Chana Porpaoin is a Thai boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

. Chana and his brother, Songkram Porpaoin, became only the second set of twins to both capture world titles (the Galaxy twins were the first).

Professional career

Porpaoin turned pro in 1988 and captured the World Boxing Association

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

 minimumweight

Minimumweight

Minimumweight is a weight class division in combat sports. The most notable of which is in professional boxing where boxers may weigh no more than . This is a relatively new weight category for professionals, first inaugurated by the major boxing sanctioning bodies between 1987 and 1990...

 title with a majority decision win over Hideyuki Ohashi

Hideyuki Ohashi

Hideyuki Ohashi is a former professional boxer and two-time minimumweight world champion.- Professional career :...

 in 1993. He defended the title 8 times before losing it to Rosendo Alvarez

Rosendo Álvarez

Rosendo José Álvarez Hernández is a flyweight boxer, and is well known for giving Mexican legend Ricardo Lopez two tough fights. He is the only person to hold the undefeated flyweight champion to a draw....

 in 1995 by split decision. He recaptured the belt in 2001 with a win over Keitaro Hoshino

Keitaro Hoshino

Keitaro Hoshino is a flyweight boxer.- Professional career :Hoshino turned pro in 1988 and captured the WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over Joma Gamboa in 2000. He defended the belt once before losing it by split decision to Chana Porpaoin in 2001...

, but lost the belt in his first defense to Yutaka Niida.

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