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Saw Nga Man

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In this Burmese name, the given name is Saw Nga Man. There is no family name.
Saw Nga Man
Born (1981-03-20) March 20, 1981 (age 43)
Karen state, Burma
Native nameစီၤငၢၤမါ
Other namesSaw Shark
Aung Myint Win
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
StanceOrthodox

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]

Personal life

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Saw Nga Man is an ethnic Karen.

Lethwei career

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On February 28, 2009, Saw Nga Man won the Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt from Lone Chaw in Yangon, Myanmar.[3]

In addition to Lethwei, he represented Myanmar in 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.

In 2017, Saw Nga Man signed an exclusive contract with World Lethwei Championship.[6] In 2018, Saw Nga Man fought at WLC 5: Knockout War against Micheal Badato and won by decision.[7]

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.[8][9]

Championships and accomplishments

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Lethwei record

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Professional Lethwei record
0 fights, 0 wins (0 (KO/TKO), 0 losses, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2019-11-25 Draw Myanmar Shwe Sai Myanmar vs. Thailand Challenge Fights, Myaing Gyi Ngu Hpa-an, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2019-01-08 Draw Thailand Parinya M.U.Den 26th Karen New Year Festival, Taung Ka Lay Hpa-an, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2018-12-19 Win Thailand Yodkunkrai Por.Wiriya DKBA 24th Anniversary Event, Son See Myaing Myawaddy Township, Myanmar KO 3
2018-06-02 Win Australia Louis Michael Badato WLC 5: Knockout War Naypyitaw, Myanmar Decision 5 3:00
2017-12-20 Win Thailand Yodkunkrai Por.Wiriya 26th Karen New Year Festival, Taung Ka Lay Hpa-an, Myanmar KO 4
2017-11-04 Win Australia Eddie Farrell WLC 3: Legendary Champions Yangon, Myanmar Decision 5 3:00
2017-04-18 Win Japan Teruhiko Kubo Lethwei in Japan 3: Grit Tokyo, Japan TKO 1
2017-03-23 Win Thailand Pravit Sakmuangtalang Yebyu township challenge fights Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar KO 4
2015-10-25 Draw Myanmar Saw Gaw Mu Do Myanmar Ultimate Fight Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2015-08-30 Draw Myanmar Tha Pyay Nyo All Stars Big Fights Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2015-07-11 Draw Myanmar Saw Gaw Mu Do Sagaing city challenge fights Sagaing, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2014-09-21 Loss Myanmar Tun Tun Min Who is Number One? Yangon, Myanmar TKO 4
Lost Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt
2014-08-17 Draw Myanmar Too Too Mandalay Rumbling Champion Challenge Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2014-04-01 Loss Thailand Petchtae Jaipetchkorsang International Challenge Fights Mon State, Myanmar TKO 2
2013-10-08 Draw Thailand Pravit Aor.Piriyapinyo Mandalay city challenge fights Mandalay, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2013-02-17 Draw Myanmar Tway Ma Shaung Burmese Championship Challenge Fight Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2012-01-08 Win Armenia Davit 4th Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Final Yangon, Myanmar Decision 5 3:00
2011-12-11 Win Thailand Kittiphon 4th Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Semi-Final Yangon, Myanmar KO 3 0:54
2011-11-04 Win Belgium Matthias Intl. Lethwei Challenge Fights Mandalay, Myanmar KO 3
2011-08-14 Draw Japan Naoki Samukawa Myanmar vs. Japan Goodwill Letwhay Competition Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2011-07-16 Draw Myanmar Phoe K Lethwei Challenge Fights Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2011-01-16 Win Myanmar Phoe K 3rd Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Final Yangon, Myanmar Decision 5 3:00
2010-12-19 Win Myanmar Mya Nan Taw 3rd Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Semi-Final Yangon, Myanmar Decision 5 3:00
2010-09-26 Draw United States Cyrus Washington International Lethwei Challenge Fights Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2010-01-24 Win Myanmar Shwe Sai 2nd Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Final Yangon, Myanmar Decision 5 3:00
2009-09-20 Win Myanmar Lone Chaw Golden Belt Championship 2009 Final Yangon, Myanmar Decision 5 3:00
2009-05-03 Win Japan Hiroaki Jinkawa Myanmar vs. Japan Goodwill Letwhay Competition Yangon, Myanmar KO 1
2009-04-05 Win Myanmar Yan Gyi Aung Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Final Yangon, Myanmar KO 2 2:58
2009-03-01 Win Myanmar Lone Chaw Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Semi-Final Yangon, Myanmar Decision 5 3:00
Wins Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt
2008-12-21 Draw Thailand Thanwalek Chaiminburi D.K.B.A 14th Anniversary Myaing Gyi Ngu, Hpa-an Township, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2008-09-28 Draw Myanmar Lone Chaw Calsome Challenge Fight-1 Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2008-11-08 Win Thailand Pichichai Myanmar-Thai International Letwhay Challenge Fight Yangon, Myanmar KO 4 2:11
Wins International challenge fight belt
2008-09-28 Draw Myanmar Lone Chaw Calsome Challenge Fight-1 Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2008-08-10 Win Myanmar Daung Nyo Lay Lethwei Challenge Fights Yangon, Myanmar KO 3 0:40
2008-01-27 Draw Myanmar Lone Chaw Sittwe Challenge Fights Sittwe, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2007-04-07 Loss Myanmar Lone Chaw Kandawgyi Park Challenge Fights Yangon, Myanmar KO 2 2:30
2007-02 Draw Myanmar Lone Chaw Lethwei Challenge Fights Tachileik, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2006-12 Loss Myanmar Lone Chaw Lethwei Challenge Fights Mon State, Myanmar KO 4
2005-12-18 Loss Thailand Korsuk Sitkriengkrai DKBA 11th Anniversary Event Myawaddy Township, Myanmar KO 4
2005-08-07 Draw Myanmar Lone Chaw 23rd Southeast Asian Games placements and Challenge Fights Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2005-05-11 Win Myanmar Eh Htee Kaw Lethwei Challenge Fights Myanmar TKO 5 43:00
2001-04-29 Win Myanmar Kyal Ta Pwint Challenge Fights, Ba Htoo Football field Mandalay, Myanmar KO 4 0:55
1998-04-01 Win Myanmar Sanay Thein 51st Mon National Day, Aung San Indoor Stadium Yangon, Myanmar KO 2
1997-07-08 Draw Myanmar Nga Man Phyu Challenge Fights, Ba Htoo Football field Mandalay, Myanmar Draw 7 3:00
1997-05-04 Win Myanmar Tun Tun Challenge Fights, Ba Htoo Football field (7R) Mandalay, Myanmar KO
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

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  1. ^ AFP (30 December 2015). "Foreigners drawn to Myanmar's bone crushing kickboxing". CTV News.
  2. ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (15 January 2016). "Lone Chaw's protégé". Myanmar Times.
  3. ^ Aung Sithu Hein (9 March 2009). "Saw Nga Man topples freeweight king Lone Chaw". Myanmar Times.
  4. ^ Nan Chaung Paw (14 November 2013). "Karen Boxers Represent Burma At SEA Games". Karen News. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (19 January 2016). "Bring on the world". Myanmar Times.
  6. ^ 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 Post.
  7. ^ Rick Olivares (August 18, 2020). "Putting the 'bad' in Fil-Aussie MMA fighter Michael Badato". The Philippine Star.
  8. ^ Bhut, Shwe (9 January 2019). "မြန်မာ့လက်ဝှေ့ကျော် ချန်ပီယံဟောင်း စောငမန်း ကစားသမားဘ၀မှ အနားယူ". 7 Day Daily. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  9. ^ "ချန်ပီယံဟောင်း စောငမန်း လက်ဝှေ့လောကမှ အနားယူဖွယ်ရှိ". MRTV. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Openweight Lethwei World Champion
February 28, 2009 – September 21, 2014 		Succeeded by
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