Saw Nga Man
Five years as Myanmar's openweight king
- Born
- March 20, 1981, Karen State, Myanmar
- Nationality
Myanmar- Height
- 172 cm (5′8″)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Style
- Elusive power fighter
- Weight
- Openweight
- Active
- c. 1997–2019
- Status
- Retired · age 45
The record
c. 190 fightsEstimated total reported when he retired in 2019 (Wikipedia); no complete win-loss record is published, and under traditional rules most unfinished bouts are draws.
The story
aw Nga Man, an ethnic Karen fighter known as Saw Shark, took the openweight Golden Belt from Lone Chaw in 2009 and held it for five years. In 2010 he survived a five-round draw with the American Cyrus Washington after an elbow swelled his eye, and in 2013 he kept the belt in a draw with Tway Ma Shaung, who gave away about 15 kg. He also won Muay Thai silver for Myanmar at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. In September 2014, aged 33, he lost the title to Tun Tun Min, a friend and former training partner. He fought on into his late thirties, stopping Teruhiko Kubo in Tokyo in 2017 and winning twice in the WLC, before retiring in 2019 with an estimated 190 fights. He now coaches at the Shwe Phuu Club.
- Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt (2009–2014, 15 defences)
- Golden Belt Championship (2009)
- SEA Games silver, Muay Thai (2013)
Defining fights
- 2009WINvs Lone Chaw (decision, won openweight Golden Belt)
- 2010DRAWvs Cyrus Washington (5 rounds)
- 2013DRAWvs Tway Ma Shaung (5 rounds, retained title)
- 2014LOSSvs Tun Tun Min (TKO 4, lost openweight Golden Belt)
- 2017WINvs Eddie Farrell (decision, WLC 3)
When an attacker hunts you, keep moving off the centre line and turn him at the ropes so his flying knees and straight rights hit air; a frustrated fighter gets careless.
c. 2014–2023
