Bati Park 2026: Panha and Chanreach win ISKA championships លន បញ្ញា និងច័ន្ទរាជ ឈ្នះខ្សែក្រវាត់នៅបាទីផាក

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Two title fights give Bati Park its sporting identity

Krud Kun Khmer staged an outdoor championship evening at Bati Park in Krang Thnong on 31 January 2026. The ISKA report published two days later identifies two significant results: Lorn Panha defeated Shamo Eyvasov for the world welterweight Kun Khmer championship at 67 kg, while Kurmak Chanreach beat Gabriel Da Silva for the intercontinental featherweight championship at 57 kg. These were different titles, decided through different routes to victory.

ISKA also reported live coverage on Apsara TV C11 and a crowd exceeding 10,000. The attendance figure belongs to the sanctioning body’s account; no independent count is available in the consulted material. Bati Park and Krang Thnong are the verified location names. A more specific administrative province or street address is not added simply because several Cambodian places use similar names.

Panha’s comeback against Eyvasov

The main title contest had a clear turning point in the published report. Eyvasov, listed as representing Spain, began aggressively and dropped Panha with a left hook in the first round. ISKA credits the challenger with taking that opening round. This detail matters because it makes the result a comeback rather than an uninterrupted march toward victory. Panha had to change the course of a contest that initially favoured his opponent.

According to the same account, Panha responded in the second round with effective elbow attacks and carried pressure into the third. The finish followed a head kick, a referee’s count and the intervention of Eyvasov’s corner, which threw in the towel. ISKA records a third-round technical knockout for Panha. No precise stoppage time is supplied in that report, so the round is the most exact supported timing used here.

The reported complaint and the official result

Eyvasov complained that the kick struck the back of his head. That complaint is part of ISKA’s narrative and should not disappear from an account of the ending. Equally, it is not evidence of a subsequent official foul ruling or overturned result. The verified outcome remains Panha’s TKO victory. Without a separate adjudication, a written report cannot establish the referee’s full reasoning or resolve the contact from an unseen camera angle.

Chanreach’s decision deserves equal precision

Kurmak Chanreach’s victory over Brazil’s Gabriel Da Silva secured the 57 kg intercontinental title. The official summary identifies a unanimous decision but does not publish the numerical judges’ scores or a detailed round-by-round narrative. Unanimity tells us that all the deciding scorecards favoured Chanreach; it does not reveal the width of the margins. Describing the contest as effortless or one-sided would go beyond the available evidence.

The contrast with Panha’s win is useful. One title was settled by a stoppage after a documented reversal of momentum, the other by agreement among the judges. Both are legitimate competitive outcomes. A good event report should not treat a decision winner as a supporting character merely because the other fight produced a more dramatic finish. Chanreach’s championship has its own division, opponent and sporting value.

What can be learned from the published sequence?

The following interpretation concerns the reported action rather than a claim to have reviewed complete footage. Panha’s recovery illustrates the difference between suffering an early setback and losing the entire contest. The second-round response described by ISKA changed the fight’s direction. It also suggests why a corner’s assessment and tactical adjustments can matter as much as an athlete’s initial plan.

That sporting observation must not become advice to continue after a suspected injury. Whether a competitor can safely proceed is a decision for the referee and medical personnel within the applicable rules. Eyvasov’s corner stopping the contest is itself a meaningful part of the ending. Protecting a fighter and conceding a bout can be compatible with the responsibilities of a professional team.

Separate belts, separate histories

Panha’s Bati Park championship followed his inaugural WKN Kun Khmer world-title victory earlier in January. These events belong to the same month and career but to different sanctioning organizations. The Bati Park contest was against Eyvasov under the ISKA title designation; the earlier contest was against Zakaria Rouigate under WKN. Preserving that distinction makes the January sequence intelligible instead of multiplying or merging titles incorrectly.

The same principle applies to Chanreach. His 57 kg intercontinental championship here should not be silently relabelled as a national or Southeast Asian title. A fighter can appear in several championship frameworks, and an accurate chronology retains the exact designation attached to each contest. Weight alone does not prove that two belts are identical.

Outdoor promotion and television coverage

The combination of an outdoor setting and Apsara TV C11 coverage gave Bati Park both a local audience and a broadcast identity. It is a useful example of how a Cambodian venue can host internationally matched title fights without becoming interchangeable with a broadcaster’s regular studio. The location, promoter and channel perform different roles in the event’s identity.

• Event date: 31 January 2026; ISKA’s report was published on 2 February.
• Venue: Bati Park, Krang Thnong, Cambodia.
• Verified title winners: Lorn Panha at 67 kg and Kurmak Chanreach at 57 kg.
• Broadcast reported by ISKA: Apsara TV C11.
• Attendance: more than 10,000 according to ISKA, without independent verification.

Follow the careers beyond one evening

Use the event directory to place Bati Park in the wider 2026 calendar and the fighter profiles to follow its participants. The Koh Thom title night provides the earlier January chapter. Together, the reports show a busy championship period while keeping each opponent, result and organizational title attached to the correct event.