Jaroenthong Kiatbanchong is a retired ThaiMuay Thai kickboxer. He is very popular and famous in the 80s and early 90s, which is considered a golden era of Muay Thai.
Biography & career
Jaroenthong was born in a family of fighters in southern Thailand. His brothers are all Muay Thai fighters include Chalamthong Kiatbanchong and Samranthong Kiatbanchong . His first fight at the age of 12 years and gained 100 baht from love in Muay Thai. Later when he grew up, he came to Bangkok for study at the secondary level at Wimutayaram Pittayakorn School in Bang Phlat neighbourhood. He became a fighter at the camp "Kiatbanchong" which is owned by Chuchok "Mai Muangkhon" Chukaewruang, a fellow southerner. He regularly fights at Lumpinee Stadium under famous promoter Songchai Rattanasuban's stable. He won three-weight championships of the Lumpinee Stadium include Junior bantamweight, Featherweight and Lightweight. He faced many top-line fighters in that era, such as Namphon Nongkee Pahuyuth, Cherry Sor Wanich, Wangchannoi Sor Palangchai, Namkabuan Nongkee Pahuyuth, Superlek Sorn E-Sarn, Petdum Lukborai, Therdkiat Sittepitak, Samransak Muangsurin, Chamuakpetch Hapalang, Ratchasak Sor Vorapin, Langsuang Panyupathum, Panumtuanlek Hapalang, André Masseur and the Dutch legendaryRamon Dekkers. His maximum gained is 250,000 baht in fight with Saencheng Pinsinchai. In 1988, he was the most successful. He faced his favorite senior fighter, Samart Payakaroon who at that time was to lose the WBCSuper bantamweightworld title to the Australian boxer Jeff Fenech and back to Muay Thai again. In the fight to prove who the real top fighters of the era. As a result, he was knocked out just only the first round by Samart's fist. But that was the fight he was most proud of. In addition, he also had an amateur boxing match and achieved some degree of success, include gold medal XXVI Thailand National Games in Surat Thani, bronze medal in the King's Cup. He also joined the national team to compete in the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China. After retirement, he is a trainer and owns his own Muay Thai gym in the name "Jaroenthong Muay Thai School" in Wang Thonglang District, Bangkok. In 2013, he returned to Muay Thai again at age 44, he competed in the 2013 Toyota Marathon Tournament in Kanchanaburi province. He won two times before losing to a young Iranian fighter Vahid Shahbazi in the finals. Besides boxing, with a good-looking man and famous. He has been photographed in various magazines, including television dramas and movies. In 2010, he co-starred in the historical film with many fellow fighters, Buakaw Por. Pramuk, Saenchai Sor. Kingstar, Yodsanklai Fairtex, Anuwat Kaewsamrit and Somjit Jongjohor.
