Ouch Thearith: a Cambodian career across striking sports អ៊ូច ធារិទ្ធ៖ អាជីពកម្ពុជាឆ្លងកាត់ប្រភេទប្រដាល់ផ្សេងៗ

English

One athlete, several distinct striking careers

Ouch Thearith is a Cambodian combat-sports athlete whose public record crosses several rule systems. Domestic Kun Khmer reports describe him using kicks and punches; national boxing results place him in a separate medal competition; BKFC identifies him as Thearith Ouch in bare-knuckle boxing. The reversed Latin name does not indicate another fighter. It reflects the way promoters and publications present Cambodian names to different audiences.

This variety is central to his profile, but it should not be converted into an invented combined win total. A boxing medal, a Kun Khmer stoppage and a bare-knuckle result are not interchangeable entries in the same championship. Each establishes a different competitive assignment. Following Thearith accurately means keeping those assignments visible and recognising that an older promotional status label cannot establish whether he is currently medically cleared to fight.

Domestic results that show more than punching ability

Khmerload’s November 2019 report describes Thearith defeating Thai opponent Dee Sor Ploenchit during Bayon’s Kubota programme. The account places the finish in round three and describes a count after the Cambodian’s punching attack. The report was published on Monday 4 November and refers to the preceding Friday, giving the bout date of 1 November. It also connects him with Phnom Penh’s Chaom Chao area at that time, without proving a birthplace or a present-day gym address.

A later Krud appearance demonstrates another part of his offensive range. On 3 March 2024 in Prey Veng, he defeated Pitpiyak in a 57kg qualifying contest. The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer report attributes the fourth-round stoppage to attacks on the opponent’s leg. This matters because a profile built only around his boxing appearances would understate the skills he used in Kun Khmer. It is evidence of a specific successful kicking performance, not proof that every bout followed the same tactical plan.

What can be said about his style

These accounts support a cautious description of an athlete able to win with different attacking tools. They do not supply comprehensive punch counts, a preferred stance or a round-by-round defensive map. The tactical contrast is nevertheless useful: a punching stoppage and a leg-kick stoppage ask different questions of distance and opportunity. The reader can understand that versatility without being told that Thearith always advances, always counters or belongs to a fixed stylistic category.

Bangkok and Tokyo: two international tests

At BKFC Thailand 4, Thearith defeated Anubhav Kumar Verma by referee stoppage at 0:56 of the third round. MMASucka’s contemporary results place the event at Space Plus in Bangkok on 10 December 2022. BKFC’s present athlete page displays 9 December for the same pairing. The difference is preserved as a date discrepancy rather than silently treated as two fights. The locally reported date is used for the bout entry, with the promoter’s display noted in its provenance.

That success belongs to bare-knuckle boxing. It is neither a Kun Khmer title nor evidence of a kicking or elbow performance. The distinction becomes particularly valuable when comparing it with his trip to Japan on 2 June 2024. At Korakuen Hall, Thearith faced Takuma Ota on NJKF Challenger 2024 3rd in a 58kg contest scheduled for five three-minute rounds. BOUTREVIEW records Ota winning unanimously, with cards of 50–47, 50–48 and 50–47.

The Japanese result is a clear defeat, not an unclear exhibition or an unrecorded victory. It also places Thearith against an established home competitor under the NJKF programme’s conditions. Without a complete technical report, it would be wrong to fabricate which round swung the contest. The confirmed information already explains the scale of the assignment: an overseas arena, a five-round match and three judges favouring Ota at the end.

Selected identity, results and dated status

Boxing medals and the limits of current labels

The Cambodian national boxing championship record adds a further strand. Contemporary reporting lists Thearith as the 57kg gold medallist in 2021. The December 2024 medal report places him second at 60kg and associates him with Kouch Salsor Keila Club. Those entries should be preserved as dated boxing achievements and a dated affiliation. They do not demonstrate that he represented the same club throughout his career or holds a current Kun Khmer title.

The most consequential recent source is BTV’s report of 20 May 2026. It says Thearith was receiving hospital treatment after surgery for an intracranial blood clot. This profile does not infer what caused the condition, provide a prognosis or announce retirement. It also does not repeat the older BKFC page’s active label as a present medical fact. Any future fight announcement would need to be understood alongside a properly confirmed return to competition.

A fair way to recognise versatility

• Credit the Bangkok victory to bare-knuckle boxing and retain its date discrepancy.
• Describe the Tokyo defeat using the published scores rather than invented tactical sequences.
• Keep national boxing medals separate from professional Kun Khmer titles.
• Treat the May 2026 health report as dated news, not a diagnosis made by this profile.

Thearith’s sporting contribution is visible in the range of challenges he accepted and the results that can be checked. The profile does not need an inflated aggregate record to make that range meaningful. His documented career connects domestic television, national boxing and international striking events, while also reminding readers that the athlete’s wellbeing remains more important than filling an empty calendar with assumptions.