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Sanctioning body

Sanctioning body is a Muay Thai rules term. Organisation that licenses bouts, ranks fighters and awards titles under its rulebook. Muay Thai has many overlapping ones: state (SAT, PAT), pro (WMC, WBC Muaythai, WPMF) and amateur (IFMA). It is also written Governing body. Related terms: IFMA, WMC, WBC Muaythai and 1 more. Thai spellings and pronunciations vary between transliteration systems.

Meaning

Sanctioning body
Organisation that licenses bouts, ranks fighters and awards titles under its rulebook. Muay Thai has many overlapping ones: state (SAT, PAT), pro (WMC, WBC Muaythai, WPMF) and amateur (IFMA).
TermSanctioning body
Also writtenGoverning body
CategoryRules

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What does Sanctioning body mean in Muay Thai?

Organisation that licenses bouts, ranks fighters and awards titles under its rulebook. Muay Thai has many overlapping ones: state (SAT, PAT), pro (WMC, WBC Muaythai, WPMF) and amateur (IFMA).

What are other spellings of Sanctioning body?

It is also written Governing body. Transliteration from Thai varies.

What terms are related to Sanctioning body?

Related terms: IFMA, WMC, WBC Muaythai and SAT.

Thai spellings and pronunciations vary between regions and transliteration systems. Pronunciations are approximate English renderings; Thai is tonal. Spotted an error? Tell us.