Chaloemporn Sawatsuk (Thai: เฉลิมพร สวัสดิ์สุข; born 30 August 1981) is a Thai professional boxer and Muay Thaikickboxer who has held the Asian Boxing Federation (ABF) welterweight and World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia Silver light heavyweight titles.[1] He has fought across five different weight classes in boxing: welterweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and cruiserweight. In kickboxing, he also competed for the Japanese promotion RISE. He is also known by the ring names Chaloemporn Singwancha and Kontualai JM Boxinggym.
Background
Before becoming a professional fighter, Sawatsuk worked as an enforcer and debt collector, in addition to selling narcotics. At 19 years old, he was sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking charges. In 2009, Sawatsuk began boxing in prison at the behest of a prison guard. Eventually, his prison sentence was commuted to 10 years when he experienced success competing as a boxer in prison. Sawatsuk went on to win national prison boxing championships. Upon his release from prison on parole, Sawatsuk began his professional boxing career in 2013.[2][3] He competed in muay thai rules under the ring name Kontualai JMBoxingGym (คนตัวลาย เจ.เอ็ม.บ็อกซิ่งยิม).
Bare-knuckle boxing
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
With his boxing background, Sawatsuk was invited to fight on BKFC Thailand 3: Moment of Truth on 3 September 2022. He faced Dominic Ahnee, whom he beat by third-round technical knockout via doctor stoppage.[4]
He is scheduled to face Keivan Soleimani at BKFC Thailand 5: Legends of Siam on 4 November 2023.[5] Following Keivan Soleimani's withdrawal from the bout, Sawatsuk was slated to face Jonny Tello. Sawatsuk maintained a lead on the scorecards through the first four rounds and even secured a knockdown in the fourth. However, Sawatsuk lost by knockout in the final round.
