Lethwei Burmese Boxing [HD] - Kid’s Fightevent near Hpa An (2) - Kayin State Myanmar - Thingyan 2013

This video is presented by It shows some more bouts of the Burmese Boxing youngster’s tournament near Hpa An, Kayin State, Myanmar, which was held in celebration of a buddhist novice’s inauguration ceremony in April 2013. In the beginning, one can see the volunteers for the adolescent’s bouts presenting themselves in front of the tournament officials to be chosen for a fixture. As one can see again in this video, all the contenders of the tournament get paid small amounts of money during and after their bouts as an appreciation of their engagement and bravery. The duration of the bouts varies between only a few seconds and a few minutes, with no fixed breaks or rounds - instead, as soon as one of the opponents becomes visibly inferior to the other, the bout is stopped and ended by the referee.
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