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Antoine Pinto

Antoine Pinto

French kickboxer (born 1993)


Antoine Pinto (born February 16, 1991), also known as Antoine Siangboxing, is a French former Muay Thai kickboxer who trains in Thailand.[1]

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Pinto is best known as the youngest foreign fighter to have competed at the prestigious Lumpinee Stadium at 14 and Rajadamnern Stadium at 15.

He has competed for the Thai Fight and Glory promotions.

Biography and career

Antoine Siangboxing, nicknamed "The Phenom", was born as Antoine Pinto in Toulouse, France. Antoine had his first fight at the age of 11. He was the youngest foreigner to have fought at Lumpinee Stadium at the age of 14 (2005) and is the youngest to have fought at Rajadamnern Stadium at the age of 15.[2]

He defeated Farid Villaume by decision at Best of Siam 2 in Paris on November 22, 2012.[3][4]

Thai Fight

He was set to fight Yodsanklai Fairtex at THAI FIGHT Extreme 2013: Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand on June 29, 2013[5] but his opponent was changed to Tu Warren for unknown reasons.[6] He beat Warren on points.[7][8]

He TKO'd Dorian Price in round three at THAI FIGHT Extreme 2013: Pattani in Pattani, Thailand on September 22, 2013.[9]

He outpointed Gustavo Mendes in a non-tournament affair at the opening round of the 2013 edition of Thai Fight's -70 kg/154 lb tournament in Thailand on October 23, 2013.[10][11]

He beat Luca Novello by decision in a non-tournament match at the Thai Fight Semi-finals in Bangkok, Thailand on November 30, 2013.[12][13]

He beat Eddie Vendetta by decision at THAI FIGHT World Battle 2014: Klai Kang Won in Hua Hin, Thailand on February 22, 2014.[14]

On October 25, 2014, he defeated Michael Corley by TKO in the quarter-finals of the 2014 Thai Fight 72.5 kg King's Cup Tournament.

Pinto defeated Sen Buntheng by decision in the tournament semi-finals on November 22, 2014.

On December 21, 2014, Antoine Pinto faced Saiyok Pumpanmuang in the Thai Fight 72.5 kg Tournament Final, getting knocked down twice en route to a decision loss.[15]

Glory

Antoine Pinto made his Glory debut on February 24, 2017, against Richard Abraham at Glory 38: Chicago.[16] Pinto won by split decision.[17]

Pinto was scheduled to face Casey Greene in the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-final at Glory 44: Chicago. However, Greene withdrew from the fight and Pinto faced Zach Bunnell instead, winning by unanimous decision.[18]

He went on to face Harut Grigorian in the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Final, losing by unanimous decision.[19]

Post-fighting career

Since his loss to Grigorian, Pinto has not fought and it is assumed that Pinto has retired from active competition. In 2022, Antoine Pinto was introduced as one of three MCs on the newly launched Rajadamnern World Series promotion that took place at Rajadamnern Stadium.

Titles and accomplishments

Titles

  • GLORY
  • Thai Fight
  • World Muaythai Council (WMC)
  • World Professional Muaythai Federation (WPMF)
    • 2011 WPMF World Super Welterweight Muaythai Champion (-70 kg / 154 lbs)
  • Toyota Marathon
    • 2011 Toyota Cup Marathon - Thailand 72 kg (semi-finalist)
  • The Challenger Muaythai
    • 2011 The Challenger Muaythai - Malaysia (semi-finalist)
  • The Contender Asia
    • 2009 Contender Asia France Runner Up (-71 kg) Paris
  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO)
    • 2009 WAKO Pro European Thaiboxing Champion (-71 kg)
  • Golden Belt (United Kingdom)
    • 2008 Golden Belt World Champion - Liverpool United Kingdom
    • 2008 Golden Belt Superfight Champion Liverpool (147 lbs)
  • King's Cup Malaysia
    • 2008 King's Cup Malaysia Champion Kheda (Malaysia)
  • Lyon Fights
    • 2007 Lyons Fights Winner (-145 lbs) Thailand
  • X-One Championship
    • 2006 X-One Belt Champion Thailand (-127 lbs)
  • Thailand Regional
    • 2005 South Thailand Provinces Belt Thailand (-125 lbs)
  • Awards:
    • 2007 Best Wai Khru in Lumpinee Stadium, Channel 5
    • Ranked Top 05 in Supreme Striking 155 Lbs
    • Ranked Top 10 in WBC 154 Lbs
    • Ranked Top 10 in Lumpinee stadium 154 lbs
    • Ranked Top 10 in Siam Omnoi stadium 154 lbs
    • Ranked Top 10 in GLORY kickboxing 77 kg

Muay Thai record

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See also


References

  1. "Fighter detail". www.muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. "Fighter detail". www.mymuaythai.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. "Thai Fight 2013 Full Card: Yodsanklai Headlines". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  4. "Thai Fight 2013 Live Results". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  5. "Thai Fight Pattani September 22nd 2013 Videos". Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  6. "Thai Fight Results: Yodsanklai wins 11th consecutive fight". Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  7. "GLORY 38: Antoine Pinto feels he's 'on a different level' to Richard Abraham". The Striking Corner. 2017-02-23. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  8. "Glory 38 – Fight Results". Perfect Kickboxing. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  9. "Casey Greene Out Of Glory 44". Fight Sports. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  10. "GLORY 44 Chicago". 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  11. "Golden Belt Association". July 23, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.

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