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Khunsuk Lek Returns to RWS Ring After 11-Month Layoff

Muay Thai champion Khunsuk Lek returns to competition Saturday after 11 months away, facing Iranian-trained fighter Payman Solfagari at RWS.

5 Aug Khaosod

Khunsuk Lek, the acclaimed young Muay Thai champion, is making his comeback to the ring after an 11-month absence due to injury and appendix surgery. The award-winning fighter, named Thailand's Outstanding Professional Boxer of 2567, faces Iranian-trained opponent Payman Solfagari at RWS on Saturday, August 15. Solfagari is a former interim Rajdumnoen champion at 118 pounds competing out of Vietnam Muay Thai gym.

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