Jaroenthong Kiatbanchong ( th, เจริญทอง เกียรติบ้านช่อง; born: June 11, 1968 in

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Thung Yai,

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, Nakhon Si Thammarat province,

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) is a retired Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He is very popular and famous in the 80s and early 90s, which is considered a golden era of Muay Thai.

Biography & career

Jaroenthong (nicknamed: Ped; เป็ด; lit: "Duck") was born in a family of fighters in southern Thailand. His brothers are all Muay Thai fighters include Chalamthong Kiatbanchong (older brother) and Samranthong Kiatbanchong (younger brother; died of a car accident in early 2008). His first fight at the age of 12 years and gained 100

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from love in Muay Thai. Later when he grew up, he came to Bangkok for study at the secondary level at Wimutayaram Pittayakorn School in

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neighbourhood. He became a fighter at the camp "Kiatbanchong" which is owned by Chuchok "Mai Muangkhon" Chukaewruang, a fellow southerner. He regularly fights at Lumpinee Stadium under famous promoter Songchai Rattanasuban's stable. He won three-weight championships of the Lumpinee Stadium include

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and

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. He faced many top-line fighters in that era, such as Namphon Nongkee Pahuyuth, Cherry Sor Wanich, Wangchannoi Sor Palangchai, Namkabuan Nongkee Pahuyuth,

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, Petdum Lukborai, Therdkiat Sittepitak, Samransak Muangsurin, Chamuakpetch Hapalang, Ratchasak Sor Vorapin, Langsuang Panyupathum, Panumtuanlek Hapalang, André Masseur and the Dutch legendary

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. His maximum gained is 250,000 baht in fight with Saencheng Pinsinchai. In 1988, he was the most successful. He faced his favorite senior fighter,

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who at that time was to lose the WBC Super bantamweight world title to the Australian boxer

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and back to Muay Thai again. In the fight to prove who the real top fighters of the era. As a result, he was

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just only the first round by Samart's fist. But that was the fight he was most proud of. In addition, he also had an amateur boxing match and achieved some degree of success, include gold medal XXVI

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in Surat Thani, bronze medal in the King's Cup. He also joined the national team to compete in the

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in Beijing, China. After retirement, he is a trainer and owns his own Muay Thai gym in the name "Jaroenthong Muay Thai School" in Wang Thonglang District, Bangkok. In 2013, he returned to Muay Thai again at age 44, he competed in the 2013 Toyota Marathon Tournament in Kanchanaburi province. He won two times before losing to a young Iranian fighter Vahid Shahbazi in the finals. Besides boxing, with a good-looking man and famous. He has been photographed in various magazines, including television dramas and

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. In 2010, he co-starred in the historical film '' Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya'' with many fellow fighters,

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, Saenchai Sor. Kingstar,

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and

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Titles

Muay Thai

* Lumpinee Stadium ** 1987 Lumpinee Stadium 115 lbs Champion ** 1988 Lumpinee Stadium 126 lbs Champion ** 1991 Lumpinee Stadium 126 lbs Champion *Sports Writers Association of Thailand ** 1989 Fight of the Year (vs Cherry Sor.Wanich) *

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** 1990 WMTC 135 lbs Champion (2 defenses) ** 1993 WMTC 140 lbs Champion

Amateur Boxing

*Gold Medal XXVI

(1993) *Bronze Medal in the King's Cup

Fight record

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Biography & career

Titles

Muay Thai

Amateur Boxing

Fight record

References

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