The Inner Circle 25 took place at Lumpinee Stadium (Rama Intra) on August 7, featuring a bantamweight matchup between Nabil Anane, former ONE Championship world champion, and Tiger Kim Pong Suphon PK from Chanthaburi. The winner would earn the right to challenge for the title.

In the opening round, both fighters were cautious. Nabil relied on his longer reach and kicks, while Tiger Kim waited to counter and counter-punch. By the second round, they traded blows aggressively. Tiger Kim landed a right hand to Nabil's body, sending him down for a count. Though he returned to fight, Tiger Kim continued pressing for a finish without success.

In the final round, Nabil launched an immediate assault with punches and elbows, while Tiger Kim stood and traded with full intensity—punches and elbows exchanged fiercely. The referee ultimately raised Tiger Kim's hand in a non-unanimous points decision, awarding him a 1.7 million baht bonus.

After the fight, Tiger Kim acknowledged that Nabil's height made landing punches difficult in the first round. Regarding the knockdown in the second round, he admitted it was lucky—the punch simply landed clean. He credited his ability to stand in the third round to two factors: heart and the knowledge that Nabil, once counted, would not give up easily.

"If I had to fight Nabil again, I'd need to train five times harder than this," Tiger Kim said. "I'm getting old now, and Nabil is a tall, long, and sharp fighter. I wish my brother success. I hope to see him grow stronger."

In another standout bout, Armenian powerboxer Marat Grigoryan faced Russian brawler Mamuka Usubyan in a ONE Samurai Tournament featherweight semifinal. Grigoryan confidently pressed forward with relentless attacks, outpointing Usubyan and advancing to the next round.

The co-main event was a rematch between Russian boxer Abdullah Daiyakhaev and Supralet, ONE Championship kickboxing flyweight champion from Buriram. Their previous fight occurred at The Inner Circle 14 on May 15, 2025, when Daiyakhaev missed weight but Supralet agreed to fight; Supralet lost by non-unanimous decision.

In the opening round, Supralet tried carefully with planned combinations, looking for openings with elbows and kicks against Daiyakhaev. In the second round, disaster struck: as Daiyakhaev was launching a flurry of punches, Supralet suddenly dropped and pointed to his own leg. The referee stopped the bout, declaring Daiyakhaev the winner by TKO in round two, avenging the previous loss.

Two friends of different ages were drinking together when the older man insulted the younger man's parents repeatedly. Enraged and heavily intoxicated, the younger man gagged the older man with cloth and beat him with a crutch until he died, then attempted to flee across the border but was arrested due to extreme intoxication.

At 2 p.m. on August 7, 2026, Police Lieutenant Colonel Anuson Dangkong, superintendent of Phob Phra Police Station in Tak Province, received a report of an assault resulting in death on a cassava plantation near the entrance of Serirat Village 14, Moo 6, Chong Kaeb Subdistrict, Phob Phra District, Tak Province. He and relevant officers rushed to investigate.

At the scene, officers found the body of Mr. Tu Aung, a 70-year-old stateless Myanmar national who was disabled with paralysis of both arms and legs. His face and head bore severe blunt force injuries. A black cloth was tightly bound around his mouth. About 100 meters away, officers found drag marks leading from the body and a blood-stained blanket caught on the deceased's crutch, which were collected as evidence.

Investigation revealed the suspect was Mr. Athone, a 47-year-old Myanmar national, who was apprehended near the Thai-Myanmar border in a state of severe intoxication and brought to Phob Phra Police Station.

According to the investigation, before the incident, Mr. Athone and Mr. Tu Aung, who were close friends, had been drinking at a shelter near a cassava plantation. As intoxication increased, Mr. Tu Aung repeatedly insulted Mr. Athone's parents. In a drunken rage, Mr. Athone gagged the victim with cloth and repeatedly beat him with the victim's own crutch until he died, then dragged the body to hide it in the cassava field.

After committing the act, Mr. Athone attempted to flee across the border, but his extreme intoxication prevented him from running far. He was subsequently arrested by police. Mr. Athone initially confessed to the charges. Police transferred him to Phob Phra Police Station investigators for legal proceedings.

Sai Dor Thong Muan, a 50-year-old wild elephant, has collapsed following ongoing veterinary care for an injury to her left hind leg. Veterinarians identified pneumonia, multiple pressure sores on her body, poor food intake, and weakness from extended periods of lying down as contributing factors. On August 7, 2025, Sukhee Bunsrang, director of the Wildlife Conservation Office, reported that the elephant had been receiving treatment since June 29, 2025, after her injury was discovered in Khao Takhaeng forest near Ban Salob in Bo Plyai District, Kanchanaburi Province, outside the sanctuary's boundaries. A treatment report from August 5 noted that Sai Dor Thong Muan was eating and drinking poorly, showing weakness, increased lethargy, and reduced responsiveness to her surroundings. Despite continuous care from veterinarians and staff, the elephant's condition deteriorated. Following her death, veterinarians will conduct a necropsy and collect tissue samples for detailed examination to determine the precise cause of death. The sanctuary head will file incident reports and request authorization to bury the carcass according to proper procedures.

On August 7, rescue workers from Sawang Prathip Foundation in Si Racha responded to a report of a missing swimmer at Bang Phra Fish Bridge in Bang Phra Subdistrict, Si Racha District, Chonburi Province. Four students had jumped into the water near the bridge's center when a wave swept one of them away. As his friends called for help, he sank before their eyes. Divers took approximately 20 minutes to locate the body of the 16-year-old student, identified as Mr. A (pseudonym), lying on the seafloor in a bluish complexion. He had been underwater for more than an hour. Witness Siriphorn revealed that a student had run off the bridge shouting that his friend was drowning and unable to swim back to shore. Locals immediately called rescue and police, and several people rushed to help, but the boy was no longer visible when they arrived. Investigators determined that four students had gone swimming together, with three managing to reach shore safely. The fourth student became exhausted while attempting to swim to shore and went under. His friend jumped in to help but also ran out of strength and had to swim back to shore. The victim then sank out of sight. He had attempted to dive under the bridge to reach a boat on the opposite side, which likely caused him to exhaust himself. Additionally, waves may have pushed him from the shallow water into deeper areas.

The Inner Circle 25 event at Lumpinee Stadium (Rama Intra) on August 7 featured a main card headliner between former ONE bantamweight champion Nabil Anane and Suea Kim Pongsupan from Chanthaburi under Muay Thai rules at 135–145 pounds, with the winner advancing to a title shot. Prior to the main event, Armenian striker Marat Grigoryan faced Russian fighter Mamuka Usubiyan in a ONE Samurai Tournament semifinal match at featherweight (145–155 pounds). Grigoryan dominated the bout, confidently pressing forward and unleashing aggressive striking combinations to drive back Usubiyan before securing a decisive points victory and advancing to the next round.

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