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Meet the Aberdeen woman who’s becoming a Muay Thai champion in Bangkok

She’s the Aberdeen woman who travelled to Asia to pursue a new challenge just as the world was rocked by Covid-19.

But, unfazed by having to live in strange circumstances, thousands of miles from the Granite City, Judy Humber has just beaten a two-time world champion and has hit the headlines in the action-packed realm of professional Muay Thai fighting.

Her victory this month against renowned opponent, Nongbew Sorthepsutin, was broadcast to millions of viewers across Thailand and the Far East and has raised her profile as she chases her dream of becoming a global champion in her own right.

© Supplied by Judy Humber
Judy Humber in Aberdeen before relocating to Thailand.

Her success is all the more remarkable because Humber was told she wouldn’t be able to continue her sporting career after shattering her skull while playing for Cove Rangers in March 2018. She needed…

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