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Thoeun Theara

Cambodian Kun Khmer fighter

Thoeun Theara ធឿន ធារ៉ា
Born	(1996-05-05) May 5, 1996 (age 28) Prey Veng province, Cambodia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Style	Kun Khmer Martial Arts
Team	Koh Kong Provincial Martial Arts Association
Trainer	Eh Phouthong[1]
Years active	2017–present
Kickboxing record
Total	137
Wins	104
By knockout	63
Losses	27
Draws	06

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Thoeun Theara (Khmer: ធឿន ធារ៉ា), (born May 5, 1996) is a Cambodian Kun Khmer fighter and kickboxer. In 2022, he rose to fame after becoming the first Cambodian boxer to win a title at a Thai Fight event when he won the Thai Fight Kard Chuek 72.5 kg King's Cup Championship by knocking out Thai star Saiyok PumpanmuanginThailand.^[2] After defeating Saiyok Pumpanmuang and Beckham Banchamek, the World Muaythai Organization (WMO) ranked Theara #1 in the world Muaythai middleweight rankings (72.5 kg) category.^[3][4] Theara is considered one of the most successful fighters in Kun Khmer.^[5]

Early life[edit]

Thoeun Theara was born in the Prey Veng province in Cambodia. He spent years working as a labourer in Thailand with his parents. In 2013, when Theara was 15, after a visit to his hometown in Prey Veng with his parents, the family moved back to Cambodia and worked "for a brick making business nearby Phnom Penh.^[4]

Career[edit]

In 2018, Theara was selected for the Kun Khmer National Team.^[6]

On July 16, 2023, for his return to the ring after breaking his right arm on April 2023, Theara defeated Romanian Alex Bublea, at the 72 kg weight class to win the Techo Santepheap Kun Khmer World Championship belt. 500,000 viewers watched the live stream of the event on social media.^[7]

On January 1, 2023, after he defeated two top ranked Muaythai fighters in Saiyok Pumpanmuang and Beckham Banchamek, the World Muaythai Organization (WMO) recognized Kun Khmer and put Theara in first place in the world ranking 72.5 kg weight category, becoming the first Kun Khmer athlete to be recognized by the World Muaythai Organization (WMO).^[3][4]

On November 5, 2023, Theara faced Brazilian Daniel Torres and won by KO.^[8][9]

In November 23, 2023, Theara competed and won the 72kg Kun Khmer 8 MEN Tournament IPCC Kun Khmer World Champion inPhnom Penh and got a pickup car from Ganzberg.^[9][10]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

• Forbes 30 under 30 Asia - Sports & Entertainment 2024^[11]

Kun Khmer

• Techno Santepheap Kun Khmer World Champion 72 kg Championship belt
• Krud Kun Khmer 72 kg Championship belt
• IPCC International 72 kg World Championship^[12]
• IPCC Kun Khmer World Champion (Kun Khmer 8 Men Tournament)

Muaythai

• Thai Fight Kard Chuek 72.5 kg King's Cup Championship

Kun Khmer record[edit]

Professional Kun Khmer record

Total fights 137, 104 wins (63 (T)KOs), 27 losses, 6 draws[13]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
15/05/2024	Win	Ji Long Theng	Town Boxing[14]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	1	00:05
13/04/2024	Win	Podgornov Andrei	Town Boxing[15]	Kampong Cham, Cambodia	KO	1	00:30
14/03/2024	Win	Pavel Grishanovich	Town Boxing[16]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	3
14/03/2024	Win	Kim Hyunjun	Town Boxing[17]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	1	1:30
19/01/2024	Win	Jiao Zhou Kungfu	Ganzberg Kun Khmer-Kungfu[18]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	1	2:50
31/12/2023	Win	Sofian	Champion Kun Khmer [19]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	TKO	3	1:00
14/12/2023	Draw	Hassan Vahdani	Bayon TV Boxing[20]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	3
05/11/2023	Win	Daniel Torres	Wurkz Kun Khmer Warriors[21]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	2	1:42
20/10/2023	Win	Aboofazei Goodarzi	Kubota Kun Khmer Champion[22]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	2	1:10
10/09/2023	Win	Nikita Gerasisimovich	Kun Khmer Grand Champion[23]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	TKO	2	0:25
16/07/2023	Win	Alex Bublea	Techo Santepheap Kun Khmer World Champion[24]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	TKO	1	0:50
23/04/2023	Loss	Kongjak Por Paoin	Bayon TV [25]	Phnom Pehn, Cambodia	TKO (Broken Arm)	4	2:30
08/04/2023	Win	Kangmuang Chhang	Wurkz World Kun Khmer Fight[26]	Kampot, Cambodia	Decision	3	03:00
18/03/2023	Win	Sammy Banchamek	Krud Kun Khmer Fight[27]	Cambodia	Decision	5
26/02/2023	Win	Oussama Elkouche	Bayon TV Boxing [28]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	2	00:52
18/02/2023	Win	Chhoeung Lvai	Krud Championship Match [29]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	1	00:50
18/02/2023	Win	Petchmai	Krud Championship Semi-Final[30]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	1	00:07
11/02/2023	Win	Thiago Teixeira	IPCC World Champion Kun Khmer[31]	Svay Rieng, Cambodia	KO	4	00:06
29/01/2023	Draw	Sammy Banchamek	Krud Kun Khmer[32]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5
14/01/2023	Win	Kongthailand Kiatnavy	PNN Sports [33]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	TKO	5
31/12/2022	Win	Beckham Banchamek	Wurkz Kun Khmer[34]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	3	3:00
20/10/2022	Win	Petchmai	International friendly match TUK Fighter[35]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	3
04/09/2022	Win	Detrit Sathian	PNN Boxing[36]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	TKO	3
25/07/2022	Win	Payak Samui	Kun Khmer Allstar [37]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	3	3:00
02/07/2022	Win	Fahpayak Suekblack	Town Boxing [38]	Prey Veng, Cambodia	TKO	2	2:00
25/06/2022	Draw	Satanfah Rachanon	IPCC Kun Khmer	Svay Rieng, Cambodia	Decision	3
15/05/2022	Loss	Ricardo Bravo	Titans Neos 30	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Left Punch to The Body)	2	2:32
25/03/2022	Win	Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai	Kun Khmer All Star 3[39]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	1	0:50
02/10/2021	Loss	Prom Samnang	CNC Boxing[40]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5	3:00
31/07/2021	Loss	Lao Chantrea	CNC Boxing[41]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	2	0:18
14/01/2021	Win	Chhoeung Lvai	Madrid Kun Khmer[42]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5
14/12/2020	Win	Thunsaphun	International friendly match CTN Boxing[43]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	KO	3	01:04
28/11/2020	Win	Em Lengly	Bayon TV Boxing[44]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5
26/09/2020	Win	Long Sovandoeun	CNC Boxing[45]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5
28/06/2020	Draw	Roeung Sophorn	CNC Boxing[46]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5
14/06/2020	Loss	Lao Chantrea	CNC Boxing[47]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5
30/05/2020	Draw	Roeung Sophorn	CNC Boxing[48]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5
23/05/2020	Win	Long Sovandoeun	CNC Boxing[49]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	5
27/01/2018	Win	Julien	CNC Boxing[50]	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Decision	3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Muay Thai record[edit]

Professional Muaythai record

15 wins, 5 loss, 3 draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
24/12/2022	Win	Saiyok Pumpanmuang	Thai Fight Champion - King Rama X[51]	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	1	2:42
21/11/2022	Loss	Guanyu Ayothaya Fight Gym	MuayCh8	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	2	00:40
23/09/2022	Loss	Thananchai Sitsongpeenong	RWS: Rajadamnern World Series [52]	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3
14/4/2019	Win	Boonlong Puyfourman	Max Muay Thai Ultimate[53]	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	3	1:35
24/02/2019	Loss	Luke Bar	Max Muay Thai Ultimate[54]	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	3
06/05/2018	Loss	Kitti Sor.Jor.Danrayong	Max Muay Thai Ultimate[55]	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	2	00:10
27/03/2018	Win	Petchtongchai Sor Seubsak	Max Muay Thai Ultimate[56]	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	2	0:25
26/03/2018	Win	Numkabuan Kiatnavy	Max Muay Thai Ultimate[57]	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	2	0:38
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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