Weekly 'extreme' fights live on Channel 7
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Weekly 'extreme' fights live on Channel 7

A bout at last week's Fairtex Fight, Extreme Boxing programme.
A bout at last week's Fairtex Fight, Extreme Boxing programme.

Tero Entertainment, Fairtex boxing gym and Channel 7HD are organising the Fairtex Fight, Extreme Boxing.

The Muay Thai programme is shown live on Channel 7HD (35) every Saturday from 10am to noon.

The event is aimed at promoting the country's traditional martial art at the global level with exciting light and sound systems.

Each programme has five to seven bouts of Thais v Thais, foreigners v foreigners and Thais v foreigners.

The show, which began last weekend, also features women's fights as well as MMA bouts.

"It is the first MMA event in Thailand which is organised by Thais," organisers said.

Fighters in Muay Thai bouts will wear normal eight to 10oz gloves while those in "extreme" bouts will use smaller or MMA gloves.

Each bout consists of three rounds of three minutes with a one-minute interval between rounds.

With a high-quality sound system and HD pictures, viewers will feel like watching it at ringside, organisers said.

They added that in future, they may conduct other disciplines such as kickboxing and ancient Muay Thai, in which fighters' hands are wrapped with strings to enhance excitement.

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