Siriporn Fights Her Way Out of The Bangkok Hilton

[sandgk]

Athletic talents can help young folk gain entry to college in the US. In Thailand they can help you get an early exit from the infamous Bangkok Hilton prison.

Samson Sor Siriporn hopes her recent win over Ayaka Miyano for the Women's WBC light-flyweight title will speed up parole. The match took place in the prison, in lieu of the normal flunkies placard holding transvestites paraded around the ring between rounds.

Yahoo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai inmate Samson Sor Siriporn boosted her chances of freedom by beating Japan's Ayaka Miyano to win the vacant women's WBC light-flyweight title at the notorious "Bangkok Hilton" prison Tuesday.
Under the gaze of dozens of prison guards, Siriporn, a convicted drugs dealer, battled through the unforgiving Thai heat to score a unanimous points victory and kick-start parole proceedings for her early release.
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Siriporn's sparring partners also watched the fight, while glamorous transvestites in high heels and skimpy outfits were allowed out of their cells to parade around the ring with placards at the beginning of each round.
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Siriporn, 24, was jailed seven years ago for selling "ya ba" methamphetamine pills and took up boxing to pass the time and to protect herself from violent inmates.
Thai corrections department chief Natti Jitsawang said Siriporn's criminal days were over and her victory would likely see her freed three years early.
"We will start the process for her parole immediately," Natti told reporters just moments after the fight.
"I think it's very likely she will be released as a result of this victory, maybe in a couple of months.

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[Taosman]

File under; "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction".

 

[kinch]

Thai boxing rules!

Check out the somersault attack move in this one:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfHs1QHHslE[/YOUTUBE]