19 August

MYANMAR lethwei fighter Tun Tun Min claimed the Myanmar Lethwei World Championship IV title after defeating Russia’s Mikhall  Vetrilla  yesterday  at  the  Thein  Phyu  Lethwei  Sta-dium in Yangon.

Mikhall  claimed  a  sec-ond-round stoppage after Tun Tun Min pounded him using his fists  and  with  head-buts,  and  later, in the fifth round, Mikhall surrendered after the referee counted four.

There  were  four  men’s  bouts  which  ended  in  a  draw  in  the  championship  —  My-anmar’s Ye Thway Ni vs Bab-ak from Iran, Myanmar’s Yan Naing  Tun  vs  New  Zealand’s  Kayne  Corlan,  Myanmar’s  Byat Kha vs Japan’s Higashi, and  Myanmar’s  Too  Too  and Brazil’s Fabio Ferrari.

The  women’s  bout  be-tween  Myanmar’s  Vo  Ro  Ni  Ka and Thailand’s Sawsing Sor Sopit also ended in a tie.

The  championship  was  organized  by  the  Myanmar  Martial Arts Group under the supervision of the Ministry of Health  and  Sports’  Myanmar  Traditional Boxing Federation. — Zarni Maung(Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)