(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) 9-YEAR-OLD MUAY THAI BOXER, PORNPATTARA PEACHAURAI, SAYING: "My mom told me if I continue boxing like my sister, one day I can afford to buy her a house, car and earn more money for ...

Thai Muay Thai boxer Mongkutpetch Petchprawfar has filed a formal complaint with Thailand’s Olympic authorities after what his camp says was a biased judging decision in the Muay Thai finals at the ...

Young Muay Thai boxers, aged from 8 to 25, compete in different categories at a boxing stadium in Buriram Province in the northeastern Thai region of Isan. Muay Thai is deeply entwined in the history ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Clad in a pink tank top and shorts, her face made up with rouge and red lipstick, transgender Muay Thai fighter Nong Rose Baan Charoensuk is a formidable opponent. Just ask Karun ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Clad in a pink tank top and shorts, her face made up with rouge and red lipstick, transgender Muay Thai fighter Nong Rose Baan Charoensuk is a formidable opponent. Just ask Karun ...

For decades, most people have known Thai boxing, or Muay Thai, through televised matches, unaware the sport has an ancient legacy of diverse traditions that are obscured in the familiar ring fights.

Muay Thai is a martial art that focuses on powerful strikes, close-quarters combat (also called clinch work), and conditioning. A martial art is a system of combat that comes from a specific culture.