Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee

Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee
สม กลิ่นมี

Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee at THAI FIGHT 2012 final
Born Som Klinmee
August 25, 1986
Pattaya, Thailand
Native name สม กลิ่นมี
Other names Sudsakorn Klinmee
« O »
Nationality Thai
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 71.0 kg (156.5 lb; 11.18 st)
Division Lightweight
Welterweight
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Pattaya, Thailand
Team Sor Klinmee
Thai Boxe Torino
Trainer Tappaya Sit Or (Thailand) Filippo Cinti (Italy)
Years active 18 (1993–present)
Kickboxing record
Total 305
Wins 260
By knockout 63
Losses 41
Draws 4
last updated on: May 24, 2014

Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee (Thai: สุดสาคร ส.กลิ่นมี; born August 25, 1986) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and the reigning Thailand and World Kickboxing Network Muaythai Welterweight world champion.[1]

Career

Biography

Sudsakorn is a young nakmuay who is very popular in his home country of Thailand. He has recently arrived in France and was welcomed by his manager Nicolas Subileau. He hopes to make a name for himself in Europe by fighting the best in his weightclass of 64–70 kg.

His fighting name comes from a thai legend : Sudsakorn is a strange child brought up in the ancient mystical traditions of Thailand. His mother, a siren, sends him away to find his father whom he's never known. Armed with his grandfather's magical weapon and accompagnied by his half-horse, half-dragon, Sudsakorn embarks on a long, dangerous quest.

Sudsakorn whose real name is Som Klinmee also nicknamed « O » began practising Muay Thai at age 6. He began training under his father Yack Klinmee for 4 years and his older cousin Rambaa Somdet M16.

Sudsakorn lived and trained in Torino, Italy in the early months of 2011. Since March 28, 2011, he has been living in Pattaya, Thailand and training at Sor Klinmee Gym in Chonburi.

Early career

Against Gustavo Mendes at THAI FIGHT 2012 final

Between the ages of 10 and 18, he is taken in by a new trainer, Trapaya Klinmee of Sitor Gym in Pattaya. Then, at 18 Sudsakorn meets an Irishman named Graig O'Flynn. The latter opens a gym in Pattaya, the Sitjaipetch and mentors the young nakmuay for 4 years. During this time, Sudsakorn has the opportunity to fight 4 times in England and Ireland. He beats Robert Storey, the British champion twice in 2005. (Sudsakorn weighed 61 kg at the time) During the revenge match aired on Eurosport, Robert Storey has his arm fractured by a middle but nevertheless manges to go the 5 rounds.

A year later, in 2006, Sudsakorn wins the WMC S1 World Championship belt (64 kg) at the King's Anniversary the 5th of December, against Slovak Egon Herzing.

His fondest memory : Against fellow thai Ouadang Soukilatougsong. From whom he takes the WPMF 2006 - World Professional Muaythai Federation belt.

His greatest achievement : Beating Kaosanit Sopanpai, TV7 champion, in 2007. The TV7 tourney held every Sunday in Bangkok brings together all the champions having had at least 3 consecutive wins at the Raja, Lumpini or Omnoi stadiums.

His toughest fight : A win against thai Kongfa Bergmun for the Fairtex Theprasite 2007 belt.

He faced Mickael Piscitello at Thai Fight: Lyon on September 19, 2012 in Lyon, France and lost via TKO due to a cut in the second round.[2][3]

He fought Cedric Castagna at TK2 World MAX 2012 in Marseilles, France on October 6, 2012[4] and won by decision.[5]

In a non-tournament bout at the Thai Fight 2012: King of Muay Thai Tournament 2nd Round in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on November 25, 2012, Sudsakorn knocked out Mohammad Hossein Doroudian with a vicious elbow strike in round two.[6]

He beat Gustavo Mendes on points in another non-tournament match at the Thai Fight 2012: King of Muay Thai Tournament Finals in Bangkok on December 16, 2012.[7][8]

Sudsakorn took revenge on Mickael Piscitello by winning a decision at Yokkao Extreme 2013 in Milan, Italy on January 26, 2013.[9][10][11]

He knocked out Veselin Veselinov in the third round at Thai Fight 2013: King of Muay Thai in Ayutthaya, Thailand on February 23, 2013.[12]

On April 19, 2013, Sudsakorn KO'd Ong Phearak with a spinning elbow just seconds into round one at Thai Fight: Pattaya 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand.[13]

Sudsakorn will coach a team of farangs against a rival team trained by Saiyok Pumpanmuang on the reality television series Thai Fight Kaad Chuek, to be shown over between July and August 2013 on Thailand's Channel 5. The two coaches will face off in December 2013.[14]

It was reported that he would fight Victor Siangboxing at Thai Fight: Bangkok 2013 in Bangkok on June 29, 2013.[15] However, his opponent was changed to Dimitri Masson.[16] He stopped Masson with low kicks in round three.[17][18]

He TKO'd Ali Jadid in round two at Thai Fight: Pattani 2013 in Pattani, Thailand on September 22, 2013.[19]

He beat Salah Khalifa by decision in a non-tournament match at the Thai Fight Semi-Finals in Bangkok, Thailand on November 30, 2013.[20][21]

He beat Vahid Roshani by decision at Thai Fight: Hua Hin 2014 in Hua Hin, Thailand on February 22, 2014.[22]

He beat Yi Long by decision at Yokkao 9 in Xinyang, China on May 24, 2014.[23]

Titles and achievements

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

External links

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