Sagat Petchyindee

Sagat Petchyindee
Sagat Petchyindee
Born	Sakad Ponphimai; November 30, 1957; Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Nationality	Thai
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight	69.5 kg (153 lb; 10.94 st)
Division	Lightweight (Boxing) ; Welterweight (Muay Thai) ; Featherweight (Muay Thai)
Style	Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Surin, Thailand
Professional boxing record
Total	14
Wins	12
By knockout	8
Losses	2
Kickboxing record
Total	317
Wins	266
By knockout	151
Losses	40
Draws	11
Other information
	Boxing record from BoxRec

Sagat Petchyindee (born Sakat Phonpimai, November 30, 1957) is a Thai former professional boxer, Muay Thai fighter, actor and trainer who is considered one of the greatest Muay Thai fighters of all time. He was a 3 time Lumpinee Champion, 3 time Rajadammern Champion and Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion[1][2] Since retiring he works as a kickboxing trainer.[3][4]

He taught Firas Zahabi, who later co-founded the Tristar Gym, the art of Muay Thai.[5][6]

Sagat Was likely the inspiration for the character Sagat in the Street Fighter video game.[7][8]

He fought Pete Cunningham and Ronnie Green.[9][10]

He also fought Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn twice in 1984, on June 7th and October 6th, but lost both fights to Dieselnoi on points.[11]

Sagat amassed a total of 317 kickboxing fights with 266 wins, 40 losses and 11 draws, 151 of those victories coming by way of KO/TKO. Moreover, he has a total of 14 professional boxing fights with 12 victories (8 KO/TKO) and 2 defeats. He lost to Wilfredo Gómez in boxing.[12]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
13 fights	11 wins	2 losses
By knockout	8	1
By decision	3	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
14	Loss		Bong-Chun Park	PTS		28 Feb 1988	Daejeon, South Korea
13	Win		Bisenti Santoso	PTS		05 Jul 1987	Gresik, Indonesia
12	Win		Muhammed Juhari	PTS		26 Feb 1987	Bangkok, Thailand
11	Win		Dale Artango	TKO		28 Oct 1986	Bangkok, Thailand
10	Win		Phansaknoi Kiatkraisorn	KO		27 Aug 1986	Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
9	Win		Boy Romero	KO		22 Feb 1986	El Saba Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
8	Win		Payungsak Sithsamtahan	KO		18 Jan 1986	Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
7	Win		Chaisuriya Somthamkichaub	KO		28 Dec 1985	Bangkok, Thailand
6	Win		Singsamuth Porchaivat	KO		30 Sep 1985	Bangkok, Thailand
5	Win		Somsak Wongthorn	KO		15 Aug 1985	Bangkok, Thailand
4	Win	3-1	Dawthong Chuvatana	PTS	10	06 Sep 1984	Bangkok, Thailand
3	Loss	2-1	Wilfredo Gomez	TKO	3	02 Jun 1978	Provincial Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Fought for WBC & Lineal Super Bantamweight titles
2	Win	2-0	Hisami Mizuno	KO	6	14 Jan 1978	Buriram, Thailand
1	Win	1-0	Juan Antonio Lopez	PTS	10	10 Nov 1977	Bangkok, Thailand

References

"THE MUAY THAI BLOGGER TOUR: PETCHYINDEE". Vice. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
"Interview of Sagat Petchyindee". siamfighting.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
"Street Fighter Sagat in Real Life: Muay Thai Icon Tribute". Fight Network. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
"Suriya ready to take on world's best". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
"Street Fighter Sagat in Real Life: Muay Thai Icon Tribute - Fight Network". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
D'Souza, Brian J. "The Quest For Perfection - FIGHT! Magazine". www.fightmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Street fighter: Muay Thai star Sagat's rise to fame". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
Serrels, Mark. "Street Fighter's Sagat Was Based On A Real Life Fighter. He Was Badass". Kotaku. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
Cusick, Patrick (19 November 2013). "Muay Thai - Lords of the Ring". Booksmango. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.
Cusick, Patrick (19 November 2013). "Muay Thai - Lords of the Ring". Booksmango. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.
https://8limbsus.com/muay-thai-thailand/a-short-biography-of-dieselnoi-chor-thanasukarn
Giudice, Christian (15 June 2016). "A Fire Burns Within: The Miraculous Journey of Wilfredo 'Bazooka' Gomez". Pitch Publishing. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.

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[1] "THE MUAY THAI BLOGGER TOUR: PETCHYINDEE". Vice. Retrieved 2015-02-12.

[2] "Interview of Sagat Petchyindee". siamfighting.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.

[3] "Street Fighter Sagat in Real Life: Muay Thai Icon Tribute". Fight Network. Retrieved 2015-02-12.

[4] "Suriya ready to take on world's best". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2014-07-20.

[5] "Street Fighter Sagat in Real Life: Muay Thai Icon Tribute - Fight Network". Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[6] D'Souza, Brian J. "The Quest For Perfection - FIGHT! Magazine". www.fightmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[7] Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Street fighter: Muay Thai star Sagat's rise to fame". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[8] Serrels, Mark. "Street Fighter's Sagat Was Based On A Real Life Fighter. He Was Badass". Kotaku. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[9] Cusick, Patrick (19 November 2013). "Muay Thai - Lords of the Ring". Booksmango. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.

[10] Cusick, Patrick (19 November 2013). "Muay Thai - Lords of the Ring". Booksmango. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.

[11] ttps://8limbsus.com/muay-thai-thailand/a-short-biography-of-dieselnoi-chor-thanasukarn

[12] Giudice, Christian (15 June 2016). "A Fire Burns Within: The Miraculous Journey of Wilfredo 'Bazooka' Gomez". Pitch Publishing. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.