By Jill Reilly PUBLISHED: 11:12 EST, 29 October 2013 | UPDATED: 05:39 EST, 30 October 2013 Battling for victory in front of a ferocious crowd Muay Thai child warriors are forced to fight by their parents who wager every penny they have on them. The shocking black and white photos form part of an eye-opening series by German photographer Sandra Hoyn called Die Kampfkinder, roughly translated as Fighting Kids. Buoyed on by their parents these children who are as young as six, are forced to fight for money in front of an excited audience who have placed bets on who will win.
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Photos form part of an eye-opening series by German photographer Sandra Hoyn
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Buoyed on by their parents these children who are as young as six, are forced to fight for money
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