The 32th King's Cup international-style boxing match was organized at MCC Hall, The Mall Ngamwongwan, on 7th April. This championship match was opened by “Big Odd”, general Yutthasak Sasiprapha, the committee chairman of Olympic of Thailand. Thai boxers has entered 6 types of competitions and won all types as follows. Light flyweight (48 kg), Kaew Phongprayun (Thai A) won RSC Verachon Yodwichai (Thai B) in the second round. Flyweight (51 kg), Amnat Ruenreung from Thai A used beautiful boxing technique to defeat against Stephanof Seamen (Russia), with score 6-1. Bantamweight (54 kg), Chatchai Buddee (Thai A) defeated Donchai Tathi (Thai B) with score 3-0.

Featherweight (57 kg), Thai boxers competed on each other. This is considered as a highlight match between Worapot Petchkum, silver medal boxer of Olympic 2004, “Athen Games”, returned to fight in team B after 2 years of suspension for his master degree study, versus Wuthichai Masuk, a rising star with 19 years old from Thai A, who won Asia competition in the last year. This match was powerful because “Set Taweep”, general Taweep Chantararoj, the president of amateur boxing association announced to assign the winner as a major boxer in Team A. In result, Worapot took advantage from his experience to defeat his junior with score 5-0. He obtained gold and successfully reclaim his national team A position.

Host nation Thailand is hoping to defend its 9-game winning streak against top competitors like South Korea, Russia and Turkmenistan in the 32nd King’s Cup amateur boxing tournament this April.

Thai amateur boxing chief General Taweep Jantararoj said South Korea, Russia and Turkmenistan will all send their top athletes to compete in the events in nine weight classes of the King’s Cup in Nonthaburi on April 2-7 this year.

Athletes from 7 out of 17 participating nations have arrived in Thailand, while the Thai two boxing squads are about to leave their training facility in Pakchong.

According to General Taweep, Thailand’s “Team A” will be consisted of Kaeo Pongprayoon in the 48-kilogram weight class, Amnat Ruenroeng in the 51 kilogram, Chatchai Butdee in the 54 kilogram, Wuttichai Masuk in the 57 kilogram, Sailom Adi in the 60 kilogram, Apichet Seansit in the 64 kilogram, and Oatchariya Haewsuno in the 69 kilogram, and Suriya Prasarthinpimai in the 75 kilogram.

Thailand is guaranteed at least two bronze medals as at 19th Asian Youth Boxing Championship in Tehran, Iran, as two of its athletes have cruised to the quarterfinals.

Lightweight Phonwirat Patitangkho beat a Malaysian opponent by decision and will face a Kazakhstani quarterfinalist, while middleweight Sakkarin Chujit similarly defeated a Japanese pugilist to earn himself a quarterfinal spot against an Indian opponent.

The third Thai athlete, light welterweight contender Somsak Koobkookkruad, was defeated by a Kazakhstani, losing his chance to earn any medal at the Tehran event.

Thai amateur boxing chief General Taweep Jantararoj said Sakkarin will have a good chance to beat the Indian, but Phonwirat’s Kazakhstani opponent is more formidable.

The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) has decided to lift its year-long ban on General Taweep Jantararoj, after its disciplinary committee ruled that the Thai amateur boxing chief did not commit wrongdoing when he criticized AIBA’s officials at the Beijing Games in 2008.

According to the earlier reports, General Taweep, who is the president of the Amateur Boxing Association of Thailand (ABAT) and an executive committee member of AIBA, earlier filed a petition to the Lausanne Civil Court when he was “suspended” from his post at AIBA, following his criticisms on the neutrality of the association’s judges and officials at the Beijing Games.

AIBA’s disciplinary committee recently ruled that General Taweep was not guilty in the defamation allegation, said the ABAT’s foreign affairs department on October 8. It also said AIBA has lifted the suspension on General Taweep.