Saw Nga Man (S'gaw Karen: စီၤငၢၤမါ, Burmese: စောငမန်း), also known as Saw Shark, is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion.[1][2]
Saw Nga Man is an ethnic Karen.
On February 28, 2009, Saw Nga Man won the Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt from Lone Chaw in Yangon, Myanmar.[3]
In addition to Lethwei, he represented Myanmar in at the 2013 SEA Games, winning the Silver medal.[4]
On September 21, 2014, Saw Nga Man lost the Openweight Golden Belt to Tun Tun Min at the Thein Pyu Stadium in Myanmar.[5]
On April 18, 2017, Saw Nga Man knocked out Japanese fighter Teruhiko Kubo at Lethwei in Japan 3: Grit inside the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2017, Saw Nga Man signed an exclusive contract with World Lethwei Championship.[6] In 2018, Saw Nga Man fought at WLC 5: Knockout War against Micheal Badato and won by decision.[7]
On January 9, 2019 just after his fight with Parinya M.U.Den in Taung Ka Lay, Saw Nga Man announced his retirement. With an estimated 190 fights on his record, the 37 year old boxer took off his wraps for good after nearly three decades of fighting. He continues to coach young talent at Shwe Phuu Club, one that he has represented for many years.[8][9]
Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt
2012 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Champion 2011 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Champion 2010 International Challenge Fight 2010 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Champion 2009 Golden Belt Champion 2009 Myanmar-Japan Goodwill Letwhei Competition 2009 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Champion
2013 Southeast Asian Games