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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 ...
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.
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]
In an intense match at Knock Out 2024 vol.3 held in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, Pich Sambath showcased his dominance over Reiya Komori in their Kun Khmer/Muay Thai bout. From the first round, Sambath controlled the fight, demonstrating superior skill and power.
In July 2022, the Cambodian SEA Games Organizing Committee decided to link Muay Thai to Kun Khmer and used the name "Kun Khmer (Muay)" as the official name for the competition. This action resulted from the displeasure of the Cambodian public, who criticized the organizing committee for not displaying sufficient patriotism in its promotion of ...
On November 24, 2019, Rumchong faced French Kun Khmer fighter Omar Samb, a student of Albert Veera Chey, for the MTGP Super Welterweight -75kg Championship at Muay Thai Grand Prix 31 Bataclan in Paris. He lost by fourth-round technical knockout.
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.
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.