Wanlop Weerasakreck
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Wanrop Weerasakreck
Wanrob Weerasakreck
| Wanlop | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wanlop Kamsee November 14, 1983 Khon Kaen, Thailand |
| Other names | Wanlop Pawessar Wanrop Weerasakreck Wanrob Weerasakreck |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | Weerasakreck Fairtex |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 74 |
| Wins | 59 |
| By knockout | 21 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 5 |
Wanlop Weerasakreck is a Thai kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. He is a former WPMF World Super Bantamweight champion.
Wanlop started training in Muay Thai at 8 years old.[1] He competed over 50 times until the age of 15 with some of his fights reaching side bets of 1 million baht.[2] Wanlop left the world of Muay Thai for 3 years due to fatigue with the lifestyle.[3] At 19 Wanlop moved to Japan to work as a Muay Thai trainer.
Wanlop resumed competition on the Japanese scene in 2003 at the NJKF Vortex II event. He lost by unanimous decision to NJKF featherweight champion Yohei Sakurai.[4] Following this defeat which happened at 58 kg due to poor physical condition after the time off, Wanlop joined the Weerasakreck Nishikawaguchi gym and focused on losing weight. 3 months later at the NJKF Vortex III event Wanlop now fighting under the ringname Wanlop Weerasakreck defeated #1 ranked NJKF Super Bantamweight Kunitaka Fujiwara by unanimous decision.[5]
Championships and accomplishments
- M-1 MuayThai Challenge
- 2004 M-1 MC Bantamweight Champion
- World Professional Muaythai Federation
- 2009 WPMF World Super Bantamweight Champion[6]
