Pone Kingpetch

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Pone Kingpetch (Thai: โผน กิ่งเพชร), also known as Mana Seedokbuab (Thai: มานะ สีดอกบวบ) is Thailand's 3 times Flyweight world boxing champion. He was born in Hua Hin on 12 February 1935. He became Thailand's first world boxing champion on 16 April 1960 when he defeated Pascual Pérez of Argentina at Lumphini Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

[edit] Death

Pone died in 1982 at the age of 47.

[edit] Trivia

Pone was the first world champion from Thailand.

Preceded by Pascual Perez	World Flyweight Champion 16 Apr 1960 – 10 Oct 1962	Succeeded by Fighting Harada
Preceded by Fighting Harada	WBA Flyweight Champion 12 Jan 1963 – 18 Sep 1963	Succeeded by Hiroyuki Ebihara
Preceded by Hiroyuki Ebihara	WBA Flyweight Champion 23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 1965	Succeeded by Salvatore Burruni

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for Pone Kingpetch from Boxrec