Romie Adanza American kickboxer Date of Birth: 01.08.1979 Country: USA

1. Birth and Early Life
2. Introduction to Martial Arts
3. Early Success in Muay Thai
4. WBC and IKKC Championships
5. International Championship Contests
6. IKKC Title Defenses
7. WBC International Title Victory
8. Injury and Reinstatement
9. WBC Super Flyweight Championship
10. Losses and K-1 Debut

Birth and Early Life

Romy Adanza was born in Houston, Texas, USA. He spent part of his childhood in China and the Philippines before settling in California.

Introduction to Martial Arts

At the age of 21, Adanza began training in boxing. Five years later, he transitioned to Muay Thai, finding it more engaging.

Early Success in Muay Thai

Adanza quickly made a name for himself as a skilled and dangerous fighter. He famously defeated a young and promising Kevin Ross in one of his early bouts.

WBC and IKKC Championships

On September 24, 2005, Adanza defeated Kim Morris to become the WBC Muay Thai Bantamweight Champion. He later moved down to super flyweight and captured both the IKKC Muay Thai International Light Flyweight Championship and the WBC Muay Thai USA Championship with a single victory over Paulo da Silva on July 25, 2009.

International Championship Contests

Adanza continued his impressive streak by defeating Kunitaka Fujiwara for the WBC Muay Thai International Featherweight Championship on December 5, 2009, and Andy Howson in a controversial decision on April 24, 2010.

IKKC Title Defenses

Adanza successfully defended his IKKC championship against Paulo da Silva once again on October 2, 2010, and later against Thanit Watthanaya on May 28, 2011.

WBC International Title Victory

On June 26, 2011, Adanza finally faced and defeated Haigang Huang, winning the WBC Muay Thai International Bantamweight Championship.

Injury and Reinstatement

An injury sustained in the Huang fight forced Adanza to withdraw from a scheduled bout with Damien Trainor. He returned to action on September 24, defeating Shuichi Wentz.

WBC Super Flyweight Championship

On February 18, 2012, Adanza won the WBC Muay Thai Super Flyweight Championship by technical knockout over Tomonori Sato.

Losses and K-1 Debut

Adanza lost his first K-1 match to Shuichi Wentz in 23 seconds. He also suffered a knockout loss to Jomhod Eminent Air in a WBC title rematch on May 16, 2013.