Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (; born: 11 August 1977) is a former Thai professional boxer and current boxing trainer. He is a two-time former lineal flyweight champion. During his first reign as world flyweight champion, which lasted between 2001 and 2007, Wonjongkam defended his title 17 times against 16 fighters, with both numbers being a flyweight record.

Professional career Wonjongkam had a record of 9-2 early in his career. Both losses were to Filipino journeyman Jerry Pahayahay, whom Wonjongkam would defeat by 10-round decision in February 1998.BoxRec.com editors. "Pongsaklek Wonjongkam." BoxRec.com. URL accessed 5 July 2006. Since his second loss on July 11, 1996, to July 18, 2007, Wonjongkam won 55 consecutive bouts, the longest continuous win streak in boxing at the time.

On March 28, 1997, Wonjongkam knocked out Mzukisi Sikali of South Africa in 48 seconds to win the WBU Light Flyweight Championship. Sikali would go on to hold both the IBO Flyweight and WBU Super Flyweight titles.

WBC Flyweight Champion On March 2, 2001, Wonjongkam fought Malcolm Tuñacao for the WBC and Lineal Flyweight Championships. Tuñacao won the Flyweight Lineage Championship from Medgoen Singsurat, who won the title by knocking out Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao would later become the number one pound for pound fighter in the world. Wonjongkam won by first-round TKO after knocking Tuñacao down three times.

In his fourth Lineal and WBC Flyweight title defense, on April 19, 2002, Wonjongkam knocked out Japanese flyweight titleholder Daisuke Naito in 34 seconds. This knockout set the record for fastest knockout in division history.Mallon, Scott. "Boxing in Asia." 24 August 2005. The Sweet Science. URL accessed 7 July 2006.

On November 17, 2006, Wonjongkam defeated South African boxer Monelisi Mhikiza Myekeni by unanimous decision. Wonjongkam set the flyweight division record for consecutive title defenses, 16, with this victory.Jackson, Ron. "Flyweight champ wins 15th defence." SuperBoxing. URL accessed 5 July 2006. He then successfully defended his title against Tomonobu Shimizu, after Shibizu retired on his stool between the 6th and 7th rounds. Shibizu was the 16th boxer Wonjonkgam defended his title against, establishing another flyweight record.

Wonjongkam was ranked number ten in Ring magazine's pound-for-pound rankings, but Jermain Taylor bumped him off the list on June 18, 2006. Wonjongkam was ranked as The Rings number one flyweightThe Ring editors. The Ring Ratings. 3 July 2006. The Ring. URL accessed 7 July 2006 until his loss to Daisuke Naito in 2007.

Losing the Title Wonjongkam suffered a shocking upset decision loss to Daisuke Naito in July, 2007, ending his long run as champion. Wonjongkam had defeated Naito twice in previous titles defenses. On March 8, 2008, Wonjongkam faced Naito in a rematch which ended in a draw.

Wonjongkam vs. Miranda Wonjongkam won the vacant Interim WBC Flyweight Championship in a bout against Mexican Julio César Miranda on April 24, 2009. The 12 round bout ended by a unanimous decision. Wonjongkam defended his interim title against Takahisa Masuda by knockout, setting the stage for a bout against Lineal WBC Flyweight Champion Koki Kameda, who had recently defeated Naito to win the title.

Recapturing the WBC Flyweight Championship On March 27, 2010, Wonjongkam fought Lineal Champion, Koki Kameda, to unify the WBC Flyweight Championship and Interim WBC Flyweight Championship. The winner would also claim the vacant The Ring Flyweight Championship. Wonjongkam defeated Kameda by a 12-round majority decision to become the WBC and Ring Flyweight Champion.

Losing the WBC Flyweight Championship On March 2, 2012, Wonjongkam lost his Lineal, The Ring and WBC Flyweight Titles in an upset technical knockout stoppage to Sonny Boy Jaro of Philippines. He was knocked down five times before the fight was stopped in the sixth round.

Later career Wonjongkam won the vacant WBC International flyweight title against Hyobu Nakagama on August 31, 2012. However, he lost the title to Rey Megrino on November 1, 2012, by a third-round TKO, marking Wonjongkam's fifth defeat. Even more disappointingly for Wonjongkam, Megrino had a losing record of 17-20-3 going into this fight, and had been beaten twice before by Wonjongkam, first by ten-round UD in October 2007, and a first round stoppage in July 2010.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes98Win Manot ComputUD88 Jun 201897Win90–5–2 Falazona FidalUD630 Aug 201396Win89–5–2 Yudi AremaUD628 Jun 201395Win88–5–2 Nimrod DanielTKO1 (6), 26 Apr 201394Loss87–5–2 Rey MegrinoTKO3 (12), 1 Nov 201293Win87–4–2 Charlie CabillaTKO1 (6), 28 Sep 201292Win86–4–2 Hyobu NakagamaUD1231 Aug 201291Win85–4–2 Lee Ji-HunTKO4 (6)27 Jul 201290Win84–4–2 TubisKO3 (6)31 May 201289Loss83–4–2 Sonny Boy JaroTKO6 (12)2 Mar 201288Draw83–3–2 Hirofumi MukaiTD1 (12), 23 Dec 201187Win83–3–1 Édgar SosaUD1221 Oct 201186Win82–3–1 Pakasit Twins GymTKO1 (6), 4 Aug 201185Win81–3–1 Takuya KogawaUD121 Jul 201184Win80–3–1 Muhammad NurfawaidTKO5 (6)25 Mar 201183Win79–3–1 Ego YohanKO3 (6), 28 Jan 201182Win78–3–1 Heri PurnomoTKO4 (6), 6 Jan 201181Win77–3–1 Suriyan Sor RungvisaiUD128 Oct 201080Win76–3–1 Rey MegrinoTKO1 (10), 2 Jul 201079Win75–3–1 Kōki KamedaMD1227 Mar 201078Win74–3–1 Rodel TejaresUD6 2 Dec 200977Win73–3–1 Takahisa MasudaTKO6 (12), 28 Aug 200976Win72–3–1 Julio César MirandaUD1224 Apr 200975Win71–3–1 Shahram ToradideKO2 (6)30 Jan 200974Win70–3–1 Amir JordanUD6 8 Dec 200873Win69–3–1 Danny SuttonTKO2 (6)31 Oct 200872Win68–3–1 Akbar MohammadpourTKO6 (10)25 Sep 200871Draw67–3–1 Daisuke NaitoSD128 Mar 200870Win67–3 Jack AmisaKO2 (10)27 Nov 200769Win66–3 Rey MegrinoUD1024 Oct 200768Loss65–3 Daisuke NaitoUD1218 Jul 200767Win65–2 Tomonobu ShimizuRTD7 (12), 1:06 into round one, a cluster of balloons used as decoration exploded, halting the match temporarily and injuring 54 people.6 Apr 200766Win64–2 Lito SisnorioTKO4 (10), 26 Jan 200765Win63–2 Monelisi Mhikiza MyekeniUD1217 Nov 200664Win62–2 Everardo MoralesTKO4 (12), 30 Jun 200663Win61–2 Daigo NakahiroUD121 May 200662Win60–2 Gilberto Keb BaasUD1216 Feb 200661Win59–2 Isidro BalabatTD5 (10)23 Dec 200560Win58–2 Daisuke NaitoTD7 (12), 10 Oct 200559Win57–2 Mark SalesUD629 Jul 200558Win56–2 Daniel DiolanTKO3 (6)29 Apr 200557Win55–2 Noriyuki KomatsuTKO5 (12), 29 Jan 200556Win54–2 Sherwin ManatadUD826 Nov 200455Win53–2 Randy MangubatUD108 Oct 200454Win52–2 Luis Angel MartinezTKO5 (12), 15 Jul 200453Win51–2 Ronnie CaneteTKO3 (10)30 Apr 200452Win50–2 Trash NakanumaUD123 Jan 200451Win49–2 Hussein HusseinUD1214 Nov 200350Win48–2 Jaime AcerdaKO9 (10)25 Jul 200349Win47–2 Randy MangubatUD125 Jun 200348Win46–2 Hidenobu HondaUD1226 Nov 200247Win45–2 Jesús MartínezUD126 Sep 200246Win44–2 Daisuke NaitoKO1 (12), 19 Apr 200245Win43–2 Luis Alberto LazarteTKO2 (12), 6 Dec 200144Win42–2 Alex BabaTD8 (12), 26 Oct 200143Win41–2 Hayato AsaiTKO5 (12), 15 Jul 200142Win40–2 Alvin FelicildaUD108 May 200141Win39–2 Malcolm TuñacaoTKO1 (12), 2 Mar 200140Win38–2 Ramil AnitoTKO5 (10)29 Dec 200039Win37–2 Nathan BarcelonaTD7 (10)22 Sep 200038Win36–2 Gener MillaTKO325 Aug 200037Win35–2 Ramil AnitoUD61 Jul 200036Win34–2 Texas GomezKO719 May 200035Win33–2 Mark SalesUD1017 Mar 200034Win32–2 Joven SimbajonPTS825 Feb 200033Win31–2 Armando RocilKO229 Jan 200032Win30–2 Ritichai KiatprapasKO325 Dec 199931Win29–2 Rolando BaclayoKO612 Nov 199930Win28–2 Randy MangubatUD1017 Sep 199929Win27–2 Texas GomezKO323 Jul 199928Win26–2 Jose OrozcoKO213 Jun 199927Win25–2 Dennis SabsalUD830 Apr 199926Win24–2 Emer BarrientosUD105 Feb 199925Win23–2 Roy TarazonaPTS84 Dec 199824Win22–2 Allan LlanitaPTS614 Nov 199824Win21–2 Ramil GeveroPTS1023 Oct 199822Win20–2 Dennis SabsalUD1030 Jul 199821Win19–2 Juanito RubillarUD105 Jun 199820Win18–2 Rudolfo FernandezKO222 Apr 199819Win17–2 Jerry PahayahayUD1027 Feb 199818Win16–2 Alpong NavajaPTS1012 Nov 199717Win15–2 Ramil GeveroPTS1026 Sep 199716Win14–2 Jaime AliguinUD101 Aug 199715Win13–2 Lolito LaroaPTS69 May 199714Win12–2 Mzukisi SikaliTKO1 (12)28 Mar 199713Win11–2 Roy TarazonaTKO3 (8)22 Nov 199612Win10–2 Randy MangubatKO3 (10)4 Oct 199611Loss9–2 Jerry PahayahayKO7 (10)11 Jul 199610Win9–1 Juanito RubillarKO4 (6)24 May 19969Win8–1 Ramon AlgoraKO3 (6)4 Apr 19968Loss7–1 Jerry PahayahayUD822 Dec 19957Win7–0 Ramil GeveroTKO55 Nov 19956Win6–0 Alpong NavajaTKO425 Sep 19955Win5–0 Bernardo Jun DavalosKO227 Aug 19954Win4–0 Rolando TadleKO414 May 19953Win3–0 Rex RemiasKO127 Apr 19952Win2–0 Al TarazonaTKO812 Mar 19951Win1–0 Bernardo Jun DavalosKO321 Dec 1994

Titles in boxing Major World Titles:WBC flyweight champion (112 lbs) (2x)Minor World Titles:WBU light-flyweight champion (108 lbs)Lineal Championship Titles:Lineal flyweight champion (112 lbs) (2x)The Ring'' magazine titles:The Ring flyweight champion (112 lbs)Interim titles:WBC interim flyweight champion (112 lbs)Regional/International Titles:''' WBC International flyweight champion (112 lbs)

Other names Pongsaklek Sitkanongsak Pongsaklek Singwancha Pongsaklek Kratingdaenggym Pongsaklek Petchyindee Pongsaklek Kaiyanghadaogym

See also List of world flyweight boxing champions

Notes and references

External links

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam - BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam - CBZ Profile