Pone Kingpetch
| Pone Kingpetch โผน กิ่งเพชร | |
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Statue of Pone Kingpetch at Pone Kingpetch park in Hua Hin | |
| Born |
Mana Sridokbuab February 12, 1935 Hua Hin, Thailand |
| Died |
March 31, 1982 (aged 47) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Native name | โผน กิ่งเพชร |
| Nationality |
 Thailand |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb; 8.0 st) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Trainer | Al Silvani |
| Years active | 1954–1966 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Pone Kingpetch (Thai: โผน กิ่งเพชร; rtgs: Phon Kingphet), also known as Mana Seedokbuab (Thai: มานะ สีดอกบวบ; rtgs: Mana Si-dokbuap) (born in Hua Hin on February 12, 1935 – died in Bangkok on March 31, 1982) was a professional Thai boxer and three time world flyweight champion. He became Thailand's first world boxing champion on April 16, 1960 when he defeated Pascual Pérez of Argentina at Lumphini Boxing Stadium in Bangkok for the world flyweight championship. He later lost the title to Fighting Harada of Japan on October 10, 1962. Pone Kingpetch regained the world championship after defeating Harada on January 12, 1963 before losing it to Hiroyuki Ebihara. He won the title for the last time when he defeated Ebihara on January 23, 1964 before losing the flyweight championship to Salvatore Burruni. Kingpetch retired in 1966 and died on March 31, 1982 at the age of 47.
Notable bouts
| Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes[1] |
| Loss |  Salvatore Burruni |
UD | 15 | 1965-04-23 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |
Lost WBA, WBC and Lineal Flyweight Titles |
| Win |  Hiroyuki Ebihara |
SD | 15 | 1964-01-23 | Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok |
Won WBA, WBC and Lineal Flyweight Titles |
| Loss | Hiroyuki Ebihara |
KO | 1 (15) | 1963-09-18 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo |
Lost WBA and Lineal Flyweight Titles For WBC Flyweight Title |
| Win | Fighting Harada |
MD | 15 | 1963-01-12 | National Stadium Gymnasium, Bangkok |
Won WBA and Lineal Flyweight Titles |
| Loss | Fighting Harada |
KO | 11 (15) | 1962-10-10 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo |
Lost WBA and Lineal Flyweight Titles |
| Win |  Pascual Pérez |
TKO | 8 (15) | 1960-09-22 |  Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
Retained World Flyweight Title |
| Win | Pascual Pérez |
SD | 15 | 1960-04-16 | Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok |
Won World Flyweight Title |
See also
- List of lineal boxing world champions
- List of flyweight boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of undisputed boxing champions
References
- ↑ Pone Kingpetch's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
External links
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| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pascual Perez |
Lineal Flyweight Champion 16 Apr 1960 – 10 Oct 1962 |
Succeeded by Fighting Harada |
| The Ring Flyweight Champion 16 Apr 1960 – 10 Oct 1962 | ||
| Preceded by Fighting Harada |
WBA World Flyweight Champion 12 Jan 1963 – 18 Sep 1963 |
Succeeded by Hiroyuki Ebihara |
| Lineal Flyweight Champion 12 Jan 1963 – 18 Sep 1963 | ||
| The Ring Flyweight Champion 12 Jan 1963 – 18 Sep 1963 | ||
| Preceded by Hiroyuki Ebihara |
WBC Flyweight Champion 23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 1965 |
Succeeded by Salvatore Burruni |
| WBA Flyweight Champion 23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 1965 | ||
| Lineal Flyweight Champion 23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 1965 | ||
| The Ring Flyweight Champion 23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 1965 | ||