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Thailand, Cambodia brawl over kickboxing

Fighters work out at the Tiger Muay Thai gym and training camp in Phuket. (Photo: Tiger Muay Thai)

Thailand will boycott a kickboxing event at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, officials confirmed on Tuesday, in a bitter row with the hosts over what to call the sport: Muay Thai or Kun Khmer.

Thai officials are angry at plans by Cambodia to refer to the event — which they regard as their national sport — on the official programme as Kun Khmer instead of Muay Thai.

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