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posted 09/15/11 at 1:37pm
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Muay Thai Premier League Adds Brazilian Tainara Lisboa; Italian Card
posted by Wombat Sports
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 12:11am EDT
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Courtesy Thai Center
After Miriam Nakamoto came down with injury, the Muay Thai Premier League has found a replacement.
Brazilian Muay Thai Champion Tainara Lisboa (pictured right) will complete the female portion of the MPL. Lisboa won the 2010 Queen’s Cup and was undefeated until she ran into fellow MPL fighter Valentina Shevchenko (video here). Lisboa is looking for redemption.
The MPL has also announced their second card will be Oct. 8 in Padova, Italy. In the women’s featured bout, Italy’s Chantal Ughi will face Ilona Wijmans of the Netherlands.
The Muay Thai Premier League, which will debut in Long Beach, CA Sept. 2.
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