Pichai Sayotha
Pichai Sayotha (Thai: พิชัย สายโยธา; RTGS: Phichai Sai-yotha; born December 24, 1979) is a Thai amateur boxer best known for winning a silver medal in the lightweight category at the 2003 World Championships.
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Full name | พิชัย สายโยธา | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Thailand | ||||||||||||||||
Born | December 24, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2003 he had his biggest success at the World Championships in his home country only losing to Mario Kindelán. He did not participate in 2005 and reached the quarterfinal in 2007 where he lost to Russian favorite Aleksei Tishchenko but qualified for Beijing (2008).
In 2005 he also competed for Thailand at the Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia, with one loss and one win in the preliminary round. In 2008 he beat Tishchenko at the Kings Cup. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost his only bout 4:10 to South Korean Baik Jong-Sub.
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