Amnat Ruenroeng
Amnat Ruenroeng | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) |
xị̂ h̄nùm wịfị (ไอ้หนุ่มไวไฟ) "Flammable Young Man"[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rated at |
Light Flyweight Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 69.5 in (177 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality |
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Born |
Amphoe Si Racha, Chonburi Province | December 18, 1979|||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amnat Ruenroeng (Thai: อำนาจ รื่นเริง; IPA: [ʔām.nâːt rɯ̂ːn.rɤ̄ːŋ]; born December 18, 1979) is a Thai boxer. He is a former IBF flyweight champion.
Amateur career
Ruenroeng began boxing while serving a fifteen-months prison sentence for robbery. In 2007, he won a Thai national title in the Light Flyweight division, and was released from prison for good behaviour the following day. He won a bronze medal as a junior flyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago. He had lost in the semi-final to Philippines southpaw Harry Tanamor.
Ruenroeng took the gold medal at the King’s Cup in Bangkok in 2008 after defeating Kazuto Ioka in the semifinal.[2] He subsequently qualified to represent Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[3]
Professional career
Ruenroeng made his professional debut in 2012. On 22 January 2014, he won the vacant IBF Flyweight title by defeating Rocky Fuentes. In his first defense, he traveled to Japan and earned a split decision over undefeated two-division champion Kazuto Ioka, who was making his flyweight debut. In his following fight, he defeated Puerto Rican challenger McWilliams Arroyo by split decision. On March 7, 2015, he earned a unanimous decision over undefeated two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming.
Ruenrong vs Casimero
IBF flyweight titleholder Amnat Ruenroeng retained his belt with a 12-round decision win over Filipino boxer Johnriel Casimero at the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, June 27.
Ruenroeng (16-0, 5 knockouts) was credited with two knockdowns against Casimero (21-3, 13 KOs), beginning with a counter right in Round 2 that caught the 25-year-old from Ormoc City lunging in. A second knockdown was called in Round 7 when Casimero was pushed into the ropes by Ruenroeng following a glancing right hand.
Casimero appeared to knock Ruenroeng down in Round 3 when a counter left hook caused his glove to touch the canvas, but referee Larry Doggett ruled it a slip.
The fight was marred by excessive clinching and over a dozen throwdowns by Ruenroeng. Doggett issued five warnings before finally taking a point from Ruenroeng in Round 11.
“Amnat made the strategy how to win easy. It was not a dirty fight,” said Ruenroeng’s trainer, Aljoe Jaro, who claims Casimero had hit Ruenroeng in the leg during the fight.
“About the throwing down, that’s not an issue. Casimero was also playing dirty. Amnat was doing his job as a boxer how to win.”
The roughhouse tactics detracted from an otherwise crafty, resourceful performance from the Thai incumbent champion, whose jab disrupted the rhythm of Casimero, who held the IBF junior flyweight title for two years before being stripped last year for failing to make weight for his fight with Mauricio Fuentes.
Casimero was the aggressor for the final 3 rounds, desperately trying to score a knockout to erase the deficit he found himself in.
Ruenroeng, 35, has now defended his belt four times successfully since winning it in January 2014 with a victory over Filipino contender Rocky Fuentes.[4]
Ruenrong vs Casimero II
On May 25, 2016 in Diamond Court of the National Tennis Center, Beijing China, Ruenroeng fought Casimero again in a rematch for the IBF flyweight title and loss via knockout with a vicious body shot in the 4th round, ending Ruenroeng's undefeated streak.[5]
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary | ||
18 fights | 17 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 5 | 1 |
By decision | 12 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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18 | Loss | 17–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (12), 2:10 | 25 May 2016 | ![]() |
Lost IBF flyweight title |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 7 Dec 2015 | ![]() |
Retained IBF flyweight title |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 27 Jun 2015 | ![]() |
Retained IBF flyweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 8 Mar 2015 | ![]() |
Retained IBF flyweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 10 Sep 2014 | ![]() |
Retained IBF flyweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 7 May 2014 | ![]() |
Retained IBF flyweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 22 Jan 2014 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF flyweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (12), 1:37 | 16 Aug 2013 | ![]() |
Retained IBF Asia flyweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (12) | 21 Jun 2013 | ![]() |
Retained IBF Asia flyweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 19 Apr 2013 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific flyweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 15 Feb 2013 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF Asia flyweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | 26 Dec 2012 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 16 Nov 2012 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TD | 6 (10) | 19 Oct 2012 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8) | 17 Aug 2012 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 20 Jul 2012 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 27 Jun 2012 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:30 | 18 May 2012 | ![]() |
Professional debut |
Titles in boxing
Awards and achievements | ||
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Regional titles | ||
New title | IBF Asia flyweight champion 15 Feb 2013 – 22 Jan 2014 Won world title |
Vacant |
Vacant Title last held by Ryan Rey Ponteras |
IBF Pan Pacific flyweight champion 19 Apr 2013 – 2013 |
Vacant |
World titles | ||
Vacant Title last held by Moruti Mthalane |
IBF flyweight champion 22 Jan 2014 – 25 May 2016 |
Succeeded by Johnriel Casimero |
References
- ↑ "คาใจ "อำนาจ" วางคิวไฟนอลไฟต์ "ซู ชิ หมิง" หลังสงกรานต์" (in Thai). ASTV Manager. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "Biographies for Amnat Ruenroeng". Asian Boxing Confederation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Amnat Ruenroeng", Time
- ↑ http://fightword.com/boxing/2015/amnat-ruenroeng-retains-title-in-foul-fest-vs-casimero/
- ↑ http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/john-riel-casimero-gets-revenge-over-amnat-ruenroeng-to-win-flyweight-title/
External links
- Professional boxing record for Amnat Ruenroeng from BoxRec
- "Amnat Ruenroeng", n°56 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"
- Results.beijing2008.cn - Bio
- Biographies for Amnat Ruenroeng International Boxing Association