Chatchai Sasakul is a Thai former Muay Thai fighter and professional boxer who competed in boxing between 1991 and 2008.
11 Facts About Chatchai Sasakul
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Chatchai Sasakul held the WBC flyweight title from May 1997 to December 1998.
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Chatchai Sasakul then turned to boxing and became an amateur boxing star in Thailand.
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Chatchai Sasakul had an amateur record of 85 fights, winning 78 of them, he won the 1989 and 1990 editions of the King's Cup where he received the Best Boxer of the competition award.
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Chatchai Sasakul represented Thailand as a Light Flyweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
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Chatchai Sasakul turned pro in 1991 and captured the WBC and lineal flyweight titles with a win over Yuri Arbachakov in 1997.
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Chatchai Sasakul defended the titles twice before losing to Manny Pacquiao by knockout in 1998 to earn Pacquiao his first championship title.
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On March 31,2007, Chatchai Sasakul knocked out Lito Sisnorio, a Filipino boxer.
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Chatchai Sasakul's death prompted the Board to ban all fights involving Filipino boxers in Thailand starting April 2007.
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Later, Chatchai Sasakul opened his own boxing gym, Chatchai Sasakul Muay Thai in Bangkok, focusing primarily on boxing with aspirations to create a new generation of Thai world boxing champions.
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Chatchai Sasakul is a trainer to Superbon Banchamek and to fighters in his former team Petchyindee Boxing Promotions, such as Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, Kompayak Porpramook, Panomroonglek Kratingdaenggym, Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep, Knockout CP Freshmart, Noknoi Sitthiprasert.