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Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang
Thai Muay Thai fighter and professional kickboxer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wasan Isalam (Thai: วสันต์ อิสลาม; born January 20, 1989), known professionally as Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang (Thai: เสกสรร อ.ขวัญเมือง) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter and professional kickboxer. He is a former Rajadamnern Stadium champion. In 2015, he won the 'Fighter of the Year' award from the Sports Authority of Thailand. He was ranked a top 10 pound-for-pound Muay Thai fighter by The Nation in 2020.[1]
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Saeksan started to train Muay Thai in a camp near of his home at the age of 9. He was introduced to the sport by his father and his older brother, who was also a fighter.
Saeksan is known as a Muay Bouk fighter (a fighter who blitzes with aggressive punching and elbow combinations); this fighting style helped turn him into a well-known fighter on the sporting circuit,[2] receiving the nickname of Kon Mai Yom Kon (The Man Who Yields to No One)[3]
In July 2016, Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang was ranked the #7 Super-feather weight ranked on Rajadamnern Stadium by muaythai2000.com,[4] also ranked #7 Super Feather weight on Channel 7 Stadium by muaythai2000.com[5]
In September 2016, Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang was ranked the #4 Super-feather weight in the world by wbcmuaythai.com.[6]
On 15 November 2018, Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang won the Rajadamnern lightweight title (135 lbs.) against Panpayak Sitchefboontham.[citation needed] On 29 May 2019, Saeksan defended the Rajadamnern lightweight title (135 lbs.) against Kaonar Sor.Jor.Tongprajin.
On August 16, 2019; he was scheduled to fight Rodtang Jitmuangnon in Songkla. The bout was set at 134 lbs. [7]
As of August 2020, he is ranked the #8 bantamweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.[8] In December 2020, The Nation ranked him in their top 10 pound-for-pound fighter list in Muay Thai placing him 9th on the list.[9]
In August 2023, he made Fight Record's ONE Power Rankings top 10 where he was tied for 9th place. [10]
Saeksan faced Soe Lin Oo on January 24, 2025, at ONE 170.[11] On December 2, it was announced that Soe injuries sustained in a car accident and the fight was initially cancelled.[12] Soe has been medically cleared for competition and the bout stepped back into the original pairing.[13] At the weigh-ins, Soe weighed in at 142.5 pounds, 0.5 pounds over the 142 pounds limit and he was fined 20 percent his purse which went to Saeksan.[14] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]
Saeksan faced Asa Ten Pow on April 5, 2025, at ONE Fight Night 30.[16] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round three.[17]
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Titles and accomplishments
- Sports Authority of Thailand
- 2015 Sports Authority of Thailand Fighter of the Year
- Rajadamnern Stadium
- 2011 Rajadamnern Stadium Fight of the Year (vs. Kaimukkao Por.Thairongruangkamai)
- 2012 Rajadamnern Stadium Fight of the Year (22 Dec vs. Singtongnoi Por.Telakun)[18]
- 2015 Rajadamnern Stadium Fight of the Year (12 Feb vs. Thanonchai Thanakorngym)
- 2015 Rajadamnern Stadium Fighter of the Year
- 2018 Rajadamnern Stadium Lightweight Champion (135 lbs)
- 2019 Rajadamnern Stadium Fight of the Year (12 Sep vs. Rodtang Jitmuangnon)
- 2020 Rajadamnern Stadium Lightweight Champion (135 lbs)
- Siam Omnoi Stadium
- 2020 Omnoi Stadium 140 lbs Champion
- WBC Muaythai
- 2018 WBC Muaythai Super-Lightweight World Championship (140 lbs)
- 2018 WBC Muay Thai Fight of the Year (26 February vs. Panpayak Sitchefboontham)
- 2017 IBF Muaythai Lightweight World Championship (135 lbs)
- Kunlun Fight
- Muay Thai Warriors
- 2012 Muay Thai Warriors Featherweight Champion[20] (Two Title Defenses)
- Channel 7 Boxing Stadium
- 2010 Channel 7 Super-Bantamweight Champion (122 lbs)
- ONE Championship
- Performance of the Night (Four times) vs. Nathan Bendon, Sean Clancy, Silviu Vitez, Tyson Harrison
- Most Wins in ONE Championship over a calendar year (8)
- 2nd Longest active win streak in ONE Championship (8)
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References
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