Kaensak Sor.Ploenjit (Template:Lang-th) is a Thai former Muay Thai fighter. Lumpinee and Rajadamnern stadium champion, Fighter of the Year in 1989 and 1990, he was one of the most popular fighter of his generation.
Biography & career
Kaensak started training in Muay Thai at 9 years old with his dad and had his first fight at 10. He joined the Taputhai camp in his native province of Samut Prakan then moved to the Sor.Ploenjit gym at 15 years old in order to start his Bangkok fighting career.
In 1989 Kaensak won the 112 lbs belt from both Lumpinee and Rajadamnern stadium and ended the year with a 9-0-1 record for which he was given the most prestigious title in Muay Thai The Sports Writers Association of Thailand Fighter of the Year award. Kaensak's dominance continued in 1990 and he won the Fighter of the Year award for a second time, becoming the first Nak Muay to win it two years in a row.
At the peak of his popularity Kaensak had purses reaching 380,000 baht making him the highest paid fighter of his era in Muay Thai. He defeated legendary fighters such as Karuhat Sor.Supawan, Chatchai Paiseetong, Langsuan Phayutaphum or Lamnamoon Sor.Sumalee.
Kaensak retired from the Bangkok Stadiums circuit in 1997 with a record of 200+ wins, 40 defeats and 2 draws. In 2000 Kaensak moved to the United States where he became a Muay Thai instructor and judge. He came out of retirement multiple times fighting at a higher weight class against foreign champions Fabio Pinca and Tetsuya Yamato. He teaches at AMA Fight Club in New Jersey.[1][2]
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