Sirimongkol Singwangcha
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Sirimongkol Singwangcha is a professional light welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 Thai
Thai people
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 boxer
Boxing
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 and kickboxer fighting out of Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima or is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district...

, Thailand
Thailand
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. He has won world titles in two weight divisions. His career record is 54-2 (34 KOs).

Biography and career

Singwangcha defeated Jose Luis Bueno
Jose Luis Bueno
José Luis Bueno , is a retired Mexican professional boxer and former WBC Super Flyweight Champion. Bueno is also the trainer of current WBC Light Flyweight Champion, Adrián Hernández....

 on August 10, 1996 for the interim WBC
World Boxing Council
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 bantamweight
Bantamweight
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 title. He defended the title three times before suffering his first loss—a seventh round TKO by Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
is a former World Boxing Council world bantamweight champion from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. His record is 19–6–1 .He is popular for his fight style and unique personality, and has appeared in several television variety shows....

.

Singwangcha then put together another impressive winning streak and won the vacant WBC super featherweight
Super Featherweight
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 title when he defeated Kengo Nagashima on August 24, 2002 by knockout
Knockout
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 in round 2. He held the title for one year before he lost to Jesús Chávez
Jesús Chávez
Jesús Auerelio Chávez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is the former NABF, WBC Super Featherweight and IBF Lightweight Champion.-Personal life:...

.

Other Name

  • Sirimongkol Singmanussak
  • Sirimongkol Nakornthong Parkview

See also

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