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Apinun Khongsong (Thai: อภินันท์ คงสง, born July 14, 1995), also known professionally as Downua Ruawaiking (ดาวเหนือ เรือไวกิ้ง), is a Thai professional boxer who challenged for the unified WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring light-welterweight titles in September 2020.
| Apinan Kongsong (อภินันท์ คงสง) | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Dawrung phi-phungtai (ดาวรุ่งผีพุ่งไต้) "Meteor" (alias[1]) Jod (nickname[2]) |
| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Born | July 14, 1995 Tambon Lamphu Ra, Amphoe Huai Yot, Trang Province, Thailand[2] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 20 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 2 |
Boxing career
Khongsong was born in Tambon Lamphu Ra, Amphoe Huai Yot, Trang Province, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Trang City. He has been through a lot of fighting from Muay Thai and amateur boxing over 100 fights.[1] He is a sports athlete of Trang Sports School.[2]
He debut his first professional boxing match in mid-2016 under Ekarat "่Jimmy" Chaichotchuang of Kiat Kreerin Promotion by Rian Munton, a Briton as a trainer. In his 7th fight, he challenged vacant IBF Pan Pacific champion with Yuta Maruoka, a Japanese boxer he beat by knockout just first round on February 22, 2017.
On August 23, 2017, he defended his title by unanimous decision over Adam Diu "Big Daddy" Abdulhamid a Filipino challenger at Suan Lum Night Bazaar Ratchadaphisek.[3]
On February 18, 2019, in the eliminator fight for IBF junior welterweight world title, he knockout Japanese boxer Akihiro Kondo with right uppercut in round 5 at Kōrakuen Hall, Tokyo.
On September 26, 2020, he lost for the first time when losing by knockout to Josh Taylor in the first round in unified WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring light-welterweight bout at York Hall, London.
References
- "'จิมมี่' ส่ง 'ดาวเหนือ' ชิงแชมป์ IBF ที่ว่างกับนักชกแดนปลาดิบ". Thairath (in Thai). 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ""ดาวเหนือ เรือไวกิ้ง" แชมป์มวยสากล IBF นำเข็มขัดโชว์รุ่นน้องที่โรงเรียนกีฬา จ.ตรัง". ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- "'ดาวเหนือ' เผด็จศึกนักชกตากาล็อก ป้องกันแชมป์ IBF แพนแปซิฟิก". Thairath (in Thai). 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
External links
- Boxing record for Apinun Khongsong from BoxRec (registration required)
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