James Phillips was born in 1980 in
Mannheim, Germany, to a German mother and African American father. He started his
martial arts training at the age of 13, studying
karate and
kickboxing for 4 years before moving on to
Muay Thai in 1997 with the Thai-Bombs Mannheim e.V, becoming the European Muay Thai champion in 2002. He has also competed in
amateur boxing. He is married and the father of two girls.
Team Phillips He is the owner and one of the coaches of "Team Phillips Fight & Fitness", along with Elias Handke, Mahir Tan, Sylvia Krüger, Markus R, Markus Knoop, Endre Piller, Isabel Knoop, and Francesco Palermo. ==Championship Titles==