Somjit Jongjohor
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Somjit Jongjohor is an amateur Thai
boxer best known for winning gold medals in the flyweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
and at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
In the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
final in his home country he beat Frenchman Jérôme Thomas
, who went on to win Olympic silver in 2004.
At the Olympics 2004, Somjit had bad luck with the draw and was outpointed by Cuban eventual winner Yuriorkis Gamboa
.
At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
he was surprised in his first match by Cuban southpaw Andry Laffita
and lost 14:16. In 2005 he also competed for Thailand at the Boxing World Cup
in Moscow, Russia, wining both his matches in the preliminary round.
He won silver at the 2006 Asian Games
in the Flyweight (-51 kg)
division when he was upset by Filipino
boxer Violito Payla
15-31. He had beaten the Filipino three times before.
He beat Vincenzo Picardi
to reach the finals in the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
where he lost against local southpaw Raushee Warren
.
He represented Thailand in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Flyweight category and said that it would be his last contest after which he would continue his boxing career as a national team coach.
He won his first gold medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Flyweight category 51 kg defeating Andry Laffita
of Cuba 8-2.
In Muay thai
his name is Silachai Wor preecha.
2008 (as a flyweight)
2005 (as a flyweight)
2007 (as a flyweight)
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
boxer best known for winning gold medals in the flyweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 6 to July 13. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :-External links:**...
and at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Career
Somjit won the Asian Games 2002.In the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 6 to July 13. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :-External links:**...
final in his home country he beat Frenchman Jérôme Thomas
Jérôme Thomas
Jérôme Thomas is a boxer from France, competing in the flyweight division....
, who went on to win Olympic silver in 2004.
At the Olympics 2004, Somjit had bad luck with the draw and was outpointed by Cuban eventual winner Yuriorkis Gamboa
Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano
Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, won an Olympic gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former IBF and WBA Featherweight champion, being stripped of both titles...
.
At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :...
he was surprised in his first match by Cuban southpaw Andry Laffita
Andry Laffita
Andry Laffita Fernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the silver medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang.-Career:...
and lost 14:16. In 2005 he also competed for Thailand at the Boxing World Cup
2005 Boxing World Cup
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in Moscow, Russia, wining both his matches in the preliminary round.
He won silver at the 2006 Asian Games
Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games
Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games took place in the Academy for Sports Excellence in Sports City, 8 kilometers to the west of Doha. The event was only open to men, and the bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
in the Flyweight (-51 kg)
Flyweight
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...
division when he was upset by Filipino
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
boxer Violito Payla
Violito Payla
Violito Payla is an amateur boxer from the Philippines best known to win the Asian Games 2006 at flyweight.At the 2002 Asian Games he beat Tulashboy Doniyorov but lost to Noman Karim...
15-31. He had beaten the Filipino three times before.
He beat Vincenzo Picardi
Vincenzo Picardi
Vincenzo Picardi is an Italian amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal in the flyweight division both at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago and at the Olympics 2008....
to reach the finals in the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...
where he lost against local southpaw Raushee Warren
Raushee Warren
Rau'shee Warren is an American amateur boxer and the 2007 flyweight world champion.-Career:Warren hails from the impoverished Westwood community of Cincinnati, Ohio. At the age of 6, he began training at the same East Side gym where former Junior Welterweight champion Aaron Pryor trained in the...
.
He represented Thailand in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Flyweight category and said that it would be his last contest after which he would continue his boxing career as a national team coach.
He won his first gold medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Flyweight category 51 kg defeating Andry Laffita
Andry Laffita
Andry Laffita Fernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the silver medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang.-Career:...
of Cuba 8-2.
In Muay thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
his name is Silachai Wor preecha.
Olympic games results
2004 (as a flyweight)- Defeated Kim Ki-SukKim Ki-SukKim Ki-Suk is a South Korean boxer who won a gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He also participated in two Olympics.-Career:...
(South Korea) 22-12 - Lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) 21-26
2008 (as a flyweight)
- Defeated Eddie ValenzuelaEddie ValenzuelaEddie Valenzuela Barillas is a Guatemalan amateur boxer who qualified to the 2008 Olympic Games at flyweight.Valenzuela, a native of Guatemala City, was the first Guatemalan boxer to reach the Olympics in 16 years...
(Guatemala) 6-1 - Defeated Samir MammadovSamir MammadovSamir Mammadov is a boxer from Azerbaijan, who won the silver medal in the men's flyweight division at the 2006 European Championships in Bulgaria and bronze at the 2007 World Championships.-Career:...
(Azerbaijan) 10-2 - Defeated Anvar YunusovAnvar YunusovAnvar Yunusov is an amateur boxer from Tajikistan best known to handle AsianGames winner Violito Payla his first ever stoppage defeat at the 2007 world championships...
(Tajikistan) 8-1 - Defeated Vincenzo PicardiVincenzo PicardiVincenzo Picardi is an Italian amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal in the flyweight division both at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago and at the Olympics 2008....
(Italy) 7-1 - Defeated Andris Laffita (Cuba) 8-2
World amateur championships results
2003 (as a flyweight)- Defeated Ramazan Ballioglu (Turkey) RSCO 3
- Defeated Bato-Munko VankeevBato-Munko VankeevBato-Munko Vankeev is a boxer from Belarus.Vankeev qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland...
(Belarus) 10-5 - Defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) 23-22
- Defeated Rustamhodza RahimovRustamhodza RahimovRustamhodza Rahimov is a boxer from Germany, but of Tajik origins, as his name suggests.- Medals :* In the 2004 Summer Olympics Rahimov won a bronze medal in the flyweight boxing event. He was 29....
(Germany) 12-5 - Defeated Jerome Thomas (boxer) (France) 24-17
2005 (as a flyweight)
- Lost to Andry LaffitaAndry LaffitaAndry Laffita Fernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the silver medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang.-Career:...
(Cuba) 14-16
2007 (as a flyweight)
- Defeated Ramadan Rezgallah (Egypt) 17-9
- Defeated Mirat SarsembayevMirat SarsembayevMirat Sarsembayev is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan best known for winning the flyweight bronze at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
(Kazakhstan) 17-8 - Defeated Rafał Kaczor (Poland) 15-3
- Defeated Vincenzo PicardiVincenzo PicardiVincenzo Picardi is an Italian amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal in the flyweight division both at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago and at the Olympics 2008....
(Italy) 13-2 - Lost to Rau'shee Warren (United States) 9-13 (final match)