# Arkhom Chenglai

Arkhom Chenglai (Thai: อาคม เฉ่งไล่; born June 11, 1970), known professionally as Issara Sakgreerin (Thai: อิสระ ศักดิ์กรีรินทร์), is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter and amateur boxer. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight Champion and won a bronze medal in boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Welterweight.

## Life and career

Arkhom Chenglai was born on June 11, 1970 in Tambon Na Tham Tai, Mueang Trang, Trang, Thailand. 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 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.

## Title and accomplishments

Muay Thai
* Lumpinee Stadium
** Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight (135 lbs) Champion
Boxing
* Olympic Games
** 1992 Olympic Bronze Medalist at Welterweight (147 lbs)
* Asian Games
** 1994 Asian Games Silver Medalist at Welterweight (147 lbs)
* Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
** 1992 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships Bronze Medalist at Welterweight (147 lbs)

## 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 Fights

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. ||||||||
| 1990-04-28 | Win | Pairot Sor.Prantalay | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-04-01 | Win | Pairot Sor.Prantalay | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-03-11 | Win | Orono Tang | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-10-03 | Win | Petchan Sor.Tassanee | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-07-19 | Win | Sanfet Chernyim | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-06-12 | Win | Petchan Sor.Tassanee | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-05-10 | Win | Petchan Sor.Tassanee | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-05-01 | Win | Sanfet Chernyim | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1988-12-12 | Win | Petchan Sor.Thepthong | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||