18 August
THE Myanma Lethwei World Championship IV will be held today at Thein Phyu Lethwei Stadium in Yangon starting at 2 pm.
There will be six main bouts, including five men’s events and one women’s event.
In the men’s 80 Kg event, Myanmar’s lethwei star Tun Tun Min will fight Mikhail Ve-trila of Russia.
In the men’s 75 Kg event, Too Too (Myanmar) will fight Fabio Ferrari (Brazil).
In the men’s 67 Kg match, Yan Naing Tun (Myanmar) will fight Kayne Corlan (New Zealand).
In the men’s 63 Kg fight competition, Byat Kha (Myanmar) will fight Higashi (Ja-pan).
In the men’s 61 Kg event, Ye Thway Ni (Myanmar) will fight Babak (Iran).
In the women’s 60 Kg match, Myanmar’s Vo Ro Ni Ka will fight Thaialand’s Sawsing Sor Sopit.
Ahead of the champion-ship, Myanmar Lethwei star Tun Tun Min said, “I’m in good shape with perfect health, so I will do my best to win the golden belt for the champion-ship. I have also prepared as best I can”.
The skynet channel will broadcast the lethwei cham-pionship live.—Maung Sein Lwin (Myanma Alinn)
