Ruth Ashdown

Ruth Ashdown
Born (1978-09-13) 13 September 1978 (age 46)
Crawley, England
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)
Division
Flyweight
Super-flyweight
Bantamweight
Super-bantamweight
StyleKickboxing
Muay Thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofCrawley, England
TeamLumpini Crawley[2]
TrainerJohn Jarvis[3]
Years active2007–2018
Kickboxing record
Total35
Wins25
By knockout4
Losses9
By knockout1
Draws1
Other information
OccupationMuay thai Coach and yoga instructor at Crawley Martial Arts Academy[4]
WBC Muaythai European Representative[5]
Websitehttps://www.ruthashdown.com/

Ruth Ashdown (born 13 September 1978)[6] is an English retired Muay Thai kickboxer who competed professionally from 2007 to 2018. She is the former WBC Muaythai world flyweight and super-bantamweight champion, as well as the former WBC Muaythai International and Diamond champion. She is one of just five diamond belt holders in the world.[citation needed]

She is the former World Muaythai Council European flyweight and the former International Combat Organisation Muay Thai champion.[1] She is also the former ISKA Oriental Rules world flyweight champion,[7] and IKF British Pro flyweight champion.[8]

In 2018 the UK Muay Thai Awards voted her the Best Female Fighter of the Year,[9] and in 2020 World Boxing Council inducted her into the Hall of Fame.[10]

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  2. ^ "Lumpini Fight Team Archives - Crawley Fitness". crawleyfitness.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Ruth Ashdown". awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "About Us". crawleymartialartsacademy.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ "WBC MuayThai Operations Structure" (PDF). wbcmuaythai.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ^ "BoxRec: Ruth Ashdown". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ "ISKA Women's Pro-division" (PDF). iskaworldhq.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. ^ "PAST IKF PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONS". ikfkickboxing.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Liam Nolan Claims Male Fighter of the Year in Thai Fighter UK Awards". fightrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Ruth Ashdown". wbcmuaythai.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.