Rated at Minimumweight Losses 8 Martial art Boxing Siblings Ratanachai Sor Vorapin Wins by KO 48 Height 1.62 m | Wins 59 Role Professional Boxer Total fights 68 Nationality Thai Name Ratanapol Vorapin Division Minimumweight | |
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Real name Preecha CharoenthadaAnucha Phothong (former) Born June 6, 1974 (age 50) Dan Khun Thot, Thailand ( 1974-06-06 ) | ||
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin (born Preecha Charoenthada, former Anucha Phothong, 6 June 1974 in Amphoe Dan Khun Thot, Thailand), is a professional boxer. He is the older brother of former WBO Bantamweight champion Ratanachai Sor Vorapin.
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Early life
Ratnapapol Sor Vorapin was born in a poor family. Although his family as a farmer. Even his family have plenty of land. But the land on the mountain, can not be cultivated. He must be boxer because poverty, beginning from Muaythai.
Professional career
Sor Vorapin turned pro in 1990 and on December 10, 1992, in Bangkok, Thailand, scored a 12-round split decision victory over Manny Melchor to win the IBF Minimumweight Title. He would defend that title 20 times over the next 5 years until December 27, 1997, when he suffered a 5th-round TKO loss to Zolani Petelo of South Africa.
He had two unsuccessful attempts at the IBF Light Flyweight Title, first dropping a unanimous decision to Will Grigsby on December 18, 1998. And then on December 2, 2000, he suffered a 3rd-round TKO loss to Mexican Ricardo "Finito" Lopez in Las Vegas.
Retirement
After retirement Sor Vorapin was life is very difficult. He has lot of debt. Today, earn his living by selling a street vendor noodles and DVD own biography on the streets in the night.
Politics
In politically Sor Vorapin alliance with the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirts, and joined the protesters on several occasions such as 2005–06 Thai political crisis or 2013–14 Thai political crisis.