August 12th is a very important day in the Thai calendar as it marks the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, who this year will be 78 years young.

Sanam Luang will be the venue for the Queen’s Birthday, organized by OneSongchai, Thailand’s super promoter, Elite Boxing, and sanctioned by the World Muaythai Council, under directive of the Thai government.

The event will be held in 3 parts, certainly commencing with the important candle ceremony for Her Majesty and over 100,000 spectators are expected. Following this will be all muay ying girl fights with many international fights. The last part will be the Thailand vs Challenger, with a Thai team led by superstars as Saiyok Noi and Nonsai, taking on a world team led by French superstar Antuan Siangboxing. The fights will be televised on 2 TV stations – MB Channel and ESPN.

Source: http://www.ifmamuaythai.org/html/10_0810_QueenCup.php