Georgia Ralphs wins gold for Australia at the ISKA Muay Thai Championships in Turkey

Georgia Ralphs from Gracemere has earned a second national selection after a show-stopping performance in Turkey Read what her coach has to say about the inspiring fighter here.

Georgia Ralphs, 17, from The Muay Thai College in Gracemere won gold for Australia at the ISKA Muay Thai Championships in Turkey.

She’s the lean, teen, fighting machine who is taking the Muay Thai world by storm.

Georgia Ralphs, 17, from The Muay Thai College in Gracemere has claimed gold at her first international tournament.

Representing Australia at the ISKA Muay Thai Championships in Turkey, she dominated in her two fights to win the under 65kg 17-18 years division.

She knocked out her opponent from Switzerland and won on a points decision against a fighter from Germany.

Australian representative Georgia Ralphs is declared the winner of one of her fights at the ISKA Muay Thai Championships in Turkey.

Ralphs’ coach Chloe McLachlan said it was an incredible achievement and one that has now been rewarded with a second national selection.

The teenager is now set to compete at the World Muay Thai Games in Thailand in March next year.

McLachlan said that Ralphs, who has been training at the college for eight years, was developing into an incredible fighter.

Her current record is nine fights for seven wins and two losses.

Georgia Ralphs with the ISKA 60kg Queensland championship belt.

She is the ISKA 60kg Queensland champion and can now lay claim to being the ISKA 2022 under 65kg world champion.

Standing at 182cm, Ralphs’ leg strength is her greatest asset.

“She’s a very strong kicker and she can pick her opponent apart with her legs,” McLachlan said.

“Because she has that height advantage she can use her legs to keep her distance.”

McLachlan said in the qualification fight that earned Ralphs her first Australian selection, she was up against an opponent 12 years her senior and with more fight experience.

Georgia Ralphs in full flight in the qualification fight that earned her Australian selection.

That didn’t faze the young gun, who split her opponent’s lip and broke her nose in the first round.

McLachlan said Ralphs had a work ethic second to none.

“She’s always said she wanted to make it to the world championships and she managed to do that but she just lives for it, she loves it,” she said.

“She trains every day without fail; she’s one of the strongest we’ve got in the gym,” she said.

Georgia Ralphs with coach Chloe McLachlan from The Muay Thai College in Gracemere.

“She gets off the school bus out the front of the gym and goes home at 7.30, 8 o’clock at night.

“If she’s not training, she’s teaching a tiny tots class and putting her hand up to do anything else that’s needed around the place.”

McLachlan said Ralphs was to fight in Mackay this weekend but her opponent had withdrawn.

She said she would likely have a break over Christmas before lining up for a fight at Yeppoon in February and then preparing for the world games in March.