Your coach

James “Sweet As” Honey

Reigning WMO middleweight world champion. WMC middleweight champion. Six years working in gyms. Building Sweet As Thai Boxing in Currumbin Waters, Gold Coast.

  • WMO middleweight world champion
  • WMC middleweight champion
  • Six years working in gyms
16 Aug 2025 Won the WMO middleweight world title — unanimous decision over Josh Hill 11 Apr 2026 Defended it — round-two knockout over Joe Craven

The fighter

A proven champion

James “Sweet As” Honey is an Australian Muay Thai fighter recognised as middleweight champion by both the World Muay Thai Organization (WMO) and the World Muaythai Council (WMC), per their official rankings as checked 1 October 2026:

  • WMO middleweight (160 lb) world champion — title won 16 August 2025, defended 11 April 2026. Source: WMO official rankings.
  • WMC middleweight champion — listed on the WMC official professional rankings.
  • WMO international middleweight title — previously held, listed by the WMO from June 2024.
  • WBC middleweight contender — ranked No. 2 by the WBC as of September 2026.

The coach

Six years in the gym, now in his own

James has spent six years working in gyms, and currently takes around 30 personal training sessions a week alongside his own fight career. Sweet As Thai Boxing is his gym — and the same standards that won him a world title go into every class he coaches.

Whether it’s your first session or your fiftieth fight camp, you’re learning from someone who has done it at the highest level — and can break it down for where you are right now.

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