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Thai boxer
Worapoj Petchkoom (Thai : วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม ; RTGS : Woraphot Phetkhum Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight (54 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal losing to Cuban superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux . He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place in the 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Karachi, Pakistan . In the final he defeated India's Diwakar Prasad .
Amateur career [ ] In 2005 he competed for Thailand at the Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia , losing both his matches in the preliminary round. At the Asian Games 2006 he lost to eventual winner Joan Tipon 13:13 (countback). At the world 2007 he was upset by Hungarian David Oltvanyi 9:10 in an early round.
Olympic results [ ] 2004 (as a bantamweight)
2008 (as a bantamweight)
World Amateur Championships results [ ] 2007 (as a bantamweight)
Defeated Joan Tipon (Philippines) 13-5
Lost to (Hungary) 9-10 2009 Ban [ ] In 2009, Petchkoom was banned from boxing for 3 months after he posed for photos in the gay lifestyle magazine Stage .[1]
References [ ] External links [ ]
1954–2006: 54 kg 2010–present: 56 kg
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