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Road to Lumpinee – Angie Makes History as a Transgender Fighter
September 28, 2017read the lead up: Making History: Angie the 1st Transgender fighter at Lumpinee On September 19th, 2017 I made my first trip to the new Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. I’d been to the old Lumpinee, this... -
Muay Thai Luck in Thailand | Talking With Angie
September 22, 2017Angie’s beverage shop is on the side of a road that cuts between the very busy Thepprasit and equally busy Pattaya Tai roads. There are constantly motorbikes and cars wizzing past, occasionally pulling to the side... -
Making History: Angie First Transgender Fighter
September 11, 2017Email subscribers, see the interview here Almost two years ago I interviewed Angie in anticipation of her first Muay Thai fight, after only a few months of training in Muay Thai. Remarkably, two weeks from now... -
Interview with Transgender Fighter Angie Petchrungruang
June 8, 2017My interview with Angie this morning: Angie has been training consistently and with dedication at Petchrungruang Gym in Pattaya for about a year and a half now. When she first appeared at the gym we didn’t... -
Bravery | Angie’s 4th Fight – A Transgender Fighter
September 2, 2016You can watch my video interview with Angie here. I’m watching Angie smash the pads with Pi Nu. She becomes very still when he tags her legs with kicks – they don’t look hard from here,... -
The Petchrungruang Fight Simulator – Transgender Fighter Angie vs. Mirko
March 14, 2016At Petchrungruang, there is sparring going on at any given moment in the afternoons. The little kids fly around the smaller ring with abandon, sparring for hours until they get tired and just stop. The older kids... -
Muay Kathoey (transgender) – Angie’s Second Muay Thai Fight Here in Pattaya
January 20, 2016Some people have shown interest in following the story of Angie, the kathoey fighter at my gym Petchrungruang in Pattaya. I interviewed her just before her first ever fight and last night was her second time in the... -
Interview with Angie, a Transgender Nakmuay Facing Her First Muay Thai Fight
December 22, 2015Part 1 – The Interview with Angie Above is my interview with Angie, a Kathoey (commonly called “Ladyboy”) who is about to have her first Muay Thai fight. Angie started training at Petchrungruang a few months...