Chanchai Sor.Tamarangsri

Chanchai Kongkraphan, known professionally as Chanchai Sor.Tamarangsri, is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter. He is a former three-time Lumpinee Stadium across two divisions who was famous in the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed "Poot 2", he was especially known for his teep and is often considered amongst the greatest technicians in Muay Thai history.

Biography and career

Chanchai started training at the age of 11 in his hometown of Pak Chong at the Sor.Kiatdisak camp, he was inspired by his father, who was himself a fighter. At 17 he joined the Tamarangsri gym in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and made his debut in Bangkok the same year.
Chanchai was a highly regarded technician with one of the best teep kicks in Muay Thai history. He was nicknamed Poot 2 in reference to the Muay Thai legend of the 70s Poot Lorlek. He fought for the biggest promoter of the time Songchai Rattanasuban and had purses going as high as 180,000 THB.
Since his retirement Chanchai teaches physical education in schools and Muay Thai in various camps. He is regularly consulted by the Sports Authority of Thailand to help at the preservation of Muay Thai knowledge, in 2016 he received the award for Muay Thai ambassador of the year.

Titles & honours

Lumpinee Stadium
* 1985 Lumpinee Stadium Bantamweight (118 lbs) Champion
**Two successful title defenses
* 1986 Lumpinee Stadium Bantamweight (118 lbs) Champion
** One successful title defense
* 1987 Lumpinee Stadium Featherweight (126 lbs) Champion
**Two successful title defenses
World Muay Thai Association
* 1989 WMTA Super Featherweight Champion
Channel 7 Stadium
* 1995 Channel 7 Stadium Lightweight Champion
Omnoi Stadium
* 1996 6th Isuzu Cup Tournament Runner-up

Fight record