Bruce Macfie
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Bruce "The Preacher" Macfie (born 6 July 1978) is an Australian middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...

 kickboxer from Brisbane, Queensland. He is current Intercontinental and Commonwealth WMC Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...

 champion. In 2007 he took part of the reality based
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 television series The Contender Asia
The Contender Asia
The Contender Asia was a reality-based television series that follows 16 aspiring Muay Thai middleweight fighters from 12 countries as they compete in a series of outdoor challenges and sanctioned matches...

.

Biography and career

Bruce Macfie started training Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 in 1995 at Street Heat Muay Thai gym in Noosa, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. He is now one of the most experienced professional Muay Thai fighters in Australia. Preacher has fought many fighters such as John Wayne Parr
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....

, Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong is an Australian middleweight kickboxer. In 2007 he took part of the reality based television series The Contender Asia.- Biography and career :...

, Wanlop Sitpholek, Yodsaenklai Fairtex, Daniel Dawson
Daniel Dawson
Daniel "The Rock" Dawson is an Australian super welterweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Perth, Western Australia.-Boxing Career:Daniel Dawson has a boxing record of 34 wins and 2 losses...

, Lamsongkram Chuwattana
Lamsongkram Chuwattana
Lamsongkram Chuwattana is a Thai middleweight kickboxer. He is former WBC World Middleweight Muay Thai champion which he won on February 25, 2007 over Steven Wakeling...

, and Warren Elson
Warren Elson
Warren "Wazza" Elson is an Australian middleweight kickboxer, fighting out of Sunshine Coast, Queensland.- Biography and career :...

.

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
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....

 and Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong is an Australian middleweight kickboxer. In 2007 he took part of the reality based television series The Contender Asia.- Biography and career :...

.

Titles

  • WKA World Champion
  • Interim WMC World champion
  • 6 Times Australian Muay Thai champion
  • Current Intercontinental Muay Thai champion
  • Current Commonwealth Muay Thai champion
  • WMC South Pacific champion
  • Australian Pro ISKA Welterweight champion
  • 2003 IFMA World Muay Thai Championships Silver medal 71 kg

Kickboxing record

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
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| style="text-align: center" colspan=8|86 Wins (32 (T)KO's, 54 Decisions), 45 Losses
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
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| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
|-
| 2011-04-09
| Loss
|   Frank Giorgi
| Evolution 23, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 2010-11-27
| Loss
|   Frank Giorgi
| Evolution 22, Brisbane, Australia
| KO
| 2
|
|-
| 2010-09-11
| Won
|   John Wayne Parr
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....


| Evolution 21, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision (Split)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 2010-08-07
| Loss
|   Tong
Tong
-Chinese:*Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese*Tong , a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities*tong, pronunciation of several Chinese characters*See:...


| Libogen Fight Night, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...


| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 2010-05-22
| Loss
|   Madsua
| Taipan Unleashed, Australia
Australia
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| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 2009-10-17
| Loss
|   Eugene Ekkelboom
| Supremacy 8, Perth, Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....


| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 2009-1-12
| Loss
|   Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong is an Australian middleweight kickboxer. In 2007 he took part of the reality based television series The Contender Asia.- Biography and career :...


| Evolution 19, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...


| Decision (Split)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 2009-09-26
| Win
|   Daniel Kerr
Daniel Kerr (fighter)
Daniel "Smashing Machine" Kerr , is a New Zealand Light Heavyweight Kickboxer and boxer and current WKA Light Heavyweight South Pacific Muay Thai titleholder.-Early life:Daniel grew up in Dunedin in New Zealand...


| Extream Fight Night 1, WKA Super middle weight World title, Niagara Park, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...


| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 2009-08-29
| Loss
|   Madsua
| Evolution 17 Super 8, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 2009-08-29
| Win
|   Diego Ballardin
| Evolution 17 Super 8, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 2009-04-04
| Win
|   Wolf WMC Samui
| Evolution 16, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision (Split)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 2009-02-21
| Loss
|   Saiyok Pumpanmuang
Saiyok Pumpanmuang
Saiyok Pumpanmuang , formerly known as Saiyoknoi Sakchainarong, is a Thai welterweight kickboxer and the current Lumpinee Stadium 154lbs champion and the Champion of Thailand 147lbs...


| Libogen Fight Night 9, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...


| KO
| 2
|
|-
| 2008-12-06
| Loss
|   Dzhabar Askerov
Dzhabar Askerov
Dzhabar "Genghis Khan" Askerov is a Dagestani-born Russian welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Askerov Team. and representing Dagestan-Russia....


| Evolution 15 "The Contender Qualifier", Brisbane, Australia
| KO (Right overhand)
| 1
| 2:30
|-
| 2008-10-24
| Win
|   Daniel Dawson
Daniel Dawson
Daniel "The Rock" Dawson is an Australian super welterweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Perth, Western Australia.-Boxing Career:Daniel Dawson has a boxing record of 34 wins and 2 losses...


| No Contest Thai Boxing Challenge *08, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 2008-09-06
| Loss
|   Sean Wright
Sean Wright
Sean "Caestus" Wright is a Scottish Welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Lanna Muay Thai Gym in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He is a current WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai champion and a semi finalist on the reality show The Contender Asia.-Biography and career:Sean Wright was born on February 12,...


| Evolution 14 "The Contenders", Chandler, Queensland
Chandler, Queensland
Chandler is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia south-east of the CBD.Chandler was named after Sir John Beals Chandler and is a semi-rural suburb and not yet heavily developed or subdivided.-External links:** *...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...


| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 06/08/2008
| Win
|   Shinku Yanagawa
| Libogen Fight Night VI, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...


| TKO
| 5
|
|-
| 05/31/2008
| Loss
|   Marco Pique
Marco Piqué
Marco "The Sniper" Piqué is a Dutch-Surinamese welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Profighters Gym in Almere, Netherlands. He is the current W.F.C.A. Muay Thai middleweight world champion, W.M.C...


| K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008, Stockholm, Sweden
| KO (Right knee strike)
| 3
| 0:21
|-
| 04/26/2008
| Win
|   Therapong
| Evolution 13 "Carnival of Carnage", WMC Interim title, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 01/20/2008
| Win
|   Chavalit Jockey Gym
| Libogen Fight Night IV, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...


| Decision (Majority)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 12/01/2007
| Win
|   Gabriel Rossi
Gabriel Rossi
Gabriel Rossi is an Italian Australian comedian living in Melbourne.His comedy focuses on stereotypes of ethnicities and various Melbourne suburbs...


| Evolution 12 "Cowboy to King", Brisbane, Australia
| KO (Low kicks)
| 5
|
|-
| 11/23/2007
| Win
|   Wanlop Sitpholek
| BLF Charity Show, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 10/26/2007
| Win
|   Jason Scerri
| Survivor Penrith Panthers, Sydney, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 09/00/2007
| Loss
|   Yodsaenklai Fairtex
| The Contender Asia, Episode 4
The Contender Asia
The Contender Asia was a reality-based television series that follows 16 aspiring Muay Thai middleweight fighters from 12 countries as they compete in a series of outdoor challenges and sanctioned matches...

, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...


| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 08/18/2007
| Win
|   Samut Sasiprapa
| Libogen Fight Night III, Hong Kong
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 06/22/2007
| Loss
|   Daniel Dawson
Daniel Dawson
Daniel "The Rock" Dawson is an Australian super welterweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Perth, Western Australia.-Boxing Career:Daniel Dawson has a boxing record of 34 wins and 2 losses...


| Xplosion 16 Super Fights, Gold Coast, Australia
| TKO (Three knockdowns)
| 3
|
|-
| 06/02/2007
| Win
|   Somdet Mawang Lat
| Fury In Macau Super Fights, Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...


| KO (Elbow)
| 3
|
|-
| 04/28/2007
| Win
|   Wanlop Sitpholek
| Evolution 10, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 02/24/2007
| Win
|   Richard Simko
| War on the Shore 7, Gold Coast, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 11/25/2006
| Loss
|   John Wayne Parr
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....


| Evolution 9 "Revenge or Repeat", Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 09/16/2006
| Win
|   Farokh Jarabashi
| Evolution 8 "Final Count Down", Brisbane, Australia
| TKO
| 3
|
|-
| 08/11/2006
| Win
|   Farokh Jarabashi
| Queens Birthday, Thailand, WMC Intercontinental Jr Middle title
| KO
| 3
|
|-
| 05/13/2006
| Win
|   Yoshihisa Ogawa
| MARS World Fighting GP in Makuhari, Chiba, Japan
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...


| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 04/01/2006
| Loss
|   Wanlop Sitpholek
| Evolution 7 "World Title Eliminator", Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 12/05/2005
| Loss
|   Lamsongkram Chuwattana
Lamsongkram Chuwattana
Lamsongkram Chuwattana is a Thai middleweight kickboxer. He is former WBC World Middleweight Muay Thai champion which he won on February 25, 2007 over Steven Wakeling...


| WMC/S-1 Kings Birthday, Bangkok, Thailand
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 12/05/2005
| Win
|   Yücel Fidan
| WMC/S-1 Kings Birthday, Bangkok, Thailand
| KO
| 2
|
|-
| 11/19/2005
| Loss
|   John Wayne Parr
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....


| Evolution 6 "Two Tribes Go To War!", Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 09/16/2005
| Loss
|   Warren Elson
Warren Elson
Warren "Wazza" Elson is an Australian middleweight kickboxer, fighting out of Sunshine Coast, Queensland.- Biography and career :...


| Evolution 5 "Super 8 Tournamnet", Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 09/16/2005
| Win
|   Andrew Keogh
| Evolution 5 "Super 8 Tournamnet", Brisbane, Australia
| TKO
| 1
|
|-
| 09/16/2005
| Win
|   Clayton Collier
| Evolution 5 "Super 8 Tournamnet", Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 07/25/2005
| Win
|   Se Gi Kim
| K-1 Challenge 2005 Xplosion X, Gold Coast, Australia
| KO
| 2
|
|-
| 04/01/2005
| Loss
|   Monkong Kaetsomkoum
| Evolution 4, Brisbane, WMC World Jr Middleweight title
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 12/03/2004
| style="background: #c5d2ea"|Draw
|   Monkong Kaetsomkoum
| Evolution 3, Brisbane, WMC World Jr Middleweight title
| Decision draw
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 09/19/2004
| Loss
|   Hiroki Shishido
Hiroki Shishido
Hiroki Shishido is a Japanese welterweight shoot boxer, fighting out of Cesar Gym, Asakusa. He is a former 2004 S-cup world tournament finalist and WMC Intercontinental Super Welterweight champion.- Titles :*Amateur...


| Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004, Yokohama, Japan
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 08/27/2004
| Win
|   Alex Daley
| Evolution 2, Brisbane, Australia
| KO
| 3
|
|-
| 08/07/2004
| Win
|   Nick Barnes
| Punishment Vol. 1, Beenleigh, Australia
Australia
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| KO
| 3
|
|-
| 07/23/2004
| Win
|   Baris Nezif
| Supreme Carnage, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 04/16/2004
| Win
|   Ken Tusbosaka
| Evolution 1, Brisbane, Australia
| TKO (Doctor stoppage)
| 3
|
|-
| 03/05/2004
| Win
|   Ashley White
| Kickboxing Gala, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 2
| 3:00
|-
| 11/23/2003
| Win
|   Shannon Forrester
| Champions Battleground Supa 8, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 11/23/2003
| Win
|   Brad Aird
| Champions Battleground Supa 8, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 11/23/2003
| Win
|   John Purcell
John Purcell
John Purcell VC was an Irish soldier in the British Army who received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....


| Champions Battleground Supa 8, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 10/31/2003
| Win
|   Greg Foley
| Battle of the Big Gunz, Hornsby, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 06/22/2003
| Win
|   Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong is an Australian middleweight kickboxer. In 2007 he took part of the reality based television series The Contender Asia.- Biography and career :...


| NTG Fight Night, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 08/26/2002
| Loss
|   Supachai
| SB Promotions: Welterweight Challenge, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| 07/28/2002
| Win
|   Brad Hull
| Muay Thai Uprising Boonchu Cup, Gold Coast, Australia
| KO
|
|
|-
| 08/26/2002
| Win
|   Supachai
| Australia vs Thailand, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 12/00/2001
| Win
|   Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong
Soren Monkongtong is an Australian middleweight kickboxer. In 2007 he took part of the reality based television series The Contender Asia.- Biography and career :...


| SB Promotions, Brisbane, Australia
| Decision (Split)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| 09/10/2000
| Loss
|   Baris Nezif
| K-1 Oceania Dream
| KO
| 1
|
|-
| 12/11/1999
| Win
|   Craig Hogan
Craig Hogan
Craig Hogan is a Professor of Astronomy and Physics at the University of Chicago and he is the director of the Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics....


| Chandler, Australia
| TKO
|
|
|-
| 05/23/1999
| Win
|   Shannon Forrester
| Xplosion 1, Gold Coast, Australia
| KO
|
|
|-
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