Lumpini Stadium (Thai Boxing) Traditional Cache
Lumpini Stadium (Thai Boxing)
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The second Thai Boxing stadium.
Muay thai contests are held on every Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
The fights usually start around 6.00 p.m. Ticket prices range from 200 to 2,000 Baht.
There are two main boxing stadiums in Bangkok, Rajadamneon and Lumpini. The two staduims alternate as to when they have fights. Lumpini tends to get more foreigners going to watch due to its proximity to Silom, Sathorn.
Opened more than a decade after Rajadamnern Stadium, the Lumpinee is run by Royal Thai Army. It has become the symbol of modern Muay Thai. Only Rajadamnern Stadium rivals the prestige of holding the title of "Muay Thai Champion of Lumpinee". General Prapas Jarusatien was the driving force behind the construction of the Lumpinee Stadium, a second national stadium built in Thailand after Rajadamnern. Lumpinee opened its doors on December 8, 1956. The stadium is operated by Thailand’s Army Welfare Department of the Royal Thai Army, all proceeds from the fights go towards supporting the various departments of the Thai Army.
Currently there are eleven promoters presented with the responsibility of bringing fighters to fight in the stadium. The rules are the same as in Rajadamnern with the boxers having to weigh more than 100 lb (45.4 kg), be aged over 15 years and the weight difference between the boxers is not allowed to be more than a 5 lb (2.3 kg). Women are not allowed to fight in the stadium or enter the ring.
One of the most famous Lumpinee Champions was Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn who reigned without defeat in the early 1980s, holding the Lightweight Title for 4 years, he was eventually forced to retire because of simply running out of opponents.
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