Orono_Por_Muang_Ubon

Orono Por Muang Ubon

Orono Por Muang Ubon

Thai kickboxer


Orono Por Muang Ubon (Thai: โอโรโน่ พ.เมืองอุบล; born January 14, 1973, in Ubon Ratchathani) is a Thai former Muay Thai fighter.

Quick Facts Born, Other names ...

Biography and career

The son of a Thai mother and an American father, he was born Somkid Deomprakon. His ring name, "Orono", was given to him by a trainer who thought he bore a strong resemblance to the Venezuelan boxing champion Rafael Orono, who came to compete for a world title in Thailand in 1983 and 1985.[2] Orono was known in the Thai media as "Super Black".[3][4] He started Muay Thai at 10 in the Kiatkamchai camp. At 15, Orono joined the Por Muang Ubon gym in his native Ubon Ratchathani Province to start his Bangkok career, training alongside other notable fighters such as Nungubon Sitlerchai and Nuengtrakarn Por Muang Ubon.[5]

Orono rapidly made a name for himself in Bangkok, fighting for the Songchai promotion. He was recognized for his southpaw style and ability to endure punishment. This style led him to put on very entertaining fights, some of them awarded "Fight of the Year" by Muay Thai institutions such as the Lumpinee Stadium or the Sports Writer Association of Thailand. The latter also designated him as "Fighter of the year" in 1994.[6]

In the early 2010s Orono became a trainer at various Muay Thai camps including 13 Coins Resort. He kept taking fights until 2017.

Titles and honours

Fight record

More information Date, Result ...

References

  1. "Magazine two-page spread "ยอดมวยในอดีต" บักสามโอ"โอโรโน่ พ.เมืองอุบล"".
  2. Orono Por Muang Ubon Vs. Kaoponlek Mike Lng, thescienceof8limbs.com (10 November 2012) Archived 23 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "MUAY THAI "FIGHTER OF THE YEAR" WINNERS FROM PAST TO PRESENT". muaythaipros.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2021-06-06.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Orono_Por_Muang_Ubon, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.