Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai Explained

Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai
Native Name:ยอดสนั่น ส.นันทชัย
Native Name Lang:th
Birth Name:Theera Phongwan
(ธีระ พงษ์วัน)
Other Names:Little Mike Tyson, Thai Mike Tyson,[1] Demon Shadow[2]
Nationality:Thailand
Birth Date:August 17, 1974
Birth Place:Phrai Bueng District, Srisaket Province, Thailand[3]
Fighting Out Of:Suphan Buri, Thailand
Weight:61kg (134lb)
Weight Class:Super featherweight (Boxing)
Flyweight (MMA)
Bantamweight (MMA)
Stance:Southpaw
Team:Onesongchai Promotions (Boxing)
Evolve MMA (MMA)
Trainer:Yodtong Senanan (Muay Thai)
Ismael Salas (Boxing)
Years Active:1993–2009 (Boxing)
2011–2017 (MMA)
Box Win:56
Box Kowin:45
Box Loss:3
Box Koloss:2
Box Draw:1
Mma Kowin:3
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Subloss:1
Boxrec:42255
Sherdog:82604

Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai or Yodsanan Sityodtong a.k.a. Yodsanan 3-K Battery (Thai: ยอดสนั่น 3เคแบตเตอรี่; born name Theera Phongwan new name Theepaphat Phongwankittikun August 17, 1974 in Phrai Bueng District, Srisaket Province, Thailand) is a Thai professional boxer in the super featherweight division. Yodsanan is a former WBA super featherweight champion, a title he held from 2002 to 2005.

In addition to boxing, he is also a mixed martial artist who competed for ONE Championship in their Bantamweight division from 2011 to 2017. Yodsanan fights out of Evolve MMA in Singapore, where he is a member of the Evolve Fight Team.

He is known as the Thai Tyson due to his KO power, having won 45 of 56 fights by knockout, and is one of the best boxers Thailand has ever produced.[1] [4]

Boxing

Yodsanan turned pro in 1993 and won his first five fights by KO. In 1997 he defeated Run Tangkilisan to win the interim PABA Super Featherweight Title. He defended the title 20 times before vacating it in order to challenge for the WBA Super Featherweight title which he won by defeating Lakva Sim on 13 April 2002.

Yodsanan successfully defended the title three times defeating Lamont Pearson, Ryuhei Suguta and Steve Forbes. On 30 April 2005 he faced challenger Vicente Mosquera at Madison Square Garden. Yodsanan became the first man to ever knock Mosquera down but still lost the fight by unanimous decision.

On 2 February 2009, Yodsanan defeated Jonathan Simamora by third-round knockout to win the vacant IBF Australasian Light Welterweight title.[5]

Muay Thai

Yodsanan has fought several professional Muay Thai fights. Notably on 8 March 2007 when he fought Bovy Sor Udomson at Rajadamnern Stadium losing by decision.[6]

Mixed martial arts

In early 2011 it emerged that Yodsanan had started training in mixed martial arts at Evolve MMA in Singapore. On July 15, 2011, it was announced that Yodsanan had signed with ONE Fighting Championship.[7] This has led some journalists to suggest that Yodsanan will be the best boxer to ever switch from boxing to MMA.[4]

Yodsanan made his professional debut when he fought South African Muay Thai champion Daniel Mashamaite at at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on September 3, 2011.[8] He won the fight via TKO in the second round after landing a stunning flying knee to the face of his opponent. On March 31, 2012, Yodsanan faced Jiang Long Yun at ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions in his second MMA appearance, where he lost via first-round submission.[9]

He would take a hiatus from mixed martial arts before returning four years later on May 27, 2016, to defeat Khon Sichan at ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions.[10] On March 11, 2017, Yodsanan faced Ramon Gonzalez at ONE Championship: Warrior Kingdom, which saw him score a comeback victory via verbal submission.[11] [12] On December 9, 2017, he defeated Dodi Mardian by first-round, one-punch knockout at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World.[13]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
60Win56–3–1Jonatan Simamora KO3 (12)2009-02-12
59Win55–3–1Sayedali MousaviKO4 (6)2008-12-19
58Win54–3–1Jimrex JacaTKO6 (10)2008-06-27
57Win53–3–1Dennapa BigshotcampKO5 (10)2008-03-28
56Win52–3–1Mars JubanishevTKO3 (10)2008-01-25
55Win51–3–1Mitsuru OkuboTKO4 (10)2007-12-04
54Win50–3–1Xu Zhong YongKO1 (6)2007-09-21
53Win49–3–1Omid Gholizadeh TKO2 (8)2006-12-05
52Win48–3–1Sataporn SingwanchaTKO4 (10)2006-10-31
51Win47–3–1Arnel Tinampay UD8 (8)2006-05-19
50Win46–3–1Fernando MontillaTKO2 (10)2006-03-24
49Win45–3–1Bart AbapoUD6 (6)2005-12-05
48Win44–3–1Teofilo TunacaoUD6 (6)2005-11-17
47Loss43–3–1UD12 (12)2005-04-30
46Win43–2–1Steve ForbesUD12 (12)2004-08-07
45Win42–2–1Ryuhei SugitaTKO7 (12)2004-02-08
44Win41–2–1Farid DebourtKO6 (10)2003-12-05
43Win40–2–1Larry PeloniaTKO2 (10)2003-08-15
42Win39–2–1Tirso AlbiaKO2 (10)2003-01-29
41Win38–2–1Lamont PearsonKO9 (12)2002-12-05
40Win37–2–1Lakva SimUD12 (12)2002-04-13
39Win36–2–1BoubakerKO1 (12)2002-02-21
38Win35–2–1Walter Hugo RodriguezTKO4 (12)2001-12-05
37Win34–2–1Jesus ZatarinTKO9 (12)2001-11-09
36Win33–2–1Fernando MontillaKO4 (12)2001-09-08
35Win32–2–1Gustavo Fabian CuelloKO1 (12)2001-04-27
34Win31–2–1Joselito RiveraTKO3 (12)2001-01-02
33Win30–2–1Theodor LuandaKO2 (12)2000-12-10
32Win29–2–1Rolando PritosKO3 (12)2000-10-08
31Win28–2–1Allan VisayasKO4 (12)2000–08-19
30Win27–2–1Rex MarzanTKO2 (12)2000-07-15
29Win26–2–1Jose Luis TulaKO6 (12)2000-05-12
28Win25–2–1WonBo JunKO2 (12)2000-04-02
27Win24–2–1Kanat SikhimbayevKO4 (12)2000-02-20
26Win23–2–1Kanat SikhimbayevTD5 (12)1999-11-28
25Win22–2–1Richard PittmanKO1 (12)1999-09-26
24Draw21–2–1 Sukhbayar Nemekbayar PTS12 (12)1999-06-20
23Win21–2 Quinton DonahueKO1 (12)1999-02-20
22Win20–2Jeffrey OnateKO2 (12)1998-10-17
21Win19–2Abdullah KarimKO1 (12)1998–07–31
20Win18–2Sukhbayar NemekbayarSD12 (12)1998-04-16
19Win17–2Run TangkilisanKO2 (12)1997-06-29
18Win16–2Robby RahangmetangKO4 (10)1997-02-16
17Win15–2Allan VisayasKO1 (10)1996-11-24
16Win14–2 Ricky GayamoKO2 (6)1996-10-27
15Win13–2Gilberto MurilloKO2 (6)1996-09-08
14Win12–2 Joeboy Sitnaiodd TKO2 (6)1996-04-07
13Win11–2 Samranthong Tor Chalermchai PTS6 (6)1995-09-17
12Win10–2Padetsuk MonsaichonKO1 (6)1995-08-25
11Win9–2Watanachai Sor Weerakul PTS6 (6)1995-06-09
10Loss8–2Sangatit Wor Suteera KO1 (6)1994-09-27
9Win8–1Anandej Kiatprasanchai PTS6 (6)1994-08-26
8Win7–1Singsamai Sitnongbird KO3 (6)1994-06-17
7Win6–1 Tampetch Sor Sakulpan PTS6 (6)1994-05-03
6Loss5–1Dej Por Pao In KO6 (6)1994-03-04
5Win5–0 Jakpichit NapattayaKO2 (6)1994-02-15
4Win4–0 Kongkiat Por Surasak KO3 (6)1994-01-28
3Win3–0Petchtongchai Por Apichart KO2 (6)1994-01-04
2Win2–0Chumpae Chor Chuykul KO2 (6)1993-12-11
1Win1–0Dentungsong SaksamutKO2 (6)1993-11-06

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Win| align=center| 4–1| Dodi Mardian| KO (punches)| ONE: Warriors of the World| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:32|Bangkok, Thailand| |-| Win| align=center| 3–1| Ramon Gonzalez| TKO (retirement)| ONE: Warrior Kingdom| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:21|Bangkok, Thailand| |-| Win| align=center| 2–1| Khon Sichan| TKO (punches)| ONE: Kingdom of Champions| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:44|Bangkok, Thailand| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–1| Yuan Jiang Long| Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE FC: War of the Lions| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:28| Kallang, Singapore| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Daniel Mashamaite| TKO (knee)| ONE FC: Champion vs. Champion| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:14| Kallang, Singapore|

Muay Thai record

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2007-03-08 || Loss ||align=left| Bovy Sor Udomson || Wansongchai Fights, Rajadamnern Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Personal life

In 2009, he was a boxing trainer for Evolve MMA in Singapore.

In November 2010, he received an honorary master's degree in sports science from Sisaket Rajabhat University.[14]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.boxinginteractive.com/?p=679
  2. Web site: คู่ชกอิเหนาถึงไทยลั่นขอน็อกยอดสนั่น. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193644/http://www.siamsport.co.th/Sport_Boxing/090210_126.html. dead. March 4, 2016.
  3. News: "ไมก์ ไทสัน เมืองไทย" ปลื้ม "มรภ.ศรีสะเกษ" มอบปริญญามหาบัณฑิตกิตติมศักดิ์. 25 November 2010. 4 July 2016. ASTV Manager. Thai: ภาษาไทย
  4. Web site: Yodsanan Sityodtong: Is the Thai Fighter the Best Boxer in MMA?. Andrew. Mahlmann. . 17 April 2017.
  5. Web site: BoxRec - Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai. 17 April 2017.
  6. http://muaymag.com/yodsanan-moves-to-petchyindee-promotion.html
  7. Web site: Singapore's One FC Launches; Gracies, Filipino Champs Aboard. Sherdog.com. 17 April 2017.
  8. Web site: ONE Fighting Championship - Events. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110818062940/http://www.onefc.com/events/1-champion-vs-champion-asias-greatest-battle-of-champions.html . 2011-08-18 .
  9. Web site: ONE FC 3 – War of the Lions (Results). On The Mat. 2021-04-01. 2021-05-15.
  10. Web site: ONE Championship 43: Kingdom of Champions. MMA Junkie. 2016-05-27. 2021-05-15.
  11. Web site: Yodsanan Sityodtong Defeats Ramon Gonzales In Stunning Comeback. ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. 2017-03-11. 2021-05-15.
  12. Web site: ONE Championship Warrior Kingdom Results: Lee Dominates Huang, Sagetdao, Ishige Earn Stoppage Wins in Debut. Combat Press. 2017-03-11. 2021-05-15.
  13. Web site: Thai Heroes Deliver In ONE: WARRIORS OF THE WORLD Prelims. ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. 2017-12-09. 2021-05-15.
  14. News: "ไมค์ ไทสัน เมืองไทย" ปลื้ม "มรภ.ศรีสะเกษ" มอบปริญญามหาบัณฑิตกิตติมศักดิ์. 25 November 2010. 4 July 2016. ASTV Manager. Thai: ภาษาไทย