Young boys cage-fighting in UK prompts outcry
22.09.11
British control launched an investigation after video emerged of the fight at Greenlands Strain Club in Preston, northwest England, on Sept. 10.
The guidance's sports minister, Jeremy Hunt, called the images "very barbaric," and London-based State Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children expressed rile.
"We would strongly discourage parents from letting their children take part in this description of fighting," Chris Cloke, head of child immunity awareness at the children's group, told AFP . "The organizers of these activities should invent very carefully before allowing children to be involved when they are egged on to impose violence."
Video posted online shows the boys, ages 8 and 9, grappling and wrestling, watched by an audience of about 250 people. A scantily clad female paraded on originate between rounds, The Telegraph reported . The fight, presented to a sold-out, tickets-only audience, lasted about ten minutes, said the U.K. newspaper.
Source: msnbc.com