Suriya Prasathinphimai

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Suriya Prasathinphimai
Personal information
Full name สุริยา ปราสาทหินพิมาย
Nationality  Thailand
Born (1980-04-02) April 2, 1980
Nakhon Ratchasima
Weight 75 kilograms (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Middleweight
Light Middleweight

Suriya Prasathinphimai (Thai: สุริยา ปราสาทหินพิมาย) (born April 2, 1980) is a Thai boxer who competed in the Middleweight (75 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in second place in the 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Karachi, Pakistan. In the final he lost to Pakistan's Ahmed Ali Khan.

He also has a career in professional Muay Thai, under the name as "Suriya Sor Ploenchit".

Biography

Professional career

On December 2, 2000, he fought against Masato from Japan in the memorial event of Thai King's Birthday. He won by the unanimous decision after 5th round and he also won the world title of IWM(International World Muaythai) at super welterweight.[1]

On May 20, 2001, he fought against Hiroyuki Doi in Japan, and he won by the unanimous decision after 5th round. He knocked down Doi during 4th round with left cross, and Doi was　deducted one point when he threw Suriya during 5th round because Doi had been in the habit of throwing his opponents as he was a shoot boxer.[2]

Winning Bronze medal at Olympic Games

On August 28, 2004, he won the bronze medal in middleweight (75 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

On March 4, 2004, Suriya participated "S-1 World Championship", the tournament of Muay Thai, at the Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. He fought against Jean Charles Skabowsky from France in the quarter final, but he was beaten by the unanimous decision after 3rd round.[3]

In 2005 he competed for Thailand at the Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia, losing both his matches in the preliminary round. Prasathinphimai is also a professional kickboxer, the winner of World S-1 Kings Cup 2003 Tournament.

Replacing Kaoklai Kaennorsing,[4] he challenged Simon Marcus for his WPMF World Light Heavyweight (-79kg/175lb) Championship at Muaythai Superfight in Pattaya, Thailand on June 14, 2013 and losing by unanimous decision.[5][6]

Olympic results

Fight records

Professional kickboxing record
The accurate record is unknown.
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2013-06-14 Loss Canada Simon Marcus Muaythai Superfight Pattaya, Thailand Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
For the WPMF World Light Heavyweight (-79kg/175lb) Championship.
2004-03-04 Loss France Jean-Charles Skarbowsky S1 World Championships, Quarter-final Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2003-12-05 Win France Farid Villaume King's Birthday event: S1 World Championships, Final Sanam Luang, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
Wins 1st tournament of S1 World Championship.
2003-12-05 Win Cambodia Eh Phoutong King's Birthday event: S1 World Championships, Semi-final Sanam Luang, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2003-12-05 Win Russia Arslan Magomedov King's Birthday event: S1 World Championships, Quarter-final Sanam Luang, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2001-12-05 Loss Australia John Wayne Parr King's Birthday event: Kings Cup Tournament Quarter-final Sanam Luang, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2001-05-20 Win Japan Hiroyuki Doi MAJKF "Searching For The Strongest! World Conquest" Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2000-12-02 Win Japan Masato King's Birthday event Sanam Luang, Thailand Decision 5 3:00
Wins the vacant title of IWM World Super welterweight Championship.

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Titles

  • Amateur
    • 2004 Summer Olympics Boxing Middleweight 3rd place
  • Professional
    • IWM World Super welterweight champion
    • S1 World Championship tournament winner

References

  1. ↑ サムライ楠本、タイ国王生誕記念大会のトリで豪快ＫＯ勝ち Kusumoto, the Samurai, wins by KO tremendously in the main bout of Thai King's Birthday Memorial Event(December 5, 2000)(Japanese)
  2. ↑ 全日本キック・金沢、敵地で快勝！。敗れた井上、MAライト級王者を返上 Kanazawa of AJKF wins a clear-cut victory in away! Inoue, the loser, decides to return his title.(May 20, 2001)(Japanese)
  3. ↑ (結果) [ムエタイ] 3.4 タイ：“裏K-1 MAX”をジョン・ウェインが制覇 (Results) [Muay Thai] Thailand: John Wayne Parr wins "Thai K-1 Max"(Japanese)
  4. ↑ Updated fight card for Muaythai Superfight on June 14 in Bangkok
  5. ↑ Riddick Bowe Brutalized in Muay Thai Debut
  6. ↑ Muaythai Superfight Results: Bowe TKO'd, Marcus remains undefeated
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