Promoter puts child boxer’s death to lax law enforcement

By The Nation

 

Boxing coach Somsak Deerujijaroen watches a video of thirteen-year-old Muay Thai boxer Anucha Tasako, taken during his final bout, during his funeral at a Buddhist temple in Samut Prakan province yesterday. // AFP PHOTO

 

A BOXING promoter has blamed lax law-enforcement for the death of a 13-year-old Muay Thai boxer.

 

Anucha Thasako was knocked out cold in a boxing ring in Samut Prakan province last Saturday and succumbed to injuries at a hospital. 

“The current boxing law requires that a boxer completing five rounds of a match take a 21-day break before entering another fight,”

Nattadej Wachirattanawong, the promoter of the Phetyindee boxing camp, said yesterday. 

 

 

He said had the law been fully enforced, Anucha’s death could have been prevented. A new law is now working its way through Parliament.

 

Records showed Anucha became a paid boxer at the age of eight, and fought more than 170 matches over the past five years, or 34 matches a year and approximately one match every 11 days.

 

He died of a severe intracerebral haemorrhage – a stroke caused by bleeding within brain tissue.

 

 

Anucha’s uncle Damrong Tasako, who was with the boy’s attendant during the fight, yesterday labelled Anucha’s death as an accident. Still, he cannot help thinking that things would have been different if referee standards had been higher in the provinces.

 

He said the referee should have intervened when Anucha looked too weak to fight on.

 

“Also I hope the new law will require boxers younger than 15 years old to wear protective gear on stage,” he said. 

 

Anucha, who fought under the alias Phetchmongkol Sor Wilaithong, was well-loved and is fondly remembered. Orphaned at a young age, Anucha was raised by his uncle. Damrong described his nephew as dutiful, honest and determined. 

 

“I love him more than my own life,” Damrong said. 

 

At the Watmaisamutkitwittayakom School, his close friend Nattaphum Wut described Anucha as a quiet, nice and humble friend.

 

“He was also the smartest student in class,” Natthaphum said. “I am so saddened to learn about his passing.”

 

Natthaphum said Anucha had never boasted about his boxing skills and had never used his skills against his friends. 

 

The boy’s funeral is being held at Wat Mai temple in Bang Pla Klod area and the cremation ceremony will take place today.

 

Relevant authorities have vowed to push forward a boxing bill, which seeks to ban children under 12 from muay thai. This draft amendment to the 1999 Boxing Act would also require that teen fighters wear protective gear and be formally registered. It also threatens boxers and referees who rig bouts with up to five years in prison and fines of up to Bt100,000.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30358553

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-15

3 hours ago, webfact said:

became a paid boxer at the age of eight,

nah , paid  parents (or someone) more  like,  ah  well reap  what  you  sow.

Still it  wont  be  their  fault will  it ,  thai thinking 101,  just  his  time eh

Edited November 14, 20187 yr by kannot

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Still, he cannot help thinking that things would have been different if referee standards had been higher in the provinces.

but  of  course, not  your  fault eh, oh  no  no  no ,  we  cant  have  that, you murderer!!

"He said had the law been fully enforced, Anucha’s death could have been prevented. A new law is now working its way through Parliament."

 

It will be another law without any teeth due to universal lack of enforcement. If any law would be fully, or in most cases partially enforced, there wouldn't be all the road carnage. There wouldn't be men killing for no other reason than saving face. There wouldn't be the stealing of public land.

 

Oh, let's face it. If laws were enforced, we wouldn't be in Thailand (or Cambodia). 

Edited November 15, 20187 yr by jaltsc

3 hours ago, webfact said:

He said had the law been fully enforced, Anucha’s death could have been prevented. A new law is now working its way through Parliament.

Complete twaddle.  Had the law been respected, obeyed and observed in the first place the poor lad's death could have POSSIBLY been prevented.

How is this not child abuse?

With the government failing to outright ban on this practice, butstate a law is going through parliament, then in my book any Death or Injury done to these boys is now the fault of the Government who can with the stroke of a pen BAN it until a new law is in  place !!

31 minutes ago, Khun Paul said:

With the government failing to outright ban on this practice, butstate a law is going through parliament, then in my book any Death or Injury done to these boys is now the fault of the Government who can with the stroke of a pen BAN it until a new law is in  place !!

you  can  ban anything  but if  the  majority dont want it its going to be useless, do the majority really  want  that?

7 hours ago, webfact said:

A BOXING promoter has blamed lax law-enforcement for the death of a 13-year-old Muay Thai boxer.

No, it was due to the barbaric practice of getting children to fight each other.

The "blame game again !!!

If the young boy should have been in a rest period what were the promoters doing putting him in a scheduled fight?

If the young boy's attendant felt the fight should have been stopped, he could have intervened and stopped it himself, not wait for a referee's decision !!!

Always someone else's fault except those in the fight game making a good earner !!!!

"It wasn't me- it was them!"

"No...it wasn't us- it was her!"

"Absolutely not my fault- it was him!"

 

Once again, Thailand "mans up" and someone takes responsibility and...oh...mai bpen rai!

 

Parents, promoters, trainer, police...and the barbarians watching...all are at fault that -as Neil Young said it-

"There's one more kid
that will never go to school
Never get to fall in love,
never get to be cool."

 

sad, really!

There are no laws enforced in Thailand unless there is direct money to be made

11 hours ago, kannot said:

but  of  course, not  your  fault eh, oh  no  no  no ,  we  cant  have  that, you murderer!!

 

and for the french who are here