Kun Khmer weight classes, championship titles and TV arenas

Quick reference

Kun Khmer: history, rules and differences from Muay Thai

Treat weight as a dated piece of information

A poster may show the agreed contest weight, while a weigh-in sheet records a measured weight. Those fields should not be merged. Preserve the kind of measurement, date and source. A fighter can compete in several divisions over a career, and an old value can become particularly unrepresentative for a young athlete. A profile can therefore keep a history instead of one apparently permanent number. If no weight is documented for a bout, leave it unknown rather than borrowing a value from a different poster.

Avoid a supposedly universal division table

Weight limits depend on the organisation, discipline, sex, age group and sometimes amateur or professional status. A name such as lightweight does not establish an identical limit everywhere. Consult the relevant competition rules and their applicable version. Amendments issued by international federations show that classifications can change. A table borrowed from Muay Thai does not automatically become the Kun Khmer rulebook. Publish official figures with the governing organisation identified, rather than combining separate systems in a general table that appears more authoritative than its evidence allows.

Describe the precise championship title

To document a belt, record the sanctioning body, championship name, division, discipline, date and contest. Tournament winner, national champion and winner of an international bout are not interchangeable descriptions. A promotional announcement should remain attributed to its publisher until the result is confirmed. The broadcaster showing the contest does not by itself determine the standing of the title. A precise profile explains what a belt represents instead of collecting superlatives. Historical titles should also retain their date rather than implying that a fighter still holds every previously won championship.

Develop profiles without inventing records

Searches for Thoeun Theara, Pich Sambath, Prom Samnang, Chhoeung Lvay, Meun Mekhea and Rémi Parra lead to different sporting careers. Each profile should distinguish confirmed identity, discipline, documented club, recorded contests and sourced titles. The number of bouts stored by a website may be lower than an athlete’s career total. Presenting that subset as a complete record would be misleading. A dated official result is more useful than a detailed biography with no identifiable origin. Missing information can be added when reliable evidence becomes available.

Match spelling variants using several clues

Khmer names may be transliterated differently from one poster to another. Similar spelling is a clue, not sufficient identity proof. Also compare Khmer script, club, documented age, opponents and chronology. A weight difference may indicate different people or a change over several years. When a club confirms that two spellings identify one athlete, retain them as aliases. Do not automatically merge names because only a few letters differ or the divisions are close. Correct identity links matter before calculating a record or assigning an image.

Follow Town, Bayon and PNN by programme edition

Town Full HD TV, Bayon TV and PNN are useful starting points for locating Cambodian combat-sport programmes. The channel, show title and arena remain separate pieces of information. An archived video does not confirm the venue of the next edition. Begin with a dated organiser or broadcaster announcement, then verify the poster and official viewing link. State Cambodia’s UTC+7 time zone when sharing a programme with an international audience. A recurring show name should not conceal an event change or make an old broadcast appear current.

Separate live coverage, replays and clips

A title containing live may refer to a previous programme retained online. Check the transmission date, opponents, duration and player status. A short sequence is often an excerpt rather than the complete card. If several platforms announce the same contest, prefer the source identified by the broadcaster. Announced schedules can change, so the page should retain a verification date and make significant updates clear. No channel name alone guarantees access to every contest. Availability may also depend on the platform, territory and rights attached to that particular broadcast.

Plan a visit in Phnom Penh or Battambang

Before travelling, confirm the exact address, public entrance, opening time and admission arrangements. Programme names can remain familiar while venues change. A studio broadcast may operate differently from an event in a large arena. In Battambang, an interclub exchange is not automatically a televised show or a championship. Check the return journey, photography restrictions and accessibility requirements as well. The absence of a price on a poster does not establish free admission. Organiser confirmation is more dependable than a map pin copied from an earlier edition.

Understand preparation without copying weight cuts

Sporting preparation combines technique, footwork, specific conditioning and recovery under the club’s supervision. Visitors and young athletes should not copy weigh-in practices seen in professional videos. This guide gives no dehydration or rapid weight-loss protocol. Weight concerns, unusual fatigue and health problems belong in a discussion with the qualified people supporting the athlete. An informative profile describes context rather than replacing that support. For spectators, acknowledging the distinction between announced contest weight and personal training weight is more useful than speculating about an athlete’s methods.

Build a verifiable contest entry

A useful record brings together event, local date, two confirmed identities, rules, announced weight, rounds, result and source. A video upload date is not necessarily the contest date. When the result remains unknown, retain an announced status instead of assuming a win or loss. Link the entry to the programme and both athlete profiles. This structure allows a detail to be corrected without rewriting an entire career, and makes comparisons understandable even when the available archive is incomplete. Duplicated videos should not become duplicated contests.

Read Khmer posters while preserving their context

When a poster contains Khmer script and a Latin transliteration, keep both versions in your notes. Seek confirmation of names, venue and discipline rather than inferring meaning from colours or a photograph. One programme may include several contest formats, and each bout should retain its announced rules. When sharing information with another audience, translate the context as well as the headline. A coach’s explanation, an organiser’s announcement and a spectator’s observation serve different purposes and should be identified accordingly. Preserving original names also helps later corrections without treating every alternative spelling as a new athlete.

Sources and verification

• Official release of IFMA Rules & Regulations version 3.0 — 2026-10-22
• Rules overview and current amendments — 2026-10-22
• KKB Kun Khmer Boxing — club and sports network — 2026-10-22
• Bayon Television — dated Kun Khmer programme archive — 2026-10-22
• BayonTV on TV360 Cambodia — 2026-10-22