Chatchai Sasakul
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Chatchai Sasakul also known as Chatchai Singwangcha (born 1970-02-05 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a former boxing champion in the flyweight division.
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[edit] Amateur career
Sasakul was an amateur boxing star in Thailand. He had an mmateur record record of85 fights, winning 78 and also earned the King's Cup for the Best Boxer. [1]
[edit] Olympic career
Represented Thailand as a Light Flyweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic games. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Luis Rolon (Puerto Rico) 3-2
- Defeated Maurice Maina (Kenya) 5-0
- Lost to Róbert Isaszegi (Hungary) 2-3
[edit] Professional boxing career
Sasakul turned pro in 1991 and captured the WBC flyweight title with a win over Yuri Arbachakov in 1997. He defended the belt twice before losing to Manny Pacquiao by knockout in 1998.
| Preceded by Yuri Arbachakov |
WBC Flyweight Champion 12 Nov 1997 – 4 Dec 1998 |
Succeeded by Manny Pacquiao |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Bangkok Post 07/07/03
