Open Boxing

Ratanapol Sor Vorapin

Ratanapol Sor Vorapin held the IBF minimumweight world title between 1992 and 1997. Vorapin first became a world champion aged 18 after winning the IBF minimumweight world title by beating Manny Melchor.

World title bouts
24
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
21–3
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (IBF minimumweight, 1992–1996)
3 years, 3 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1992 – Jan 2001

Light FlyweightIBF
MinimumweightIBF
1992age 171993age 181994age 191995age 201996age 211997age 221998age 231999age 242000age 252001age 26
19921994199619982000

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2000

  2. Ricardo Lopez beats Ratanapol Sor Vorapin via knockout 3/12

    Light Flyweight · IBF

  3. 1998

  4. Will Grigsby beats Ratanapol Sor Vorapin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · IBF

  5. 1997

  6. Zolani Petelo beats Ratanapol Sor Vorapin via knockout 4/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  7. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Wellington Vicente via knockout 2/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  8. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Juan Herrera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  9. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Luis Doria via knockout 4/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  10. 1996

  11. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Gustavo Vera via knockout 2/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  12. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Oscar Andrade via knockout 5/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  13. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Jun Orhaliza via knockout 3/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  14. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Jun Arlos via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  15. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Lee Sandoval via knockout 11/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  16. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin’s reign as the IBF minimumweight world champion ends

    Minimumweight · IBF

  17. 1995

  18. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Osvaldo Guerrero via knockout 6/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  19. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Jack Russell via knockout 2/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  20. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Oscar Alfonso Flores via knockout 2/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  21. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Jerry Pahayahay via knockout 3/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  22. 1994

  23. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Carlos Alberto Rodriguez via knockout 3/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  24. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Marcelino Bolivar via knockout 4/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  25. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Roger Espanola via knockout 6/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  26. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Ronnie Magramo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  27. 1993

  28. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Felix Naranjo via knockout 2/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  29. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Domingus Siwalette via knockout 4/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  30. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Ala Villamor via knockout 7/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  31. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Nico Thomas via knockout 7/12

    Minimumweight · IBF

  32. 1992

  33. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin beats Manny Melchor via split decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · IBF