Former Champ Rodtang Challenges Somrak for Olympic Contention
Former ONE Muaythai champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon has challenged Olympic gold medalist Somrak Khamsing to compete for Thailand in the 65-kilogram boxing division for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Rodtang Jitmuangnon, former ONE Muaythai world champion, posted a sparring clip with his brother-in-law Saengatyodtai Lorpayodtain, an ex-WBA Asia champion, and challenged Somrak Khamsing about competing for Thailand in the 65-kilogram international boxing division. In his post, Rodtang asked whether the two of them could compete for the nation.
Earlier, ONE partnered with the Thai Amateur Muaythai Association and the Thai Olympic Committee, under Royal Patronage, to announce support for former ONE Muaythai Bantamweight World Champion Nabil Anane as Thailand's representative for amateur boxing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Rodtang also sent a sparring clip to Somrak Khamsing, the 1996 Olympic gold medalist, asking if he was ready to compete. Somrak immediately responded by asking which weight division—55, 60, or 65 kilograms—and Rodtang answered: 65 kilograms.
Somrak Khamsing, who won Olympic gold in amateur boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Games, currently serves as an advisor to the Thai Amateur Muaythai Association.
