Back to school of hard knocks

Parental consent is the only present requirement for child boxers.

"I'm not worried about boxing," said Sureeporn, adding that boxers were trained to protect themselves.

"There are not a lot of injuries in child boxing. I am confident in the system."

But the system doesn't always work.

In 2018, Tata fought in the same tournament where a 13-year-old boy died from a brain hemorrhage after being knocked out in the ring. Sureeporn said the referee had been too slow to intervene.