Pich Sambath

Pich Sambath , also known as Phoeun Sambath (; born April 14, 2002), is a professional Kun Khmer fighter and kickboxer from Cambodia. The Kampuchea Thmey Daily listed him in the top 10 Kun Khmer boxers of early 2023 and 2024. Sambath was listed as a top 5 Kun Khmer fighter at 60 kg in 2025 by CSB Sport. He is known for his punches, striking power and endurance. He competes in the 57 kg-60 kg weight category.

Biography Sambath was born on April 8, 2002, in Kandoul village, Kampong Speu province, Cambodia to a family of farmers. He is the oldest of four children. His sisters are Phoeun Sambo and Phoeun Vann Lean, and his brother is Phoeun Vansing. Vansing is also involved in Kun Khmer training.

Sambath's father, Vong Mil, is a construction foreman, while his mother, Aun Sok Khim, works in farming. Sambath dropped out of school after completing the seventh grade.

Sambath began Kun Khmer as a method of improving his family's economic situation. He began training in Khmer boxing in 2019 but stopped to pursue other employment opportunities. In 2020, he resumed his training at the Pich Sophann Kun Khmer Gym under guidance from Pich Sophann, a famous kick boxer.

Sambath is known by the moniker "Krabei Prey Moktann" (Khmer language: ក្របីព្រៃមុខតាន់), which translates to "Wild Buffalo Solid Face." He has established himself as a professional Kun Khmer boxer.

Career Kun Khmer Sambath first fought on February 20, 2021, at Kun Khmer International Marathon in a friendly match against Toem Savuth. The match consisted of 5 rounds, each being 3 minutes long. Sambath loss by split decision.

Sambath fought Chhut Serey Vannthong in a MAS fight, a nine-minute round where knockout is required to win. The match ended in a draw.

Sambath was listed in Kampuchea Thmey Daily's top 10 list of Khmer boxers for the first half of 2023. Sambath did not make the national team, though he did win the Carabao championship at the end of 2022 and the 2023 International Krud belt.

On August 22, 2023, Sambath won a fight against Saw Kolo, a Lethwei fighter from Myanmar, at the Kun Khmer All Star Event . He won a car, sponsored by Boostrong, after winning the popular best fighters vote from fans of the event.

Pich Sambath (left) fighting Cambodian fighter Khim Bora (right) in a championship match. Sambath won the Krud Kun Khmer champion 2023 belt by winning against Khim Bora. He received a US$1,889 prize from the organisers on 3 September 2023, through a split decision from the judges.

In early 2024, Sambath broke multiple fighting records. In January, Sambath became Kun Khmer National Champion after winning against Morn Sameth. In March, he won a championship, beating French opponent Florent Lewis Joseph. In April, he won another Dragon Kun Khmer Top 5 Belt Tournament against Japanese and Russian opponents in a main event Khmer Maha Sangrant (Khmer New Year 2024) at Kampong Cham town, Cambodia. In May, he won a Krud Belt against Thun Vanna, a student of Thun Sophea, in a Belt-to-Belt bet event by split decision 4:1 at the TVK arena.

On August 4, in a Kun Khmer/modified Japanese kickboxing match at Knock Out 2024 volume 3, held in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sambath dominated over Reiya Komor. Sambath won in round three, with a decisive right hook at 0:53 causing a total knockout. The match concluded with Sambath's victory in a total fight time of 6:53.

On September 5, 2024, Sambath fought against Mehrdad Khanzadeh. The first round ended with a knockout victory for Sambath. He won the overall match.

On September 14, 2024, in the main event of Xtreme Cambodia Kun Khmer Hang Meas HD TV, Rin Devid failed to defeat Sambath. Sambath won 12,000,000 Riels and an Extreme Gold Belt from the Hang Meas Kun Khmer Arena. Before an upcoming National Champion match, on September 29, 2024, Sambath lost his Krud Kun Khmer belt to South African Ncedo Gomba. TVK prepared a belt champion rematch between Sambath and Gomba on November 16, 2024, which Sambath won. This earned him 8,000,000 Riels and the Krud Kun Khmer Belt.

Sambath fought Sok Thy on June 28, 2025, in a five-round title fight organized by Hang Meas TV. In July 2025, CSB Sport listed Sambath within the top 5 Kun Khmer fighter at 60 kg, alongside Chhut Serey Vannthong, Khim Bora, Sok Thy, and Beut Sangkhum.

Sambath competed in China at the EM Legend Kun Khmer fighting championship on October 7, 2025, where he competed against Carlos Tszhin. Before this match, Tszhin's won the WMC Belt in a match against Chou Wei Jian. Tszhin held belts from the WMC, WBC and IPCC. Other Cambodian athletes scheduled to compete in the event include Lao Chetra, Moeun Sokhuch, Pich Athitep and Eh Yanut.

Lorn Panha, Bert Sangkham, Pich Sambath, Pich Atithep, and Keng Sieng Hay will visit France to compete in an event as a team on February 28, 2026.

A team of Pich Sambath, Beut Sangkhum, Moeun Sokhuch, Pich Singha and Kham Neakreach will travel to South Korea to compete in a Khmer martial arts event on Sunday, March 22, 2026. The event is a collaborating between Bayon TV station, the Khmer Boxing Federation and the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training.

Kickboxing In an international friendly match between Cambodia and China on January 19, 2024, Sambath defeated his Yang Zhuo by split decision under kickboxing rules, in 3 rounds.

On May 14, 2024, Sambath defeated Wang Zunyang from China by full decision under the 3 round K1 kickboxing rules. The match took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Titles and accomplishments Carabao Session 2022 Carabao Session 8 Champion Krud Kun Khmer 2022 Krud Kun Khmer 60 kg Champion Three successful title defenses 2024 Krud Kun Khmer 60 kg Champion Xtreme Cambodia Kun Khmer 2024 Xtreme Cambodia Kun Khmer 60 kg Champion 2025 Xtreme Cambodia Kun Khmer 60 kg Champion World Kun Khmer 2026 World Kun Khmer 8-man Tournament Winner Kun Khmer National Federation 2023 Kun Khmer National Championship 60 kg Champion 2024 Kun Khmer National Championship 60 kg Champion Kun Khmer International Federation 2026 Kun Khmer International Federation World 60 kg Champion

Fight record

Early life and personal life Sambath married Chin Sinat on June 25, 2024, in Kampong Speu.

Music and Videography October 2, 2023: Sambath feet [ft] Thach Sathen as a music video Pchum Ben Days 2023 Mahoub Da'aksrak [Khmer title: ម្ហូបដាក់ស្រាក់]