Naruepol Fairtex (; born July 1, 1984) is a Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Evolve MMA in Singapore. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium champion and current No.1 contender to challenge Nopadetch Chuwattana for the WBC title.
In 2007 Naruepol was featured on the reality show The Contender Asia, where he was stopped in Episode 9 by Yodsaenklai Fairtex.
Biography and career
Naruepol was born near Bangkok in Central Thailand. He started practicing Muaythai when he was 7 years old at the Sakomsing Gym and had his first fight a year later. Naruepol joined Fairtex Gym in 2005.
In 1999, Naruepol won the Lumpinee belt from Chokdee Por.Pramuk.
He was scheduled to face Andy Souwer at Fighterzone Kickboxing World Series MAX in Singapore on February 25, 2012. However, they were not paid by the promoter and the fight did not happen.
On May 27, 2018 in Oakland, California, Naruepol Fairtex defeated Phuket-based Gold Coast, Australia native Eddie Farrell (20-7-2) by TKO (**cut) at 1:17 of round 5 to win the IKF Pro Full Muay Thai Rules world title.