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Kaoklai Kaennorsing
ก้าวไกล แก่นนรสิงห์
Born Athit DamKam (อาทิตย์ ดำขำ)
September 13, 1983 (1983-09-13) (age 26)
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Other names The Matrix
Nationality Thailand Thailand
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Style Muaythai
Fighting out of Bangkok, Thailand
Team Jockey Gym
Ihara Dojo
Years active 2001–present
Professional boxing record
Total 7
Wins 1
Losses 6
By knockout 5
Kickboxing record
Total 124
Wins 84
By knockout 14
Losses 35
Draws 5
Other information
Official website
Boxing record from Boxrec
last updated on: March 16, 2010

Kaoklai Kaennorsing (Thai: ก้าวไกล แก่นนรสิงห์, born September 13, 1983) is a professional Light-heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer, K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul tournament champion, a former two time Rajadamnern Stadium champion and the reigning WBC Muaythai Light-heavyweight World champion. At the time of his K-1 debut, on July 17, 2004 in Seoul, Kaoklai weighted 78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st), the lightest and youngest fighter ever to win the K-1 Super Heavyweight tournament.[1] His name Kaoklai means in Thai "to have a good future".

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Career

Kaoklai Kaennorsing was born as Athit DamKam in the heart of the Northeastern Thailand, in the city of Khon Kaen. He started training Muay Thai at the young age of eight and had his first fight a year later which he lost by points decision. At the age of nineteen he won one of the most prestigious belts in Muay Thai, the Rajadamnern Stadium 147 lb Welterweight title.[2]

Kaoklai made his K-1 debut on July 17, 2004 at the Asian qualification Grand Prix, held in Seoul, Korea. He started the night with a quick right punch knockout win over Denis Kang in the quarterfinals. In the semis, he met Tsuyoshi Nakasako from Japan and earned a unanimous decision victory, sending him to the finals against Shingo Koyasu. Kaoklai won the evenly fought battle in the extra round, collected 60 million and advanced to K-1 World GP 2004 Final Elimination, held in Nippon Budokan Arena, Tokyo, Japan .[1]

His opponent at the Final Elimination was Belarusian thaiboxer Alexey Ignashov. Having to overcome 80 lb weight and 8 in height disadvantage Kaoklai's quick, hit-and-run strategy started to paying off at the end of second round. Ignashov was issued two yellow cards for inactiveness throughout the fight, and the judges scored the fight after one extra round by a split decision in Kaoklai's favor.[3]

On December 4, 2004, Kaoklai was the youngest and the lightest fighter ever to compete in the 12th annual K-1 World GP Championships, held in Tokyo Dome, Japan. His opponent, American slugger Mighty Mo, the winner of Las Vegas GP, was the heaviest at 280 lb. Kaoklai started the fight cautiously circling the American, tossing in hard low kicks. At the end of the first round Kaoklai landed a lightning-quick jumping high kick which connected just below Mo's left ear and sent Kaoklai to the semifinals. His amazing run in K-1 Finals came to an end after losing the fight against Musashi by extra round unanimous decision.[4]

On March 19, 2005, Kaoklai entered the Korean World GP as a defending champion. He beat Qing Jun Zhang in quarterfinals and Hiraku Hori in semis, before facing a 7'2" and 346 lb (2.18 m, 157 kg) former Korean Ssireum wrestling champion, Hong-Man Choi in finals. Choi more than doubled Kaoklai's weight and towering a 1'3" (0.38 m) above the defending champion. Kaoklai was unable to overcome the disadvantage this time and lost the fight by unanimous decision after an extra round.[5]

Titles

Kickboxing record

84 Wins (14 (T) KO's, 60 Decisions), 35 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
2010-03-14 Win Japan Magnum Sakai MTAA Muaythai Extravaganza, WBC Light-heavyweight World title, El Monte, California KO (Left uppercut elbow) 3 1:20
2010-01-16 Win Slovakia Erik Kosztanko Thailand vs Challenger Series, Royal Paragon Hall, Bangkok, Thailand Decision 5 3:00
2009-12-19 Loss People's Republic of China Bian Mao Fu Chinese Kung Fu vs Muaythai at Lingnan Pearl Stadium, Foshan, China Decision 5 3:00
2009-11-27 Loss South Korea Hyun Man Myung The KHAN 2, Seoul, Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-10-16 Loss Croatia Emil Zoraj Return of the Gladiators, Brno, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2009-06-26 Loss Canada Clifton Brown CCGI's "Champion of Champions 2",WMC World titelMontego Bay, Jamaica Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
06/20/2008 Win Canada Clifton Brown CCGI's "Champion of Champions", IKKC Title, Montego Bay, Jamaica Decision (Split) 5 3:00
03/30/2008 Loss South Africa Francois Botha The KHAN, Seoul, Korea Decision 3 3:00
03/08/2008 Draw Morocco Khalid Boudrif Fight Night in Düsseldorf, Germany Decision draw 5 3:00
01/18/2008 Win South Korea Seoung Hun Kim FG Fighting Championship 2008, Seoul, Korea Decision 3 3:00
10/16/2007 Win South Korea Yong Soo Choi Seoul, Korea Decision 3 3:00
06/22/2007 Loss Australia Nathan Corbett Xplosion 10, Gold Coast, Australia KO (Punches) 2 2:48
05/06/2007 Loss Netherlands Vincent Vielvoye SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand III", Haarlem, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
02/18/2007 Win South Korea Yong Soo Park K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 in Seoul, Korea Ext. R Decision 4 3:00
01/13/2007 Loss Russia Magomed Magomedov K-1 Rules Heavyweight Tournament 2007 in Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey KO (Knee strike) 1 2:59
01/13/2007 Win Albania Azem Maksutaj K-1 Rules Heavyweight Tournament 2007 in Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey Ext. R Decision 4 3:00
10/01/2006 Loss Suriname Tyrone Spong SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand II", Almere, Netherlands KO (Right overhand) 1 1:56
06/03/2006 Loss Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul, Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
04/28/2006 Draw Japan Hiromi Amada Titans 3rd, Tokyo, Japan Decision draw 3 3:00
02/09/2006 Loss Thailand Lamsongkram Chuwattana Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand Decision 5 3:00
12/17/2005 Win Morocco Hamid Boujaoub Tokyo, Japan Decision 5 3:00
10/12/2005 Loss Japan Yoshihiro Sato K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions' Challenge, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
09/23/2005 Loss New Zealand Ray Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka - Final Elimination, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
08/22/2005 Win Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako Titans 2nd, Japan Decision 3 3:00
03/19/2005 Loss South Korea Choi Hong-man K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul, Korea Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
03/19/2005 Win Japan Hiraku Hori K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul, Korea Decision(Unanimous) 3 3:00
03/19/2005 Win People's Republic of China Zhang Qing Jun K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul, Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
12/04/2004 Loss Japan Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix 2004, Japan Ext. R Decision 4 3:00
12/04/2004 Win United States Mighty Mo K-1 World Grand Prix 2004, Japan KO (Right high kick) 1 2:40
11/06/2004 Draw South Africa Mike Bernardo Titans 1st, Kitakyushu, Japan Decision draw 3 3:00
09/25/2004 Win Belarus Alexey Ignashov K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination, Japan Ext. R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
07/17/2004 Win Japan Shingo Koyasu K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul, Korea 2nd Ext. R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
07/17/2004 Win Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul, Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
07/17/2004 Win Canada Denis Kang K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul, Korea KO 1 1:48
05/21/2004 Win New Zealand Aaron Boyes Ocean City Promotion, New Zealand Decision 5 3:00
03/11/2004 Win Thailand Thaveesub Petchphutong Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand Decision 5 3:00
02/01/2004 Loss Thailand Charngperk C.Siprasert Petchmahanak Fights, Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand TKO 2
01/01/2004 Win Thailand Saisilak T.Charnthunyakarn SUK Daorungchujarean+Charumuean, Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand Decision 5 3:00
12/02/2003 Win Thailand Chalermsak Chuwatthana SUK Yodmuay UBC, Nakormpathom Stadium, Thailand Decision 5 3:00
10/12/2003 Loss Japan Toshio Matsumoto Magnum 3, NJKB, Tokyo, Japan KO (Punch) 2 1:09
05/26/2003 Win Sudan Faisal Zakaria Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand Decision 5 3:00
04/30/2003 Loss Thailand Saketdaow KT Gym Rajadamnern Stadium, Raja Super Welterweight title, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
03/30/2003 Win Thailand Lamsongkram Chuwattana Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand TKO
10/17/2002 Win New Zealand Shane Chapman Fanta & Andy Promotion, Ocean City, New Zealand Decision (Split) 5 3:00
03/31/2001 Loss Japan Kozo Takeda Tokyo, Japan Decision 3 3:00
04/09/2000 Win Japan Shin Daiguji Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Decision 5 3:00
03/09/2000 Win Thailand Thapjakrin Tansalingkran Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Decision 5 3:00

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References

  1. ^ a b DiPietro, Monty. "Kaoklai Takes K-1 Asia GP". www.k-1.co.jp. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-26. 
  2. ^ "Kaoklai Interview". www.muaythaionline.org. http://www.chokemuay.com. Retrieved 2008-01-26. 
  3. ^ DiPietro, Monty. "Kaoklai Shocks Ignashov at the Budokan". www.k-1.co.jp. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-26. 
  4. ^ DiPietro, Monty. "Bonjasky Defends Title at K-1 World GP". www.k-1.co.jp. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-26. 
  5. ^ DiPietro, Monty. "Choi Wins K-1 Asian GP". www.k-1.co.jp. http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-26. 







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