Filipino boxers forbidden from Thailand

A Filipino boxer, Lito Sisnorio has died after sustaining serious head injuries during a bout against former WBC flyweight champion Chatchai Sasakul in Bangkok Hospital on Friday.

The 24-year-old failed to regain consciousness after surgery and died of heart failure at 9.15pm on Saturday, an official at Bangkok's Piyamin hospital said.

Reports said the GAB (country's Games and Amusements Board) have decided to forbidden Filipino boxers from fighting in Thailand until Thailand and Philippines can come to an official agreement about approving fighters for overseas bouts.