Kaensak Sor Ploenjit
Back-to-back Fighter of the Year on counter kicks
- Born
- April 8, 1970, Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan, Thailand
- Nationality
Thailand- Height
- 170 cm (5′7″)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Style
- Counter-kicking Muay Femur
- Weight
- Flyweight, Super Flyweight, Bantamweight, Super Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, Super Lightweight
- Active
- c. 1980–1996, 2000–2009
- Status
- Retired · age 56
The record
About 250 fights, per Wikipedia and Muay Thai Citizen; era records are approximate. Pro boxing 1-1.
The story
aensak Sor Ploenjit, born Pongsak Cheawchan in Samut Prakan province, is known in Thailand as the Two-Time Fighter of the Year after winning the award in 1989 and 1990. Trained at the Sor Ploenjit camp under Gimyu Lerkchai, he turned defence into attack, blocking or slipping a strike and answering at once with a hard kick. In 1989 he held the flyweight titles at both Lumpinee and Rajadamnern. He fought through the busiest years of the golden era, meeting Karuhat Sor Supawan four times and beating Taweesaklek Ploysakda and Lamnamoon Sor Sumalee, while his 1993 points loss to Singdam Or.Ukrit was voted Fight of the Year. He moved to the United States in 2000 to teach, coaching at AMA Fight Club in New Jersey and later opening his own gym.
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- Lumpinee Stadium flyweight (112 lb) champion (1989)
- Rajadamnern Stadium flyweight (112 lb) champion (1989)
- WCK world super lightweight champion (2006)
- IKKC world super lightweight champion (2007)
- Sports Writers Association of Thailand Fighter of the Year (1989, 1990)
- Lumpinee Stadium Fighter of the Year (1989)
- Sports Writers Association of Thailand Fight of the Year (1993)
Defining fights
- 1989WINvs Paruhatlek Sitchunthong (decision, Lumpinee title fight)
- 1989WINvs Karuhat Sor.Supawan (decision, Lumpinee Stadium)
- 1990WINvs Taweesaklek Ploysakda (decision, Rajadamnern Stadium)
- 1993WINvs Lamnamoon Sor.Sumalee (decision, Lumpinee Stadium)
- 1993LOSSvs Singdam Or.Ukrit (decision, Fight of the Year)
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