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Nationality | Thai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mueang Kalasin District, Kalasin Province, Northeast Thailand | 7 November 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baison Manikon ( Thai: ใบสน มณีก้อน, born 7 November 2001) is a Thai boxer. [1] She competed in the women's welterweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]
Baison (nicknamed: cream) was born in the boxer family. As a child, she was debilitated from asthma and allergy illnesses, for this reason, she turned to boxing starting with Muay Thai with father as a trainer. When she was 10, she began to be a female amateur Muay Thai boxer patrolling various tournaments in the region. With versatility beyond age, therefore she was given the opportunity to compete in " Thai Fight".
Later, she was persuaded to switch to amateur boxing from Somchai Poonsawat a technical director of Thailand Boxing Association, who has followed her in many bouts. The 2020 Summer Olympics was her first major tournament. [3]