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Top 10 Interesting Facts About

Tun Tun Min

Tun Tun Min is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt at age 21, and likes fighting foreign challengers from outside Myanmar.

1. Tun Started His Career At An Early Age

Tun Tun Min was born in a remote village in Mon state and is an ethnic Mon and Muslim. The Mon are an ethnic group related to the Khmer people of Cambodia. He is the second eldest son of Lethwei fighter U Tun Tun Zaw and Daw Aye Win.

 He was inspired by his grandfather and father, both well-known former boxers in the Mon state. At the age of 6, he started training with sandbags and rudimentary equipment that his father had bought him.  He won his first fight at the age of 9, at the local elementary school. This was against a rival classmate he didn’t get along with.

He dropped out of school in 6th grade to focus exclusively on his boxing career in order to support his family. For a short period of time, from 2007 until 2009, he also worked at a pineapple plantation in Thailand to earn more income.

2. His Aggressive Style Of Fighting Made Him A Rising Star

Under the guidance of his new teachers, Tun Tun Min started his professional career fighting for prize money in Lethwei fights in religious festivals. his aggressive style of fighting made him a rising star, thereby, more opportunities came around.

He faced another rising star in Too Too to a draw. Three days after, Tun Tun Min was offered a fight for 6 Lakh or 600 000 Burmese kyats against Soe Lin Oo, a 2010 Golden Belt champion and already an established name at the time. At the time, Tun Tun Min described Soe Lin Oo as the toughest opponent he had ever faced. From that moment on his career would see many more celebrated victories

3. Min Is The Youngest Fighter in History To Win Lethwei Golden Belt

At the age of 21, Tun Tun Min became the youngest fighter in history to win a Lethwei Golden Belt This was on September 21, 2014, when he defeated Saw Nga Man, a friend with whom he trained together for the SEA Games and someone he has looked up to for the majority of his professional career. His opponent.

 At that time 33-year-old Saw Nga Man, nicknamed Saw Shark, had been a dominant openweight champion for five years. People started to question his durability while continually facing up-and-coming younger fighters. These doubts were answered on that fateful evening when Myanmar crowned its latest champion

4. He Was A Victim Of Discrimination

Over the course of his career, Tun Tun Min has been a victim of discrimination because of his Muslim background. Fans have often shouted racist remarks during his fights. They have also voiced their discriminating opinions in interviews

In 2017 a calendar listing current and former champions in various categories, omitted Tun Tun Min’s name, title and likeness in the champions category. This prompted media to accuse the Myanmar Traditional Boxing Federation, who had commissioned the calendar of discrimination. He admitted to considering leaving the sport, but the fact that he might be able to win his open-weight title back changed his mind.

5. He Has Also Lost Fights

In one of the fights on December 7, 2014, Tun Tun was fighting Cyrus Washington who was champion at that time. This was an event where winners in each weight class receive a belt and a triangular champions flag. Surprisingly, Cyrus knocked out Tun Tun Min in round three in spectacular fashion. Even after using his time-out, Tun Tun Min could no longer continue. Since the bout was considered an exhibition match, the open-weight title was not at stake, nor would it be during any of their fights.

The rematch took place 4 months later on April 11 2015 at Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium in Yangon. Cyrus was once again able to knock out Tun Tun Min with a spinning technique. 6.

On December 20, 2015, Tun Tun Min faced Cyrus Washington at the second Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship, for their third and final fight The fight ended quickly and Tun Tun Min struck Cyrus on the eye socket. After taking his timeout Cyrus made clear that he did not want to continue, and the match was stopped declaring Tun Tun Min the victor after just 71 seconds. 7.

6. He Made Money From Fighting

 In 2017, Tun Tun Min signed a multi-million-shilling fight contract with World Lethwei Championship. For his promotional debut WLC 1: The Great Beginning, he faced British Muaythai champion Nicholas Carter. Tun Tun Min put an end to the fight in round 1 by reaching maximum knockdowns and did not use his kicks. He would eventually miss out on his remaining fights because of his injury

7. Injury Forced Him Out Of Fighting

On December 11, 2016, Tun Tun Min sustained an injury to his knee in the fight with Dave Leduc. Instead of opting for surgery immediately, he fought in WLC 1. After the fight, he took three months off to rest. At that time, he felt depressed and was not sure if he would be able to fight again because of the injury.

 Finally, on April 7, 2017, after some encouraging words from his father he traveled to Thailand, to get surgery on his right meniscus and the ligament. He was operated on at Phyathai Nawamin International Hospital in Bangkok. After successful surgery, Tun Tun Min stayed for a brief recuperation until flying back home on April 18. Rehabilitation was estimated to take 8 months.

8. A Fitness Center Carries His Name

In November 2017, Tun Tun Min announced his return to fighting. An announcement was made that he would be fighting Thiago Goularte from Brazil on January 14. However, the fight was canceled since his knee was still bothering him.] In the meantime, Tun Tun Min started coaching and training at Fit & Fight Fitness & Lethwei, a newly opened facility in Yangon that partly carries his name.

9. He Is Fun Of Football And Music

 Tun Tun Min loves Sepak takraw, volleyball, and amateur football when he is time off. When he was young he was selected to play for the Kyaikmaraw Township Football Team. When he is not playing sports he likes listening to music and watching films.

10. He Is Worth Approximately $1.5 Million

Tun Tun Min is listed as one of the richest and most popular Kickboxers. According to Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tun Tun Min’s net worth is approximately $1.5 Million.