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Orachunnoi Hor.Mahachai
Thai professional Muay Thai fighter (1950–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maitri Netmanee Thai: ไมตรี เนตรมณี; November 11, 1950 – April 26, 2024), known professionally as Orachunnoi Hor.Mahachai (Thai: อรชุนน้อย ฮ.มหาชัย), was a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and amateur boxer. He was a two-time Lumpinee Stadium champion, as well as an Asian Amateur Boxing Championships gold medalist, who was famous in the 1970s and 1980s. Nicknamed the "Golden Fist", he was especially known for fighting larger opponents and is often regarded amongst the greatest fighters in Muay Thai history.
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Orachunnoi was born in 1950 in the city of Tkhakek, Laos to Thai parents working at the border. He grew up in the Ubon Ratchathani province where he started Muay Thai training at the age of 10 with his uncle. He later joined the Hor Machachai camp in Bangkok.
On the main circuit in Bangkok he rapidly established himself as the best fighter around the flyweight limit, winning a Lumpinee stadium title. Due to his domination in the lighter divisions he was put in numerous weight handicap matches with differences going as high as 12 lbs. He was famous for his ability to turn tides at the last second generating a massive income for spectactors who gambled on him, he was granted the nickname "The poor man's favorite". He was a spectacular fighter known for his reverse elbow attacks and surprising spinning kick techniques, at the peak of his career during the mid-1970s he was receiving purses going as high as 45,000 baht.
Orachunnoi had to undergo surgery for appendicitis in 1970 and disappeared from the rings for almost a year. He returned to competition and became a Lumpinee Champion for the second time when he was selected for the Thai national amateur boxing team. He won several medals at major gatherings such as the Asian Championship, the World Military Boxing Championship and the SEA Games all in the flyweight division.[1]
Orachunnoi retired from competition in 1989 after losing to rising star Detduang Por Pongsawang. He married a nursing assistant in Ubon Ratchathani, had 3 children and became a trainer for the camp "Por.Thawatchai" before moving to Japan. Back to Thailand and after 25 years working as a trainer he opened a coffee shop at the Sri Maha Pho Hospital in Ubon Ratchathani province.[2]
On March 6, 2020, Orachunnoi was inducted to the Siam Kela Muay Thai Hall of Fame at the 14th Siam Sports Awards.[3][4] He died on April 26, 2024, at Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital in Ubon Ratchathani province.[5]
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Titles and accomplishments
- Lumpinee Stadium
- 1974 Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lbs) Champion
- 1976 Lumpinee Stadium Light Flyweight (108 lbs) Champion
- One successful title defense
Muay Thai record
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