Pone Kingpetch
Pone Kingpetch (Thai: โผน กิ่งเพชร, RTGS: Phon Kingphet, pronounced [pʰǒːn kìŋ.pʰét]), born Mana Seedokbuab (Thai: มานะ สีดอกบวบ, RTGS: Mana Sidokbuap, pronounced [māː.náʔ sǐː.dɔ̀ːk.bùa̯p]; February 12, 1935 – March 31, 1982), was a Thai professional boxer and three time world flyweight champion.
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![]() Statue of Pone Kingpetch at Pone Kingpetch park in Hua Hin | |
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Real name | Mana Sridokbuab |
Weight(s) | Flyweight |
Height | 5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Hua Hin, Thailand | February 12, 1935
Died | March 31, 1982 47) Bangkok, Thailand | (aged
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 35 |
Wins | 28 |
Wins by KO | 9 |
Losses | 7 |
Life and career
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. In his second title defense he lost the title to Fighting Harada of Japan on October 10, 1962 via 11th round knockout. Pone Kingpetch regained the world championship after outpointing Harada in a rematch on January 12, 1963. However it again proved to be short reign as Hiroyuki Ebihara knocked Pone out in the first round to become the new Flyweight champion of the world. In On February 14, 1963, with the creation of World Boxing Council, Kingpetch was named the first 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 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.[1] Kingpetch died on March 31, 1982 from pneumonia and heart failure, He was 47.[2]
Professional boxing record
35 fights | 28 wins | 7 losses |
By knockout | 9 | 3 |
By decision | 19 | 4 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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35 | Win | 28–7 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | Apr 13, 1966 | ![]() |
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34 | Loss | 27–7 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Feb 17, 1966 | ![]() |
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33 | Loss | 27–6 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Apr 23, 1965 | ![]() |
Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles |
32 | Win | 27–5 | ![]() |
SD | 15 | Jan 23, 1964 | ![]() |
Won WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles |
31 | Loss | 26–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (15) | Sep 18, 1963 | ![]() |
Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles |
30 | Win | 26–4 | ![]() |
MD | 15 | Jan 12, 1963 | ![]() |
Won WBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles |
29 | Loss | 25–4 | ![]() |
KO | 11 (15) | Oct 10, 1962 | ![]() |
Lost WBA The Ring and lineal flyweight titles |
28 | Win | 25–3 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | May 30, 1962 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles |
27 | Win | 24–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Feb 19, 1962 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 23–3 | ![]() |
SD | 15 | Jun 27, 1961 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles |
25 | Win | 22–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 02, 1961 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 21–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (15) | Sep 22, 1960 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles |
23 | Win | 20–3 | ![]() |
SD | 15 | Apr 16, 1960 | ![]() |
Won NBA, The Ring, and lineal flyweight titles |
22 | Win | 19–3 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | Jan 31, 1960 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 18–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 17, 1959 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 17–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Nov 04, 1958 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 16–3 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | Jun 28, 1958 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 15–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 14, 1958 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 14–3 | ![]() |
TD | 5 (10) | Jan 11, 1958 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 13–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Sep 14, 1957 | ![]() |
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15 | Loss | 12–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Jul 07, 1957 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 12–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Jan 06, 1957 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 11–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 14, 1956 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 10–2 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (6) | Jul 22, 1956 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 9–2 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (6) | Jul l4, 1956 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 8–2 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (6) | Jun 28, 1956 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 7–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Jun 03, 1956 | ![]() |
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8 | Loss | 6–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 15, 1956 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 6–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Feb 05, 1956 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 5–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Sep 29, 1955 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 4–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Aug 11, 1955 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 3–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Mar 27, 1955 | ![]() |
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3 | Loss | 2–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Feb 01, 1955 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Jul 01, 1954 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | May 01, 1954 | ![]() |
See also
References
- "Pone Kingpetch - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- "Pone Kingpetch, died Monday..." www.upi.com.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pone Kingpetch. |
- Boxing record for Pone Kingpetch from BoxRec
- Pone Kingpetch - CBZ Profile
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1960
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1961
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1962
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Pascual Perez |
Lineal flyweight champion April 16, 1960 - October 10, 1962 |
Succeeded by Fighting Harada |
The Ring flyweight champion April 16, 1960 - October 10, 1962 | ||
Preceded by Fighting Harada |
WBA flyweight Champion January 12, 1963 - September 18, 1963 |
Succeeded by Hiroyuki Ebihara |
Lineal flyweight Champion January 12, 1963 - September 18, 1963 | ||
The Ring flyweight champion January 12, 1963 - September 18, 1963 | ||
Preceded by Hiroyuki Ebihara |
WBA flyweight Champion January 23, 1964 - April 23, 1965 |
Succeeded by Salvatore Burruni |
WBC flyweight Champion January 23, 1964 - April 23, 1965 | ||
Lineal flyweight Champion January 23, 1964 - April 23, 1965 | ||
The Ring flyweight champion January 23, 1964 - April 23, 1965 | ||
Undisputed flyweight champion January 23, 1964 - April 23, 1965 |