Yodsanklai Fairtex
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| Yodsanklai Fairtex ยอดแสนไกล แฟร์เท็กซ์ |
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| Born | Yodthanong Photirat July 1, 1985 Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand |
| Other names | The Boxing Computer The Hero |
| Nationality |  Thai |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 72.2 kg (159 lb; 11.37 st) |
| Division | Flyweight Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight Super Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight Super Middleweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Pattaya, Thailand |
| Team | Fairtex Pattaya Gym (2005-present) Petchyindee Gym |
| Trainer | Yak |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 251 |
| Wins | 176 |
| By knockout | 64 |
| Losses | 71 |
| Draws | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.fairtex-muaythai.com/index.php |
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Yodsanklai Fairtex a.k.a. Yod (Thai: ยอดแสนไกล แฟร์เท็กซ์; born, July 1, 1985) is a Thai kickboxer and the former super welterweight WBC Muay Thai World champion at 154 lb and former three time Lumpinee Stadium champion in the 112 and 147 lb weight classes. He trains out of Fairtex Gym in Pattaya, Thailand[1] and is the first champion of The Contender Asia.
He was nicknamed "The Boxing Computer" by Thai sports newspapers as a testament to his perfect fighting technique.[2]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Biography
Yodthanong Photirat was born in the Nong Bua Lamphu Province in Northeastern Thailand, the hotbed of Muay thai. He was introduced to the sport by his older brother Yodkangwan and started practicing Muay thai after watching his brothers' fights when he was 8 years old.[2] He had his first fight at a temple fair in Ban Na Dee in his hometown and received a fight fee of 20 ฿.[3]
[edit] Early career
Before joining Fairtex in 2005, Yodsanklai fought for three camps - Saknipaporn, Sit-Khru-Od and Petchyindee.[3] On August 2005, fighting under the name of Yodsanklai Petchyindee (ยอดแสนไกล เพชรยินดี), Yodsanklai won one of the most prestigious Muay Thai titles, the Lumpinee Stadium belt, by knocking out Runglaew.[2] He became the 154 pound WBC Muay Thai World Champion by defeating Australian John Wayne Parr on December 10, 2005 in Gold Coast, Australia. In 2005 he won as well the Champion of Thailand (154 lb) title.
Yodsanklai defended his WBC title on November 11, 2006, against Mark Vogel in Wuppertal, Germany winning the fight by first round elbow knockout.
On June 30, 2006, Yodsanklai made his K-1 Max debut on a Superfight at the K-1 World MAX 2006 -World Championship Final- held in Yokohama, Japan against Kamal el Amrani, winning the fight by three round unanimous decision.[4]
On November 29, 2007, Yodsanklai had a non-title contest at the "France vs Thailand" event, held in Paris, France against the French superstar Farid Villaume. Yodsanklai won the fight by third round referee stoppage TKO.[5]
[edit] Titles
- 2011 TOYOTA VIGO Marathon tournament runner up - 72 kg
- 2010 WMC/S1 King's Cup Challenger tournament champion
- 2010 SportAccord Combat Games Silver medal - 75 kg
- 2009 W.P.M.F. World Super Middleweight (168lbs) champion
- 2008 Super 8 Guinea tournament champion
- 2008 WMC World Middleweight (160lbs) champion
- 2008 WMC Contender Asia champion
- 2008 KO World Series Auckland Middleweight champion
- 2006 W.P.M.F. World Super Welterweight (154lbs) champion
- 2005-2009 WBC Muay Thai World Super Welterweight (154lbs) champion
- 2005 PAT Super Welterweight (154lbs) champion
- 2005 Lumpinee Stadium Welterweight (147lbs) champion
- 2003 Toyota D4D Marathon tournament (126lbs) winner
- 2001 Lumpinee Stadium Flyweight (112lbs) champion
[edit] Fight record
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176 Wins (64 (T)KO's, 112 decisions), 71 Losses
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Yodsanklai Fairtex". www.fairtex.com. http://www.fairtex.com/fighters.php?styleid=1&fid=14. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ a b c Cox, Rob. "Yodsanklai Petchyindee Interview". www.muaythaionline.org. http://www.muaythaionline.org/features/yodsanklaiinterview.html. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ a b "Yodsanklai: The Pride of Muay Thai". yodsanklai.blogspot.com/. http://yodsanklai.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ DiPietro, Monty. "Buakaw Best in World Max Final". www.k-1.co.jp. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ "Yodsanklai vs Villaume". www.wbcmuaythai.com. http://wbcmuaythai.com/index.php?topgroupid=1&groupid=8&subgroupid=&contentid=151. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ "WBC Muay Thai World Championship Muay Thai results". www.thefightgame.tv. http://www.thefightgame.tv/wck_muay_thai_june_20_2008_results.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
