Baxter Humby was born in Winnipeg, Canada in 1974 and due to complications had to tragically have his right hand amputated just below the elbow as it had become entangled with the umbilical cord. This did not deter the sports enthusiast from becoming one of the most inspirational athletes the world has ever seen. His interest in sports led him to take up running at age 11 and martial arts at 17. He ran for the Canadian National Track Team in Barcelona in 1992 and in Berlin in 1994.

His determination in the face of, what many would say was a unsurmountable adversity has been an inspiration to many fighters around the world and even now, he continues his winning form just a few days ago when he defeated Zidov Domenik for the World Muay-Thai Council intercontinental junior middleweight title with a thundering spinning back kick to the abdomen.

Baxter is the current IMTC (International Muay Thai Council) World Super Welterweight Champion. He holds a number of different title belts including WBC Super Welterweight National Champion, IKKC USA Kickboxing Champion, IMTC World Middleweight Champion and IKBA International Kickboxing Champion. He won the Canadian Super Welterweight Kickboxing Championship in 1996, and afterwards, in 1997, moved to California to pursue a professional kickboxing career.

He currently trains with World Champion trainers, Master Tom Khamvongsa and David Huey at the Muay Thai Academy in North Hollywood, CA.

In 2004, Humby travelled to China to star in the film "One Arm Hero". It was produced by martial arts film star Carter Wong (Big Trouble in Little China) and directed by Li Man Sing. Baxter also worked as a stunt double for Tobey Maguire in the film Spider-Man 3. During a fight scene in which Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest. He later played the role of Eduardo Romero, a corrupt Mexican official, on the television series The Shield.

Humby continues to train and teach and shows no sign of stopping his competitive career any time soon. For all the fighters out there who need to draw some inspiration from somewhere. Whether returning to training from an injury or suffering a defeat, the exceptional courage and determination shown by Baxter Humby couldspur even the most disheartened fighter.