) 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...

 middleweight

Middleweight

Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...

 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...

-kickboxer fighting out of Superpro Samui in Koh Samui, Thailand. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium and x3 time world Muaythai champion. As well as fighting 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...

 and kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

 Pajonsuk has also pursued an amateur boxing

Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

 career, most recently participating in the 2008 Olympic Games

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 representing Thailand.

Biography/Career

Born in Lopburi

Lopburi

Lopburi ) is the capital city of Lopburi Province in Thailand. It is located about 150 km north-east of Bangkok. As of 2006 it has a population of 26,500...

, Pajonsuk began his Muay Thai education at the Lukprabart camp in Saraburi province

Saraburi Province

Saraburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Lopburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Nayok, Pathum Thani and Ayutthaya. Saraburi has been an important town since ancient times...

 aged six years old. As a youngster he won Thai national championships at 28, 32 and 35 kg and became a hot prospect on the local scene. Not one to be confined to just one sport Pajonsuk also branched out into the Chinese

China

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 art of Wushu

Wushu (sport)

The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...

, winning a gold medal in the -76kg division at the Southeast Asian Games

2001 Southeast Asian Games

The 21st Southeast Asian Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8 September - 17 September 2001. The games were opened by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj in the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. He was introduced by Prime...

 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2001. He would also travel to fight, winning his first ever world title (I.K.K.C) in the United States

United States

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 against the reigning champion and fellow countryman Matee Jedeepitak by TKO in mid 2002. Fresh from his victory in America, Pajonsuk returned to Thailand where he faced Kaolan Kaovichit

Kaolan Kaovichit

Kaolan Kaovichit is a Thai former kickboxer. He was the runner up of K-1 World Max 2002.-Biography:Kaolan Kaovichit was born in Songkhla Province, Thailand on May 12, 1978 as Jahormat Miyundichar.-Titles:...

, a man who had defeated him in their two previous meetings, including in a world title fight. This time it was third time lucky for Pajonsuk, who gained revenge by defeating Kaolan and becoming the new Lumpinee champion. Earlier that year he returned to action at the 2002 Asian Games

2002 Asian Games

The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...

 in Busan, South Korea to pick up his second gold medal in the art of Wushu

Wushu (sport)

The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...

.

At the end of 2003 Pajonsuk once more faced old foe Kaolan Kaovichit

Kaolan Kaovichit

Kaolan Kaovichit is a Thai former kickboxer. He was the runner up of K-1 World Max 2002.-Biography:Kaolan Kaovichit was born in Songkhla Province, Thailand on May 12, 1978 as Jahormat Miyundichar.-Titles:...

 for the fourth and final time losing by decision and his Lumpinee Stadium title. After this defeat he travelled to Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 for a new challenge, facing Stjepan Veselic for Veslic's W.P.K.L. world title belt. Veselic had defending his title three times including an upset KO

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

 victory over Thai legend Sakmongkol Sithchuchok, but on the night in Rotterdam

Rotterdam

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 there was a new champion, Pajonsuk handing Vesilic a beating on route to a third round stoppage victory. As he was running out of competition in Thailand where traditionally the most competitive divisions were at lower weight, Pajonsuk would fight more and more in Europe, picking up good wins against the likes of Joerie Mes

Joerie Mes

Joerie "The Shark" Mes is a Dutch former welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is former Dutch and European Muay Thai champion who later competed in K-1 MAX. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest combination specialists in kickboxing history.-Biography and...

 and Aalviar Lima and losing a close decision to Rayen Simson

Rayen Simson

Rayen "Red Bean" Simson is a Surinamese-Dutch former super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. Despite not being as well recognised as fellow Dutch Muay Thai fighters Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman, he is still one of the best kickboxers ever; claiming 7 world titles in 3 different organizations and...

 fighting on cards for reputable Dutch organizations such as It's Showtime

It's Showtime

It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...

 and Gentlemen promotions.

In 2010 he entered the Enfusion Reality Show involving some of the top Muay Thai fighters from across the world at 70 kg with the first part of the show based at a training camp in Koh Samui, Thailand. Pajonsuk won two elimination fights in Thailand against Jan van Denderen and Shane Campbell

Shane Campbell

Shane "Shaolin" Campbell is a Canadian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Iron Muay Thai Gym in Stoney Creek, Ontario. He is a former W.K.A. Muaythai world champion and current W.M.A. Muaythai middleweight world champion...

 respectively making the final 4 stage in Lisbon

Lisbon

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 where he lost in the battle for the $40,000 first prize to Gago Drago

Gago Drago

Gago Drago is an Armenian-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Alkmaar, Netherlands. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniques and highly aggressive fighting style...

 via decision. By the end of 2010 Pajonsuk would make only his second appearance on a K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

 show. There had been rumors throughout the year that he would replace regular Thai K-1 MAX

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

 representative Buakaw Por. Pramuk who would not participate in the final 16 stage due to a contract dispute with the organization but in the end the relatively unknown Sagetpetch would take his place and Pajonsuk would have to make do with a super fight appearance easily beating Woo Yong Choi at the event in Seoul, South Korea.

Amateur boxing career

Pajonsuk competed under his birthname of Angkhan Chomphuphuang in the welterweight (– 69 kg)

Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...

 division 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...

 settling for the silver medal in a lost bout against Kazakhstan's

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 Bakhyt Sarsekbayev

Bakhyt Sarsekbayev

Bakhyt Abdirakhmanovich Sarsekbayev is a Kazakh amateur boxer who won Olympic Gold 2008 at Welterweight. At the 2006 Asian Games he had also won the gold medal in the welterweight division.-Career:...

 (8-28). He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 at middleweight among others knocking out Elshod Rasulov

Elshod Rasulov

Elshod Rasulov is an amateur boxer from Uzbekistan, who won Gold at the 2006 Asian Games in the Middleweight division.-Career:...

. He beat Cho Deok-Jin

Cho Deok-Jin

Cho Deok-Jin is a Korean amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light heavyweight after he was reallocated a place.-External links:**...

 but was upset by Vijender Singh.

Titles

Kickboxing

• 2010 Enfusion Reality Show tournament runner up -70 kg
• 2004 W.P.K.L. Muaythai middleweight world champion -72.5 kg
• 2002 Asian Games
  2002 Asian Games
  The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
  
   in Busan, South Korea -65 kg (Wushu)
• 2002-03 Lumpinee Stadium Muaythai welterweight champion -66.8 kg
• 2002 I.K.K.C. Pro Muaythai junior welterweight world champion -63.5 kg
• 2001 Southeast Asian Games
  2001 Southeast Asian Games
  The 21st Southeast Asian Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8 September - 17 September 2001. The games were opened by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj in the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. He was introduced by Prime...
  
   in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -76 kg (Wushu)
• W.M.C. Muaythai super middleweight world champion
• U.S.A. Muaythai/kickboxing junior welterweight champion -63.5 kg

Boxing

• 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 Doha, Qatar -69 kg
• 2006 28th King's Cup Boxing Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand

Kickboxing Record

Kickboxing Record
Legend:

See also

• List of It's Showtime events
• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations