Pone Kingpetch (born Mana Sidokbuap) was the seventh of nine children born to Hoi and Riew Sidokbuap in the Hua Hin district. He attended Sathukarn Secondary School until the fourth grade before transferring to the Hua Hin District School, where he completed his ninth-grade studies. Kingpetch completed his secondary school education at Hua Hin Wittayalai School.
Kingpetch was extensively involved in many sports. But his favorite sport was always boxing, going on to tell his friends he would become the first boxing world champion from Thailand. At the time, Chamroen Songkitrat had unsuccessfully challenged for the world bantamweight championship three times from 1954 to 1955.
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Pone Kingpetch turned to professional boxing and won the Thai flyweight title with a TKO victory over Kunoi Vithichai in April 1956. He defended the Thai title against Vithichai on October of that same year.
On January 1957, Pone Kingpetch defeated Danny Kid in Bangkok to win the OPBF flyweight title. He made one title defense of the OPBF belt against Hitoshi Misako in September 1957.
In his second title defense, he lost the title to Fighting Harada of Japan via 11th-round knockout on October 10, 1962. Pone Kingpetch regained the world championship after outpointing Harada in a rematch on January 12, 1963. However, his second reign proved to be short, as Hiroyuki Ebihara knocked Pone out in the first round to become the new world flyweight champion.
In On February 14, 1963, with the creation of the World Boxing Council, Kingpetch was named the inaugural WBC flyweight champion. Several other champions had been named in some divisions while in others, the reigning champions fought for the inaugural title. In his final title win he defeated Ebihara in a rematch on January 23, 1964, to become a three-time world flyweight champion. After the win in Japan, he travelled to Italy to defend his title against Salvatore Burruni and lost a 15-round decision to the Italian in his final world title fight. He retired from the sport altogether in 1966 at the age of 31.[3]
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After retiring, the money he earned from his boxing career was invested into other businesses. However, the Manawitthaya School, which was built in his hometown during his career, had to be sold. His attempts at running other businesses resulted in financial losses, as Kingpetch proved inadept in the many aspects of business and trade.
Kingpetch was also afflicted with a chronic illness: diabetes. While having a family meal at home, he choked on his food, which got stuck in his windpipe. This resulted in rotting and blood poisoning, leading to Kingpetch's health deteriorating significantly as he was already suffering from both a cold and pneumonia. He was admitted to Ramathibodi Hospital, although his condition did not improve. Kingpetch died on March 31, 1982, from pneumonia and heart failure, He was 47.[4]
pone, kingpetch, thai, โผน, งเพชร, rtgs, phon, kingphet, pronounced, pʰǒːn, kìŋ, pʰét, born, mana, seedokbuab, thai, มานะ, ดอกบวบ, rtgs, mana, sidokbuap, pronounced, māː, náʔ, sǐː, bùa, february, 1935, march, 1982, thai, professional, boxer, three, time, world. Pone Kingpetch Thai ophn kingephchr RTGS Phon Kingphet pronounced pʰǒːn kiŋ pʰet born Mana Seedokbuab Thai mana sidxkbwb RTGS Mana Sidokbuap pronounced maː naʔ sǐː dɔ ːk bua p February 12 1935 March 31 1982 was a Thai professional boxer and three time world flyweight champion Pone KingpetchStatue of Pone Kingpetch at Pone Kingpetch park in Hua HinBornMana Sridokbuab 1935 02 12 February 12 1935Hua Hin ThailandDiedMarch 31 1982 1982 03 31 aged 47 Bangkok ThailandStatisticsWeight s FlyweightHeight5 ft 6 1 2 in 169 cm StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights35Wins28Wins by KO9Losses7 Contents 1 Early life 2 Boxing career 2 1 Early career 2 2 World flyweight champion 3 Later life and death 4 Professional boxing record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Pone Kingpetch born Mana Sidokbuap was the seventh of nine children born to Hoi and Riew Sidokbuap in the Hua Hin district He attended Sathukarn Secondary School until the fourth grade before transferring to the Hua Hin District School where he completed his ninth grade studies Kingpetch completed his secondary school education at Hua Hin Wittayalai School Kingpetch was extensively involved in many sports But his favorite sport was always boxing going on to tell his friends he would become the first boxing world champion from Thailand At the time Chamroen Songkitrat had unsuccessfully challenged for the world bantamweight championship three times from 1954 to 1955 Boxing career editEarly career edit Pone Kingpetch turned to professional boxing and won the Thai flyweight title with a TKO victory over Kunoi Vithichai in April 1956 He defended the Thai title against Vithichai on October of that same year On January 1957 Pone Kingpetch defeated Danny Kid in Bangkok to win the OPBF flyweight title He made one title defense of the OPBF belt against Hitoshi Misako in September 1957 World flyweight champion edit He became Thailand s first world boxing champion on April 16 1960 when he defeated Pascual Perez of Argentina at Lumphini Boxing Stadium in Bangkok for the world flyweight championship 1 2 In his second title defense he lost the title to Fighting Harada of Japan via 11th round knockout on October 10 1962 Pone Kingpetch regained the world championship after outpointing Harada in a rematch on January 12 1963 However his second reign proved to be short as Hiroyuki Ebihara knocked Pone out in the first round to become the new world flyweight champion In On February 14 1963 with the creation of the World Boxing Council Kingpetch was named the inaugural WBC flyweight champion Several other champions had been named in some divisions while in others the reigning champions fought for the inaugural title In his final title win he defeated Ebihara in a rematch on January 23 1964 to become a three time world flyweight champion After the win in Japan he travelled to Italy to defend his title against Salvatore Burruni and lost a 15 round decision to the Italian in his final world title fight He retired from the sport altogether in 1966 at the age of 31 3 Later life and death editAfter retiring the money he earned from his boxing career was invested into other businesses However the Manawitthaya School which was built in his hometown during his career had to be sold His attempts at running other businesses resulted in financial losses as Kingpetch proved inadept in the many aspects of business and trade Kingpetch was also afflicted with a chronic illness diabetes While having a family meal at home he choked on his food which got stuck in his windpipe This resulted in rotting and blood poisoning leading to Kingpetch s health deteriorating significantly as he was already suffering from both a cold and pneumonia He was admitted to Ramathibodi Hospital although his condition did not improve Kingpetch died on March 31 1982 from pneumonia and heart failure He was 47 4 Pone Kingpetch was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame IBHOF in 2023 citation needed Professional boxing record edit35 fights 28 wins 7 losses By knockout 9 3 By decision 19 4 No Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes 35 Win 28 7 Kumanthong Yontarakit KO 4 10 Apr 13 1966 Phuket Province Thailand 34 Loss 27 7 Baby Lorona SD 10 Feb 17 1966 Bangkok Thailand 33 Loss 27 6 Salvatore Burruni UD 15 Apr 23 1965 Palazzetto dello Sport Rome Lazio Italy Lost WBA WBC and The Ring flyweight titles 32 Win 27 5 Hiroyuki Ebihara SD 15 Jan 23 1964 Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium Bangkok Thailand Won WBA WBC and The Ring flyweight titles 31 Loss 26 5 Hiroyuki Ebihara KO 1 15 Sep 18 1963 Metropolitan Gym Tokyo Japan Lost WBA WBC and The Ring flyweight titles 30 Win 26 4 Fighting Harada MD 15 Jan 12 1963 National Stadium Gymnasium Bangkok Thailand Won WBA and The Ring flyweight titles 29 Loss 25 4 Fighting Harada KO 11 15 Oct 10 1962 Kokugikan Japan Lost WBA and The Ring flyweight titles 28 Win 25 3 Kyō Noguchi UD 15 May 30 1962 Kokugikan Japan Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titles 27 Win 24 3 Baby Demilonnez TKO 8 10 Feb 19 1962 Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium Bangkok Thailand 26 Win 23 3 Mitsunori Seki SD 15 Jun 27 1961 Kokugikan Japan Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titles 25 Win 22 3 Jose Luis Martinez PTS 10 Mar 2 1961 Bangkok Thailand 24 Win 21 3 Pascual Perez TKO 8 15 Sep 22 1960 Grand Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles California U S Retained NBA and The Ring flyweight titles 23 Win 20 3 Pascual Perez SD 15 Apr 16 1960 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok Thailand Won NBA and The Ring flyweight titles 22 Win 19 3 Baby Ross KO 4 10 Jan 31 1960 Bangkok Thailand 21 Win 18 3 Manuel Armenteros PTS 10 Feb 17 1959 Bangkok Thailand 20 Win 17 3 Dangtoy Singmorakot PTS 8 Nov 4 1958 Bangkok Thailand 19 Win 16 3 Somyod Singmorakot KO 5 10 Jun 28 1958 Bangkok Thailand 18 Win 15 3 Masaji Iwamoto PTS 10 Mar 14 1958 Bangkok Thailand 17 Win 14 3 Dommy Ursua TD 5 10 Jan 11 1958 Bangkok Thailand 16 Win 13 3 Hitoshi Misako PTS 12 Sep 14 1957 Bangkok Thailand 15 Loss 12 3 Leo Espinosa PTS 12 Jul 7 1957 Bangkok Thailand 14 Win 12 2 Danny Kid PTS 12 Jan 6 1957 Bangkok Thailand 13 Win 11 2 Kunoi Vithichai PTS 10 Oct 14 1956 Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium Bangkok Thailand 12 Win 10 2 Mintan Kampuch KO 4 6 Jul 22 1956 Bangkok Thailand 11 Win 9 2 Kunoi Vithichai KO 6 6 Jul 14 1956 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Bangkok Thailand 10 Win 8 2 Porn Pantukiat KO 3 6 Jun 28 1956 Bangkok Thailand 9 Win 7 2 Prayuth Yontarakit PTS 6 Jun 3 1956 Bangkok Thailand 8 Loss 6 2 Kunoi Vithichai TKO 7 10 Apr 15 1956 Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium Bangkok Thailand 7 Win 6 1 Boontam Viteechai PTS 6 Feb 5 1956 Bangkok Thailand 6 Win 5 1 Opas Rorsorpor PTS 6 Sep 29 1955 Bangkok Thailand 5 Win 4 1 Dejnoi Sorsor PTS 6 Aug 11 1955 Bangkok Thailand 4 Win 3 1 Yutapon Raksu PTS 6 Mar 27 1955 Bangkok Thailand 3 Loss 2 1 Suwan Napapon PTS 6 Feb 1 1955 Bangkok Thailand 2 Win 2 0 Saotong Torsor PTS 6 Jul 1 1954 Hua Hin Thailand 1 Win 1 0 Noknid Sorsor KO 2 6 May 1 1954 Hua Hin ThailandSee also editList of flyweight boxing championsReferences edit To Be The Best The Top 100 Boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings 80 71 February 5 2022 Murray James AL AND KINGPETCH OF SIAM Sports Illustrated Vault SI com Pone Kingpetch Lineal Flyweight Champion The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia Pone Kingpetch died Monday www upi com External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pone Kingpetch Boxing record for Pone Kingpetch from BoxRec registration required Pone Kingpetch CBZ Profile National Boxing Association s Quarterly Ratings 1960 BoxRec National Boxing Association s Quarterly Ratings 1961 BoxRec National Boxing Association s Quarterly Ratings 1962 BoxRec Achievements Preceded byPascual Perez Lineal flyweight championApril 16 1960 October 10 1962 Succeeded byFighting Harada The Ring flyweight championApril 16 1960 October 10 1962 Preceded byFighting Harada WBA flyweight ChampionJanuary 12 1963 September 18 1963 Succeeded byHiroyuki Ebihara Lineal flyweight ChampionJanuary 12 1963 September 18 1963 The Ring flyweight championJanuary 12 1963 September 18 1963 Preceded byHiroyuki Ebihara WBA flyweight ChampionJanuary 23 1964 April 23 1965 Succeeded bySalvatore Burruni WBC flyweight ChampionJanuary 23 1964 April 23 1965 Lineal flyweight ChampionJanuary 23 1964 April 23 1965 The Ring flyweight championJanuary 23 1964 April 23 1965 Undisputed flyweight championJanuary 23 1964 April 23 1965 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pone Kingpetch amp oldid 1207827159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
