The fighter who took house the gold medal Floyd Mayweather was earmarked to win on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Video games is serving a three-year jail time period.
Within the ultimate that 12 months, Somluck Kamsing beat Mayweather’s conqueror Serafim Todorov, the final man to beat the boxing legend 29 years in the past. Nevertheless, query marks over the scoring of Mayweather’s loss have by no means gone away.
It’s broadly thought of that Kamsing owns the award that Mayweather would have had sitting in his cupboard had the factors system been above board. Because it seems, Kamsing walked away with the highest prize however did nothing along with his profession after taking the title.
Virtually thirty years later, Kamsing is serving three years, one month, and 10 days of a sentence handed down for a heinous crime. Two months in the past, the provincial courtroom in Khon Kaen province convicted Kamsing of an indecent act following accusations.
The costs towards him included abducting a minor for indecent functions, committing a lewd act towards a minor by utilizing drive, and tried rape. The sufferer was a 17-year-old woman who Kamsing took again to a lodge room from an evening spot in December 2023.
The judges who handed down the time period additionally ordered Kamsing to pay the sufferer and her household 170,000 baht [around $5000] compensation regardless of their denials of any involvement.
It’s a stunning flip of occasions for Kamsing, who’s infamous for changing into Olympic champion in a 12 months when the glory was destined for Mayweather. They need to have met within the ultimate after Mayweather was robbed of a victory towards Todorov. It’s since been confirmed that the Olympic scoring system in boxing was rigged for years.
Undoubtedly, Mayweather beat Todorov and would have defeated Kamsing. Nevertheless, the previous Asian champion defeated Todorov 8-5, took the rostrum as Mayweather did not win a gold medal, and settled for the bronze medal.
Within the following years, Kamsing remained an newbie and a nationwide hero as Mayweather launched into a Corridor of Fame profession of 50-0 within the paid ranks. Kamsing received solely two fights on the subsequent two Summer season Olympics and have become a Muay Thai fighter in one other unsuccessful fight stint.
Since then, he’s tried his hand at being a singer and an actor, with the latter being the main focus till his incarceration in 2023. Kamsing even starred alongside Jet Li within the film Fearless regardless of having his scene reduce exterior of his house nation of Thailand.
With a reputation which means ‘Boastful Ceaselessly, there isn’t a lot for Kamsing to get enthusiastic about as of late as his popularity has nosedived as a result of conviction.
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