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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
[Phon Phana]
TV3 holds international matches every other week. Today, Van Chanvait from Club Preah Khan Reach takes on Spanish fighter Arturo and Phon Phana from Club Koh Kong faces Yuki from Japan. Starts at 3:30.
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
There has been talk, rumors, and more talk about the unbanning of Ot Phutang, Pich Seyha, Pich Sophan and Chey Kosal, all of whom were banned for life by the previous boxing federation president as a penalty for fighting overseas without permission. A new president, Tem Moeun, was voted in in December, and talk quickly [...]
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Fight set for May 1, 2010.
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Saturday, January 9th, 2010
On Friday at TV5, no knockouts. Everything went the distance. Reachesay Chaokdeap over Mat Chwaing, Rith Arun over Som Chanta and Thun Sophea over Vy Sothun.
The 63.5 tourney at TV5 starts Sunday with Sarim Vonthon v Kao Bunheng and Luk Vibol v Kao Roomchang … Kao Bunheng and Kao Roomchang both winners on points.
At Bayon, [...]
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
Tem Moeun replaces outgoing president Oum Yourann. More from The Post.
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
Friday at Tv5 (Jan 1, 2010): Tut Sovankiri and Reachesay Chanra fought to a draw. Bheut Somkhan brutalized Po Vansak, scoring a 3rd round knockout with a devastating elbow. And Pao Puet lost to Pich Arun.
Sat CTN: Soy Leap TKO3 over Michael Aranton, Khon (Ngite) Ratha TKO2 over Chey Chanroath, and Morn Kimlong TKO2 over [...]
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Virginie Noel has a nice piece in the Phnom Penh Post this week about Sen Bunthen and what he’s been getting up to in Europe. Unable to fight because of a shoulder injury, Bunthen has been touring Europe as a star Kun Khmer trainer.
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
Announced at TV5. Eight fighters. Not sure of the format — single elimination or round robin. In no particular order:
Kao Roomchang
Long Sophy
Sarim Vonthom
Pom Saray
Nuon Phireak
Luk Vibol
Les Tuk
Kao Bunheng
Starts Sunday Jan 10, 2010.
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Friday TV5:
An Samath decsion over Sarim Nga
Chan Ratana lose on points to Cheam Hong
Van Chanvait by 3rd round TKO Khann Sovan
Khon Reach loses razor-thin decision to Pich Arun
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Cambodia’s international boxers are doing well in the SEA Game in Laos. According to the Phnom Penh Post, Phal Sophat, 57kg, will fight for the gold medal on Thursday against Filipino Charley Suarez.
On Tuesday, Ven Diaman lost 2-13 in his 45kg semifinal bout, finishing third in the division and earning a bronze medal. Svay Ratha [...]
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Angkor Youth boxer Saeng Ratana stopped somebody yesterday in the third round. Ratana scored one count in the first, two in the second. The fight was finally called in the third.
Sam Ounluong stopped Sung Kangsang in the third in their rematch Saturday at CTN. Ounluong won the first bout by 3rd round tko, too. In [...]
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Angkor Youth Boxing Club fighter Suang Panya is fighting tomorrow at CTN in the 4-man tournament. The winner gets 1 million riel.
A: Suang Panya v Chey Sinith
B: Rith Arun v Nam Neurn
Winner A v Winner B
Should be good fights all around. On Sunday, it’s the lightweight final: Van Chanvey v Kao Roomchang. This should be [...]
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Photo courtesy Duong-Tevi Sebire.
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Australian Nick Power, who has been training in Australia, Thailand and Cambodia, finally got his chance inside a Cambodian ring today when he faced Meas Phirum. Power scored an 8 count in the first. Phirum scored his own 8 count in the second. But Nick responded with big hands, catching Phirum with hard if slightly [...]
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Nuon Soriya beat Dutch fighter Yassine Lahmidi on points Saturday night in Belgium.
The Phnom Penh Post has the story: Cambodian kickboxing veteran Nuon Soriya makes a triumphant debut to the European scene, hammering Morrocan Yassim Lamidi in Frameries, Belgium
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
By Virginie Noel
Charleroi, Belgium — When Sen Bunthen arrived in Charleroi, Belgium, he was in good spirits. He had been training hard with Philippe Sebire, French trainer and president of the National Kun Khmer Commission of the FFSCDA, for the past two weeks, and he was feeling fit and strong. “I have never trained [...]
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
Nineteen-year-old Vy Savuth from Kandal stopped Filipino boxer Paul Apolinario in the sixth round to win the vacant interim WBC international super bantamweight title and give Cambodia its first world boxing title.
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