Knockout of the Day: A Disabling Spinning Back Kick
Knockout videos are a dime a dozen, particularly in the unforgiving sport of Muay Thai. What makes this one stand out is the anomaly of a one armed man delivering the final blow. As it turns out, this is no anomaly; this is Baxter Humby.
Humby’s right arm was amputated following a complication at birth, and rather than accepting that he’d never play recreational sports he pushed himself to excel at the professional level. “The One Armed Bandit” competed internationally as a member of Canada’s National Track Team. Having trained in the martial arts as a youth, Humby made the questionable decision to embark on a career as a professional fighter and soundly answered those who doubted his resolve.
Baxter has won over 15 kickboxing and muay thai titles, including: Canadian Super Welterweight Kickboxing Champion, IMTC World Middleweight Champion, IKBA International Kickboxing Champion, and IKKC USA Kickboxing Champion. The above first round knockout over Zidov Domenik took place Friday night at the Muaythai Premier League “Stars and Stripes” event. Humby successfully defended his WMC Intercontinental Championship.
Fighting With One Arm
Baxter Humby, the Canadian kickboxer known as “The One Armed Bandit”, built a career in Muay Thai and kickboxing despite having had his right arm amputated after complications at birth, and became an inspiration for adaptive athletes in combat sports.
He was not the only one. Nick Newell, born without most of his left arm, went on to win a regional MMA title and fight Justin Gaethje for the World Series of Fighting lightweight title in 2014.