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Dave Leduc (born 13 December 1991) is a Canadian
Lethwei Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world, * * * a ...
fighter who competes in the
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, where he is the former WLC Cruiserweight World Champion. He is also the undefeated Openweight Lethwei World Champion under traditional rules. Leduc gained widespread notoriety by becoming the first
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to win in the controversial
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. In 2016, he travelled to
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to achieve his dream of fighting Burmese bareknuckle boxing, considered the world's most brutal sport. Leduc challenged and defeated
Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtain ...
, who was then recognized as the best in the world and became the first non-Burmese to win a Lethwei Golden Belt. The same year, he married
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n writer and model Irina Terehova in a nationally televised traditional Burmese wedding ceremony in
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with approximately 30 million viewers in
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.


Early life

Born in
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, Leduc starting playing baseball at a young age. In 2005, Leduc represented
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in Baseball at the Summer
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in
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and won the bronze medal. He also played in the United States as a pitcher. In 2011, at nineteen years old, Leduc was managing a nightclub in
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and owned a
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company.


Before Lethwei

Sanda In 2009, at the age of seventeen, a disagreement with his father caused Leduc to leave home. He began learning Sanda at Kung Fu Patenaude under the guidance of Sifu Patrick Marcil. and competing in amateur fight nights. The application of
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principles into Leduc's striking style forged his unpredictable and unorthodox style. Early on, Leduc started training headbutts combinations and adding bareknuckle bag sessions into his training, setting himself up for his future career in Lethwei. Mixed martial arts In 2013, Leduc started fighting MMA in Canada and went undefeated in amateur in his three fights, winning two of them by submission via
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. His last win was against Tristar Gym fighter and
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's protege, Yukinori Akazawa, which he won by unanimous decision. In 2014, Leduc made his pro debut against future
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fighter
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. Having never cut weight as an amateur, Leduc gave a noticeable size advantage to his opponent and fought at his walking weight 171lbs. He lost the fight by referee stoppage in the first round and would return to the cage in November 2015 to face future
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&
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title contender
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, this time attempting to drop down to 155lbs. Leduc stated his inexperience in cutting weight made him stay for an excessive amount of time in
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and briefly lost consciousness exiting the sauna. Severely dehydrated and weakened, Leduc missed the 155lbs weight limit by 3lbs, but the fight was still on. At the fight, Leduc threw a kick while his opponent was charging forward, which brought both men on the ground. Matsushima fell into Leduc's triangle choke and while trying to tighten the choke, Leduc got caught by a hammer fist. Matsushima won TKO into the first round. Muay Thai (2013–2016) In 2013, Lethwei being illegal in the
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and having difficulty getting a fight in Myanmar, Leduc went on his first trip to neighboring Thailand to begin his professional career. In 2016, Myanmar's lack of training facilities led Leduc to leave everything behind and moved to
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,
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in order to train at
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. Leduc was invited to the ''2016 Tiger Muaythai Tryouts'' and went on to win a place on the professional fight team, along with teammate
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.


Prison Fight: Fight For Freedom

On July 12, 2014, Leduc took part in the controversial
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, where inmates can reduce their sentences and even earn their freedom by winning a series of fights against foreign fighters. The Prison Fight event is sanctioned by the Thai Department of Corrections and described as a way for inmates to battle their way to an early release. The event took place in the maximum security Klong Pai Central Prison, in
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, two hours north of
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. Leduc faced Thahan Chor.Chatchai who was an experienced
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fighter who competed multiple times at
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, but was arrested and incarcerated for trafficking
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. Leduc won by unanimous decision and left the top of his opponent's head lacerated because of repetitive elbow strikes. When it came to fighting convicts, Leduc said to the ''
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'' that he wouldn't feel bad if he won and his rival's sentence weren't reduced. Leduc explained to
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the mentality of the inmates at the
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events, saying: In 2017, Leduc's prison fight was featured in the
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documentary ''Prison fighters: 5 Rounds To Freedom''. The film is narrated by ''
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'' star
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and aims at examining a controversial practice in Thailand's criminal justice system.


Lethwei career


2016


1st Myanmar Lethwei World Championship

On August 21, 2016, Leduc was invited to make his
Lethwei Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world, * * * a ...
debut at the 1st Myanmar Lethwei World Championship in
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, against
Too Too Too Too ( my, တူးတူး) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and who competes in the World Lethwei Championship. He is former the WLC Middleweight World champion and is undefeated under traditional Lethwei rules, holding the 75 kg Le ...
, (34-0) undefeated, 75 kg Lethwei World Champion. Leduc took the country by storm by completely dominating the fight, which ended in a draw according to traditional Lethwei rules. With his performance, Leduc won the heart of the Myanmar people.


Championship pursuit

After his dominant performance over
Too Too Too Too ( my, တူးတူး) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and who competes in the World Lethwei Championship. He is former the WLC Middleweight World champion and is undefeated under traditional Lethwei rules, holding the 75 kg Le ...
, Leduc challenged Myanmar star
Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtain ...
, at the time, the
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Lethwei world champion. The match was held at
Thein Pyu Stadium Thein Pyu Stadium ( my, သိမ်ဖြူအားကစားကွင်း) is a Lethwei stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the most notorious Lethwei stadium in all of Myanmar and counts over 5,200-seats. It's the venue choice for m ...
and organized by Great Tiger Group (GTG). Tun Tun Min was the heavy favorite heading into this title defense against Leduc. Tun Tun Min started strong and dominated the early rounds. In the later rounds, Leduc came back and floored his opponent a few times. The match was closely contested and ended in a draw according to traditional Lethwei rules. After the match, Tun Tun Min was quoted saying that he had difficulties with Dave's control of distance, but that he was confident to put on a better performance in their rematch in December 2016.


Going for gold

On December 11, 2016, their very anticipated rematch took place at the
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Aung Lan Championship in
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, Myanmar. The two previously fought in October to a draw, but the rematch was sweetened by an added bonus: ownership of the '' Openweight Golden Belt''. Leduc opened the fight offensively, landing his signature fake
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to
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and a counter elbow on Tun Tun Min's face soon after the opening bell. Following these attacks, the spectators witnessed an exceptional show of respect by Tun Tun Min, his usual bull rushing style was replaced by a noticeable slower pace. The round continued with aggressive attacks from both sides. Leduc executed multiple counters and takedowns and continually striking Tun Tun Min's knee with his
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, resulting in the weakening of his leg. In round three, seeing an opening in a high kick, Leduc caught Tun Tun Min's overextended leg and flipped him to the floor twisting his knee, forcing his team to call his time-out. The third round continued with a visibly shaken Tun Tun Min. After a short exchange in the clinch followed by a final takedown, Tun Tun Min was not able to continue and forfeit. Leduc was awarded the Golden Belt, becoming the first non-Burmese fighter to hold the Lethwei openweight world title. Documentary The journey to the world title was captured by
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as part of the French documentary La Fosse aux Tigres which aired in November 2017. The documentary follows Leduc training and traveling to
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to win the
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world title. The movie was filmed in
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and
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.


2017


Lethwei in Japan

Lethwei in Japan 2: Legacy On February 16, 2017, for the second event organized by the
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Leduc headlined Lethwei in Japan 2 at the
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in
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, Japan. Leduc defended his title for the first time against veteran Lethwei fighter Phoe Kay. In the first round, Leduc performed a vicious spinning elbow knockout, forcing Phoe Kay's corner to call the permitted time out. They revived him and the fight continued, but Phoe Kay looked hurt. In the second round, after several knockdowns, Leduc ended the match by KO, winning his first title defense. The Japanese people loved the brutality and aggression of Lethwei, and more events were announced to be held in
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. Lethwei in Japan 3: Grit On April 18, 2017, for his second title defense, Leduc faced
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fighter Adem Yilmaz at Lethwei in Japan 3 in Tokyo, Japan under traditional Lethwei rules. This match was the first Lethwei world title fight headlining two non-Burmese in the sport's history. For the occasion, the Ambassador of Myanmar to Japan was present at the event held in the
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. In the first round, Leduc came out dominant over Yilmaz, scoring two knockdowns and landing a strong headbutt in the clinch. In the second round, Leduc dislocated his right index finger in the clinch. The cornerman did not replace his bones and Leduc was not able to use his right hand the rest of the fight. Leduc managed to land elbows and many headbutts on Yilmaz before the final bell. After five rounds, the fight was declared a draw according to Lethwei rules, with Leduc earning the ''up draw'' for drawing blood and executing all four knockdowns of the match. The Japanese crowd and the near 13 million viewers watching, were made aware of Leduc's injury, which made the fight exciting and earned him the respect of the fans. Lethwei in Japan 4: Frontier For his third straight title defense, Leduc was set to face American Veteran
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at Lethwei in Japan 4 in
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,
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. The American challenger
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announced he was pulling out of the fight citing a hand injury he sustained during training. Following this news, Leduc's opponent changed to 2016 & 2017 SUPER Muaythai Champion
Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym ( Thai: นิลมังกร สุดสาครมวยไทยยิมส์ ) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. As an amateur, he won the 2015 IMTF World Championship. In 2016 & 2017 as a professional, Nilmung ...
from
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. Nilmungkron and Leduc exchanged words at the pre-fight press conference, where Nilmungkorn stated that: ''he will win the first Japanese Lethwei Belt''. The matchup was billed as Lethwei vs.
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. Leduc was quoted saying "It’s lethwei versus Muaythai. I will finish Nilmungkorn off very quickly and show the world that lethwei is the most devastating form of striking". In front of a sold out
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, the 25-year old made a noticeable entrance dressed as
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. Leduc kept his promise and dominated his opponent, winning by knockout at 2m:23sec of the second round. In the first round, Leduc landed a head butt on Nilmungkorn which disoriented him. This was shorty followed by his signature right kick to right punch move, hitting Nilmungkorn on the jaw forcing him to use his time-out. In the second round, Leduc proved too much for the veteran Thai fighter, ending the match with a knee to the face.


Back in Myanmar

During Leduc's rise in Lethwei, fans often entertained the idea of a match with
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and pushed for a fight between the two. Having been the only other fighter to score a win over
Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtain ...
, Leduc agreed to a clash with the crafty Lethwei veteran in order to solidify his legacy. "I respect Cyrus a lot, he is a crafty veteran, he has fought some of the best fighters of the sport, but he has never fought anyone like me. I am not like the others, I’m the King of Lethwei and he wants a taste of the crown", Leduc said in an interview. On August 20, 2017, Leduc faced
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inside the
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in Yangon, Myanmar, to defend his openweight Lethwei world title, at the ''Myanmar Lethwei World Championship''. With more than 100 fights on his record, Washington was the more experienced fighter of the two with Leduc having only 22 fights. Leduc dominated by applying pressure, drawing blood, and backing his opponent down. Washington spent rest of the fight running from Leduc and going to the mat at every engagement of the clinch trying to protect his badly cut forehead from any further damage. The fight was declared a draw under traditional Lethwei rules marking Leduc's fourth title defense in eight months.


Aung Lan Championship

Historically, the ''
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Aung Lan Golden Belt Championship'' was a
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event for Lethwei champions, Leduc having won the title by defeating
Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtain ...
, who had won it from
Saw Nga Man Saw Nga Man ( ksw, စီၤငၢၤမါ, my, စောငမန်း), also known as Saw Shark, is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion. Personal life Saw Nga Man is an ethnic Karen. Lethwei c ...
on the same stage. On 10 December, marking exactly one year after becoming champion, Leduc faced former WKN heavyweight world champion, Frenchman
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. "This time I keep the belt. Fighting him is gonna be like a crocodile bringing a gazelle in the water." Leduc said. Inside the
Thein Pyu Stadium Thein Pyu Stadium ( my, သိမ်ဖြူအားကစားကွင်း) is a Lethwei stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the most notorious Lethwei stadium in all of Myanmar and counts over 5,200-seats. It's the venue choice for m ...
in
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, Leduc executed his ceremonial fight dance Lethwei yay, announcing the start of the match. Just before the first exchange, Leduc challenged Jallon with the Lekkha moun. The Frenchman automatically replied with a flurry of punches, which Leduc countered with an accurate elbow counterattack. In the third round, Leduc executed a diving headbutt which landed directly Jallon's right eye, drawing blood. In the fourth round, Leduc had Jallon bent over the ropes from trying to avoid a head butt. While he had Jallon's back, Leduc did a provocative humping movement. The
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crowd reacted strongly to the scene, clapping and cheering. Leduc punished Jallon for the duration of the fight, opening deep cuts, and showcasing his signature headbutts in the clinch. The fight was declared a draw according to
Lethwei Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world, * * * a ...
rules and Leduc retained the
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Lethwei World champion title. This fight marked his fifth consecutive title defence of 2017.


2018


Chasing the 4th title

On 19 August 2018, at the 3rd Myanmar Lethwei World Championship, Leduc returned to face former
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, WPMF and IKF Champion
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inside the Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. The matchup was mediatized as ''Lethwei vs Muaythai''. With more than 200 fights to his record, Diesellek was the more experienced fighter of the two, with Leduc having only 24 fights. For this fight and for the first time in his career, Leduc flew his longtime trainer Sifu Patrick Marcil to Myanmar. Prior to the bout, Leduc said in an interview that he respected Diesellek's left kick, having knocked out current Lumpini Stadium and Rajadamnern Stadium champion
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in brutal manner at
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in 2012. The fight started with some exchanges in the clinch, with Diesellek trying the first headbutt of the fight which missed and Leduc landing a left uppercut. Leduc continued with a fake right knee, fake left knee, followed by a right elbow, knocking out his opponent. Diesellek's corner called for the allowed injury time-out and woke him up. The fight resumed with a surprisingly energetic Diesellek, landing a left kick to Leduc's face. Shortly after, Leduc threw a fake kick to punch, closing the distance, followed by a knee to jaw knocking out Diesellek. Leduc won by KO at 2:23 of the first round, making this his sixth title defence. Leduc raised the
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flag in the ring and helped Diesellek get back to his corner before being awarded the (MLWC) Myanmar Lethwei World Championship Openweight belt.


Tun Tun Min trilogy

On December 16, 2018, the very anticipated third between
Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtain ...
took place at the ''
Air KBZ Air KBZ ( my, အဲကေဘီဇက်) is a privately owned domestic Myanmar airline based in Yangon. Air Kanbawza, otherwise known as AIR KBZ, was established in June 2010. The airline began operations with a Yangon-Bagan- Nyaung Oo-Mandalay ...
Aung Lan Golden Belt Championship'' in
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. The third fight saw Leduc fighting out of the red corner, the first time a foreigner has been able to do so in the history of Lethwei, as it is customary to have non-Burmese fighters come out of the blue corner. Tun Tun Min was fully recovered, but had tremendous difficulty with the distance control of Leduc. At 1:28 seconds of the first round, Leduc landed a
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to the temple in the clinch which floored Tun Tun Min, but managed to get up at the count of eight. At the 2:35 of the same round, Leduc executed a jumping elbow strike and knocked out Tun Tun Min for 43 second. His team had to call for the 2-minute injury time-out to revive him and attend to a cut above his right eye. Tun Tun Min came back to the fight visibly frustrated at not being able to land on Dave leading him to attempt a flying roundhouse kick and other acrobatic feats in an attempt to slow down his rival. The later rounds saw both boxers vying for a finish but ended without another knockout at the final bell and Leduc retained his title.


2019


World Lethwei Championship

In 2017, Leduc expressed his disagreement on WLC's modern Lethwei rules via an open letter on social media. The WLC is using the modern Lethwei rules implemented in 1996, and removed controversial injury time-out.


= Relinquishing the titles

= On March 9, 2019, despite a long-running feud with the promotion, Leduc announced that he had signed an exclusive contract with the
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 ...
. The exclusive contract would make it impossible for him to defend his various world titles. On March 25, 2019, Leduc held a press conference at the Karaweik Palace in
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,
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announcing that he was relinquishing three of his four Lethwei world titles. The three titles in question included the ''MLWC Title'', ''Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship title'' and the '' ILFJ Openweight Lethwei World title'', but keeping the Golden Belt, therefore remaining the Openweight Lethwei World Champion under traditional rules.


= WLC debut

= For his promotional debut, Leduc was offered to face TUF 11 & TUF 25 competitor and
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veteran
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. The bout was scheduled as the main event of WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs in
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,
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for the inaugural Cruiserweight World Lethwei Championship. Baczynski felt confident leading up to the fight because he had significantly more fighting experience than Leduc. On August 2, 2019, Leduc landed an elbow strike which exploded Bacynski's left ear and then knocked him out with punches to win the inaugural Cruiserweight World Lethwei Championship. Following his performance, Leduc was invited on
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and both men discussed
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. Leduc announced that the WLC had plans to host an event in the
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.


Spotlight on Lethwei

After winning the world title, Leduc dedicated his career solely to Lethwei and has been at the forefront of the sport's rise in international popularity. Leduc expressed his hopes that Lethwei fighters will remain true to the traditions of the martial art as it grows in popularity. In 2017, Leduc helped the opening of gyms throughout the country and promoting Lethwei outside of
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. On 8 October 2017,
Myint Htwe Myint Htwe ( my, မြင့်ထွေး ; born 24 September 1948) is a Burmese politician, public health physician, and former Minister for Health and Sports of Myanmar . Early life and education Myint Htwe was born on 24 September 1948 ...
, Minister of Health and Sports of Myanmar, awarded Leduc with a certificate of honor in recognition for his efforts as a proponent of Myanmar's national sport, being on the forefront of Lethwei's expansion internationally. ONE Championship offer In 2016, after carving his way to the top of Lethwei and claiming, As reported by
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, Leduc received offers from
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CEO
Chatri Sityodtong Chatri Trisiripisal ( th, ชาตรี ตรีศิริพิศาล, ), known by the ring names Chatri Sityodtong ( th, ชาตรี ศิษย์ยอดธง, ) and Yodchatri Sityodtong ( th, ยอดชาตรี ศิ ...
, who wanted to recruit Leduc in the promotion, but would only accept if the organization would host Lethwei fights, stating, ''"I need to stay focused on Lethwei. I like fighting with no gloves and with headbutts: that’s my passion."'' Leduc Lethwei In 2017, Leduc founded ''Leduc Lethwei'' and brought its first international team of fighters from
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and
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to
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, at the occasion of the ''Myanmar Lethwei World Championship''. Fighting style Leduc has an unorthodox and aggressive striking style. He is known for his accurate elbow strikes and to have perfected the art of the headbutt. as well as taunting and provoke his opponents during the fight. Leduc is referred to as the ''King of Lethwei'' He has adopted the Burmese lifestyle, and is often seen wearing a
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. This contributed to the
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people welcoming the idea of having a foreigner as the champion of their national sport. Instructor lineage
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→ Dave Leduc


Outside the ring


Wedding

In 2016, Leduc met Moldovan writer and model Irina Terehova when she traveled to Thailand. The two had never met before, but after writing a story on Leduc, Terehova decided to leave Canada and meet him in
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. In October 2016, Leduc got engaged to Terehova on the Shwesandaw Pagoda in
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, Myanmar. On December 13, 2016, the couple got married in a nationally televised traditional wedding ceremony live on MRTV in
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, only two days after his world championship title fight. The ceremony was watched by approximately 30 million people in Myanmar, catapulting the couple to superstars in Myanmar. *


Charity

Leduc's relationship and marriage to Terehova, who has been famous in her own right as a writer for
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, have contributed to his celebrity beyond
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. In 2017, Leduc and Terehova started getting involved with children at NLD AIDS center in
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, who are infected with
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, bringing them chocolate and treats, as well as giving undisclosed donations.


Controversy


Burmese bank note incident

In 2018, Leduc made headlines after posting a
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on social media, showing of a 1000- kyats note with a picture of him printed on it, suggesting that the
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was issuing a sports celebratory note with him on it. The announcement went viral and outraged the
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population because of the sensitive nature of the issue. After the
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, the government redesigned the national currency removing the picture of General
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, replacing it with
Chinthe ''Chinthe'' ( my, ခြင်္သေ့ (); mnw, ဇာဒိသိုၚ် (); shn, သၢင်ႇသီႈ ()) is the Burmese word for 'lion'. The leograph of ''Chinthe'' is a highly stylized lion commonly depicted in Burmese iconogra ...
and elephants. The military regime in the 1990s tried to eradicate all traces of Aung San's memory, considered the father of modern-day Myanmar and who was assassinated by political rivals six months before independence on Jan. 4, 1948. Leduc was severely criticized, receiving multiple threats before going public and explaining the strategy behind his stunt, saying his goal was to revive the debate about bringing back Aung San on the currency. After his explanation, Leduc's tactic was acclaimed. On 4 January 2020, to mark the 72nd anniversary of Myanmar's Independence Day, the Central Bank of Myanmar issued the new 1000-kyats notes displaying General Aung San after being absent for 30 years.


Buakaw feud

On April 28, 2021, Leduc stirred controversy with a profanity-laced social media post criticizing
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, iconic Muay Thai fighter
Buakaw Banchamek Sombat Banchamek ( th, สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) a.k.a. Buakaw Banchamek ( th, บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, links=no, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") is a martial artist from Thailand of ethnic ...
and historical figure Nai Khanom Tom. In the post, he criticizes Muay Thai as being as a "softened version of Burmese Boxing" and claims Muay boran as being copied from traditional Lethwei. Furthermore, he insinuates that the claims surrounding Nai Khanom Tom are exaggerated and that he was simply a prisoner in ancient Burma. Ultimately, he claims that Lethwei is the superior art to Muay Thai. He issues a challenge to Buakaw to a single-round, nine-minute fight. As of January 2022, his challenge has not been answered. His post sparked considerable backlash from the Muay Thai and combat sports community. As a result of his comments, the Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation handed Leduc a two-year ban on Lethwei competition both in Myanmar and overseas. His offer to become the Ambassador of Lethwei in
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was also revoked. According to the MTLF, Leduc had "committed personal attacks" on Buakaw Banchamek, in addition to making disparaging claims about Muay Thai, potentially tarnishing the relationship between Myanmar and Thailand with his comments on social media.


Television


The Amazing Race Canada

In 2019, before headlining WLC 9, Leduc competed with his wife Irina Terehova on ''The Amazing Race Canada'' Season 7. The couple made it clear that they weren't on the show for the prize money or to make friends, it was apparently Leduc's desire since teenage to compete on the show. Undoubtedly the most controversial seasons of the Canadian franchise, Dave & Irina became the most notorious villains the franchise has known, while being practically unbeatable for the entire season. The couple outraged a lot of viewers and were deemed ''"un-Canadian"''. They fell out of favour of viewers and fellow racers for their cutthroat way of racing, copying an answer at the
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and stealing cabs in
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. The couple later revealed receiving
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s when the show aired. They generated a remarkable amount of hate from Canadian viewers for referring to other contestants as
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s. After arriving first in
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, Leduc said ''“We’ll let the peasants fight for last place.”'', which became the title of
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. In the first episode of the season, in
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,
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, the couple quickly stood out and became the season's villains after trash-talking Canada’s Choice Jet & Dave. Jet told Leduc about being a firefighter which he replied ''“That’s great because you will be back there next week.”'', which ended up being true. In the fifth episode, in
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,
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, the remaining contestants teamed up and tried send the Quebec couple home, but as Leduc said, it was a “drastic failure.” Despite a well-laid plan against the couple and a record number of penalties taken by multiple teams, it was ultimately the Halifax twins who got eliminated. Dave and Irina led the charge out of
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to
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, but faltered at the apple sorting challenge and were eventually the last team to meet host
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at the mat at Luckett Vineyards.


Filmography


Championships and accomplishments

Championships * Lethwei World Champion ** Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt ***Nine successful title defenses *
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** WLC Cruiserweight World Championship (One time, inaugural) * Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship ** Two successful title defenses Vacated in 2019 *
International Lethwei Federation Japan International Lethwei Federation Japan, also known as ILFJ, is a Japanese Lethwei promotion company with headquarters in Tokyo. History In 2016, the ILFJ acquired a ‘’Grade-A’’ promoter licence from the Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Fede ...
** ILFJ Openweight World Championship (One time, inaugural) Vacated in 2019 * Myanmar Lethwei World Championship ** MLWC Openweight World Championship (One time) Vacated in 2019 * Sparta Sports and Entertainment ** Sparta Lethwei Championship Awards, records, and honours *
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** First non-Burmese Golden Belt champion ** Certificate of honor awarded by
Myint Htwe Myint Htwe ( my, မြင့်ထွေး ; born 24 September 1948) is a Burmese politician, public health physician, and former Minister for Health and Sports of Myanmar . Early life and education Myint Htwe was born on 24 September 1948 ...
, Minister of Health and Sports of Myanmar ** First and only Fighter to be simultaniously banned from Thailand and Myanmar ** Competed in the first Lethwei World Championship title fight in
North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
** First Lethwei fighter on the Cover of Karaté Bushido magazine. ** 2019 Top 10 Sport Moments in Canada's National Capital Region *
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 ...
** First Canadian-born WLC Champion ** 2019 Top 3 Knockout of the Year ** 2019 Fight of the Year * Lethwei World ** 2019 Lethwei Person of the Year ** 2019 Event of the Year *Spia Asia Awards ** 2019 Best Sport Tourism Destination Campaign - Bronze * Asian Academy Awards ** 2019 Best Sport Program - National Winner


Lethwei record

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Cyrus Washington Cyrus Washington born 28 October 1983) is an American kickboxer, Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Lethwei fighter. He is former WKA, WMF, WKBF and PK-1 Muay Thai World Champion, as well as former WBC Muaythai USA Champion, WMC and Lumpinee Stadium Tit ...
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Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enroll ...
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Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
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Seth Baczynski Seth Baczynski (born October 26, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter currently competing in the Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight division. A professional since 2006, Baczynski has formerly competed for the UFC, and ...
, , WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs , ,
Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...
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Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, , KO , , 2 , , 2:35 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2018-12-16, , Draw , , align=left,
Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtain ...
, , 2018 Air KBZ Grand Final Myanmar Championship , ,
Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
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Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, , Draw , , 5 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2018-08-19 , , Win , , align=left,
Diesellek TopkingBoxing Diesellek TopkingBoxing (born May 9, 1985) is a Thai Muaythai fighter. He is a former Rajadamnern Stadium, WMPF and IKF World Champion. Early career Born in Kalasin, near Roi Et, Thailand. Diessellek started fighting at the age of eleven. At ...
, , 2018 Myanmar Lethwei World Championship , ,
Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
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, , KO , , 1 , , 2:23 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="text-align:center; background:#c5d2ea;", - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2017-12-10 , , Draw , , align=left,
Corentin Jallon Corentin Jallon is an Algerian- French Kickboxer. He is the former World Kickboxing Network (WKN) Cruiserweight World Champion as well as the Muaythai & K-1 FFSCDA France -91kg Champion, King of the Ring -91kg Champion and he has competed in S ...
, , 2017 Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship , ,
Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
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Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2017-08-20 , , Draw , , align=left,
Cyrus Washington Cyrus Washington born 28 October 1983) is an American kickboxer, Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Lethwei fighter. He is former WKA, WMF, WKBF and PK-1 Muay Thai World Champion, as well as former WBC Muaythai USA Champion, WMC and Lumpinee Stadium Tit ...
, , 2017 Myanmar Lethwei World Championship , ,
Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
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Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym ( Thai: นิลมังกร สุดสาครมวยไทยยิมส์ ) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. As an amateur, he won the 2015 IMTF World Championship. In 2016 & 2017 as a professional, Nilmung ...
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, , KO , , 2 , , 2:23 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2017-04-18 , , Draw , , align=left, Adem Yilmaz , , Lethwei in Japan 3: Grit , ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-02-16 , , Win , , align=left, Phoe Kay , , Lethwei in Japan 2: Legacy , ,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, , KO , , 2 , , 2:32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-12-11 , , Win , , align=left,
Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtain ...
, , 2016 Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship , ,
Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
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, , TKO (Forfeit) , , 3 , , 2:34 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2016-10-09 , , Draw , , align=left,
Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtain ...
, , GTG International Challenge Fights , ,
Yangon, Myanmar Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2016-08-21 , , Draw , , align=left,
Too Too Too Too ( my, တူးတူး) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and who competes in the World Lethwei Championship. He is former the WLC Middleweight World champion and is undefeated under traditional Lethwei rules, holding the 75 kg Le ...
, , 2016 Myanmar Lethwei World Championship , ,
Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
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Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, , Draw , , 5 , , , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':


Muaythai record

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-09-12 , , Win , , align=left, Sakchay Saksoonton , , Patong Boxing Stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , TKO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-06-22 , , Win , , align=left, Pechsila , , Bangla Stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , TKO , , 3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-06-05 , , Win , , align=left, Farhad Alamdarnezam , , Rawai Boxing stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , KO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-05-14 , , Win , , align=left, Sakchay Saksoonton , , Rawai Boxing stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , KO , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-04-25 , , Win , , align=left, Chaiyo Thalangyanyeung , , Patong Boxing stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , KO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-04-02 , , Win , , align=left, Carlos Prates , , Rawai Boxing Stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , Decision , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-03-14 , , Win , , align=left, Hiden Dragon Muay Thai , , Bangla Stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , KO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-02-16 , , Win , , align=left, Kwangpet For Vichanchai , , Rawai Boxing Stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , KO , , 3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-01-16 , , Win , , align=left, Dennua Aawut , , Patong Boxing Btadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , KO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-07-12 , , Win , , align=left, Thahan Chor.Chatchai , ,
Prison Fight Prison Fight is a rehabilitation program for inmates through combat sports founded in 2012. The program gives Thai prisoners, majority incarcerated former fighters, the opportunity to take on foreign fighters in exchange for sentence reduction a ...
, , Klong Pai Central Prison,
Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , Decision , , 3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-06-29 , , Win , , align=left, Vladislav Markov , , Bangla Stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , KO , , 1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-05-16 , , Win , , align=left, Anthony Yudtajak , , Bangla Stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , KO , , 4 , , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2014-03-12 , , Loss , , align=left, Jake Lund , , Bangla Stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, , Decision , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-02-26 , , Win , , align=left, Andres Da Forno , , Bangla Stadium , ,
Phuket, Thailand Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
, , TKO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-02-17 , , Win , , align=left, Jackrid Sitkrujaroon , , Patong Boxing Stadium , ,
Phuket, Thailand Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
, , KO , , 1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-03-29 , , Win , , align=left, James Lion Muaythai , , Bangla Stadium , ,
Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...
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Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
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Professional mixed martial arts record

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Koyomi Matsushima Koyomi Matsushima () (born October 08, 1992) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division and has previously fought in ONE Championship and Pancrase. Matsushima has faced strong opposition with the likes of Dave L ...
, TKO (punches) , Hybrid Pro Series 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:19 ,
Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region and is part of Canada's N ...
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Jonathan Meunier Jonathan Meunier (born August 4, 1987) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Meunier has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Ba ...
, TKO (punches) , Hybrid Pro Series 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:36 ,
Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region and is part of Canada's N ...
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Amateur mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Yukinori Akazawa , Decision (unanimous) , Fightquest 25 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 ,
Kahnawake The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory (french: Territoire Mohawk de Kahnawake, in the Mohawk language, ''Kahnawáˀkye'' in Tuscarora) is a First Nations reserve of the Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, C ...
, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 2-0 , Jared Albu , Submission (guillotine choke) , Hybrid 17 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:05 ,
Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region and is part of Canada's N ...
, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 1-0 , Mitch Beekman , Submission (guillotine choke) , Hybrid 16 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:37 ,
Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region and is part of Canada's N ...
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