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{{short description|Canadian mixed martial artist}}
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| name            = Baxter Humby
| other_names     = The One Armed Bandit
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| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1972|10|26}}
| birth_place     = [[Gillam, Manitoba]], Canada
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| fighting_out_of = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
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| kickbox_win     = 70
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| kickbox_loss    = 11
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| years_active    = 1996-2012 (kickboxing)
2004-present (acting)
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'''Baxter Humby''' (born October 26, 1972) is a former Canadian [[kickboxer]] and [[stuntman]] known as "'''The One Armed Bandit'''" due to his missing right hand, which was amputated at birth just below his elbow after becoming entangled with the umbilical cord.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://winnipegsun.com/2015/04/18/one-armed-bandits-return|title=One-Armed Bandit's return|date= 18 April 2015|work=Winnipeg Sun|access-date= 3 June 2022}}</ref> In 2012, he was nominated for an [[ESPY Award]] for [[Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award|Best Male Athlete with a Disability]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.espn.com/espys/accessibleVoting?qID=8081155|title=Vote for the 2012 ESPN ESPYs|date=2012|work=ESPN|access-date= 4 June 2022}}</ref>

==Early life==
Humby was born on October 26, 1972, in [[Gillam, Manitoba]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/hall-of-fame-inductee-spotlight-baxter-humby/|title=Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight: Baxter Humby|date= 22 December 2020|work=Sport Manitoba|access-date= 3 June 2022}}</ref> Humby's father (who died when he was eight), was a boxer in the Canadian army, and taught him how to box at age four. He began training in Tae Kwan Do at the age of 17.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jul/25/one-armed-bandit-ready-prove-himself-yet-again/|title='One-Armed Bandit' ready to prove himself once again|date= 25 July 2009|work=Las Vegas Sun|access-date= 3 June 2022}}</ref>

==Career==

===Kickboxing===
Humby won the Canadian Super Welterweight Kickboxing Championship in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/metro/Kickboxing-champ-to-be-honoured-at-fight-card-301564721.html|title=Kickboxing champ to be honoured at fight card|date=28 April 2015|work=Winnipeg Free Press|access-date= 4 June 2022}}</ref> He then moved to [[California]] to pursue a professional kickboxing career and went on to win several titles including the International Muay Thai Council World Super Welterweight Championship, WBC Super Welterweight National Championship, IKKC USA Kickboxing Championship, IMTC World Middleweight Championship and IKBA International Kickboxing Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=591&criteria_name=&criteria_sort=name|title=Honoured Members Database|work=Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame|access-date= 4 June 2022}}</ref>

===Films===
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 Humby 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 (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]]'s chest.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://globalnews.ca/news/1969887/one-armed-winnipeg-kickboxer-fights-his-way-to-the-top/|title=One-armed Winnipeg kickboxer fights his way to the top|date= 29 April 2015|work=Global News|access-date= 3 June 2022}}</ref>

Humby played the role of Eduardo Romero, a corrupt Mexican official, on the television series ''[[The Shield]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/metro/Kickboxing-champ-to-be-honoured-at-fight-card-301564721.html|title=Kickboxing champ to be honoured at fight card|date=28 April 2015|work=Winnipeg Free Press|access-date= 4 June 2022}}</ref>

He was featured in the music video of the song "[[Renegades (X Ambassadors song)|Renegades]]" by [[X Ambassadors]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sportsgazette.co.uk/what-drove-me-was-so-many-people-saying-i-couldnt-do-it-baxter-the-one-armed-bandit-humby-on-fighting-with-a-disability-and-winning-world-titles/|title="What drove me was so many people saying I couldn't do it": Baxter 'The One-Armed Bandit' Humby on fighting with a disability and winning world titles|date= 5 March 2018|work=sportsgazette|access-date= 3 June 2022}}</ref>

In 2020, Humby was a zombie on [[Fear the Walking Dead]]. He also worked as a stuntman in the film [[Army of the Dead]] starring former professional wrestler [[Dave Bautista]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Allen |first=Taylor|date= 30 November 2020|title= Fear the kickboxing zombie Winnipeg fighter, once the one-armed king of the ring, now one of the living dead|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/other/fear-the-kickboxing-zombie-573232021.html|work= Winnipeg Free Press|access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref>

== Kickboxing record ==
{{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Kickboxing record|record='''70 wins, 11 losses, 1 draw'''}}
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2011-09-02 || Win||align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Zidov Dominik || Muaythai Premier League: Round 1 || [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach, California, USA]] || KO (spinning back kick) || 1 || 1:40
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the [[World Muaythai Council|WMC]] Intercontinental Junior Middleweight (-70&nbsp;kg) Championship.}}
|-
|-  bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 2009-08-30 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yan (kickboxer)|Xu Yan]] || WCK World Championship Muay Thai || [[Las Vegas, Nevada, USA]] || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2009-07-25 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chike Lindsay]] || WCK Muay Thai || [[Las Vegas, Nevada, USA]] || Decision (split) || 5 || 3:00
|-
|-  bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 2007-09-08 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mickaël Piscitello]] || WBC Muay Thai Presents: World Championship Muay Thai<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thefightgame.tv/wck_muay_thai_september_8_2007_fight_gallery_results_f10.htm#fight10 | title=WBC Muay Thai World Championship Muay Thai results | last= | first= | accessdate=2007-09-08 | publisher=www.thefightgame.tv }}</ref> || [[Gardena, CA]] || TKO (Referee Stoppage) || 3 ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small| For W.B.C. Muay Thai United States Super Welterweight title.}}
|-
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2004-09-11 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Alessandro Ricci || || [[Las Vegas, Nevada, USA]] || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00
|-
|-  bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 2002-06-01 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Wayne Parr]] || World Championship Kickboxing || [[Bernalillo, New Mexico]], United States || TKO || 3 || 
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2001-06-30 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} David Blocker || Draka || [[Las Vegas, Nevada, USA]] || KO || 1 || 0:56
|-
|-
| colspan=9 | '''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20070330003551/http://www.baxterhumby.com:80/}}
* {{IMDb name|2498546}}

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[[Category:Canadian male kickboxers]]
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[[Category:Canadian amputees]]
[[Category:Canadian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:People from Northern Region, Manitoba]]