Yokthai Sithoar
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Yokthai Sithoar หยกไทย ศิษย์ อ. |
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| Born | Manit Klinmee (มานิตย์ กลิ่นมี) December 25, 1974 Bang Lamung District, Chonburi province, Thailand |
| Native name | หยกไทย ศิษย์ อ. |
| Other names | Tunk (ตึ๋ง) (nickname) Ai-Mud-Cyclone-Na-Rok (ไอ้หมัดไซโคลนนรก) (e.g. Fist of the Hell Cyclone) (alias) |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Division |
Super flyweight (professional boxing) Featherweight (MMA) |
| Style |
Muay Thai Professional boxing Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) |
| Fighting out of | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Team | Songchai Boxing Promotion (or Onesongchai Boxing Promotion) (Muay Thai & professional boxing) |
| Trainer | Ismael Salas (professional boxing) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 38 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 17 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Rambaa Somdet |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Yokthai Sithoar (Thai: หยกไทย ศิษย์ อ.) is a retired Thai professional boxer who winner of the WBA super flyweight (115 lbs) world champion in the late 90s. He is also a Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist (MMA).
He was born in Chonburi province and has a relative of Rambaa Somdet, a famous Thai mixed martial artist. They both trained Muay Thai together since childhood including another relative. Which later these three became prominent and successful Muay Thai fighters.
For Yokthai, he became a famous Muay Thai fighter under the promoter Songchai Rattanasuban of Songchai Boxing Promotion. He has the strength of a strong fist, he often defeated the contender often by knocked out with a fist. He received the alias from boxing fans "ไอ้หมัดไซโคลนนรก" (Ai-Mud-Cyclone-Na-Rok; lit: "Fist of the Hell Cyclone")
With a heavy fist. He was backed by his promoter Songchai, to turn to professional boxing career in 1994 along with Pichit Chor Siriwat in junior flyweight division by Cuban Ismael Salas is a trainer. He made four wins and was won vacant PABA super flyweight with a Russian boxer and defeated the title once, including five consecutive wins.
On August 24, 1996 he challenged the WBA super flyweight world champion with Venezuelan title holder Alimi Goitia at Kamphaengphet Provincial Stadium, Kamphaeng Phet province, he won the champion by TKO in the eighth round. He became the second Thai boxer who won the world title in this organization and this weight class after a legendary boxer Khaosai Galaxy.
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