Training in masks, two metres apart, Thailand's professional fighters are battling a new reality - shuttered gyms and cancelled tournaments after ...
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"How can you box in these conditions? We no longer have any strong sensations, no adrenaline," the 23-year-old Sarawut tells AFP at the Luktupfah Muay Thai gym in the nation's capital.Advertisement He and Sarawut have joined millions who are out of work because of the virus, which has ravaged Thailand's tourism, entertainment and restaurant industries.READ: COVID-19: Thailand extends ban on passenger flights until end-AprilBut boxers without a specific licence are not eligible for the aid, says Jade Sisisompan of the World Muay Thai Organization, who is also the co-owner of Luktupfah gym.
Like most pro fighters in Thailand, the ring served as a way out of poverty for him and his family since he started training at 11."Now I can't help my parents with money," he tells AFP as he helps his mother harvest coriander in Kanchanaburi."It plays a lot on my mind."Sarawut Prohmsut is one of the fighters affected.
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