After Hun Sen bet $5,000 on Manny Pacquiao defeating Floyd May weather in boxing's "fight of the century", the Cambodian prime minister refused to pay up, arguing that the Philippine hero did not deserve to lose to Mr May weather on points. So far, so usual for Cambodia's strongman: boxing is just like an election, really, only less violent. The opposition has long claimed that Mr Hun Sen's ruling party stole the last election, and there has been blood on the streets since.
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