Eh Phouthong

Eh Phuthong
Eh Phuthong
Born	Eh Lim; 1975 (age 48–49); Koh Kong, Cambodia
Other names	Aik Kho
Nationality	Cambodian
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Style	Pradal Serey
Kickboxing record
Total	191
Wins	178
Losses	8
Draws	5

Eh Phuthong ^[1] (Khmer: អេ ភូថង) (also Ei Phouthang) (born 1975)^[2] is a Khmer/Chinese Cambodian professional kickboxer and former reality TV host. Born in Mondol Seima district, Koh Kong province, Cambodia, Eh Phuthong currently lives in Phnom Penh. He has a father name Yem Lim and a mother named At Uth. He also has a brother and a sister.

Eh Phuthong began learning Kun Khmer, traditional Khmer kickboxing at age twelve with Mr. Yuth Phuthong in the 1980s, who then held the position of Prey Veng provincial governor and now, Koh Kong Province governor. Eh Phuthong had his first Khmer traditional kickboxing contest at the age of 17. He initially began fighting at the 48 kg weight class and then moved to the 63 kg weight class. His current weight is around 82 kg. Growing up he did not have access to education because he was either working jobs to support his family or training in his passion of Khmer kickboxing. He has also trained with Chhit Sarim at the Ministry of Defense Boxing Club. Eh Phuthong now owns his own gym and boxing club, Eh Phuthorng Tonle Bassac Club. Among his boxers is his younger brother, Auth Phuthong.

In recent years, Eh Phuthong has explored media opportunities outside the ring. He has starred in two Khmer-language action films and was the co-host of CTN's highly rated reality show, Kun Khmer Champion. Finalist, Ai Kosal, is a boxer from 7NG, Eh Phuthong Boxing Club.

He is also capable of speaking Thai as well as Khmer.^[3] He reached the semifinal in the first S1 championship in Thailand defeating X Rafi from Spain and losing in the 2nd round up to the eventual tournament champion Suriya Ploenchit. He has expressed an interest in wanting to fight John Wayne Parr. He recently won a bronze medal in western boxing at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Laos.

Kickboxing Record

**00 Wins** (07 (T)KO's, 00 decisions), **00 Losses**
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
2010	Loss	Simon Marcus	, Cambodia	Decision	5
2010	Win	Jose Pitu Sans	TV3 Kickboxing, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	TKO (Towel Thrown In)	1
2008	Loss	Adam Kayoom	Bayon TV Kickboxing, Cambodia	Decision	5	3:00
2008	Win	Tony Angelov	CTN Kickboxing: Cambodia Vs. New Zealand, Cambodia	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	2	0:35
2007-04-29	Win	Yoochy	TV5 Kickboxing, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	TKO (Injured Arm)	3	2:25
2007-01-21	Win	Jose Pitu Sans	TV5 Kickboxing, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	TKO (Injured Arm)	2	0:38
2007	Win	Shaun Lomas	CTN Kickboxing Phnom Penh, Cambodia	TKO (Injured Arm)	4	1:06
2007	Win	Mike Justice	CTN Kickboxing, Cambodia	Decision	5
2006-08-21	NC	Timor Daal	TV5 Kickboxing, Cambodia	No contest (Riot)
2003	Win	Perikli Maniatis	TV5 Kickboxing Cambodia	KO (Right Hook)	1	1:30
2003	Win	Brett Franklin	TV5 Kickboxing Cambodia	KO (Right Roundhouse Kick)	2
2003	Loss	Suriya Prasathinphimai	S1 World Championship, Thailand	Decision	3
2003	Win	Rafi Zouheir	S1 World Championship, Thailand	Decision	3
2003	Win	Faisal Zakaria	Cambodian International Championship Belt, Cambodia	Decision	5
2002	Loss	Faisal Zakaria	Cambodian International Championship Belt, Cambodia	Decision	5
2002	Win	Antea Atomea	TV5 Kickboxing, Cambodia	TKO	1	0:58
2001	Draw	Faisal Zakaria	Cambodian Kickboxing Show, Cambodia	Draw	5