Nokweed Devy

Nokweed Devy
Born Wichit Somboon
(วิชิต สมบูรณ์)
1965
Amphoe Lang Suan, Chumphon province, Thailand
Died August 31, 2016 (age 51)
Ko Samui, Surat Thani province, Thailand
Native name นกหวีด เดวี่
Other names Cxm tea thrwng s̄atĥān (จอมเตะทรวงสะท้าน)
"Shiver Chest Kicker"[1]
Cxms̄urāngkh̒ (จอมสุรา)
"Lord of Spirits"
Nationality Thai
Ethnicity Asian
Division Junior featherweight
Featherweight
Junior lightweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Style Muay Thai
Years active circa 1980s–1990s
Notable relatives Santos Devy (younger brother)
Paidang Lersak Gym (younger brother)
Notable students Paul Slowinski[2]
Dzhabar Askerov
Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Nokweed Devy (or spelt Nokveed Devy, Nokueed Devy and Nokweed Davy; Thai: นกหวีด เดวี่; 1965 – August, 31 2016) was a former Thai Muay Thai kickboxer, who fought and famous in the 80s and 90s. He has circa of 312 bout statistics.[2]

Biography & career

Nokweed (nickname: Chit; ชิต) was born in a poor family in Amphoe Lang Suan, Chumphon province, but raised in Amphoe Sichon, Nakhon Si Thammarat province in south Thailand. Nokweed started Muay Thai at the age of 7 and his other two brothers are Muay Thai kickboxers, Santos Devy and Paidang Lersak Gym, all of whom are champions of the Rajadamnern Stadium.[1][2]

He used to fight with many famous Thai kickboxers, such as Sagat Petchyindee, Samingnoom Sithiboonthum, Praedam Lukphrabath, Wanpadej Phukrongfah, Sangtiennoi Sor Rungroj, Mungkorndum Sitchang, and Issara Sakgreerin etc. He won three different weight championships of the Rajadamnern Stadium and also won champion of the World Muaythai Council (WMC).[1]

Nokweed is a heavy kick fighter, he was named the heaviest kick fighter in that era. In addition, he is also the primary Thai fighter who faced foreign fighters in K-1 match, such as Jayson Vemoa, Jérôme Le Banner, Dany Bill, Faisal Zakaria, Stéphane Nikiéma, Paul Slowinski (later became his student) and Jeff Ortzow etc.[2]

Retirement & death

After retirement, he converted himself as a trainer and had a Muay Thai gym with his fellow southern fighter, Lakhin Vasansit at Ko Samui, Surat Thani province.

He died suddenly while training Muay Thai on the evening of August 31, 2016 in his gym, tote 51 years old.[1]

Titles

Rajadamnern Stadium Titles:

World Titles:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "'นกหวีด เดวี่'มวยเก่าสิ้นลม ปิดตำนานจอมเตะทรวงสะท้าน". Khao Sod (in Thai). 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Reynolds, Alexander (2016-09-07). "RIP NOKWEED DAVY". FIGHTERLAND. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
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