Too Too ( my, တူးတူး) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and who competes in the World Lethwei Championship. He is former the WLC Middleweight World champion and is undefeated under traditional Lethwei rules, holding the 75 kg Lethwei Golden Belt since 2015. He also competed in the only Lethwei superfight at Kunlun Fight 25 in

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Career

In 2013, Too Too took took part in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and

2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games The 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games ( ko, 2013년 실내 무도 아시아 경기대회/2013년 실내 무도 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sam nyeon silnae mudo Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sam nyeon silnae mudo asian geim), officially ...

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winning the gold and bronze medal respectively. On May 12, 2013, Too Too faced former Golden belt champion Win Tun at Thuwunna Stadium. After landing a series of punches to the face and body, Too Too knocked out Win Tun in the third round. On November 27, 2016, Too Too faced

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Muaythai fighter Mateo Celi at Thein Pyu Stadium winning the fight by KO. On January 6, 2017, in

Mandalay, Myanmar Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fou ...

, Too Too faced world's ninth ranked Muaythai fighter Chanajon P.K. Saenchai from Saenchai's gym, which ended in a draw.

Kunlun Fight

In 2015, Too Too competed in a Lethwei superfight at Kunlun Fight 25 in Banska Bystrica,

. He faced Igor Danis at 75 kg in the event organized in partnership with Kunlun Fight and the Slovakia Lethwei Association. The event was billed as the ''European Premiere of Lethwei'' marking the first Lethwei fights hosted in Europe. Too Too dominated the match and inflicted heavy damage to his opponent. The match was ruled a draw under Traditional rules.

Monsoon Fighter

In July 2015, Too Too faced American

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fighter Cyrus Washington in the ''Monsoon Fighter'' event at Thein Pyu Stadium in

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

. The match went for seven rounds rather than the sport's typical five. Too Too retained his undefeated record. The fight ended in a draw, but said he did not want to fight for this long again.

Versus Leduc

In August 2016, Too Too faced

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er fighter Dave Leduc at the ''1st Myanmar Lethwei World Championship''. * * During the fight, Leduc locked Too Too in a clinch and administered multiple blows to the head with his elbows and knees. Despite Leduc dominating the fight, Too Too remained standing to last out the five rounds resulting in a draw according to traditional Lethwei rules, knockout only to win, which necessitated a knockout to have a winner. *

Lethwei in Japan

On October 27, 2016, Too Too compete in Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2016, inaugurating the first event held by the ILFJ. The event took place the at Korakuen Hall in

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, Japan and Too Too faced another Lethwei legend in Soe Lin Oo. With no knockout after 5 rounds, the bout was declared a draw according to traditional Lethwei rules.

World Lethwei Championship

In 2017, Too Too signed an exclusive contract with World Lethwei Championship. Despite being both among the top ranked Lethwei fighters in Myanmar and both signed to the WLC,

Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtai ...

and Too Too have refused to fight each other due to their long-lasting friendship. Tuhtaboyev rematch In 2014, both men had fought each other under

rules at Thai Fight in

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, with Tuhtaboyev won by split decision. Since then, Too Too had been celebrated in his home country of

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

, winning the WLC Middleweight World Champion title in 2018. Meanwhile, Tuhtaboyev had been more focused on Muay Thai, having been involved in several big fights. In their rematch under Lethwei rules, the WLC Middleweight World Championship would be on the line. As the reigning WLC Middleweight champion, Too Too received a challenge from a former opponent

Naimjon Tuhtaboyev Naimjon Tuhtaboyev ( Uzbek: Naimjon To'xtaboyev; born 29 January 1993) is an Uzbek Lethwei and Muay Thai fighter who currently competes in the World Lethwei Championship (WLC), where he is the reigning WLC Middleweight World champion. Tuhtaboy ...

. On January 31, 2020, Too Too faced

inside the Thein Pyu Stadium at WLC 11: Battlebones and the event was streamed live on UFC Fight Pass. Both fighters were eyeing a knockout, with Too Too being effective with his leg kicks and headbutts. However, judges gave Tuhtaboyev the victory via close split decision.

Outside the ring

Anti-coup activism In 2022, Too Too was actively protesting and taking part in the anti-coup protests and was arrested for taking part in demonstrations against the

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. Too Too was arrested at his home in Minbu Township in Myanmar’s

Magway Region Magway Region ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of . Pa Del Dam (ပဒ� ...

with weapons and explosives in his possession.

Championships and accomplishments

Championships * Lethwei World Champion ** 75 kg Lethwei Golden Belt *** Thirty-tree successful title defenses * World Lethwei Championship ** WLC Middleweight World Championship *** One successful title defense Other championships * 2019 Air KBZ Fight 6 Championship Champion * 2013 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Tournament Champion * 2013 Southeast Asian Games - Naypyidaw, Myanmar * 2012 Asian Muay Championships -

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* 2013 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan tournament -

* 2013 Prime Minister's Cup -

Naypyidaw Naypyidaw, officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw (; ), is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities, as it is an entirely planned city ou ...

* 2013 Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games -

Lethwei record

, - style="background:#fbb;" , 2020-01-31 , , Loss , , align="left" ,

, , WLC 11: Battlebones , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2019-11-03 , , Win , , align="left" , Tokeshi Kohei, , Air KBZ Fight 6 , ,

, , KO , , 4 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2019-08-18 , , Draw , , align="left" , Fabio Ferrari, , 2019 Myanmar Lethwei World Championship , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2019-04-14 , , Win , , align="left" ,

Dechrid Sathian Muaythai Gym Detrit Sathian Gym (also spelled Dechrid, Dejrit; th, เดชฤทธิ์ เสถียรมวยไทยยิม) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer from the Khon Kaen province in Thailand. He is the IMC World Super Welterweight 154lbs. ...

, , Thingyan Fight Chitthu Myaing Park , , Hpa-an,

, , KO , , 1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2018-02-17 , , Win , , align="left" , Vasyl Sorokin, , WLC 4: Bare-knuckle King , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-11-04 , , Win , , align="left" , Louis Michael Badato, , WLC 3: Legendary Champions , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-06-10 , , Win , , align="left" , James Benal, , WLC 2: Ancient Warriors , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-03-03 , , Win , , align="left" , Eddie Farrell, , WLC 1: The Great Beginning , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2017-01-06 , , Draw , , align="left" , Chanajon PK Saenchai, , Myanmar-Thailand-Laos Challenge Fights , ,

Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-11-27 , , Win , , align="left" , Matteo Celi, , Mandalay Rumbling Challenge Fight , ,

, , KO , , 3 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2016-10-27 , , Draw , , align="left" , Soe Lin Oo , , Lethwei Grand Prix in Japan 2016, ,

, Japan, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-10-09 , , Win , , align="left" , Berneung Topkingboxing , , GTG International Challenge Fights 2016 , ,

, , KO (Punches) , , 3 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2016-08-21 , , Draw , , align="left" , Dave Leduc , , 2016 Myanmar Lethwei World Championship , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-04-02 , , Win , , align=left, Artem Sushkov , , Max Thingyan Fight , ,

, , KO , , 4 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-02-03 , , Win , , align=left, Vladimir Shuliak , , Win Sein Taw Ya 2016 , , Mudon,

, , KO , , 3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-01-13 , , Win , , align=left, Kyal Linn Aung , , (25th) Karen New Year festival , , Hpa-an,

, , KO , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2015-09-27 , , Draw , , align="left" , Saw Gaw Mu Do , , Mandalay Rumbling Mega Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2015-08-30 , , Win , , align=left, Matthew Richardson , , All Star Big Fight , ,

, , KO , , 4 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2015-07-26 , , Draw , , align="left" , Cyrus Washington , , Monsoon Fight , ,

, , Draw , , 7 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2015-05-15 , , Draw , , align="left" , Igor Danis , , Kunlun Fight 25 , ,

Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica M ...

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2015-04-03 , , Draw , , align="left" , Petchtae Tor.Maxmuaythai , , Mon-Myanmar-Thai Challenge Fights , ,

Ye Township Ye Township ( my, ရေးမြို့နယ်; Mon: ပွိုၚ်ဍုၚ်ရေဝ်) is a township of Mawlamyine District in the Mon State, Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia' ...

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2015-03-25 , , Draw , , align="left" , Soe Lin Oo , , Thaung Pyin Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2015-02-06 , , Draw , , align="left" , Saw Yan Paing , , Taungbon village 68th Mon National Day , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-12-28 , , Win , , align=left, Edward , , International Letwhay Challenge Fights , ,

, , KO , , 3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-11-02 , , Win , , align=left, Matheus Robin , , One on One International Challenge Fight , ,

, , KO , , 3 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2014-08-17 , , Draw , , align="left" , Saw Nga Man , , Mandalay Rumbling Champion Challenge , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2014-07-06 , , Draw , , align="left" , Petchtae Tor.Maxmuaythai , , Myanmar vs. Thailand Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2014-06-01 , , Draw , , align="left" , Soe Lin Oo , , Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2014-04-13 , , Draw , , align="left" , Kyal Linn Aung , , Thaung Pyin Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2014-03-30 , , Draw , , align="left" , Rachenlek Maesotmuaythai , , Kalaw Thaw village Challenge Fights , , Mudon,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-03-15 , , Win , , align=left, Yodtang , , Lamaing town Challenge Fights , ,

, , KO , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-02-14 , , Win , , align=left, Yodkunkrai Por.Wiriya , , Shwe Sa Daw Challenge Fights , ,

Ye, Mon State Ye ( my, ရေးမြို့, ; ) is a town in the southern end of Mon State, Myanmar (Burma). It is the principal town of Ye Township of Mawlamyine District. The town is located by the Ye River as it drains into the Gulf of Martaban, and is ...

, , KO , , 3 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2014-01-26 , , Draw , , align="left" , Wanchana Hua Hin , , Win Sein Taw Ya 2014 , , Mudon,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-05-12 , , Win , , align=left, Win Tun , , Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , KO , , 3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-03 , , Win , , align=left, Daung Thi Chae , , Lamaing town Challenge Fights , ,

, , KO , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-02-17 , , Win , , align=left, Thutti Aung , , Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , KO , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-02-05 , , Win , , align=left, Rajchasie , , Win Sein Taw Ya 2013 , , Mudon,

, , KO , , 4 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-01-20 , , Win , , align=left, Petpakai , , Myanmar vs. Thailand Challenge Fights , ,

, , TKO , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-01-06 , , Win , , align=left, Phoe Thar Gyi , , Dagon Shwe Aung Lan 2013 final , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2012-12-23 , , Win , , align=left, Tha Pyay Nyo , , Dagon Shwe Aung Lan 2013 semi-final , ,

, , KO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2012-12-16 , , Win , , align=left, Kyan Sit Aung , , Dagon Shwe Aung Lan 2013 quarter-final , ,

, , KO , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2012-10-28 , , Win , , align=left, Wunna , , Magway Challenge Fights , , Magway, Myanmar , , KO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2012-09-23 , , Draw , , align="left" , Dawna Aung , , Aung Myay Mandalar Indoor Stadium , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2012-05-04 , , Draw , , align="left" , Tha Pyay Nyo , , Kaytumadi Indoor Stadium , ,

Taungoo Taungoo (, ''Tauñngu myoú''; ; also spelled Toungoo) is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industry ...

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2011 , , Draw , , align="left" , Dawna Aung , , Lamaing town Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2011-12-24 , , Win , , align=left, Mondaing , , Karen New Year 2751 Insein Township , ,

, , KO , , , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2011-11-06 , , Draw , , align="left" , Dawna Aung , , Myanmar vs. Australia Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2011-09-18 , , Draw , , align="left" , Shwe Moe Kaung , , Champion Challenge Cup Tournament , ,

Myitkyina Myitkyina (, ; (Eng; ''mitchinar'') Jinghpaw: ''Myitkyina'', ) is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma), located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and Myitkyina is on the west bank of the ...

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2011-08-14 , , Draw , , align="left" , Kyan Sit Aung , , Myanmar-Japan Goodwill Letwhay Challenge Fights (Day 1) , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2011 , , Draw , , align="left" ,

, , Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 5 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2011 , , Draw , , align="left" , Pe Pyar Maung Maung , , Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2011-05-04 , , Win , , align=left, Shan Thway Lay , , Kaytumadi Indoor Stadium , ,

, , KO , , , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2010-12-31 , , Draw , , align="left" , Thar Chaung Thar , , Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 4 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2010-11-21 , , Win , , align=left, Shwe Kyar Phyu , , Kaytumadi Indoor Stadium , ,

, , KO , , 1 , , , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , - , 2010 , , Draw , , align="left" , Ko U Lay , , Lethwei Challenge Fights , ,

, , Draw , , 4 , , , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

Muay Thai record

, - style="background:#fbb;" , 2014-10-25 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , Thai Fight Kard Chuek , ,

Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populatio ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-12-22 , , Win , , align=left, Panupan Tanjad, ,

2013 SEA Games The 2013 Southeast Asian Games (, ), officially known as the 27th Southeast Asian Games, or the 27th SEA Games, and commonly known as Naypyitaw 2013, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event took place in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from 11 to 22 Decembe ...

, , Naypyidaw, Myanmar , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-12-19 , , Win, , align=left, Nouna Ngeumsangouane , ,

, , Naypyidaw, Myanmar , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2013-07-01 , , Loss, , align=left, Masoud Minaei , , 2013 Southeast Asian Games , , Incheon,

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-06-30 , , Win , , align=left, Son Jun-heok, , 2013 Southeast Asian Games , , Incheon,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-06-29 , , Win , , align=left, Salar Al-Mouead, , 2013 Southeast Asian Games , , Incheon,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

References

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