The jittery video makes for unsettling viewing. It was taken at ringside on a mobile phone during the third round of a five-round Muay Thai fight in Thailand's Samut Prakan province on Nov. 10. The ...

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 ...

I’m suited up in my boxing gloves, sweat dripping down my back as I listen to George Pitsakis, coach and co-owner of Juniper Muay Thai, explain the combination for tonight’s class. “Muay Thai is all ...

Punishing workouts centered around the sharp punches and swift kicks of Muay Thai boxing keep stress levels in check, says Marcus Antebi, chief executive of Juice Press, a chain of juice bars. Any ...

On a typical wet English November night, a bell rings sharply in an old church in Hackney. But instead of signalling the start of mass, it pulls Muay Thai kickboxer Georgie Starkie, 23, into a corner ...

The Warriors Cup held its first event at Madison Square Garden with a massive card featuring 21 fights with athletes that ranged from amateurs recently turned pro to the main event: a title fight for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. We write about small communities of people tackling big changes. Under the bright florescent lights of the boxing ring, the boy ...

Saktaywan Boxing Gym resides on a narrow and quiet road in northern Bangkok. It is neighbored on one side by a small apartment complex and on the other side by a sewage canal. The gym is outdoors, and ...

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, ...

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.