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ONE Championship sued by Boxing Association of Thailand for perverting Muay Thai

Don’t call it Muay Thai if it’s not really Muay Thai. That’s the lesson ONE Championship may learn the hard way after the Boxing Association of Thailand has filed a lawsuit against the promotion alleging the combat sports promotion is violating the Boxing Act of 2002.

ONE Championship is a bit of a rarity in the landscape as it regularly features all manner of fights using all sorts of rulesets at its event. MMA, kickboxing, Muay Thai, submission grappling, and boxing bouts have all been seen during ONE events. But apparently if you are going to call a match Muay Thai, it needs to follow very specific rules and regulation, otherwise it’s just ‘Sparkling Kickboxing.’

People in Thailand are just as serious about the brand and identity of Muay Thai as businesses in Champagne, France. And now the Director of Boxing Palat Suwannametakorn has taken legal matters to stop ONE…

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