Khachonsak Pothong: Thai Boxer and World-Title Challenger
Khachonsak Pothong, also known as Kaichon Sor Vorapin, is a Thai professional boxer. His record differs across databases: BoxRec lists 25 wins, 29 losses and 9 knockouts, while the WBA profile lists 25 wins, 23 losses and 9 knockouts. The profiles reflect different amounts of his later career.
Career highlights
One of Pothong’s best-documented title challenges came on October 29, 2005, when he fought Hugo Cazares for the WBO light-flyweight championship in Tucson. Cazares won by knockout in the sixth round. The bout is recorded in BoxRec’s profile for Pothong and in Cazares’s record.
Pothong continued to box for years after that challenge. His later schedule included two meetings with Nattapong Jankaew in late 2019, followed by further appearances in Thailand.
More than two decades of recorded bouts
Pothong’s listed debut dates to July 2000, and his later record extends to a September 2023 contest against Wutthichai Montri in Bangkok. That span places the Cazares challenge early in a professional career that continued for many years afterward.
Another notable opponent was Nonito Donaire, who defeated him by second-round knockout in September 2002. Fighting under the Kaichon Sor Vorapin name, Pothong was part of Donaire’s early professional development before the Filipino boxer went on to win world titles. The Donaire bout record documents their meeting.
Pothong also traveled to Indonesia to face Tibo Monabesa in April 2016 and to China to meet Yelshat Nikhemtolla in August 2017. Both ended in knockout defeats, as listed in the WBA ledger. These overseas assignments, together with his later domestic appearances, show a veteran’s lengthy schedule across different stages of the lighter-weight boxing scene.
Sources
Career records and reporting: boxrec.com.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
