Kun Khmer weight classes: an official table in context ប្រភេទទម្ងន់គុនខ្មែរ៖ តារាងផ្លូវការនិងនីតិវិធីថ្លឹង

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An official table needs an edition and a scope

There is no responsible way to build a universal Kun Khmer weight chart by combining limits from unrelated posters. A national programme, a professional promotion and a youth competition may offer different divisions. This guide reproduces the categories in the technical regulations published by Cambodia’s National Sports Complex on 22 October 2024. The table is an official reference for that programme, not a claim that every gala in 2026 must use the same divisions.

The document lists nine men’s categories and five women’s categories. Their numerical labels are more useful than importing English boxing names whose boundaries can differ between organisations. A bout advertised at a negotiated weight should also remain a contracted-weight contest in a database until the organiser confirms its championship division.

Categories in the cited Cambodian programme

A blank place in a programme is not a judgement about who can practise the sport. The absence of a heavier category here does not prove that Kun Khmer has no heavier professional contests. Equally, it would be misleading to append an invented 81 kg or unlimited row and call the resulting table official. Every added category needs its own competition reference.

A separate professional table: Kombat, March 2026

The following ranges are printed in article 14 of the professional rules effective 10 March 2026. They belong to Kombat Kun Khmer, including its heavier divisions; they do not extend or amend the preceding national programme.

The first limit is printed as −54 kg and the last as +100.1 kg. The decimals and gaps are retained rather than silently rewritten. Obtain the technical delegate’s interpretation before registration, especially at a boundary.

Why another promotion can look different

The professional Kombat Kun Khmer regulations published in 2026 use their own division structure. That difference illustrates the importance of identifying the organiser before comparing belts or assigning a fighter to a permanent class. The same numerical weight can appear in a national medal programme, a contracted bout or a promotion’s ranking system without making those titles equivalent.

Category, measured weight and normal body weight

These are three different pieces of information. The category is the competition’s entry condition. The measured weight is the value accepted at an official weighing. The athlete’s body weight outside that procedure is another matter and should not be guessed from a photograph. A historical medal at 54 kg does not establish what the athlete weighs today.

The NSC regulations specify an organiser-provided scale and medical checking alongside the weigh-in process. For a participant, the practical questions concern the authorised scale, the scheduled check, the documents required and the consequences of a mismatch. A promoter’s announcement and the technical meeting should resolve those matters before travel, rather than an assumption based on a previous event.

Questions to ask before registration

• Which rule edition and numerical limit apply to this bout?
• Is it a title division or an individually agreed weight?
• When and where will the official weighing take place?
• Which medical and identity documents must be presented?
• Who makes the decision if a participant does not meet the conditions?

A weight table is not a weight-loss programme. It should help arrange an appropriate contest, not pressure a young athlete into rapid dehydration. The Kombat professional rules explicitly reject unsafe weight-cutting practices. Coaches and authorised medical staff should address eligibility and health individually; copying an adult champion’s category is not a development plan.

The source table can be checked in the NSC technical regulations. For a contrasting professional framework, consult the Kombat Kun Khmer rules. Keep the source and edition with every category when updating a fighter profile or event record.

For young athletes, understanding categories belongs inside a broader, patient learning process. KKB Kun Khmer Boxing Club & Gym in Battambang, founded and coached by Robert Gregoire, supports disadvantaged young boxers with free training through a nonprofit community model rather than defining their worth by a number on a scale.