Natnicha Chongprongklang
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Focus |
| Nationality |  Thailand |
| Born | 8 February 2004[1] Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Southpaw |
Medal record | |
Natnicha Chongprongklang (Thai: ณัฐนิชา จงโปร่งกลาง, born February 8, 2004[1]) is a Thai boxer of Thai–New Zealand descent who competed at the 2026 Asian Games.
Early life and career
[edit]Raised and trained at Nakhon Ratchasima Sports School in Nakhon Ratchasima, where her maternal family is from Kham Sakaesaeng district.[2] She pursued a career in boxing with the aim of earning income to support her grandmother and mother, who raised her.[3]
Natnicha gradually made a name for herself at the youth level before moving up to international competition and joining the Thailand national team. In recent years, she has achieved a series of notable results, including a gold medal at the 2025 Asian U22 Boxing Championships, a gold medal at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, and a gold medal at the 2026 Eindhoven Box Cup.[3]
At the 2026 Asian Games, her first appearance at the Games, she competed in the women's bantamweight division (54 kg). In the final, she defeated the defending champion in the division from the 2022 Asian Games, Pang Chol-mi of North Korea, by a 4–1 decision after three rounds. She became the first Thai female boxer to win an Asian Games gold medal and the only member of the Thai national boxing team to win a medal at these Games.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Natnicha Chongprongklang". Tapology.
- ↑ Korat : เมืองที่คุณสร้างได้ (2026-10-02). "#โคราชเมืองหญิงกล้า". Facebook (in Thai). Retrieved 2026-10-03.
- 1 2 "ความหวังเดียวกำปั้นไทย เอเชียนเกมส์ 2026 : "โฟกัส" ณัฐนิชา กับเหรียญทองที่อยู่ห่างเพียงไฟต์เดียว". Siamsport (in Thai). 2026-10-01. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
- ↑ "THAI BOXER FOCUS WINS HISTORIC ASIAN GAMES GOLD". Khaosod. 2026-10-02. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Natnicha Chongprongklang from BoxRec (registration required)
2022–present: 54 kg | |
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Martial artists from Nakhon Ratchasima province
- Thai women boxers
- Asian Games boxers for Thailand
- Bantamweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2026 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2026 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists in boxing
- Asian Games gold medalists for Thailand
- SEA Games gold medalists in boxing
- SEA Games gold medalists for Thailand
- Boxers at the 2025 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 2025 SEA Games
- 21st-century Thai sportswomen
- Thai people of New Zealand descent
- Southpaw boxers