Saenchai
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Saenchai แสนชัย ซินบีมวยไทย |
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| Born | Suphachai Saenpong July 30, 1980 Mahasarakham, Thailand |
| Native name | แสนชัย ซินบีมวยไทย |
| Other names | Saenchai Sinbimuaythai Saenchai Sor. Kingstar Sanchai Sor. Khamsing Sangpetch Patanakan Gym |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) |
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Flyweight Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Years active | 28 (1988–present) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
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| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
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Saenchai (born July 30, 1980), formerly known as Saenchai Sor. Kingstar (Thai: แสนชัย ส.คิงสตาร์), is a Thai Muay Thai fighter. Saenchai won the Lumpinee Championship title, which is widely considered the most prestigious title in Muay Thai, in four different weight divisions, while mostly fighting larger opponents. He is considered by many to be the best pound for pound Muay Thai fighter, and is regarded as one of the best fighters of all time. Saenchai would often give up weight to find worthy opponents in Thailand, and from 2003-2014 only lost two times in Thailand when the weights were equal, with all other losses happening when he was forced to have a weight disadvantage to make the fights more evenly matched. Against foreigners the gap in skill is so great he will go up as high as 147 pounds, which is 15+ pounds above his optimal weight class. Since 2010 he has fought 88 times in 15 countries and is perhaps the most active international fighter. He is best known for his ring vision, defense, kick catching, and strong dumps and sweeps. He retired from serious competition in Thailand in 2014 and now solely competes around the world against foreign fighters. Upon retiring from competition on the Thai circuit he was still able to make 130 pounds, with his final fight being forced to make 129 pounds.
Saenchai started learning Muay Thai when he was 8 years old. He decided to start learning Muay Thai in Jockey gym when his friend's elder brother received a prize after a bout. He debuted after training for only a week, and he won his first bout by decision receiving 30 Baht (≒$1).
He started fighting in Bangkok when he was 14 years old, then transferred to Kamsing gym owned by Somluck Kamsing. Kamsing paid 300,000 Baht as a transfer fee. This is the reason Saenchai's ring name was "Saenchai Sor.Kamsing".
In 1997 at age 16 Saenchai won the title of Lumpinee stadium championship at super flyweight. When he was 18, he won the title of Lumpinee stadium championship at bantamweight.
In 2002, Saenchai turned to boxing. He debuted as "Sangpetch Patanakan Gym" at featherweight. He fought against Rud 4K Kevkatchewon from Philippines to challenge for the vacant interim title of PABA on November 27, 2003, and he won the title by unanimous decision. In January 2004, he retained his PABA title against Rud.
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