Chana Porpaoin ( th, ชนะ ป.เปาอินทร์; born 1966-03-25 in

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) is a Thai

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. Chana and his younger brother, Songkram Porpaoin, became only the second set of twins to both capture world titles (the Galaxy

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were the first).

Biography & professional career

Chana has a real name Koon Motma (คูณ หมดมา; nicknamed: Thid; ถิด). He started boxing from Muay Thai in the name "Lomnua Sakchainarong" (ลมเหนือ ศักดิ์ชัยณรงค์) by fighting regularly at

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and also won mini flyweight champion in 1988. He turned professional in May 1988 under Niwat "Chae-mae" Laosuwanwat of Galaxy Boxing Promotion and captured the

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(WBA) minimumweight title with a majority decision win over

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in early 1993 at

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, Japan. He defended the title against 7 fighters before losing it to Rosendo Álvarez in the late 1995 by split decision at

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, Thailand. He recaptured the belt in 2001 with a win over Keitaro Hoshino, but lost the belt in his first defense to Yutaka Niida. In 2004, he challenged for the WBA

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minimumweight title twice again with Juan Jose Landaeta, but was not successful (including one draw). He retired along with his brother Songkram. After retirement he opened a rice shop in Bang Yai District, Nonthaburi Province.

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Biography & professional career

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