Shwe Du Wun (Burmese: ရွှေဒူဝံ) was a Burmese Lethwei fighter from Hpa-An,

Kayin State Kayin State ( my, ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, ; kjp, ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်, italics=no; ksw, ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, ), also known by the endonyms Kawthoolei and Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The ...

. He was a former openweight Lethwei World Champion and held the title from 1995 until 1998. In his fighting career, Shwe Du Wun had a rivalry with

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 to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area n ...

and their first fight was in Mandalay, Myanmar in 1995. “I beat him three times. The rest were draws. He was very resilient and strong” said Wan Chai. After retiring, Shwe Du Wun still attended Lethwei fights and supported upcoming Lethwei fighters. Lethwei champion

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 ...

stated that Shwe Du Wun was his role model. On April 1, 1998, traditional Lethwei challenge fights were held in commemoration of the ''51st

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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 ...

. In five-round special event,

knocked out Shwe Du Wun at 1 minute and four seconds in third-round and won the Openweight Lethwei World Title. On March 4, 2023, Shwe Du Wun died aboard a passenger bus that crashed and overturned near the mile post No.167 on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway. Three people died including the former Lethwei champion. Initially authorities were not able to identify Shwe Du Wun because his face was badly damaged.

Lethwei record (incomplete)

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