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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.

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 [...]

The new gym is now open!

Fight set for May 1, 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, [...]

Tem Moeun replaces outgoing president Oum Yourann. More from The Post.

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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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.

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.

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Photo courtesy Duong-Tevi Sebire.

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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.