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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]
Kun Khmer match at the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh in the early 1970s. Kun Khmer made a strong comeback since its prohibition in the 1970s. [15] Cambodia has made an effort to popularise its style of boxing, despite the lack of financial funding. Numerous gyms have opened, and large masses of students, local and foreign, have come to train in ...
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.
Pich Sambath (Khmer: ពេជ្រ សម្បត្តិ, also known as Phoeun Sambath (Khmer: ភឿន សម្បត្តិ); born April 8, 2002) is a Cambodian professional Kun Khmer fighter and kickboxer. As born in a poor family, Sambath sees Kun Khmer as a good career for his life.
Lao Chetra is a Cambodian Kun Khmer fighter. He is a member of Cambodia's national Kun Khmer team. He is widely considered as one of Cambodia's most prominent practitioners of Kun Khmer. He is the reigning gold medalist in Kun Khmer at the Southeast Asian Games in the 67 kg weight division.
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.
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.
The Kun Khmer Federation (KKF) hired 10 assistant coaches to help Samnang in his preparation against Leduc. [146] The match was referred as historic and the most anticipated fight of the year. [147] On November 5, 2023, Leduc and Samnang fought under Kun Khmer rules, 1 round of 9 minutes with ropes wrapped around their fists.