Saensak Muangsurin
Saensak Muangsurin ( Thai แสน ศักดิ์ เมือง สุรินทร์ ; actually: Boonsong Mansri ( บุญส่ง มั่น ศรี ); * 13. August 1950 in Phetchabun , Thailand ; † 16th April 2009 in Bangkok , Thailand) is a former Thai boxer in the Light Welterweight .
Saensak was already in his 3rd professional fight WBC world champion and thus set a new record regardless of the weight classes . On June 21, 2014, this record was set by the Ukrainian Vasyl Lomatschenko , when he won the vacant WBO world title in featherweight against the American Gary Russell by majority decision .
In his 4th fight Saensak lost the belt to the Spaniard Miguel Velázquez by disqualification in the 4th round. However, he won it in a direct rematch by TKo in round 2 and defended it several times in a row.
Web links
- Saensak Muangsurin in the BoxRec database
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SURNAME | Saensak Muangsurin |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boonsong Mansri |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | thai light welterweight boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Phetchabun , Thailand |
DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 2009 |
Place of death | Bangkok , Thailand |