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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Buddha sculptures are seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Sculpture of Hotei (Laughing Buddha) is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Buddha sculpture is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Monument to Volodymyr Skubaiev, the founder and main mentor of the White Lotus Buddhist Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Sculpture of Hotei (Laughing Buddha) is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - A cut of a 300-year-old oak from Kholodnyi Yar that cleanses and strengthens the human energy system at the White Lotus Buddhist Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Buddha sculpture is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Monument to Volodymyr Skubaiev (R), the founder and main mentor of the White Lotus Buddhist Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - On the premises of the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - People pass by the White Lotus Buddhist temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Monument to Volodymyr Skubaiev, the founder and main mentor of the White Lotus Buddhist Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - Buddha sculpture is seen on the premises of the White Lotus temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Buddhist temple in Cherkasy

CHERKASY, UKRAINE - APRIL 13, 2023 - The inscription "White Lotus" on the gates of the largest Buddhist temple in Europe that also includes a martial arts school, Cherkasy, central Ukraine.

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Boxer Kameda to make defense of WBO bantamweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Tomoki Kameda poses on Feb. 5, 2014, in Tokyo after the Kameda Gym's announcement that he will make the second defense of his World Boxing Organization bantamweight title against Thai top-ranker Pungluang Sor Singyu.

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Naito defends WBC flyweight title in draw

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Daisuke Naito (L) punches Thai challenger Pongsaklek Wonjongkam during the second round of their WBC flyweight boxing match at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 8. Naito retained his title in a draw.

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Pongsaklek holds off Naito to retain WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - Thai champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (R) punches Japanese challenger Daisuke Naito during their World Boxing Council flyweight title bout at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall Oct. 10. Pongsaklek successfully defended his title for the 12th time.

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(2)Thai champ Yodsanan defends WBA title

GIFU, Japan - Champion Yodsanan 3-K Battery of Thailand (R) celebrates his victory over Japanese challenger Ryuhei Sugita in the World Boxing Association Super Featherweight title match at Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu Feb. 8 as Australian referee Derek Milham calls a stop to the bout in the seventh round.

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(1)Thai champ Yodsanan defends WBA title

GIFU, Japan - Champion Yodsanan 3-K Battery of Thailand knocks down Japanese challenger Ryuhei Sugita in the second round of the World Boxing Association Super Featherweight title match at Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu Feb. 8. Yodsanan stopped Sugita in the seventh round to retain the title.

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Sirimongkol beats Choi to retain WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion Sirimongkol Singwancha of Thailand (2nd from L) celebrates after winning a unanimous decision over South Korea's Choi Yong Soo for the first defense of his title in Tokyo on Jan. 13, as his manager holds the portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adjulyadej.

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(1)Pongsaklek outclasses Honda to retain WBC crown

OSAKA, Japan - Thai champion Pongsaklek Kratindaenggym (L) lands his left straight onto Japan's Hidenobu Honda during their World Boxing Council flyweight title bout at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Nov. 26. Pongsaklek pounded out a unanimous decision over Honda to retain his title.

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(2)Pongsaklek outclasses Honda to retain WBC crown

OSAKA, Japan - Pongsaklek Kratindaenggym holds the portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulydej after retaining his World Boxing Council flyweight title against Japan's Hidenobu Honda at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Nov. 26.

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Ex-WBA champ Todaka KOs Thai in comeback fight

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Former World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Hideki Todaka knocked out Kanchit Kiatgeisha of Thailand in the third round of the scheduled 10-rounder at Miyazaki municipal gymnasium March 2, raising hopes he might get a shot at another world title again.

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Niida wins over Chana, wrests WBA minimumweight crown

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Yutaka Niida holds the World Boxing Association minimumweight champion's belt Aug. 25 at Pacifico Yokohama after beating Thai champion Chana Porpaion with a unanimous decision. The ninth-ranked challenger scored with his left hook during a 12-rounder to edge the 35-year-old champion. Niida, 22, is unbeaten in 17 fights, winning 14 with seven knockouts and drawing three. Chana slipped to 44-2-2 with 16 knockouts.

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Niida captures WBA minimumweight crown

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ninth-ranked Japanese challenger Yutaka Niida (R) exchanges blows with Thai champion Chana Porpaion (L) in the ninth round of their World Boxing Association minimumweight title match Aug. 25 at Pacifico Yokohama. Niida, 22, won a surprising unanimous decision after scoring with his left hook during a 12-rounder to edge the 35-year-old champion.

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Pongsaklek TKOs Asai in WBC flyweight title match

NAGOYA, Japan - Thai champion Pongsaklek Singwangcha celebrates after beating Japanese challenger Hayato Asai with a fifth-round technical knockout at Aichi Budokan in Nagoya on July 15 to retain the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title.

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Thailand's Ponlid wins Olympic flyweight boxing title

SYDNEY, Australia - Thailand's Wijan Ponlid celebrates by wrapping himself in the national flag and raising the picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej after winning the flyweight boxing title on the final day of the Sydney Olympic Games on Oct. 1. He beat Bulat Jumadilov of Kazakstan.

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Myanmar traditional boxing athletes undergo training amid COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: Myanmar traditional boxing athletes undergo training amid COVID-19 pandemic DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional boxing athletes training STORYLINE: Athletes from Myanmar's Traditional Boxing Club undergo training amid the COVID-19 pandemic so that they get ready for the period when boxing competitions can be organized in full swing. Lethwei is a Myanmar fighting style also known as kickboxing or Myanmar traditional boxing. Participants use bare-knuckle fighting where the fists are bandaged and taped up. Myanmar traditional boxing is a high-standard competitive weaponless martial art and is older than Thai boxing. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

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Opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier - Paris

Former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, with his lawyer Bertrand Burman at the courthouse, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion in Paris, France, during the opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier, on June 08, 2021. The trial of the businessman Arnaud Mimran for the kidnapping of a wealthy Swiss financier in January 2015, opened today, on Tuesday at the Paris Assize Court. Arnaud Mimran, 49, must appear (for three weeks) with five other defendants - a seventh man, wanted, is tried by default - including one of his relatives, the former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier - Paris

Former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, with his lawyer Bertrand Burman at the courthouse, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion in Paris, France, during the opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier, on June 08, 2021. The trial of the businessman Arnaud Mimran for the kidnapping of a wealthy Swiss financier in January 2015, opened today, on Tuesday at the Paris Assize Court. Arnaud Mimran, 49, must appear (for three weeks) with five other defendants - a seventh man, wanted, is tried by default - including one of his relatives, the former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier - Paris

Former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, with his lawyer Bertrand Burman at the courthouse, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion in Paris, France, during the opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier, on June 08, 2021. The trial of the businessman Arnaud Mimran for the kidnapping of a wealthy Swiss financier in January 2015, opened today, on Tuesday at the Paris Assize Court. Arnaud Mimran, 49, must appear (for three weeks) with five other defendants - a seventh man, wanted, is tried by default - including one of his relatives, the former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier - Paris

Former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, with his lawyer Bertrand Burman at the courthouse, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion in Paris, France, during the opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier, on June 08, 2021. The trial of the businessman Arnaud Mimran for the kidnapping of a wealthy Swiss financier in January 2015, opened today, on Tuesday at the Paris Assize Court. Arnaud Mimran, 49, must appear (for three weeks) with five other defendants - a seventh man, wanted, is tried by default - including one of his relatives, the former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier - Paris

Former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, with his lawyer Bertrand Burman at the courthouse, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion in Paris, France, during the opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier, on June 08, 2021. The trial of the businessman Arnaud Mimran for the kidnapping of a wealthy Swiss financier in January 2015, opened today, on Tuesday at the Paris Assize Court. Arnaud Mimran, 49, must appear (for three weeks) with five other defendants - a seventh man, wanted, is tried by default - including one of his relatives, the former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier - Paris

Former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, with his lawyer Bertrand Burman at the courthouse, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion in Paris, France, during the opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier, on June 08, 2021. The trial of the businessman Arnaud Mimran for the kidnapping of a wealthy Swiss financier in January 2015, opened today, on Tuesday at the Paris Assize Court. Arnaud Mimran, 49, must appear (for three weeks) with five other defendants - a seventh man, wanted, is tried by default - including one of his relatives, the former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier - Paris

Former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, with his lawyer Bertrand Burman at the courthouse, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion in Paris, France, during the opening of the trial for the kidnapping of a Swiss financier, on June 08, 2021. The trial of the businessman Arnaud Mimran for the kidnapping of a wealthy Swiss financier in January 2015, opened today, on Tuesday at the Paris Assize Court. Arnaud Mimran, 49, must appear (for three weeks) with five other defendants - a seventh man, wanted, is tried by default - including one of his relatives, the former Thai boxing champion Farid Khider, for kidnapping, forcible confinement and organized gang extortion. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pongsaklek holds off Naito to retain WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - Thai champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (R) punches Japanese challenger Daisuke Naito during their World Boxing Council flyweight title bout at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall Oct. 10. Pongsaklek successfully defended his title for the 12th time. (Kyodo)

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Naito defends WBC flyweight title in draw

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Daisuke Naito (L) punches Thai challenger Pongsaklek Wonjongkam during the second round of their WBC flyweight boxing match at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 8. Naito retained his title in a draw. (Kyodo)

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(1)Pongsaklek outclasses Honda to retain WBC crown

OSAKA, Japan - Thai champion Pongsaklek Kratindaenggym (L) lands his left straight onto Japan's Hidenobu Honda during their World Boxing Council flyweight title bout at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Nov. 26. Pongsaklek pounded out a unanimous decision over Honda to retain his title. (Kyodo)

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(2)Pongsaklek outclasses Honda to retain WBC crown

OSAKA, Japan - Pongsaklek Kratindaenggym holds the portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulydej after retaining his World Boxing Council flyweight title against Japan's Hidenobu Honda at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Nov. 26. (Kyodo)

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FEATURE: Thai boxing scene sees unregulated fights flourish

Two men fight at an unregulated Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, event at a futsal stadium in Bangkok on Oct. 2, 2016. They were among 100 who took part in the event that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-WBA champ Todaka KOs Thai in comeback fight

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Former World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Hideki Todaka knocked out Kanchit Kiatgeisha of Thailand in the third round of the scheduled 10-rounder at Miyazaki municipal gymnasium March 2, raising hopes he might get a shot at another world title again.

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(2)Thai champ Yodsanan defends WBA title

GIFU, Japan - Champion Yodsanan 3-K Battery of Thailand (R) celebrates his victory over Japanese challenger Ryuhei Sugita in the World Boxing Association Super Featherweight title match at Gifu Memorial Center in Gifu Feb. 8 as Australian referee Derek Milham calls a stop to the bout in the seventh round. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Title bout canceled after super champion tests positive for coronavirus

WBA light flyweight boxing super champion Hiroto Kyoguchi (R) of Japan and Thai challenger Thanongsak Simsri face each other after their weigh-in on Nov. 2, 2020, in Osaka. Their world title match was canceled after Kyoguchi tested positive for the novel coronavirus the same day.

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Boxing: Title bout canceled after super champion tests positive for coronavirus

The weigh-in is held for a boxing world title match between WBA light flyweight super champion Hiroto Kyoguchi of Japan and Thai challenger Thanongsak Simsri as social distancing is maintained with media crews in Osaka on Nov. 2, 2020. The bout was canceled after Kyoguchi tested positive for the novel coronavirus the same day.