Saensak Muangsurin
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| Saensak Muangsurin | |
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| Real name | Saensak Muangsurin |
| Nickname(s) | Boonsong Mansri |
| Rated at | Light welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 7 in. (170 cm) |
| Nationality |  Thailand |
| Birth date | 13 August 1950 |
| Birth place | Phetchabun Province, Thailand |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 20 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Saensak Muangsurin (born August 13, 1950) is a retired professional boxer from Phetchabun, Thailand. He is a former WBC light welterweight champion, who set a world record by winning the world title in only his 3rd professional fight.
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[edit] Biography
Muangsurin made his formal professional boxing debut on November 16, 1974 with a first-round knockout win. He won his second fight in February, 1975 by technical knockout in round 7, and challenged Perico Fernandez for the WBC light welterweight title in only his 3rd professional fight. He 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.
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 Velasquez in only 2 rounds. He successfully defended the WBC belt 7 times (8 total including his defense prior to the disqualification against Velasquez), most notably against former WBC lightweight champion Guts Ishimatsu, who he knocked out in 6 rounds.
Muangsurin was also an accomplished muay thai practitioner, and fought in several muay thai matches held in Japan prior to winning the world title. He was knocked out by Sang Hyun Kim in the 13th round to lose his world title on December 30, 1978. He fell into relative obscurity from then on, losing both of his fights in 1979, one of which was a 3rd round knockout loss to Thomas Hearns. His last professional fight was for the OPBF welterweight title, which he lost by decision over 12 rounds. His record was 14-6-0 (11KOs).
| Preceded by Perico Fernandez |
WBC Light welterweight Champion July 15, 1975 - June 30, 1976 |
Succeeded by Miguel Velasquez |
| Preceded by Miguel Velasquez |
WBC Light welterweight Champion October 29, 1976 - December 30, 1978 |
Succeeded by Sang Hyun Kim |
[edit] Notes
- This article was initially translated from the Wikipedia article センサク・ムアンスリン, specifically from this version.
