There appears to be some local objection brewing to Thai kick-boxer Pirinya Kiatbasaba. Apparently the authorities in Thailand are in a pickle over the antics of the 18-year-old warrior, who has won 27 of his first 30 fights. Kiatbasaba has taken to wearing lipstick, eye-liner and pink nail varnish at his fights.

Another considerable worry is the rate at which their manly `Kombat King' is developing womanly breasts - due it seems to the high dosage of female hormones he is ingesting to become a fully fledged transsexual. Although he wants to continue kick-boxing there continues to be unrest among the stand-up guys in the sport.