Native name ศิริมงคล สิงห์วังชา Name Sirimongkol Singwangcha Martial art Boxing Stance Orthodox Weight 69 kg | Reach 72.0 in (183 cm) Height 1.72 m Nationality Thai Role Professional Boxer Movies Chocolate | |
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Born Sirimongkol Eaimthuam
(ศิริมงคล เอี่ยมท้วม)
March 2, 1977 (age 47)
Thanyaburi District, Pathum Thani, Thailand ( 1977-03-02 ) Other names theph butr h̄n̂a h̄yk (เทพบุตรหน้าหยก)
"Handsome Angel" Fighting out of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Division Bantamweight, Welterweight, Super featherweight | ||
Sirimongkol Singwangcha (Thai: ศิริมงคล สิงห์วังชา; born June 2, 1977) is a professional Thai boxer and kickboxer fighting out of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. He has won world titles in two weight divisions. His career record is 91-3 (57 KOs).
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Biography and career
He was born into a family with a father who owned a "Singmanasak Boxing Gym" (ค่ายมวยสิงห์มนัสศักดิ์), his old brother used to Muay Thai in name "Manopchai Singmanasak" (มานพชัย สิงห์มนัสศักดิ์) and his younger sister was once a female Muay Thai kickboxer. Sirimongkol in childhood didn't like boxing at all, but he likes to sing and play Likay (ลิเก; Thai traditional dance). His father feared the son would grow up into a Katoey (กะเทย; Thai transgender), thus forcing him to boxes. He doesn't like.
He started the amateur boxing tournament in highschool division before turn pro to professional boxing career. He won the WBU Super flyweight and Bantamweight in 1995. In August 1996, he was promoted to the major institution WBC Bantamweight, by the vacated interim champion with José Luis Bueno a Mexican boxer at Phitsanulok Provincial Stadium, Phitsanulok province. He was the knockout in round 5 by impressively, even he is only 19 years old. Before that, he won the qualifies with Thanomsak Sithbaobay or Khaoyai Maha Sarakham (ถนอมศักดิ์ ศิษย์โบ๊เบ๊, เขาใหญ่ มหาสารคาม), the elder Thai boxer who had challenged the world champion 3 times but was unsuccessful.
He defended at all 3 times before losing the title to Japanese boxer Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in November 1997 at Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan. Due to his weight loss until the body is pale.
Sirimongkol then put together another impressive winning streak and won the vacant WBC Super featherweight title when he defeated Kengo Nagashima on August 24, 2002 by knockout in round 2. He held the title for one year before he lost to Jesús Chávez.
In 2005, he was scandalized by nude photo. Police officers have detected a pornographic book sold at Or Tor Kor Market near Chatuchak Weekend Market.
In 2009, he was arrested for possession of Ya ba (ยาบ้า; tablets of methamphetamine and caffeine popular in Thailand). Once incarcerated in prison, he was responsible for teaching boxing to other prisoners. During this time he still boxed and won the WBC Welterweight Asia intercontinental title. He was pardoned 4 years into his 20 year sentence.