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‘Can’t live without fighting’: Myanmar youth find solace in bareknuckle lethwei

South China Morning Post 05 September 2026 4h ago
‘Can’t live without fighting’: Myanmar youth find solace in bareknuckle lethwei
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In a country consumed by conflict, a sport defined by brutality dominates: Myanmar’s lethwei martial art, where headbutts are encouraged and knockout blows are the aim of the game. “I can’t live without fighting,” said 19-year-old Su Luck, who enters the ring under the paradoxical pseudonym “Peace Prize”. “I have never once considered giving up this passion,” she said. Lethwei is traditional Burme
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