Artur Saładiak (born March 15, 1991) is a Polish
Muay Thai kickboxer and
Lethwei fighter who competes in
Glory and
World Lethwei Championship
World Lethwei Championship (also known as WLC) is a Lethwei promotion based in Yangon, Myanmar. The promotion brought to the millennia-old Burmese martial of Lethwei to UFC Fight Pass and showcased it to the world. The WLC events combined the hi ...
. He is a former
WLC Light Middleweight World Champion.
Muay Thai & kickboxing career
Fighting out of FSC Muay Thai in
Exeter, Artur Saladiak began his Muay Thai career on the British scene, competing for events like Infinity Full On and Total Takedown.
Saladiak had his first big break when he appeared on
THAI FIGHT London on September 11, 2016, facing French phenom
Antoine Pinto
Antoine Pinto (born February 16, 1991), also known as Antoine Siangboxing, is a French Muay Thai kickboxer who trains in Thailand.
Pinto is best known as the youngest foreign fighter to have competed at the prestigious Lumpinee Stadium at 14 a ...
. He lost the fight by decision after three rounds.
On September 22, 2017, he faced
Youssef Boughanem
Youssef Boughanem (born December 6, 1989) is a Moroccan-Belgian Muay Thai and kickboxer, who has held WKN super welterweight Muay Thai title. He is also a former Lumpinee Stadium, Rajadamnern Stadium and WBC Muay Thai World Middleweight Cham ...
at Phoenix 3 London, where he lost via third-round technical knockout.
On August 22, 2021, Saladiak faced Alex MacGregor at Lion Fight 68 on short notice. He lost by unanimous decision.
Glory
Saladiak made his
Glory debut at
Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019. Facing
Vlad Tuinov
Vlad Tuinov (born February 10, 1998 in Orel, Russia) is a professional Russian kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division.
Early life
Tuinov was born in Orel, Russia to Russian parents. He got involved with kickboxing by accident. Vla ...
, he lost a three-round unanimous decision.
He returned to Glory at
Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020, where he faced Gueric Billet. In a fight that saw him get knocked down, Saladiak went on to lose via unanimous decision.
Lethwei career
World Lethwei Championship
Artur Saladiak made his Lethwei debut on June 10, 2017, at
WLC 2: Ancient Warriors. He defeated
Soe Lin Oo
Soe Lin Oo ( my, စိုးလင်းဦး) (born December 4, 1991) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter currently competing in the World Lethwei Championship#Weight classes, Welterweight division of the World Lethwei Championship. He is the form ...
of Myanmar by unanimous decision. Saladiak is featured in the
Netflix
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documentary series
FightWorld in the episode titled "Myanmar: Crossroads", which is centered around
Lethwei.
On June 2, 2018, Saladiak fought
Saw Ba Oo
Saw Ba Oo ( my, စောဘဦး) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and mixed martial artist. He is signed to the World Lethwei Championship and ONE Championship's Lightweight division.
Lethwei record
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at
WLC 5: Knockout War for the inaugural
WLC Light Middleweight World Championship, knocking out the Burmese fighter in fourth round to become the WLC World Champion.
In 2019, he made his first defense of the
WLC Light Middleweight World Championship against up-and-coming Ukrainian fighter
Sasha Moisa
Sasha Moisa ( Ukrainian: Саша Мойса; born September 10, 1994) is a Ukrainian Muay Thai and Lethwei fighter currently signed to ONE Championship and World Lethwei Championship. He is the current WMC Super welterweight World Champion in ...
. On August 2, 2019, at
WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs, Saladiak lost to Moisa by unanimous decision and failed to retain the
WLC Light Middleweight World Championship.
A1 Federation
On May 9, 2021, Saladiak defeated Filip Rządek by decision in a three-round bout under Lethwei rules at A1 Federation Gala 6. It was the first-ever Lethwei event held in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
, sanctioned by the Polish Lethwei Federation and the
World Lethwei Federation
The World Lethwei Federation (WLF) ( my, ကမ္ဘာ့လက်ဝှေ့အဖွဲချုပ်) was founded in 2019 as the international governing body for amateur and professional Lethwei. The WLF has the responsibility to sanction ...
.
Championships and accomplishments
Muay Thai
* K1 British 84 kg Champion
* ICO British 84 kg Champion
* 2015 Infinity Area 84 kg Champion
* Golden Belt British Muay Thai 72.5 kg Champion
Lethwei
*
World Lethwei Championship
World Lethwei Championship (also known as WLC) is a Lethwei promotion based in Yangon, Myanmar. The promotion brought to the millennia-old Burmese martial of Lethwei to UFC Fight Pass and showcased it to the world. The WLC events combined the hi ...
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WLC Light Middleweight World Champion
Muay Thai & kickboxing record
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Guerric Billet
Guerric Billet (born 30 April 1996) is a French kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of Glory. He is a former ISKA World welterweight champion. Billet has won two French Kickboxer of the Year awards (2022, 2023).
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Vlad Tuinov
Vlad Tuinov (born February 10, 1998 in Orel, Russia) is a professional Russian kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division.
Early life
Tuinov was born in Orel, Russia to Russian parents. He got involved with kickboxing by accident. Vla ...
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Youssef Boughanem
Youssef Boughanem (born December 6, 1989) is a Moroccan-Belgian Muay Thai and kickboxer, who has held WKN super welterweight Muay Thai title. He is also a former Lumpinee Stadium, Rajadamnern Stadium and WBC Muay Thai World Middleweight Cham ...
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United Kingdom
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Antoine Pinto
Antoine Pinto (born February 16, 1991), also known as Antoine Siangboxing, is a French Muay Thai kickboxer who trains in Thailand.
Pinto is best known as the youngest foreign fighter to have competed at the prestigious Lumpinee Stadium at 14 a ...
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United Kingdom
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Pleszew (; german: Pleschen) is a town in central Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 90 km southeast of Poznań. It is the capital of Pleszew County (''powiat pleszewski''). Population is 17,892 (2004).
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Sasha Moisa
Sasha Moisa ( Ukrainian: Саша Мойса; born September 10, 1994) is a Ukrainian Muay Thai and Lethwei fighter currently signed to ONE Championship and World Lethwei Championship. He is the current WMC Super welterweight World Champion in ...
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Myanmar
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Saw Ba Oo
Saw Ba Oo ( my, စောဘဦး) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and mixed martial artist. He is signed to the World Lethwei Championship and ONE Championship's Lightweight division.
Lethwei record
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Myanmar
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Yangon
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Myanmar
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Soe Lin Oo
Soe Lin Oo ( my, စိုးလင်းဦး) (born December 4, 1991) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter currently competing in the World Lethwei Championship#Weight classes, Welterweight division of the World Lethwei Championship. He is the form ...
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Myanmar
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Soe Lin Oo
Soe Lin Oo ( my, စိုးလင်းဦး) (born December 4, 1991) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter currently competing in the World Lethwei Championship#Weight classes, Welterweight division of the World Lethwei Championship. He is the form ...
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Yangon
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Myanmar
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See also
*
List of male kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxers.
A
* Donegi Abena
* Lukas Achterberg
* Thomas Adamandopoulos
* Serhiy Adamchuk
* Romie Adanza
* Armando González
* Benjamin Adegbuyi
* Israel Adesanya
* Peter Aerts
* Ryo Aitaka ...
References
External links
Artur Saladiakat
Glory
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World Lethwei Championship
World Lethwei Championship (also known as WLC) is a Lethwei promotion based in Yangon, Myanmar. The promotion brought to the millennia-old Burmese martial of Lethwei to UFC Fight Pass and showcased it to the world. The WLC events combined the hi ...
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Polish male kickboxers
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1991 births
Living people
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