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Name Thai nickname: Sing Fighting name: Thopadak Wanchalerm aka Sinbi Taewoong Date of birth: 24 September 1979 First Fight: 9 Fights: 200+ fights Titles: 2005 KOMA Champion, Korea Number 1 ranked fighter at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok Number 1 ranked fighter at Ratchadamnoen Stadium in Bangkok South Thailand Champion at 70lb |
Thopadak Wanchalerm is Sing's Thai fighting name, which he used for many years whilst fighting in Bangkok. Sinbi Taewoong is Sing's Korean fighting name, which he uses when fighting K-1. Sinbi means 'mysterious' in Korean and Taewoong is the name of the gym where he trained. It was the owner of this gym who brought him to Korea to fight K-1. Sing is his Thai nickname, all thai's have these. Sing is an owner, manager and head trainer at Sinbi Muay Thai camp.
Born in the Songkhla Province in southern Thailand, Sing grew up with two brothers and one sister. He started training Muay Thai at the age of 9. His father who had been a fighter himself and subsequently became a rice grower, trained him and his brothers at home. His sister (who now works at Sinbi Muay Thai) often helped too by holding the pads for her brothers when they were young). His mother worked as a fruit tree farmer. Sing had 30 fights in his home province Songkhra in the town of Natawee, with his first fight at the age of 9. He was South Thailand Champion at 70lbs. At the age of 13 Sing left his home and moved to Bangkok with a friend to live and train in a gym there (Loog-tap-agat gym). His manager there was Wanpaded, himself a Racthadermnoen Champion. At the same time as training he went to school and finished high school at the age of 19. He went to University afterwards to study Sports Science and graduated at 24. During this time Sing trained at the same gym and fought over 100 fights in Bangkok. Sing fought in the famous and prestigious Lumpinee and Ratchadamnoen stadiums in Bangkok where only the best fighters compete. He was ranked number 1 at both these stadiums. At the age of 25, Sing went to live and work in Korea for 6 months as a Muay Thai trainer and he fought for Taewoong Muay Thai gym in Seoul. The following year Sing moved to Phuket to work as a trainer at the gym of a friend of his whom he met in the gym in Bangkok. They went to school together. While training a large number of foreign Muay Thai students and tourists, Sing started learning English at this stage. In 2005 Sing went to England for to fight and to teach Muay Thai in Birmingham at Trojan Gym. In 2006 Sing had a fight in Sydney, Australia as well as fighting in a KOMA event in Korea where he had three fights in one day in Seoul. He had fought the KOMA event previously in 2005 and won the event. The first time Sing was fighting in a K-1 MAX event was in Busan, Korea in February 2006. His second K-1 fight was in the K-1 KHAN Fighting Network in Seoul, Korea in September 2006 where he won against the Mongolian fighter ByamBa by KO in the 2nd round. In total, Sing has ten Championship belts to his name. He opened Sinbi Muay Thai Camp in January 2007.
Sing has recently expanded his business interests to include promoting Muay Thai events under the banner of Sinbi Promotions. Sinbi Promotions has held events in Nai Harn, Bangla Stadium, Patong and Pattalung in the South of Thailand.
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Name Thai nickname: Pot Fighting name: Banpot Sor Ramayanon Date of birth: 6 January 1983 First Fight: 11 Fights: 140+ Titles: Number 2 ranked fighter at Rachadamnern Stadium at Bangkok Number 4 ranked fight at Lumpinee Stadium at Bangkok South Thailand champion at 85 and 90lb |
Pot had no history of Muay Thai in his family but watched his school mates training for the local gym with envy. Eventually his father asked him if he would like to go and train at the local gym too and, as the say, the rest is history. Pot was 11 years old at the time and within three weeks of starting his training at the local gym in Trang he had his first fight, which he won. He said he felt proud, happy and in pain all at the same time. Following this he had many successive wins and was the South Thailand Champion at 85 lbs, 90 lbs, and 100 lbs. At 15 he was selected to go to Bangkok and was at the same gym as Sing - Loogtapagat. His manager was Wanpaded, now known as Yord Wanpadad, the famous promoter at Rachadamern. He regularly fought at Lumpinee, Rachadamnern, and TV3. He got better and better and began to command very high purses for his fights. His best fight was at Lumpinee when he was nineteen years old and 128 lbs. He fought Wadcharachai from Gail Sum Rit gym and won. He also fought Buakaw a couple of times during the course of his fighting career. At 130 lbs he was ranked number 2 at Lumpinee, Rachadamnern and TV3. Unfortunately his career came to an abrubt end when he suffered a knee injury whilst playing football with the other fighters at his gym in Bangkok. He is an excellent trainer now and speaks very good English. He has been at Sinbi Muay Thai since it opened and particularly likes teaching clinching technique. He has a young son Nat who regularly trains at the gym. Pot thinks his son will eventually become a fighter too but feels that the decision as to whether or not to do so will be Nat's. Outside the gym, he likes fishing and the biggest fish he ever landed was his wife Plaa (which is the Thai word for fish)! He has recently appeared on the Channel 7 gameshow Pan Naa. His challenge was to beat a total of 288 knees to the bag (achieved by three celebrities on the show each working for one minute) in three minutes, without a break. Pot managed to achieve 320 knees to the bag!
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Name Thai nickname: Det Fighting name: Nopadetlek Chuwathana Date of birth: 2 September 1980 First Fight: 10 Fights: 180+ Titles: Rajadamnern Champion at 100 lbs |
Det's father was a fighter and was very well known in the South of Thailand. He began training Det at his home when he was 9 years old. In his early days as a fighter Det was not a member of any gym. All his training was done on the farm. Det comes from Kapoe, a town in Ranong and his parents have a farm in a remote part of the jungle far away from any main roads. Hanging in a barn at his parent's farm there still remains the bag he used to train with when he was young.
At 14 years of age a friend of the family saw Det's potential and took him to Bangkok to train at Chuwattana Gym. The manager there was Chujarern, now a promoter at Ratchadermnoen Stadium. Other famous Muay Thai fighters trained at this gym include: Noppadet; Muangfarlek; and Samaisuk. Det trained at this gym until he was 21.
During the course of his fighting career Det had many notable fights including matches with: Kimchi Sinbi (the now resident Thai fighter at Sinbi Muay Thai); and Anuwat from Kaewsamrit Gym. He fought at Ratchdermnoen more than 100 times and had at least 80 wins. He has fought in Japan 10 times and Korea 3 times.
At 21 Det joined the army to do National Service. He fought respresenting the army many times.
Det has been working at Sinbi Muay Thai for two years and loves teaching beginners. As well as working as a trainer, he also runs a local street restaurant. This restaurant is very popular with students at the camp as it is known for providing delicious, value for money food.
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Name Thai nickname: X Fighting name: Mafuanglex C Napathalung Date of birth: 15 May 1982 First Fight: 8 Fights: 170+ Titles: WMC Champion 108lb Number 2 ranked fighter at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok Number 3 ranked fighter Thailand |
X comes from Trang in the South of Thailand. He had an older brother, Anucha, who was a very successful fighter and wanted to be like him. He started training and fighting at 8 years old. He was based at Sakneerunraj Gym in Trang and he remained with this gym for all of his fighting career. He regularly fought in Bangkok between the ages of 15 and 22. He had over 100 fights at Lumpinee (winning approximately 80 of them) and around 25 at Ratchadermnoen (winning 22 of these). During the peak of his fighting career he fought and beat opponents such as: Kongpipop from Petyindee Gym; Pornsanee from Sitmonchai Gym; Pedtapee from Porsingtai Gym; and Farsuchon from Sito Gym. He also fought in Macau and in Malaysia several times. When he finished fighting in Bangkok he fought Muay Kadchua in Vietnam for a year. This is a form of Muay Thai, but the opponents fight without gloves. He has been with Sinbi Muay Thai for over a year and he is a very welcome addition to the team. He is a great personality and always the 'life and soul' of any party organised at the gym. He loves singing and he loves dancing - neither of which he is any good at!
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Name Thai nickname: Ann Fighting name: Denlangoo Date of birth: 10 January 1983 First Fight: 7 Fights: 200+ Titles: South Thailand Champion at 105 lbs South Thailand Champion AT 118 lbs WMC 130 lbs Champion Ranked Number 1 Ratchadamnoen Stadium |
Ann's father was a figher so it was natural for him to become a fighter too. He comes from Sutan in the South of Thailand and started boxing at the age of 7. The gym he trained at in Sutan was called Torsamakom. He had his first fight at the age of 7. He was South Thailand Champion at 105 lbs (15 years old) and 118 lbs (18 years old). He went to Bangkok to train at the age of 15 and trained at the Chuwattana Gym. His manager was Chujuran, a well known promoter at Ratchadamnoen Stadium. His most memorable fights were against Orono from Majestic Gym and Jarunchai from Kasa Gym. During the peak of his fighting career he fought in Japan 8 times, Korea twice and Holland once. He was the WMC Champion at 130 lbs (i.e. World Number 1) and this fight took place in Holland. At the age of 23 he decided to sacrifice his place as one of the top ranked fighters at Ratchadamnoen in order to study. He went to Chankasem University to study Sports Science. As soon as he finished university, however, he went back to his first love - Muay Thai and became a trainer at Sinbi Muay Thai.
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Wang has been a trainer for more than 10 years now, working in Bangkok at the Minayotin Gym. He his a hardcore Thai style trainer and also is the main trainer for our young Thai fighters and Saenchai Sinbimuaythai's favourite pad holder. He brings a wealth of experience to the gym and whilst his English isn't so good, he still manages to make sure you're hitting the pads with beautiful Muay Thai technique and pushes you to develop devastating power.
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Name Thai nickname: Run Fighting name: Jarunthong Date of birth: 24 September 1977 First Fight: 15 Fights: 210 Titles: Ranked Number 1 at Lumpinee Ranked Nimber 3 at Racherdamnern |
Run comes from Nakhonsitamarad and trained at the same gym as Ped (Ruamjaiepuean Gym), one of our other trainers. He came to us highly recommended from Sit Yot Tong Gym in Nakhonsitamarad, where he was training children. He narrowly missed being Lumpinee's top fighter for his weight on two occasions. Both times he lost to the same opponent - Nueng Pitchit. He has fought at Lumpinee 85 times and lost only 15 times. He fought at Racherdamnern 20 times. He also fought once for Channel 7 TV. His particular strength as a fighter is his kneeing ability.
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Chai is the current Rajadamnern Champion as of January 2012. More information to follow.
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A lot more info soon to follow on Yud Jabout.
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More info soon to come on Ling Lum
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More info soon to come on Khunsuek
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More info soon to come on Mr F
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Name Thai nickname: Bao V Fighting name: V sitsornchai Date of birth: 19 February 1970 First Fight: 15 Fights: 50+ |
Bao V is the brother of Sinbi Taewoong and they used to train together when Sinbi was a young boy and Bao V was a little older! Bao V has been training fighters for many years and is extremely experienced. His very fast paced style of pad holding will always keep you on your toes as he likes to throw plenty of feints and tricks to make sure you're working defense as much as working on your striking technique.
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