Olympic Gold Hero Nominated Nabil for 2028 Boxing Team

Somrak Khamsing, Thailand's pioneering Olympic gold medalist from 1996, has revealed his role as an adviser in proposing that the Amateur Boxing Association contact Chatri Sityodthorn, ONE Championship founder, to recruit Nabil Anane for a shot at a boxing medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Amateur Boxing Association, ONE Championship, and Thailand's Olympic Committee have been preparing to push Nabil, a former ONE Championship Thai boxing world champion at bantamweight, to compete as an amateur boxer for Thailand in pursuit of an Olympic medal in Los Angeles, despite ongoing criticism. Somrak Khamsing, Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist, revealed, "Since the Amateur Boxing Association made me an adviser, I set my sights on getting Nabil. I asked the association to help contact Chatri Sityodthorn to request Nabil and Tank Jitmuang Nont. If they both compete, a gold medal is certain." He added, "Nabil is tall with a superior physique, has good footwork and punching technique, and can be refined further. Amateur boxing today is almost like professional boxing now, without headgear and three rounds like my era. Nabil has direct experience with this, fighting with smaller gloves. When he encounters larger gloves, he will tell you it is no contest. If he goes to the Olympics, big-name foreign boxers will be afraid—their hearts will sink. He has advantages in bone structure, boxing prestige, and reputation."