Nikhom Chuboon, also known as Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym () or Sornpichai Pitsanurachan (), is a Thai former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2001 and held the WBA flyweight title from 1999 to 2000.

Biography and career

In early 1996, he won the WBU flyweight title came in a twelve-round win over Angel Almena in Chiang Rai. He defended the title five times before being stripped in 1997. In the first defense he traveled to Italy to face the Luigi Castiglione at Town Square, San Mango d'Aquino, on 8 August 1996. Sornpichai won via unanimous decision. He also defeated Daniel Ward in Loei the same year.

Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym

In 1998, he moved up in weight to the super flyweight division and won the PABA title. He defended it four times before returning to flyweight.

Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym

On September 3, 1999 he challenged for the WBA flyweight title against reigning champion Leo Gámez in Mukdahan. Sornpichai defeated Gámez via eighth-round knockout to capture the WBA title.

Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym

He lost the title in his second defense against Eric Morel at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wisconsin on 5 August 2000.

Retirement

Sornpichai retired after losing ninth-round knockout to a Japanese Jun Toriumi in early 2004 at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. He then traveled as a trainer to certain countries such as China and Vietnam, but then returned to Thailand because of eye injuries. This was a result of his boxing since he was just 10 years old.

He currently lives with his only daughter born to an ex-wife who left him.

Muay Thai record

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1995-06-10|| Loss ||align=left| Dao-Udon Sor.Suchart || || Lampang, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1995-05-06|| Win||align=left| Sakpaitoon Decharat || Silapa Muay Thai Nai Khanom Tom, Lumpinee Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1995-02-13|| Win||align=left| Prakayfai Kor.Bangkruai || Rajadamnern Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || KO|| 2 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1994-12-18|| Win||align=left| Narongnoi Kiatsarika || Rajadamnern Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || KO (Left hook)|| 3 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1994-12-01|| Win||align=left| Singngern Lurkangsi || Rajadamnern Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision || 5 || 3:00

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List of world flyweight boxing champions

References

External links

Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym

Southpaw boxers

Flyweight boxers

Super-flyweight boxers

Living people

World Boxing Association champions

Boxing trainers

Thai expatriate sportspeople in China

Thai expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam

Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym

Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym

1974 births