Orono Wor Petchpun is a Thai

Thai people

The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...

 super featherweight

Super Featherweight

Super featherweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 130 pounds or 59 kilograms....

 kickboxer fighting out of Wor Petchpun Gym in Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima or is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district...

, Thailand

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...

. He is 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

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 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) title 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

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...

. He holds two KO wins over The Contender Asia

The Contender Asia

The Contender Asia was a reality-based television series that follows 16 aspiring Muay Thai middleweight fighters from 12 countries as they compete in a series of outdoor challenges and sanctioned matches...

 champion Yodsaenklai Fairtex, two decisions over K-1 MAX champion Buakaw Por. Pramuk and Saenchai Sor Kingstar

Saenchai Sor Kingstar

Saenchai Sinbimuaythai , formerly known as Saenchai Sor Kingstar, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. He won the Lumpinee Championship title in three different weight divisions, therefore he is considered one of the best pound for pound Muay Thai fighters in the world.Saenchai would often give up...

. After fighting all the big names in Thailand at his weight class, Orono made his international debut in 2007 at the SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand III" event against William Diender

William Diender

William "The Machine" Diender is Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Team Aerts in Amsterdam. He is Dutch and European Muay Thai champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Kickboxing record:-External links:...

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Titles

• 2009 Rang Yeh tournament title
• Current Thailand champion 130 lb
• Current It's Showtime 65MAX World champion
• Current WPMF World Muay Thai champion 140 lb
• Lumpinee champion 130 lb
• Thailand champion 130 lb
• Thailand champion 126 lb
• WMC Muay Thai World champion 120 lb

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
Legend:

See also

• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations