Saensak Muangsurin

Saensak Muangsurin
Statistics
Real name	Boonsong Mansri
Nickname(s)	ŝāy thlāy lok (ซ้ายทลายโลก) "Collapse World Southpaw"[1] ŝāy s̄īchmphū (ซ้ายสีชมพู) "Pink Southpaw"[2]
Rated at	Light welterweight
Height	5 ft. 7 in. (170 cm)
Nationality	Thailand
Born	(1950-08-13)August 13, 1950 Phetchabun Province, Thailand
Died	April 16, 2009(2009-04-16) (aged 58) Rajvithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	20
Wins	14
Wins by KO	11
Losses	6
Draws	0
No contests	0

Saensak Muangsurin (13 August 1950 – 16 April 2009) was a retired professional boxer from Phetchabun, Thailand. He was a former WBC light welterweight champion, who set a world record by winning the world title in only his 3rd professional fight.

Biography

Saensak made his formal professional boxing debut on November 16, 1974, with a first-round knockout win. He won his second fight in February 1975 by technical knockout in round 7, and challenged Perico Fernandez for the WBC light welterweight title in his third professional fight. He defeated Fernandez by technical knockout in the 8th round on July 15, 1975, to set a world record for taking the shortest time to win the world title; it had been less than a year since he made his debut in 1974.

Saensak lost his world title in his second defense against Miguel Velasquez after being disqualified in the 5th round, but quickly regained it four months later on October 29, 1976, by knocking out Velasquez in two rounds. He successfully defended the WBC belt 7 times (8 total including his defense prior to the disqualification against Velasquez), most notably against former WBC lightweight champion Guts Ishimatsu, whom he knocked out in six rounds.

Saensak was also an accomplished muay thai practitioner, and fought in several muay thai matches held in Japan prior to winning the world title. He was knocked out by Sang Hyun Kim in the 13th round to lose his world title on December 30, 1978. He fell into relative obscurity from then on, losing both of his fights in 1979, one of which was a third-round knockout loss to Thomas Hearns. His last professional fight was for the OPBF welterweight title, which he lost by decision over 12 rounds. His record was 14–6–0 (11 KOs).

In 2014 Vasyl Lomachenko equaled the record of winning a world title in his third bout. Saensak still has the record for the fastest time though, having taken 11 days less than the Ukrainian.

Professional record

14 Wins (11 Knockouts, 3 Decisions), 6 Losses, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	14-6	Chung-Jae Hwang	MD	12	1981-04-05	Roi-Et, Thailand	For OPBF Welterweight title
Loss	14-5	Andoni Amana	UD	10	1980-11-13	Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain
Win	14-4	Mike DeGuzman	TKO	5 (10)	1980-09-30	Jirapravat Stadium, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Loss	13-4	Thomas Hearns	TKO	3 (10)	1979-10-18	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Loss	13-3	Dan DeGuzman	SD	10	1979-07-20	Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Loss	13-2	Sang-Hyun Kim	TKO	13 (15)	1978-12-30	Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Lost WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	13-1	Francisco Moreno	TKO	13 (15)	1978-04-08	Municipality Stadium, Hat Yai, Thailand	Retained WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	12-1	Jo Kimpuani	TKO	14 (15)	1977-12-30	Tung Na-Chai Stadium, Chantaburi, Thailand	Retained WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	11-1	Saoul Mamby	SD	15	1977-10-23	Open-Air Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Retained WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	10-1	Mike Everett	TKO	6 (15)	1977-08-20	Open-Air Stadium, Roi-Et, Thailand	Retained WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	9-1	Perico Fernandez	UD	15	1977-06-17	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Retained WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	8-1	Guts Ishimatsu	KO	6 (15)	1977-04-02	Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	7-1	Monroe Brooks	TKO	15 (15)	1977-01-15	Open-Air Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Retained WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	6-1	Miguel Velazquez	TKO	2 (15)	1976-10-29	Hermanos Maristas Sports Pavilion, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain	Won WBC Super Lightweight title
Loss	5-1	Miguel Velazquez	DQ	5 (15)	1976-06-30	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Lost WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	5-0	Lion Furuyama	UD	15	1976-01-25	Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	4-0	Ely Yares	KO	6 (10)	1975-12-13	Hua Mark Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Win	3-0	Perico Fernandez	KO	8 (15)	1975-07-15	Hua Mark Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Won WBC Super Lightweight title
Win	2-0	Lion Furuyama	TKO	7 (10)	1975-02-16	Hua Mark Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Win	1-0	Rudy Barro	KO	1 (10)	1974-11-16	Hua Mark Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Professional Debut

Death

Saensak was admitted to Rajvithi Hospital on April 12, 2009 for liver failure and intestinal blockage. Surgery failed to improve his condition, which was complicated by Saensak being afflicted by various ailments. On April 16, Saensak died while under observation in an intensive care unit.^[3]

See also

• List of WBC world champions
• List of super lightweight boxing champions

References

1. ↑ "พลิกประวัติ แสนศักดิ์ เมืองสุรินทร์ แชมป์มวยโลกผู้ยิ่งใหญ่". Kapook.com (in Thai). 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2015-11-28. 
2. ↑ "ปั้นหุ่น"ไอ้แสบ"แสนศักดิ์ รำลึกซ้ายสีชมพู". Komchadluek (in Thai). 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2015-11-28. 
3. ↑ Thangarajah, Edward (2009-04-17). "Thai legend Saensak dies at 58". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2009-04-18. 

External links

• Professional boxing record for Saensak Muangsurin from BoxRec