Samranthong Kiatbanchong

Samranthong Kiatbanchong
Samranthong in the 1990s
BornSamran Chumanee
July 16, 1971
Thung Yai, Thung Yai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
DiedFebruary 16, 2008 (aged 37)
Native nameสำราญ ชูมณี
Other namesSamranthong Chuchokchai (สำราญทอง ซูโชคชัย)
NicknameLittle Chicken (น้องไก่, personal nickname)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DivisionSuper Flyweight
Bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Featherweight
StyleMuay Thai
(Muay Femur)
StanceSouthpaw
TeamKiatbanchong
Other information
Notable relativesJaroenthong Kiatbanchong (older brother)
Chalamthong Kiatbanchong (older brother)

Samran Chumanee (Thai: สำราญ ชูมณี July 16, 1971 - February 16, 2008), known professionally as Samranthong Kiatbanchong (Thai: สำราญทอง เกียรติบ้านช่อง), was a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter. He was a high ranked fighter at the Lumpinee Stadium during the 1980s and 1990s. He was the older brother of Jaroenthong Kiatbanchong, also a successful and famous Muay Thai fighter.[1]

Biography and career

Samran Chumanee was born in the village of Thung Yai in Thung Yai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand on July 16, 1971. He came from a family of nine children, of which he was the eighth child, and was raised by his widowed mother who worked on a rubber plantation.[2]

He spent his professional career training at the Kiatbanchong gym alongside fighters such as his brother, Jaroenthong Kiatbanchong, as well as Oley Kiatoneway and Jaroensap Kiatbanchong.

He fought during the Golden Era of Muay Thai against many notable fighters including Kongtoranee Payakaroon,[3] Samransak Muangsurin,[4] Wangchannoi Sor.Palangchai, Langsuan Panyuthaphum,[5] Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth,[6] Boonlai Sor.Thanikul,[7] Pairot Wor.Walapon, Dokmaipa Por Pongsawang,[8] Jongsanan Fairtex,[9]Nuathoranee Thongracha,[10] and Ritthichai Lookchaomaesaitong.[11]

Samranthong died following a car accident on February 16, 2008, at the age of 37.[12]

Fight record

Muay Thai Record (Incomplete)
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
1993-03-01WinThailand Samingnoi KiatkamchaiLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO (elbow)3
?WinUnited States Hector PenaUnited StatesDecision53:00
Wins the WCK Muay Thai World title.
1992-06-03WinThailand Kaonar Sor.KettalingchanLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1992-04-07LossThailand Samransak MuangsurinLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO2
?WinThailand Piewpong Sit BobeyRajadamnern StadiumBangkok, ThailandTKO (retirement)23:00
1991-09-13LossThailand Ritthichai LookchaomaesaitongLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1991-08-13LossThailand Samingnoi KiatkamchaiLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO (high kick)2
1991-07-30WinThailand Boonlertlek Sor.NantanaLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1991-06-28LossThailand Boonlai Sor.ThanikulLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1991-06-04DrawThailand Jongsanan FairtexLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1991-04-05LossThailand Wangchannoi Sor.PalangchaiLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandTKO11:30
1991-03-22LossThailand Boonlai Sor.ThanikulLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1991-03-01LossThailand Namkabuan NongkeepahuyuthLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1991-02-09WinThailand Ritthichai LookchaomaesaitongLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandTKO (doctor stoppage)3
1991-01-26WinThailand Rainbow Sor.PrantalayLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1990-12-11LossThailand Nuathoranee ThongrachaLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1990-10-30LossThailand Dokmaipa Por PongsawangLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandTKO (Punches)2
1990-10-12WinThailand Detduang Por.PongsawangLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1990-09-25WinThailand Namkabuan NongkeepahuyuthLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO (Elbows)3
1990-08-31WinThailand Langsuan PanyuthaphumOneSongchai, Lumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandTKO (punches)4
1990-07-21LossThailand Ritthichai LookchaomaesaitongLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1990-06-05WinThailand Noenthong SingkireeLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1990-04-27WinThailand Panphet MuangsurinLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO2
1990-LossThailand Kaonar Sor.KettalingchanLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1990-WinThailand Banluesak LukprabatLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO4
1990-02-21WinThailand Chuchai SaksamutLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandTKO (doctor stoppage)2
1990-WinThailand Pairot Wor.WalaponLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1989-10-03LossThailand Panphet MuangsurinLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO2
1989-WinThailand Kongtoranee PayakaroonLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1989-08-11WinThailand Yodmanut Sit YodtongLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandDecision53:00
1988-12-02LossThailand Pichit SitbangprachanLumpinee StadiumBangkok, ThailandKO2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

  1. ↑ "รำลึก สำราญทอง เกียรติบ้านช่อง" [Remembrance of Samranthong Kiatbanchong]. MGR Online (in Thai). 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  2. ↑ Trefeu, Serge (1 February 2022). "JAROENTHONG KIATBANCHONG (Career 1980-1990)". siamfightmag.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Fr3d3r1c (2010-01-01). "KONGTORANEE PAYAKAROON". SIAM FIGHT MAG. Retrieved 2025-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Trefeu, Serge (2020-11-03). "SAMRANSAK MUANGSURIN (Career 1980-1990)". SIAM FIGHT MAG. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  5. ↑ "Langsuan Panyuthapum vs Samranthong Chuchokechai". Youtube. vrx. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ↑ ""Muay Siam" Magazine". Facebook.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Trefeu, Serge (2020-11-16). "BOONLAY SOR THANIKUL (Career 1980-1990)". SIAM FIGHT MAG. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  8. ↑ Trefeu, Serge (2022-03-20). "DOKMAIPHA POR PONGSAWANG (Career 1980-1990)". SIAM FIGHT MAG. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  9. ↑ Trefeu, Serge (2022-03-06). "JONGSANAN FAIRTEX (Career 1990-2000)". SIAM FIGHT MAG. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  10. ↑ Trefeu, Serge (2022-06-04). "NUATHORANEE THONGRAJA (CAREER 1990-2000)". SIAM FIGHT MAG. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  11. ↑ "Samranthong Kiatbanchong vs Rittichai Lookchaomaesaitong". Youtube. vrx. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "สำราญทองประสบอุบัติเหตุเสียชีวิต". news.sanook.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2025.