Canada's Sawyer Leaves Kickboxing For Boxing.

Canadian Chad Sawyer (L) has hung up his competitive Kickboxing gloves and retired his Kickboxing titles. Sawyer, like many kickboxers, has been frustrated by his lack of work in the sport. He has instead turned his eyes on the world of professional boxing where he feels he can make some money. He's admitted to several fight aficionado's that "training in Muay Thai is far too hard and that training to box is easier and it has more work and better pay days."


Sawyer has always been trained by MuayThai Expert Mike Miles. (L) Miles himself has won 3 World Titles as well having won the IMTO Light Heavyweight MuayThai World Title in 1996. The WKA Light Heavyweight freestyle World Title in 1993 and the USKBA Light Heavyweight MuayThai World Title in 1992. He was also the 1997 IKF Trainer of the Year. Sawyer is just one of many kickboxing Champions Miles has trained over the years at his club, MIKE MILES NATIONAL KICKBOXING & MUAY THAI GYM in Calgary Alberta Canada.

Sawyer won several kickboxing titles in has career including the IKF North American Light Heavyweight Muay Thai Title he won in 1997 against USA's Maurice Travice (R) along with the IAMTF Canadian Middleweight Title he won in 1995. The WKA World Middleweight Muay Thai Title he won in 1994. The USKBA World Middleweight Muay Thai title in 1992.

He was also selected as IKF Pro Fighter of the Year in 1997 which was the year he defeated Travice in what was also the "Bout of the Year". In the bout, Sawyer won a unanimous decision over Travis to win the Pro IKF Muay Thai Rules North American Light Heavyweight title, 48-46, 50-45, 48-46. The bout was at Table Mountain Indian Casino in Fresno, CA, USA and promoted by Eric Nolan & Abe Belardo on July 12th, 1997. We all wish Mr. Sawyer good luck in his boxing career.