Sagat Petchyindee
Sagat Petchyindee (born Sakat Phonpimai, November 30, 1957) is a Thai former professional boxer, Muay Thai fighter, actor and trainer who is considered one of the greatest Muay Thai fighters of all time. He was a 3 time Lumpinee Champion, 3 time Rajadammern Champion and Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion[1][2]
Sagat Petchyindee | |
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Born | Sakad Ponphimai November 30, 1957 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
Nationality | Thai |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 69.5 kg (153 lb; 10.94 st) |
Division | Lightweight (Boxing) Welterweight (Muay Thai) Featherweight (Muay Thai) |
Style | Muay Thai |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Surin, Thailand |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 14 |
Wins | 12 |
By knockout | 8 |
Losses | 2 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 317 |
Wins | 266 |
By knockout | 151 |
Losses | 40 |
Draws | 11 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec |
Post Career
Since retiring Petchyindee works as a kickboxing trainer.[3][4]
Petchyindee taught Firas Zahabi, who later co-founded the Tristar Gym, the art of Muay Thai.[5][6]
Petchyindee was likely the inspiration for the character Sagat in the Street Fighter video game.[7][8]
Combat Career
Kickboxing
Petchyindee fought Pete Cunningham and Ronnie Green.[9][10]
Petchyindee also fought Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn twice in 1984, on June 7th and October 6th, but lost both fights to Dieselnoi on points.[11]
Sagat Petchyindee amassed a total of 317 kickboxing fights with 266 wins, 40 losses and 11 draws, 151 of those victories coming by way of KO/TKO.
Boxing
Moreover, he has a total of 14 professional boxing fights with 12 victories (8 KO/TKO) and 2 defeats. He lost to Wilfredo Gómez in boxing.[12]
Professional boxing record
13 fights | 11 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 8 | 1 |
By decision | 3 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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14 | Loss | 12-2 | PTS | 28 Feb 1988 | ||||
13 | Win | 12-1 | PTS | 05 Jul 1987 | ||||
12 | Win | 11-1 | PTS | 26 Feb 1987 | ||||
11 | Win | 10-1 | TKO | 28 Oct 1986 | ||||
10 | Win | 9-1 | KO | 27 Aug 1986 | ||||
9 | Win | 8-1 | KO | 22 Feb 1986 | ||||
8 | Win | 7-1 | KO | 18 Jan 1986 | ||||
7 | Win | 6-1 | KO | 28 Dec 1985 | ||||
6 | Win | 5-1 | KO | 30 Sep 1985 | ||||
5 | Win | 4-1 | KO | 15 Aug 1985 | ||||
4 | Win | 3-1 | PTS | 10 | 06 Sep 1984 | |||
3 | Loss | 2-1 | TKO | 3 | 02 Jun 1978 | Fought for WBC & Lineal Super Bantamweight titles | ||
2 | Win | 2-0 | KO | 6 | 14 Jan 1978 | |||
1 | Win | 1-0 | PTS | 10 | 10 Nov 1977 | |||
References
- "THE MUAY THAI BLOGGER TOUR: PETCHYINDEE". Vice. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- "Interview of Sagat Petchyindee". siamfighting.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- "Street Fighter Sagat in Real Life: Muay Thai Icon Tribute". Fight Network. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- "Suriya ready to take on world's best". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- "Street Fighter Sagat in Real Life: Muay Thai Icon Tribute - Fight Network". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- D'Souza, Brian J. "The Quest For Perfection - FIGHT! Magazine". www.fightmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Street fighter: Muay Thai star Sagat's rise to fame". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- Serrels, Mark. "Street Fighter's Sagat Was Based On A Real Life Fighter. He Was Badass". Kotaku. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- Cusick, Patrick (19 November 2013). "Muay Thai - Lords of the Ring". Booksmango. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.
- Cusick, Patrick (19 November 2013). "Muay Thai - Lords of the Ring". Booksmango. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.
- "A Short Biography of Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn".
- Giudice, Christian (15 June 2016). "A Fire Burns Within: The Miraculous Journey of Wilfredo 'Bazooka' Gomez". Pitch Publishing. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.