The Onesongchai match on last Thursday was particularly exciting as the action spilled out of the ring. The chaos had started when a judge, who once received the title of the Excellent Judge of Rajadamnern stadium, unexpectedly made a mistake of “scoring the wrong fighter.”

The angry spectators then started throwing water bottles and tried to pick fights with the judges, security guards, as the other staff. The guards were outnumbered and could do nothing to stop the mobs as they were already busy defending themselves.

The judges had no choice but to end the match and Prommes Chaksurak announced the match was cancelled. But criticism ensues about the event and organizer’s inability to prevent and control the disorder. Some call for a reform of the judges, while others want the security guards to be more forceful. What is certain is that the whole team of judges will have to make a public apology.

A similar incident occurred earlier at Lumpini stadium when judges made an unclear decision, but the crowd was not as frustrated at the judges and the stadium management had immediately reacted and saved the situation from turning into chaos.

Perhaps something was contagious as the referee of the Saturday match of Yuenyongnoi Sakkumueang and Bualuang Por Pramuk at Rajadamnern stadium declared Bualuang winner shortly before correcting the results after a recount and gave Yuenyongnoi the winner title instead. 

Unlike the previous incidents, however, the spectators were mostly silent despite a few shouts from afar. Perhaps it was because there were few Thai spectators. They knew hooliganism would not do them any good in such situation.   

: Muaysiam number 1804