Myanmar Lethwei Federation (MLF) ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရိုးရာလက်ဝှေ့အဖွဲ့ချုပ်) formerly known as ''Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation'' is one of two major organizations which sanctions professional

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 ...

bouts worldwide and the only one who oversees Lethwei competitions in

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History

The Myanmar Lethwei Federation or MLF is a branch of the Myanmar's Ministry of Health and Sports. The federation was initially founded in 1995 as the Myanmar Traditional Boxing Federation, since Lethwei is translated to Boxing in Burmese language. In 2019, the federation adapted its name to the MTLF - Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation, reflecting a more modern approach to the world and later updated it to Myanmar Lethwei Federation. Since 1990's, MLF has been the sponsor of Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon,

and holds an office space in the premise. In 2016, the MLF granted a ‘’Grade-A’’ promoter licence from the International Lethwei Federation Japan allowing them to organize traditional

events in Japan.

Banning Leduc

On April 28, 2021, Dave Leduc criticized

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fighter Buakaw Banchamek and historical figure Nai Khanom Tom in a social media post. Leduc questioned the veracity and claimed that the Nai Khanom Tom folklore story is exaggerated and that he was simply a prisoner in ancient Burma, referring to Siamese prisoners captured by

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troops during the Burmese–Siamese War. The post sparked considerable backlash from the Muaythai and combat sports community. In a letter, the Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation explained that ''Muaythai promoters made a complaint about Leduc''. Muaythai promoter

Nuttadaj Vachirarattanawong Nuttadaj Vachirarattanawong ( th, ณัฐเดช วชิรรัตนวงศ์, born on 9 October 1987), nicknamed Boat, is a Thai Muay Thai and boxing promoter. He is Petchyindee Academy Promotion owner. Biography He is Virat Vach ...

urged the MTLF to reprimand Leduc. According to the MTLF, Leduc had "committed personal attacks" on Buakaw Banchamek and Muaythai history potentially tarnishing the relationship between Myanmar and Thailand. The federation issued a two-year ban Lethwei competitions under the MTLF. There were speculations that the ban was political due to Leduc denouncing the

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and supporting the freedom movement in the Myanmar. In response to the letter, Dave Leduc wrote on social media: ''"They’re not the World Lethwei Federation (WLF), the WLF is the most powerful, they have affiliated federations all the world ..Nobody in the world tells me anything. The World Lethwei Federation can’t, and especially not the MTLF"'' ''"They made an “official letter” saying they ban me from their federation “for 2 years” Am I supposed to care? Not only do I not care, I will go further and say: I will never fight in their federation (MTLF) ever again."'' Leduc added.

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Sports organizations established in 1995

History

Banning Leduc

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