'Cage Fighting Kids' As young as eight has created a storm of controversy.
A cage fighting event which included children as young as eight has created a storm of controversy. Footage of the bouts posted on the Internet have provoked an outcry with the British Cage Fighting Association describing parents who allow their children to take part as "morons." The event was staged at the Greenlands New Labour Social Club in Preston. At one point, one of the schoolboy fighters is seen to break down in tears. Lancashire police say they will now investigate whether children were put at risk by taking part in the event. But the British Medical Association (BMA) has condemned the practice describing the Preston event as "particularly disturbing" as the children are not wearing headguards. It said: "Boxing and cage fighting are sometimes defended on the grounds that children learn to work through their aggression with discipline and control. "The BMA believes there are many other sports, such as athletics, swimming, judo and football, which require discipline but do not pose the same threat of brain injury." The NSPCC has joined the condemnation of the fights saying that at that age children's bodies are still developing physically and mentally. But father Nick Hartley told Sky News that he was happy for his nine-year-old son Kian to take part. "It's more wrestling than fighting... there's no punching and kicking, it's a controlled sport. "He (Kian) enjoys doing it, so leave him to do it." Michelle Anderson owns the club which staged the event. She said <b>...</b>
'Cage Fighting Kids' As young eight has created storm of controversy. Asithappenslive
