The year 2018 is the 2nd year in the history of the World Lethwei Championship, a Lethwei promotion based in Myanmar.
List of events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance1 WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium Naypitaw, Myanmar 2 WLC 5: Knockout War Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium Naypitaw, Myanmar 3 WLC 6: Heartless Tigers Thuwunna Stadium Yangon, Myanmar
WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King
WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King was a Lethwei event held on February 17, 2018 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Myanmar's capital, Naypitaw.
Background This event marked the first title defence of middleweight Lethwei world champion Too Too. For the occasion, he faced Ukraine's Vasyl Sorokin, who was one of the fastest rising stars in the world of kickboxing. Sorokin had already been in more than 20 major fights and had recently scored a victory over Thai superstar Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee to earn him the title shot. After 5 rounds, Too Too won by unanimous decision over Sorokin and retained his title.
Fight Card
WLC 4: Bareknuckle-King Weight Class Method Round Time NotesMiddleweight 75 kg Too Toodef. Vasyl Sorokin Decision (Unanimous) 53:00For the Middleweight World Lethwei ChampionshipWelterweight 67 kg Saw Ba Oo def. Tha Pyay Nyo Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Kyaw Zin Lattdef. Ba Htoo MaungKnockout3 4-man Light Welterweight Myanmar National ChampionshipLight Welterweight 63.5 kg Saw Darwaitdef. Pat Kyaw Lin Naing Knockout 1 4-man Light Welterweight Myanmar National ChampionshipFeatherweight 57 kg Nou Srey Povdef. Shwe Sin Min Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00Lightweight 60 kg Chit Maung Maungdef. Sithu Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Lethee Moedef. Thway Thit Maung Knockout 4
WLC 5: Knockout War
WLC 5: Knockout War was a Lethwei event held on June 2, 2018 in Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Naypitaw, Myanmar.
Background Artur Saladiak and Saw Ba Oo contested the main event for the Light Middleweight World LethweiChampionship. Artur Saladiak defeated Saw Ba Oo by knockout to become the first Light Middleweight WLC Champion. Artur Saladiak is Britain's K-1 and Muay Thai champion, with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw. He has been in the Lethwei ring three times, twice with Myanmar's Soe Lin Oo, and once with Alex Bublea from Romania. Saladiak showed impressive Lethwei skills in these fights, grabbing a chance to challenge the WLC's light middleweight world title. Taungkalay Lethwei Club's tough warrior Saw Ba Oo, 28, is one of the toughest Lethwei fighters in Myanmar, with 18 wins, 20 draws and 5 losses. The winner will become the WLC's world Lethwei champion in the light middleweight category. Saw Ba Oo's teammate Saw Darwait will go up against Kyaw Zin Latt from the Nine Thaton Lethwei Club for WLC's light welterweight title.
Fight Card
WLC 5: Knockout War Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLight Middleweight 71 kg Artur Saladiakdef. Saw Ba Oo Knockout 4 1:00For the Light Middleweight World Lethwei ChampionshipLight Welterweight 63.5 kg Kyaw Zin Lattdef. Saw Darwait Decision (Split) 5 3:00For the Light Welterweight Myanmar National ChampionshipSuper Middleweight 79 kg Saw Nga Mandef. Michael Badato Decision (Split) 5 3:00Welterweight 67 kg Tha Pyay Nyodef. Phoe La Pyae Knockout 2 0:46Bantamweight 54 kg Nou Srey Povdef. Shwe Nadi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00Lightweight 60 kg Antonio Fariadef. Mite Yine TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 3:00Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Saw Htoo Aungdef. Lethee Moe Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
WLC 6: Heartless Tigers
WLC 6: Heartless Tigers was a Lethwei event held on September 29, 2018 at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.
Background This marked WLC's return in Yangon for the first time in 2018, after two events in Myanmar's capital. The event saw the debut of Kun Khmer star Roeung Sophorn who faced off against Myanmar's knockout artist Yan Naing Tun. With a record of 141 wins and 17 losses, the WLC signed Cambodian Sophorn in an attempt to bring the attention of millions of fans in his home country. Pich Mtes Khmang was also in action in a lightweight bout against Mite Yine. In the main event, Lethwei superstar Soe Lin Oo made his WLC return against Zhao Wen Wen of China. Soe Lin Oo defeated Zhao Wen Wen by knockout in the second round.
Fight Card
WLC 6: Heartless Tigers Weight Class Method Round Time NotesWelterweight 67 kg Soe Lin Oodef. Zhao Wen Wen Knockout 2 0:40Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Saw Htoo Aungdef. Kyaw Zin Latt Knockout 1 2:59For the Light Welterweight Myanmar National ChampionshipWelterweight 67 kg Yan Naing Tundef. Roeung Sophorn Knockout 3 2:59Welterweight 67 kg Tha Pyay Nyodef. Sokhrukh Kholmurodov TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 1:25Lightweight 60 kg Antonio Fariadef. Nguyen Tang Quyen Knockout 3 1:48Lightweight 60 kg Pich Mtes Khmangdef. Mite Yine Decision (Split) 5 3:00Middleweight 75 kg Pite Htwedef. San Thu Oo Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00Light Welterweight 63.5 kg Lethee Moedef. Shuklaine Min Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
See also 2018 in ILFJ
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