Sagat Petchyindee

Sagat Petchyindee (born Sakat Phonpimai, November 30, 1957) is a Thai former professional boxer, Muay Thai fighter, actor and trainer who is considered one of the greatest Muay Thai fighters of all time. He was a 3 time Lumpinee Champion, 3 time Rajadammern Champion and Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion.[1][2]

Sagat Petchyindee
BornSakad Ponphimai
(1957-11-30) November 30, 1957
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
NationalityThai
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight69.5 kg (153 lb; 10.94 st)
DivisionLightweight (Boxing)
Welterweight (Muay Thai)
Featherweight (Muay Thai)
StyleMuay Thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSurin, Thailand
Professional boxing record
Total14
Wins12
By knockout8
Losses2
Kickboxing record
Total317
Wins266
By knockout151
Losses40
Draws11
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Combat career

Muay Thai

Sagat Petchyindee amassed a total of 317 thaiboxing fights with 266 wins, 40 losses and 11 draws, 151 of those victories coming by way of KO/TKO.

Petchyindee also fought Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn twice in 1984, on June 7th and October 6th, but lost both fights to Dieselnoi on points.[3]

Petchyindee fought Pete Cunningham and Ronnie Green.[4][5]

Boxing

Moreover, Sagat Petchyindee has a total of 14 professional boxing fights with 12 victories (8 KO/TKO) and 2 defeats. He lost to Wilfredo Gómez in boxing.[6]

Post career

Since retiring Petchyindee works as a kickboxing trainer.[7][8]

Petchyindee taught Firas Zahabi, who later co-founded the Tristar Gym, the art of Muay Thai.[9][10]

Petchyindee was likely the inspiration for the character Sagat in the Street Fighter video game.[11][12]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
13 fights 11 wins 2 losses
By knockout 8 1
By decision 3 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
14 Loss 12-2 Bong-Chun Park PTS 28 Feb 1988 Daejeon, South Korea
13 Win 12-1 Bisenti Santoso PTS 05 Jul 1987 Gresik, Indonesia
12 Win 11-1 Muhammed Juhari PTS 26 Feb 1987 Bangkok, Thailand
11 Win 10-1 Dale Artango TKO 28 Oct 1986 Bangkok, Thailand
10 Win 9-1 Phansaknoi Kiatkraisorn KO 27 Aug 1986 Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
9 Win 8-1 Boy Romero KO 22 Feb 1986 El Saba Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait
8 Win 7-1 Payungsak Sithsamtahan KO 18 Jan 1986 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
7 Win 6-1 Chaisuriya Somthamkichaub KO 28 Dec 1985 Bangkok, Thailand
6 Win 5-1 Singsamuth Porchaivat KO 30 Sep 1985 Bangkok, Thailand
5 Win 4-1 Somsak Wongthorn KO 15 Aug 1985 Bangkok, Thailand
4 Win 3-1 Dawthong Chuvatana PTS 10 06 Sep 1984 Bangkok, Thailand
3 Loss 2-1 Wilfredo Gomez TKO 3 02 Jun 1978 Provincial Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Fought for WBC & Lineal Super Bantamweight titles
2 Win 2-0 Hisami Mizuno KO 6 14 Jan 1978 Buriram, Thailand
1 Win 1-0 Juan Antonio Lopez PTS 10 10 Nov 1977 Bangkok, Thailand

References
  1. "THE MUAY THAI BLOGGER TOUR: PETCHYINDEE". Vice. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  2. "Interview of Sagat Petchyindee". siamfighting.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  3. "A Short Biography of Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn".
  4. Cusick, Patrick (19 November 2013). Muay Thai - Lords of the Ring. Booksmango. ISBN 9786162222634. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.
  5. Cusick, Patrick (19 November 2013). Muay Thai - Lords of the Ring. Booksmango. ISBN 9786162222634. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. Giudice, Christian (15 June 2016). A Fire Burns Within: The Miraculous Journey of Wilfredo 'Bazooka' Gomez. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312359. Retrieved 5 July 2017 – via Google Books.
  7. "Street Fighter Sagat in Real Life: Muay Thai Icon Tribute". Fight Network. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  8. "Suriya ready to take on world's best". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  9. "Street Fighter Sagat in Real Life: Muay Thai Icon Tribute - Fight Network". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. D'Souza, Brian J. "The Quest For Perfection - FIGHT! Magazine". www.fightmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Street fighter: Muay Thai star Sagat's rise to fame". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. Serrels, Mark. "Street Fighter's Sagat Was Based On A Real Life Fighter. He Was Badass". Kotaku. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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