Eh Phoutong
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Eh Phoutong (born 1975) is a Khmer
/Chinese
Cambodia
n professional kickboxer and former reality TV host. Born in Mondol Seima district
, Koh Kong
province, Cambodia
, Eh Phoutong currently lives in Phnom Penh
. He has a father name Yem Lim and a mother named At Uth. He also has a brother and a sister.
Eh Phoutong began learning traditional Khmer kickboxing at age twelve with Mr. Yuth Phouthong in the 1980s, who then held the position of Prey Veng provincial governor and now, Koh Kong Province
governor. Eh Phoutong had his first Khmer traditional kickboxing contest at the age of 17. He initially began fighting at the 48 kg weight class and then moved to the 63 kg weight class. His current weight is around 82 kg. Growing up he did not have access to education because he was either working jobs to support his family or training in his passion of Khmer kickboxing. He has also trained with Chhit Sarim at the Ministry of Defense Boxing Club. Eh Phoutong now owns his own gym and boxing club, E Phouthorng Tonle Bassac Club. Among his boxers is his younger brother, Auth Phoutong.
In recent years, Ei Phouthang has explored media opportunities outside the ring. He has starred in two Khmer-language action films and was the co-host of CTN's highly-rated reality show, Kun Khmer Champion. Finalist, Ai Kosal, is a boxer from 7NG, Ei Phouthang Boxing Club.
He is also capable of speaking Thai as well as Khmer http://www.ironlife.com/mag/issue11/pho.shtml. He reached the semifinal in the first S1 championship in Thailand
defeating X Rafi from Spain
and losing to the eventual tournament champion Suriya Ploenchit
. He has expressed an interest in wanting to fight John Wayne Parr
. He recently won a bronze medal in western boxing at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
in Laos.
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|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|00 Wins (07 (T)KO's, 00 decisions), 00 Losses
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
|-
|-
| 2010
| Win
|
Jose Pitu Sans
| TV3 Kickboxing, Phnom Penh
, Cambodia
| TKO (Towel Thrown In)
| 1
|
|-
| 2008
| Loss
|
Adam Kayoom
| Bayon TV Kickboxing, Cambodia
| Decision
| 5
|3:00
|-
| 2008
| Win
|
Tony Angelov
| CTN Kickboxing: Cambodia Vs. New Zealand, Cambodia
| TKO (Referee Stoppage)
| 2
|0:35
|-
| 2007-04-29
| Win
|
Yoochy
| TV5 Kickboxing, Phnom Penh
, Cambodia
| TKO (Injured Arm)
| 3
| 2:25
|
|-
| 2007-01-21
| Win
| Jose Pitu Sans
| TV5 Kickboxing, Phnom Penh
, Cambodia
| TKO (Injured Arm)
| 2
| 0:38
|-
| 2007
| Win
|
Shaun Lomas
| CTN Kickboxing Phnom Penh
, Cambodia
| TKO (Injured Arm)
| 4
| 1:06
|-
| 2007
| Win
| Mike Justice
| CTN Kickboxing, Cambodia
| Decision
| 5
|
|-
| 2006-08-21
| style="background: #c5d2ea" |NC
|
Timor Daal
| TV5 Kickboxing, Cambodia
| No contest (Riot)
|
|
|-
| 2003
| Win
| Perikli Maniatis
| TV5 Kickboxing Cambodia
| KO (Right Hook)
| 1
| 1:30
|-
| 2003
| Win
| Brett Franklin
| TV5 Kickboxing Cambodia
| KO (Right Roundhouse Kick)
| 2
|
|-
| 2003
| Loss
|
Suriya Prasathinpimai
| S1 World Championship, Thailand
| Decision
| 3
|
|-
| 2003
| Win
| Rafi Zouheir
| S1 World Championship, Thailand
| Decision
| 3
|
|-
| 2003
| Win
|
Faisal Zakariya
| Cambodian International Championship Belt, Cambodia
| Decision
| 5
|
|-
| 2002
| Loss
| Faisal Zakariya
| Cambodian International Championship Belt, Cambodia
| Decision
| 5
|
|-
| 2002
| Win
|
Antea Atomea
| TV5 Kickboxing, Cambodia
| TKO
| 1
|0:58
|-
| 2001
| style="background: #c5d2ea" |Draw
| Faisal Zakariya
| Cambodian Kickboxing Show, Cambodia
| Draw
| 5
|-
Khmer people
Khmer people are the predominant ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of the 14.8 million people in the country. They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Mon–Khmer language family found throughout Southeast Asia...
/Chinese
Chinese Cambodian
Chinese Cambodians are Cambodian citizens of Chinese descent. "Khmer-Chen", is used for peoples of either mixed Cambodian & Chinese descent or people of whom are Cambodian born citizens with Chinese ancestry;...
Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
n professional kickboxer and former reality TV host. Born in Mondol Seima district
Mondol Seima District
Mondol Seima District is a district of Koh Kong Province, in south-western Cambodia. The Kah Bpow River flows through it.-Note:...
, Koh Kong
Koh Kong Province
Koh Kong is a province of Cambodia. The name means "Kŏng Island Province". Its capital is Koh Kong.-Geography:The most south-western province of Cambodia, Koh Kong has a long undeveloped coastline and a mountainous, forested and largely inaccessible interior which embraces part of the Cardamom...
province, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, Eh Phoutong currently lives in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
. He has a father name Yem Lim and a mother named At Uth. He also has a brother and a sister.
Eh Phoutong began learning traditional Khmer kickboxing at age twelve with Mr. Yuth Phouthong in the 1980s, who then held the position of Prey Veng provincial governor and now, Koh Kong Province
Koh Kong Province
Koh Kong is a province of Cambodia. The name means "Kŏng Island Province". Its capital is Koh Kong.-Geography:The most south-western province of Cambodia, Koh Kong has a long undeveloped coastline and a mountainous, forested and largely inaccessible interior which embraces part of the Cardamom...
governor. Eh Phoutong had his first Khmer traditional kickboxing contest at the age of 17. He initially began fighting at the 48 kg weight class and then moved to the 63 kg weight class. His current weight is around 82 kg. Growing up he did not have access to education because he was either working jobs to support his family or training in his passion of Khmer kickboxing. He has also trained with Chhit Sarim at the Ministry of Defense Boxing Club. Eh Phoutong now owns his own gym and boxing club, E Phouthorng Tonle Bassac Club. Among his boxers is his younger brother, Auth Phoutong.
In recent years, Ei Phouthang has explored media opportunities outside the ring. He has starred in two Khmer-language action films and was the co-host of CTN's highly-rated reality show, Kun Khmer Champion. Finalist, Ai Kosal, is a boxer from 7NG, Ei Phouthang Boxing Club.
He is also capable of speaking Thai as well as Khmer http://www.ironlife.com/mag/issue11/pho.shtml. He reached the semifinal in the first S1 championship in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
defeating X Rafi from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and losing to the eventual tournament champion Suriya Ploenchit
Suriya Prasathinphimai
Suriya Prasathinphimai is a Thai boxer who competed in the Middleweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in second place in the 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Karachi, Pakistan...
. He has expressed an interest in wanting to fight John Wayne Parr
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....
. He recently won a bronze medal in western boxing at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
2009 Southeast Asian Games
The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games...
in Laos.
Kickboxing Record
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|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|00 Wins (07 (T)KO's, 00 decisions), 00 Losses
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
|-
|-
| 2010
| Win
|
Jose Pitu Sans| TV3 Kickboxing, Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| TKO (Towel Thrown In)
| 1
|
|-
| 2008
| Loss
|
Adam KayoomAdam Kayoom
Adam Kayoom is a Malaysian Muay Thai fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist.-History:...
| Bayon TV Kickboxing, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| Decision
| 5
|3:00
|-
| 2008
| Win
|
Tony Angelov| CTN Kickboxing: Cambodia Vs. New Zealand, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| TKO (Referee Stoppage)
| 2
|0:35
|-
| 2007-04-29
| Win
|
Yoochy| TV5 Kickboxing, Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| TKO (Injured Arm)
| 3
| 2:25
|
|-
| 2007-01-21
| Win
|
Jose Pitu Sans| TV5 Kickboxing, Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| TKO (Injured Arm)
| 2
| 0:38
|-
| 2007
| Win
|
Shaun Lomas| CTN Kickboxing Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| TKO (Injured Arm)
| 4
| 1:06
|-
| 2007
| Win
|
Mike Justice| CTN Kickboxing, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| Decision
| 5
|
|-
| 2006-08-21
| style="background: #c5d2ea" |NC
|
Timor Daal| TV5 Kickboxing, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| No contest (Riot)
|
|
|-
| 2003
| Win
|
Perikli Maniatis| TV5 Kickboxing Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| KO (Right Hook)
| 1
| 1:30
|-
| 2003
| Win
|
Brett Franklin| TV5 Kickboxing Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| KO (Right Roundhouse Kick)
| 2
|
|-
| 2003
| Loss
|
Suriya Prasathinpimai| S1 World Championship, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
| Decision
| 3
|
|-
| 2003
| Win
|
Rafi Zouheir| S1 World Championship, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
| Decision
| 3
|
|-
| 2003
| Win
|
Faisal Zakariya| Cambodian International Championship Belt, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| Decision
| 5
|
|-
| 2002
| Loss
|
Faisal Zakariya| Cambodian International Championship Belt, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| Decision
| 5
|
|-
| 2002
| Win
|
Antea Atomea| TV5 Kickboxing, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| TKO
| 1
|0:58
|-
| 2001
| style="background: #c5d2ea" |Draw
|
Faisal Zakariya| Cambodian Kickboxing Show, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
| Draw
| 5
|-
See also
- List of male kickboxers
- Bun Sothea
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- Kbach Kun Boran Khmer
- BokatorBokatorBokator, or more formally, Labokkatao is a Cambodian martial art that includes close hand-to-hand combat, ground techniques and weapons. Possibly the oldest existing fighting system in Cambodia, oral tradition indicates that bokator or an early form thereof was the close quarter combat system used...
- Muay thaiMuay ThaiMuay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...