Death of 13-year-old fuels debate over Muay Thai kickboxing competitions
(WorldNews China)

Pattaya, Thailand (CNN)A teenage boy has died after being knocked unconscious during a Thai kickboxing match on Saturday, according to a local police source. Sub. Lt. Rawin Nasomsong, of the Royal Thai Police`s Institute of Forensic Medicine, confirmed to CNN that 13-year old Anucha Tasako died as a result of a hemorrhage at the brain stem. The boy`s death has led to calls for reform to the sport, also known as Muay Thai, and its practice of using boys and young men -- sometimes as young as 8 years old -- to compete in professional bouts. Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat...