Rajadamnern Stadium
Rajadamnern Stadium in 2022
Location1, Ratchadamnoen Avenue, Khet Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°45′40″N 100°30′32″E / 13.76111°N 100.50889°E / 13.76111; 100.50889
OwnerGlobal Sport Ventures Co., Ltd., The Rajadamnern Co. Ltd
OperatorGlobal Sport Ventures Co., Ltd.
Capacity3,078[1]
Construction
Broke ground1 March 1941
Built1941-1945
Opened23 December 1945
Expanded1951
Construction cost258,900 baht
Main contractorsImprese Italiane All' Estero-Oriente
Tenants
Global Sport Ventures Co., Ltd.
Website
rajadamnern.com

Rajadamnern Stadium (Thai: สนามมวยราชดำเนิน; RTGS: sanam muai ratchadamnoen), also spelled Ratchadamnoen, is a sporting arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Along with Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Rajadamnern is one of the two main stadiums for modern muay Thai. It hosts fights every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. The stadium has its own ranking system and championship titles up to middleweight (160 lbs).[2]

History

Rajadamnern stadium in 2009

In 1941, the prime minister of Thailand, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, gave orders to build a national boxing stadium on Rajadamnern Avenue. Impresse Italiane All' Estero-Oriente won the construction rights, and the 258,900 baht project foundation stone was laid on 1 March 1941.[3]

Due to the lack of construction supplies during World War II, the project was halted until August 1945. When construction resumed, it took only four months to complete it. The first boxing match was held on 23 December 1945. Tickets were priced at between 70 and 300 baht. Pramote Puengsoonthorn became the first stadium manager and remained in the post until his retirement in 1947.[4]

The original stadium was open-air, resembling a Roman amphitheatre in design. Six years later, in 1951 a concrete roof was added, making it weather-proof.[5] After seven years of government ownership, the stadium was losing money, and on 24 May 1953, Chalerm Cheosakul, the stadium manager at the time, asked permission from the Crown Property Bureau to run the stadium and founded the "Rajadamnern Co, Ltd." Rajadamnern Co., Ltd. operates it to this day, and it has become one of the chief muay Thai boxing stadiums in Thailand.[3]

Chuwattana Muay Thai & Boxing camp is the official promoter for Rajadamnern Stadium, licensed by the Thailand Boxing Commission.

In 2022, Global Sport Ventures Company Limited or GSV, an affiliated company of Plan B Media Public Company Limited, announced its investment in Rajadamnern Stadium Company Limited. The investment aims to revolutionize and introduce "The New Era of MuayThai" to new generation of sports fan around the world by building Rajadamnern Stadium to be a Global Hub of MuayThai and modernizing media & content strategy. GSV collaborates with leading MuayThai promoters in hosting fights at the stadium.

In late 2022 GSV launched Rajadamnern World Series or RWS, its flagship MuayThai program with a modernized set of fighting rules and world class production quality. As part of Rajadamnern World Series, on 22 July 2022, Rajadamnern Stadium hosted the first four female Muay Thai fights in its almost eight decade-long history. The first female bout was between Aida Looksaikongdin and Zahra Shokouhi.[6] In June 2023, it was announced that RWS had signed a deal with DAZN to distribute their events across the world, starting from their event on the first of July 2023.[7]

Gambling

Gambling is legal and takes place at the second level. The betting is done by hand-signals, as on a stock exchange trading floor. Often such signs are misunderstood by one side and fights may erupt outside the ring between gamblers. The security service at Rajadamnern Stadium is managed by armed military police. Foreigners usually occupy the expensive ringside seats, while gamblers and aficionados prefer the second or third ring of seats upstairs.[8][9]

Current champions

Weight ClassChampionDate wonDays
Mini FlyweightChalarmchon Samart Payakaroon gymMay 11, 2023205
Light FlyweightPetchneung PetchMuayThaiJuly 31, 2023124
FlyweightNadaka EiwaSportsGymJuly 9, 2023146
KaenUbon Por.Lakboon (interim)October 5, 202358
Super FlyweightPraewprao PetchyindeeAcademyJune 8, 2023177
BantamweightPangtor Por.LakboonMay 18, 2023198
Super BantamweightChalamdam NayokathasalaMay, 28, 2023188
FeatherweightChaila Por.LakboonApril 6, 2023240
Super FeatherweightVacant0
LightweightJom ParunchaiJune 26, 2022524
Super LightweightTeeradet Chor.HapayakAugust 30, 202394
WelterweightHercules Wor.JakrawutDecember 2, 20230
Super WelterweightDaniel SinbiMuayThaiJune 1, 2022549
MiddleweightEmerson BentoSeptember 23, 202370

Championship history (incomplete)

Mini Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 105 lb (47.6 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand Hercules Phetsimean
(def. Ittipon Lookkhlongtan		 July 26, 2018
Japan Nadaka Yoshinari December 9, 2018
Yoshinari vacated the title in May 2019 in order to move to light flyweight.
Japan Ryuya Okuwaki
(def. Mungkornyok AnnyMuayThai		 September 9, 2019
Okuwaki vacated the title in February 2020.
Thailand Rittidet Sitkrudech
(def. Superbait Por.Pikanes		 September 23, 2020
The title was retired in 2021-2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic..
Thailand Petchpanat Nor.AnuwatGym
(def. Nuapayak Wor.Sungprapai		 February 17, 2022
Petchpanat vacated the title in 2022.
Thailand Laempo Sitkhunwasan
(def. Mungkornpetch Por.Muanchai		 September 22, 2022
Laempo vacated the title in 2023.
Thailand Chalamchon Samart Payakaroon Gym
(def. Denpadang Daengrotdee)		 May 11, 2023

Light Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 108 lb (49.0 kg)
Name Date Defenses
FranceThailand Petchneung PetchMuayThai
(def. Petchpasak Sor.Salacheep)		 July 30, 2023
  • drew with Domthong Lukjaoporongtom on Nov 25, 2023

Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 112 lb (50.8 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand WaeoWao Wor.Wangprom
(def. KaenUbon Por.Lakboon)		 May 18, 2023
Japan Nadaka Yoshinari July 9, 2023
  • def. Rungwittaya Lukjaomaesaithong on August 12, 2023)
Thailand KaenUbon Por.Lakboon
(def.WaeoWao Wor.Wangprom for interim title.)		 October 5, 2023

Super Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 115 lb (52.2 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand Praewprao PetchPrawFah
(def. Petchrung Sitkrunote)		 June 8, 2023
  • def. Dinnuathong Muadphong191 on October 14, 2023

Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 118 lb (53.5 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand Pangtor Por.Lakboon
(def. JJ Or.Pimonsri)		 May 18, 2023

Super Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 122 lb (55.3 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand Chalamdam Nayokathasala
(def. Singdam Kafaefocus)		 May 28, 2023

Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 126 lb (57.2 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand Chaila Por.Lakboon
(def. Narak SorJor.TongPrachin)		 April 5, 2023

Super Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 130 lb (59.0 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand Phetsukumvit Boybangna
(def. Yodwittaya SirilakMuaythai)		 March 13, 2022
Phetsukumvit vacated the title in February 2023, when he choose to compete on ONE Friday Fights..

Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand Kongthoranee Sor.Sommai
(def. Gingsanglek Tor.Laksong)		 March 20, 2022
Thailand Jom Parunchai June 26, 2022
  • def. Yota Shigemori on February 19, 2023
  • def. Alfie Pearse on October 7, 2023

Super Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 140 lb (63.5 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand Tongsiam Kiatsongrit
(def. Petchmanee Sor.Jaruwan)		 December 24, 2022
Thailand Teeradet Chor.Hapayak August 30, 2023

Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 147 lb (66.7 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Thailand Shadow Singmawynn
(def. Julio Lobo)		 March 21, 2022
Shadow vacated the title in 2023
Iran Sajad Sattari
(def. Yodkhunpon Moothong Academy)		 April 15, 2023
Sattari vacated the title in September 2023, when he choose to compete on ONE Friday Fights..
Turkey Erdem Dincer
(def. Ruben La Pira)		 November 4, 2023
Thailand Hercules Wor.Jakrawut
(def. Erdem Dincer)		 December 2, 2023

Super Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 154 lb (69.9 kg)
Name Date Defenses
SwitzerlandDominican Republic Daniel Rodriguez
(def. Saenpon Petchphachara)		 June 1, 2022
  • def. Sornkhaw Chor.Hapayak on October 21, 2023

Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 160 lb (72.6 kg)
Name Date Defenses
Brazil Emerson Bento
(def. Beckham BigWinChampion)		 September 23, 2023

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium". foreverbreak.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Stadiums in Thailand". Muay Thai Online. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  3. 1 2 "Rajadamnern Stadium". Muay Thai 2000. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Banomyong, Pridi. "การก่อตั้งขบวนการต่อต้านญี่ปุ่นและเสรีไทย" ใน อนุสรณ์นายปราโมทย์ พึ่งสุนทร.
  5. ↑ "History of Rajadamnern Stadium". wmtc.nu. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  6. ↑ "Women fighters make debut at Thailand's oldest Muay Thai stadium". nationthailand. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  7. ↑ Timothy Wheaton (June 21, 2023). "Rajadamnern World Series Muay Thai and DAZN Ink Massive Deal". combatpress.com.
  8. ↑ Corba, Gian Carlo. "Muay Thai Gambling". muayfarang.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Ray, Melissa. "Big Gambling". muaythaionthebrain.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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