# Oley Kiatoneway

Prasit Thaikaew (Thai: ประสิทธิ์ ไทยแก้ว; born April 13, 1973), known professionally as Oley Kiatoneway (Thai: โอเล่ห์ เกียรติวันเวย์), is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter and boxer. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium Super Flyweight Champion who was famous during the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed the "Black Pearl of the Andaman", he was especially known for his evasive movement and is considered amongst the greatest fighters in Muay Thai history.
Nowadays he works as a Muay Thai trainer at the Parunchai camp in his hometown of Thung Song. His students include elite fighters such as Chalam Parunchai, Dam Parunchai, and Saen Parunchai.

## Biography and career
### Early life

Thaikaew was born on April 13, 1973 into a poor family living in tambon Pak Phraek in Thung Song district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province. He was inspired to become a fighter by Wuttichai Chuchokchai, a Muay Thai champion from the Thung Song branch of the Kiatbanchong gyms. Initially, Thaikaew's family was disinterested in Muay Thai, so he secretly began training under Kru Wichai Plaikwuang in the small, ill-equipped Saksri Wichai camp near his home. Plaikwuang then gave him the ring name of Oley (โอเล่ห์). He would have his first fight at the age of 12 and won 100 baht.
Oley later joined the Kiatbanchong branch in his hometown where he would become teammates with future yodmuay (top fighters) such as Jaroensap, Jaroenthong, and Samranthong. The Kiatbanchong gyms were a brand of respected Muay Thai gyms owned by Chuchok Chukaewruang AKA Mai Muangkhon. Another Kiatbanchong branch named "International Muay Thai School" opened in Bangkok where Oley and his teammates would move to. He alternatively went by the ring name of Oley Kiatbanchong.
Oley began fighting in the general Bangkok area at the age 15 in the Omnoi and Rangsit stadiums. After knocking out Chanoi Petchnaka and beating Rao Rajanarit on points, he was scouted and hired by Songchai Rattanasuban, the owner of Onesongchai, and began fighting primarily in the Lumpinee Stadium. In the late 1980s, he began to be matched up against elite competition such as "The Ring Genius" Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth and "The Powerful Rhino" Nuathoranee Thongraja. After winning by a large margin against Namkabuan, the Thai media nicknamed him "Payaknoi" (Little Tiger).

### Fighting style

Oley was nicknamed "The Black Pearl of Andaman" or simply "Black Pearl," a colloquialism for rare gems about the fact that there were few fighters in the Thai circuit who had a similar fighting style as his. Oley was not a physically powerful fighter like some of his opponents and thus he relied on his technique. He was a Muay Femur or rope-a-dope fighter who was skilled in evasion, punching, and head kicks. Oley's skill and his ability to mix Western boxing techniques with his Muay Thai fighting style resulted in him being compared to Samart Payakaroon as well as Poot Lorlek.
His skill with evasion incited praise from the Thai audiences. He would employ the use of head movement to dodge punches, redirection of his opponents as they attacked, and, to avoid kicks, he would lean back to the point that his torso would be parallel to the floor as can be seen in his fights against Boonlai Sor.Thanikul or Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth.

### Peak of popularity

Due to his dynamic and evasive style, he became a popular and successful fighter during the golden era of Muay Thai. He was able to win against other yodmuay (elite fighters) such as Langsuan Panyuthaphum, Superlek Sorn E-Sarn, and Dokmaipah Por.Pongsawang. Oley has stated that the fight where he was hurt the most was his first fight against Boonlai Sor.Thanikul, where Oley was ahead on points until Boonlai knocked him down in the 4th round. He lost the fight on points and had to be hospitalized for a headache afterward. 1 month later, Oley knocked out Seiji Sugiwara in Japan.
He won the Lumpinee Junior Bantamweight title (115 lbs/52.16 kg) in his rematch against Boonlai and successfully defended it against "The Top Master" Karuhat Sor.Supawan in a Onesongchai show in New Zealand. Both Oley and Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth were known for their 6-fight rivalry with both Muay Femur fighters securing 3 victories against each other.
His level of fame during his prime would result in the area around the ring becoming crowded by a stream of spectators when he entered it. December 1992 to August 1993 was the most significant period of Oley's career as he had a 7-fight winning streak against the best fighters of the featherweight division (126 lbs/57.15 kg) including but not limited to Wangchannoi Sor.Palangchai and Chamuekpet Hapalang. During this period, Oley knocked out "The King of Lumpinee" Therdkiat Sitthepitak and was awarded his highest purse of ฿250,000 (equivalent to ฿496,168 in 2020) for doing so.

### Decline and later years

After his successful run from 1987 to 1993, Oley began to take fewer fights in 1994 and onwards. He had his last Bangkok fight against Jompoplek Sor.Sumalee in 1995 and lost on points. Afterwards, as Oley's physical condition began to worsen, he would have only several fights in southern Thailand, performing worse than before. In professional boxing, Oley had former WBC world Flyweight champion Venice Borkhorsor as his trainer. He fought a total of 4 boxing bouts with 2 wins. In his 4th and final boxing fight, he was set to compete for the PABA Super Bantamweight title against Russia's Alexander Pak in his native province of Nakhon Si Thammarat in 1995. Oley lost by knockout in the first round.
Oley retired due to his growing disinterest with Muay Thai. He did not involve himself with combat sports for a long period of time as he was running small family restaurants in his hometown of Thung Song. He would later become a Muay Thai trainer at the Parunchai gym in Thung Song where he would become the coach of Lumpinee champions Saen Parunchai and Chalam Parunchai. His goal as a Muay Thai trainer is to give children a way to earn money so that they may go to school. Oley has cited fellow Muay Femur fighter and former teammate Jaroenthong Kiatbanchong as his favorite Muay Thai fighter.

## Titles and honour

* Lumpinee Stadium
** 1990 Lumpinee Stadium Super Flyweight (115 lbs) Champion (1 defense)
* Awards
** 1989 Muay Siam Journalist Rising Star Award

## Fight record

Muay Thai Record (Incomplete) :
| around 80 Wins, 25 Losses ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 1995-06-07 | Win | Hansuk Prasathinpanomrung | Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Left hook) | 2 | |
| 1995-03-24 | Loss | Jomphoplek Sor.Sumalee | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1993-12-24 | Loss | Mathee Jadeepitak | Fairtex, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1993-11-30 | Loss | Namkabuan Nongkee Pahuyuth | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1993-10-05 | Loss | Therdkiat Sitthepitak | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 |
| For the vacant Lumpinee Stadium Featherweight (126 lbs) title. ||||||||
| 1993-08-06 | Win | Therdkiat Sitthepitak | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO (3 knockdowns, punches) | 1 | |
| 1993-07-11 | Win | Boonlai Sor.Thanikul | OneSongchai | Nakhon Sawan, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1993-06-11 | Win | Namkabuan Nongkee Pahuyuth | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1993-04-24 | Win | Superlek Sorn E-Sarn | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1993-03-23 | Win | Chamuekpet Hapalang | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1993-02-05 | Win | Wangchannoi Sor Palangchai | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1992-12-27 | Win | Dokmaipa Por Pongsawang | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1992-12-05 | Loss | Chamuekpet Hapalang | King's Birthday | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Punches) | 4 | |
| 1992-10-13 | Loss | Boonlai Sor.Thanikul | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| For the Lumpinee Stadium Super Bantamweight (122 lbs) title. ||||||||
| 1992-07-21 | Loss | Superlek Sorn E-Sarn | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Punches) | 3 | |
| 1992-06-30 | Loss | Boonlai Sor.Thanikul | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1992-05-29 | Win | Ritthichai Lookchaomaesaitong | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1992-04-24 | Win | Ritthichai Lookchaomaesaitong | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1992-03-10 | Loss | Cherry Sor Wanich | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Knees) | 4 | |
| 1991-12-27 | Win | Dokmaipa Por Pongsawang | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1991-04-05 | Win | Langsuan Panyuthaphum | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1991-03-05 | Win | Wangchannoi Sor Palangchai | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1991-01-21 | Loss | Wangchannoi Sor Palangchai | Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| For a 600,000 baht side-bet. ||||||||
| 1990-12-11 | Loss | Namkabuan Nongkee Pahuyuth | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-11-20 | Win | Dedtuang Por.Pongsawang | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-10-07 | Win | Karuhat Sor.Supawan | OneSongchai | New Zealand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Defends the Lumpinee Stadium Super Flyweight (115 lbs) title. ||||||||
| 1990-09-25 | Win | Dokmaipa Por Pongsawang | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-08-31 | Loss | Namkabuan Nongkee Pahuyuth | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-08-07 | Win | Dokmaipa Por Pongsawang | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 3 | |
| 1990-07-10 | Loss | Dokmaipa Por Pongsawang | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-06-08 | Win | Boonlai Sor.Thanikul | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Wins the Lumpinee Stadium Super Flyweight (115 lbs) title. ||||||||
| 1990-05-18 | Win | Seiji Sugawara | MAJKF | Tokyo, Japan | KO (high kick) | 2 | |
| 1990-04-24 | Loss | Boonlai Sor.Thanikul | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| For the Lumpinee Stadium Super Flyweight (115 lbs) title. ||||||||
| 1990-04-10 | Win | Panphet Muangsurin | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-03-06 | Win | Langsuan Panyuthaphum | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-02-06 | Win | Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1990-01-19 | Win | Tanongchai Charoenmuang | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-11-28 | Loss | Karuhat Sor.Supawan | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-11-07 | Win | Pairojnoi Sor Siamchai | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-10-06 | Draw | Panphet Muangsurin | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-09-08 | Win | Seesot Sahakanohsot | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Punches) | 1 | |
| 1989-08-15 | Win | Seksan Sitchomthong | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO (Punches) | 2 | |
| 1989-07-20 | Win | Pennoi Chuwattana | Rajadamnern Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Punches) | 1 | |
| 1989-05-30 | Loss | Petchan Sor.Bodin | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-04-07 | Loss | Puja Sithuanthong | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-03-10 | Win | Makhamlek Sitkhunwaen | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1989-02-17 | Win | Dejrit Sor.Ploenchit | Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1988-11-04 | Loss | Songchainoi Por.Somjitair | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO | 3 | |
| 1988-10-11 | Win | Kawao Por.Pongkiait | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1988-09-09 | Loss | Nuathoranee Sitchainarin | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1988-08-05 | Win | Nuathoranee Chor Rojanachai | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1988-05-03 | Win | Namkabuan Nongkeepahuyuth | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1988- | Win | Paineung Singpracha | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1988- | Win | Rungrueng Kiatanan | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (High Kick) | | |
| 1987- | Loss | Rungrueng Kiatanan | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1987- | Win | Daochai Sakdeeweecha | OneSongchai | Hat Yai, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1987- | Win | Petchnampeung Chakraphon | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO | 2 | |
| 1987- | Win | Kompichit Singpracha | OneSongchai, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1987- | Win | Lao Rojanarit | Rangsit Stadium | Rangsit, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1987- | Win | Chenoi Petchnaka | Omnoi Stadium | Samut Sakhon, Thailand | KO | | |
| 1987- | Win | Djamphangoen Prapatmotor | Omnoi Stadium | Samut Sakhon, Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1986- | Draw | Anantadej Singsaithong | | Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1986- | Win | Danangnoi Sor Meandee | | Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1986- | Win | Phetlek Jor Kiet Gym | | Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 1986- | Win | Anantasak Singkohyuan | | Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| | Win | Daoden KietineeGym | | Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| | Win | Kwanyuen Dechawalit | | Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| | Win | Huahinlek Lukrawee | | Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| | Win | Pajonsuk Kietidanpleung | | Thailand | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||