Shwe Sai (Burmese: ရွှေဆိုင်း), is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion.[2]
| Shwe Sai | |
|---|---|
| Born | Karen State, Myanmar |
| Other names | ရွှေဆိုင်း |
| Nationality |  Burmese |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Children | Sai Maung Maung (son)[1] |
Personal life edit
Shwe Sai is born in the Karen state and has a son named Sai Maung Maung, who also competes in Lethwei and who is signed to the World Lethwei Championship.[2]
Lethwei career edit
On 10 and 11 July 2004, Shwe Sai and teammates Aye Bo Sein, Naing Wan Lay and Win Tun competed in a Lethwei tournament at Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.[3] The Burmese fighters were matched against four Japanese fighters: Tamura, Yoshitaro Niimi, Takaharu Yamamoto and Seiji Wakasugi.[4][5]
During his reign, Shwe Sai faced Zaw Win Tun, 1996 Golden Belt Champion, with Shwe Sai having the upper hand having won one fight while the other was a draw.[6] On 2 August 2019, Shwe Sai's son Sai Maung Maung, was supposed to continue the rivalry and face the son of his past rival Saw Win Tun at WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs, but the fight was cancelled due to medical reason.[1]
In 2006, Shwe Sai was stripped of the Openweight Lethwei World title due to inability to defend the title. Former Openweight champion Shwe War Tun was selected to faced number one contender Lone Chaw. Both men fought for the now vacant title to crown a new champion and Lone Chaw was victorious becoming the new Openweight Champion.[7] On 4 May, 2009, as reposted by MMA Mania, Shwe Sai and Lone Chaw eventually faced each other in Yangon. Shwe Sai knocked down Lone Chaw in a spectacular manner.[8]
Championships and accomplishments edit
Championships edit
Lethwei record edit
| 0 fights, 0 wins (0 (KO/TKO's), 0 losses, 0 draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-25 | Draw | Saw Nga Man |
Myanmar vs. Thailand Challenge Fights, Myaing Gyi Ngu | Hpa-an, Myanmar | Draw | 2 | 3:00 | |
| 2011 | Draw | Phoe Kay |
Challenge Fight [9] | Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-01-10 | Draw |  Yan Gyi Aung |
Win Sein Taw Ya 2010 [10] | Mudon Township, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-04-05 | Draw | Lone Chaw |
Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Final | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 0:18 | |
| 2009-02-28 | Loss | Yan Gyi Aung |
Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Semi-final | Yangon, Myanmar | Decision | 5 | ||
| 2008-04-27 | Draw | Yan Gyi Aung |
Challenge Fights, Aung San National Indoor Stadium | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Stipped from Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt in 2006 due to inability to defend | ||||||||
| 2005-10-16 | Draw | Lone Chaw |
2nd City F.M Aung Lan Tournament, M.C.C. | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-07-11 | Draw |  Yoshitaro Niimi |
Myanmar vs. Japan Challenge Fights | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2004-06-13 | Win | Wan Chai |
Challenge Fights, Thuwunna Gymnasium | Yangon, Myanmar | TKO | 3 | 2:52 | |
| 2004 | Win | Shan Lay Thway |
Challenge Fight 2004 | Yangon, Myanmar | KO | |||
| Wins Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt | ||||||||
| 1999-08-01 | Draw | Ali |
Ba Htoo football field | Mandalay, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt | ||||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Mark Schroeder. "Reviewing the 64th Karen State Day Lethwei Event". The Fight Site. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b "SONS OF LETHWEI LEGENDS TO MEET IN THE RING AT WLC: KING OF NINE". Asia Persuasian MMA. 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Akitoshi Tamura (Japan) and Aye Bo Sein (Myanmar) in action in 67 kg division" (PDF). New Light of Myanmar. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "မြန်မာ-ဂျပန် မြန်မာ့ရိုးရာလက်ဝှေ့ပြိုင်ပွဲအကြို ရှင်းလင်းပွဲကျင်းပ" (PDF). The Mirror Daily. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "နိုငံတကာမြန်မာ့ရိုးရာလက်ဝှေ့စိန်ခေါ်ပွဲကျင်းပ၊ နိုင်းဝမ်းလေးက ယာမာမိုတိုကို အလဲထိုးဖြင့်နိုင်" (PDF). The Mirror Daily. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Gerald Ng (23 June 2019). "WLC KING OF NINE LIMBS: FIGHTING FAMILIES". Fightmag. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021.
- ^ Leena Salim (1 April 2015). "Lone Chaw - A Gentle Legend, A Lethwei Fighter". Myanmore Magazine.
- ^ Andrew Richardson (18 December 2019). "Midnight Mania! Justin Gaethje pays off student lunch debt for two schools in Denver". MMA Mania.
- ^ YouTube. YouTube.[dead link]
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Myanmar Lethwei kickboxing, "Yan G. Aung vs. Shwe Sai. YouTube.