Apinun Khongsong (, born 14 July 1995), also known professionally as Downua Ruawaiking (ดาวเหนือ เรือไวกิ้ง), is a Thai professional boxer who challenged for the unified WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring light-welterweight titles in September 2020.
Early life Khongsong was born in Tambon Lamphu Ra, Huai Yot District, Trang Province, about 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Trang City. He has competed in over 100 bouts, from Muay Thai to amateur boxing, and is an athlete at Trang Sports School. He is a sports athlete at Trang Sports School.
Boxing career
He made his professional boxing debut in mid-2016 under Ekarat "Jimmy" Chaichotchuang of Kiat Kreerin Promotion, with British trainer Rian Munton. On 22 February 2017, in just his seventh fight, he captured the vacant IBF Pan Pacific title by knocking out Japanese boxer Yuta Maruoka in the first round.
On 23 August 2017, he won the vacant IBF Asia light-welterweight title by unanimous decision over Filipino challenger Adam Diu "Big Daddy" Abdulhamid at Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Ratchadaphisek.
On 18 February 2019, he faced Japanese fighter Akihiro Kondo in an IBF junior welterweight world title eliminator. Khongsong delivered a right uppercut that knocked Kondo out in the fifth round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.
He suffered his first career loss on 26 September 2020, when he was defeated by Josh Taylor via a first-round knockout in a unification bout for the WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring light-welterweight titles at York Hall, London. For this fight, he was trained by Amnat Ruenroeng, a former IBF flyweight champion and two-time Olympic competitor, who guided him through the preparations for the high-stakes bout.
Some time after the fight, Khongsong publicly questioned the terms of his purse, which was reportedly set at £500,000 (around 20 million baht) according to the contract. He claimed, however, that he had never seen the contract himself and called on the promotion team to clarify the matter.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27Win23–4Thongnin XayyasengUD65 Oct 202426Loss22–4Amirhossein ArziKO1 (6), 29 Aug 202425Win22–3Peeraphat TobuaTKO3 (6), 13 Jul 202424Win21–3Suntorn PanhomTKO3 (8), 14 Jan 202323Loss20–3Xolisani NdongeniKO7 (10), 17 Nov 202222Win20–2Phairat AimongTKO2 (8), 11 Aug 202221Win19–2Wutthiphong TunkamTKO3 (6), 22 Jul 202220Loss18–2Steve SparkTKO3 (8), 11 Jun 202219Win18–1Tanpisit ChairachTKO3 (6), 10 Apr 202218Win17–1Somchai SrijanTKO5 (6), 20 Mar 202217Loss16–1Josh TaylorKO1 (12), 26 Sep 202016Win16–0Yosmar KefiTKO2 (8), 19 Jul 201915Win15–0Akihiro KondoKO5 (12), 18 Feb 201914Win14–0Sonny KatiandaghoTKO3 (12)14 Dec 201813Win13–0Ray RahardjoTKO5 (12)21 Nov 201812Win12–0Jason EgeraKO6 (8), 20 Jun 201811Win11–0Rusmin Kie RahaKO1 (8), 25 Apr 201810Win10–0Adam Diu AbdulhamidUD1223 Aug 20179Win9–0Junar AdanteTKO2 (12)21 Jun 20178Win8–0Eddy ComaroTKO3 (6)20 Apr 20177Win7–0Yuta MaruokaTKO1 (12), 22 Feb 20176Win6–0Heri AndriyantoTKO2 (6), 21 Dec 20165Win5–0Punchai SithfasaiPTS630 Nov 20164Win4–0Afanwi Kingsly ShuKO3 (6)30 Sep 20263Win3–0Matthis BernotPTS612 Aug 20162Win2–0Matthis BernotTKO4 (6), 8 Jul 20161Win1–0Pattapol RajlampangTKO1 (4)10 Jun 2016
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