Kru Nop

Kru Nop started fighting Muay Thai at the age of 7, learning the basics from his relatives. He continued competing on provincial stages until around the age of 15, when he had the opportunity to join a Muay Thai camp in Bangkok.

He later joined Sor Vorapin Gym and fought regularly on Bangkok stages, earning a peak fight purse of up to 20,000 THB per fight.

After leaving his former gym, Kru Nop trained with Saman Sorjaturong, a former two-division world champion under the WBC and IBF, and later had the opportunity to fight in Japan for a period of time.