Soe Lin Oo

Soe Lin Oo (Burmese: စိုးလင်းဦး) (born December 4, 1991) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter currently competing in the Welterweight division of the World Lethwei Championship. He is the former Lethwei Golden Belt 60 kg Champion.

Soe Lin Oo
Soe Lin Oo (right) fighting in Myanmar, February 2020.
Born (1991-12-04) December 4, 1991
Inn Shey village, Thaton District, Mon State, Myanmar
Native nameစိုးလင်းဦး
Other namesMan of Steel
Iron Man (သံမဏိ)
Pae Poat (ပဲပုတ်)
Nationality Myanmar
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
StyleLethwei
StanceOrthodox
TeamDoe Yoe Yar Lethwei Club
TrainerTin Aung, Dawna Myay Kyaw Soe
Spouse
Naw Paw Khee Lar (Cecilia)
(m. 2018)
Children1
Notable relativesThutti Aung (uncle)

Early life

Soe Lin Oo is born in the Inn Shey village of the Thaton District, Mon State and is a member of the Karen ethnic group.

Lethwei career

Soe Lin Oo has often been called by the nicknames Man of Steel and Ironman due to his incredible pain threshold, which is a crucial aspect among today's Lethwei fighters.[1]

He won the Lethwei Golden Belt 60 kg World Championship in 2010 and 2011.

On June 10, 2017, Soe Lin Oo made his debut on World Lethwei Championship at WLC 2: Ancient Warriors, where he faced Artur Saladiak. He suffered his first career loss via judges decision to Saladiak.[2][3]

On November 4, 2017, he made his second WLC appearance at WLC 3: Legendary Champions knocking out Ugandan Muay Thai fighter Umar Semata in the second round.[4]

On August 5, 2018, Soe Lin Oo faced Muaythai World Champion Iquezang Kor.Rungthanakeat at Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon. Soe Lin Oo knocked out Iquezang in the third round.[5]

On September 29, 2018, Soe Lin Oo made his third WLC appearance at WLC 6: Heartless Tigers.[6][7] He defeated Zhao Wen Wen by knockout in the second round.[8][9][10]

On December 29, 2019, in a very anticipated match-up, Soe Lin Oo faced former WMC, YOKKAO, Lumpinee Stadium and Rajadamnern Stadium World Champion, Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym under Lethwei rules in Hpa-an, Karen state, Myanmar.[11] Pakorn was extremely cautious in the clinch to avoid Soe Lin Oo’s headbutts. In Round 4, while in the clinch, Soe Lin Oo floored Pakorn with a headbutt knockout and the Thai was not able to continue.[12]

Titles and accomplishments

Championships

  • Lethwei World Champion
  • Other championships
    • 2010 Royal Club sponsored challenge fight belt holder
    • 2010 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan winner (2nd class)
    • 2011 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan winner (Special)
    • 2018 Most knockouts Award (Trophy)

Awards, records, and honours

  • Lethwei World
    • 2019 Male fighter of the year[13]

Lethwei record

Professional Lethwei record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

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