Lao Chantrea Explained
Lao Chantrea is a Cambodian martial artist that competes in the Cambodian sport of Kun Khmer (pradal serey). He is considered one of the most skilled boxers in Cambodia and a member of Cambodia's national Kun Khmer team. He has won the national championship and is the reigning gold medalist in Kun Khmer at the Southeast Asian Games in the 75 kg weight division.[1]
Boxing career
In 2014, a young Lao Chantrea won the 60 kg Leo Beer belt.[1] In 2015, the Cambodian Boxing Federation bestowed upon Lao Chantrea the nickname, the "flying knee". Previously, the nickname was held by Eh Phouthong. Eh Phouthong said he was happy that a new strong athlete could use that nickname because he had retired from boxing.[2]
On March 19, 2016, Lao Chantrea from the 911 Parachute Brigade Club became champion of the second season of the PNN Leo Beer Championship. He won $5,000 by knocking out Soth Bunthy by elbow to the neck in the second round.[3] Lao Chantrea believed he had a 90% chance of winning the finals of the Leo Beer Belt.[4] In December 2016, Lao Chantrea defeated Phal Sophorn at the Kubota Championship at Bayon Boeung Snor Arena.[5] On December 30, 2017, Lao Chantrea beat his opponent Thananchai with a unanimous decision in a match at Bayon Arena.[6]
In 2018, Sabay News named Lao Chantrea as one of the top 5 Cambodian boxers most technically skilled in ability.[7] He is known for his punches kicks and clinching while using knee techniques. In 2018 at the ISI PALM championship at CNC television studio, Lao Chantrea beat Chhan Chhai of Thailand with an elbow attack. The referee stopped the match and Chantrea won in round three of the five scheduled rounds.[8] In 2018, Lao Chantrea was named to the 2018 national team.[9]
At the 2019 national championship, Lao Chantrea earned a gold medal in the 67 kg weight division.[10] On Saturday morning of June 26, 2021, at Bayon TV arena, Lao Chantrea got hit by the heavy hand of Thai Rithy and lost the match in the middle of the 3rd round.[11]
Although he was selected for the national team, Lao Chantrea did not compete at the 31st SEA Games because his weight division was not an event.[12] At the 32nd SEA Games, Lao Chantrea received a gold medal by defeating Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Hong Quan in the finals of the men's 75 kg weight division.[13] The match took place on the afternoon of May 11, 2023 at Morodok Techo National Stadium.[14]
In 2023, Lao Chantrea won in the second round against Denpanum, the reigning Lumpinee middlewight champion from Thailand.[15] [16] On February 4, 2024, at The Battle of Kings event at the National Television of Cambodia(TVK), Lao Chantrea beat Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee by points.[17]
Personal life
Lao Chantrea trains under Master Hong Seun who has also train other famous athletes such as Ung Virak, Lao Chetra, Lao Sinath and Prom Samnang.[18] He is the older brother of Kun Khmer star, Lao Chetra.[19] His nephew is Cambodian boxer Lao Sainet, who is a boxer at the 911 Parachute Brigade Club.[20]
Lao Chantrea was in attendance at Manny Pacquiao's state visit to Cambodia and was among the Cambodian boxers to take a selfie with the Filipino great.[21]
Lao Chantrea has said he wanted to see a lot of fans and sponsors support Cambodian boxers in the same way they do soccer. He has said the Cambodian boxing industry does not receive enough support.[22]
Championships and accomplishments
- 2014 Leo Beer Belt (60 kg)
- 2016 PNN Leo Beer Champion
- 2016 Kubota Champion
- 2018 ISI PALM Champion
- 2019 National Championship Gold Medalist (67 kg)
- 2023 Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist (75 kg)
Fight record
|- style="background:#cfc;"| June 15, 2024|| Win ||align=left| Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee || Krud Kun Khmer: The Battle of Kings [23] || Cambodia || Decision || 3 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| February 4, 2024|| Win ||align=left| Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee || Krud Kun Khmer TVK [24] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 3 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| January 13, 2024|| Win ||align=left| Sytheun Silabouth || Cambodia Beer Boxing [25] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 3 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| December 10, 2023|| Win ||align=left| Denpanom Pran26 || Ganzberg Kun Khmer [26] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || TKO(doctor's stoppage) || 2 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| October 8, 2023|| Win ||align=left| Nakhornkraisorn || PNN Boxing [27] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || TKO || 3 || 1:00
|- style="background:#cfc;"| March 11, 2023|| Win ||align=left| Hassan Vahdani || PNN Boxing [28] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || TKO(doctor's stoppage) || 4 || 0:06
|- style="background:#fbb;" | April 23, 2022|| Loss ||align=left| Thiago Teixeira || Town Boxing [29] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 3 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| July 31, 2021|| Win ||align=left| Thoeun Theara || CNC Boxing [30] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || KO || 2 || 0:18
|- style="background:#cfc;"| June 20, 2020|| Win ||align=left| Long Sophy || CTN Boxing [31] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 5 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| June 14, 2020|| Win ||align=left| Thoeun Theara || CNC Boxing [32] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 5 ||
|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"| March 01, 2020 || Draw||align=left| Pavel Grishanovich|| Mas Fight Cambodia[33] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision ||1 ||
|- style="background:#fbb;"| September 1, 2019|| Loss ||align=left| Kongthailand Kiatnavy || Bayon TV boxing || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || KO || 2 || 1:33
|- style="background:#cfc;"| November 4, 2018|| Win ||align=left| Phusarngyai || Bayon TV boxing [34] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || KO || 1 || 0:28
|- style="background:#cfc;"| May 6, 2018|| Win ||align=left| Puch Chhairithy || CNC Boxing [35] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 5 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| February 11, 2018|| Win ||align=left| Chhanchhai || CNC Boxing [36] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || TKO || 3 || 1:50
|- style="background:#cfc;"| December 30, 2017|| Win ||align=left| Thananchai Sitsongpeenong || Bayon TV [37] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 5 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| June 25, 2017|| Win ||align=left| Namphon || Bayon TV [38] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || TKO || 3 ||
|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"| June 10, 2017 || Draw||align=left| Maishot|| CNC Boxing[39] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision ||5 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| December 25, 2016|| Win ||align=left| Phal Sophorn || Kubota Championship-Bayon TV [40] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 5 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| November 2, 2016|| Win ||align=left| Phal Sophorn || The Nationals [41] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 5 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;"| September 4, 2016|| Win ||align=left| Phal Sophorn || Bayon TV [42] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || TKO || 3 || 1:58
|- style="background:#cfc;"| March 19, 2016|| Win ||align=left| Soth Bunthy || PNN Championship [43] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || KO || 2 || 0:53
|- style="background:#cfc;"| January 16, 2016|| Win ||align=left| Sam A || PNN Boxing [44] || Phnom Penh, Cambodia || Decision || 5 ||
Notes and References
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- Sovanndara, S. (2015, January 15). អេ ភូថងទម្លាយរឿងរហស្សនាម«កែងឆេះជង្គង់ហោះ»កាល១៥ឆ្នាំមុន [Eh Phouthong received the nickname "Flying Knee" 15 years ago]. Sabay News. https://news.sabay.com.kh/article/229775
- កីឡាករ ឡៅ ចន្ទ្រា បានក្លាយជាម្ចាស់ជើងឯកជាមួយទឹកប្រាក់៥ពាន់ដុល្លារ[Lao Chantrea becomes champion with $ 5,000]. (2016, March 20). Cambodianess. Retrieved February 8, 2024, from https://thmeythmey.com/?page=detail&id=37789
- ឡៅ ចន្ទ្រា សង្ឃឹម៩០%យកខ្សែក្រវាត់ Leo Beer វគ្គ២ នៅPNN [Lao Chantrea hopes to take Leo Beer section 2 belt at PNN]. (2016, March 7). Sabay News. https://news.sabay.com.kh/article/642435#utm_campaign=onpage
- Norn, C. (2022, August 9). Kun Khmer champ preparing for fights abroad ahead of SEA Games. The Phnom Penh Post. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/sport/kun-khmer-champ-preparing-fights-abroad-ahead-sea-games
- ឡៅ ចន្ទ្រា យកឈ្នះកីឡាករថៃ ថាណាន់ឆៃ (វីដេអូ) [Lao Chantrea defeats Thai player Thananchai]. (2018, January 1). Post News. https://postnews.com.kh/sport/283872
- Sina, N. (2018, November 5). អ្នកលេងគុនខ្មែរ៥រូបនេះវ៉ៃបច្ចេកទេសពិតៗតែម្តង [These five Cambodian contestants are real technicans]. Sabay News. https://news.sabay.com.kh/article/1100909#utm_campaign=onpage
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- Sina, N. (2019, October 13). ជើងឯកថ្នាក់ជាតិគុនខ្មែរ ២០១៩ កីឡាករឆត្រយោងដល់ទៅ៤នាក់ឈ្នះមេដាយមាស [2019 Cambodian National Contest Championships awards four gold medals]. Sabay News. https://news.sabay.com.kh/article/1169400#utm_campaign=onpage
- បុកគ្នាមួយទំហឹងហ្មង!ម្នាក់ពូកែទាត់ ម្នាក់ពូកែម៉ាត់ ចុងក្រោយ ឡៅ ចន្ទ្រាចូល១ដៃងងឹតមុខឈឹងត្រឹមទឹក៣ (មានវីដេអូ). (2021, June 26). True ID. Retrieved December 24, 2023, from https://trueid.com.kh/article/sports/sub/sports-boxing/WjbrovyPge3j/-
- Sina, N. (2022, April 20). ឡៅ ចន្ទ្រា ឡៅ ចិត្រាមិនមានឈ្មោះចេញទៅប្រកួតស៊ីហ្គេម២០២២ នេះទេ [Lao Chantrea, Lao Chetra will not be named for the 2022 SEA Games]. Sabay News. Retrieved February 24, 2024, from https://news.sabay.com.kh/article/1326331
- Kongkea, B. R. (2023, May 12). Golden competition for Kun Khmer fighters. Khmer Times. Retrieved December 12, 2023, from https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501289174/golden-competition-for-kun-khmer-fighters/
- កីឡាករគុនខ្មែរ ឡៅ ចន្ទ្រា ទទួលបានមេដាយមាស ក្នុងប្រភេទទម្ងន់ ៧៥គីឡូក្រាម [Khmer Boxer Lao Chantrea Won A Gold Medal In The 75 Kg Weight Category]. (2023, May 11). Ministry of Information. Retrieved February 24, 2024, from https://www.information.gov.kh/articles/104546
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- ហង្ស ស៊ឺន៖៣ចំណុចតឹងរ៉ឹងពីក្រោយភាពជោគជ័យរបស់សិស្សឆត្រយោង៩១១. (2016, December 16). Sabay News. https://news.sabay.com.kh/article/896695
- Lao Chetra Reflects On His Brothers Ahead Of ONE Debut. (2019, February 14). Yahoo! News. https://sg.news.yahoo.com/lao-chetra-reflects-brothers-ahead-220401913.html
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG8BqsQrC08 Lao Chantrea vs. Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee, date June 15, 2024.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxQMZXQQajw Lao Chantrea vs. Sudsakorn, date February 4, 2024.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vFYwlkgsmc Lao Chantrea vs. Sytheun Silabouth, date January 13, 2024.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P8rUTM2Ito Lao Chantrea vs. Denapnaom Pran 26, date December 10, 2023.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Eu6ga_Dyk Lao Chantrea vs. Nakhornkraisorn, date October 08, 2023.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EvEV5DUs74 Lao Chantrea vs. Hassan Vahdani, date March 11, 2023.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyTR0_wOqzU Lao Chantrea vs. Thiago at Town Boxing, date April 23, 2022.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoBNIbvfMmI Lao Chantrea vs Thoeun Theara at CNC Boxing, date July 31, 2024.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfm6HA2URmw Lao Chantrea vs Long Sophy at CTN Boxing, date June 20, 2020.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDnEhe3eYUY Lao Chantrea vs Thoeun Theara at CNC Boxing, date June 14, 2020.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olj-nIedBdA Lao Chantrea vs. Pavel at Mas Fight
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CurSmk5jt60 Lao Chantrea vs. Phusarngyai at Bayon TV boxing, date November 04, 2018.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfhmTB_1Ik0 Lao Chantrea vs. Puch Chhairithy at CNC Boxing arena, date May 06, 2018.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpkG_kgzr_A Lao Chantrea vs. Chhanchhai at CNC Boxing arena, date February 11, 2018.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m9XWNk5GA0 Lao Chantrea vs Thananchai at Bayon Boxing arena, date December 30, 2017.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE_rMJzATNw Lao Chantrea vs Namphon at Bayon Boxing arena, date June 25, 2017.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reO7uGFL-zA Lao Chantrea vs Maishot at CNC Boxing
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTO4_h1yn-s Lao Chantrea vs Phal Sophorn at Bayon Boxing arena for Kubota Championship, date December 25, 2016.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVInRq4cCaE Lao Chantrea vs Phal Sophorn at the Nationals, date November 02, 2016.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juwx5m-Rnes Lao Chantrea vs Phal Sophorn at Bayon Boxing arena, date September 04, 2016.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbqImbO330E Lao Chantrea vs Soth Bunthy at PNN arena, date March 19, 2016.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYCrFWqGovA Lao Chantrea vs Sam A at PNN arena, date January 16, 2016.