France, Compare the form of ‘Chanjaem Suwanpeng’, a Thai female boxer from Nong Khai Province, who is preparing to fight against Iman Khlif, a strong female boxer from Algeria, in the semi-finals of the Olympic Boxing Championship tonight (August 6).
The Olympic boxing competition “Paris 2024”, 66 kg women’s semi-finals at the Roland Carlos arena, a match that Thai sports fans are looking forward to cheering for, “B” Janjam Suwanpheng, a female boxer from the Thai national team, is preparing to fight against Iman Khlif, a 25-year-old Algerian boxer who has a drama about gender identity testing, at approximately 03.34 a.m. Thailand time.
Results of the last 8 rounds, “B” Chanjam punched clearly before defeating Buzenas Surmeneli, a female boxer from Turkey, the gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with a score of 4-1, advancing to the semi-finals, guaranteeing at least a bronze medal.
Meanwhile, Iman Khlif, who has a boxing record of 50 fights and only 9 losses in his 6-year career, is still going str
ong, defeating Hungary’s Anna Luka Hamori with a clear score of 5-0 before announcing that he will take home the gold medal, drowning out the drama.
Interesting statistics before the fight: Janjaem had already exchanged punches with Iman Khlif once in the semi-finals of the 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championship in India. At that time, Khlif won by unanimous decision 5-0, but was disqualified and disqualified by the International Boxing Federation (AIBA) due to failing the gender test.
Chanchaem was born on September 25, 2000 in Fa Rai District, Nong Khai Province. He is currently 23 years old. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the National Sports University. He enlisted in the Royal Thai Army and was promoted to the rank of Air Force Sergeant in the Air Force. He started Muay Thai and used the name “Nong B P. Prasit”.
Before turning to boxing, he won a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in China, a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in India, and a gold medal at the 2023 SEA Games in
Cambodia.
Pol. Lt. Col. Wichian Phonrit, head coach of the Thai national women’s boxing team, said that Chanchaem went to Thai House to recover her physical condition before reviewing tactics for dodging punches and punching, emphasizing footwork. While the morning weigh-in was no problem, he is confident that Chanchaem will win and advance to the gold medal match.
Chanchaem reiterated in an interview that there is nothing to be afraid of when meeting the Algerian boxer and that she is ready to fight with all her might. Having come this far, she wants to go all the way to the gold medal. She will fight with all her heart to live up to the Thai people’s anticipation. No matter what the outcome of the fight is, it will be.
Source: Thai News Agency