Num - Leaving the gym

If you also follow me on Instagram you will have seen a video of a really nasty knee injury from the fights at Kalare Night Bazaar last friday. This knee injury befell Wit who had stepped in for Num who was injured. Wit is now back in Pai, in a full leg cast, resting. They hope he won't be out too long but knee ligament injuries are hard to predict. The feeling around the gym is his recovery will be anything from 6 weeks to 3 months with some (people with old knee injuries) saying he may never be the same again. Sad news but Bee seems to remain positive about his recovery so fingers crossed he bounces back like the young man he is.

Still that video of him crying and screaming in pain is hard to watch, especially when you know how tough these guys are.

The whole incident with Wit has somewhat over shadowed the injured Num. I was under the impression Num had received a rib injury in training and was out for that one fight whilst he recovered. I was wrong. Num is in the middle of the picture below. (Gow, Num, Dan).

It turns out Num had received an injury to his liver and after consultations with his doctor he had been instructed he could no longer fight. As quick as that. One minute signed up for the fight card and in training, the next his entire fight career is over and more than that his time at the gym.

Num's family live much further south closer to Bangkok, and had essentially signed him over to the gym to train, live and fight in the hope of a lucrative fight career. But with the news from the doctor and before word had really spread Num had left and returned to his family.

It's really sad news, especially with him leaving without a proper goodbye. He will definitely be missed, not only because he was  regular face around the gym and a really nice lad but he was a damn good aggressive fighter and always really exciting to watch. He fought a very forward head down aggressive style that never seemed concerned with the judges score card.

There is talk of sending him a Christmas care package from everyone at the gym. I really hope that happens.