Bert Sangkheom and Long Samnang will go to compete in Australia in April

Bert Sangkheom has another chance, going to compete in Australia in April 2025 with Long Samnang. Bert Sangkheom has been lost to compete for the WBC belt there. For this second time, the Cambodian athlete will compete in the 59 kg weight class.

According to a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s Sports Council on February 25, Mr. Sry Sreng, the Chief of ISKA in Cambodia and a producer of Kun Khmer, confirmed that, in April two athletes Bert Sangkheom and Long Samnang will go to compete in Australia.

On February 17, 2024, Bert Sangkheom had already lost in competition for the WBC belt losing to Thailand’s Yothin in the first round. In that competition, Bert Sangkheom was stopped by the referee after him, was elbowed by the Thai athlete, breaking his left eyebrow, and the doctor told the referee to stop the fight.

After the competition, Bert Sangkheom has also posted on his Facebook that, he would not compete for the WBC belt again because of there was no the Cambodia flag on the belt. In this second time to Australia, Bert Sangkheom will compete for the world championship belt of the International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) in the 59 kg weight category.

In particular, the specific date and the opponent of Bert Sangkheom, the Kun Khmer producer have not been confirmed. On this journey to compete, the player Long Samnang is also scheduled to compete in Australia. This is the first time for this player, competing for the belt in the 67 kg weight category.

It should be noting that, in the WBC competition, Cambodia players have already lost three times in Australia. The first competition the player Chey Kosal lost in 2008, and the second time in 2024 the player Bert Sangkheom lost, and the third time in 2025 the player Puth Sambor lost by knockout. Specifically, in the ISKA belt, can Bert Sangkheom and Long Samnang compete successfully for the belt​​ ?