Lorn Panha

Kickboxing (Super) welterweight (70 kg) in K-1; 67 kg in Kun Khmer

Lorn Panha is a Cambodian Kun Khmer fighter who won WKN and ISKA world titles and made his international K-1 debut in 2026 in the Final 16 of the World MAX tournament.

Profile

The story

Panha grew up in Prey Veng Province. Due to financial difficulties, he left school after eighth grade. After working in Thailand and as a carpenter, he joined the Boxing Association of the Cambodian Ministry of Defense in 2017. Representing Thun Sophea Kun Khmer Gym, he built an impressive record.

His career includes 127 bouts, including 104 Kun Khmer victories. In 2021, he won silver at the SEA Games in the under-67 kg division, and in 2023 he won gold there. In 2026, he successively captured the WKN Kun Khmer World Championship against Zakaria Ruigate and the ISKA Kun Khmer World Championship against Shamo Eyvasov. In September of that year, he made his K-1 debut in Tokyo against Kazuki Matsumoto.

In the ring

Fighting style

Technical Kun Khmer style with great physical strength and endurance. Panha combines elbows, punches, kicks, and knees and is effective at various ranges.

Results

Performance

WKN Kun Khmer Welterweight World Champion, 2026. ISKA Kun Khmer Welterweight World Champion, 2026. Gold at the 2023 SEA Games in the 67 kg division. Silver at the 2021 SEA Games. Winner of the Cambodia Beer Championship in 2020. Gold at the 2024 National Games. Named the number-one Kun Khmer talent at 67 kg in 2025 by Kampuchea Thmey Daily. Overall record of 127 bouts, with 104 Kun Khmer wins, 18 losses, and 5 draws.

Over the years

Timeline

June 4, 1999: born in Krachap Village, Prey Veng Province, Cambodia.

2013: leaves school after eighth grade.

2017: joins the Boxing Association of the Cambodian Ministry of Defense and begins his professional career.

2020: wins the Cambodia Beer Championship.

2021: wins silver at the SEA Games in the 67 kg category.

2023: wins gold at the SEA Games in the 67 kg category.

2024: wins gold at the National Games.

2025: named the number-one Kun Khmer talent at 67 kg by Kampuchea Thmey Daily.

January 11, 2026: wins the WKN Kun Khmer world title against Zakaria Ruigate.

January 31, 2026: wins the ISKA Kun Khmer world title against Shamo Eyvasov.

September 12, 2026: faces Kazuki Matsumoto in the opening round of the Final 16 of K-1 WORLD MAX in Tokyo.

Influence

Legacy

In Cambodia, Panha is regarded as an important figurehead of modern Kun Khmer. His international titles and participation in K-1 underscore the growing visibility of Cambodian martial arts. As his career is still active and his K-1 chapter has only just begun, his definitive sporting legacy is still taking shape.