Prison Fight Club: Thai Convicts Battle Foreign Boxers to Win Freedom


Prisons in Thailand stage Muay Thai (a form of kickboxing) matches between inmates and foreign fighters to entertain prisoners and to promote good health. The fighters can also reduce their their sentences, and perhaps even win freedom, by doing well in bouts.


Getty Images photographer Borja Sanchez-Trillo visited Klong Pai prison in Nakhon Ratchasima to document the event known as "Prison Fight".



An inmate and a foreign fighter pose before their fight at Klong Pai prison

An inmate and a foreign fighter pose before their fight at Klong Pai prisonBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



An inmate kicks a foreigner fighter in the face during their bout

An inmate kicks a foreigner fighter in the face during their boutBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



An inmate trains before his fight at Klong Pai prison

An inmate trains before his fight at Klong Pai prisonBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



Foreign fighters watch a Muay Thai fight before their bouts

Foreign fighters watch a Muay Thai fight before their boutsBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



Inmates react during a Muay Thai fight at Klong Pai prison

Inmates react during a Muay Thai fight at Klong Pai prisonBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



An inmate shows a 'Round 1' banner during a fight at Klong Pai prison

An inmate shows a 'Round 1' banner during a fight at Klong Pai prisonBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



A foreign fighter and an inmate compete during a Muay Thai fight at Klong Pai prison

A foreign fighter and an inmate compete during a Muay Thai fight at Klong Pai prisonBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



A foreign fighter warms up before his fight

A foreign fighter warms up before his fightBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



Assistants massage an inmate before his fight, as a prison officer stands by

Assistants massage an inmate before his fight, as a prison officer stands byBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



An inmate is helped after he falls to the floor during a Muay Thai fight

An inmate is helped after he falls to the floor during a Muay Thai fightBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



An inmate stretches before his fight, while a officer stands guard at Klong Pai prison

An inmate stretches before his fight, while a officer stands guard at Klong Pai prisonBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



Blood is seen on an inmate's boxing glove as he rests during a Muay Thai fight

Blood is seen on an inmate's boxing glove as he rests during a Muay Thai fightBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



A bloodied inmate receives treatment during a break between rounds

A bloodied inmate receives treatment during a break between roundsBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images



A prison officer holds rounds indicator signs before fights begin

A prison officer holds rounds indicator signs before fights beginBorja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images






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