Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất
Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất (born March 21, 1989) is a Vietnamese professionnel Muay Thai and Lethwei fighter. He is currently signed to ONE Championship and World Lethwei Championship.
Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất | |
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Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất with World Muay Thai Federation Title | |
Born | Nha Trang, Vietnam | March 21, 1989
Other names | No. 1 |
Nationality | |
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) |
Division | Lightweight Featherweight |
Style | Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Team | No.1 Muay Club Tấn Gia Quyền |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 15 |
Wins | 12 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Muay Thai | ||
Representing | ||
Southeast Asian Games | ||
2009 Vientiane | Men's featherweight | |
2013 Naypyidaw | Men's 60 kg | |
2017 Kuala Lumpur | Men's 57 kg | |
2019 Philippines | Men's Waikru | |
Asian Martial Arts Games | ||
2009 Bangkok | Men's featherweight | |
Asian Indoor Games | ||
2009 Ho Chi Minh City | Men's featherweight | |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | ||
2013 Incheon | Men's featherweight | |
Asian Beach Games | ||
2014 Phuket | Men's featherweight | |
2016 Da Nang | Men's lightweight | |
World Championships | ||
2019 Bangkok | Men's 60 kg |
Duy Nhất is a five-time WMF Muay Thai world champion and four-time SEA Games medalist in Muay Thai; in addition to having won medals at the IFMA World Muaythai Championships, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Asian Martial Arts Games, Asian Indoor Games, and Asian Beach Games.
Early life
Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất was born in Nha Trang in the Khánh Hòa Province of Vietnam. He was then raised in Lam Dong in Vietnam's Central Highlands. Duy Nhất has one older sister and two younger brothers.
Being descended from the martial arts master who founded the Vietnamese martial art known as Tan Gia quyền, he began practicing martial arts from the age of 3. He then began competing in junior tournaments at the age of 14.
Duy Nhất discovered Muay Thai in 2007 when he left to study in Ho Chi Minh City. He first saw the martial art on the film Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior.[1]
Muay Thai career
Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất made his first Muay Thai appearance at the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games, competing in the men's featherweight division (54–57 kg). He lost 0–5 to Thailand's Kittisak Boonsemsen in the final to win the featherweight silver medal.[2]
Duy Nhất then participated in the 2009 Asian Indoor Games, once more in the men's featherweight division. He beat Weerapol Nonting of Thailand, 4–1, in the final to win Vietnam's only gold medal in Muay Thai.[3]
He would then make his SEA Games debut at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games held in Vientiane. Competing in the men's featherweight category, he finished in second place to win the silver medal.[4]
On July 2, 2013, Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất would defeat Daniiar Kashkaraev of Kyrgyzstan, 5–0, to win the gold medal in the men's featherweight category in Muay Thai at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.[5]
On October 24, 2015, Duy Nhất defeated Victor Pinto (younger brother of Antoine Pinto) at THAI FIGHT Vietnam by decision.[6]
On September 23, 2017, Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất fought at the inaugural Asia Fighting Championship event, where he defeated Huang Guang Wan by second-round technical knockout.
He appeared at Asia Fighting Championship again, this time fighting Zhao Zhan Shi on September 21, 2018.[7] After three rounds, Duy Nhất was awarded the unanimous decision victory.
Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất made his ONE Championship debut at ONE Championship: Immortal Triumph on September 6, 2019. It was ONE's first event ever held in Vietnam and the first event to feature all-striking matches.[8][9] He faced Azwan Che Wil of Malaysia, whom he knocked out in the third round.[10][11][12]
On November 22, 2019, he faced Yuta Watanabe at ONE Championship: Edge Of Greatness, where he won with via second-round head kick knockout.[13]
Lethwei career
In 2019, Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất signed to the World Lethwei Championship[14] to start fighting in lethwei.[15]
On February 22, 2019, Duy Nhất made his lethwei debut at WLC 7: Mighty Warriors,[16] where he defeated Pich Mtes Khmang by knockout at 2:13 of the first round.[17]
On August 2, 2019, he returned to World Lethwei Championship at WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs, where he defeated Izat Zaki by unanimous decision.[18]
Titles
- 5× World Muaythai Federation Champion
- 2018 Uni Super Championship Tournament Champion
2019 IFMA World Muaythai Championships Men's 60kg Bronze Medalist 2017 SEA Games Muay Thai Men's 57kg Bronze Medalist 2016 Asian Beach Games Muay Thai Men's Featherweight Gold Medalist 2014 Asian Beach Games Muay Thai Men's Featherweight Gold Medalist 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Men's Featherweight Gold Medalist 2013 SEA Games Muay Thai Men's 60kg Bronze Medalist 2009 SEA Games Muay Thai Men's Featherweight Silver Medalist 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games Men's Featherweight Silver Medalist
Muay Thai record
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12 Wins, 2 Losses, 1 Draw
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
Lethwei record
Professional Lethwei Record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 Wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
References
- "Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat Will Carry The Torch For Vietnam At ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH". www.onefc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat Will Carry The Torch For Vietnam At ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH". www.onefc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Nhat wins only gold medal in Muay Thai". Viet Nam News. 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Medallist by event - Sea Games Laos 2009". issuu. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Second gold for Vietnam at Asian Indoor Games". english.vov.vn. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Thai Fight Vietnam". muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Asia Fighting Championship 2". Asia Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH's Stacked Lineup Of 15 World Champions". www.onefc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Vietnamese kickboxers to compete in Asian tourney". Vietnam+. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat Electrifies Hometown Crowd With Third-Round Knockout". www.onefc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "ONE "Immortal Triumph" Highlights: Watch Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat Wreck Azwan Che Wil". The Mix. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat Looks Back On Breakout Performance In Vietnam". www.onefc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Vietnam's Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất earns 2nd ONE Super Series win, knocks out Yuta Watanabe at 'ONE: Edge of Greatness' in Singapore". Conan Daily. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Duy Nhất kéo dài mạch chiến thắng tại giải World Lethwei Championship". The Thao HCM. 8 February 2019.
- "'Độc cô cầu bại' Duy Nhất thắng đối thủ nhờ tung tuyệt kỹ". The Thao HCM. 3 August 2019.
- "Full results from World Lethwei Championship 7". The Fight Nation. 23 February 2019.
- "Duy Nhất kéo dài mạch chiến thắng tại giải World Lethwei Championship". The Thao HCM. 8 February 2019.
- "WLC: King of Nine Limbs results". MixedMartialArts. 2 February 2019.
- "USC 2018: Tranh Đai Vô Địch USC Lần2 :Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất Và Phimwong Kitti (Clip Full )" (in Vietnamese). USC Official. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "AFC02: Nguyen Tran Nhat vs. Zhao Zhan Shi". Asia Fighting Championship. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "NGUYEN TRAN DUY NHAT vs HUANG GUANG WAN". Asia Fighting Championship. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- "Victor Pinto vs Nguyen Tran - Vietnam 2015 (HD)". siangboxingchannel. 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2020-01-10.