| 2020 in WLC | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| First date | January 31, 2020 |
The year 2020 is the 4th year in the history of the World Lethwei Championship, a Lethwei promotion based in Myanmar.
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WLC 11: Battebones | January 31, 2020 | Thein Pyu Stadium |  Yangon, Myanmar | |
| - | WLC 12: Khmer Kingdom | April 3, 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1] |  Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 2 | WLC 12: Hideout Battle | August 28, 2020 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed location | |
| 3 | WLC 14: Lethwei Showcase | September 25, 2020 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed location |
| WLC 11: Battlebones | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
| Date | January 31, 2020 | |||
| Venue | Thein Pyu Stadium | |||
| City | Yangon, Myanmar | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 11: Battlebones was a Lethwei event held by World Lethwei Championship on January 31, 2020 at the Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. [2]
This event featured a world title fight for the World Lethwei Middleweight Championship between the champion Too Too and the challenger Naimjon Tuhtaboyev of Uzbekistan. [3] The event was streamed live on UFC Fight Pass. [4]
| WLC 11: Battlebones | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight 75 kg |  Naimjon Tuhtaboyev | def. | Too Too (c) | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Middleweight World Lethwei Championship |
| Bantamweight 54 kg | Somiong Luktupfah | def. | Sok Rith | KO (Kick To The Body) | 2 | 1:31 | |
| W.Bantamweight 54 kg |  Souris Manfredi | def. |  Tran Thi Lua | KO (Punch) | 2 | 1:51 | |
| Welterweight 67 kg |  Samuel Toscano | def. | Saw Kaung Htet | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 60 kg | Hein Tun Aung | def. | Em Sothy | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 67 kg | Saw Hla Min | def. | Tun Lin Aung | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 0:46 | |
| Welterweight 67 kg | Eh Mwe | def. | Thar Win Tun | KO (Kick To The Body) | 5 | 1:47 | |
| Lightweight 60 kg | Lin Htet Naing | def. | Zin Bo | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| WLC 12: Hideout Battle | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
| Date | August 28, 2020 | |||
| Venue | Undisclosed | |||
| City | Undisclosed | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 12: Hideout Battle was a Lethwei event held by World Lethwei Championship on August 28, 2020 in an undisclosed location.
This event was the first for the organization following the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [5] France's Souris Manfredi took on Spain's Maisha Katz, with the winner making history as the Women's Bantamweight World Lethwei Champion,the first female lethwei world champion in World Lethwei Championship. [6]
| WLC 12: Hideout Battle | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| W.Bantamweight 54 kg | Souris Manfredi | def. |  Maisha Katz | TKO (Retirement) | 4 | 3:00 | For the inaugural Women’s Bantamweight World Lethwei Championship |
| Bantamweight 54 kg | Somiong Luktupfah | def. | Artur Te | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 75 kg |  Kristof Kirsch | def. |  Gligor Stojanov | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Bantamweight 54 kg |  Nabil Anane | def. | Saw Phoe Khwar | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Light Welterweight 63.5 kg |  Sherzod Kabutov | def. | Nakha | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 67 kg |  Omar Mahir | def. |  Tophik Abdullaev | KO (Punch and Knee) | 1 | 1:24 | |
| Featherweight 57 kg |  Myagmasuren Borkhuu | def. | Nur Mohammad | TKO (Leg Injury) | 4 | 2:20 | |
| WLC 14: Lethwei Showcase | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Lethwei Championship | |||
| Date | September 25, 2020 | |||
| Venue | Undisclosed | |||
| City | Undisclosed | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WLC 14: Lethwei Showcase was a Lethwei event held by World Lethwei Championship on September 25, 2020 in an undisclosed location. In the main event, Light Welterweight World Lethwei Champion Antonio Faria defended his title against Spanish challenger Francisco Jose Vinuelas. [7] Faria retained his title via TKO at the hand of the third round when Vinuelas was unable to continue. [8]
| WLC 14: Lethwei Showcase | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Welterweight 63.5 kg |  António Faria (c) | def. | Francisco Jose Vinuelas | TKO (Retirement) | 3 | 3:00 | For the Light Welterweight World Lethwei Championship |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Nico Mendes | def. |  Saensuek | KO (Knee) | 1 | 1:30 | |
| Light Middleweight 71 kg |  Leehaney Henrique | def. |  Vladimir Shulyak | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Light Welterweight 63.5 kg |  Yoel Paique | def. | Saw Hla Min | KO (Leg Kicks) | 2 | 0:37 | |
| Bantamweight 54 kg | Pha Kyaw Hae | - | Bandasak | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | |
| W.Bantamweight 54 kg | Miriam Sabot | def. | Petchnaree | TKO (Retirement) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Bantamweight 54 kg |  Ayoub Elamghari | def. | Jay Chay | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | |
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