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ONE Championship’s Rodtang Jitmuangnon denied entry to Canada for seminar tour over visa issue at airport
- ONE’s flyweight Muay Thai champion reportedly subjected to four-hour interview by a border agent after landing in Toronto
- Rodtang was turned away on suspicion he intended to settle and seek employment in Canada, one of gyms set to host Thai superstar says
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ONE Championship’s Rodtang Jitmuangnon was reportedly denied entry to Canada last week for a Muay Thai seminar tour because of a visa issue.
The 26-year-old Thai – ONE’s flyweight Muay Thai champion – had landed at Toronto Pearson Airport on November 10, ahead of seven planned seminars at five different gyms in Toronto, Calgary and Victoria, from November 11 to 26.
His tour had already been postponed from September, after “The Iron Man” injured his hand in a decision loss to Superlek Kiatmookao in the ONE Friday Fights 34 main event at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
But after a four-hour interview at customs, Rodtang was turned away by a Canadian Border Services agent on the suspicion he intended to settle and seek employment in Canada, according to the event promoter.
Rodtang had valid work visas and all of the necessary documentation he needed for his visit, the promoter said.
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