Nine-year-old Thai kickboxer Pornpattara “Tata” Peachaurai is eager to get back in the ring after coronavirus curbs brought his fight season to a halt more than five months ago.

Boxing purses in the Thai capital are at least triple those back home. Suthep’s grandson, Chaichana Saengngoen, was named a muay Thai rookie of the year in 2023.

Thai children as young as six are battering each other in brutal boxing matches as entertainment for baying crowds of tourists. Boys and girls are risking broken bones and brain damage as they ...

Several high-profile Thai medical experts have been insisting for years that children face serious health hazards when they are encouraged to fight it out during spirited Muay Thai (Thai boxing) ...

You need to have boxing bones built from a very young age.” Anucha’s death came days after a 49-year-old Italian boxer was killed in a Muay Thai bout. Christian Daghio had been knocked out in ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The first time filmmaker Todd Kellstein saw Thai children boxing ...