Saiyok Pumpanmuang

Saiyok Pumpanmuang
สายยศ พุ่มพันธุ์ม่วง
Born	Sakdaa Niamhom (1983-10-23) October 23, 1983 Phitsanulok, Thailand
Occupation	Muay Thai kickboxer
Known for	Thai Fight 72.5 kg Tournament Champion (2014), Lumpinee Stadium champion (154 lbs), Thailand national champion (147 lbs), WMC champion (140 lbs), Rajadamnern Stadium champion (140 lbs)

Saiyok Pumpanmuang (, ; born October 23, 1983), previously known as Saiyoknoi Sakchainarong (, ), is a distinguished Thai competitor in the welterweight divisions of both kickboxing and Muay Thai.

His accolades include championship titles at Lumpinee Stadium (154 lbs), Thailand national champion at 147 lbs, WMC champion at 140 lbs, as well as Rajadamnern Stadium champion at 140 lbs. Saiyok rose to wider recognition through his participation in Thai Fight, notably taking part in the first-ever Thai Fight Kard Chuek tournament in 2013 and securing victory in the 2014 Thai Fight 72.5kg Tournament.

Biography and career

Born Sakdaa Niamhom on October 22, 1983, in Phitsanulok, located in lower northern Thailand, Saiyok embarked on his boxing journey at the age of 11 within the Sor Riendek training camp.

Muay Thai

Initially competing under the name Saiyoknoi Sakchainarong, he established himself by capturing three major stadium titles, including one at the esteemed Rajadamnern Stadium. Recognized as a leading figure among Thailand’s higher weight classes, his standing diminished following the loss of his belts to Singmanee Sor Srisompong in a disputed contest that many Thai media outlets regarded as illegitimate.

This defeat led to a withdrawal of promoter support, compelling Saiyok to earn a living selling fruit. His comeback was facilitated by Lieutenant General Sukkhatat Pumphanmuang, a promoter affiliated with Lumpinee Stadium, who helped revive his career. Taking on his promoter’s surname for his fighting name, Saiyok claimed the vacant Thailand welterweight title at Lumpinee on March 7, 2008, by knocking out Singsiri Por Sirichai in the second round.

On January 9, 2010, he was honored with the Muaythai Ambassador of the Year award at an event hosted by Bangkok’s Society of Journalists.

At THAI FIGHT Extreme 2012: France in Lyon on September 19, 2012, Saiyok secured a decision win against Fabio Pinca. However, on October 20, 2012, he suffered a TKO loss due to a knee injury against Dylan Salvador in Switzerland. On February 23, 2013, he won by points over Thiago Texeira during THAI FIGHT Extreme 2013: Muay Thai Day held in Ayutthaya.

A scheduled bout with Chike Lindsay for Muaythai Superfight on May 13, 2013 was canceled. Subsequently, Saiyok served as coach for a team of foreign fighters competing against one led by Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee on the reality television series Thai Fight Kard Chuek, which aired from July to August 2013 on Thailand's Channel 3; the two coaches later faced each other in December that year.

In THAI FIGHT Extreme 2013: Bangkok on June 29, 2013, Saiyok delivered a second-round knockout with an elbow strike against Mickaël Piscitello. He followed this with a second-round KO of Muhammad Nsubuga at THAI FIGHT Extreme 2013: Pattani on September 22. On November 30 in Bangkok during the Thai Fight Semi-Finals, he defeated Seyedisa Alamdarnezam by decision after an extension round.

On December 22, 2013, Saiyok was defeated by Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee via extension round decision in the final of the inaugural Thai Fight 70 kg Kard Chuek Championship.

During his second campaign in the Thai Fight tournament for the 72.5 kg title, Saiyok overcame Alka Matewa in the semi-finals on November 22, 2014. He then triumphed over French standout Antoine Pinto on December 21 to claim the first-ever Thai Fight 72.5 kg King's Cup Tournament Championship.

Lethwei

On July 22, 2018, Saiyok competed against the renowned Lethwei athlete Tun Tun Min, a former Openweight Lethwei World Champion, following traditional Lethwei regulations in Yangon, Myanmar. Both competitors demonstrated exceptional resolve throughout the bout; however, the contest concluded in a draw as neither fighter achieved a knockout, which left some spectators somewhat unsatisfied.

Kickboxing

• Kunlun Fight
  • Runner-Up in the 2019 Kunlun Fight 75 kg Tournament
• Space One
  • Champion of Space One 2024 at 78 kg

Muay Thai

• World Muay Thai Organization (WMO)
  • 2015 World Champion in Muaythai at 72 kg
• Thai Fight
  • Runner-Up in the 2022 Thai Fight 72.5 kg Kard Chuek category
  • Runner-Up in the 2017 Thai Fight 72.5 kg Tournament
  • Winner of the 2014 Thai Fight 72.5 kg Tournament
  • Runner-Up in the 2013 Thai Fight 70 kg Kard Chuek Tournament
  • Professional record: 39 wins and 5 losses
• Martial Arts Sports Association (MASA)
  • Junior Middleweight World Muay Thai Champion in 2012
• World Muaythai Council (WMC)
  • Champion of the 2012 WMC 4-Man Tournament
  • WMC Super-lightweight Champion (140 lb) in 2006
• Lumpinee Stadium
  • Super-welterweight Champion (154 lb) crowned in 2010
• Professional Boxing Association of Thailand (PAT)
  • Thailand Welterweight Champion (147 lb) awarded in 2008
• Rajadamnern Stadium
  • Super-lightweight Champion (140 lb) titleholder in 2007
• Omnoi Stadium
  • Winner of the Tamjai Superyak 8-Man Tournament (143 lb) in 2007

Boxing

• World Boxing Council (WBC)
  • Asia Silver Welterweight Champion secured in 2014

Honors

• Named Muaythai Ambassador of the Year in 2010
• Competed as a Thai Fight athlete from 2011 through 2018 with a record of 31 wins and 5 losses

Competitive record

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2025-02-23 || Defeat ||align=left| Lao Chantrea || Krud Kun Khmer || Cambodia || Decision || 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-11-16 || Defeat ||align=left| Han Haojie || Space ONE Champions || Foshan, China || Decision || 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-07-27 || Defeat ||align=left| Han Wenbao || Wu Lin Feng 546|| China || Decision || 3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-06-16 || Defeat || align="left" | Thun Rithy || TVK: The Battle of King II || Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia || Unanimous Decision|| 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-05-07 || Victory|| align="left" | Jackson Law || Space One Champions 2024|| Kowloon, Hong Kong || Decision|| 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-04-20 || Victory|| align="left" | Ortikov Shokhruz || Kunlun Fight 98|| Chonburi, Thailand || Decision|| 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-02-23 || Defeat ||align=left| Mohamed Atlas || Muay Lao Fight 2024: Champasak || Pakse, Laos || Decision || 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2024-02-04 || Draw ||align=left| Thun Rithy || TVK: The Battle of Kings || Phnom Penh, Cambodia|| Draw ||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-11-26 || Victory|| align="left" | Akram Tamimount || Thai Fight: Bang Kachao|| Samut Prakan province, Thailand|| KO||2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-10-29|| Victory || align="left" | Kristian Malocaj || THAI FIGHT Setthi Ruea Thong|| Lopburi, Thailand|| Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-06-18|| Victory|| align="left" | Luke Bar || THAI FIGHT Luk Luang Phor Sothorn|| Chachoengsao, Thailand|| TKO||1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-05-21|| Victory|| align="left" | Alireza Amirzadeh|| THAI FIGHT 100 Years Rajabhat Korat|| Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand|| Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-04-22|| Victory|| align="left" | Abdoulaye Diallo|| THAI FIGHT Rome|| Rome, Italy|| Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-02-26 || Victory|| align="left" | Walid Otmane|| THAI FIGHT Kon Rak Pathum|| Pathum Thani province, Thailand|| Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-02-04 || Victory|| align="left" | Kevin Bosah|| THAI FIGHT Luang Phor Ruay|| Saraburi province, Thailand|| KO||2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2022-12-24|| Defeat || align="left" | Thoeun Theara|| Thai Fight: Metropolitan Police Bureau Anniversary|| Bangkok, Thailand|| TKO (Doctor stoppage)||1||1:43 |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2022-11-20|| Victory || align="left" | Samuel Andoche|| THAI FIGHT Vana Nava Hua Hin || Hua Hin district, Thailand|| Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-10-16|| Victory || align="left" | Thun Rithy Kun Khmer|| THAI FIGHT Vajiravudh || Bangkok, Thailand|| KO (Body kicks)||2 || |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2022-05-29|| Victory || align="left" | Uzair Ismoiljonov|| THAI FIGHT Nakhon Sawan || Nakhon Sawan, Thailand|| TKO (Three knockdowns)||1 || |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2022-05-08|| Victory || align="left" | Jordan Watson|| THAI FIGHT Sung Noen || Sung Noen district, Thailand|| Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-04-17|| Victory ||align=left| Keivan Soleimani || THAI FIGHT KonlakPathum || Pathum Thani, Thailand || Extra Round Decision ||4||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-03-20|| Victory || align="left" | Luiz Alves || THAI FIGHT Lampang || Lampang, Thailand||| Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-12-19||| Victory|||align=left|Fahsai Changmuaythaigym|||THAI FIGHT Khao Aor|||Phatthalung Province, Thailand||| KO|||2|| |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-07-04||| Victory|||align=left|Jargo Aniste|||THAI FIGHT Strong|||Pattaya, Thailand||| TKO (Referee stoppage due to high kick)||2|| |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-04-25||| Victory|||align=left|Gligor Stojanov|||THAI FIGHT DMHTT|||Samut Sakhon, Thailand||| KO|||2|| |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-04-03||| Victory|||align=left|Piotr Lagodzki|||THAI FIGHT Nan|||Nan Province, Thailand||| KO|||1|| |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2020-11-28||| Victory|||align=left|Fabio Reis|||THAI FIGHT Pluak Daeng|||Rayong, Thailand||| Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2020-11-07||| Victory|||align=left|Alexandru Bublea|||THAI FIGHT Korat 2020|||Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand||| Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2020-10-17||| Victory|||align=left|Atin Gaur|||THAI FIGHT Begins|||Nonthaburi, Thailand||| TKO|||1|| |- style="background:#fbb;" |2019-07-27||||Defeat||||Vitaly Gurkov||||Kunlun Fight81 Finals Beijing China||||Unanimous Decision||||| |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019 Kunlun Fight81 Achieved victories against Jiao Fukai and Liu Xu to advance to final. ... [Record continues with significant wins and losses] |}

Lethwei record

|- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2018-07-22 || Draw ||align=left| Tun Tun Min || 2018 Golden Belt Championship || Yangon, Myanmar || Draw || 5 || 3:00 |- | colspan=9 | Key:

Boxing record

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-03-14 || Victory ||align=left| You-Jie Zeng || Wat Khaolangpattana || Lop Buri, Thailand || RTD || 5 || || 2–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-04-09 || Victory ||align=left| Muhammad Sapata || Chiranakorn Stadium || Songkhla, Thailand || KO || 2 || || 1–0 |- | colspan=9 | Key:

See also

• List of male kickboxers