Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong

Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong
Born Anulak Jansuk
(1991-09-23) September 23, 1991
Buriram, Thailand
Native name สิทธิชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง
Other names Sittichai Sitkruyaem
Killer Kid
Nationality Thai
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division Welterweight
Super Welterweight
Style Muay Thai
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Bangkok, Thailand
Team Sitsongpeenong Muaythai
Trainer Anuaysil Bunphengsri "Monlit Sitphodaeng", Jakkrit Fairtex, Tong Sitsongpeenong, Phaniang Poontharat
Years active 14 (2002–present)
Kickboxing record
Total 156
Wins 121
By knockout 32
Losses 30
Draws 5
Other information
Website http://www.sitsongpeenong.com/
last updated on: January 28, 2016

Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (Thai: สิทธิชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง, Thai pronunciation: [sìttʰíʨʰaj sìtsɔ̌ːŋpʰîːnɔ́ːŋ]; born September 23, 1991) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and current Glory Lightweight Champion.[1] As of 1 September 2018, he is ranked the #1 lightweight in the world by Combat Press.[2]

Biography and career

Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong was born as Anulak Jansuk (อนุรักษ์ จันทร์สุข, Thai pronunciation: [ʔànúrák ʨansùk]) in Buriram in Northeastern (Isan) region of Thailand on September 23, 1991. He had his first fight at the age of 11 in 2002.[3]

His first fight outside of Thailand was in a 4-Man Tournament at 63.5 kg at the "Nuit des Titans" event in Tours, France on 30 Jan 2010. He beat Fabio Pinca by decision in the first fight and Anuwat Kaewsamrit by decision in the final to win the 4-Man Tournament.[4]

His second fight outside of Thailand was at the “La Nuit des Champions” event in Marselle, France on 28 November 2010. He won against Damien Alamos by decision over 5 rounds.

He lost in the final of the “Fuktien Group 8-Man Tournament 8-Man @146 lbs against Ikuysang K.Rungtanakiat by TKO in the 5th round (broken collarbone) at Omnoi Stadium on 23 July 2011.

His first fight back after recovery from injury 5 months later was at the “A1 - WCC” event in Lyon, France on 08 Dec, 2011 where he beat Fares Bechar by TKO in the fourth round.

Sitthichai went on to win :

  • The “Toyota Vigo 8-Man Marathon” at 147 lbs in Chonburi, Thailand on 31 May 2012.
  • The Thailand (PAT) Welterweight Championship Title at 147 lbs against Petchmankong Gaiyang 5 Daow by 5-round decision at Lumpinee Stadium on 25 Sep, 2012
  • The “1 - King” 4-Man Tournament at 70 kg against Puengluang Sitpupantu by TKO in the first round in Koh Chang, Thailand on 05 Jan, 2013.

A rematch between Sitthichai and Fabio Pinca went down at Best of Siam 3 in Paris, France on February 14, 2013 and he came out on top again, winning a unanimous decision.[5][6][7]

He won The “Toyota Vigo 8-Man Tournament” @70 kg against Dejlit Poptheeratham by Decision 3 rounds at Udon Thani on 29 March 2013.

In his first ever fight under kickboxing rules, he lost a highly disputed decision to Enriko Gogokhia on the Oktagon 2013 event that was Glory 7: Milan undercard in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013. He had initially been set to face Davit Kiria on the main card but was demoted to the prelims when his opponent was changed.[8]

It was reported that he would fight Kamel Jemel at the WBC World Muay Thai Millennium Championship in Saint-Pierre, Réunion on September 7, 2013.[9] However, he denied ever being on the card.[10]

He beat Juri Kehl on points at MAX Muay Thai 2 in Pattaya, Thailand on June 29, 2013.[11] It was a fairly one-sided fight, although Kehl did land a high kick in round two which knocked Sitthichai down. However, the referee counted it as a slip.[12]

He won by decision against Jordan Watson at MAX Muay Thai 3 in Zhengzhou, China on August 10, 2013.[13]

He Defended his Thailand (PAT) Welterweight Championship Title @147 lbs against Dejlit Poptheertham in Bangkok at 23 November 2013.

He outpointed Wanchalerm Udduonmuang in the main event of Yokkao 6 in Pattaya, Thailand on January 4, 2014.[14]

He took an extension round decision over Chingiz Allazov at Thai Boxe Mania in Turin, Italy on January 25, 2014.[15]

Sitthichai defeated Mohamed Khamal via UD at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan, Italy on April 5, 2014.[16][17][18]

He knocked out Johann Fauveau in round two at Best of Siam 5 in Paris, France on June 14, 2014.[19]

He defended his Thailand (PAT) Welterweight Championship Title @147 lbs and won the Lumpinee Stadium Welterweight Championship Title @147 lbs against Maruay Sitjaepond at Lumpinee Stadium, Bangkok on 28 Oct, 2014.

He won the “La Nuit des Champions” 4-Man Tournament (under K-1 Rules) event in Marselle, France be defeating Abdellah Ezbiri in the final by TKO in the second round on 22 Nov 2011.

He won his first major tournament under kickboxing rules at the “Kunlun Fight 15: The World MAX - Middleweight 4-Man Tournament” at 70 kg by defeating Murthel Groenhart by KO in 3 rounds and Andy Souwer by decision in 3 rounds in Nanjing, China on 3 January 2015.

His last fight under Muay Thai rules to date was a victory against Crice Bousouko at 70 kg on the “La Nuit des Titans 2015” event in Tours, France on 07 Feb, 2015.

He started fighting exclusively under Kick Boxing rules at the “Kunlun Fight 24” event in Verona, Italy where he lost to Dylan Salvador by decision after three rounds on 2 May 2015.

In his debut at Glory he won the “Lightweight Contender Tournament at 70 kg at “Glory 22” in Lille, France on 5 June 2015 by defeating Davit Kiria by TKO in the second round and Josh Jauncy by unanimous decision in the final.

He won the “Fight League - Grand Prix” 8-Man tournament 70 kg by defeating Yasssin Baiter by KO in the second round in the Final in Tangier, Morocco on 8 August 2015.

Winning the Glory contender tournament led to a fight with Robin van Roosmalen, which he lost in a highly controversial decision during “Glory 25” in Monza, Italy on 06 Nov, 2015.[20]

He won the “Kunlun Fight Middleweight World MAX Champion 2015” by defeating Enriko Gogokhia by decision in the 4th extension round at “Kunlun Fight 37” in Sanya, China on 23 Jan, 2016.

He competed and won the “Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament” at 70 kg again, defeating Davit Kiria and Marat Grigorian who had beaten previously at “Glory 28” in Paris, France on 12 Mar, 2016.

He won a rematch vs Robin van Roosmalen at Glory 31 on 25 June 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Which he won by split decision and became the Glory Lightweight Champion at 70 kg.

He participated in “Kunlun Fight 64-Man 70kg World Max Tournament 2016” and qualified for the Final 16-Man by defeating Walid Hamid by KO in the second round and Mohamed Mezouari by 4th extension round decision in the final at “Kunlun Fight 43” in Zhoukou, China on 23 Apr, 2016. He finished as a quarter finalist being defeated by the tournament champion, Superbon Banchamek at “Kunlun Fight 53 - World Max Tournament 2016 Final 8” on 24 September 2016 in Beijing, China.

Sittichai defended his Glory lightweight title at Glory 39 on March 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium against Dylan Salvador. It was the third fight between the two.[21]

Sittichai won the 8-man Yi Long Challenge Tournament for the 71 kg title by WLF, held in China. He defeated Hassan Toy, Enriko Kehl and Dzhabar Askerov. In the finals, on November 4, 2017, he fought the then-current champion, Yi Long in the Dragon King Challenge. He won via second round head kick KO to secure the championship.

Titles and achievements

Kickboxing

Muaythai

  • Lumpinee Stadium
    • 2014 Lumpinee Stadium Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
  • Professional Boxing Association of Thailand
    • 2012-2014 Thailand (PAT) Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)
  • Toyota Cup
    • 2013 Toyota Vigo Marathon Tournament Champion (154 lbs)
    • 2012 Toyota Vigo Marathon Tournament Champion (147 lbs)
  • 1–King
    • 2013 Champions Club “1–King” 4-Man Tournament Champion (-70 kg)
  • Fuktien Group
    • 2011 Fuktien Group Tournament Runner Up (147 lbs)
  • Nuit des Champions
    • 2010 "Nuit des Champions" Muaythai belt (-64 kg)
  • Nuit des Titans
    • 2010 "Nuit des Titans" 4 Man Muaythai Tournament Champion (140 lbs)

Accomplishments

  • International Muaythai Ambassador
    • 2015 Sports Writers Association of Thailand - International Muaythai Ambassador
  • CombatPress.com
    • 2017 Knockout of the Year vs. Yi Long on November 4[25]
    • 2015 Combat Press Kickboxing Awards - Fighter of the Year[26]
  • BoxeMag.com
    • 2014 BoxeMag Best International Fighter of the Year[27]

Ranking

  • CombatPress.com
    • N°1 Combat Press.com at Pound-For-Pound, November 2017
    • N°1 Combat Press.com at LightWeight (154 lb), November 2017
    • N°1 Fighting World (China) at 70 kg, November 2017
  • Liver Kick.com
    • N°2 Liver Kick.com at LightWeight (154 lb), November 2017

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong profile". Sitsongpeenong.com/. Archived from the original on 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  2. ↑ "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2018". combatpress.com.
  3. ↑ "Sittichai Sitsongpeenong talks recent win and fight career ~ Muay Thai Authority". Muaythaiauthority.com. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Video: Sittichai Sitsongpeenong vs Mabel & Sitthichai vs Ezbiri - Nuit des Champions Marseille - 22/11/14". Muay Farang - Muay Thai News. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  5. ↑ "Ten Muay Thai Fights to Watch in February". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Best of Siam 3 Tomorrow: Pinca vs. Sitthichai Rematch". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  7. ↑ "Best of Siam 3 Results: Sitthichai Tops Pinca". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  8. ↑ Archived April 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Archived June 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ "Massive WBC Millennium Muay Thai Event Might Be a Bust: Are Unconfirmed Fight Cards Getting Out of Control?". Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Aikpracha vs. Warren Stevelmans, Sitthichai vs. Juri Kehl Headline MAX Jakarta". Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Weekend Results: Thai Fight and MAX Muay Thai". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  13. ↑ "MAX Muay Thai in China: Buakaw Victorious". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  14. ↑ "Quick Results: Yokkao 6". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  15. ↑ "Results: Thai Boxe Mania 2014 – Torino 25-01-2014 | Muay Farang – Muay Thai News and fighters Management". Muayfarang.com. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  16. ↑ "Weekend Results: LEGEND III". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  17. ↑ "Legend 3 Milan Results ~ Muay Thai Authority". Muaythaiauthority.com. 2014-04-06. Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  18. ↑ "Legend 3: Milan Results – Murthel Groenhart closes show in ruthless fashion". Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Best of Siam 5 Results: Sittichai and Thongchai score stoppage victories ~ Muay Thai Authority". Muaythaiauthority.com. 2014-06-19. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  20. ↑ Stets, Michael (2015-11-07). "GLORY 25 results: Robin van Roosmalen retains lightweight title after controversial decision, Murthel Groenhart wins welterweight "Contender" tournament". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  21. ↑ "Glory 39 Set For Brussels With 2 Title Fights". FightNewswire.com. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  22. ↑ "Video: Sittichai Sitsongpeenong vs Mabel & Sitthichai vs Ezbiri – Nuit des Champions Marseille – 22/11/14 | Muay Farang – Muay Thai News and fighters Management". Muayfarang.com. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  23. ↑ "La Nuit des Champions 21 - Résultats". Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  24. ↑ "NDC 2014 : les résultats ! | Les Infos du FightLes Infos du Fight". Lesinfosdufight.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  25. ↑ "Combat Press 2017 Kickboxing Awards: Knockout of the Year – Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs. Yi Long". combatpress.com.
  26. ↑ "Combat Press 2015 Kickboxing Awards: Fighter of the Year – Sittichai Sitsongpeenong". combatpress.com.
  27. ↑ Admin #1. "Boxemag Awards - MuayThai & K-1 - Votez pour votre champion !". Boxemag.com.
  28. ↑ "SITTICHAI RETAINS TITLE, COMPLETES TRILOGY OVER GRIGORIAN!". www.glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  29. ↑ "Video: SITTICHAI outclasses MARUAY at Lumpinee". Muaythaitv.com. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
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