Here is the shocking story of Carlos El Terrible Machado, the one-armed Muay Thai champion.
The Argentine fighter overcame the loss of one of his limbs through Thai boxing.
What is the shocking story of Carlos Machado, the one-armed Muay Thai champion?
At the age of two, Carlos Machado was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor under his armpit, for which he underwent nine operations over a period of a year and a half, but it kept reappearing and they decided to amputate his arm.
In martial arts he found his world
In sports, in the gym and specifically in martial arts, Carlos Machado found his world where he was not treated differently, although at first it was shocking for his coach when he started training him.
He opened doors with a trip to Thailand, the birthplace of Muay Thai
Carlos Machado traveled for four months to train and fight in Thailand where he won two fights, which led a gym in Switzerland to contact him to train, compete and teach in Europe where he is about six months a year while competing in the World Muay Thai Organization circuit where he was crowned champion.
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