BANGKOK -- The life of a Thai female convict who became a boxing champion is to be turned into a movie by L.A.-based Thai director Naruemol Sriyanont.
The president of Women in Focus Prods. is in Bangkok with American producer Tim Zajaros to announce her plan to make a feature based on the life of Samson Sor Siriporn, who won the World Boxing Council's women's light-flyweight championship while behind bars in 2007.
Samson was sentenced to 10 years for drug dealing. She was released in June, three years ahead of her term.
"Her life is an example of a woman who's made mistakes and is ready to turn around and make amends," said Sriyanont, whose past works included documentaries on HIV-infected women.
Sriyanont is researching and writing the script.
Sor Siriporn will defend her title in Pnom Penh on April 26. Her challenger is Japan's Koyoko Ebata.
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