Nokweed Devy

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
Division	Junior featherweight; Featherweight; Junior lightweight; Lightweight; Welterweight
Style	Muay Thai
Years active	circa 1980s–1990s
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 was famous in the 80s and 90s. He has fought in an estimated 312 bouts 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 was 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 matches, 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 became a trainer and had a Muay Thai gym with his fellow southern fighter, Lakhin Vasansit at Ko Samui, Surat Thani province. Paidang and Nokkweed's gym was taken over by Punch it Switzerland 10 months after his death and has been run as Punch it Muaythai Gym since July 2017.

He died suddenly while training Muay Thai in the evening of August 31, 2016 at his gym, aged 51.[1]

Titles

Rajadamnern Stadium Titles:

Junior Featherweight Champion (122 lbs)
Featherweight Champion (126 lbs)
Junior Lightweight Champion (130 lbs)

World Titles:

WMC Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)

Fight record

Muay Thai Record (Incomplete)

For the WMC World title.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2002	Loss	Quentin Chong		Cape Town, South Africa	KO (Right Cross)
2002	Loss	Faisal Zakaria	Chaweng Stadium	Chaweng, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
2002-05-07	Loss	Paul Slowinski	Chaweng Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	KO (High kick)	4
2002-04-00	Loss	Paul Slowinski	Kanchanaburi Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	KO (Punches)	2
1998-08-27	Loss	Jayson Vemoa	New Zealand Vs Thailand	Auckland, New Zealand	Decision	5	3:00
?	Win	Sam Master (?)	Songchai - New Zealand	New Zealand	TKO (High Kick)	2
1995-03-23	Draw	Taro Minato	K-LEAGUE KENZAN	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1995-03-03	Loss	Jérôme Le Banner	K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
1994-12-04	Win	Stéphane Nikiéma	King's Birthday	Chiang Rai City, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1994	Loss	Dany Bill	King's Birthday Event	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
1991-05-24	Loss	Issara Sakgreerin	K-LEAGUE KENZAN	Tokyo, Japan	Decision	5	3:00
1990-12-15	Win	Gerald Zwane		Bangkok, Thailand	KO (Reverse Elbow)	3
1990	Loss	Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1989-12-06	Loss	Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1989-10-18	Win	Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1989-07-26	Win	Mungkorndum SitChang	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	KO (Punches)
1989	Win	Jeff Ortzow		Phoenix, Arizona, United States	TKO	4
1989-03-18	Win	Ivan Grande		Tokyo, Japan	TKO	4
1987-10-12	Loss	Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1986-09-	Win	Ponsaknoi	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
1986-	Loss	Wanpadet Sakhroumay	Rajadamnern Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00
For the Rajadamnern Stadium 135 lbs Title.
1986-03-25	Win	Sagat Petchyindee		Bangkok, Thailand	Decision	5	3:00

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

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References

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

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[นก-1] "'นกหวีด เดวี่'มวยเก่าสิ้นลม ปิดตำนานจอมเตะทรวงสะท้าน". Khao Sod (in Thai). 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2017-10-02.

[หวีด-2] Reynolds, Alexander (2016-09-07). "RIP NOKWEED DAVY". FIGHTERLAND. Retrieved 2017-10-02.