Sirimongkhon Iamthuam boxer

Sirimongkol Singmanasak (Thai: ศิริมงคล สิงห์มนัสศักดิ์; born March 2, 1977) is a Thai professional boxer and kickboxer fighting out of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. He has won world titles in two weight divisions. His career record is 102–5 (62 KOs). His other names were Sirimongkol Nakhon Thong Park View (ศิริมงคล นครทองปาร์ควิว), Sirimongkol Singwancha (ศิริมงคล สิงห์วังชา), Sirimongkol Nakornloung (ศิริมงคล นครหลวงโปรโมชั่น), and Sirimongkhon Iamthuam (ศิริมงคล เอี่ยมท้วม).He was born into a family with a father who owned a "Singmanasak Boxing Gym" (ค่ายมวยสิงห์มนัสศักดิ์), his older brother used to Muay Thai in name "Manopchai Singmanasak" (มานพชัย สิงห์มนัสศักดิ์) and his younger sister was once a female Muay Thai kickboxer. Sirimongkol in childhood didn't like boxing at all, but he likes to sing and play Likay (ลิเก; Thai traditional dance). His father feared the son would grow up into a Katoey (กะเทย; Thai transgender), thus forcing him to boxes. He doesn't like.He started the amateur boxing tournament in highschool division before turn pro to professional boxing career. He won the WBU Super flyweight and Bantamweight in 1995. In August 1996, he was promoted to the major institution WBC Bantamweight, by challenge vacant interim champion with Mexican elder boxer José Luis Bueno at Phitsanulok Provincial Stadium, Phitsanulok province. He was the knockout in fifth round impressively, even he was only 19 years old. Before that, he won the qualifies with Thanomsak Sithbaobay or Khaoyai Maha Sarakham (ถนอมศักดิ์ ศิษย์โบ๊เบ๊, เขาใหญ่ มหาสารคาม), the elder Thai boxer who had challenged the world champion three times but was unsuccessful.He defended at all three times before losing the title to former Japanese world champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in November 1997 at Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan. Due to his weight loss until the body was pale.Sirimongkol then put together another impressive winning streak and won the vacant WBC Super featherweight title when he defeated Kengo Nagashima on August 24, 2002 by knockout in second round. He held the title for one year before he lost to Jesús Chávez.In 2009, he was arrested for possession of Ya ba (ยาบ้า; tablets of methamphetamine and caffeine popular in Thailand). Once incarcerated in prison, he was responsible for teaching boxing to other prisoners. During this time he still boxed and won the WBC Welterweight Asia intercontinental title. He was pardoned 4 years into his 20-year sentence.