ASBC President Mr. Anas Alotaiba congratulates to Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira who has been re-elected as President of the Thailand Boxing Association

The President of the Asian Boxing Confederation Mr. Anas Alotaiba and the whole ASBC management congratulates to Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira of Thailand who has been re-elected as President of the Thailand Boxing Association.

Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira is the President of the Thailand Boxing Association since 2013 and the country claimed dozens of medals in the big championships during that period. The Vice-President and the Chairman of the Technical Development of the Thailand Boxing Association Mr. Somchai Poolsawat was also candidate in the elections.

Altogether 103 Thai clubs had the right to vote in the elections and Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira won it 69 to 34 votes. Following the election process, Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira can serve the Thailand Boxing Association as President for the terms of 2021-2024 which means he and his team can continue their job and development.

Thailand qualified five strong boxers to the Tokyo Olympic Games and among them four could compete in Japan’s capital due to Thitisan Panmod’s injury. Their AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships silver medallist experienced star Sudaporn Seesondee was in top form in Japan and advanced to the semi-finals in Tokyo. The lightweight (60kg) star had a wonderful bout against Ireland’s eventual winner Kellie Harrington and achieved bronze medal in Tokyo. Thailand sent ten mostly young U22 boxers to the AIBA Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships and their squad amazed in Belgrade a few weeks ago. Their Wuttichai Yurachai advanced to the final of the minimumweight (48kg) and only Kazakhstan’s Temirtas Zhussupov was able to stop him. Besides to Yurachai’s silver, two youngsters as Thanarat Saengphet and Weerapon Jongjoho both bagged bronze medals in Belgrade.

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