Wuttichai Masuk
Masuk (blue) at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityThai
Born (1990-03-16) 16 March 1990 (age 33)
Nong Hong District, Buriram Province, Thailand
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Thailand
SportBoxing
Weight class
ClubNakhonratchasima Municipality Sport School
Coached byTaweewat Islam
Omar Puentes Malagón[1]
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Light welterweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Light welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Light welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Light welterweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Zhuhai Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Light welterweight
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Napyidaw Light welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Light welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2017 Malaysia Light welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Featherweight

Wuttichai Masuk (Thai: จ่าอากาศโท วุฒิชัย มาสุข; born 16 March 1990 at Buriram Province), is a Thai boxer who competes in the light welterweight division. He won the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships after defeating Hurshid Tojibaev of Uzbekistan.[2] He also won gold medal of the Boxing at the 2014 Asian Games.[3][4]

Masuk is also one of the most successful boxers in the Southeast Asian Games with four gold medals. He ruled the light welterweight division in the biennial multi-sport meet in 2013, 2015 and 2017 and added a fourth gold medal as a welterweight in 2019.

His brother Suthin is also an international boxer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wuttichai Masuk". NBColympics.com. NBC. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19.
  2. ^ "25.Asian Championships - Zhuhai City, China - June 7-13 2009". Amateur-boxing. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Thailand's Wuttichai Masuk is pictured with his gold medal for the men's light welterweight 64kg boxing against South Korea's Lim Hyunchul at the Seonhak Gymnasium during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon". EUROSPORT. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Wuttichai silences Lim and Korea". Nationmultimedia. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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Asian Games Boxing Champions in Men's Light Welterweight
Thailand at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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