| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | มนัส บุญจำนงค์ |
Nickname(s) | Phle boi klap chai (เพลย์บอยกลับใจ) "Repentance Playboy"[1] |
| Nationality | |
| Born | (1980-06-23)June 23, 1980 (age 45) Ratchaburi, Thailand |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) 72.64 kg (160.1 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Light Welterweight Middleweight |
| Club | Royal Thai Army |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'sBoxing | ||
| Representing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2004 Athens | Light Welterweight | |
| 2008 Beijing | Light Welterweight | |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
| 2003 Bangkok | Light Welterweight | |
| Asian Games | ||
| 2006 Doha | Light Welterweight | |
Manus Boonjumnong (Thai:มนัส บุญจำนงค์;RTGS: Manat Bunchamnong, born June 23, 1980) is a Thaiboxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight (60–64 kg) at the2004 Summer Olympics. He is the older brother ofNon Boonjumnong.
At the2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in his home townBangkok, the light-footed counterpuncher won the bronze medal losing to RussianAlexander Maletin.
In 2006, he made a successful comeback when he was crowned Asian champion. He narrowly defeated reigning 2005 world championSerik Sapiyev at the tournament although he was knocked down.
In Chicago at the2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he was upset early against JapaneseMasatsugu Kawachi.
Boonjumnong qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament inGuangzhou, China. In the final he defeated Kazakhstan'sNurzhan Karimzhanov. In Athens he beat reigning world championWilly Blain and the CubanYudel Johnson in the final and won gold.
2004 Olympic Results
| 6 fights | 5 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 5–1 | TKO | 5 (8) | April 22, 2016 | |||
| Win | 5–0 | TKO | 5 (8) | March 25, 2016 | |||
| Win | 4–0 | TKO | 3 (8) | January 22, 2016 | |||
| Win | 3–0 | KO | 1 (6) | December 7, 2015 | |||
| Win | 2–0 | UD | 4 | September 27, 2015 | |||
| Win | 1–0 | UD | 4 | June 27, 2015 | Professional boxing debut. |
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