Dave Leduc | |
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Born | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | December 13, 1991
Other names | The King of Lethwei Steel Giraffe ဒေဝ (pronounced 'day-wa')[1] |
Nationality | Canada Myanmar[2] |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) |
Style | Lethwei, Sanda, Jeet Kune Do |
Stance | Orthodox |
Team | Patenaude Martial Arts (2009–present) |
Trainer | Sifu Patrick Marcil |
Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Occupation |
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Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Website | Official website |
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Dave Leduc (born 13 December 1991) is a Canadian former Lethwei fighter. He is a former six-time Lethwei world champion who held the openweight Lethwei Golden Belt and was undefeated under traditional rules KO to win.[4] In 2014, Leduc first gained widespread notoriety by winning his fight in the controversial Prison Fight inside a maximum security prison in Thailand.[5]
In 2016, he travelled to Myanmar to fight Burmese bareknuckle boxing considered the world's most brutal sport.[1][6][7] He challenged and defeated Tun Tun Min who was then recognized as the best in the world and became the first non-Burmese to win the Lethwei Golden Belt title.[8][9][10] The same year, Leduc married Moldovan model Irina Terehova in a nationally televised traditional Burmese wedding ceremony in Yangon with approximately 30 million viewers in Myanmar.[11]
In Burmese, he is known as 'ဒေဝ' (pronounced day-wah)
To us, he is Burmese [...] His lifestyle is Burmese. Today all Myanmar people cheer for Dave.