Munruben's Kim Townsend has won herself a WBC Muay Thai title

After winning a five-round bout against Celest Hansen by unanimous decision, Townsend is now the World Boxing Council's Muay Thai Light Flyweight champion.

With previous titles from other sporting sanctions, this most recent belt is Townsend's fourth world title, but the first time in 12 years that an Australian female has won a WBC Muay Thai title.

It is also the first time the title has been fought and won in Queensland.

Despite the clean sweep, the 5'2" fighter said the match was far from easy, as her opponent was relentless.

"The fight was hard, she pretty much walked me down the entire fight," Townsend said.

"She just kept coming forward and smiling at me. She was coming forward smiling with blood coming down her face."

Her opponent Hansen is also Australian, but has spent much of her career training and fighting in the sport's homeland, Thailand.

Townsend said this proved to be her opponent's undoing.

"She hasn't fought an Australian before. We're a bit stronger and a different breed," she said.

Her trainer, retired fighter Chris Johnstone, said that non-Thai fighters were generally underestimated in the sport, but Townsend had proven her worth.

"They think because they live and breathe the sport and train every single day they're going to beat us," Mr Johnstone said.

"They got shocked, they couldn't believe how good she was for a Westerner."

Mr Johnstone said the belt came with a heavy cost as Townsend was now a target for rival fighters.

"The WBC title makes her the undisputed champion of the world," he said.

"It's like being the Floyd Mayweather of Muay Thai.

"We won this on Saturday night, we got a challenge from a fighter in the UK the very next day, and on Monday we went straight back to the gym."

Despite not training as intensely as her overseas opponents, Townsend said she still gave the sport her all.

"I always make time for training, you've got to put in the work to get the results," she said.

"I train every day. I run in the mornings, train in the mornings and train in the afternoons.

"It's what I want to do, so I'm going to do it properly."

Mr Johnstone said the training had also drawn attention from members of the wider Munruben community.

"Someone posted the picture on the local Munruben Facebook page and people commented asking 'is that the girl that runs down the road every day?'," he said.

"They see this girl running down the road religiously, and now they get it."

Closed borders meant that Townsend could not compete against international fighters, but things were now looking up.

"I've actually had two years off. I couldn't find matches as I'd fought everyone in Australia," Townsend said.

"Now that COVID is gone, hopefully we can defend it all over the world," Mr Johnstone said.