News Muay Thai Fights are Officially Back on in Thailand – With Some Precautions Posted on July 10, 2020 By Angela Chang With gyms given the “OK” to open up again early June, many gyms scrambled to get their fighters back in shape for the shows that were rumored to start in mid to late June. However, those shows that were announced, mainly at Channel 7 and Omnoi, were postponed due to… Read more
Posted on May 26, 2020October 26, 2024 By Angela Chang It comes at no surprise that news about woman fighters is grossly underreported, so it’s nice to see these pictures and learn information about the women in the sport who competed when there was an even bigger disparity in terms of fight purses, opportunity and spotlight. Read more
News Registration for Financial Assistance is Finally Open – 25 Million Baht to Help those in the Muay Thai Industry Posted on May 21, 2020February 16, 2021 By Angela Chang Back in April, a budget of 25 million baht was approved by the Professional Boxing Association (via Sports Authority of Thailand) in Thailand. Not many details were released then aside from that the money will first go towards young fighters aged 15-18, and then to Muay Thai trainers. On May 19,… Read more
Muay Thai 5 Things that People NOT In the Muay Thai Industry Don’t Know About Muay Thai (In Thailand) Posted on May 10, 2020August 7, 2023 By Angela Chang A huge show at the famed Lumpinee Boxing Stadium early March became the source of a major cluster of COVID-19 infections in Thailand. When people who attended the show started testing positive for the virus (the most notable of these people was Muay Thai announcer and singer Matthew Deane), this… Read more
Fighting COVID-19 FIGHTING COVID-19: Gabriel Bascara Posted on April 27, 2020 By Angela Chang Gabriel Incleto Bascara is a San Francisco, California native. As a child, he took taekwondo lessons until he reached orange belt. Recently, he started training in Muay Thai and finds it extremely fun to have a new challenge. He’s 26 years old. and with three years of experience in the medical field,… Read more
Fighting COVID-19 Fighting COVID-19: Chompu Sriyotee Posted on April 24, 2020 By Angela Chang You may have seen videos of her teaching phrases in Thai on Facebook. Or you may have seen some of her shadowboxing clips on Instagram. Chompu Sriyotee is a business owner, teaching English to locals and Thai to foreigners. She’s also competed before, winning the IFMA German Amateur Championships in… Read more