMBAT CLUB 🇩🇪 Super-4 Muaythai Tournament, middleweight! (72.5kg)
Be a part of it! Over 60% of the tickets are already gone, secure them quickly at etix.com
📆 Saturday 23rd November 2024
📌 VAMOS | BAMBERG
⏰ Admission from 17.00, start 19.00
🎉 After-Party bis 02.00
🎟️ www.etix.com/ticket/p/89974470?cobrand=vamos-club
1. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, Semi 1, 3x3, will be drawn in the evening!
2. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, Semi 2, 3x3, will be drawn in the evening!
- Daniel Heart ✅
- Eftikhar Ali Akbari ✅
- Lukas Kaiser ✅
- Jakob Kollenda ✅
3. TCC Muaythai Amateur Fight, female, 61kg, 3x2, Lara Copper vs Talla Plass
4. TCC Muaythai Amateur Fight, 72,5kg, 3x2, Felix Mohr vs Tobias Weckerle
5. TCC Muaythai Superfight, 71kg, 5x2, Felix `Hannibal` Lechner vs "Khawpayak" Marine Pmt
6. TCC Muaythai Superfight, female, 58kg, 5x2, Mascha Kockov vs Romina Cerna 🇨🇿
+++++++ Pause 20 mins +++++++
7. TCC Muaythai Superfight, 75kg, 3x3, Jorge Wilkens vs Jiří Raginis 🇨🇿
8. TCC Muaythai German 🇩🇪 Championship im Leichtgewicht (135 lbs), 5x2, Hermann Koch vs Jesse-Björn Buckler
9. TCC Muaythai International Super Featherweight Championship (130 lbs), 5x3, Sergiu Stoica vs TBA!
10. Punch it Newcomer Challenge 🇩🇪, 72.5kg, final, 3x3, winner fight 1 vs winner fight 2
+++++++ Pause 10 mins +++++++
11. WBC MuayThai 🇩🇪 German Middleweight Championship (160 lbs), 5x3, Nino Srdic vs Martin Pranjkovic
+++ After-fight party until 02.00 o`clock +++
WhatsApp +49 162 362 8309 for more info, ringside seats and VIP. Thank you! 🙏
#strictlymuaythai #fightyourwaytothailand www.the-championsclub.com
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Punch it Newcomer Grand Prix Koh Samui 2026
ชิงเงินรางวัลรวมกว่า 100,000 บาท พร้อมเข็มขัดแชมป์สุดพิเศษ
ทัวร์นาเมนต์นี้เปิดรับนักมวยไทยจากภาคใต้ น้ำหนัก 115 ปอนด์ / 52 กิโลกรัม อายุระหว่าง 17 ถึง 20 ปี และไม่มีการสนับสนุนทางการเงินจากค่ายมวย หรือไม่มีรายได้ประจำจากการชกมวย
ติดต่อเราตอนนี้เพื่อสมัครและขอข้อมูลเพิ่มเติม เราจะส่งรายละเอียดทั้งหมดและสัญญาให้โดยตรง ขณะนี้เหลือที่ว่างเพียงไม่กี่ตำแหน่ง จากทั้งหมด 16 คนเท่านั้น
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สมัครตอนนี้และเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของ Punch it Newcomer Grand Prix ซึ่งจะเริ่มขึ้นในเดือนกุมภาพันธ์ 2026 ที่สนามมวยนานาชาติ เกาะสมุย
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The Punch it Newcomer Grand Prix is a special tournament created to support and develop young Thai Muay Thai talents, organized together with an international stadium in Koh Samui.
16 selected fighters will compete in a knockout tournament from February to May 2026, fighting their way to the final and the championship title.
The Grand Champion will receive
An official championship belt, cash prize, Punch it fight gear and apparel, 6 month training stay at Punch it Gym including accommodation and monthly allowance with a prize value over 100,000 THB.
This tournament is about real opportunities, real fights, and building the future of Muay Thai.
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CHOK! Magazine will regularly report on events, the magazine can be read online or in hard copy, 3x times per year at your local gym. If your gym doesn´t list it, maybe ask them to!
Any questions? For international infos please contact Bernard Caplin, for updates or enquiries on our activities and schedule in Thailand, please contact Markus Muster.
Request tournament & information:
International Event Director at
Punch it Newcomer Challenge
Bernard Caplin
www.chokmagazine.com
info@chokmagazine.com
Training camp & final fight information:
Punch it Muaythai Gym
124/666 Moo 3, Maret
Koh Samui
Surat Thani 84310
Thailand
+66 61 661 5161
www.punchitgym.com
info@punchigym.com