Olympic Gold Medalist Clarifies Missing Money to Jailed Fighter
Former Olympic boxer Somjit Jongjoho says money he arranged for jailed fighter Manas Buunchamnong went missing through an intermediary, not the prison itself.
Somjit Jongjoho, a former Olympic gold medal boxer, posted a video clarifying previous remarks about visiting fellow Olympic hero Manas Buunchamnong in prison. He said money he had arranged to be delivered to Manas went missing en route, blaming neither the prison nor himself but an intermediary who failed to pass it along. In the video, the 51-year-old boxer apologized to Bangkok Special Prison for miscommunication that led to misunderstanding.
"Let me be clear—this has nothing to do with the prison," Somjit said in the clip. "I didn't deposit the money with the prison. I arranged it through someone from outside who was visiting. Many people from the boxing world and fighter friends gave me money to pass along, but when I visited Manas and his wife, they told me the money never reached his hands. So I have to figure out where it got lost along the way and who ended up with it. It's really unfortunate."
