Muay Thai: Children in Thailand fight for money in shocking scenes

Violent images: Children as young as seven are being drawn into Muay Thai prize-fighting in Thailand, in what they see as a route out of poverty. Report by Sam Datta-Paulin. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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• Muay Thai
• violence
• fighting
• prize-fighting
• Thailand
• youth
• children
• gambling
• corruption

[topjonn]

There is a lot worse things that happen out there

[sammyq990]

it's been going on for centuries...

[andrewGhini]

aBola,pt

[tomcatChannel]

did they discover this now? LoLOL

[robinhood48]

How terrible!

Boys behaving like boys, how terrible!

They should play with puppets and wear funny robes!

[flupoop]

@The1stPoster who said i'm from the states? furthermore i am thai...

[Ozrender]

man what a biased news report

[The1stPoster]

@flupoop ...says some retard living in the states.. lol

[wasantube]

This culture produced Buakaw.

[flupoop]

typical ignorant westerners who don't have any idea about other cultures

[krzysztofpoliksza]

Why FIGHTING for money?

Play poker for money don't fight

[MrMilesmert]

if they want to do it then why not?