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strawweight champion. He is considered one of the few Thai boxers who have the opportunity to fight abroad very often. Sor Vorapin has fought 16 times abroad.

Professional career

After winning 6 consecutive matches, he fought Ruangroj Kiatkriangkrai for the Thai light flyweight championship where he won by unanimous decision on September 28, 1992. In his first defense of that title 73 days later, he lost to Kompayak Chor Charoen on points and tasted his first defeat. He regained it on March 26, 1994 with TKO victory over Suksawat Torboonlert in two rounds. Sor Vorapin had his first shot at a world title on April 24, 1999 where he battled Mark Johnson for the vacant IBF super flyweight title. Unsuccessfully, he lost via unanimous decision. He then moved up in weight where he took on

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for the IBF bantamweight title on December 15, 2001. Like his previous attempt for a world crown, Sor Vorapin lost the match in a similar fashion. In his third world title shot, Sor Vorapin finally achieved victory. There, he won the WBO bantamweight title on May 7, 2004 with a unanimous decision win over

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. He was the first Thai boxer to be crowned world champion of this institution. Following some wins in seven ordinary matches, Sor Vorapin defended his title by outpointing Mauricio Martinez on August 5, 2005. On his second title defense, however, he was TKO'd in seven rounds by Jhonny González on October 29, 2005. He attempted to regain the title by challenging

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who won it from González. In the aftermath of the fight, Vorapin was defeated by an 8th round stoppage from Peñalosa on April 6, 2008 in the event "Invasion: Philippines vs. The World" at the

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. Peñalosa knocked down the Thai thrice, in the 5th, 7th, and earlier in the eighth. On September 14, 2008, Filipino boxer Michael Domingo scored a 9th-round

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victory over Ratanachai Sor Vorapin at the New

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to retain the regional

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Oriental

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title.

Life after boxing

After retirement, he has worked as an assistant trainer at his former boxing gym

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. Currently, he earns his living as a motorcycle taxi driver.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sor Vorapin, Ratanachai 1976 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Super-flyweight boxers World bantamweight boxing champions World Boxing Organization champions Southpaw boxers Ratanachai Sor Vorapin Ratanachai Sor Vorapin

Professional career

Life after boxing

See also

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