Thananchai Charunphak (Thai: ธนันท์ชัย จรูญภักดิ์, born: April 16, 2000) is a Thai professional boxer.
Thananchai Charunphak ธนันท์ชัย จรูญภักดิ์ | |
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| Born | Thananchai Charunphak 16 April 2000 Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand |
| Other names | King Cobra[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Career
editHe was born in Ubon Ratchathani and his personal nickname is "O". He started boxing in 2020 under Surachart Pisitwuttinan's Nakornloung Promotion, which has already featured world champion boxers including Veeraphol Sahaprom, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Thananchai was able to defeat many skilled Thai boxers were Kompayak Porpramook, Eaktwan BTU Ruaviking, Samartlek Kokietgym. One of them made him the WBC Asia flyweight champion.
On August 12, 2024, he traveled to Japan, his first fight abroad. He was able to defeat Kento Hatanaka, WBO Asia Pacific flyweight champion by unanimous decision via 12 rounds.
After winning and getting the title, Surachart was interviewed and said, he himself was determined to make Thananchai a world champion by the end of this year, with the goal of heading to the WBO flyweight champion, which Anthony Olascuaga holds.[2]
Seigo Yuri Akui vs. Thananchai Charunphak
editAfter making a name for himself by winning the WBO Asia Pacific champion in Japan, Thananchai was invited to travel to Japan again to fight for the WBA flyweight world title against Seigo Yuri Akui, a local champion. The event was held on October 13, 2024, at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum as part of a world championship quadruple-header that saw the main event Seiya Tsutsumi defeated fellow-countryman Takuma Inoue to win the WBA bantamweight title after the pair traded blows for 12 action-packed rounds, and Kenshiro Teraji TKO Nicaragua's Cristofer Rosales in the 11th round for vacant WBC flyweight champion, with Shokichi Iwata TKO Spain's Jairo Noriega in the third round for vacant WBO light flyweight crown.
As #8 ranked WBA flyweight and WBO Asia Pacific flyweight champion, with only a little over a month to prepare, before the fight, Thananchai announced that he would snatch the belt back because it used to belong to Saen Sor Ploenchit, a senior boxer he admired. In the campaign, Thananchai was a better contender than expected. He used his tallness and longer arms to counter Akui, who had been approaching him throughout the 12 rounds. In the 10th round in particular, he landed several beautiful punches to the champion's torso, which made Akui clearly tired.
The result was that Thananchai lost by a split decision from three judges, 115–113, 113–115, and 117–111.[3]
After the match, Akui gave an interview saying that even though he won, it was not a perfect victory because Thanachai was able to fight and counter him well throughout the 12 rounds. He himself needs to go back and develop his skills to be even better.[4]
While on Thananchai's side, Surachart revealed that he was very dissatisfied with the judges' scoring results. Personally, he sees things differently, and will file a protest to the WBA to request a rematch.[5]
In the opinion of the legendary Khaosai Galaxy, Thananchai fought well, but not well enough to be the winner. He said that if he went to fight in his opponent's hometown, he should have fought more decisively.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Thananchai Charunphak". TAPOLOGY.
- ^ "มาแล้ว "ธนันท์ชัย" นักมวยสากลไทย แชมป์เอเชีย 2 สถาบัน จ่อได้ชิงแชมป์โลกปลายปีนี้". Thairath (in Thai). 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "ต่อยดีมาก "ธนันท์ชัย" สู้สุดใจ ยืนครบ 12 ยก ก่อนแพ้คะแนน "อากุอิ" ชวดคว้าแชมป์โลก WBA". Thairath (in Thai). 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "ล้มเหลวโดยสิ้นเชิง! "อากุอิ" พูดถึง "ธนันท์ชัย" หลังเป็นฝ่ายป้องกันแชมป์โลกไว้ได้". Sanook.com (in Thai). 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "เสี่ยฮุย โวยฟ้อง WBA ธนันท์ชัย นครหลวงโปรโมชั่น แพ้ค้านสายตา". Siamsport (in Thai). 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ Khaosai Sabai Muay (2024-10-18). "หลังเกมการชกมวยโลก พี่เขาทรายมองการชกของธนันท์ชัยนครหลวงโปรโมชั่นเป็นอย่างไร? ในไฟท์ล่าสุดที่ผ่านมา". via YouTube (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Thananchai Charunphak from BoxRec (registration required)