This is a list of notable athletes and well-known

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 ...

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Myanmar

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 ...

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 ...

Lone Chaw Lone Chaw ( my, လုံးချော) is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion. Personal life Lone Chaw is of Karen descent. He was born in a humble village in the Ayeyarwady division in Myanmar. ...

Shwe Sai Shwe Sai ( my, ရွှေဆိုင်း), is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion. Personal life Shwe Sai is born in the Karen state and has a son named Sai Maung Maung, who also competes in L ...

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 ...

Tun Lwin Moe Tun Lwin Moe ( my, ထွန်းလွင်မိုး; born 8 March 1999) is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter. He was signed to the International Lethwei Federation Japan and is the Lethwei World Champion under traditional rules. Lethw ...

Soe Lin Oo Soe Lin Oo ( my, စိုးလင်းဦး) (born December 4, 1991) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter currently competing in the Welterweight division of the World Lethwei Championship. He is the former Lethwei Golden Belt 60 kg Champio ...

Mite Yine Mite Yine ( my, မိုက်ရိုင်း; born April 26, 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter who competes in the World Lethwei Championship's Featherweight division. He is a former Lethwei Golden Belt champion, having won the title in ...

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 , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2019-03-12 ...

Kyar Ba Nyein Kyar Ba Nyein ( my, ကျား ဘငြိမ်း ; 23 November 1923 – 8 July 1979) was the Burmese Lethwei fighter and boxer who participated in boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics and was a pioneer in modernizing the Lethwei. Ba Nyei ...

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Wan Chai Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road, Hong Kong, Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to th ...

Tway Ma Shaung Tway Ma Shaung () (born December 9, 1982) is a retired Burmese lethwei fighter considered by many to be the best of his generation and a legend in the sport, his fighting style characterised by his resilience and virtuosity. He was revered f ...

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Canada

Dave Leduc Dave Leduc (born 13 December 1991) is a Canadian Lethwei fighter who competes in the World Lethwei Championship, where he is the former WLC Cruiserweight World Champion. He is also the undefeated Openweight Lethwei World Champion under traditi ...

United States

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 ...

Europe

Artur Saladiak Artur Saładiak (born March 15, 1991) is a Polish Muay Thai kickboxer and Lethwei fighter who competes in Glory and World Lethwei Championship. He is a former WLC Light Middleweight World Champion. Muay Thai & kickboxing career Fighting ou ...

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 Mu ...

Julija Stoliarenko Julija Stoliarenko (born 8 April 1993) is a Lithuanian mixed martial arts and Lethwei fighter. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Bantamweight division. A professional since 2012, she is the former Invicta FC Ban ...

Asia

Naimjon Tuhtaboyev Naimjon Tuhtaboyev (Uzbek language, Uzbek: Naimjon To'xtaboyev; born 29 January 1993) is an Uzbekistan, Uzbek Lethwei and Muay Thai fighter who currently competes in the World Lethwei Championship (WLC), where he is the reigning World Lethwei Cha ...

Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất (born March 21, 1989) is a Vietnamese professional Muay Thai, Kun Khmer and Lethwei fighter. Duy Nhất is a five-time World Muaythai Federation, WMF Muay Thai world champion and four-time Southeast Asian Games, SEA G ...

Akitoshi Tamura Akitoshi Tamura (born May 31, 1980) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed almost exclusively in the Shooto organization, before making his debut in 2008 at the WEC 37. In 2007, he was the lightweight champion of Shooto. He was once rank ...

Athletes who competed in Lethwei at least once

Saiyok Pumpanmuang Saiyok Pumpanmuang ( th, ไทรโยค พุ่มพันธ์ม่วง; born October 22, 1983), formerly known as ''Saiyoknoi Sakchainarong'' (ไทรโยคน้อย ศักดิ์ชัยณรงค์), is a Thai welt ...

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 ...

Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer, originally from the Phra Samut Chedi District, but now fighting out of Bangkok, Thailand. Pakorn is a former 135 lbs. Lumpinee Stadium champion and 65 kg Yokkao champion. He ...

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 ...

Iquezang Kor.Rungthanakeat Iquezang Kor.Rungthanakeat ( th, อิกคิวซัง ก.รุ่งธนเกียรติ; born October 6, 1989) is a Thai Muay Thai and Lethwei fighter. He is best known for defeating Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong by TKO to win th ...

Singmanee Kaewsamrit Singmanee Kaewsamrit ( Thai: สิงห์มณี แก้วสัมฤทธิ์; born April 14, 1982) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the former Rajadamnern Stadium Champion, WMC and WPMF Welterweight Champion. He is also the 201 ...

Detrit Sathian Gym Detrit Sathian Gym (also spelled Dechrid, Dejrit; th, เดชฤทธิ์ เสถียรมวยไทยยิม) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer from the Khon Kaen province in Thailand. He is the IMC World Super Welterweight 154lbs. C ...

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Umar Semata Umar Semata (born 20 May 1987) is a Ugandan middleweight and super middleweight Muay Thai fighter and the former World Boxing Council Muay Thai Interim Super Middleweight Champion, a title he has held since 14 June 2013. Biography Early car ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Shannon Ritch Shannon Grey Ritch (born September 27, 1970) is an American professional mixed martial artist, boxer, grappler, professional wrestler and kickboxer. In mixed martial arts competition he is the former King of the Cage Middleweight Champion and the ...

Shunichi Shimizu is a Japanese mixed martial arts and Lethwei fighter who currently competes in the bantamweight division. Career Shimizu is a veteran of the Japanese mixed martial arts scene and primarily fought in Pancrase and ZST, the latter where he earn ...

Yuichiro Nagashima is a Japanese retired kickboxer, mixed martial artist, known for his career in K-1. Biography Yuichiro Nagashima was born in 1984 in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo. He started learning Judo when he was an elementary school. He continued training ...

Hartley Jackson Hartley Jackson (born 17 April 1980) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) as a professional wrestler and head coach of their training dojo. The main body of his career has taken place in A ...

Literature

* Maung Gyi, ''Burmese bando boxing, Ed. R.Maxwell'', Baltimore, 1978 * Zoran Rebac, ''Traditional Burmese boxing'', Ed. Paladin Press, Boulder, 2003

References

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