Samson Sor Siriporn, a female Thai boxer, is fighting for more than just a title next month: if she wins the WBC light-flyweight belt she could be released from the "Bangkok Hilton" prison three years early.
Siriporn was jailed seven years ago for selling "ya ba" (crazy drug) methamphetamine pills. Now she faces Japan's Ayaka Miyano (the fight will take place inside the notorious prison) with hope of winning her freedom.
Siriporn took up boxing two years ago to forget her criminal past and says she dreams of winning her freedom and opening a small shop.
"I regret what I did and the pain I caused for my family, and I want to have a normal life again," she told Back4. "When I heard I may have a chance at freedom it made me even more determined to win this fight."
Maybe there's hope for Scott Harrison yet.
Testes gored? You'll be fine in a couple of weeks Ernest Hemingway, in his excellent books about bull-fighting, The Dangerous Summer and Death in the Afternoon, goes into some detail about the perils of the "sport".
The ultimate man's man describes with not a little dread the matador's greatest fear: being gored in the privates.
Because of the matador's stance and the height of the horns, the thigh or stomach are common targets. But occasionally, those tight trousers get pierced in a really delicate area.
Step forward (or rather, limp gingerly), Fernando Cruz, now recovering after a moment that would have given Hemingway material for an entire chapter.
The second bull of last Tuesday's corrida in Valencia caught him in the thigh, throwing him into the air - but not content, the bull got him right in the groin when he hit the ground.
"Fernando Cruz is suffering from two horn wounds of 25 centimetres in length each," doctors told Back 4. "One involves the fibres of the abductor muscle and dissects the femoral artery, the other involves the scrotal area and eviscerates both testicles."
Astonishingly, Cruz is expected to be back in action in around three weeks. Bullfighting action, that is.
More shocking scenes of crowd problems This whole crowd trouble thing has got ridiculous (no, we're not going to mention YouTube). Chelsea have warned their fans not to throw celery during matches, saying it was a criminal offence and that anyone caught lobbing the popular salad vegetable could be banned.
The warning follows referee reports which mention celery-throwing at two recent matches and which are being investigated by the Football Association.
"In future, if anyone is found attempting to bring celery into Stamford Bridge they could be refused entry and anyone caught throwing celery will face a ban," said a statement. The club also urged fans who spot anyone throwing celery to call a confidential telephone hotline.
If only celery was the worst problem we had up here . . .
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