2018 in World Lethwei Championship

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2018 in WLC
Information
First dateFebruary 17, 2018
Last dateSeptember 29, 2018
Events
Total events3
Fights
Total fights22

The year 2018 is the 2nd year in the history of the World Lethwei Championship, a Lethwei promotion based in Myanmar.

List of events[edit]

# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
1 WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King February 17, 2018 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium Myanmar Naypitaw, Myanmar
2 WLC 5: Knockout War June 2, 2018 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium Myanmar Naypitaw, Myanmar
3 WLC 6: Heartless Tigers September 29, 2018 Thuwunna Stadium Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar

WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King[edit]

WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King
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PromotionWorld Lethwei Championship
DateFebruary 17, 2018
VenueWunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium
CityMyanmar Naypitaw, Myanmar
Event chronology
WLC 3: Legendary Champions WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King WLC 5: Knockout War

WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King was a Lethwei event held on February 17, 2018 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Myanmar's capital, Naypitaw.[1]

Background[edit]

This event marked the first title defence of middleweight Lethwei world champion Too Too.[2] For the occasion, he faced Ukraine's Vasyl Sorokin,[3] who was one of the fastest rising stars in the world of kickboxing.[4] Sorokin had already been in more than 20 major fights and had recently scored a victory over Thai superstar Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee to earn him the title shot.[5] After 5 rounds, Too Too won by unanimous decision[6] over Sorokin and retained his title.[7]

Fight Card[edit]

WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight 75 kg Myanmar Too Too def. Ukraine Vasyl Sorokin Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Middleweight World Lethwei Championship
Welterweight 67 kg Myanmar Saw Ba Oo def. Myanmar Tha Pyay Nyo Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Myanmar Kyaw Zin Latt def. Myanmar Ba Htoo Maung Knockout 3 4-man Light Welterweight Myanmar National Championship
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Myanmar Saw Darwait def. Myanmar Pat Kyaw Lin Naing Knockout 1 4-man Light Welterweight Myanmar National Championship
Featherweight 57 kg Cambodia Nou Srey Pov def. Myanmar Shwe Sin Min Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 60 kg Myanmar Chit Maung Maung def. Myanmar Sithu Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Myanmar Lethee Moe def. Myanmar Thway Thit Maung Knockout 4

[7]

WLC 5: Knockout War[edit]

WLC 5: Knockout War
Information
PromotionWorld Lethwei Championship
DateJune 2, 2018
VenueWunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium
CityMyanmar Naypitaw, Myanmar
Event chronology
WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King WLC 5: Knockout War WLC 6: Heartless Tigers

WLC 5: Knockout War was a Lethwei event held on June 2, 2018 in Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Naypitaw, Myanmar.[8]

Background[edit]

Artur Saladiak and Saw Ba Oo[9] contested the main event for the Light Middleweight World LethweiChampionship.[10] Artur Saladiak defeated Saw Ba Oo by knockout to become the first Light Middleweight WLC Champion.[11] Artur Saladiak is Britain's K-1 and Muay Thai champion, with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw. He has been in the Lethwei ring three times, twice with Myanmar's Soe Lin Oo, and once with Alex Bublea from Romania. Saladiak showed impressive Lethwei skills in these fights, grabbing a chance to challenge the WLC's light middleweight world title.[12] Taungkalay Lethwei Club's tough warrior Saw Ba Oo, 28, is one of the toughest Lethwei fighters in Myanmar, with 18 wins, 20 draws and 5 losses. The winner will become the WLC's world Lethwei champion in the light middleweight category. Saw Ba Oo's teammate Saw Darwait will go up against Kyaw Zin Latt from the Nine Thaton Lethwei Club for WLC's light welterweight title.

Fight Card[edit]

WLC 5: Knockout War
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Light Middleweight 71 kg Poland Artur Saladiak def. Myanmar Saw Ba Oo Knockout 4 1:00 For the Light Middleweight World Lethwei Championship
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Myanmar Kyaw Zin Latt def. Myanmar Saw Darwait Decision (Split) 5 3:00 For the Light Welterweight Myanmar National Championship
Super Middleweight 79 kg Myanmar Saw Nga Man def. Australia Michael Badato Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Welterweight 67 kg Myanmar Tha Pyay Nyo def. Myanmar Phoe La Pyae Knockout 2 0:46
Bantamweight 54 kg Cambodia Nou Srey Pov def. Myanmar Shwe Nadi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 60 kg Portugal Antonio Faria def. Myanmar Mite Yine TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 3:00
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Myanmar Saw Htoo Aung def. Myanmar Lethee Moe Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00

WLC 6: Heartless Tigers[edit]

WLC 6: Heartless Tigers
Information
PromotionWorld Lethwei Championship
DateSeptember 29, 2018
VenueThuwunna Stadium
CityMyanmar Yangon, Myanmar
Event chronology
WLC 5: Knockout War WLC 6: Heartless Tigers WLC 7: Mighty Warriors

WLC 6: Heartless Tigers was a Lethwei event held on September 29, 2018 at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.[13]

Background[edit]

This marked WLC's return in Yangon for the first time in 2018, after two events in Myanmar's capital.[14] The event saw the debut of Kun Khmer star Roeung Sophorn who faced off against Myanmar's knockout artist Yan Naing Tun. With a record of 141 wins and 17 losses, the WLC signed Cambodian Sophorn in an attempt to bring the attention of millions of fans in his home country . Pich Mtes Khmang was also in action in a lightweight bout against Mite Yine.[15] In the main event, Lethwei superstar Soe Lin Oo made his WLC return against Zhao Wen Wen of China.[16] Soe Lin Oo defeated Zhao Wen Wen by knockout[17] in the second round.[18]

Fight Card[edit]

WLC 6: Heartless Tigers
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight 67 kg Myanmar Soe Lin Oo def. China Zhao Wen Wen Knockout 2 0:40
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Myanmar Saw Htoo Aung def. Myanmar Kyaw Zin Latt Knockout 1 2:59 For the Light Welterweight Myanmar National Championship
Welterweight 67 kg Myanmar Yan Naing Tun def. Cambodia Roeung Sophorn Knockout 3 2:59
Welterweight 67 kg Myanmar Tha Pyay Nyo def. Uzbekistan Sokhrukh Kholmurodov TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 1:25
Lightweight 60 kg Portugal Antonio Faria def. Vietnam Nguyen Tang Quyen Knockout 3 1:48
Lightweight 60 kg Cambodia Pich Mtes Khmang def. Myanmar Mite Yine Decision (Split) 5 3:00
Middleweight 75 kg Myanmar Pite Htwe def. Myanmar San Thu Oo Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Myanmar Lethee Moe def. Myanmar Shuklaine Min Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ TFN Staff (15 February 2018). "WLC: BARE-KNUCKLE KING". The Fight Nation. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Too Too's first defense of title against Sorokin". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. ^ "Too Too looks to continue dominance in first title defense". Fight Game Asia. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ^ "First fight at Naypyitaw". Duwun. 5 February 2018.
  5. ^ Eric Kowal (11 August 2017). "Middleweight World Lethwei Champion Too Too to defend against Ukrainian star Vasyl Sorokin". My MMA News.
  6. ^ "Too Too just too good for Sorokin". Myanmar Times. 18 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b Robert Belen (20 February 2018). "Middleweight World Lethwei Champion Too Too Dominates Vasyl Sorokin to Retain Title". My MMA News.
  8. ^ "Saw Ba Oo fight Polish Saladiak for World Light Middleweight title". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  9. ^ "World Lethwei Championship Returns with Knockout War in June". The Fight Nation. Archived from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  10. ^ "Saw Ba Oo fight Artur Saladiak for World Title WLC". Global New Light Myanmar. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-25.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Artur Saladiak secures light middleweight world title". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  12. ^ "WLC Lethwei Challenge In Naypyidaw To Be Broadcast Live". MyanmarDigitalNews. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  13. ^ "WLC: HEARTLESS TIGERS". The Fight Nation. 29 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  14. ^ "World Lethwei Championship returns to Yangon, Myanmar with WLC: Heartless Tigers". Mixed Martial Arts. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  15. ^ Ismail Vorajee (28 September 2018). "Cambodians test Lethwei mettle". Khmer Times.
  16. ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (28 September 2018). "Soe Lin Oo to fight China's Zhao Wenwen at Heartless Tigers". Myanmar Times.
  17. ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (1 October 2018). "Myanmar's Soe Lin Oo knocks out Zhao Wenwen of China in second round". Myanmar Times.
  18. ^ "World Lethwei Championship Line Up Its Return to Yangon". The Fight Nation. 2018-08-21. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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