Arkhom Chenglai

Thai boxer

Arkhom Chenglai

Personal information

Full name

อาคม เฉ่งไล่

Nationality

Thailand

Born

(1970-06-11) June 11, 1970 (age 53)
Tambon Na Tham Tai, Amphoe Mueang Trang, Trang province, southern Thailand

Weight

63.5 kg (140 lb)

Sport

Boxing

Weight class

Welterweight

Medal record

Men's Boxing

Representing Thailand
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	Welterweight
Asian Games
	1994 Hiroshima	Welterweight
Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
	1992 Bangkok	Welterweight

Arkhom Chenglai (Thai: อาคม เฉ่งไล่; RTGS: Akhom Chenglai; born June 11, 1970) is a Thai boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Welterweight category.

Arkhom before being an amateur boxer was a Muay Thai fighter under the ring name Issara Sakgreerin (อิสระ ศักดิ์กรีรินทร์). He used to play football, one day, he hid from the rain at a Muay Thai gym and saw his brother training which led him to it.

He became a famous fighter, winning the Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight title, he fought with many famous fighters such as Nokweed Devy and earned purses going as high as 120,000 baht in the fight against Dutch fighter Ramon Dekkers at Lumpinee Stadium on November 11, 1990.

He fought in Muay Thai until no one was worthy of a bout against him. As a result, he switched to amateur boxing and won many awards highly recognized in the country. He then became a member of national team to compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where he won a bronze medal.

He graduated from Wichienmatu School and earned a bachelor's degree from Chandrakasem Rajabhat College (currently Chandrakasem Rajabhat University).

After retirement, he opened a restaurant in his native Trang province.

Olympic results

Defeated Yusef Khateri (Iran) 13-7
Defeated Nicodemus Odore (Kenya) 13-10
Defeated Vitalijus Karpaciauskas (Lithuania) 9-6
Lost to Michael Carruth (Ireland) 4-11

Muay Thai record

Muay Thai record (incomplete)
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
1991-07-01	Win	Kiatdisak Nungmuengmaha		Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1991-05-24	Win	Nokweed Devy	K-LEAGUE KENZAN	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1991-02-15	Win	Nokweed Devy	Muangchai Kittikasem vs Sot Chitalada	Ayutthaya Province, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1990-11-27	Win	Ramon Dekkers	Lumpinee Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Defends the Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight (135 lbs) title.
1990-08-18	Win	Thantawanoi Tor.Silachai	Lumpinee Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
Wins the vacant Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight (135 lbs) title.
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes