Lone Chaw | |
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Born | (1976-10-30)October 30, 1976 (age 48) Ayeyarwady,Burma |
Native name | Maung Naing Lin |
Other names | လုံးချော |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Team | Thut Ti Lethwei Gym, KLN |
Trainer | Saw Ayeyar U Daung Nyo Win Zin Oo |
Years active | 1995–2012 |
Other information | |
Spouse | Ma Zin Zin Mya |
Lone Chaw (Burmese:လုံးချော) is a retiredBurmeseLethwei fighter and formerOpenweight Lethwei World Champion.[1][2][3]
Lone Chaw is ofKaren descent. He was born in a humble village in theAyeyarwady division in Myanmar. He dropped out of school in the ninth grade and started working at the family farm full-time. In 1995, he started training Lethwei and became determined to be a successful professional fighter when he learned his hometown did not boast a Myanmar Lethwei champion.[4] He moved to Yangon in 1999 to pursue that goal. His first fight was at a traditional festival.[5]
In 2012, he joined Thut Ti Lethwei Gym as head trainer and teacher under camp owner Win Zin Oo.[3][6][7] In 2012, at 36 years old, Lone Chaw retired from fighting and started coaching.[8][9][10] Lone Chaw eventually left Thut Ti to form his own camp with the help of his father.
Lone Chaw made a name for himself by fighting local and international competition.[11] Notably, he was one of the first Lethwei fighter to go fight in Japan.[12]
In 1999, Lone Chaw won the Myanmar Interstate Division Title and the Golden Belt Championship in 2006 and 2007. His most notorious fight was against the legendary Shwe War Tun in 2006, whom he had admired before he became a professional fighter. In an interview, Lone Chaw said "Shwe War Tun is an idol for me because of his fighting capability. I really respect him." 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 face Lone Chaw who was number one contender for the vacant openweight title. Traditionally theLethwei Golden Belt is passed on by incapacitating the champion by KO, TKO or forfeit, but if the title is vacant it is mandatory to determine a winner.[8] After 5 rounds, as it is mandatory to crown a new champion, Lone Chaw was declared winner and became the newOpenweight Champion.[4]
On April 26, 2008, the fight against Win Tun ended in a bloody draw. The result was a big blow to Lone Chaw's reputation, as the 63 kg challenger Win Tun controlled most of the fight.[13]
On July 27, 2008, Lone Chaw who was coming from 10 consecutive draws, defeated Lethwei rising star Wunna by TKO in Yangon. Wunna was dropped by a fury of punches and wasn't able to answer the count.[14]
On March 1, 2009, Lone Chaw lost theOpenweight World title toSaw Nga Man inYangon,Myanmar. Lone Chaw violated theMTLF traditional code of conduct and regulations in when he landed a heavy flying kick when on Saw Nga Man when he was in the corner of the ring with his back turned. The violation caused chaos and fans were calling for Lone Chaw's eviction from the ring. The organisers were forced to turn the lights out on the angry crowd. The three judges reminded Lone Chaw to abide by the traditional boxing rules. The electricity was restored within a few minutes but the crowd had turned on the champion Lone Chaw and was now cheering for Saw Nga Man on for the remainder of the bout. The chief judge U Dang Ni said he had taken Lone Chaw's conduct into account to crown the new champion"The win was deserved for Saw Nga Man because he was superior to Lone Chaw, both in technique and in adhering to the rules and regulations." he said. Lone Chaw expressed that he never set out to deliberately break the code of conduct. He stated that the violation was made out of frustration since Saw Nga Man had been elusive and did not allow him to land his trademark flying knee or his straight right punches.[15]
On 4 May, 2009, as reported byMMA Mania, Lone Chaw facedShwe Sai in Yangon and the fight ended as a draw after a spectacular knockout from Shwe Saw, however Lone Chaw used hisspecial time-out and finished the fight aggressively and almost knocked out Shwe Sai at the end of the bout.[16]
43 fights, 13 wins (11 (KO/TKO's), 7 losses, 24 draws | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2014-08-17 | Draw | ![]() | National Championship Challenge event | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-01-04 | Draw | ![]() | Mandalay Rumbling Challenge | Taungoo,Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2012-09-15 | Draw | ![]() | Mandalay Rumbling International Challenge | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2012-03-27 | Draw | ![]() | Lethwei Challenge Fights & Fundraiser | Pyay Township,Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2011-11-05 | Draw | ![]() | Myanmar vs. Australia Challenge Fights | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2011-05-17 | Loss | ![]() | Challenge Fights | Mudon Township,Myanmar | KO | 4 | ||
2010-12-26 | Loss | ![]() | Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Semi-final | Yangon,Myanmar | KO | 4 | 0:32 | |
2010-08-02 | Loss | ![]() | Myingyan Challenge Fights | Mandalay,Myanmar | KO | |||
2009-12-14 | Loss | ![]() | Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Semi-final | Yangon,Myanmar | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
2009-10-25 | Draw | ![]() | Myanmar vs. Thailand Challenge Fights | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2009-09-20 | Loss | ![]() | 2009 Golden Belt Championship Final | Yangon,Myanmar | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
2009-05-03 | Draw | ![]() | Myanmar vs. Japan Goodwill Letwhay Competition | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2009-04-05 | Draw | ![]() | Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Final | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:000 | |
2009-03-01 | Loss | ![]() | Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Championship Semi-final | Yangon,Myanmar | DQ | 5 | 3:00 | |
LostOpenweight Lethwei Golden Belt - Lone Chaw violated theMTLF traditional code of conduct.[15] | ||||||||
2008-11-30 | Draw | ![]() | Lethwei Challenge Fights | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2008-11-09 | Win | ![]() | Myanmar-Thai International Letwhay Challenge Fight | Yangon, Myanmar | KO | 3 | 2:44 | |
2008-09-28 | Draw | ![]() | Calsome Challenge Fight-1 | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2008-08-10 | Win | ![]() | Lethwei Challenge Fights | Yangon, Myanmar | KO | 5 | 2:36 | |
2008-07-27 | Win | ![]() | Thuwunna Indoor Stadium | Yangon, Myanmar | KO | 2 | 1:44 | |
2008-04-26 | Draw | ![]() | Kandawgyi Park | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2008-03-09 | Draw | ![]() | National Championship Challenge event (Shwe Sai) | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2008-02-22 | Draw | ![]() | Kandawgyi Park | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2008-02-12 | Draw | ![]() | Challenge Fights | Mandalay, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2008-02-02 | Draw | ![]() | Challenge Fights | Mawlamyine,Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2008-01-27 | Draw | ![]() | Sittwe Challenge Fights | Sittwe,Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2007-12-23 | Draw | ![]() | Lethwei Challenge Fights | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2007-11-23 | Draw | ![]() | Kandawgyi Park | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2007-10-23 | Draw | ![]() | Kandawgyi Park | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2007-09-09 | Win | ![]() | Golden Belt Championship | Yangon, Myanmar | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
2007-08-19 | Win | ![]() | Myanmar vs. Japan Challenge Fights | Differ AriakeTokyo, Japan | KO | 3 | 1:34 | |
2007-05-12 | Draw | ![]() | Kandawgyi Park | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2007-04-07 | Win | ![]() | Kandawgyi Park Challenge Fights | Yangon, Myanmar | KO | 2 | 2:30 | |
2007-02 | Draw | ![]() | Lethwei Challenge Fights | Tachileik,Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2007-01-07 | Win | ![]() | Kandawgyi Park | Yangon, Myanmar | KO | 2 | 1:55 | |
2006-05-21 | Win | ![]() | Golden Belt Championship | Yangon, Myanmar | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
Wins vacantOpenweight Lethwei Golden Belt | ||||||||
2006-03-17 | Win | ![]() | Kushima's Fight 12 | Shinjuku FACETokyo, Japan | KO | 3 | 2:10 | |
2006-01-26 | Win | ![]() | Myeik city Lethwei Challenge Fights | Myeik, Myanmar | Draw | 3 | ||
2005-10-16 | Draw | ![]() | 2nd City F.M Aung Lan Tournament, Myanmar Convention Center | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2005-09-11 | Win | ![]() | Kushima's Fight 10 | Nagasaki Peace Kaikan HallNagasaki, Japan | KO | 1 | 1:25 | |
2005-08-07 | Draw | ![]() | 23rd Southeast Asian Games placements and Challenge Fights | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2005-04-03 | Draw | ![]() | City F.M Aung Lan Tournament, Myanmar Convention Center | Yangon, Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
2004-06-05 | Loss | ![]() | Myeik city Lethwei Challenge Fights[17] | Myeik, Myanmar | KO | 3 | 2:50 | |
2004-02-29 | Win | ![]() | First class Challenge Fights at Thuwunna Gymnasium | Yangon, Myanmar | KO | |||
2003-05-18 | Draw | ![]() | Challenge Fights, Meiktila District Sports Hall | Meiktila,Myanmar | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Openweight Lethwei World Champion May 21, 2006 – February 28, 2009 Wins vacant title | Succeeded by |