Word: chinaka
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...sweltering corrugated-roofed shed on the Thai-Burmese border, 24-year-old Chinaka hits the canvas in the third. It's not the first time this bout the Burmese has gone down, and the beatings have taken their toll: he seems to be swimming in slow motion on the dirty floor. As he inches on his stomach across the ring, the crowd screams at him to get up while his Thai opponent, fighting the referee's restraint, presses to finish him off. Chinaka's eyes are frosted and bloody from three fresh cuts on his right brow. Giving...
...Back in Mae Sot, Chinaka's career could be over. By night he is back on his side of the border trying to recover, and doesn't show for the next day's tournament. Whether he will fight again any time soon is unsure, but by age 24, boxers are often approaching career's end in the gloveless ring. Chinaka's manager and trainer know it: they're busying themselves with a new crop of fighters to replace him. Chinaka's battles may be coming to a finish, but the fights...
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