Yodsanklai Fairtex

Yodsanklai Fairtex (Thai: ยอดแสนไกล แฟร์เท๊กซ; born, July 1, 1985) is a reigning Light-Middleweight WBC Muay Thai World champion and former two time Lumpinee Stadium champion, currently training with Fairtex Gym outside of Bangkok, Thailand.[1] He is the current winner of The Contender Asia.Yodsaenklai was born in the Nongbualampoo province in Northeastern Thailand, the hotbed of Muay thai. He was introduced to the sport by his older brother and started his own Muay thai career after watching his brothers' fights when he was 8 years old.[2]He is nicknamed "The Computer Wizard" because of his moves accuracy and is known for his devastating punching power and dangerous elbows.[2] Before joining Fairtex in 2005, he was known by the name of Yodsanklai Petchyindee (ยอดแสนไกล เพชรยินดี).[2]On August 2005, Yodsaenklai won one the most prestigious Muay thai titles, the Lumpinee Stadium belt, by knockout over Runglaew. He became the 154 pound WBC Muay thai World Champion by defeating Australian John Wayne Parr on December 10, 2005 in Gold Coast, Australia. He also holds the Thailand 154 pound championship.He defended his WBC title on November 11, 2006, against Mark Vogel in Wuppertal, Germany winning the fight by first round elbow knockout.On June 30, 2006, Yodsaenklai made his K-1 Max debut on a Superfight at the K-1 World MAX 2006 -World Championship Final- held in Yokohama, Japan against Kamal Al Amrani, winning the fight by three round unanimous decision.[3]On November 29, 2007, Yodsanklai had a non-title contest at the "France vs Thailand" event, held in Paris, France against the French superstar Farid Villaume. Yodsanklai won the fight by third round referee stoppage TKO.[4]* 2008 WMC World Champion * 2008 WMC Contender Asia Champion * 2008 KO World Series Auckland Middleweight champion * 2005 WBC Muay Thai World champion at 154 lbs * 2005 Champion of Thailand at 154 lbs * 2005 Champion of Lumpinee Stadium at 147 lbs * 2003 Champion of Toyota D4D Marathon at 126 lbs * Lumpinee champion at 112 lbs

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