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Thai boxing

American  
[tahy bahks-ing] / ˈtaɪ ˈbɑks ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Muay Thai.


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The Devon-born Luxton took up Thai boxing around the age of 10.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Teenagers tried out hip-hop, Thai boxing and hula hooping at public classes in a shopping center.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Cambodia on previous occasions had unsuccessfully suggested changing the official name of Thai boxing — a form of kickboxing — from Muay Thai to something with more neutral, less nationalistic connotations.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023

Media also reported that Ma attended a boxing match at Bangkok's Rajadamnern Stadium where he posed with clenched fists for a photograph with Thai boxing champion Sombat "Buakaw" Banchamek.

From Reuters • Jan. 7, 2023

That Moore is eventually able to compete in Muay Thai boxing on behalf of the prison offers a more productive outlet for his troubling volatility.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2018