Medgoen Singsurat

Boonsai Sangsurat (Thai: เม็ดเงิน 3เคแบตเตอรี่; born 12 June 1978), better known as Medgoen Singsurat, is a Thai former professional boxer.

Sangsurat has assumed various ring names, including Big Daddy Med (Thai: เม็ดเงิน กระทิงแดงยิม) and Medgoen Lukjaopormahesak (Thai: เม็ดเงิน ลูกเจ้าพ่อมเหศักดิ์), albeit his real name or birth name has been confirmed as "Boonsai Sangsurat" (Thai: บุญใส สังสุราช). The non-Thai media also refer to him as Medgoen Singsurat, 3K Battery for Filipinos, or simply Medgoen Singh.

Boxing career Medgoen turned pro in 1997 and in 1999, captured the Lineal Flyweight Championship with a win over Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. Because of his win over Manny Pacquiao, Medgoen's name is often mentioned as one of eight opponents to have beaten Pacquiao (the other seven being Rustico Torrecampo, Erik Morales, Timothy Bradley, Juan Manuel Márquez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Yordenis Ugas and Jeff Horn), and one of only three opponents to have knocked Pacquiao out. He is the second boxer to defeat Pacquiao in the latter's overall pro boxing career. He also won the vacant WBC Flyweight title that had been stripped from Pacquiao due to Pacquiao coming overweight at the weight-ins. He defended the titles once more before losing the titles in 2000 to Malcolm Tuñacao by TKO.

Medgoen is promoted by Thai Storage Battery Public Company Limited, and hence bears the 3K Battery name, as the company contracts Thai boxers to sponsor their products.

The story behind the victory over Manny Pacquiao in 1999 was revealed years later by his manager, Virat Vachirarattanawong. Even Virat himself admitted that he hadn't been confident his fighter could win, as Medgoen was merely an unknown underdog at the time. Many others in the boxing world felt the same way. However, relying on his experience, Virat noticed signs that Pacquiao might be struggling to make weight. When Pacquiao arrived in Thailand, Virat arranged for him to stay at Florida Hotel in the Ratchathewi neighbourhood. He quietly instructed hotel staff to observe Pacquiao's eating habits, and it turned out Pacquiao was ordering only light meals, such as vegetable salads. That, to Virat, was clear evidence that Pacquiao was cutting weight aggressively.

At the official weigh-in, Pacquiao failed to make the weight limit, causing him to be stripped of the world title. That meant if Medgoen won, he would be crowned the new world champion.

In the fight itself, the underdog delivered a stunning performance, landing heavy body shots in round three and winning by TKO. Virat later remarked that if Pacquiao had entered the ring in top physical condition, he believed Medgoen would have been knocked out within three rounds.

Personal life Medgoen Singsurat has a family full of boxers. His second cousin, Saranyoo Tohchoodee, born in Thailand on April 18, 1991, was also a professional boxer before giving up boxing to go to America to study along with his sister.

In addition to his boxing career, he played association football and was considered a candidate for the Thailand national team. However, a broken ankle sustained during a match ended his football ambitions, as he was unable to fully recover. He subsequently took up table tennis and was ranked as Thailand's top youth player for two consecutive years.

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