2017 in WLC | |
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Information | |
First date | March 3, 2017 |
Last date | November 4, 2017 |
Events | |
Total events | 3 |
Fights | |
Total fights | 26 |
The year 2017 is the 1st year in the history of the World Lethwei Championship, a Lethwei promotion based in Myanmar.
# | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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1 | WLC 1: The Great Beginning | March 3, 2017 | Mingalardon Event Zone |
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2 | WLC 2: Ancient Warriors | June 10, 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium |
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3 | WLC 3: Legendary Champions | November 4, 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium |
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WLC 1: The Great Beginning | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
Date | March 3, 2017 | |||
Venue | Mingalardon Event Zone | |||
City |
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Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 1: The Great Beginning was the inaugural Lethwei event organized by World Lethwei Championship [1] and took place on March 3, 2017, at the Mingalardon Event Zone in Yangon, Myanmar. [2]
The first WLC event was highly anticipated by the Lethwei fans around the world [3] and took place on re-purposed driving range of the Mingalardon Country Club [4] which was specially built for the event. [5] The weigh-ins for the event were held in Kandawgyi Park in Yangon. [6]
After losing his title to Dave Leduc in December 2016, [7] [8] Lethwei superstar Tun Tun Min returned to face British kickboxer Nicholas Carter in the main event. [9] Tun Tun Min won the fight via brutal knockout in the first round. [10] The co-main event featured Lethwei champion Too Too against Australian Muaythai fighter Eddie Farrell. [11] Too Too won his fight by unanimous decision after he lacerated Farrel's face with punches [12] and opened up a huge gash on his orbital bone. [13]
WLC 1: The Great Beginning | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight 75 kg |
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Knockout | 1 | 2:59 | |
Middleweight 75 kg |
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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Knockout | 1 | 0:47 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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Knockout | 1 | 1:34 | |
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg |
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Knockout | 3 | 0:22 | |
Featherweight 57 kg |
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Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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Knockout | 2 | 1:00 | |
Lightweight 60 kg |
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Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
WLC 2: Ancient Warriors | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
Date | June 10, 2017 | |||
Venue | Thuwunna Stadium | |||
City |
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Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 2: Ancient Warriors was a Lethwei event held on June 10, 2017, in Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. [15]
The main event featured a bout between top lethwei fighter Soe Lin Oo [16] and Polish kickboxing champion Artur Saladiak. [17] The co-main event featured Lethwei star Too Too against French Muaythai champion James Benal, France's top welterweight. [18] Brent Bolsta was originally scheduled to compete at the event, [19] but was involved in a motorcycle accident five days before the event. After 5 rounds, Too Too defeated Benal by decision [20] and it was announced that he will be facing multiple-times Australian Muay Thai champion Michael Badato for the Middleweight World Lethwei Championship. [21] Artur Saladiak outpointed Soe Lin Oo in the main event to earn a decision win, [22] becoming the first foreign fighter to defeat Soe Lin Oo. [23]
WLC 2: Ancient Warriors | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Middleweight 75 kg |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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Knockout | 4 | 2:35 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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Knockout (Medical Stoppage) | 2 | 1:12 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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Knockout | 2 | 1:48 | |
Middleweight 75 kg |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 |
WLC 3: Legendary Champions | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
Date | November 4, 2017 | |||
Venue | Thuwunna Stadium | |||
City |
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Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 3: Legendary Champions was Lethwei event held on November 4, 2017, in Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. [25]
The main event featured Lethwei champion Too Too [26] against Australian kickboxing champion Michael Badato. [27] In the co-main event, Saw Nga Man defeated Eddie Farrell by unanimous decision. [28] After a hard-fought five round battle, Too Too emerged victorious to claim the Middleweight World Lethwei Championship title. [29] Umar Semata made his debut against veteran Soe Lin Oo and lost by knockout in the second round. [30] ONE Championship Middleweight World Champion Aung La Nsang also made a special appearance at the event.
WLC 3: Legendary Champions | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight 75 kg |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Middleweight World Lethwei Championship |
Super Middleweight 79 kg |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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Knockout | 2 | 1:14 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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Knockout | 1 | 1:55 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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Knockout | 3 | 1:10 | |
Featherweight 57 kg |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:50 | |
Lightweight 60 kg |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 |
2017 in WLC | |
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Information | |
First date | March 3, 2017 |
Last date | November 4, 2017 |
Events | |
Total events | 3 |
Fights | |
Total fights | 26 |
The year 2017 is the 1st year in the history of the World Lethwei Championship, a Lethwei promotion based in Myanmar.
# | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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1 | WLC 1: The Great Beginning | March 3, 2017 | Mingalardon Event Zone |
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2 | WLC 2: Ancient Warriors | June 10, 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium |
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3 | WLC 3: Legendary Champions | November 4, 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium |
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WLC 1: The Great Beginning | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
Date | March 3, 2017 | |||
Venue | Mingalardon Event Zone | |||
City |
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Event chronology | ||||
|
WLC 1: The Great Beginning was the inaugural Lethwei event organized by World Lethwei Championship [1] and took place on March 3, 2017, at the Mingalardon Event Zone in Yangon, Myanmar. [2]
The first WLC event was highly anticipated by the Lethwei fans around the world [3] and took place on re-purposed driving range of the Mingalardon Country Club [4] which was specially built for the event. [5] The weigh-ins for the event were held in Kandawgyi Park in Yangon. [6]
After losing his title to Dave Leduc in December 2016, [7] [8] Lethwei superstar Tun Tun Min returned to face British kickboxer Nicholas Carter in the main event. [9] Tun Tun Min won the fight via brutal knockout in the first round. [10] The co-main event featured Lethwei champion Too Too against Australian Muaythai fighter Eddie Farrell. [11] Too Too won his fight by unanimous decision after he lacerated Farrel's face with punches [12] and opened up a huge gash on his orbital bone. [13]
WLC 1: The Great Beginning | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight 75 kg |
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Knockout | 1 | 2:59 | |
Middleweight 75 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout | 1 | 0:47 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout | 1 | 1:34 | |
Light Welterweight 63.5 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout | 3 | 0:22 | |
Featherweight 57 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout | 2 | 1:00 | |
Lightweight 60 kg |
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Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
WLC 2: Ancient Warriors | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
Date | June 10, 2017 | |||
Venue | Thuwunna Stadium | |||
City |
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Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 2: Ancient Warriors was a Lethwei event held on June 10, 2017, in Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. [15]
The main event featured a bout between top lethwei fighter Soe Lin Oo [16] and Polish kickboxing champion Artur Saladiak. [17] The co-main event featured Lethwei star Too Too against French Muaythai champion James Benal, France's top welterweight. [18] Brent Bolsta was originally scheduled to compete at the event, [19] but was involved in a motorcycle accident five days before the event. After 5 rounds, Too Too defeated Benal by decision [20] and it was announced that he will be facing multiple-times Australian Muay Thai champion Michael Badato for the Middleweight World Lethwei Championship. [21] Artur Saladiak outpointed Soe Lin Oo in the main event to earn a decision win, [22] becoming the first foreign fighter to defeat Soe Lin Oo. [23]
WLC 2: Ancient Warriors | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Middleweight 75 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout | 4 | 2:35 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout (Medical Stoppage) | 2 | 1:12 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout | 2 | 1:48 | |
Middleweight 75 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
Welterweight 67 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Split) | 4 | 3:00 |
WLC 3: Legendary Champions | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
Date | November 4, 2017 | |||
Venue | Thuwunna Stadium | |||
City |
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Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 3: Legendary Champions was Lethwei event held on November 4, 2017, in Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. [25]
The main event featured Lethwei champion Too Too [26] against Australian kickboxing champion Michael Badato. [27] In the co-main event, Saw Nga Man defeated Eddie Farrell by unanimous decision. [28] After a hard-fought five round battle, Too Too emerged victorious to claim the Middleweight World Lethwei Championship title. [29] Umar Semata made his debut against veteran Soe Lin Oo and lost by knockout in the second round. [30] ONE Championship Middleweight World Champion Aung La Nsang also made a special appearance at the event.
WLC 3: Legendary Champions | |||||||
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Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight 75 kg |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Middleweight World Lethwei Championship |
Super Middleweight 79 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout | 2 | 1:14 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout | 1 | 1:55 | |
Light Middleweight 71 kg |
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def. |
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Knockout | 3 | 1:10 | |
Featherweight 57 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:50 | |
Lightweight 60 kg |
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def. |
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Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 |