25 Facts About Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth

Kampiew Sijanteuk, known professionally as Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth, was a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth was the Lumpinee Stadium Super Featherweight Champion for six years until he was forced to vacate after running out of challengers.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth was the younger brother of Namphon Nongkeepahuyuth, another famous Thai fighter.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth was the youngest of his 7 siblings which included famous Muay Khao fighter Namphon Nongkeepahuyuth.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth was disinterested in training Muay Thai himself after seeing Namphon's demanding Muay Khao training regimen.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth started fighting in different regions in Thailand until he won a paperweight championship in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Pramot Hoymook claimed that Wangchannoi told Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth to "take it easy" the day before the fight and that Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth would beat him.

Regardless, in the late 1980s Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth would enter the competitive peak of his career but was overshadowed by Namphon's fame.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth would take advantage of his opponent's vulnerable state to throw an unavoidable strike.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth was primarily a Muay Femur and Muay Khao stylist.

He, like other fighters from the Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth gym, took advantage of a select number of old Muay boran techniques and properly used them in stadium Muay Thai.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth was referred to by Thai audiences as Jom Taina, Khun Khao Phanom Rung, and Jomyuth Phanom Rung.

From 1989 and onwards Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth was only matched up against fighters who fought at the competitive ceiling of the flyweight to junior lightweight divisions except for the 2 v 1 fight where he fought 2 heavier French fighters.

Oley Kiatoneway and the heavier Sakmongkol Sithchuchok were 2 of the most significant rivals in his career, with Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth having a record of 6 total wins and 6 total losses against both fighters.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth was both praised and criticized for using many clinches to defeat Dokmaipa, Detduang, and Toto from the Por.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth fought against Ramon Dekkers twice, losing the first time and winning their second fight in Morocco for the La Nuit des Titans promotion.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth would be awarded the title and defended it 5 times throughout 6 years.

In 1996, Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth opened a mu kratha restaurant in Khorat, something that Namphon did.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth found that he could earn more money by running the restaurant than fighting, thus he shifted his focus on being a restaurateur.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth retired from Muay Thai that year, but still occasionally participated in match ups in the following years.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth married Khop Hoymook, the daughter of his former boss and head trainer Pramot Hoymook.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth's daughters were initially unaware he was a famous Muay Thai fighter and had to be informed about his past by one of their PE teachers.

Around 4 years after Namphon passed away, Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in January 2021.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth passed away on 10:00 PM of 7 April 2021 at 48 years old in Maharat Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth's funeral was witnessed by numerous attendants including various yodmuay such as Dieselnoi Chor.