At CTN, Khim Pichchenda beat Sung Barang on points and Aem Lihto squeaked out a decision over Chan Vireak. At TV5, Bhut Somkhan got the decision over Leap Samnang, Nuon Mony lost on points to Sung Sarith, and Ung Borim lost by 3rd round TKO to Nuon Chumnuth. Not sure what happened at Bayon.

The 60kg battle at CTN is down to the last four fighters. Next Sunday Nuon Phireak will face Van Chanvay and Long Sophy will face Heng Samrang. The winners of those two fights will match up for first and second place; the losers will fight for third and fourth.

According to people in the know, a second Kun Khmer Champion series will begin in January. Sok Vichay and Meas Sokry will be the trainers, and Bong Eh will be the commentator.

On right now. The two met in the nationals. Long Sophy got the decision, but it was very close. After two rounds I’d say it’s even: Sophy got the first. Chanvay the second, landing several elbows. ROUND 3:  Sophy got the better of the first two minutes. But the last minute went to Chanvay. It’s [...]

Just noticed that photographer Virginie Noel has a web site, and many of the photos in her exhibit Red Corner are online.

Nuon Soriya, Vorn Viva, Meas chanta and Chlam Saw will all face some French fighters of unknown pedigree. No TV coverage. You gotta be there.  More details as the become available. UPDATE DEC 13. Nope! Chanta is not on this card. There will be a female fight between a Khmer and French fighter. RESULTS: Alain [...]

From Virginie Noel: Dear Friends, I would like to invite you to my photography exhibition “Bonkoul Krohorm – Red Corner” at Living Room, which is part of the PhotoPhnomPenh Festival 2008. Images can be viewed from the 29th of November on, but the opening event will take place on Saturday the 6th of December, at [...]

Notable weekend decisions: Vung Noi beat Van Chanwait on points. Pich Arun beat Khon Reach on points. Long Sophy KO’d Po Vansak in the third with knees. Hang Samrin earned a very narrow decision over Kao Rumchang. Sok Sovan got a close decision over Leap Samnang. May Sopheap got the decision over Long Chhay Sophal. [...]

(PHOTO: ISKA UK President Paul Hennessy and Larry, whose last name I don’t know, a popular fight announcer.) And sadly, there is a pretty big but (get it?). The battery in my camera died after the Viva fight. So I got nothing of Tim and Sophan or Chanta and Frankie. There were literally a dozen [...]

Both of these guys will fight August 28th, 2008, at Olympic Stadium. Frankie Hudders will fight Meas Chanta for the ISKA World Welterweight Title, and Tim Thomas, who Hudders beat in a close decision to get that title (links below), will fight Pich Sophan in a non-title fight. YouTube refuses to cooperate, so here’s the [...]

The FCC Newsletter, The Wires, ran a story in their June issue about the resurgence of Kun Khmer. ….. The Emergence of Kun Khmer After decades in the doldrums, Cambodian boxing is in the midst of a renaissance. To the ire of Cambodians everywhere, what the world knows about the sport of Southeast Asian kickboxing [...]

Round 1 of the Kun Khmer Champion series is complete. There are now six fighters left. They will take this weekend off, and pick up fighting again next Sunday. The three fights left, in order, are: Cheam Adam v Seung Kangsan Ai Kosal v Khon Makara Rak Vichay v Nhean La Cheam Adam v Rak [...]

Four New Zealand fighters will face off against four Cambodian fighters on Friday April 25 at CTN in a special night of international fights to celebrate ANZAC Day. The four international matches will be: Meas Chanta vs Joel Nadin Vorn Viva vs Steve Donaldson Nuon Soriya vs Andy Donaldson Eh Phoutang vs Tony Angelov Aaron [...]

Suang Panhya and Michael Aranton are both fighting this weekend at CTN. Suang Panhya fights Sunday on the undercard of Kun Khmer Champion. Michael fights Saturday against Tim Veasna, a Kun Khmer Champion contestant knocked out in the second week by Rak Vichay. SATURDAY UPDATE Michael by TKO in the fifth. A flurry of hands [...]

(Thun Sophea got back in the ring Saturday March 8th in a Western boxing match-up against Seung Samdy. Sophea won by TKO in the 2nd.) FRIDAY, TV5 Khan Sovann beat Sung Sovan on points. Pich Rasmey KOd Long Asie in the 5th. And Club Eh Phoutang fighter Dun Ratha beat Phik Ek on points. SATURDAY, [...]

A great weekend of fights started at TV5 on Friday with Aem Vichet (pictured, red) vs Chan Vireak (blue) and Kao Bunheng vs Khom Boray. Aem Vichet and Chan Vireak had fought twice in January, and both times Vichet came away with the decision. Tonight was no different. In the second match up, veteran Kao [...]

Over the Christmas holidays bulldozers driven by the 7NG company finally won the fight against the last remaining Day Krahom holdouts, leaving the short-term future of Club Eh Phoutang uncertain. Eh and the club reportedly got a “fairly good deal,” so it’s unlikely the move will leave any lasting damage. But between now and then [...]