Dave Leduc (born 13 December 1991)[1] is a Canadian Lethwei fighter.[3] Leduc is the current open-weight Lethwei World Champion.[4] He is nicknamed "'The Nomad'" because of his travels around the world to learn martial arts.[5] He gained widespread notarity by becoming the first Quebecer and Canadian to win in the controversial Prison Fight Thailand in Bangkok.[3] In 2016, he became the first non-Burmese fighter to win the Lethwei world title, by defeating Tun Tun Min at the Aung Lan Championship in Yangon.[6][7] The same year, he married Russian Moldovan writer and model Irina Terehova in a nationally televised wedding ceremony in Myanmar.[8]
Dave Leduc
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Leduc in Myanmar August 2016
Born December 13, 1991 (age 25)
Gatineau, Quebec[1]
Other names The Nomad
Nationality French Canadian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb; 12 st 8 lb)[1]
Style Lethwei, Sanshou, Muay Thai
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Canada Canada
Team Patenaude Martial Arts (2009–present)
Tiger Muay Thai (2013–present)
Trainer Sifu Patrick Marcil[2]
Years active 4 (2013–present)
Spouse Irina Terehova