10 Facts About Medgoen Singsurat

Boonsai Sangsurat, better known as Medgoen Singsurat, is a Thai former professional boxer.

Medgoen Singsurat turned pro in 1997 and in 1999, captured the Lineal Flyweight Championship with a win over Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao.

Medgoen Singsurat is the second boxer to defeat Pacquiao in the latter's overall pro boxing career.

Medgoen Singsurat won the vacant WBC Flyweight title that had been stripped from Pacquiao due to Pacquiao coming overweight at the weight-ins.

Medgoen Singsurat defended the titles once more before losing the titles in 2000 to Malcolm Tunacao by TKO.

Medgoen Singsurat is promoted by Thai Storage Battery Public Company Limited, and hence bears the 3K Battery name, as the company contracts Thai boxers to sponsor their products.

Behind the scenes of Medgoen Singsurat defeating Pacquiao in 1999, Medgoen Singsurat's promoter and manager Virat Vachirarattanawong said that he followed Pacquiao's diet while in Thailand and found that Pacquiao only ordered light meals, so it was certain that Pacquiao was definitely suffering from weight problems.

Medgoen Singsurat's second cousin, Saranyoo Tohchoodee, born in Thailand on April 18,1991, was a professional boxer before giving up boxing to go to America to study along with his sister.

Medgoen Singsurat was going to play for the Thailand national team until he broke his ankle in a game and never could fully recover, but he did manage to become a very good table tennis player in the meantime.

Medgoen Singsurat was the top ranked youth player in Thailand for 2 years in a row.