Muay-Thai Diaries Ep: 01 – Abhimanyu Thakur talks about his career, fights, more

08 July 2021

Indian Muay-Thai fighter Abhimanyu Thakur, who has been competing internationally for more than a decade now, opens up about his Muay-Thai adventures in Thailand, fighting at the Lumpinee Stadium, Training with legends, the state of Muay-Thai in India, his future plans, and his advice for young Muay-Thai fighters and more.

Muay-Thai Diaries is an Interview series from LockerRoom India where we feature the stories of Muay-Thai fighters from India. You can check out the complete interview below with time codes. 

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• 00:50 - About his current training camp
• 01:46 - How he ended up in Thailand
• 05:18 - Adventures of his initial days in Thailand
• 08:18 - Realisation from his first fight
• 11:52 - How his initials fights went
• 15:40 - Financial and Visa Issues
• 16:22 - Fighting at Lumpinee Stadium
• 18:48 - Training in India
• 20:24 - Muay-Thai in India
• 25:44 - Why he has not started his Gym in India
• 28:33 - His advice to Muay-Thai fighters

Let us know your thoughts about the episode in the comment section of the article below. In the next episode, we will be featuring Atin Gaur who will be detailing his career so far, stories about his fights in Thailand, and much more. 

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