Manus Boonjumnong (Thai: มนัส บุญจำนงค์; RTGS: Manat Bunchamnong, born June 23, 1980) is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight (60–64 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the older brother of Non Boonjumnong.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | มนัส บุญจำนงค์ |
| Nickname(s) | Phle boi klap chai (เพลย์บอยกลับใจ) "Repentance Playboy"[1] |
| Nationality |  Thailand |
| Born | June 23, 1980 Ratchaburi, Thailand |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) 72.64 kg (160.1 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Light Welterweight Middleweight |
| Club | Royal Thai Army |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Representing Thailand
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | Light Welterweight |
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2008 Beijing | Light Welterweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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2003 Bangkok | Light Welterweight |
| Asian Games | ||
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2006 Doha | Light Welterweight |
Amateur career
editAt the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in his home town Bangkok, the light-footed counterpuncher won the bronze medal losing to Russian Alexander Maletin.
In 2006, he made a successful comeback when he was crowned Asian champion. He narrowly defeated reigning 2005 world champion Serik Sapiyev at the tournament although he was knocked down.
In Chicago at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he was upset early against Japanese Masatsugu Kawachi.
Olympics 2004
editBoonjumnong qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, PR China. In the final he defeated Kazakhstan's Nurzhan Karimzhanov. In Athens he beat reigning world champion Willy Blain and the Cuban Yudel Johnson in the final and won gold.
2004 Olympic Results
- Defeated Spyridon Ioannidis (Greece) 28:16
- Defeated Romeo Brin (Philippines) 29:15
- Defeated Willy Blain (France) 20:8
- Defeated Ionut Gheorghe (Romania) 30:9
- Defeated Yudel Johnson (Cuba) 17:11
Olympics 2008
edit- Defeated Masatsugu Kawachi (Japan) 8:1
- Defeated Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) 7:5
- Defeated Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (Cuba) 10:5
- Lost to Manuel Félix Díaz (Dominican Rep.) 12:4[2][3]
Professional boxing record
edit| 6 fights | 5 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 5–1 | TKO | 5 (8) | April 22, 2016 | |||
| Win | 5–0 | TKO | 5 (8) | March 25, 2016 | |||
| Win | 4–0 | TKO | 3 (8) | January 22, 2016 | |||
| Win | 3–0 | KO | 1 (6) | December 7, 2015 | |||
| Win | 2–0 | UD | 4 | September 27, 2015 | |||
| Win | 1–0 | UD | 4 | June 27, 2015 | Professional boxing debut. |
References
edit- ^ "ย้อนชีวิต"มนัส" อดีตนักมวยเหรียญทองโอลิมปิก". TPBS. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015. Thai: ภาษาไทย
- ^ gmanews.tv/story, Diaz beats Athens boxing champ to win lightwelterweight gold
- ^ boxingscene.com, Five Fights, Five Different Nations Capture Olympic Gold
External links
edit- Boxing record for Manus Boonjumnong from BoxRec (registration required)
- Manus Boonjumnong at databaseOlympics.com
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