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Rajadamnern Stadium (Thai: สนามมวยราชดำเนิน; RTGS: sanam muai ratchadamnoen), also spelled Ratchadamnoen, is a sporting arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Along with Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Rajadamnern is one of the two main stadiums for modern muay Thai. It hosts fights every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. The stadium has its own ranking system and championship titles up to middleweight (160 lbs).[2]

Rajadamnern Stadium

Location	1, Ratchadamnoen Avenue, Khet Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates	13°45′40″N 100°30′32″E
Owner	The Rajadamnern Co. Ltd
Operator	Chuwattana Muay Thai & Boxing camp
Capacity	8,000[1]
Construction
Broke ground	1 March 1941
Built	1941-1945
Opened	23 December 1945
Expanded	1951
Construction cost	258,900 baht
Main contractors	Imprese Italiane All' Estero-Oriente
Tenants
Choocharoen Boxing Promotion
Website
rajadamnern.com

History

In 1941, the prime minister of Thailand, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, gave orders to build a national boxing stadium on Rajadamnern Avenue. Impresse Italiane All' Estero-Oriente won the construction rights, and the 258,900 baht project foundation stone was laid on 1 March 1941.[3]

Due to the lack of construction supplies during the World War II, the project was halted until August 1945. When construction resumed, it took only four months to complete it. The first boxing match was held on 23 December 1945. Tickets were priced at between 70 and 300 baht. Pramote Puengsoonthorn became the first stadium manager and remained in the post until his retirement in 1947.[4]

The original stadium was open-air, resembling a Roman amphitheatre in design. Six years later, in 1951 a concrete roof was added, making it weather-proof.[5] After seven years of government ownership, the stadium was losing money, and on 24 May 1953, Chalerm Cheosakul, the stadium manager at the time, asked permission from the Crown Property Bureau to run the stadium and founded the "Rajadamnern Co, Ltd." Rajadamnern Co., Ltd. operates it to this day, and it has become one of the chief muay Thai boxing stadiums in Thailand.[3]

Chuwattana Muay Thai & Boxing camp is the official promoter for Rajadamnern Stadium, licensed by the Thailand Boxing Commission.^{[citation needed]}

As part of Rajadamnern World Series, on 22 July 2022, Rajadamnern Stadium hosted the first four female Muay Thai fights in its almost eight decade-long history. The first female bout was between Aida Looksaikongdin and Zahra Shokouhi.[6]

Gambling

Gambling is legal and takes place at the second level. The betting is done by hand-signals, as on a stock exchange trading floor. Often such signs are misunderstood by one side and fights may erupt outside the ring between gamblers. The security service at Rajadamnern Stadium is managed by armed military police. Foreigners usually occupy the expensive ringside seats, while gamblers and aficionados prefer the second or third ring of seats upstairs.[7][8]

Current champions

Weight Class	Champion	Date won	Days
Mini Flyweight	Laempo Sitkhunwasan	Sept 23, 2022	243
Light Flyweight	Petchpanom Sor. Salacheep	Sept 25, 2022	253
Flyweight	Paeyim Sor Bonmerit	Sept 29, 2022	208
Super Flyweight	Kumandoi Petcharoenvit	March 10, 2022	222
Bantamweight	Wanwin Lukjaoporongtom	Sept 25, 2022	233
Super Bantamweight	Petchsansab SorJor Tongprajin	February 7, 2022	253
Featherweight	Petchrungruang Aodtuekdaeng	March 6, 2022	226
Super Featherweight	Petchsukhumvit Boybangna	March 13, 2022	219
Lightweight	Jom Parunchai	June 26, 2022	114
Super Lightweight	Yodlekpetch Tded99	November 26, 2021	326
Welterweight	Shadow Singmawynn	March 21, 2022	211
Super Welterweight	Daniel SinbiMuayThai	June 1, 2022	139
Middleweight	Vacant	-	-

See also

• Lumpinee Stadium
• World Muaythai Council

References

External links

• Rajadamnern Stadium Rankings

На других языках

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- [en] Rajadamnern Stadium

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[ru] Рачадамнерн

Стадион Рачадамнерн (тайск. สนามมวยราชดำเนิน) — один из двух (наряду с Лумпхини) наиболее значимых стадионов Таиланда, где проводятся бои по правилам тайского бокса[1][2]. Стадион (как и иные стадионы в Таиланде) является одновременно спортивной организацией, имеет свои рейтинги и официальных чемпионов. На стадионе проводятся бои в 13 весовых категориях. Титул чемпиона стадиона Рачадамнерн считается одним из наиболее престижных в тайском боксе не только в Таиланде, но и в мире.

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