Dany Bill (born 28 April 1973) is a Cameroonian former professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He is a former seven-time Muay Thai World Champion.[1]
Biography
The early life of Danny Bill was spent in France, where he developed a passion for soccer. He started a life-changing journey in 1986 when he started training at the elite Nemrod Boxing Gym, which is housed inside La Cité du Clos Saint Lazare in his hometown of Stains (93).
Dany Bill's journey in combat sports began when he was just 14 years old. In 1988, at the age of 15, he won the coveted title of French Muay Thai Champion.
He defeated Den Muang Surin in Thailand in 1993 to become the first fighter from Europe to win the World Title. This happened in Bangkok during the King's Birthday celebration.
From 1993 until 1999, he held the title of World Champion for seven years in a row. During that time, he defeated every elite fighter in the world, including Nokweed Devy, Pananonlek, Saimai Suk, Orono Por Muang U bai, Joel Cesar, and Joe Prestia.
Sakmongkol Sithchuchok defeated him in 1999 to win the World Title.[citation needed] Following that, he competed in a fight at Thailand's King's Birthday in 2000, but Kaolan Kaovichit defeated him. Before making his return to Muay Thai in 2003 against Aurelien Duarte, he had two years of retirement from the sport. He lost the match after suffering a leg injury in the second round.
In 2006, Dany Bill made his second comeback in the European kickboxing fighting circuit, Superleague. On his first fight back he won against Moises Baptista de Souza [2] and then beat Roberto Cocco from Italy by unanimous decision.
