Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym ( Thai: นิลมังกร สุดสาครมวยไทยยิมส์ ) is a Thai

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. As an amateur, he won the 2015 IMTF World Championship. In 2016 & 2017 as a professional, Nilmungkorn became the SUPER Muay Thai World Champion, winning the tournament two years in a row. In 2017, he also competed in

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for the

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at Lethwei in Japan 4 in

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Biography

Nilmungkorn is born in the Sisaket Province in the north east of

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. He represents the Sudsakorn Muay Thai Gym in

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and takes his name from his trainer

Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee ( Thai: สุดสาคร ส.กลิ่นมี; born August 25, 1986) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and the reigning Lion Fight Middleweight Champion. He is a former Thai Fight Junior Middleweight Kard Chuek Champion ...

Career

Muay Thai

In 2015, Nilmungkorn competed in the International Muay Thai Federation as an amateur and won the IMTF World Championship. In 2015, Nilmungkorn faced French

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Jimmy Vienot Jimmy Vienot (born June 9, 1995) is a French Muay Thai kickboxer who is the reigning SUPERKOMBAT World Middleweight Champion. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium and Arena Fight champion. As of October 20, 2022, he is ranked #5 in the ONE Feathe ...

at MAX Muay Thai in

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. In the first round, Nilmungkorn landed a powerful

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, flooring and opening the lip of Vienot, but the Frenchman came back strong in the second round knocking him out. In 2016, Nilmungkorn was signed to SUPER Muaythai based in

. He competed and won the 75 kg tournament two years in a row (2016 & 2017).

Lethwei

In May 2017, Nilmungkorn was offered to face

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for the ILFJ Openweight World Championship at Lethwei in Japan 4 in

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. He replaced the previous challenger

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after he announced he was pulling out of the fight citing a hand injury. Nilmungkorn accepted to fight KO to win traditional Lethwei rules with no scoring system. Both fighters exchanged words at the pre-fight press conference, where Nilmungkorn stated that he will win the first Japanese Lethwei Belt, while Leduc was quoted saying he will finish Nilmungkorn quickly. Both fighters weighed-in at 79 kg. In a sold out

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, in the first round, Leduc landed a punch hitting Nilmungkorn on the jaw, forcing him to use his allowed time-out. Leduc won by knockout at 2:23sec of the second round.

Championships and accomplishments

Championships

* SUPER Muay Thai ** 2016 SUPER Muaythai Tournament Champion ** 2017 SUPER Muaythai Tournament Champion *Amateur ** 2015 IMTF Muay Thai World championship

Muay Thai record

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Lethwei record

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References

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Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym ( Thai: นิลมังกร สุดสาครมวยไทยยิมส์ ) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. As an amateur, he won the 2015 IMTF World Championship. In 2016 & 2017 as a professional, Nilmung ...

Cruiserweight kickboxers

Year of birth missing (living people)