A recent wire story (AP, 5 Nov. 2002) discusses the upcoming movie "Beautiful Boxer" starring Assani Suwan as Parinya Charoenphol, transvestite (and later, transsexual) Thai boxer. It states that Assani Suwan is the 5th-ranked fighter according to the World Assoc. of Thai Kickboxing and that he found learning ballet and other musical talents the hard part of the role.