Chalermwong Udomna ( th, เฉลิมวงศ์ อุดมนา; formerly ''Prakob Udomna'' (ประกอบ อุดมนา)), who boxes as Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, (พูนสวัสดิ์ กระทิงแดงยิม; born 20 November 1980) is a retired

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from

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who fought in the

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(also known as

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) division. He is a former WBA Regular

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and Super Bantamweight World Champion, and a former PABA regional Bantamweight and Superbantamweight. His manager is Niwat Laosuwanwat who is the manager of the former WBA

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World Champion and legendary Thai boxer

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. On 26 September 2009 Poonsawat defeated Irish boxer

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in the 3rd round to claim the WBA World Super Bantamweight title. Then Poonsawat defended his title two more times until May 2010. On 2 October 2010 Poonsawat lost to Ryol Li Lee in a stunning upset. This was Kratingdaenggym's first loss since July 2006 against

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. Poonsawat was due to fight

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in an attempt to regain the WBA

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title. However, on December 14, 2012, after Olympic-style drug testing, it was revealed that Poonsawat had failed a medical exam, and would not be able to participate in the bout. Rumors came about that Poonsawat had tested positive for HIV, but it was later revealed that he suffers from

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, an affliction that affects red blood cells and causes anemia. Due to this, his boxing career has ended.

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