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January 8th, 2016 – Rajabat University, Mahasarakham I’m seated on our mat just outside the stadium. There’s a metal sheet creating a 10 foot wall behind us and I’ve managed to manipulate a little wire hook,...

January 5, 2016 – Thepprasit Stadium, Pattaya I’d expected to be rematching Rungnapa Por. Muangpet again, but two days before this fight Pi Nu said (with some disappointment in his voice) that she hadn’t been training...

December 27, 2015 – Wat Hom Sin, Chonburi – full fight video above Upon arriving at this temple, Kevin and I realized we’d been here before. Maybe 8 months prior I’d had a fight, technically with...

December 18, 2015 – Hua Hin Grand Thai Boxing Stadium – full fight video When we walked into the stadium in Hua Hin and put our mat down on the floor, I saw the Por. Muangpet...

December 7, 2015 – Bang Saen, Chonburi – full fight video above It wasn’t until we were parked and walking to the ring that I recognized this venue. I’d fought at this same temple maybe a...

December 3, 2015 – Chiang Mai Stadium “Roadhouse” – full fight video above I’m standing outside the “Roadhouse,” as Kevin and I call it, sending messages on LINE to my cornerman (Daeng) that I’ve already arrived....

November 30, 2015 – Lopburi – full fight video above The scale of this festival was outstanding. The lights could be seen from a good distance away and I was, in fact, engrossed in staring at...

November 25, 2015 – Sattahip, Loi Krathong Festival – full fight video above You know when you’re at a festival. There’s no question of, “is it here?” because it’s all fluorescent lights, blaring bass over the...

November 17, 2015 – Thepprasit Stadium, Pi Nu’s Birthday and my brother John’s Birthday – full fight video above The Day of the Fight – Pi Nu’s Birthday The gym had been transformed from a haven...

November 9, 2015 – Udon Thani – full fight video above A man at my gym who I really like, who Pi Nu calls “Small Man,” (his name is Bpiak) had booked this fight for me...