Pungluang Sor Singyu (, born September 8, 1988) is a Thai professional

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in the

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division and he is a former two-time

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(WBO)

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World Champion.

Professional career

He originally won the title on October 20, 2012, in

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against AJ Banal but he failed to defend it against Namibia's Bantamweight Champion Paulus 'The Rock' Ambunda on 2 March 2013, in his first title defense. On 12 July 2014, he fought and lost to

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via technical knockout in round 7 for WBO Bantamweight World Champion at

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. He later regained the title by beating Ryo Akaho. Sor Singyu has been a world champion for the two times on August 7, 2015, with a win against Ryo Akaho Japanese boxer by KO in second round at

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. He defended the title one time before losing it to

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on July 27, 2016, via KO in round 11 at

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, and was injured from a broken jaw since round 9. Both fighters traded knockdowns, but Tapales was the one who had the final say in the 11th round, sending Singyu to the canvas, who was not even close to beating the count. On 6 September 2020, Sor Singyu fought compatriot Campee Phayom for the WBA Asia super featherweight title. Phayom was boxing well, until the seventh round, when the experienced Singyu knocked him out cold with a powerful punch combination to finish the bout.

Professional boxing record

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Pungluang Sor Singyu Pungluang Sor Singyu (, born September 8, 1988) is a Thai professional boxer in the bantamweight division and he is a former two-time World Boxing Organization The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions profession ...

Professional career

Professional boxing record

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