INTERVIEW WITH THE YOUNG PRODIGIC CHAMPION OF THE TV7 STADIUM IN BANGKOK, ALEK SINGHA MAWYNN AKA SANDRO BOSI
INTERVIEW WITH THE YOUNG PRODIGIC CHAMPION OF THE TV7 STADIUM IN BANGKOK, ALEK SINGHA MAWYNN AKA SANDRO BOSI
by Serge TREFEU (2025)
Hello Sandro, how are you?
SANDRO BOSI: Hello, I’m very well, thank you
Where in France were you born?
I was born in Toulon, in the south of France
How old are you?
I’m 16 years
At what age did you start boxing?
I first trained in Muay Thai when I was around three or four years old, but it wasn’t serious, just for fun…
Three years old is very young. Was that in France?
No, in Thailand. We were on vacation in Thailand, and my father had trained in Muay Thai. Watching him train made me want to try the sport, and since then, I’ve never stopped!
Was he the one who inspired you to practice this sport?
Yes, seeing him train and watching Thai people train too immediately made me want to train in Muay Thai
Was your father a Muay Thai fighter?
No, he only trained to stay in shape, as a hobby, he never competed
Did your father often take his family on vacation to Thailand?
Yes, we regularly went on vacation for two- to three-month stays on the island of Koh Samui, in southern Thailand
Was it at a camp on Koh Samui that you started training seriously?
I started training seriously at the Yodyut Muay Thai camp
Yodyut Gym is the camp your father has been managing for several years now?
Yes, my father manages this camp as well as another business in France. He travels back and forth between France and Thailand. He isn’t permanently based in Thailand, like me, who stays in Thailand all year round
With whom did you learn Muay Thai?
With Sone (Yodyut Kiatyongyut, Lumpinee Stadium No. 1, 250 fights), who manages the Yodyut camp with my father, and champion Nongbee (Nongbee Kiatyongyut, Lumpinee champion, world champion, 300 fights), who was a coach at the camp, as well as Dai, a coach at the Yodyut camp
Is the Yodyut Gym a camp with professional fighters?
There are a few professional fighters, but it’s more of a camp for people who want to train for fun
What boxing style did they teach you?
Nongbee and Dai were very technical coaches, Sone was more into hard-hitting boxing, a style that moves forward and doesn’t back down
What’s your boxing style?
I’d say I’m a fighter who pushes forward from the first to the last round, throwing a lot of punches and elbows, as well as leg techniques
Are you a technically complete boxer?
I’m a bit weak with clinch techniques, but after that, punches, elbows, and leg techniques are fine, I’m pretty well-rounded
Are you not too keen on clinch techniques?
Before, I hardly ever clinch in my fights, I fought at a distance. But in recent years, I’ve started to clinch my fights, and I’m becoming more and more comfortable with clinch techniques
What are your fighting strengths?
Fisting and elbowing techniques!
So you started fighting at a very young age. At what age did you have your first fight?
At the age of 6 years
Did you win your fight?
Yes, I won by technical knockout
Which stadium did you fight in?
I often fought in the stadiums of Koh Samui, at Chaweng Stadium and Petchbuncha Stadium. Then I fought in the stadiums in the south, especially in the Pattalung region
What weight class did you fight in?
I weighed 33 kg
How many fights did you have in the stadiums of the south?
About fifty fights
How old were you?
I fought from the age of 6 to 12
By the time you were 12, you had already fought 50 times. That’s huge?
Yes, up until the age of 12, I had fought about 50 times. But my adoptive brother, Saenchai, had even more!
Did you train like a professional boxer?
Yes, with two workouts a day, morning and evening, and 15 km of jogging per day
Then, did you fight in the stadiums of Bangkok?
I had my first fight in Bangkok in 2021, at the Radja Stadium in Bangkok
You’ve practically only fought in Thailand. Have you also fought in France?
I tried it once or twice in France with protection. Once at Fabio Pinca’s show in Lyon, I won on points, and another time in Marseille, but I didn’t like it at all. In fact, I was disqualified for that match (laughs)
How many fights do you have to date?
I’ve had 73 fights, with 60 wins, 12 losses, and one draw
What titles have you won?
I won the Southern Champion belt at the Koh Samui Stadium, the Stage of Youth belt in -90 lbs at the Omnoi Stadium, and in 2024, I won the TV7 Stadium belt in 105 lbs against Petchsam (Nahyan Mohamed)
How old were you when you won the TV7 Stadium belt?
I was 15 years old
At only 15 years old, you won this prestigious title, a title that no foreigner in the world had ever achieved. Do you realize that you’ve made Muay Thai history after this feat?
Yes, and it’s a great honor for me to have won this TV7 belt representing France. I’m very proud of it!
You put in another great performance by retaining your TV7 title a few months later?
Right, I beat Yiamyut and retained my TV7 title!
Are you going to fight for the TV7 105 lbs title again?
No, I’m vacating my title because I’m moving up a weight class to fight at 108 lbs. Normally, I’m supposed to fight in March for the vacant TV7 108 lbs title against Neungsayam from the Sor Dechaphan camp
How many fights have you had at the TV7 stadium?
I’ve had four fights at the TV7 stadium
What has been your toughest fight so far?
It was a fight at the Radja Stadium against the Thai M16 fighter Banramba, which I lost on points after being exhausted. Because I was drugged, and during the match, I had no more strength, no more energy, I was really very tired at the end of the match…
How did you know you’d been drugged?
After the fight, the officials asked me to take a drug test, and they saw that I had something in my blood, a harmful substance…
Unfortunately, this kind of thing happens in Thailand. Sometimes a member of the team’s entourage puts a product in the water bottle. It’s often related to betting on the match. Now, do you take great care before your fights to ensure this kind of incident doesn’t happen again?
Yes, it happens sometimes in Thailand. It happened to me once. We didn’t find out who it was. But now, we’re very careful. There’s always a trusted coach who guards the cooler with the water bottles during my fight. He sits on it so no one can get to the water bottles!
Your best fight memory?
My victory for the TV7 stadium belt!
You’re currently at the Singha Mawynn Gym boxing camp in Bangkok. How long have you been?
I’ve been at the Singha Mawynn camp for three years now, and it’s going very well. I have my own room at the camp, and the training is very thorough. It’s a camp with many top-level boxers. And the coaches take very good care of me
Which champions train at Singha Mawynn?
So, there’s Tapaokeaw (2024 Radja Champion), Shadow (2022 Radja Champion and RWS Tournament Winner), Phetbanrai (2022 TV7 Champion), Petchmawin (2022 Omnoi Champion), Laempho (2022 Radja Champion), Zeeoui (2019 Thai Champion), Itthipol (2022 Thai Champion), Khunhanlek (2024 TV7 Champion), Decha (2023 TV7 Champion), and other top-level fighters!
Which fighters do you usually train with?
I often train with Tapaokeaw, Phetbanrai, Laempho, Yodkan, who’s the same weight as me, and Kataphet, a good lightweight
The Singha Mawynn Gym is really a camp for professional boxers only. Are there other foreigners training there?
Yes, it’s a camp where there are only professional fighters. There are a few foreigners who sometimes train at Singha Mawynn, but I’m the only foreigner fighting for this camp
Who are your favorite Thai champions?
I like Superlek and Shadow for the current Thai fighters, and Namsaknoi for the former champions. He’s really technical
And do you know any foreign champions?
I think Skarbowsky and Damien Alamos are very strong. I’ve often watched their fights on video, and Damien Alamos recently fought against one of our Singha Mawynn fighters, Khunhanlek. He faced him at the Radja stadium (Khunhanlek won on points)
I assume you’ve mastered the Thai language after all these years of living in this country?
I still have some improvement to do, but it’s okay, I’m speaking well now
What are your hobbies outside of boxing?
After my fights, I’m going to relax for a week on the island of Koh Samui. I enjoy water sports and having fun on the beach. I really enjoy fishing, and in Bangkok, I also play soccer with the boxers from my camp
What is your goal for the coming years?
I’d like to win the TV7 108 lbs belt and, if I can, fight for a stadium title at Radja or Lumpinee. Then, I want to fight on the ONE circuit
Your goal is to fight in the biggest circuit at the moment, the ONE Championship. What attracts you to this circuit? The fact that it has good purses?
It’s one of the things that attracts me, of course, but also the fact that you fight with small gloves. It’s not the same style as in traditional stadiums, it’s not really Muay Thai, it’s different. And currently, it’s the most famous circuit in Thailand, so if you can make a name for yourself at ONE, it’s also for the fame and recognition!
Do you think you have the right style for ONE matches?
My strengths are punches and elbows, and in ONE matches, these are often the techniques fighters use
Do you have anything else to add?
Thank you so much for the interview and thank you to my entire family who have always supported me. Thank you to Khunken, Sone, and the Singha Mawynn boss who helped me advance in my career. Thank you to everyone who encourages me. See you soon for the TV7 belt. We hope to bring it back to camp!
Thank you so much, Sandro, for this interview and I wish you CHOOKDEE for your TV7 belt!
Thank to you
Sandro Bosi, aka Alek Singha Mawynn, is truly a ring prodigy. He has an exceptional fight record for a young foreigner his age, as Sandro Bosi has fought most of his fights in Thailand. He won the Southern Thailand championship belt at the age of 10, in 2019, at the Koh Samui stadium.
On February 19, 2023, at the famous Omnoi Stadium, Sandro Bosi fought under the colors of his new camp, Singha Mawynn Gym. In a big show, he won the “Stage Of Youth” belt in -90 lbs (41 kg) by defeating Samoy Ekmuaynoy (P.K. Saenchai Gym) by KO in the first round!
On September 22, 2024, for the first time in Muay Thai history, at just 15 years old, he became the first foreigner to win the legendary TV7 stadium belt.
This ring prodigy achieved the Holy Grail by winning the TV7 105 lbs championship against another promising young French fighter, Petchsam Petchmuaythai, aka Nahyan Mohamed (15 years).
After a titanic fight, Alek won the points match for the TV7 105 lbs belt, in an exceptional match between French fighters!
Alek Singha Mawynn achieved another feat by successfully defending his TV7 belt two months later, on November 17, 2024, defeating Thailand’s Yiamyut Por Mongkolin!
This future ring star is now nicknamed “Namhom Morana” (The Deadly Perfume) by Thai fans. Twenty years ago, this nickname was borne by legendary French fighter Jean-Charles Skarbowsky, alias Chong Skarbowsky. Thai aficionados nicknamed him “Namhom Morana” (The Deadly Perfume) because, after his time in the ring, his opponents could smell only the terrible stench of knockout…
It is a huge honor for young Sandro Bosi to have been nicknamed “Namhom Morana”, just like the legendary champion Skarbowsky, who made history in Muay Thai in Thailand.
Alek Singha Mawynn is now making history by making an impression on today’s Thai fans.
In March 2025, Sandro will fight for a second TV7 stadium title, this time in the 108 lbs weight class, another historic challenge for the young Sandro Bosi!
Alek Singha Mawynn’s fights in 2024:
On March 31, 2024, at the TV7 Stadium, he won on points against Silachai Dabchankongprab.
On June 16, 2024, at the Radja Stadium, he defeated Yodkan Changnakhonsi on points.
On August 18, 2024, at the TV7 Stadium, he defeated Petchniwat Sor Charuwan by knockout in the second round.
On September 22, 2024, at the TV7 Stadium, he won on points against Frenchman Petchsam Petchmuaythaigym and won the TV7 Stadium 105 lbs belt.
On November 17, 2024, at the TV7 Stadium, he successfully defended his TV7 belt against Yiamyut Por Mongkolin, whom he defeated on points.
ALEK SINGHA MAWYNN
Date of Birth: January 14, 2009
Nickname: Namhom Morana (The Deadly Perfume)
Weight: 49 kg
Height: 1.65 m
Number of Fights: 73. 60 wins, 12 losses, 1 draw
Titles: TV7 Champion in 105 lbs (2024), Stage of Youth Champion in -90 lbs (2023), Southern Champion (2019)
Team: Singha Mawynn Gym and Yodyut Gym