List of notable or famous professional boxers from Thailand, with bios and photos, including the top professional boxers born in Thailand and even some popular professional boxers who immigrated to Thailand. If you're trying to find out the names of famous Thai professional boxers then this list is the perfect resource for you. These professional boxers are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known professional boxer from Thailand is included when available.
Examples of people on this list: Khaosai Galaxy, Pone Kingpetch and more.
This historic professional boxers from Thailand list can help answer the questions "Who are some Thai professional boxers of note?" and "Who are the most famous professional boxers from Thailand?" These prominent professional boxers of Thailand may or may not be currently alive, but what they all have in common is that they're all respected Thai professional boxers.
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Chartchai Chionoi (Thai: ชาติชาย เชี่ยวน้อย; RTGS: Chatchai Chiao-noi) a.k.a. Chartchai Laemfapha (Thai: ชาติชาย แหลมฟ้าผ่า; RTGS: Chatchai Laemfapha) or birth name Naris Chionoi (Thai: นริศ เชี่ยวน้อย; RTGS: Narit Chiao-noi; October 10, 1942 near Hua Lamphong Station, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok – January 21, 2018 at Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital, ฺKhan Na Yao District, Bangkok) was a Thai professional boxer, WBC world champion and WBA world champion in the flyweight division. He took the WBC World Flyweight Championship two successive times and the WBA Championship one time before finally relinquishing it.
Den Junlaphan a.k.a. Eagle Kyowa (Thai: อีเกิ้ล อากากูร่า; born December 4, 1978 in Bang Mun Nak District, Phichit province, Thailand) is a professional boxer in the strawweight (105 lb) division. He won the WBC minimumweight title on January 10, 2004, by defeating José Antonio Aguirre. He lost it to Isaac Bustos in his second title defense, due to a shoulder injury. On August 6, 2005, in his first match back from the injury, Kyowa fought again for the WBC minimumweight title against Katsunari Takayama. He regained the title by a unanimous decision victory. Junlaphan defended the title four times before losing it again on November 27, 2007 against Oleydong Sithsamerchai.
Khaosai Galaxy (Thai: เขาทราย แกแล็คซี่, born, May 15, 1959) is a former Thai professional super flyweight (also known as junior bantamweight) boxer and Muaythai kickboxer. Khaosai defended his WBA world title 19 times in seven years (1984–1991), winning 16 of his title fights by knockouts. As a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, he is widely considered as one of the greatest boxing champions of all time. He is listed #19 on Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and named him the 43rd greatest fighter of the past 80 years in 2002.
Pone Kingpetch (Thai: โผน กิ่งเพชร, RTGS: Phon Kingphet, pronounced [pʰǒːn kìŋ.pʰét]), born Mana Seedokbuab (Thai: มานะ สีดอกบวบ, RTGS: Mana Sidokbuap, pronounced [māː.náʔ sǐː.dɔ̀ːk.bùa̯p]; February 12, 1935 – March 31, 1982), was a Thai professional boxer and three time world flyweight champion.
