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) is a Thai professional
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in the super featherweight division. Yodsanan is a former WBA super featherweight champion, a title he held from 2002 to 2005. In addition to boxing, he is also a
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who competed for
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in their
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division from 2011 to 2017. Yodsanan fights out of
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in Singapore, where he is a member of the Evolve Fight Team. He is known as the Thai Tyson due to his KO power, having won 45 of 56 fights by knockout, and is one of the best boxers
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has ever produced.


Boxing

Yodsanan turned pro in 1993 and won his first five fights by KO. In 1997 he defeated Run Tangkilisan to win the interim PABA Super Featherweight Title. He defended the title 20 times before vacating it in order to challenge for the WBA Super Featherweight title which he won by defeating Lakva Sim on 13 April 2002. Yodsanan successfully defended the title three times defeating
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, Ryuhei Suguta and
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. On 30 April 2005 he faced challenger
Vicente Mosquera Vicente Eduardo Mosquera Mena (born December 9, 1979 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Association (WBA) super-featherweight champion. On April 30, 2005 he defeated Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai (Y ...
at Madison Square Garden. Yodsanan became the first man to ever knock Mosquera down but still lost the fight by unanimous decision. On 2 February 2009, Yodsanan defeated Jonathan Simamora by third-round knockout to win the vacant IBF Australasian Light Welterweight title.


Muay Thai

Yodsanan has fought several professional Muay Thai fights. Notably on 8 March 2007 when he fought
Bovy Sor Udomson Bovy Sor Udomson (โบวี่ ส.อุดมศร) born January 21, 1984, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is known for his iron chin and brawling fighting style. Biography and career Bovy Sor Udomson was born as ''Piyapong Chuanpo'' in ...
at
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losing by decision.


Mixed martial arts

In early 2011 it emerged that Yodsanan had started training in
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at
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in Singapore. On July 15, 2011, it was announced that Yodsanan had signed with
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. This has led some journalists to suggest that Yodsanan will be the best boxer to ever switch from boxing to MMA. Yodsanan made his professional debut when he fought South African Muay Thai champion Daniel Mashamaite at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion at the
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on September 3, 2011. He won the fight via TKO in the second round after landing a stunning flying knee to the face of his opponent. On March 31, 2012, Yodsanan faced Jiang Long Yun at ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions in his second MMA appearance, where he lost via first-round submission. He would take a hiatus from mixed martial arts before returning four years later on May 27, 2016, to defeat Khon Sichan at ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions. On March 11, 2017, Yodsanan faced Ramon Gonzalez at ONE Championship: Warrior Kingdom, which saw him score a comeback victory via verbal submission. On December 9, 2017, he defeated Dodi Mardian by first-round, one-punch knockout at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World.


Professional boxing record


Mixed martial arts record

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Muay Thai record

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Bovy Sor Udomson Bovy Sor Udomson (โบวี่ ส.อุดมศร) born January 21, 1984, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is known for his iron chin and brawling fighting style. Biography and career Bovy Sor Udomson was born as ''Piyapong Chuanpo'' in ...
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Personal life

In 2009, he was a boxing trainer for
Evolve MMA Evolve Mixed Martial Arts (not associated with Evolve Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) is a chain of martial arts academies. Founded by Chatri Sityodtong, it opened in January 2009. The gym includes several former and reigning UFC and ONE Championship World ...
in Singapore. In November 2010, he received an honorary master's degree in
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from Sisaket Rajabhat University. th, ภาษาไทย


References


External links

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BoxRec: Theera Phongwan
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