Orono Wor Petchpun Biography
Orono Wor Petchpun (Thai: โอโรโน่ ว.เพชรพูล, born August 22, 1978) is a Thai super featherweight kickboxer and bantamweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Wor Petchpun Gym in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium champion and three-time champion of Thailand. He is the current It's Showtime 65MAX World champion and is based in Singapore where he is a member of the Evolve Mixed Martial Arts fight team.
Biography and career
Orono started out Muay Thai at the age of 15, a fairly late age to start fighting in Thailand. A year later he had his first fight in Bangkok. In 2001 he won the WMC World Muaythai (122:lb) *le against Petchek Sor Suwannapakdee.
Formerly fighting under the name Orono Majestic Gym (โอโรโน่ มาเจสติกยิม), Orono has mixed it up with many of the top names in muay thai. He holds two KO wins over The Contender Asia champion Yodsaenklai Fairtex, two decisions over K-1 MAX champion Buakaw Por. Pramuk and Saenchai Sor Kingstar. After fighting all the big names in Thailand at his weight cl*, Orono made his international debut in 2007 at the SLAMM Nederland vs Thailand III event against William Diender.
In March 2012, Orono announced his intention to compete in mixed martial arts.
*les
- 2009 Rang Yeh tournament *le
- It's Showtime
- 2009 It's Showtime 65MAX World champion
- World Professional Muaythai Federation
- 2008 WPMF World Muay Thai champion 140:lbs
- Lumpinee Stadium
- 2007 Lumpinee champion 130:lbs
- Professional Boxing *ociation of Thailand (PAT)
- 2002-2003 Thailand champion 130:lbs
- 2002 Thailand champion 126:lbs
- World Muay Thai Council
- 2001 WMC Muay Thai World champion 122:lbs
Fight record
See also
- List of It's Showtime champions
- List of male kickboxers
