Kitichai Preecha

Kitichai Preecha (, born September 20, 1976), who boxes as Payak Nakornluang (พยัคฆ์ นครหลวงโปรโมชั่น), is a retired Thai professional boxer in strawweight division.

Biography & Boxing career He was born in the town of Chandi, Chawang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand. He started boxing at the age of 12 starting with Muay Thai. Later, he changed manager and team along with changing to professional boxing seriously in name Sainam Chandiloha (สายน้ำ จันดีโลหะ) and won Lumpinee Boxing Stadium mini flyweight champion (comparable to Thailand champion).

He later changed his manager to a new man, Suchart Pisitwuttinan of Nakornluang Promotion and Vorapong Pukprajob (Monsawan Laemfapha) as a trainer. He made four more wins and given a chance to challenge WBC 105 pound world champion title with a Mexican holder Ricardo López in Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California on June 29, 1996, but he was knocked out with left uppercut in third round only.

He did not secure another match for the world championship. Although there were expectations that López might get into the junior flyweight division, but it didnt happen. He won a qualifying match against Thai boxer Chart Kiatpetch and eventually retiring from the sport.

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