Cung Le

Cung Le

Cung Le (born 1973 in South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American kickboxer.

Biography

Cung Le has three bronze medals in amateur San Shou kickboxing world competition, and has been a three-time captain of United States teams that competed in the Wushu World Championships.

In 1997, he was the U.S. Team Captain at the World Martial Arts Championships in Italy.

In 1999, he was the U.S. Team Captain at the World Martial Arts Championships in Hong Kong.

On December 15th, 2001 he defeated Shonie Carter of Chicago, Illinois, USA by unanimous decision in San Jose, CA, USA to win the IKF Pro Light Heavyweight San Shou World Title.

Le made his highly anticipated mixed martial arts debut at SVE: Shamrock vs. Gracie on March 10th, 2006, at the HP Pavilion, knocking out kickboxing rival Mike Altman at 3:51 of the first round, and three months later, faced KOTC veteran Brian Warren, whom Le knocked out with a flurry of punches at 4:19 of the first round.

External links

[Cung Le homepage]
[Cung Le Interviews Bob Wall] (Video)
[Video of the fight Cung Le vs Mike Altman at Strike Force MMA event 2006]
[Sanshou Master Cung Le] by the Los Gatos Weekly Times
[Over the Top At whatever he's taken on, Cung Le has been successful - from kickboxing to fatherhood] by the San Francisco Chronicle
[Biography of Coach Cung Le]

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