Somchai Chimlum Explained

Somchai Chimlum
Nationality:Thai
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:22 February 1976

Somchai Chimlum (Thai: สมชาย ฉิมรัมย์,, born 22 February 1976) is a Thai boxer. He initially fought Muay Thai matches under the stage name Namna Prasathinphanomrung (Thai: นำหน้า ปราสาทหินพนมรุ้ง), and is a former Lumpinee champion. He later shifted to international boxing, making the National Team around the same time he joined the Royal Thai Navy, in 1995. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Somchai retired from the Navy, where he held the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class, in 2010, and emigrated to Australia. He now works as a mixed martial arts coach in Melbourne, and is married.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Somchai Cimlum Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031240/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ci/somchai-cimlum-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 20 January 2019.
  2. News: ป๊อบ ขุนส่า . จ่าเอก สมชาย ฉิมรัมย์ วันนี้...กับชีวิตที่ออสเตรเลีย . 20 January 2019 . Siamsport . 2 October 2018 . th.
  3. News: Reynolds . Emma . December 5, 2016 . Biggest work Christmas party fails . live . . Melbourne kickboxing trainer Somchai Chimlum lost his job for telling his employer his wife was sick so he could attend a competitor’s end-of-year party..