Pornsawan Porpramook: Boxing Career and Notable Fights
Pornsawan Porpramook is a Thai male professional boxer and former WBA minimumweight champion. His world championship came in the 105-pound division, also known as strawweight.
WBA minimumweight title
Porpramook won the WBA minimumweight championship from Muhammad Rachman by majority decision on July 30, 2011. He lost the title to Japan’s Akira Yaegashi by technical knockout on October 24, 2011.
He later challenged for the vacant WBA minimumweight title against Ryo Miyazaki on December 31, 2012, but lost a split decision in Osaka. The WBA’s boxer profile and title records document these bouts and distinguish his championship reign from his later unsuccessful challenge.
Two defining fights in 2011
The Rachman victory came in Jakarta, giving Porpramook his championship breakthrough away from home. The majority decision required all twelve rounds: two judges favored the challenger, while the third scored a draw. It was his fifth opportunity at a world title, making the result a significant reward after earlier unsuccessful challenges.
His first defense took him to Korakuen Hall in Tokyo against Yaegashi. The Japanese challenger won by tenth-round stoppage, ending Porpramook’s reign less than three months after it began. AFP’s contemporary report records the venue, date and technical-knockout result.
The short reign still contained a major career achievement: winning a recognized world championship on another champion’s home ground. His later opportunity against Miyazaki shows that he remained in the championship picture after losing the belt. These bouts connect his breakthrough in Indonesia, first defense in Japan and subsequent attempt to become champion again.
Further career results
Porpramook later moved into light-flyweight competition. On August 23, 2013, he faced the Philippines’ Rey Loreto at Siam Park in Bangkok for the interim PABA light-flyweight title. Loreto won a technical decision in the tenth round. The bout came after Porpramook’s unsuccessful return to WBA minimumweight championship competition against Miyazaki and added another Filipino opponent to a record that already included several international title contests.
Sources
Additional sources: https://boxerlist.com/en/boxer/somporn-seeta/55070
