RAYONG: Many Thais are keen on a wager and excessive stakes betting on muay Thai bouts is certainly nothing unusual. The organizers of a charity Thai boxing evening in Rayong, nonetheless, claimed to have a world first when two Assistant Village Chiefs went face to face in the ring to fight – not for a big sum of money, however for the heart of a local divorcée. On April 6 more than 1,000 fans packed a short lived boxing stadium in Rayong’s Tambon Klairng to see the 11 fights on the card for the night. However, it was the final battle of the evening, an amateur match, that the group was waiting for. Shortly after midnight, Somyot “Child of Village 4” Hiranmas, 39, entered the ring within the red nook and his opponent Somchai “Child of Village 3” Wechsamreut, also 39, took the stage in blue. Both fighters had supporters numbering within the hundreds from their respective villages cheering them on. The two men, preventing within the 64-kilogram category, launched into each other with gusto, although quite clumsily. After a few rounds, the pugilists began to tire and resorted to taking little mid-round breaks. The fight went the full 4 rounds, neither man capable of pull off a knock out. A tense few minutes after the final bell had rung, the referee pulled up the hand of Somyot proclaiming him the winner on factors. When the two fighters stepped down from the ring, native journalists rushed to question them over how that they had ended up within the ring together. Both men, however, were struck by acute assaults of shyness. They averted the questions until a woman marched up to the 2, lifted Somyot’s hand into the air, and proclaimed that she was the victor’s prize. The lady, Phraoe Nitayalap, fifty two, said that she had separated from her husband four years in the past and had lately gotten to know Somyot and Somchai, both of whom have been intent on wooing her. She favored each males, and couldn’t choose between them. The two males would stop at her home in Village 5 after doing their inspections that were a part of their duties as Assistant Village Chiefs of Village 3 and Village four, she explained. In the end, she determined to comply with settle it with a boxing match, though she admitted that her feelings for the 2 men were not quite equal – she had been secretly cheering Somyot in her heart. Somyot said that he and Somchai were on good terms and had frequently labored collectively, but their relationship had been strained by them falling for the same woman, 13 years their senior. Not wanting the problem to pull on, Somyot decided to challenge Somchai to settle the difficulty within the ring at the charity event. Somyot stated that he had by no means fought muay Thai before and had skilled for eight days earlier than the fight. Track record claimed that he had been at a disadvantage in the fight as he had had little time to coach and, although it was billed at a 64kg bout, his opponent weighed in at 69kg. He did concede that Somyot had been the better fighter on the night and deserved to given the factors determination. He stated that he would stand by the end result and let Somyot take the girl. He was pleased to