Most Cambodian know already that a champion fighting may take long time to finish, mostly it take more then a month to find the winner but the award is very small for boxers.
Recently, the winner of CTN champion for first rank, Lao Chantrea got a belt, a trophy, 2400 000 Riel ( about $600) plus a motorcycle. A second rank, Mr.Sovann got a trophy, 2400 000 Riel(about $600) plus a Television while Phan Kroan got a trophy plus 2400 000 Riel.
Bayon Ring boxing for K-cement champion, first rank Nen Vanna got a belt and 3 months salary $510/month, a trophy , a souvenir flag and a Scoopy motorcycle 2014. A second rank, Tes Samkhan got $600 award, a TV LCD 32", a belt plus a souvenir flag.
For AEC fighting, the boxing event hosted by Cambodia-Thailand on BTV ring, It was very disappointed that there was big different of boxing award between Khmer and Thai Boxers. As a trusted information told that Khmer boxer get the award only $500 while Thai boxer got $1000 per fighting. For this case many Khmer boxer feel unhappy with price and some of them give up the boxing life. Vorn Viva used to post on his facebook that he doesn't want to step to ring anymore because he fight for the same ring, the same match but different price. Vong Noy also used to post video to show his feeling that the money getting from boxing cannot support his life.
If we looking at other country, A boxer can get award up to $10 000 just for one day fight. In fact, last week Adaylton Freitas got $10 000 award just fight 2 time in the same day at Thailand. For One FC fighting, Eric Kelly got $50 000 award in ONE FC: War of Dragons on July 11, 2014.
Boxing in Cambodia, cannot help boxer lifer getting better. Many well known boxer leave the ring for other job, most of them become a Tuk Tuk driver or motor taxi drvier and some of them accros border ellegally for job at Thailand.
Let see how much Khmer boxers will get from Thai Fight World Battle event at Koh Pich next month?
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