Therdkiat Sitthepitak

Fighting in Bangkok

Rattanasuban set him up to begin fighting in Lumpinee Stadium from mid 1986 and onward. He won his first 3 Lumpinee fights. In 1987, he won the junior flyweight championship awarded by the Northeastern Professional Boxing Council of Thailand after beating "The Elbow Hunter of 100 Stitches" Yodkhunpon Sittraiphum in Roi Et province. At this time, his two older brothers, Wuttichai and Noomchingchai, as well as his father, Plian Kruewan, were his trainers at home. Afterwards, Therdkiat held a 5-win streak against 4 fighters who resided at the top of the featherweight division in October 1992 to March 1993, during which he knocked out Jongsanan with a head kick. In his first match against Oley Kiatoneway, Therdkiat was knocked down 3 times by punches in the first round, resulting in a TKO loss. They rematched 2 months later for the Lumpinee featherweight title where he was able to outscore Oley and win the belt for the 3rd time.

He would be nicknamed "The King of Lumpinee," "The King of Kathina," and "The Disc Brake Kicker," the last alias being a reference to his ability to make opponents stop in place with his teep kicks. He was also named Jom Krathin ("The Acacia") since he preferred to eat Acacia leaves after training sessions in his hometown. In his first few Bangkok fights, Therdkiat would become exhausted in the later rounds, so a journalist joked that it was because he only ate Acacia leaves. He was noted for being an aggressive Muay Femur stylist (rope-a-dope fighter in Muay Thai) similar to his teammate Namkabuan. Therdkiat was noted to have unusually aggressive counters for a Muay Femur fighter. He stayed with the Nongkeepahuyuth gym until the end of his fighting career. She goes by the ring name of Nongcheer Sitthepitak.

Titles and accomplishments

Northeastern Professional Boxing Council 1987 NPBC Flyweight (112 lbs) Champion

Lumpinee Stadium 1989 Lumpinee Stadium Super Bantamweight (122 lbs) Champion One successful title defense 1990 Lumpinee Stadium Featherweight (126 lbs) Champion 1991 Lumpinee Stadium Featherweight (126 lbs) Champion 1993 Lumpinee Stadium Featherweight (126 lbs) Champion

International Muay Thai Council 1997 IMTC World Super Lightweight (140 lbs) Champion

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