Kongnapa Watcharawit
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2 March 1968
Suwannaphum, Roi Et, Thailand
(ก้องนภา ลูกทัพฟ้า)
Kongnapa BM Service
(ก้องนภา บี.เอ็ม.เซอร์วิส)
(ดิเอ๊กไซเซ่)
| Kongnapa Watcharawit | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Noppadol Lumpa 2 March 1968 Suwannaphum, Roi Et, Thailand | ||||||||||||||
| Native name | นภดล ลำภา | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Kongnapa Lukthapfa (ก้องนภา ลูกทัพฟ้า) Kongnapa BM Service (ก้องนภา บี.เอ็ม.เซอร์วิส) | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Exocet (ดิเอ๊กไซเซ่) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Super Bantamweight Featherweight Super Featherweight Super Lightweight Super Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Muay Thai (Muay Mat) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Kietpetchnoi Gym Lukthapfa Gym[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | c. 1983–2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Muay Thai trainer | ||||||||||||||
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Noppadol Lumpa (Thai: นภดล ลำภา; born March 2, 1968), known professionally as Kongnapa Watcharawit (Thai: ก้องนภา วัชรวิทย์), is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter and amateur boxer. He is a former four-division Rajadamnern Stadium champion. He earned a silver medal at the 1991 SEA Games boxing event.[2]
Kongnapa started to train in Muay Thai at the age of 15 in a local camp of his native province. After 8 months of training he moved to the Kietpetchnoi gym in Bangkok. Known for his powerful hands, Kongnapa captured the Rajadamnern Stadium belt in four divisions between 1988 and 1995.[3]
In the late 1990s Kongnapa moved to the United States where he became a trainer at Roufusport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and kept competing on the local scene.
On December 4, 1998, Kongnapa faced Donnie Pendleton for the IKF Pro Muaythai World title. He won the fight by knockout with low kicks in the first round.[4]
On November 19, 1999, Kongnapa defeated Steve Milles by knockout in a WKA event in New York.[5]
On February 26, 2000, Kongnapa defended his IKF PRo Muay Thai World title against Dmitry Shakuta from Belarus. He won a highly contested fight by majority decision.[6]
On November 10, 2000, Kongnapa regained the IKF Muay Thai World title he had involuntarily vacated when he defeated Pedro Villalobos by TKO in the second round.[7]
On January 12, 2008 Kongnapa faced En Kang as a defense of his IKKC Muay Thai Intercontinental title at a WCK Muay Thai event. He lost the fight by doctor stoppage due to cuts in the fourth round.[8]
Kongnapa is a trainer in the United States, when he resided in Las Vegas he trained former boxing world champion Riddick Bowe for his Muay Thai debut in 2013.[9] Kongnapa later joined Coban's gym in New York and lives in Portland, Oregon as of 2022.
