Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym
Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym (Thai: นิลมังกร สุดสาครมวยไทยยิมส์ ) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer.[1] As an amateur, he won the 2015 IMTF World Championship.[2] In 2016 & 2017 as a professional, Nilmungkorn became the SUPER Muay Thai World Champion, winning the tournament two years in a row.[3] In 2017, he also competed in Lethwei for the International Lethwei Federation Japan at Lethwei in Japan 4 in Tokyo.[4]
Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym | |
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Born | Sisaket Province, Thailand |
Other names | Onyx Black Dragon Nilmungkorn Fulkbameigiew |
Nationality | Thai |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
Division | Welterweight Middleweight |
Style | Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Pattaya, Thailand |
Team | Sudsakorn Muay Thai Gym |
Trainer | Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee |
Medal record | ||
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IMTF Men's Muaythai | ||
Representing Thailand | ||
IMTF World Championship | ||
Winner | 2015 Bangkok, Thailand | 75kg |
Biography
Nilmungkorn is born in the Sisaket Province in the north east of Thailand.[5] He represents the Sudsakorn Muay Thai Gym in Pattaya and takes his name from his trainer Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee.[1]
Career
Muay Thai
In 2015, Nilmungkorn competed in the International Muay Thai Federation as an amateur and won the IMTF World Championship.[2]
In 2015, Nilmungkorn faced French Muaythai star Jimmy Vienot at MAX Muay Thai in Bangkok.[6] In the first round, Nilmungkorn landed a powerful elbow strike, flooring and opening the lip of Vienot,[5] but the Frenchman came back strong in the second round knocking him out.[7][8]
In 2016, Nilmungkorn was signed to SUPER Muaythai based in Bangkok. He competed and won the 75 kg tournament two years in a row (2016 & 2017).[3][9]
Lethwei
In May 2017, Nilmungkorn was offered to face Dave Leduc for the ILFJ Openweight World Championship at Lethwei in Japan 4 in Tokyo, Japan.[3] He replaced the previous challenger Cyrus Washington after he announced he was pulling out of the fight citing a hand injury.[10] Nilmungkorn accepted to fight KO to win traditional Lethwei rules with no scoring system.[11] Both fighters exchanged words at the pre-fight press conference, where Nilmungkorn stated that he will win the first Japanese Lethwei Belt, while Leduc was quoted saying he will finish Nilmungkorn quickly. Both fighters weighed-in at 79 kg.[12] In a sold out Tokyo Dome City Hall, in the first round, Leduc landed a punch hitting Nilmungkorn on the jaw, forcing him to use his allowed time-out.[13] Leduc won by knockout at 2:23sec of the second round.[14][15][16]
Championships and accomplishments
Championships
- SUPER Muay Thai
- 2016 SUPER Muaythai Tournament Champion
- 2017 SUPER Muaythai Tournament Champion
- Amateur
- 2015 IMTF Muay Thai World championship
Muaythai record
Professional Muaythai record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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75 wins (? KOs), 21 losses, 4 draws
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
Lethwei record
Professional Lethwei record | |||||||||||||||||
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0 wins (0 (T)KOs), 1 loss, 0 draw
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
References
- Aung Mint Sein (22 May 2017). "Muaythai Champion Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym Challenging The Lethwei Throne". Lethwei World.
- "FITE TV to telecast Lethwei in Japan 4 FRONTIER this Friday". FITE. 17 June 2017.
- Kyaw Zin Hlaing (23 May 2017). "Stage set for Tokyo showdown". Myanmar Times.
- "Lethwei In Japan 4 : Frontier". MMA Japan. 20 June 2017.
- "ALL STAR MUAYTHAI II". Siam Fight Mag. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- Serge Trefeu. "Jimmy Vienot ou l'irresistible ascension du jeune loup du muay thai francais". Siam Fight Mag. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- Julien Lanchas. "Jimmy VIENOT gagne par KO au MAX MUAY THAI". MuaythaiTV. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- Julien Lanchas (4 January 2018). "Gros tournoi pour Jimmy VIENOT à l'ALL STAR MUAY THAI". MuaythaiTV.
- "Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym นิลมังกร สุดสาครมวยไทยยิมส์ VS JUAN AGUSTIN GIUDICI". The Boxing Site. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- Eaton, Matt (21 May 2017). "Dave Leduc Gets new opponent as Cyrus Washington injured". The Fight Nation.
- Smith, Pierre (14 June 2017). "Bare Knuckles: Interview w/ Lethwei Champ Dave "The Nomad" Leduc". The Muay Thai Guy.
- "(Japanese)前日計量と公式会見完了で準備完了!明日決戦!『ラウェイinジャパン4 FRONTIER』TDCホール大会". Miruhon. 15 June 2017.
- Smith, Pierre (22 June 2017). "LEDUC Proves 9 Is Greater Than 8". The Muay Thai Guy. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "ラウェイinジャパン4 FRONTIER (Japanese)". Ameblo Japan. 17 June 2017.
- ေဇာ္ေဇာ္လိင္ (16 June 2017). "Dave Leduc Vs Nilmungkorn Sudsakorn သတင္း သတင္းဓာတ(Burmese)". Burmese DVB.
- Matthew Carter (8 November 2018). "Tokyo Is Going Crazy For Lethwei". Lethwei World.
- "นิลมังกร สุดสาครมวยไทยยิมส์ VS JUAN AGUSTIN GIUDICI". Youtube. 11 April 2016.
- "Max Muay Thai Ultimate 2016 (24 JAN 16) Match 2 EVRIM VS NILMUNGKORN". Youtube. 6 February 2016.
- "Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym นิลมังกร สุดสาครมวยไทยยิมส์". Youtube. 9 March 2015.
- "Nilmungkorn Sudsakorngym นิลมังกร สุดสาครมวยไทยยิมส์". Youtube. 9 March 2017.