Oleydong Sithsamerchai
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Oleydong Sithsamerchai (Thai: โอเล่ห์ดง ศักดิ์เสมอชัย; born July 17, 1985, in Tambon Ratsada, Huai Yot District (currently: Ratsada District), Trang Province) is a professional boxer from Thailand. He fights in the strawweight and super flyweight divisions and is the former WBC strawweight World champion. He captured the title on November 29, 2007, by defeating Eagle Kyowa.
Oleydong Sithsamerchai | |
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Born | Kittipong Jaigrajang
กิตติพงษ์ ใจกระจ่าง (1985-07-17) July 17, 1985 (age 38) |
Nationality | Thai |
Other names | The Deadly Candy ไอ้ลูกอมมรณะ |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5′ 3½ in (161 cm) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 72 |
Wins | 69 |
Wins by KO | 29 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
He is the first Thai world champion from southern Thailand. Because before that, many Thai boxers from southern Thailand challenged world champion, but without success.[1]
Sithsamerchai won his third title defense on November 28, 2009, by a majority decision over Juan Palacios. He lost the WBC strawweight title on February 11, 2011, to Kazuto Ioka by KO.[2]