Saw Nga Man
Saw Nga Man (S'gaw Karen: စီၤငၢၤမါ, Burmese: စောငမန်း), also known as Saw Shark, is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion.[1][2]
| Saw Nga Man | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1981 Karen state |
| Native name | စီၤငၢၤမါ |
| Other names | Saw Shark Aung Myint Win |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of |  |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Muay Thai | ||
| Representing | ||
| Southeast Asian Games | ||
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Personal life
Saw Nga Man is an ethnic Karen.
Lethwei career
On March 1, 2009, Saw Nga Man won the Openweight Golden Belt to Lone Chaw in Yangon, Myanmar.[3]
Iaddition to Lethwei, he represented Myanmar in Muay Thai at the 2013 SEA Games, winning the Silver medal.[4]
On September 21, 2014, Saw Nga Man lost the Openweight Golden Belt to Tun Tun Min at the Thein Pyu Stadium in Myanmar.[5]
On April 18, 2017, Saw Nga Man knocked out Japanese fighter Teruhiko Kubo at Lethwei in Japan 3: Grit inside the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
WLC
In 2017, Saw Nga Man signed an exclusive contract with World Lethwei Championship.[6]
Retirement
On January 9, 2019 just after his fight with Parinya M.U.Den in Taung Ka Lay, Saw Nga Man announced his retirement. With an estimated 190 fights on his record, the 37 year old boxer took off his wraps for good after nearly three decades of fighting. He continues to coach young talent at Shwe Phuu Club, one that he has represented for many years.[7][8]
Championships and accomplishments
Championships
- Lethwei World Champion
- Other titles
- 2008 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Champion (Trophy)
- 2009 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Champion (Trophy)
- 2009 Golden Belt Champion (Belt)
- 2009 Myanmar-Japan Goodwill Letwhay Competition (Belt)
- 2010 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Champion (Trophy)
- 2010 International Challenge Fight (Belt)
- 2011 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Champion (Trophy)
Lethwei record
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References
- AFP (30 December 2015). "Foreigners drawn to Myanmar's bone crushing kickboxing". CTV News.
- Kyaw Zin Hlaing (15 January 2016). "Lone Chaw's protégé". Myanmar Times.
- Aung Sithu Hein (9 March 2009). "Saw Nga Man topples freeweight king Lone Chaw". Myanmar Times.
- Nan Chaung Paw (14 November 2013). "Karen Boxers Represent Burma At SEA Games". Karen News. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- Kyaw Zin Hlaing (19 January 2016). "Bring on the world". Myanmar Times.
- Matthew Scott (11 November 2017). "'Once you get a taste, there's no turning back': brutal, bloody lethwei making Myanmar a martial arts mecca". South China Morning News.
- Bhut, Shwe (9 January 2019). "မြန်မာ့လက်ဝှေ့ကျော် ချန်ပီယံဟောင်း စောငမန်း ကစားသမားဘ၀မှ အနားယူ". 7 Day Daily. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- "ချန်ပီယံဟောင်း စောငမန်း လက်ဝှေ့လောကမှ အနားယူဖွယ်ရှိ". MRTV. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Lone Chaw |
Golden Belt – Openweight Lethwei World Champion February 28, 2009 – September 21, 2014 |
Succeeded by Tun Tun Min |
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