They Keep Collapsing in the Ring

Three boxers have died in the past year. Indonesia's supervision and monitoring system is not working.

April 23, 2013

Tubagus Setia Sakti, weak and limp, raised both his hands. It was the 8th round of the national junior flyweight championship bout, and the 17-year-old fighter, barely able to stand, was surrendering. But his opponent, Ical Tobida, showed no mercy. Three hard jabs struck Tubagus in the face before the referee stopped the fight.

Tubagus was carried to the corner of the ring. He was made to sit down. But all his energy had left him, and he instantly

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