Saensak Muangsurin was a professional boxer from Phetchabun, Thailand.
20 Facts About Saensak Muangsurin
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Saensak Muangsurin was a Muay Thai fighter and professional boxer.
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Saensak Muangsurin was WBC light welterweight champion, setting a world record by winning a world title in his 3rd professional fight.
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Saensak Muangsurin is Thailand's heaviest world boxing champion to date.
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Saensak Muangsurin has faced many top Muay Thai fighters such as Poot Lorlek, Vicharnnoi Porntawee, Pudpadnoi Worawut, Khunpon Sakornpitak, Wisan Kraigriengyuk, Kongdej Lookbangplasroy, and Sirimongkol Luksiripat.
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Saensak Muangsurin won the Lumpinee Stadium junior welterweight title by knocking out Sorrasak Sor Lukbookalo in just the first round in 1971.
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Saensak Muangsurin made news every time he won by RSC until he won the gold medal.
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Saensak Muangsurin made his formal professional boxing debut on November 16,1974, with a first-round knockout win.
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Saensak Muangsurin won his second fight in February 1975 by technical knockout in round 7, and challenged Perico Fernandez for the WBC light welterweight title in his third professional fight.
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Saensak Muangsurin defeated Fernandez by technical knockout in the 8th round on July 15,1975, to set a world record for taking the shortest time to win the world title; it had been less than a year since he made his debut in 1974.
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Saensak Muangsurin lost his world title in his second defense against Miguel Velasquez after being disqualified in the 5th round, but quickly regained it four months later on October 29,1976, by knocking out Velazquez in two rounds.
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Saensak Muangsurin successfully defended the WBC belt 7 times, most notably against former WBC lightweight champion Guts Ishimatsu, whom he knocked out in six rounds.
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Saensak Muangsurin was knocked out by Sang Hyun Kim in the 13th round to lose his world title on December 30,1978.
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Saensak Muangsurin still has the record for the fastest time to a world title after first professional bout, having taken 11 days less than the Ukrainian.
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Saensak Muangsurin married a popular actress in that era, Prim Prapaporn.
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Saensak Muangsurin ended his boxing career with injuries, especially the right eye.
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Saensak Muangsurin's wife divorced him, and his savings of up to 10 million baht were exhausted.
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Saensak Muangsurin had a monthly courtesy from the WBC and other authorities in Thailand, but it was not enough to cover costs.
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Saensak Muangsurin was admitted to Rajvithi Hospital on April 12,2009, for liver failure and intestinal blockage.
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Surgery failed to improve his condition, which was complicated by Saensak Muangsurin being afflicted by various ailments.