IN BRIEF
'Nong Tum' wins again
Transsexual boxer Parinya "Nong Tum" Kiartbussaba yesterday hammered Japan's Kenshiro Lookchaomaekhemthong in an exhibition muay Thai bout at Pattaya's new Fairtex Gym. The 25-year-old, who fought as a man before undergoing a sex-change operation, won by unanimous decision after the three-round fight, leaving her rival with a cut near his eye from an elbow in the last round.
It was "Nong Tum's" first fight since having the operation and becoming a woman and her next bout is expected to be in June in the US - this time against a woman. She is taking on American Lucia Rijker, who played a starring role in the Hollywood movie "Million Dollar Baby". - The Nation.
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Early birds Thai head coach Chanvit Pholchivin has called up 26 players to join a training camp with the national team to prepare for this year's Asian Games. The group consists of players from the Thailand Premier League and the Thailand University League, but several new faces are also included in the line-up. The national team plan to train weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays. - The Nation.
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