| Yokthai Sithoar | |
| Birth Name: | Manit Klinmee |
| Birth Date: | December 25, 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chonburi province, Thailand |
| Native Name: | มานิตย์ กลิ่นมี |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Other Names: | Yokthai Sit Or |
| Nickname: | Fist of the Hell Cyclone (ไอ้หมัดไซโคลนนรก) Tunk (ตึ๋ง) (personal nickname) |
| Height: | 170 cm |
| Weight Class: | Super flyweight (Muay Thai and Boxing) Featherweight (MMA) |
| Style: | Muay Thai (Muay Mat) Boxing Mixed Martial Arts |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
| Team: | Onesongchai Boxing Promotion (Muay Thai & professional boxing) |
| Trainer: | Ismael Salas (professional boxing) |
| Box Win: | 28 |
| Box Kowin: | 17 |
| Box Loss: | 6 |
| Box Koloss: | 2 |
| Box Draw: | 3 |
| Box Nc: | 0 |
| Mma Koloss: | 1 |
| Relatives: | Rambaa Somdet (nephew) Tappaya Sit-Or (younger brother) Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee (nephew) |
| Boxrec: | 5971 |
| Sherdog: | 71210 |
Manit Klinmee (Thai: มานิตย์ กลิ่นมี; born December 25, 1974), known professionally as Yokthai Sithoar (Thai: หยกไทย ศิษย์ อ., born December 25, 1974), is a Thai retired Muay Thai fighter and professional boxer. He is a Lumpinee Stadium champion at Super Flyweight and also a WBA Super Flyweight world champion in boxing.
He was born in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand, along his brother Tappaya Sit-Or and his nepehew Rambaa Somdet he trained in Muay Thai since childhood. They later became prominent and successful Muay Thai kickboxers.[1]
Yokthai, became a famous Muay Thai fighter under Songchai Rattanasuban's stable. Known for the power of his punches, he often defeated his opponenets by knock out. He received the nickname "ไอ้หมัดไซโคลนนรก" (Ai-Mud-Cyclone-Na-Rok; lit: "Fist of the Hell Cyclone")[1] from Muay Thai fans.
Because his fists were effective. He was backed by his promoter Songchai, to turn to professional boxing career in 1994 along with Pichit Chor Siriwat in the junior flyweight division with Cuba's Ismael Salas as a trainer. He had four wins and won the vacant PABA super flyweight title against a Russian boxe. He won his next five bouts including three title defenses.
On August 24, 1996 Yokthai challenged for the WBA super flyweight world title against Venezuelan title holder Alimi Goitia in the Kamphaengphet Provincial Stadium, Kamphaeng Phet province, he won by TKO in the eighth round. He became the second Thai who capture WBA super flyweight world title after the legendary Khaosai Galaxy.
He would defend his title at four times, defeating famous boxers, such as Aquiles Guzmán and Jesús Kiki Rojas. He later traveled to Japan where he lost the title to Satoshi Iida a Japanese boxer, an old rival who he drew with in the past, by unanimous decision at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on December 23, 1997. He returned to challenge for a world title again on April 23, 2000 against the new title holder Hideki Todaka at Rainbow Hall, Nagoya. He was defeated by TKO in the 11th round.
He continued to fight several times but was not as successful. He retired from professional boxing in mid-2004.[2]
After retiring Yokthai moved to Japan to work as a Muay Thai trainer in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture where had his own Muay Thai gym. While in Japan he went back to competition in 2008. He married a Japanese MMA fighter, Hikaru Shinohara. Yokthai competed in his lone mixed martial arts match against Shinya Aoki in 2010, where he lost via first-round submission.[3] [4]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Loss | 28-6-3 | Jerome Arsolon | TKO | 3 | 24 Jun 2004 |  | |
| 36 | Loss | 28-5-3 |  Shoji Kimura | SD | 10 | 23 May 2004 | | |
| 35 | Loss | 28-4-3 | Manabu Fukushima | UD | 10 | 21 Feb 2004 | | |
| 34 | Draw | 28-3-3 | Manabu Fukushima | MD | 10 | 6 Dec 2003 | | |
| 33 | Draw | 28-3-2 | Osamu Sato | SD | 10 | 21 Jul 2003 | | |
| 32 | Win | 28-3-1 | Akihiko Nago | UD | 10 | 25 Apr 2003 | | |
| 31 | Win | 27-3-1 | Joel Junio | KO | 4 (10) | 5 Dec 2002 | | |
| 30 | Win | 26-3-1 | Edwin Gastador | KO | 2 (10) | 21 Feb 2002 | | |
| 29 | Win | 25-3-1 | Flash Eraham | KO | 10 | 5 Dec 2001 | | |
| 28 | Win | 24-3-1 | Lee Escobido | KO | 9 (10) | 9 Nov 2001 | | |
| 27 | Loss | 23-3-1 | Katsushige Kawashima | UD | 10 | 27 Aug 2001 | | |
| 26 | Loss | 23-2-1 | Hideki Todaka | TKO | 11 (12) | 23 Apr 2000 | | For the WBA World Super Flyweight Title |
| 25 | Win | 23-1-1 | Marlon Arlos | PTS | 8 | 20 Feb 2000 | | |
| 24 | Win | 22-1-1 |  Agus Ekajaya | TKO | 4 (?) | 5 Feb 2000 | | |
| 23 | Win | 21-1-1 | Kenny Kenling | KO | 5 (?) | 28 Nov 1999 | | |
| 22 | Win | 20-1-1 | Ricky Sales | KO | 2 (?) | 26 Sep 1999 | | |
| 21 | Win | 19-1-1 | William Acoyong | KO | 3 (?) | 20 Jun 1999 | | |
| 20 | Win | 18-1-1 | Felix Marfa | PTS | 6 | 20 Feb 1999 | | |
| 19 | Win | 17-1-1 | Lerthai Maimuangkorn | PTS | 10 | 29 Sep 1998 | | |
| 18 | Win | 16-1-1 | Allan Morre | TKO | 5 (10) | 31 Jul 1998 | | |
| 17 | Win | 15-1-1 | Marlon Arlos | PTS | 10 | 16 Apr 1998 | | |
| 16 | Loss | 14-1-1 | Satoshi Iida | UD | 12 | 23 Dec 1997 | | Loses the WBA World Super Flyweight Title |
| 15 | Win | 14-0-1 |  Jesus Rojas | UD | 12 | 8 Aug 1997 | | Defends the WBA World Super Flyweight Title |
| 14 | Draw | 13-0-1 | Satoshi Iida | MD | 12 | 8 Aug 1997 | | Defends the WBA World Super Flyweight Title |
| 13 | Win | 13-0-0 | Aquiles Guzman | UD | 12 | 1 Mar 1997 | | Defends the WBA World Super Flyweight Title |
| 12 | Win | 12-0-0 | Jack Siahaya | KO | 2 (12) | 10 Oct 1996 | | Defends the WBA World Super Flyweight Title |
| 11 | Win | 11-0-0 | Alimi Goitia | TKO | 8 (12) | 24 Aug 1996 | | Wins the WBA World Super Flyweight Title |
| 10 | Win | 10-0-0 |  Diego Andrade | UD | 12 | 1 Jun 1996 | | Defends the PABA Super Flyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9-0-0 |  Maxim Pugachev | TKO | 8 (12) | 7 Apr 1996 | | Defends the PABA Super Flyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8-0-0 | Ippo Gala | PTS | 10 | 28 Jan 1996 | | |
| 7 | Win | 7-0-0 | Abdi Pohan | TKO | 5 (?) | 14 Jan 1996 | | |
| 6 | Win | 6-0-0 | Agus Ekajaya | TKO | 3 (?) | 7 Oct 1995 | | Defends the PABA Super Flyweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5-0-0 | Ilshat Tukhvatullin | TKO | 10 (12) | 5 Aug 1995 | | Wins the vacant PABA Super Flyweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4-0-0 |  Juan Antonio Torres | PTS | 12 | 7 May 1995 | | |
| 3 | Win | 3-0-0 | Ippo Gala | PTS | 10 | 5 Mar 1995 | | |
| 2 | Win | 2-0-0 | Jun Tonzo | KO | 2 (?) | 20 Nov 1994 | | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0-0 |  Colin 'Kid' Nelson | KO | 3 (?) | 9 Oct 1994 | | |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2009-07-05 || Loss ||align=left| Keichi Nakajima||DEEP☆KICK|| Osaka, Japan || KO (Left hook to the body) || 2 || 0:28
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2008-11-24 || Loss ||align=left| Yuji Takeuchi || MAJKF - Tekken 6 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1994-08-27 || Win ||align=left| Nungubon Sitlerchai || Lumpinee Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1994-08-09 || Win ||align=left| Nungubon Sitlerchai || Lumpinee Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1994-07-19 || Win||align=left| Nongnarong Luksamrong || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || KO (Punches) || 3 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1994-06-10 || Loss||align=left| Nongnarong Luksamrong || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1994-05-03 || Win ||align=left| Lamnamoon Sor.Sumalee || Lumpinee Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || KO (Punches)|| 2 ||
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1994-03-25 || Win ||align=left| Kaoponglek Luksuratham || Lumpinee Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || KO (Punches) || 2 ||
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1994-02-15 || Win ||align=left| Sangmorakot Sor.Ploenchit || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || TKO || 4 ||
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1994-01-28 || Loss||align=left| Meechok Sor.Ploenchit || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1994-01-01 || Win ||align=left| Rittidet Kierdpayak || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || TKO (Punches) || 3 ||
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1993-11-06 || Loss||align=left| Denaree Dechphonthip || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1993-05-15 || Loss||align=left| Charoenwit Kiatbanchong || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1992-11-20 || Loss||align=left| Dokmaifai Tor.Sitthichai ||Lumpinee Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1991-08-06 || Loss||align=left| Thanongsak Sor.Prantalay || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1990-10-12 || Win ||align=left| Kehars Chuchokchai || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1990-07-10 || Win ||align=left| Rungrawee Sakwichian || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1990-06-19 || Win ||align=left| Samarnchai Singkhiri || Lumpinee Stadium|| Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00
|-| colspan=8 | Legend:
|-| Loss| align=center| 0–1| Shinya Aoki| Submission (keylock)| DEEP: 50 Impact | | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:00| Tokyo, Japan|