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Jitti Muangkhonkaen
Jitti Muangkhonkaen ( th, จิตติ เมืองขอนแก่น); also known as Jitti Kiatsuriya (จิตติ เกียรติสุริยา) is a Thai former Muay Thai fighter. Biography and career Jitti started Muay Thai training at the age of 13 in Khon Kaen. By the time he was 18 he had made name for himself fighting in Bangkok. Between 1975 and 1981 Jitti was considered one of the best fighters in Thailand. He defeated notable champions such as Nongkhai Sor.Prapatsorn, Samersing Tianhiran, Ruengsak Porntawee, Bundit Singprakarn, Vicharnnoi Porntawee, Wichit Lukbangplasoi, Poot Lorlek, Posai Sitiboonlert and Sagat Porntawee. Jitti took part in the first "two against one" bout in Bangkok Muay Thai history. He teamed up with Jocky Sitkanpai, they relayed each other to fight Posai Sitiboonlert for three rounds each. They were defeated by decision. Jitti was among the thai fighter selected to face foreign champions on at Lumpinee Stadium on Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhawee Umponmaha
Dhawee Umponmaha ( th, ทวี อัมพรมหา; ; born November 15, 1959 in Amphoe Mueang Rayong, Rayong province) or known in Muay Thai as Kaopong Sitichuchai (ขาวผ่อง สิทธิชูชัย) is a Thai boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's Light Welterweight (64 kg or 141 lb) category. He was the second Thai athlete to win a medal at the Summer Olympics, following Payao Poontarat at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Biography Early life and Muay Thai career He is the third of six children. He started fighting at the age of 14 in his native province with Chucheep Chaimongkol as a trainer. In 1974, he traveled to Bangkok to fight for the first time at the major stadiums, Rajadamnern Stadium and Lumpinee Stadium. He won the Featherweight (57 kg or 126 lb) title of the Lumpinee Stadium and defended it for four years. He vacated the title to move up to a heavier division. He knocked out the legendary Dieseln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samrong Nuea
Samrong Nuea ( th, สำโรงเหนือ, ), also popularly called for short ''Samrong'' () is a ''tambon'' (sub-district) and neighbourhood of Mueang Samut Prakan District, Samut Prakan Province on eastern outskirts Bangkok. Description Its name meaning "northern Samrong" after Khlong Samrong, a main watercourse flowing through the area. The area is the northernmost part of the district. It borders Bang Na Tai in Bang Na District of Bangkok to the north. Administration & population Samrong Nuea is part of the administrative area of Samrong Nuea Subdistrict Municipality. The area also consists of nine administrative ''muban'' (village). It has a total population of 55,389 people in 18,989 households. Places *Imperial World Samrong *Samrong General Hospital *Wat Dan Samrong *Mathayomwat Dansamrong School *Makro Srinagarindra Transportation The area served by nearby the Bearing (E14) and Samrong Stations (E15) of the BTS skytrain, whose Sukhumvit Line ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huamark Stadium
The Rajamangala National Stadium ( th, ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน; , ) is the national stadium of Thailand. It is part of the Hua Mak Sports Complex, and is located in Hua Mak Subdistrict, Bang Kapi, Bangkok. It officially opened on 6 December 1998. Overview It was first used for the 1998 Asian Games in 1998 and 1999 ASEAN University Games in 1999. Since then, it has been used for many international matches and football tournaments. Most notably, for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. Thai club sides have also used the stadium when playing in continental cup competitions. Krung Thai Bank FC (now BG Pathum United) used it for AFC Champions League matches, and PEA FC and Chonburi FC have recently used it in the AFC Cup. Aside from football, it has been used for athletics, pop concerts, and political rallies. Rajamangala Stadium was designed by the Faculty of Architecture at Chulalongkorn University. The main material used in construction was concrete and therefore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the West. The city was at the centre of Thailand's political struggles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roi Et
Roi Et (, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in north-eastern Thailand, capital of Roi Et Province. It covers the whole ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Roi Et district. As of 2006 it had a population of 34,229. Roi Et is 514 km from Bangkok. Geography Roi Et lies on a flat plain about above sea level. Main features of the town At the center of Roi Et lies a lake, next to a 101 meter observation tower that is modeled in the shape of a traditional circular panpipe. Climate Roi Et has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw''). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is hot with the average daily maximum at . The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Transportation Route 214 leads north to Kalasin and south to Kaset Wisai, Surin, and Prasat. Route 2044 leads east to Phon Thong. Route 23 leads west to Maha Sarakha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narongnoi Kiatbandit
Narongnoi Kiatbandit ( th, ณรงค์น้อย เกียรติบัณฑิต); is a Thai Muay Thai fighter who competed during the 1970s. Biography and career Amnat Boonrod was born in the Ayutthaya province where he started Muay Thai training at the age of 14 by himself. He was fighting in temples under the name Raksak Thanomsak (รักศักดิ์ ถนอมศักดิ์). A year later he joined the Kiatbandit camp in Bangkok and made his debut at Lumpinee Stadium winning by knockout in the second round. Between 1974 and 1980, Narongnoi was one of the most dominant fighters in Muay Thai. He won the Rajadamnern Stadium titles at 126 and 130 lbs. He holds wins against notable fighters such as Nongkhai Sor.Prapatsorn, Jocky Sitkanpai, Ruengsak Porntawee, Khunponnoi Kiatsuriya, Sagat Petchyindee, Vicharnnoi Porntawee, Jitti Muangkhonkaen, and Toshio Fujiwara. His best purses reached 120,000 baht. On March 12, 1977, in Los Angeles Narongnoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padejsuk Pitsanurachan
Padejsuk Pitsanurachan ( th, เผด็จศึก พิษณุราชันย์); is a Thai Muay Thai fighter who competed at the highest level of Muay Thai in the late 1970s. He was the 1979 King's Muay Thai Fighter of the Year. Biography and career Khamsej started Muay Thai at the age of 14, fighting under the name Seisuk Kwanjaithungmon. He had about 40 fights in various provinces accumulating wins agasint future champion such as Lom-Isan Sor.Thanikul, Nanfah Seeharajdesho and Nokweed Davy. In 1974 he moved to Bangkokg and joined the Pitsanurachan camp. Padejsuk was one of the best fighters of the late 1970s with wins against Samersing Tianhirun, Nongkhai Sor.Prapatsorn, Sagat Petchyindee, Vicharnnoi Porntawee, Narongnoi Kiatbandit, Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn, Posai Sitiboonlert and Jitti Muangkhonkaen. In 1979 he was elected fighter of the Year, he received the award from the hands of King Rama IX. Padejsuk was a complete fighter feared for his sharp elbows a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krongsak Sakkasem
Krongsak Sakkasem ( th, ครองศักดิ์ ศักดิ์เกษม) is a Thai former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Biography and career At the age of 10 Krongsak was sent to Bangkok where he studied to become a monk. There he discovered Muay Thai through friends and finally joined the Sakksaem muay thai camp at the age of 12. Two years later he made his debut at Rajadamnern Stadium. During his career Krongsak became the number 1 ranked fighter at both Rajadamnern and Lumpinee stadiums but never was able to capture the titles. At the peak of his popularity his purses reached 100,000 baht. He holds wins over notable champions of his time: Sagat Petchyindee, Jitti Kiatsuriya, Inseenoi Sor Thanikul, Raktae Muangsurin, Samart Prasarnmit and Changpuek Kiatsongrit. in 1985 Krongsak fought the legendary Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn. They would fight to a draw at Rajadamnern Stadium on August 8, a fight a lot of observers thought Krongsak should have won. Dieselnoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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