Police Chief Sanit warns "Fight Club" - go ahead on Saturday and we will arrest you

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Police Chief Sanit warns "Fight Club" - go ahead on Saturday and we will arrest you

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Commissioner Sanit Mahathavorn has warned a street fighting club that if plans to hold a series of boxing matches under an expressway in Bangkok go ahead on Saturday they will be arrested.

 

Sanit was speaking at the HQ of the metropolitan police on Wednesday after videos of the activities of "Fight Club Thailand" entered the public domain on Youtube, reported Daily News. 

 

The matches are believed to have taken place within the jurisdiction of the Bang Rak police in downtown Bangkok.

 

Signs in the area indicate the matches were scheduled for an area under an expressway between Hualampong and Sam Sen.

 

Sanit said that he was happy to give his blessing to boxing if the fights were above board and legal. 

 

This means applying for permission to the Thai sports council to hold fights under regulations laid out in the year 2000. 

 

Fights must be checked for suitability of venue and equipment while the boxers must be checked medically and there must be appropriate insurance in place.

 

Fight Club matches feature local fighters with just thin gloves and teeth guards scrapping it out in public venues.

 

Sanit said that if plans for the Fight Club event goes ahead Saturday they can expect immediate arrest. Dech Jaikla of the Boxing Council of Thailand said that the street fights were not boxing as laid down by the regulations governing the sport.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[BangkokTony]

I thought street fighting would be more violent. Clearly pulling their punches.

[mesterm]

Hope that annoying farang in the video gets arrested.

[ramrod711]

I thought "fight club" was what happened when technical school students from different schools got on the same bus.

[rkidlad]

"Police Chief Sanit warns "Fight Club" - go ahead on Saturday and we will arrest you" 

 

Did he drop his microphone after? 'Cos damn!

 

 

[BigBadGeordie]

22 minutes ago, mesterm said:

Hope that annoying farang in the video gets arrested.

Well that's 5min 24secs of my life I will not get back. But I have to agree he seems a bit of a tosser.

[mesterm]

3 minutes ago, BigBadGeordie said:

Well that's 5min 24secs of my life I will not get back. But I have to agree he seems a bit of a tosser.

 

Well he's American, for one...

[ratcatcher]

At least these guys want to fight one to one. Maybe later it will turn into a gang bang fisticuffs 10 on one?

[BigBadGeordie]

4 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

At least these guys want to fight one to one. Maybe later it will turn into a gang bang fisticuffs 10 on one?

Gang Bang.

 

1The successive rape of one person by a group of people.

1.1 A sexual orgy involving changes of partner.

2 North American An instance of violence involving members of a criminal gang.

 

I trust you are refering to the North American definition of this phrase.

[IAMHERE]

Is this so that the fight club members can fight other prisoners? I'm under the impression that jail is a mighty tough place to be especially in Bangkok.

[gdgbb]

1 hour ago, mesterm said:

Hope that annoying farang in the video gets arrested.

 

A punch in the mouth would be better.

[gdgbb]

33 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

Is this so that the fight club members can fight other prisoners? I'm under the impression that jail is a mighty tough place to be especially in Bangkok.

 

Thai prisons are relatively free of violence and in Bangkok the prisons have proper training facilities for those who want to fight.  The prisons are "mighty tough" in terms of inmates being deprived of liberty but that's about it.

[Kwasaki]

Well l go along with the commissioner on this one if there's no approved gloves no checks or insurance and someone professionally trained wants some extra dosh, could be fatal.

 

Surely someone could provide proper venue for wanna be fighters.    

[johninbkk71]

Pretty boring fights if you look at their youtube page. No real skills shown lots of people around the fight interfering as well.

[lvr181]

Better than guns and knives.

[sahibji]

fair warning and if people defy they deserve the punishment that follows. street flighting is very dangerous for the fighters as they are exposing themselves with minimum safety precautions.

[sahibji]

4 minutes ago, lvr181 said:

Better than guns and knives.

 

but why have it all as it so unsafe for the fighters.

[sahibji]

1 hour ago, johninbkk71 said:

Pretty boring fights if you look at their youtube page. No real skills shown lots of people around the fight interfering as well.

those might be staged fights.

[sahibji]

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

Well l go along with the commissioner on this one if there's no approved gloves no checks or insurance and someone professionally trained wants some extra dosh, could be fatal.

 

Surely someone could provide proper venue for wanna be fighters.    

think you are right. if there is a market for the game, it could be developed into a sport like boxing or mui thai

[Golden Triangle]

I think that they have these clubs in many cities around the world, big big money changes hands.

[alien365]

As long as they are not out looking for trouble with innocent people I don't see the problem

[Alive]

Can't you usually fight the tech students running across intersections fighting their rivals every weekend anyways?

[Baerboxer]

14 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

I think that they have these clubs in many cities around the world, big big money changes hands.

 

Illegal non licensed boxing is funded by gambling. That leads to the usual allegations / instances of rigged fights etc. Lots of the traveler community in the UK and Ireland get involved. 

 

Fighters risk being injured with little medical, insurance etc. 

 

There are plenty of fighting arts clubs and competitions with reputable trainers, rules, facilities and licenses for people who enjoy such activities. Don't be used to make others, who couldn't give  a <deleted> about your well being, money would be my advise to the competitors.

[anon467848]

If the Thais are looking for a fight, all they need to do is get a job as a bouncer at a bar or club. As an added bonus, they can kick the shit out of a Farang with zero or little retribution...

[oxo1947]

The first rule of Women's fight club is don't tell anyone what you're Pissed off about... ..

[lvr181]

21 hours ago, sahibji said:

 

but why have it all as it so unsafe for the fighters.

 

I understand what you are saying but when thinking of solutions to problems also consider the viable alternatives 

[gemguy]

In other words...he means:

Either way we will make money out of you

 

Cheers

[Hutch68]

I expected a full on war between two tough nuts. I now see why they have to fight in numbers. What a waste of time.

Edited August 26, 2016 by Hutch68

[Grubster]

Mike Tyson could kill most of these guys with one punch

[JayBeeee]

I'm sure they are aware they could get hurt when they fight. As long as they're fighting each other and not hurting anyone else, I say keep the hell out of it and let them beat each other to death, if that's what they they want to do; it's their right! None of my, your or anybody els's business. But, oh! they must have permission...a licence, the correct clothing, training, certificates, insurance, medical examinations and whatever other compulsory exploits the money-making opportunists have bought into it.

It's not like there's much in them worth saving. And the bearded farrang should be beaten severely and kicked out of the country, permanently, just for being a complete ******** moron!