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KYAR BA NYEIN

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4 မိနစ်နောက်ဆုံး ပြင်ဆင်သည်: 2026-04

Record

Records incomplete

KO %

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Titles

Active years

~1936–1957 (active fighter); 1953–onward (rule-maker)

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Born / based: Mandalay, Myanmar

Biography

Born in Mandalay, British Burma on 23 November 1923, Kyar Ba Nyein represented Burma in boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, losing his only bout there by unanimous decision to Poland's Leszek Drogosz. He drew up the modern rules that have been used for Lethwei since 1953, and in October 1960 led around 100 boxers to Beijing and Shanghai for a Lethwei demonstration marking the Burma–China border treaty. He died in Rangoon on 8 July 1979.

Fighting style

reformer

Titles & honours

Represented Burma in boxing, 1952 Helsinki Olympics
Drafted the modern Lethwei ruleset used since 1953

Greatest fights

1952 Helsinki Olympics — international boxing debut

Representing Burma in boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Ba Nyein lost his only bout there to Poland's Leszek Drogosz by unanimous decision after three rounds, on 28 July 1952.