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Tennis player Benjamin Becker of Germany (R), poses with Thai boxer Somluck Kamsing, who won the Thailand's first Olympic gold medal when he switched to amateur boxing in 1996, in Bangkok, September
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Former world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe of the U.S. hits a sandbag during training in Bangkok May 28, 2013. Bowe, 45, will fight for his first Muay Thai (Thai boxing) match against
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