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Parkpoom "M" Jangphonak (Thai: ภาคภูมิ แจ้งโพธิ์นาค; rtgs: Phakphum Chaengpho-nak) is a retired Thai professional boxer in Welterweight division, in addition he is also an amateur boxer who has competed in the Olympic Games for two times and is a former Muay Thai kickboxer.
Muay Thai & Amateur Boxing Career
Parkpoom was born at Tambon Dan Samrong, Mueang Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan Province. His father, Yuthaphum Jangphonak, owns a boxing gym "Panyuthaphum", which has many famous boxers such as Venice Borkhorsor WBC & Lineal Flyweight champion in 70s and Langsuan Panyuthaphum, a famous Muay Thai kickboxer in 80s. He has ambition since childhood want to be a boxer who won Olympic gold medal, inspired by Dhawee Umponmaha, a 1984 Olympics silver medalist in Light welterweight division.
He started boxing at the age of 9 from Muay Thai by fighting regularly at Samrong Stadium his native in name "M16 Borkhorsor" (เอ็ม16 บ.ข.ส.) because he punched quickly like an M16 rifle.
Later in the early 1996, he was persuaded to amateur boxing. It only takes 3 months he became a Thai athlete at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta in Welterweight division. He is considered to be the youngest and least experienced boxer of Thailand national team. Round of 32 result he is a loser to Serhiy Dzyndzyruk, a Ukrainian boxer 10-20.
He continues to amateur boxing, at the 13th Asian Games in late 1998 at Bangkok. He won the gold medal in Welterweight division and he is #1 on this weight class of the ranking of AIBA too.
At the 2000 Olympics at Sydney, Australia, he continued to participate in the amateur boxing tournament. He won the first round by defeating Geard Ajetović a Serbian boxer but in the second round he is a loser to Serhiy Dotsenko a Ukrainian boxer 5-13, which resulted in his disappointment and retired from boxing amateur boxing eventually and turn into a taekwondo instead.
Professional Boxing Career & Retirement
In 2003, he switched to professional boxing under Songchai Rattanasuban of Onesongchai Promotion. He won PABA Welterweight champion in his seventh fight in 2005, but after three defeats in Australia and lost the champion he finally retired in 2007.
After retirement, he continued his studies until graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication arts from Thongsuk College and master's degree in sports science from Srinakharinwirot University. He open a pet shop behind Seri Center, Prawet District, Bangkok. He is currently a lecturer at Udon Thani Rajabhat University including as a boxing coach for athletes of the university as well.