Boxing is a national passion in Thailand, offering a path to the Olympics and lucrative careers in a country with one of the world’s widest income divides. By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono ...

BANGKOK – The death of a 13-year-old boy who was knocked out during a kickboxing match in Thailand has sparked debate over whether to ban matches involving children. The death of Anucha Tasako came ...

The death of Anucha Tasako came after a Muay Thai — Thai boxing — match Saturday in the Bangkok suburb of Samut Prakarn. Child boxing is widespread in Thailand, especially in rural areas, where it ...

BANGKOK — The death of a 13-year-old boy who was knocked out during a kickboxing match in Thailand has sparked debate over whether to ban matches involving children. The death of Anucha Tasako came ...

BANGKOK — In the ring, the two boxers spar furiously with blows delivered by fists, elbows, knees and feet to virtually any part of the opponent’s body. Those in the crowd furiously make wagers with ...

Instructor: Scott Meier, of Niwot, owner and head instructor. Meier has about a decade of martial arts experience, spanning a black belt in tae kwon do, kickboxing and muay thai. He is also a personal ...

Bowe beat Evander Holyfield in 1992 to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion Bowe%27s last boxing fight was in 2008 Bowe%2C who tried Muay Thai because he ...

Social media is bringing new attention to the centuries-old martial art of Muay Thai kickboxing. Known as “the art of eight limbs,” the combat sport is big business in Thailand, where companies ...

U.S. Muay Thai boxing champion, Angela “Riptide” Whitley, never intended to become a fighter. She says she didn’t choose Muay Thai; it chose her. By chance, seven years ago, she came to Puerto Rico, ...

EVERYONE WAS ALREADY sweating when I arrived at Pacific Muay Thai in White Center. Had they worked out, and the foundations class I was about to take was a cool-down? I won’t leave you guessing — the ...

Anucha Tasako was just 13 years old when he stepped into the Muay Thai ring to fight a boy just two years older for prize money of around 2,000 Thai Baht ($60). He’d done it almost 200 times before, ...