Saenchai
Gave away weight for decades and kept winning
- Born
- July 30, 1980, Kosum Phisai, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
- Nationality
Thailand- Height
- 165 cm (5′5″)
- Reach
- 168 cm (5′6″)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Style
- Muay Femur trickster
- Weight
- Light Flyweight, Flyweight, Super Flyweight, Bantamweight, Super Bantamweight, Featherweight, Super Featherweight, Lightweight, Light Welterweight, Welterweight, Super Welterweight
- Active
- 1988–present
- Status
- Active · age 46
The record
Muay Thai per Wikipedia; muaythai.com lists 327-49-2. Pro boxing 5-0 (2 KO). record
The story
aenchai, born Suphachai Saepong in Maha Sarakham province, is the modern example of skill beating size. A southpaw, he won six Lumpinee Stadium titles in four divisions between 1997 and 2010 and was named Fighter of the Year in 1999 and 2008. Short of rivals at his own weight, he regularly gave up several pounds to bigger men and still beat them, including Nong-O twice and Liam Harrison three times. His game mixes quick head movement, unusual kicks, and trips and sweeps timed off the opponent's balance. He became one of the sport's most active international fighters, and in his forties he has kept winning on THAI FIGHT cards, where he holds a record six King's Cup titles, the latest from 2024.
Tap a technique with an arrow to learn how it works.
- Lumpinee Stadium champion six times in four divisions: 115, 118, 130 and 135 lb (1997–2010)
- WMC world lightweight champion (2010)
- WBC Muaythai Diamond champion (2011)
- WPMF world welterweight champion (2012)
- THAI FIGHT King's Cup champion six times (2016–2024)
- Sports Writers Association of Thailand Fighter of the Year (1999, 2008)
- Sports Authority of Thailand Fighter of the Year (2008)
- Rajadamnern Stadium Hall of Fame (2026)
Defining fights
- 2009WINvs Liam Harrison (unanimous decision, first of three wins over him)
- 2009WINvs Nong-O Sit-Or (decision, Lumpinee Stadium)
- 2012WINvs Singdam Kiatmuu9 (decision, Rajadamnern Stadium)
- 2023LOSSvs Buakaw Banchamek (unanimous decision, bare-knuckle special rules)
- 2024WINvs Abbas Takaloo (unanimous decision, THAI FIGHT 70 kg King's Cup)
Time trips and sweeps off balance: catch the opponent's kick or step as their weight lands on one leg, then pull or sweep the standing leg; drill it slowly with a partner before adding speed.
