Marcela Soto

Marcela started martial arts because she is a really competitive person, that will always like to push herself into hard training and learning new skills. She felt in love with Muay Thai or “Thai Boxing", the national sport of Thailand, which is a martial art that is practiced in a ring and uses gloves, same as western boxing, but includes punches, knees, kicks and elbows. She started Muay Thai 10 years ago back home in Costa Rica. She did some amateur fights there, in South America and in the USA, and then in 2009, she came to Thailand and started her career as a professional fighter, training and fighting since then in the land of Muay Thai. Currently, she has 54 professional fights in Muay Thai and 3 professional fights in western boxing (against 3 world champions). She is also South American Champion, 5 times Phuket Champion, and WBC Asia Champion. She is used to fight in the best Muay Thai shows in Thailand, she has fought in Channel 3, Channel 7, Channel 9, in Queen’s Cup, King’s Cup, etc. For her Muay Thai is more a lifestyle than a sport, it’s finding a way not only to believe in a dream, it’s doing everything possible to achieve it. She is certified as a Muay Thai and Muay Thai Fitness instructor, having more than 3 years of experience teaching and promoting Muay Thai not only as a martial art, but also as a great workout. Marcela is also a certified Dietitian and Nutritionist, her specialization is in Sports Nutrition. She is currently working at a sports hotel in Phuket and also has clients overseas.