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Prom Samnang (Khmer: ព្រំ សំណាង), (born 9 September 1987) is a Cambodian Kun Khmer fighter and is one of the most successful Kun Khmer fighters in Cambodia. [1] In 2023, Samnang won the Thai Fight Kard Chuek championship title in Thailand [ 2 ] and won the gold medal against Tun Tun Min in the Khun Khmer Men's 81kg division.
Thoeun Theara (Khmer: ធឿន ធារ៉ា), (born May 5, 1996) is a Cambodian Kun Khmer fighter and kickboxer. In 2022, he rose to fame after becoming the first Cambodian boxer to win a title at a Thai Fight event when he won the Thai Fight Kard Chuek 72.5 kg King's Cup Championship by technical knockout against Thai star Saiyok Pumpanmuang in Thailand. [2]
' Khmer Martial Art of Boxing '). [5] Kun Khmer is most well-known for its kicking and elbows technique, which generates power from hip rotation rather than snapping the leg. Kun Khmer consists of four types of strikes: punches, kicks, elbows, and knee strikes. [6] The clinch is used to wear down the opponent.
On Saturday morning of June 26, 2021, at Bayon TV arena, Lao Chantrea got hit by the heavy hand of Thai Rithy and lost the match in the middle of the 3rd round. [ 11 ] Although he was selected for the national team, Lao Chantrea did not compete at the 31st SEA Games because his weight division was not an event. [ 12 ]
Cambodia is famous for Pradal Serey or Kun Khmer. Pradal serey, or Traditional Khmer kickboxing, is a popular sport in Cambodia. A match consists of five sets of three-minute rounds and takes place in a 6.1 meter square boxing ring. A one- or two-minute break occurs between each round.
Now he is a Kun Khmer trainer and a founder of Pich Sophann 8888 Kun Khmer Gym and Kun Khmer Grassroots Super fight and Gym. He has 40 trainees under his supervision included Pich Sambath, a famous champion of Kun Khmer lightweight 60 kg. Sophann was named as Heavy Fist Punch Fighter during his fighting career from 1999–2009. [1]
Kun Khmer or Pradal serey is an ancient Cambodian variation of Kick boxing, dating back to the Khmer Empire in the 9th century AD. A total of 19 medals were awarded. [1] The sport marked its debut at the SEA Games, however a similar sport named Muay Thai was contested in earlier editions.
Chhoeung Lvai (Khmer: ឈឿង ល្វៃ), (born 8 May 1997) is a Cambodian kickboxer and Kun Khmer fighter. In 2023, he won the gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games in low kick kickboxing. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is the ISKA Kun Khmer World Light-middle champion(72.5 kg) [ 3 ] The Kampuchea Thmey Daily listed him as a top 10 Kun Khmer boxer for 2024.