What is going on in Thailand in terms of fight availability ?

[Anonymous]

Hello, All this my first post here so I didn't know where to post this but, anyways here goes. So I have been saving up for almost 2 years to have a good amount of cash to stay in Thailand for a year. I have a couple fights already (3 In Thailand) and I'm ready to come back. I plan to fly out around February however , I'm still not getting straight answers about fight options and availability. Basically,  I would like to fight locally especially in the issan region or if I cant get match ups there then in the south at some local stadiums there. When I ask people if there are fights in Thailand right now they say yes but, when I look, it only seems that big promotions are hosting fights. I would really to know what's going on before I fly out so if any of you have answers I would love to hear. 

Regards

[Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu]

3 hours ago, Anonymous said:

I would like to fight locally especially in the issan region or if I cant get match ups there then in the south at some local stadiums there. When I ask people if there are fights in Thailand right now they say yes but, when I look, it only seems that big promotions are hosting fights. I would really to know what's going on before I fly out so if any of you have answers I would love to hear. 

Things can really change quickly in Thailand, and with COVID Omicron on the move we could see serious shutdown by the time you get here in February, if it proves to be as virilient as some are saying. Thailand has shown that it acts pretty quickly against Muay Thai when overall health concerns are at stake (even though tourism economic pressures have been honored lately). It's enough to say, you have to factor it in. We know of very, very few traditional 5 round fights available right now. Some local cards with kids in Pattaya have happened, Lampang in the North has had a repeating card, but that's all I've heard of. As to Isaan, or in the South you'd need a gym with connections, so they would be the one to ask. I don't believe Southern local fights are happening though, as Phettalung was having some COVID troubles. Chiang Mai just started having 3 round cards with westerners on them, at Kawilla Stadium, but the regular shows that were very dependable are not happening at this point. Most of the cards that are happening are televised 3 round entertainment fights like Hardcore, Superchamp and Lumpinee GoSport. These aren't super high level fights really, but maybe beyond your skill? I don't know. As with any fights, its your gym that would be booking you, so they are the ones to really know. There's not a lot going on right now though.

[Anonymous]

Hey thank you so much Kevin for the response . I was just very curious on the whole situation because so many people are giving me different answers so its good to hear from someone on the ground there. I really hope these gyms can recover from this.  Hope you and Sylvie are doing well best regards!