Amnat Ruenroeng: record, next fight and profile →
Two of Thailand’s top fighters will go head to head on April 21st when Nawaphon Por Chokchai faces Amnat Ruenroeng in Bangkok. The former has challenged for world titles while the latter was the IBF 112lbs champion for two years.
Former world professional champion Amnat Ruenroeng, one of the top Thai bets for a boxing medal in the 2016 Olympics, was battered into submission by a French amateur in their last-16 clash on Wednesday.
RIO DE JANEIRO - It was a big blow for the pros in Rio de Janeiro. The three professional fighters that bucked 112 years of amateur competition in Olympic boxing have all been eliminated from the tournament.
Charles Conwell was the only American boxer in action during the night session of day 4 at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and became the first USA fighter to be eliminated.
A former world champion fighter who helped make history this week at the Rio Olympics says a stint in prison a decade ago for robbing a tourist launched his boxing career.
With no Americans in action on Day 2 of the Olympic boxing tournament, the biggest storyline was former IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng scoring a decision victory to avoid the embarrassment of an early exit. Rugged professional middleweight contender Hassan N’Dam suffered that ignominious fate yesterday.
Rio de Janeiro - Amnat Ruenroeng has vowed to win a medal for his family and country at next month's Olympics. "My physical condition has gradually improved,'' said the former IBF flyweight champion who will fight in the lightweight division in Rio.
VARGAS, Venezuela - Former world champions Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand and Hassan N'Dam of Cameroon have won spots at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics despite losing in the final qualifying tournament in Venezuela.
Superb day of semis in Vargas sees sixteen Olympic quota places shared between eleven countries, with eight going to WSB boxers, six to APB boxers and two to other pro boxers. Ten more spots will be confirmed during Friday’s finals and box-offs.
The second day of competition at the APB/WSB Olympic Qualification Event in Vargas, Venezuela, saw the flyweight (52kg), lightweight (60kg), light welterweight (64kg), welterweight (69kg), light heavyweight (81kg) and heavyweight (91kg) boxers in action. The eighteen bouts delivered some superb boxing and surprise results as the winning athletes took another big step towards Rio 2016 qualification.