Oleydong Sithsamerchai
Oleydong Sithsamerchai (Thai: โอเล่ห์ดง ศักดิ์เสมอชัย; born July 17, 1985 in Tambon Ratsada, Huai Yot District (currently: Ratsada District), Trang Province) is a professional boxer from Thailand. He fights in the strawweight and super flyweight divisions and is the former WBC strawweight World champion. He captured the title on November 29, 2007 by defeating Eagle Den Janlaphan.
Oleydong Sithsamerchai | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Kittipong Jaigrajang กิตติพงษ์ ใจกระจ่าง |
Nickname(s) | The Deadly Candy ไอ้ลูกอมมรณะ |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5′ 3½ in (161 cm) |
Nationality | Thai |
Born | Huai Yot, Thailand | July 17, 1985
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 72 |
Wins | 69 |
Wins by KO | 29 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
He is the first Thai world champion from southern Thailand. Because before that, many Thai boxers from southern Thailand challenged world champion, but without success.[1]
Sithsamerchai won his third title defense on November 28, 2009 by a majority decision over Juan Palacios. He lost the WBC strawweight title on February 11, 2011 to Kazuto Ioka by KO.[2]
Other names
- Oleydong Kratingdaenggym (โอเล่ห์ดง กระทิงแดงยิม)
- Oleydong CP Freshmart (โอเล่ห์ดง ซีพีเฟรชมาร์ท)
References
- ลูกเสือหมายเลข 9 (November 30, 2007). "โอเล่ห์ดง กระทิงแดงยิม..เด็กตรังแชมป์โลกคนแรกของภาคใต้" (in Thai). Oknation. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- https://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=As1Pyn6XZPkMqweWQfFoG.yUxLYF?slug=ap-ioka-oleydong
External links
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Eagle Den Junlaphan |
WBC minimumweight champion November 29, 2007 - February 11, 2011 |
Succeeded by Kazuto Ioka |
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