{"id":467996,"date":"2026-06-09T07:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T07:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/467996\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T07:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T07:06:19","slug":"angelina-jolie-cheers-on-son-knox-17-at-his-high-school-graduation-hours-before-he-competes-in-muay-thai-fight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/467996\/","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie Cheers on Son Knox, 17, at His High School Graduation Hours Before He Competes in Muay Thai Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Angelina Jolie cheered on her youngest son, Knox, as he graduated from high school in Los Angeles on June 5<\/p>\n

Hours after receiving his diploma, the 17-year-old stepped into the ring for a local Muay Thai competition<\/p>\n

Photos from the sporting event show Knox skillfully sparring with an opponent<\/p>\n

Angelina Jolie<\/a>‘s son Knox had a busy day celebrating two big milestones.<\/p>\n

The youngest child of Jolie, 51, and Brad Pitt<\/a> was recently photographed<\/a> attending his high school graduation \u2014 cheered on by his mom \u2014 in Los Angeles on Friday, June 5.<\/p>\n

And during a graduation speech<\/a> later posted on social media by a fan account, Knox, 17, could be seen sharing that he would be competing in a Muay Thai fight later that evening.<\/p>\n

\"Knox<\/p>\n

Knox Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie in November 2024
Credit: VALERIE MACON\/AFP via Getty<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight, I’m gonna be fighting at Total Sonic Knockout 5 at 12:45 a.m., so catch me,\u201d he told the audience in the clip.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m gonna knock \u2018em the f— out!\u201d he added with a smile, eliciting cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n

Total Sonic Knockout is described as a hybrid combat and rave experience, according to the event organizers’ official YouTube page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jolie was spotted at the graduation ceremony snapping photos of her son as he spoke onstage.<\/p>\n

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Hours later, Knox traded his cap and gown for boxing gloves as he stepped into the ring for the martial arts competition.<\/p>\n

\"Knox<\/p>\n

Knox Jolie-Pitt at Muay Thai competition in L.A. on June 5, 2026
Credit: GuessWhoISaw \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

Photos from the event show Knox, who will be 18 in July, exchanging punches and kicks with an opponent.<\/p>\n

\"Knox<\/p>\n

Knox Jolie-Pitt during Muay Thai fight on June 5, 2026
Credit: GuessWhoISaw \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

The teen’s interest in Muay Thai is nothing new.<\/p>\n

In July 2025, Knox won the IKF Point Muay Thai Technical competition in Los Angeles, per TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jolie and Knox’s twin sister, Vivienne<\/a>, were seen cheering him on ringside at the event.<\/p>\n

Knox and Vivienne are the youngest of six children shared by Jolie and Pitt, 62.\u00a0 The former couple are also parents to Maddox<\/a>, 24, Pax<\/a>, 22, Zahara<\/a>, 21, and Shiloh<\/a>, 20.<\/p>\n

\"Angelina<\/p>\n

Angelina Jolie with kids Shiloh, Zahara, Vivienne, Maddox and Knox in London in 2021
Credit: OLGA AKMEN\/AFP via Getty<\/p>\n

Knox isn’t the only one of his siblings to show an interest in athletics.<\/p>\n

In 2024, choreographer Kolanie Marks<\/a> shared a since-deleted video<\/a> on Instagram of Shiloh, then 18, dancing.<\/p>\n

Marks previously spoke with PEOPLE<\/a> about Shiloh’s commitment “to a craft that is extremely hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

“My style is a lot harder for a lot of people, and it’s something that she’s dedicated herself to trying to figure out,” he said.<\/p>\n

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