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Attack and never give up: Inside Japan's deadly boxing scene
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» TOKYO — Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after two fighters died.
Japan boxing to hold emergency meeting following deaths
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» TOKYO - Japanese boxing officials will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday as the sport in the country faces intense scrutiny following the deaths of two fighters in separate bouts at the same event.
ONE Championship: Chihiro Sawada targets Denice Zamboanga title shot in Japan after submission win
Nick Atkin, Published on 18/07/2025
» Chihiro Sawada has her sights set on a ONE Championship world title shot – and she wants it in her home country.
E-sports help Ukrainian war vets get back to normal
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» PARIS - Esports is helping Ukrainian war veterans, who "often feel out of place" when they return from the front line, to reintegrate into society, the head of Ukraine's Esport Commission has told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Thanongsak and the return of belief
Sports, Wasim Mather, Published on 25/06/2025
» Last week, on June 19, something changed in boxing in Thailand. Quietly. No parades. No huge promotion. Just a fighter walking into Tokyo's Ota-City General Gymnasium and walking out with a world title.
Royal Ascot battling 'headwinds' to secure foreign aces: racing director
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» PARIS - The "headwinds" of prizemoney and rival racing festivals are even more concerning than they were last year but nevertheless the quality of foreign runners at Royal Ascot is "pretty positive", director of racing Nick Smith told AFP.
Somkiat to start historic season with Sepang tests
Sports, Published on 29/01/2025
» Somkiat Chantra, who signed a two-year contract with the LCR Honda team last August to become the first MotoGP rider from Thailand, is set to begin his new journey at Sepang Shakedown early next month.
Chatri donates B20m to Muay Thai gyms
Sports, Published on 05/04/2024
» Chatri Sityodtong offered a special gift to Muay Thai gyms in the southern and northeast parts of Thailand.
Muay Thai experts to train Saudi army
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/02/2024
» The government will send eight Muay Thai experts to Saudi Arabia in April to train the country's military and national boxers as part of an initiative to promote the sport as an example of Thailand's soft power.
PM Srettha visits ONE Lumpinee 46
Post Reporters, Published on 23/12/2023
» ONE Championship ended its year with ONE Lumpinee 46 on Friday, and Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin was there to express his appreciation for all the promotion has done to promote Muay Thai both inside and outside of the country.