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Kaensak Sor.Ploenjit
Kaensak Sor.Ploenjit ( th, แก่นศักดิ์ ส.เพลินจิต) is a Thai former Muay Thai fighter and professional boxer. Lumpinee and Rajadamnern stadium champion, Fighter of the Year in 1989 and 1990, he was one of the most popular fighters of his generation. Biography & career Kaensak started training in Muay Thai at 9 years old with his father 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 pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phra Pradaeng District
Phra Pradaeng ( th, พระประแดง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. History Phra Pradeang was the original center of the area south of Bangkok near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Originally named ''Nakhon Khuan Khan'' (นครเขื่อนขันธ์), it was settled by Mon people. In 1815, King Rama II built the Pom Phlaeng Faifa Fort at the river's bend. The fort is now a small park and is accessible to visitors. : In 1819, the new town Mueang Samut Prakan (or Paknam) was established. Due to economic problems in the early-1930s, several administrative entities were abolished, including Phra Phradaeng Province, which had its districts assigned to Samut Prakan and Thonburi effective 1 April 1932. A two kilometre tramway across the neck of the Phra Pradaeng river bend opened in 1908 and closed c. 1940. Operated by a private company, the motorised trams connected with motorboat services to Bangkok and to Paknam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1970 Births
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