Bayon TV presents an afternoon of international boxing today, Sunday June 15. The fight card includes what has become Cambodia’s de facto national boxing team — Eh Phoutang, Vorn Viva, Nuon Soriya and Meas Chanta — against four foreigners. Two local matches will be on the undercard, making a total of six fights.
Undercard
Aem Lihto v […]
Bheut Somkhan and Chey Kosal both fight June 22 in Paris. Good luck, boys!
The Phnom Penh Post has boxing news today. Mey Sopheap and Lao Sinath both fought in South Korea in May. Both fighters were victorious.
The Post has the details — including that Chey Kosal and Bheut Somkhan are both in France training for a June 22 fight. Good luck, boys.
Angkor Youth Boxing Club fighter Seung Panya will get a chance to even the score Friday when he faces his last opponent for a rematch (sorry, i don’t know the opponent’s name). Despite 8-counting the guy in the third round in their first fight two weeks ago, the decision went to the other club. Panya […]
Highlights from fight two — Rak Vichay KO win over Tim Veasna — and previews of fight three scheduled for Sunday, Nean La vs Pon Sophean.
April 25 at CTN.
Tony Angelov versus Ei Phouthang
Aaron Dixon versus Nuon Soriya
Steve Donaldson versus Vorn Viva
Joel Nadin versus Meas Chantha
Names confirmed 29 March 08.
Some background on the show and highlights from the first fight — Khun Makara KO’d Sok Vichay in the second round.
(Khun Makara, blue, on his way to a second round knockout over Sok Vichay in the first match of the CTN reality series Kun Khmer Champion.)
From the weekend of March 15-17: There were just too many fights to keep track of this weekend. TV5 had fights Friday at the stadium at then Saturday and Sunday […]
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The first fighter to fall in the CTN reality series Kun Khmer Champion was Sok Vichay, who got stopped in the second round Sunday by Khun Makara. After an uneventful first round Khun Makara turned it on in the second, scoring his first knockdown after pinning Vichay against the ropes and unleashing a flurry of […]
Angkor Youth Boxing Club fighter Phal Seyha, 57kg, will face Pailin fighter Vung Noi Saturday March 15 at the CTN boxing stadium.
Vung Noi trains out of the RCAF gym near Paddy’s and occasionally drops into the club to hang out. Noi was in Saeng Ratana’s corner when he fought Reth Veasna, and again last weekend […]
In four fights over the March 7-9 weekend Angkor Youth Boxing Club fighters went a respectable two and two.
On Friday at TV5 Saeng Ratana got 8-counted in the second when he stepped into a left hook from Chan Vibol. Ratana tried to stage a comeback, but Vibol worked the combinations a bit better and carried […]
(Photo: Pi Narin, 51kg)
Friday Feb 29, TV5
In a rematch from late January, Chhay Rithy established himself as the man to beat at 51kg with a decisive point victory over Pi Narin. In the second main event, another rematch, Nuon Mony won a decision over Nuon Setsong. Nuon Setsong got the victory in the pair’s first […]
Angkor Youth Boxing Club pradal serey fighter Phal Seyha will face Singha Keila Boxing Club fighter Chae Euy Sunday March 2 at the CTN stadium. Seyha is coming off three straight loses, all of them very close. He has been training like a madman, and should be the favorite in Sunday’s bout.
Complete weekend fight card […]
Everybody got together this morning for the official kickoff to “Kun Khmer Champion,” the CTN reality series based on Golden Boy Production’s “The Next Great Champ.” I’m still trying to put all the names to faces, hopefully over the weekend. The man in the orange shirt you might recognize.
The first show airs tomorrow, Saturday, at […]
In Friday night action at TV5 Chhay Rithy earned a close decision over a determined Chlam Saw at 51kg. In the heavier division, 67kg, Pich Sophan 8-counted Poeu Soksut in the 4th on the way toward earning the decision.
On Saturday at TV5 Em Litho won a decision over Nuon Likho at 54kg, Pich Rasmey got […]
In Friday night main event action at TV5 Em Vutha squared off against Chan Vireak at 57kg and Long Sophy faced current golden boy Lao Sinath at 60kg. Both matches went the distance, with Chan Vireak picking up a narrow victory over Em Vutha and Lao Sinath winning convincingly over a tough Long Sophy.
On Saturday […]
On Friday night at TV5 Chun Sarat faced Nuon Leetho at 57kg and Poeu Phally faced Long Sophal at 75kg. In the 57kg match Nuon Leetho took the decision after five rounds of action. In the second match, Poeu Phally and Long Sophal fought to a draw.
On Saturday at TV5, Ginseng wine sponsored a four-man […]
Angkor Youth Boxing Club fighter Hong Ramone TKO’d Long Saylin with a leg kick in the third round Sunday at TV5.
While the pace of the early rounds were typically slow, Ramone looked strong from the start. He moved forward with a stiff left jab and one-two combinations, pushing the blue fighter back. Saylin let loose […]
Angkor Youth Boxing Club boxer Saeng Ratana dropped a decision to an experienced Long Don on Sunday at CTN in the 60kg weight division. It was Ratana’s first return to the ring after a lay off of nearly 12 months.
In the first round Ratana worked to find his rhythm after the long absence, seemingly finding […]